Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 404 - 404 405 Big-Headed Baby_1

Chapter 404: Chapter 405: Big-Headed Baby_1 Chapter 404: Chapter 405: Big-Headed Baby_1 The wedding of Qinghe was bustling with excitement. Xi’er even served directly as the wedding child. Zeng Gang had obtained a flower palanquin carried by four men, and the beating of gongs and drums added to the festive atmosphere as Qinghe was nobly married away.

Watching his sister’s palanquin disappearing into the distance, Li Cheng’s eyes turned red. Qinghe had lived a hard life, but now she finally had a good home to go to. He felt happy and deeply moved.

Song Wanwan started to laugh, “Why are you getting teary-eyed when your sister is getting married? Isn’t it a joyous occasion? The villagers are all waiting, let’s go inside first.”

Li Cheng wiped his eyes with his sleeve and smiled, “Right, it’s a day of great joy, and I still have to drink with the villagers!”

With that, he shouted to everyone, “Today, I, Li Cheng, am marrying off my sister, so I’m happy. Nobody leaves today without getting drunk!”

“You said it, but don’t get overwhelmed when the time comes!” Wang Qiang said with a sly smile.

Li Cheng patted his chest proudly, “What’s there to be afraid of? Even if I get so drunk that I turn into a pile of mud, my wife will take care of me!”

Laughter exploded among the crowd. Song Wanwan’s face turned red, and she pinched him, whispering scoldingly, “Behave yourself!”

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“Master, there’s news from the Qilian Kingdom,” a voice reported.

Yu Ze took the secret letter and read it carefully, his brows furrowing, “They are still unwilling to release him.”

The Hidden Guard spoke with difficulty, “Originally, Qilian Kingdom was going to agree. After all, our Daqian Dynasty was the victor in the last battle, and during the peace negotiations, they had agreed to compensate us with three cities and one hundred thousand taels of gold. His Majesty then made a concession, stating that he did not want the gold, just the hostage back. Initially, Qilian Kingdom had agreed but later went back on their word and said they would rather repay one hundred twenty thousand taels of gold than send the hostage back.”

Yu Ze’s expression darkened, “Is it that princess causing trouble?”

“Exactly. The Emperor of Qilian Nation dotes on Princess An excessively, and this time, Princess An declared that no matter what, they cannot let Yu Jin go. That’s why the Emperor of Qilian Nation finally decided to keep him there.”

Yu Ze crumpled the secret letter in his hand into powder that sprinkled from his fingers. He had thought that this time he could finally bring Yu Jin back, but that damned princess had to interfere!

The Hidden Guard grew nervous as sweat dripped from his forehead. Yu Ze’s anger was so immense, and his aura so daunting, that even with his significant skill, being so close to him felt suffocating.

Then, a crisp female voice asked, “What’s wrong?”

The oppressive atmosphere immediately returned to normal, and the Hidden Guard breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that reporting bad news would be better done when the Lady was present.

As if seeing through the Hidden Guard’s thoughts, Yu Ze gave him a cool glance, and the Hidden Guard’s heart lurched once more.

“You may leave first. Report back promptly if there’s an update.”

“Yes!” The Hidden Guard quickly ran off.

Muniang took Yu Ze’s hand, feeling the remnants of the crushed paper between his fingers, “Is it news about Yu Jin?”

Yu Ze nodded, “Princess An won’t release him, and the Qilian Kingdom has reneged. They’d rather compensate our dynasty with one hundred twenty thousand taels of gold than release him.”

Muniang frowned, “This Princess An is both a blessing and a hazard. If not for her, Yu Jin might not have survived before, but now it is also because of her that Yu Jin cannot return.”

Yu Ze’s gaze turned cold, and his fist tightened in his sleeve.

Muniang soothed him, “Don’t rush. There’s still a way to deal with this. The princess is just trying to marry Yu Jin, right? If Yu Jin marries her and brings her back to the Daqian Dynasty, wouldn’t that solve the problem?”

Yu Ze thought about it, and it did seem to make sense. Although the princess was troublesome now, at least she did not intend to harm Yu Jin. Though he was dissatisfied with the idea of Yu Jin marrying such a woman, there were no other considerations for the moment.

“Alright, it’s already getting dark. Let’s go back to the house and get some rest. You’ve been in the study for half the day.”

Yu Ze wrapped his arms around Muniang’s waist, “Missed me?”

Muniang, now shameless, replied, “Yes.”

“Then I’ll spend less time in the study,” Yu Ze pecked Muniang’s cheek lightly.

When they returned to the room, Muniang was about to take a bath but noticed Yu Ze’s attention was caught by several drawings on the round table.

“What’s this?”

Muniang said, “Guess!”

Yu Ze’s face darkened, “It’s not Zhong Yulang, is it?”

Muniang nodded vigorously, “You could tell? It seems I did a good job on this cartoon character; this is the cartoon version of Linghu Chong. I’m planning to use it as a pattern to make dolls, pillows, embroidered handkerchiefs, and a series of other souvenirs. ‘The Smiling, Proud Wanderer’ is very popular right now, and these cute cartoon characters will definitely be well-liked. What do you think?”

Muniang had drawn those cute big-headed dolls that were a bit cool and a bit adorable, which the girls generally liked.

“I don’t have one,” Yu Ze said with a cool tone.

Muniang was speechless, “I didn’t draw him because I was bored.”

“You drew him on purpose, but not me.”

Muniang had no choice but to say, “Then I’ll draw one for you.”

“Good.”

“…” She knew it, he was definitely here waiting for her!

With paper and pen ready, Muniang picked up the pen and, envisioning Yu Ze’s appearance, she roughly sketched the image of Yu Ze’s big-headed doll.

In about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a little figure was drawn.

“Here, isn’t it nice?”

Yu Ze looked disdainful, “Why is this head so big? Why is the face so chubby? Why is the body so small? And that expression on the face, why is it so…”

Before Yu Ze could finish, Muniang snatched the drawing from his hand, “If you don’t like it, forget it!”

Hum, he was the one begging her to draw it just now, and now he was looking at it with disdain. Did this man understand what ‘cute’ meant? Did he understand at all?

Yu Ze swiftly stretched out his arm and pulled Muniang into his embrace, easily snatching the drawing back from her hands, “Although it’s not very pretty, I’ll accept it with reluctance.”

Muniang burst into laughter, “What’s with this guy and his pride?”

“Otherwise, I’ll also draw a cartoon of myself, and we can hang them together. Have them turned into embroidered products to hang in our room, okay?”

It could even serve as a wedding photo!

Yu Ze originally thought hanging such images was embarrassing, but the moment he heard Muniang suggest hanging their two pictures together in the room, he suddenly felt it was quite endearing, so he nodded directly, “Okay.”

Muniang had already started rolling out a full line of ‘The Smiling, Proud Wanderer’ souvenirs. The embroidery room increased production, quickly releasing a series of products with cartoon images of Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying, such as dolls, handkerchiefs, and embroidered wares. These items instantly became a craze with the young ladies in their boudoirs, sweeping through the entire Chatu Town, and even attracted people from other towns who had heard about them to come and see.