Chapter 1: The Wedding Night (New Book...)

  Kuang Ye looked at the horse's tail swishing back and forth to drive away the gadflies on its buttocks, feeling a wave of disgust in his heart.

  It's both a mule and a donkey, looks like it's going out.

  It is worth noting that during the Tang Dynasty, horses, whether for civilian or military use, were all strategic materials in reserve. Especially during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang's Zhenguan era, the Tang Dynasty's horse resources were even more scarce, unlike their arch-enemy the Turks who had natural pastures and could easily mobilize tens of thousands of cavalrymen.

  In the Central Plains of the Great Tang, even if a government official or noble family owned several horses, they had to report to the local authorities, not a single detail could be neglected.

  So, like Wu Jia of Dongliu Township, a local landlord who didn't have horses but could own several mules and donkeys as substitutes for walking, was considered a wealthy man in the countryside.

  Kuo Yeh sighed and walked towards the mule cart with a suspicious heart.

  Before he could even get close to the carriage, he was intercepted by Chunxiang, a maidservant who had jumped out of the carriage.

  Chun Xiang stretched out her arms to block Guo Ye's path, saying: "Master, stop right there. Miss said you have to ride that donkey on the road."

  Kuo Ye was taken aback. So, in other words, Wu Xiuxiu and Chunxiang that stinky girl were in the carriage of a mule cart?

  It seems Wu Xiuxiu doesn't want to get on the same bus with herself.

  Guo immediately gave a cold shoulder to Chunxiang and ignored her, instead shouting towards the inside of the carriage: "If you don't want to ride with me, then why did I come? Humph, if you want to go, you can go, I don't care."

  Saying that, she turned her head and wanted to leave. She had been holding in her temper all day and was too lazy to endure this kind of boredom anymore.

  Suddenly, Wu Xiuxiu's clear and gentle voice rang out in the carriage: "Guo Ye, you've been married into the Wu family for some time now. According to custom, I should also accompany you on a visit back to the Guo family to see your parents."

  Kuang Ye was taken aback, and upon hearing Wu Xiu's words, he realized that she actually wanted to accompany him back to the Kuang family home for a visit.

  He had previously thought that Wu Xiuxiu wanted him to accompany her on an outing, or to a nearby temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, or to visit relatives. He never expected that Wu Xiuxiu would take the initiative to ask him to accompany her to meet his parents.

  Although they are not his biological parents, the two elderly people in Daze Village and his younger sister are now the only people with a blood relationship to Guo Ye.

  Yes, it's time to go back and see my parents and little sister Guo Xiaoman.

  At the thought of his parents and little sister, Guo Ye suddenly felt a dull ache in his mind, perhaps this was the deepest remaining memory left to him by the original owner of this body, "Guo Ye".

  Father Guo, who valued wealth as his life, and mother Guo Liu, who obeyed him unconditionally. And then there was the lovely and mischievous little sister Guo Xiaoman, who was not yet fourteen years old.

  What is destined to be seen will always be seen.

  After a moment of contemplation, Guo Ye looked at the carriage with a complex gaze and thought to himself that Wu Xiuxiu might not be as annoying as he had imagined.

  He immediately separated from the carriage and mumbled two sentences towards Wu Xiuxiu, then walked in the direction of the donkey.

  As for what was muttered, Wu Xiuxiu in the carriage might not have heard it, but Chunxiang, the maid beside Guo Ye, heard it clearly, and it was obviously "thank you".

  Then Chun Xiang hailed Wu Jia's carriage driver and instructed him to head towards Da Ze Village, before re-entering the carriage once again.

  Perhaps he was accompanying the young lady of his house and talking intimately with her.

  As for Guo Ye, he looked rather disheveled.

  In my past life, I rode a bicycle and a motorcycle, but this is really my first time riding a donkey.

  Fortunately, the little donkey was gentle and obedient, and did not become stubborn. After Guo Ye had a hard time climbing up, the little donkey let out a few cries of "hee-haw, hee-haw", and then calmly followed behind the mule cart, slowly trotting forward with its small hooves.

  Dazhe Village is a small village in Dongliu Township, with only about 50 households, and it's only about 10-20 miles away from Wu's village of Dongliu.

  After a little more than an hour, the sky was already near dusk, and Guo Ye and Wu Xiuxiu's group arrived at the entrance of Daze Village by donkey or mule cart.

  As soon as we entered the village, wisps of smoke rose slowly from the chimneys of each household, almost at dinner time.

  "De er... de er... de er..."

  Kuo Ye rode his little donkey and slowed down, feeling inexplicably anxious in his heart. Maybe this was what they called "homesickness".

  The front mule cart also slowed down slightly, and Chunxiang, the maid, lifted the curtain and stuck out her head to shout at Guo Ye in the back: "Young master, Miss said we're almost at the Guo's house, let you get on the carriage first, so that your uncle and aunt won't suspect anything."

