Chapter 21 Departure! [Seeking recommendations! Collect!]

  "Xiao Juan, has that man you picked up last time left?" asked a middle-aged woman in her fifties, huddled at the side.

  Xiao Juan's face flushed upon hearing this, "Auntie, he just woke up and it seems like his memory is acting up again. He'll probably leave once his memories recover."

  "Xiao Juan, you're doing something very wrong!" The middle-aged woman stood up straight, looking at Xiao Juan with a serious face. "You should know that your reputation in these ten villages is well-known, and many good families want to come and propose marriage!"

  "But now, if you leave a big man at home, others who know may think you are kind-hearted, but those who don't know will definitely have misconceptions, which is not good for a girl like you."

  "Alright, I understand," said Xiao Juan, "After Jiang Ge's memory recovers, he will definitely go back to find his relatives. As for what the villagers think of me, let them think whatever they want."

  After washing clothes, Xiaojuan returned home, "Huh? Where are Jiang Ge's clothes?"

  Seeing this situation, Xiao Juan suddenly thought of a possibility and rushed into the house at incredible speed.

  The kitchen, bowls and chopsticks were washed and put away in the cabinet. No one was there, "Jiang Lai Ge..."

  Entering the bedroom, no one!

  "Jiang Lai Ge......" Xiao Juan's voice was a little anxious, in her heart, Wu Zheng Xie had not yet recovered his memory, if he went out like this, let alone finding his own relatives and hometown, just on the road would definitely suffer a lot, and most importantly, no, he didn't have any money!

  No money, every step is difficult! Xiaojuan understands this truth very well...

  As for the feeling of Wu Zhengxie, this drifting person in the river, Xiaojuan herself can't explain it clearly. She only knows that there seems to be something on Wu Zhengxie's body that attracts her, making her feel very close, and she thinks Wu Zhengxie is different from those other men, but where exactly is different, Xiaojuan can't say either......

  It was just that Xiao Juan herself did not expect that Wu Zheng Ye would say those words that made her blush and skip a beat after waking up for the second time. At that time, she evaded and didn't answer, her heart racing faster, but inexplicably, deep down inside, there was a hint of joy existing......

  Suddenly, a bad premonition crept over her heart, and Xiao Juan became anxious. Even she herself didn't realize that she would produce such emotions for a strange man she had only been in contact with for less than three days.

  While Xiao Juan was anxiously searching everywhere for Wu Zheng's figure, his mother walked out leaning against the wall and said, "Xiao Juan, you're back?"

  "Mother." Xiao Juan quickly went over to support her mother's arm, letting her sit down in the chair in front of the main room. "Mother, did you see Jiang Ge?"

  "He did." Xiaojuan's mother reached into her bosom and felt around, finally pulling out a note which she handed to Xiaojuan. "He came to see me before you returned, hmm, this note is what he asked me to give you, what's wrong?"

  "Oh, the note......" Xiaojuan took over the note and unfolded it......

  "Little Juan, by the time you see this note, I will have already left. First and foremost, I want to thank you for saving my life twice. As I always say, Wu Zhengye has no way to repay you, but if you are willing, I am willing to spend the rest of my life repaying you and bringing you happiness."

  Now, my memory has recovered, I remember my name, why I fell into the Fujiang River, everything I remember.

  Xiao Juan, my real name is Wu Zheng Xie, but I really like the name 'Jiang Lai' you gave me. I used to be a swindler who told fortunes and read feng shui in H city, but this time I fell into the Fujiang River and met you, maybe I'm lucky in misfortune, hehe...

  I'm leaving and going back to H city to deal with some things I must attend to. This shouldn't take too long, very soon I'll be back because I still haven't gotten the answer from your heart!

  Right, I told you before about the rose bush in front of the dam. This is true. After you cut it down, Auntie's body will gradually recover and her eyesight will also gradually return. However, remember that when cutting this rose bush, you must do it between 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Any other time is not allowed.

  Also, the place where I fell from 'Ling Shan' last time, is that small slope you remember? It's a great spot, take note of it and if there's an opportunity, buy that piece of land. When your aunt passes away at the age of 100, it'll be a perfect address.

  Xiao Juan, you're a good girl, really. Since my father passed away, you're the first person to care about me, I'm touched. Hope you take care of yourself and Auntie, until I come back...

  "Jiang Lai Ge left......" At this moment, Xiao Juan's heart felt a great sense of loss, and even she herself didn't know when this feeling had started. Maybe it began from the second time Wu Zheng Ye woke up and confessed...

  After regaining his memory, Wu Zhengyi did not go to H City. He wanted to return to Baohe Town to take a look at home? Did he still have a home? He returned to Baohe Town just to pay his respects to Wu Daoyi.

  Today is the sixth day of the first month, and he has experienced two life-and-death events in these few days. He really wants to go back and take a look, see his wrongly deceased father, and see his mother whom he has never met before.

