The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 193 - 193 193 Wishful Thinking (1)_1

?Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Wishful Thinking (1)_1 Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Wishful Thinking (1)_1 Yan Yun and Yan Liu, who had fallen to the ground, were also scared to the point of breaking into a cold sweat. They wished to be married into the Lin Family, but they had never dreamed of risking their lives to do so. They had jumped out in front of the cattle car just now because they were desperate. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the Lin Family’s servant had managed to control the ox in time.

“Do you not value your lives?” Wu Dayou furiously leaped off the cattle car to interrogate them.

“Brothers, we were wrong. It seems like you are about to leave the village, could you possibly give us a ride? We were forced to stop the car out of desperation. Please do not take this to heart,” Yan Yun pleaded sadly, clutching a small bundle as she looked at Wu Dayou.

“Brothers, we were hasty, please forgive us. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we are eager to return home. No cattle cars came through this afternoon…” the frail Yan Liu was even more pitiful.

“Aren’t you from the Shili Village?” Lin Changshu looked at the two sisters in front of him and found them very unfamiliar.

“Seems like they are the Ma Family’s cousins,” Wu Dayou replied softly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Changshu stopped talking. Though he was busy at home, he had heard about the arrival of the Ma Family’s two cousins who were girls from the Yan Family. He had also heard that the two girls were forced to seek refuge with the Ma Family precisely because they were being pressured into arranged marriages by their family.

Thinking of how the Yan Family was planning to marry off the two girls in front of him to pay off their gambling debts, Lin Changshu’s heart softened a bit. Countrymen were straightforward people. The Ma Family may not be good people, but it had nothing to do with these two innocent girls. Besides, in the countryside, everyone warmly pitched in to help whenever a relative visited. Moreover, he wasn’t the only one on the car.

With these thoughts, Lin Changshu’s expression softened a bit, “Do you want to ride our cattle car to the market?”

“Once we get to the market, we will find another cattle car to go back, so we won’t trouble you anymore,” Yan Yun replied with her head lowered.

“We are all men.” Wu Dayou wasn’t fond of anyone connected with the Ma Family, and seeing these two young girls stopping their car made him feel uncomfortable.

Hearing this, Lin Changshu hesitated. Though the countryside wasn’t as strict about segregation of the sexes, these two girls were still strangers to him. It somehow felt inappropriate to let them onto their car without further ado.

“Changshu, Dayou, are you heading to the market?” Just as they were in a dilemma, several more people, both men and women, emerged from the village. Someone saw their cattle cart and immediately came over to ask.

“Yes,” Lin Changshu replied.

“Could we hitch a ride with you?” Several older women came over to inquire.

Lin Changshu amiably agreed,”Alright, there isn’t too much cargo to deliver, we can squeeze in.”

“Great.” As soon as they got a response, the village daughters and daughters-in-law all perked up. It couldn’t be helped; soybeans and peanuts had to be harvested, so each household was incredibly busy. The people of Daqin Empire take the mid-autumn moon-viewing tradition very seriously, so there must surely be something prepared at home. Fortunately, they could spare some time in the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival to go to the market.

However, this was only a half-day’s respite. Everyone yearned to arrive at the market early, purchase their items, and return home to prepare dinner.

“Since some people can ride, sir, could we…” Yan Liu nervously looked at Lin Changshu, her words trailing off.

“Get on,” Lin Changshu straightforwardly answered, his face impassive. With familiar villagers on board, they didn’t need to worry about being gossiped about anymore.

Several women had already noticed Yan Yun and Yan Liu. Seeing the two sisters board the cattle car, one of them, a busybody, immediately started to ask, “Why are you returning only now?”