Chapter 2 — Picked up the Bridegroom on the Riverbank

After saying a few sentences, I felt a sting in my nose. Oh dear, Tuan Tu is really lonely... While crying until it was heartbreaking, in the middle of the river suddenly floated a man. I was stunned. Mother, did you really send me a man?! I quickly ran into the nearby forest, found a large tree branch, and used a lot of effort to drag that person close to the shore, then pulled him back onto the grass. Seeing that he was still alive, I immediately pushed the hair on his face aside. Nuong once told me - when looking for a man, you must find someone who is handsome! His face was pale, his eyes were closed, his whole body was clearly struggling, but his appearance still did not lose his handsome appearance. Looking at him, he saw a gentleman with delicate eyebrows, red lips, and white teeth. Looking at that face, my heart pounded continuously. I immediately decided to take her home and try to raise her for a while. If I could keep her alive, I would marry her, then give birth to a child, so that my Liu family would have an heir! After bringing him home, I called the doctor to come see him. Lang Trung said, he had no signs of drowning, just serious injuries, combined with exhausted physical strength, so he fell into a coma. Checking the pulse, prescribing, prescribing medicine - I lost ten taels of silver. My heart hurt like hell, I turned my head to look at his handsome face, and felt... it was worth it! The next morning, my little prince woke up. He struggled to sit up, looked around the room, then looked back at me, his face confused and confused. I immediately ran over, smiled and said:

"Hello husband! My name is Luu Tuan Tu, you can call me Tu Nhi. I am your life-saving benefactor, also... your future fiancee!"

He was stunned:

“What… are you going to be to me in the future?”

“It's a lady, what else!” — I replied with enthusiasm — “If you save your life, you must repay it with your body, have you never heard of it?”

He looked at me silently, as if he wanted to say something but didn't. I am not a patient person, so I spoke frankly:

“If the husband has something to say, just say it directly.”

"Miss Tu Nhi, besides... repaying the favor, is there any other way to repay the favor?" — he asked cautiously.

It turned out to be involuntary! I thought for a moment, then nodded:

“Of course.”

“What is it?”

“You can pay me money!” — I started to calculate — "I saved your life, you have to pay me back! Fifty taels of silver for saving your life, isn't that too much? Add ten taels of medicine money, a total of sixty taels is enough!"

Nuong once said: if you can't find a man... then find money! Tieu Lang Quan's eyes widened and looked at me. He touched his pocket and his face immediately turned red.

"I... I'll still repay it with my own body!"

I smiled happily at him. Oh, so the little prince is a poor man!

3

The young soldier's name is Truong Dan Hac. He said that he had fled from the South and was now the only one left in the house. But when I asked him a little more specifically, he refused to say anything more. Everyone has a past they don't want to talk about, he doesn't want to talk about it, and I don't ask. Having another person in the house makes my heart happier, so I work even harder at making wine. After all, I am now the breadwinner of the family! Tieu Lang Quan needs to rest, so he can only sit under the porch and watch me make wine every day. Sitting until the third day, he finally sat idle float again.

“Miss Tu Nhi, let me give you a hand, okay?”

I was startled and immediately took three steps back.

"Don't, don't, don't! You don't know how to make wine. If you make a mistake, the wine you make can send people away."

"Say goodbye? Where are you going?"

The young soldier was bewildered and did not understand.

“Sending off to the King of Hell Palace.”

This time he understood — and his ears immediately turned red. He immediately stood up, clutching his shirt with both hands, looking both flustered and confused.

"It's Dan Hac's fault, I almost did something wrong. Miss Tu Nhi, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay, it's not like he really did anything."

Not like when I was a child, I secretly learned how to make wine from my mother. Cook a batch of wine, drink a sip... sleep for three days and three nights straight. The mother almost locked the husband in the house and did not let him go home. Fortunately, I only drank a little, and was slightly poisoned, not to the point of drinking myself to death. Looking at the little prince still sitting under the porch, his face was gloomy, he looked like he wanted to help but didn't know where to start. I smiled slightly and asked:

“Is the husband literate?”

He immediately stood up, full of excitement:

"Literacy! Doan Hac is incompetent, but two years ago he passed the co-student exam and passed the Baccalaureate!"

I looked at him in surprise. Oh ho, I actually picked up a talented wolf! My heart was filled with joy, my eyes looking at him became hotter and hotter. My face was red, my eyes were full of anticipation as I looked at him.

“Lang Quan... can you help me write some words?”

“As long as it's what the lady needs, Duan Hac will do his best!”

He was so serious that I couldn't help but laugh.

“Just wanted to ask you to write down some wine names.”

I led him into the study room. As soon as Tieu Lang Quan saw the bookshelves in the room, his eyes immediately lit up. But he didn't look for long. He quickly withdrew his gaze, walked to the desk, spread out the paper, sharpened the ink, and put down the pen. The handwriting flies like a winding dragon and snake, both neat and elegant, extremely beautiful. I looked at him and kept nodding in satisfaction. This time bringing wine to Huong Man Lau, Aunt Lieu will definitely no longer criticize my words like a chicken scratching her head. Tieu Lang Quan saw that I was satisfied and also breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the bookshelf in the study and asked:

"Miss Tu Nhi, in your free time... can I borrow your book to read?"

“Okay!” — I took a step forward, tiptoed, looking straight into his eyes — “As long as you don't call me 'Miss Tu Nhi' anymore, I'll let you borrow it to read.”

Tieu Lang Quan's eyes widened, he took a step back in panic, his speech stuttering.

“So… then… what do we call her?”

Looking at his avoidance appearance, I felt a bit angry. Stay away from me like avoiding evil, am I that scary? I turned around, my back facing him.

"You have to think for yourself! We're about to become husband and wife, so why call me Miss Tu Nhi?"

The young man was silent, not saying a word. We are even more disappointed. You probably... didn't really want to become husband and wife with me. Nuong once said: melons picked by force are not sweet, when you should let go, just let go! I thought for a moment and then said: