Chapter 18: Jiang Arrives! [Seeking Recommendations! Collect!]

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  Fujiang River flows through H City, Xianglong Town, Xinghua Village, Taitou Town, Baohe Town...

  The winding water has a gentle and affectionate nature, with the momentum of the mountain returning to the water. This is one of the most important Feng Shui dragon veins in the entire city.

  Time flies, and I don't know how long it has been.

  "Xiao Juan, I'm leaving first. Today is the third day of Lunar New Year. I'll call your mom to come over to my place for lunch. My son has been thinking about you all the time, haha."

  By the riverbank on a stone slab for washing clothes, a middle-aged woman of about fifty years old held a red plastic bucket and stood up with a smile.

  To her right, a girl of about twenty years old, wearing a light green high-necked sweater, with two small braids tied up, and sleeves rolled up high, was opening up a cotton padded jacket, wading in the river water, white foam appeared piece by piece, and soon was taken away by the flowing river water......

  Upon hearing the middle-aged woman's words, Xiaojuan turned her head and smiled, "Zhang Dama, you go back first, I still have a few clothes to wash, after finishing washing, I'll go back. Ah, by the way, is Niu Dashu's illness better?"

  "Your uncle is just a bit of an old stubborn, it doesn't matter, but his heart disease......" Zhang Danni glanced at Xiaojuan and smiled with satisfaction, saying, "His heart disease is not easy to cure."

  Xiao Juan was stunned and asked in confusion, "Auntie, what's wrong with Uncle Niu? Did the doctor say it's hard to cure?"

  "Hehe......" Zhang Danni chuckled a few times and said, "It's all because of your Niubawa." She shook her head and sighed when she got to this point, "You also know that your Niubawa is not young anymore. Li Sanwa from the neighboring village had kids at 23 years old, but our Niu has been 24 for a year now and still no wife in sight."

  Xiao Juan looked at Zhang Dama with a puzzled expression. She didn't understand what Zhang Dama meant by telling her all this.

  "Alas, actually, Uncle Niu also found someone to tell him a few things, but... Alas, my family's Niu Wa, I don't know if he doesn't have the heart or what, besides constantly thinking about Xiao Juan, he even refuses to see other girls' faces..."

  "Big...big wife, this......you......you go back first, I......I..." Xiaojuan finally understood that the big wife was tactfully sounding her out. As soon as she realized this, Xiaojuan became flustered and spoke hesitantly with unclear articulation.

  Seeing this scene, Zhang Dama also understood and smiled, "Xiao Juan, you're a good girl. I'll go back and cook lunch with your uncle first. At noon, remember to bring your mother over. Your mother's eyes aren't very good, so be careful on the way here and walk slowly."

  "Oh, I see, Zhang Dama," said Xiaojuan, then turned back and continued washing her clothes in the bucket.

  Only after Zhang Danni left did Xiaojuan let out a breath, her bright and beautiful eyes staring blankly at the waters of the Fujiang River in front of her, not saying anything, nor knowing what was on her mind.

  The river water ripples with waves, just like her heart at this moment, not very peaceful...

  She is only 19 years old, with only her mother at home. Her mother's age is not great, just around fifty or so, but her body is not very good, and her eyes are also not very convenient, not blind, just can't see things clearly. In this situation, the burden of the whole family falls on a 19-year-old girl.

  At home, Xiaojuan takes care of her mother while also farming, her diligence and filial piety are well-known throughout the village. Because of this, a saying has been circulating in the village: "Whoever marries Xiaojuan will have earned good fortune for several lifetimes."

  With this reputation, coupled with Xiao Juan's age and innocent appearance, there were naturally many matchmakers before, but Xiao Juan refused every single one of them, saying that she was still too young and didn't have such thoughts yet.

  "Alas, I'm 19 already......" Xiaojuan sighed softly and continued washing clothes with her head down.

  Before long——

  "Ah!!"

  Xiao Juan let out a cry of surprise! She suddenly sprang up and retreated several steps, her delicate body trembling as if she had received a huge shock.

  Following Xiaojuan's line of sight, she saw a "corpse" floating in the place where she had just washed her clothes. The "corpse" looked like it had just died, as it hadn't started to swell yet. However, Xiaojuan was so frightened by this scene that her legs were shaking uncontrollably.

  After a while, Xiaojuan somehow found herself being supported by some kind of power and cautiously walked step by step towards the corpse.

  Suddenly!

  "Cough cough cough!!"

  A few coughs were heard.

