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After several days of haze, the sky finally cleared up, and there was not much food left at home, so Awan carried a bamboo basket on her back and went to dig radishes in the field.

What she digs is water radish, and some people call it carrots.

The water radish is not big, not as big as Awan's fist, but the skin is thin and juicy, and it is sweet and sweet in one bite. If it is sliced and mixed with chili sauce, it is refreshing and delicious. .

Right now is a good time to eat radish. When the weather gets colder, the taste of radish will not be so tender and sweet, but a bit astringent.

"Awan! Why are you still here? Your husband is here!"

An aunt came over with a dustpan and said.

A Wan, who was squatting on the ground, blushed: "Auntie, don't talk nonsense, who, who is my husband?"

The aunt laughed jokingly: "I'm going to get married soon, it's not your husband, is it my husband?"

On the other side of the ridge, the peasant women picking rapeseed laughed together.

Awan blushed, although she refused to admit it, she knew that she did have a fiancé.

The fiance's surname is Zhao and his name is Zhao Heng. He is the only scholar in their village.

Zhao Heng was not a local, but fled to their village when the war started, and then stayed in the village.

Zhao Heng's father died in the war, leaving only him, his widowed mother and a younger sister who was the same age as Awan.

Thanks to the help of the Awan family over the years, the family of three has been able to live in panic.

The life of Awan's family is not very easy, especially after Awan's father was arrested and detained in the army, the house has no pillars, and life is getting more and more difficult.

But no matter how hard it was, Awan couldn't bear Zhao Heng being wronged.

Awan put the picked water radishes into the small back basket and ran home in a good mood. When passing a small fish pond, she squatted down and washed the mud on her hands. Her hands were frostbitten and the wound entered Water, the pain made her gasp!

Afterwards, she untied her hairband, brushed her hair with water to make it shiny, braided a beautiful four-strand braid beside her ear, and carefully took out the red headband that she was willing to wear for the New Year from her bosom, and tied it little by little. .

After doing this, she took a handful of cold, fishy-smelling water with her frozen hands and washed her face.

"I'm freezing to death!" Awan cried out from the ice.

However, Zhao Heng said that he had been wandering outside Awan's house for a long time and had not seen Awan for a long time, so he decided to come back another day, but when he passed the fish pond, he happened to see Awan squatting on the shore washing her face.

Zhao Heng frowned. Can the water here wash his face? The smell of fish is so heavy.

Awan also saw Zhao Heng and stood up in a hurry.

It's only been half a month, and Zhao Heng has grown taller again. Although he is three years older than Awan, he didn't know that he was thinner than Awan when he first came to the village.

Seeing him growing up, Awan was happy.

"Aheng!" Awan walked over with a smile on her face.

The girl was wearing a bloated padded jacket, her knees and elbows were patched, and she looked shabby and a little embarrassed, but this face was so beautiful that she couldn't pick out a more handsome girl than her.

Once upon a time, Zhao Heng also thought that Awan was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, but since he met those ladies in the city, he only looked at Awan with a shabby and rustic look.

Awan saw Zhao Heng's hand. It was a pair of scholar's hands. The fingers were slender, clean and delicate.

Awan tucked her little swollen hands with frostbite into her sleeves without a trace, and asked him with a smile, "Why are you here? Today is the middle of the month, and it's not yet the day for repairs... It's the money on hand. Are you finished? I'll get it for you."

In fact, there are not many, only the last few silver coins are left, and the New Year's goods have not yet arrived, but Zhao Heng's schooling is important, she thought, A-Niang won't blame her.

"Awan." Zhao Heng stopped her.

Awan turned around, a sweet smile raised on her red face from the cold: "Huh?"

"You don't need to give me any more money." Zhao Heng said.

"Why? Are you not studying?" Awan asked in surprise.

Zhao Heng paused: "No..."

Awan thought that he was worried about the future money for repairing, so she patted her chest and said: "Don't worry, I have money! I... I can earn it! I'll go pick wild vegetables in spring! I can still chop wood! I can plant it! land……"

"Where did you get your money, Awan?" Zhao Heng interrupted her.

Awan was stunned.

Zhao Heng said with a heavy expression: "You don't have to hide it from me, I already know it, your money is not clean... You didn't actually go to your cousin's mother-in-law's house the year before last, you... you entered the kiln!"

A thunderbolt hit Awan's head!

Awan swayed, the basket fell to the ground, and the red radishes rolled to the ground.

Awan looked at Zhao Heng with a pale face: "Who? Who told you?"

Zhao Heng clenched his fists and said, "Don't care who told me, you just say yes or no! Have you entered the kiln?"

A Wan's eyes turned red a little bit, she grabbed Zhao Heng's arm: "A Heng..."

Zhao Heng caught sight of these swollen hands covered with frostbite, and was so frightened that he pulled his arms back!

Feeling his dislike, Awan didn't dare to touch him again, but said more and more choked: "I... I didn't enter the kiln! Trust me, Ah Heng, my money is clean! I exchanged it with jade pendants! "

Zhao Heng looked at her coldly: "Where did you get the jade pendant?"

"I picked it up!" Awan said.

Zhao Heng sneered: "Can a piece of jade pendant be exchanged for so much money?"

He also naively thought that all his expensive beam repair silver was planted by Awan and chopped wood, but who would have guessed...she actually traded her own body for it!

Is she going to lose face? Do you want it? !

She was already engaged to him, and she went to do shameful deeds with other men!

Why is she so dirty? !

"Aheng, believe me, I didn't enter the kiln, I can swear it!" Awan cried so much that her heart was broken, she really didn't enter the kiln, really didn't...

The two grew up as childhood sweethearts. For a long time, Zhao Heng and his sister both ate at Awan's house and lived at Awan's house. He still remembers the days when the whole village was plagued by famine. It was Awan who saved his own rations and fed them one bite at a time. for him.

It wasn't Awan, he might have starved to death a long time ago.

After all, he has a trace of affection for Awan.

"Don't worry, because of the relationship between you and me, I won't publicize your affairs, but I can't marry you again." He said charitably.

Zhao Heng thought that he had done his best. After all, for a woman, there is nothing more important than her reputation. He is willing to keep her reputation. She should be content.

Zhao Hengyi said sternly: "I am a scholar, and the master said that with my talent and learning, he will be able to enter the office one day, and I cannot marry a dirty woman... I will return the marriage, and you will not come again in the future. found me."

After all, Zhao Heng didn't dare to look at Awan's heartbroken face, and fled away.

But before he ran a few steps, there was a loud thud from the fish pond behind him.

"Awan-"