  Kuai Ye's expression was taken aback, Wu Xiuxiu invited him to get on the car together, no more than wanting to make his parents feel at ease, making them think that he had not been wronged in any way by marrying into the Wu family, but unexpectedly this little girl's thoughts were quite delicate, and a warm feeling arose in his heart.

  In an instant, the anxiety and unease that had been building up were all swept away by Wu Xiuxiu's words, which Spring Fragrance had conveyed on her behalf, and everything suddenly became clear and bright.

  He got down from the mule, tied the mule's rope to the shaft of the mule cart, and Guo Ye lightly kicked the cart and drilled into the compartment.

  The horseman outside the carriage cracked his whip, and the mule cart began to move. The carriage shook violently, and Guo Ye hadn't even seen the scenery inside the carriage before he was thrown forward.

  It's so soft.

  Guo Ye's hands grasped two soft, fluffy objects as he lay on the ground, and he couldn't help but let out a moan.

  "Let go, get out of here!"

  Wu Xiuxiu's face turned cold as a cicada in winter, her voice stern and scolding.

  With the faint light of the small oil lamp in the car, Guo Ye finally knew who he had thrown himself at and what his hands had grasped.

  This time it really wasn't on purpose.

  After Wu Xiuxiu scolded, she didn't make another move. Guo Ye understood that this little girl was trying her best to suppress the anger in her heart and maintain her dignity as she was about to return home.

  He hastily scrambled to his feet, and with a guilty conscience, he didn't dare look at Wu Xiuxiu's expression. He quickly shifted his buttocks and squeezed over to Chunxiang's side.

  Who would have thought that Chun Xiang, this stinky little servant girl, as soon as she saw Guo Ye approaching, immediately put on a "don't come near me" expression, covering her chest with her hands like a frightened little rabbit, and scurried to Wu Xiuxiu's side, staring at Guo Ye with utmost vigilance.

  It just so happened that Guo Ye saw it clearly, damn it, he actually thought of little brother as a dangerous person, a pervert, damn, if I wanted to be a pervert, I wouldn't choose you, this stinky girl.

  He immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking, resting his head against the wall of the carriage with his eyes slightly closed, imagining how he would face his parents and little sister when he returned to the Guo's house.

  As we entered the village, we took a few detours on small roads. Occasionally, the sound of young children playing and laughing by the roadside could be heard from outside the car window, as well as parents calling out to their kids to come home for dinner. Meanwhile, the sounds of dogs barking and chickens clucking were incessant.

  Countryside color, as thick and heavy.

  Before long, the mule's speed gradually slowed down and finally came to a stop.

  "The groom outside shouted: 'Miss, Master, we've arrived.'"

  Are you home?

  Guo Ye's eyes, which had been pretending to be asleep, suddenly opened. Chunxiang had already quickly gotten out of the carriage and jumped off the mule cart, shouting outside: "Uncle and aunt, our young miss and her husband have returned home for a visit."

  After a loud shout, another tender and childish cry came from outside: "Dad, mom, my brother and sister-in-law are back, come out quickly!"

  Immediately afterwards, several noisy footsteps gradually approached the mule cart, and the sound arrived before the people did.

  "Here comes, here comes."

  "It's a family reunion with our young master and Miss Wu returning home, hurry up, old lady."

  An old man and an old woman's two hoarse voices, amidst their worn-out and aged voices, revealed a hint of unexpectedness and festivity.

  Could it be Father Guo and Mother Guo Liu? That tender voice just now, perhaps it was his own little sister Guo Xiaoman.

  Listening to the noise outside, Wu Xiuxiu had already started moving, hunching her back and slowly walking out of the carriage with a gentle curve. She stopped at the door of the carriage, suddenly turned her head and looked at Guo Ye, asking: "What? Are you even afraid to enter your own home?"

  After finishing speaking, he instructed Chunxiang outside the car: "Chunxiang, take down the things in the car. These are specially brought by me to pay respects to my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

  A sentence of filial piety spoken so gently and naturally warmed Guo Ye's heart once again.

  Outside, Chun Xiang nodded and also transmitted Guo Lao's rubbing of his fists and palms, repeatedly saying that he couldn't bear it, and words like "Miss Wu is too polite", with a hint of respect in his tone.

  Guo Ye knew that even if he was still homesick, it was time to get off the bus now.

  Never mind, in this life, he is Guo Ye, the son of tenant farmer Guo Laozhuang, Guo Ye.

  Even Wu Xiuxiu, this fake daughter-in-law, is going to meet her parents-in-law, how can he, as a son, avoid meeting them?

  Since you're already here, then just make yourself at home.

  Then he slowly got up and before he even exited the carriage, he shouted out loud: "Father, mother, little sister, I'm back."

  The sound had just faded away when people had already jumped out of the carriage and came bounding down.

  Just as he was about to jump onto the horse carriage, everything that caught his eye made Guo Ye unable to muster up any enthusiasm.

  Everything his eyes saw left Guo Ye stunned and distracted...