  Xiao Juan's village is called Xinghua Village. From Xinghua Village, after passing by Taitou Town, you arrive at Baohe Town. This journey takes about 40 minutes by car, but on foot it takes almost four hours. Adding to that Wu Zhengxie's slow pace, he arrived in Baohe Town when the sky was already darkening. Fortunately, today's weather is fine; otherwise, Wu would have suffered again.

  "It's the New Year, and every household has hung up new couplets." Along the way, Wu Zhengye seemed to be appreciating the scenery as he walked over, slowly taking steps. The result of this slow pace was that he had been walking for nearly five hours, but strangely, despite having walked for nearly five hours, he didn't feel tired at all, and instead was enthusiastically discussing the wind and water.

  "En, this couplet is well-written. 'He Xiang Yi Men You Bai Fu' ( Harmony brings a hundred blessings) and 'Ping An Er Zi Zhi Qian Jin' (Peaceful and safe are worth a thousand pieces of gold). Horizontal inscription: Wan Xiang Geng Xin... Another one, Xi Ju Bao Di Qian Nian Wang, Fu Zhao Jia Men Wan Shi Xing. Horizontal inscription: Xi Ying Xin Chun..."

  "Huh? You're... Wu Zhengye?"

  On the main road, a young man in his mid-twenties, dressed in a black suit and slightly on the chubby side, with a height of around 1.6 meters, looking like a successful person, stared at Wu Zhengxie in surprise. Next to him was a beautiful girl wearing a red down jacket and a white woolen hat, holding onto his arm.

  Wu Zhengxie looked up and saw that he didn't know this person!

  "Who are you?" Wu Zhengxie furrowed his brow lightly and tried hard to recall who this guy was.

  "Haha, don't you recognize me?" The man in the suit let go of the beautiful woman beside him and walked up to Wu Zhengxie with a big laugh. "Zhengxie, it's been almost twenty years since we last saw each other! Last year when I went back home, my mom told me you were back, but at that time I didn't quite believe it. I didn't think you'd really be back!"

  "What does he look like?" Wu Zheng asked, unable to recall his appearance.

  "Ah," the man in the suit smiled awkwardly, "heh heh, it's no wonder, after so many years, it's normal to forget." As he spoke, the man in the suit took out a pack of 'Soft Chinese' cigarettes, lightly tapped the end a few times and handed one to Wu Zhengxie, laughing, "When I was young, I often went to your house to play, and together we would steal Uncle Wu's cigarettes..."

  "Are you Fatty?" Wu Zhengyi shouted with a glare in his eyes.

  "Haha! Look, I remembered!" The man in the suit said excitedly, "Come on, let's have a drink, my two brothers haven't seen each other for twenty years, today we'll go to my place and have a good drink tonight."

  "Bang."

  He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. "Fatso, let's call it quits for today," Wu Zheng said. "I'm going to go visit my parents later."

  Upon hearing this, the man in the suit slightly furrowed his brow and let out a sigh. "Alas, Zheng Xie, I didn't expect your family to have gone through so much." He lit a cigarette for himself, exhaling a mouthful of white smoke before continuing, "By the way, where have you been all these years? Why haven't you come home?"

  "Go home?" Wu Zhengxie took a deep drag on his cigarette and sighed, "I also want to go back, but at that time I was too young and didn't know where my home was. The grandfather who adopted me was blind in both eyes, so it's been eighteen years."

  At this time, the pretty girl walked over, stared at the man in suit and said, "I'll count to three, and you're out!"

  "Ah!" The man in the suit looked at Wu Zhengye with embarrassment, then whispered to the girl, "Rongrong, I've met a childhood friend, let me have a smoke with my brother for a bit."

  "No way!" said the pretty girl named Rongrong firmly, "Didn't you promise me? You've quit smoking and drinking for our child!"

  "Alright...alright," Fatso sighed after a moment of distress, "I won't smoke anymore."

  "Throw away the cigarette, Fatso looked at Wu Zhengxie with a helpless expression. 'Zhengxie, let me introduce you to my wife, Su Rong. We just got married and are preparing for a child now, so I have to quit smoking and drinking. The doctor says it's good for the kid.'"

  Turning back, "Yongyong, he is Wu Zhengxie, a brother who played with me when I was young."

  "Hello, Zheng Xie." Su Rong gave Wu Zhengxie a sweet smile, and this smile made Wu Zhengxie stunned for a moment.

  "Haha, Zheng Xie, my wife is pretty, right?" The fat man patted Wu Zhengxie's shoulder with a smile. When Wu Zhengxie was stunned, he was discovered by him. To be honest, he just liked to see others being stunned, which could only prove that his wife was beautiful and gave him face, wasn't it?

  But soon after, the fat boy couldn't laugh anymore.