amaotonovel Chapter 420 Nonsense
Chapter 420 Nonsense
Chapter 420
This glance of hers caused the old lady to misunderstand.
The old woman followed her gaze, looking towards the now deserted street, then at Luo Shuiyao—even though her clothes were a little disheveled and she looked disheveled, she still couldn't hide her beauty. She pursed her lips, glanced at the people she was traveling with, and then, unnoticeably, distanced herself. Then, she leaned closer to Luo Shuiyao and asked in a low voice, "Miss, how old are you this year? Where do you live?"
Hearing this, Luo Shuiyao turned to look at her, perceptively catching the eagerness in her eyes. She was puzzled. She had clearly looked distressed just a moment ago, how could she suddenly look like this? Although Luo Shuiyao was puzzled, she still replied gently, "She'll be coming of age in a month. She's originally from Qingshui Town, but now lives in Kyoto."
As she spoke, she frowned slightly, as if hesitant, "I wonder why you ask these questions...?"
After hearing this, the old lady's eyes lit up even more. "She'll be coming of age in a month, that's great, just in time."
She chuckled twice, without explaining, and then continued to ask: "Then may I ask, young lady, who is in your family?"
This left Luo Shuiyao even more bewildered. She had no idea what the old lady meant by "just right." Thinking about it...could it be that her age was just right? But seeing the old lady avoid the topic and instead inquire about her family's situation, she couldn't help but frown.
Although he felt the other party was abrupt, he still responded politely: "My parents are both dead. I only have an aunt and two cousins. There is no one else."
As soon as she said this, the smile on the old lady's face suddenly faded a little, and she murmured, "So he has no father and no mother."
As she spoke, she glanced at the maids and guards who were clearly following Luo Shuiyao's orders, and then changed the subject, "No, since both your parents are dead, how can you have the money to afford servants?"
Hearing this question, Luo Shuiyao's heart immediately became alarmed. She really couldn't see through the old lady's intentions. Her expression became a little colder. She replied, "Although both my parents are dead, I have a small fortune, which is enough to make a living. It's not difficult to hire a few servants."
She had heard the saying, "Poverty breeds unruly people," in her past life. While Baihua County wasn't exactly impoverished, it was still a rural area. The woman's inquiries made Luo Shuiyao wary—was she trying to understand her family's financial situation and plot something? With this in mind, she remained deliberately vague, hinting at her family's wealth, hoping to dissuade the woman from any such inappropriate thoughts.
However, the old lady didn't seem to notice the coldness in her words. After hearing it, her eyes rolled around and suddenly brightened up again.
Isn't that just right? Ever since arriving in Baihua County, County Magistrate Qin has frequently visited the countryside, personally engaging with the locals and mingling with them. Two years ago, when he visited to comfort the villagers, the village head invited them to a banquet with County Magistrate Qin. Auntie had the privilege of speaking with him and learning about him. County Magistrate Qin, too, was an orphan with no family, yet through sheer determination, he achieved the top spot in the imperial examination at a young age. While her reason for coming here was unknown, she could tell he was exceptionally capable. He also had a gentle disposition and a fair approach. In Auntie's eyes, he was a natural choice for a husband.
Not just her, she believed everyone in Baihua County treated Magistrate Qin as a relative. Naturally, she considered Magistrate Qin her own descendant. Seeing that he was fatherless and motherless, with no family to help arrange a marriage, and still alone as he aged, she considered finding a matchmaker for him. Unfortunately, she had searched all over Baihua County but couldn't find a woman who matched him. Now that this girl had happened to arrive here, it must be a sign of heaven's mercy on Magistrate Qin.
As she thought about this, the words in her heart burst out, and the corners of her mouth turned up, unable to suppress them. But she was afraid that being too abrupt would scare the girl away, so she tentatively asked, "Miss, is there anyone married in your family?"
Luo Shuiyao glanced at her with her eyes lowered, and said in a cold tone: "No."
Although she didn't like her asking questions without any sense of boundaries, Luo Shuiyao was confident that the guards around her were highly skilled and Chun Xing was no pushover either, so she believed that this lady wouldn't cause any trouble, so she responded truthfully.
"That's good!" The old lady clapped her hands. Hearing the expected answer, she couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry, young lady, I'll take care of this matter! I, Wang Cuihua, will never let you down!"
Her action scared Luo Shuiyao and attracted the attention of many people around her.
The village head had seen her whispering to Luo Shuiyao before, and he didn't know what they were talking about. Seeing her making such a fuss, he couldn't help but frown. He glanced at her and said, "Wang, if you're not tired, why don't you come and help carry the things? The girl has exerted so much effort and must be exhausted. Don't bother her anymore. Let her go back and rest."
Wang Cuihua didn't feel embarrassed after hearing this. She smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't bother you anymore." After that, she turned around and waved to Luo Shuiyao, then joined the team to help get the farm tools.
Seeing this, Luo Shuiyao lowered her eyes, no longer paying attention to the stares. They had already arrived in the county town, and there was no need for her to do anything else, so she called the guards and rode back to the inn with Chun Xing.
She didn't know that after she left, the head of the village looked at Wang Cuihua suspiciously and said, "What are you doing? Are you having the same old problem again?" He didn't need to think too much. Looking at Wang Cuihua's excited look, who didn't even care about the destruction of her own flower fields, he knew that she must be up to something again.
As the saying goes, a flower farmer who doesn't want to be a matchmaker isn't a good villager. Besides being incredibly devoted to her flower fields, Wang Cuihua's greatest passion is matchmaking. Unfortunately, her taste isn't great, and she's always busy with her flower fields, leaving her no time for matchmaking. While she's always willing to strike up a conversation with any unmarried man or woman she encounters, she's yet to secure a marriage. However, her love of matchmaking is well-known throughout Baihua County.
However, he is a notorious matchmaker.
Hearing the headman's question, Wang Cuihua knew what Li Zheng had guessed, and then she bared her yellow teeth and smiled even more brightly: "Headman, please don't underestimate me! This time I will definitely be able to make this happen, just wait and see! You always laugh at me for being a matchmaker, but this time I, Wang Cuihua, will definitely shock you!"
Wang Cuihua knew behind her back that some people accused her of being a sham matchmaker, and that was true, but she didn't care and never argued. Still, she felt a little uncomfortable. Now, the thought of being able to act as a matchmaker for County Magistrate Qin—if it actually worked out, Wang Cuihua would be a complete winner. She doubted the people of Baihua County would laugh at her then; they would surely rush to her to beg her to help them match their children.
As she thought about this, she seemed to have imagined that parents brought their children and came forward with smiles on their faces to ask her to be a matchmaker. She couldn't help but laugh out loud again.