  "Ahh!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

  Xiao Juan, who was already on edge, turned pale as soon as she heard the cough. Fortunately, she quickly regained her composure and looked at the "corpse" that was about to be washed away by the river water in Fujiang. Xiao Juan rushed over with a few quick steps and used a washing stick to pull the corpse back...

  "Cough, cough, cough......" Opening his blurry eyes, Wu Zhengye saw the white mosquito net above him. Turning his head to the side, he found himself in a small, old but very clean and tidy room that seemed to be a girl's bedroom. The fragrance coming from the bed indicated that this was likely a young lady's boudoir.

  "Where am I?" Wu Zhengye thought dazedly as he lay in bed, and with this thought, big trouble arose!

  "Who am I?" Wu Zhengxie's eyes widened in shock. "Who am I really? What is my name? How did I end up here?"

  "Squeak!"

  The door opened and a delicate little girl walked in with a bowl of steaming hot ginger soup, "Ah, you're awake! Quick, drink this bowl of ginger soup."

  Wu Zheng stared blankly at the girl who entered the room, and it wasn't until after a long while that he finally spoke up and asked, "Who are you?"

  Xiao Juan looked at Wu Zhengyi for a moment, then replied, "My name is Wang Yijuan, just call me Xiao Juan," as she handed him the ginger soup. "Yesterday I rescued you from the riverbank when I was washing clothes, and your clothes were changed by Zhang Dashu yesterday, they're still being dried, so just wear Zhang Ergou's clothes for now."

  With great effort, Wu Zheng Xie sat up and took the ginger soup from Jiang, after taking a sip, he said, "Xiao Juan, how did I end up here?"

  "Uh..." Xiaojuan was taken aback. "I don't know either. After I rescued you yesterday, you've been unconscious the whole time."

  "Oh," Wu Zhengxie felt his head was a bit big, dizzy, and his body was very weak, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

  A bowl of ginger soup entered his belly, and he felt a warm current that seemed to start from his abdomen and then wandered around his body, so comfortable.

  Suddenly——

  "Cuckoo!"

  A wave of hunger suddenly swept over him, causing Wu Zhengye to involuntarily clutch his stomach.

  Apologizing as he looked at Xiaojuan, Wu Zhengye said awkwardly, "Xiaojuan, I...I'm a bit hungry..."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Juan smiled and said, "The food is ready, you wait, I'll just go heat it up."

  After Xiao Juan left, Wu Zhengye got out of bed and walked to the dresser by the bedside, sat down, looking at himself in the mirror. Wu Zhengye's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, "Who am I? Xiao Juan saved me by the river, could it be that I fell into the river? What was I doing before? I......"

  If Wu Zhengyi still remembers things from before and recalls his former appearance, he would definitely be shocked to see himself now!

  He is now a completely different person, his original yellow and thin appearance and dark skin have changed, I don't know if the beggar-like appearance was washed away by the river, anyway he looks much better than before!

  Although the body is still thin, at least that dark yellow and unhealthy skin tone has disappeared, replaced by a healthy rosy complexion like a well-maintained woman's skin. The facial contours haven't changed much, still with big eyes and straight ears, but the overall impression is completely different.

  He used to give people the feeling that he looked very 'unharmonious', making people frown as soon as they saw him, but now it's different. The 'disharmony' on his body has completely disappeared, and not only that, a different kind of temperament is constantly emanating from his body, making people feel very comfortable.

  It's just a pity that Wu Zhengyi doesn't even know who he is now, so how can he understand the changes after falling into the river?

  "Huh?" At this time, he saw an antique ring in front of the mirror, "What is this... why do I have a very familiar feeling?"

  Picking up the ring, Wu Zhengxie furrowed his brow and turned it over repeatedly for half a day, "This thing seems... seems to have been seen somewhere?"

  He simply can't remember.

  Before long, while Wu Zheng was holding the ring and daydreaming, Xiao Juan pushed open the door and said, "The meal is ready, come out and eat."

  As they spoke, Xiaojuan saw the ring in Wu Zhengye's hand and continued, "This ring was found on your hand when we rescued you at that time. When you were unconscious, you grasped it tightly, and Uncle Zhang and I had a hard time taking it out of your hand. Hmm, I think it must be your treasure, or else you wouldn't have been so particular about it."

  "Mine?" Wu Zhengyi repeated, "No wonder it looks so familiar." If Wu Zhengyi knew that this ring was the 'Three-Colored Ring' he had thrown away in a fit of anger at the 'Black Heart Hospital', what would his expression be?

  Wearing the ring on her left index finger, she stood up and followed Xiao Juan out of the door.