The weather was sunny for several days, and the family had not stored much food. Awan carried a bamboo basket and went to the field to dig radishes.

What she dug was a water radish, and some people called it a carrot.

The water radish is not big, not as big as A Wan's fist, but the skin is thin and there is plenty of water. If you bite it, it will be sweet and can be absorbed into the heart. If you cut it into thin slices and mix it with chili sauce, it will be refreshing and rice.

Now is the best time to eat water radish. When the weather gets colder, the taste of water radish is not as tender and sweet as it is, but is a bit astringent and spicy.

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

An aunt walked over with a dustpan and said.

Awan, who was squatting on the ground, blushed: "Aunt, don't talk nonsense, who is my husband?"

The aunt laughed jokingly and said, "It's about to get married. It's not your husband, is it my husband?"

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

Awan's face turned red. Although she didn't admit it, she knew that she did have a fiancé.

His fiancé'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 he fled to their village the year he started fighting, and then lived in the village.

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

Thanks to the help of Awan's family over the years, the three of them have lived a life of panic.

Life in the Awan family was not easy, especially after Awan's father was arrested and his family was exiled, and his life became more and more difficult.

But no matter how tight she is, Awan can't bear to let Zhao Heng suffer grievances.

Awan put the picked radish into a small backpack and ran home in a good mood. When she passed by a small fish pond, she squatted down and washed the mud on her hands. Her hands were frostbite and water was injected into the wound, which made her breathing!

Then, she untied her development belt, combed her hair brightly with water with her hands, braided a beautiful four-string braid in her ears, and carefully took out the red headband that she wanted to wear during the Chinese New Year from her arms, and tied it little by little.

After doing this, she held up a handful of cold ice with her almost unconscious hands, and washed her face with the smell of fishy water.

"I'm so cold!" A Wan screamed because of the ice.

However, Zhao Heng wandered outside Awan's house for a long time and had not seen Awan for a long time. He decided to come back another day. However, when he passed by the fish pond, he happened to see Awan squatting on the shore washing his face.

Zhao Heng frowned. Can the water here wash your face? The fishy smell is so strong.

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

After only half a month, Zhao Heng grew taller again. Although he was three years older than Awan, he didn't know that when he first came to the village, he was even thinner than Awan.

Seeing that he had grown up, Awan was happy.

"Aheng!" Awan walked over with a smile.

The girl was wearing a bloated cotton jacket, patched with knees and elbows, looking shabby and embarrassed, but her face was very good, and she couldn't pick a girl who looked more handsome than her.

Once upon a time, Zhao Heng also thought that Awan was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. However, since he saw those daughters in the city, he saw Awan that was shabby and rustic.

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

Awan retracted her swollen hands with frostbite into her sleeves without any trace, and asked him with a smile, "Why are you here? Today is the middle of the month, and it's not even the day to hand over the bush... Has the money on hand been spent? I'll get it for you."

In fact, there are not many more, only a few naked children left, and the New Year's goods are not yet settled, but Zhao Heng's school is important, and she thought, my mother would not blame her.

"Awan." Zhao Heng called her.

A Wan turned around and raised a sweet smile on her little face, which was red from the cold, and said, "Hmm?"

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

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

Zhao Heng paused: "No..."

Awan thought he was worried about Shu Xiu's silver in the future, so she quickly patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I have silver! I... can earn! I will go pick wild vegetables when spring comes! I can still chop wood! I can farm..."

"Awan, where did you get the money?" Zhao Heng interrupted her.

Awan was stunned.

Zhao Heng said with a heavy expression: "Don't hide it from me, I already know that your money is not clean... You didn't go to your cousin's house two years ago, you... you have entered the kiln!"

A bolt from the blue hit Awan's head!

Awan's body shook, and her back basket fell to the ground, and the red radish rolled all over the floor.

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

Zhao Heng tightened his fist and said, "Don't worry about who told me, you just said it is right! Have you entered the kiln?"

Awan's eyes turned red little by little, and she grabbed Zhao Heng's arm: "Aheng..."

Zhao Heng was caught off guard and saw these swollen hands covered with frostbite, and was so scared that he pulled his arm back!

Awan felt his disgust and did not dare to touch him with her hands. She just choked up and said, "I...I didn't go into the kiln! Aheng, believe me, my money is clean! I exchanged it for jade pendants!"

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

"I picked it up!" Awan said.

Zhao Heng sarcastically said: "Can you just pick up a jade pendant and exchange for so much money?"

He also naively believed that his expensive shrewd silver was all grown by Awan and chopped wood, but who expected that... she actually exchanged her body for her!

She is shameless? Do you want it?!

She has already been engaged to him and has also gone to do shameful things with other men!

Why is she so dirty?!

"Aheng, believe me, I didn't get into the kiln, I can swear!" Awan's heart was about to break. She really didn't get into the kiln, she really didn't...

The two grew up childhood sweethearts. For a long time, Zhao Heng and his sister ate at Awan's house and lived in Awan's house. He still remembered the days when the whole village was famine. Awan saved his own food and fed it to him bit by bit.

If it wasn't for A Wan, he might have starved to death long ago.

He had a little affection for A Wan after all.

"Don't worry, I will not promote your affairs when you and I meet each other, but I can't marry you again," he said almighty.

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

Zhao Hengyi said sternly: "I am a scholar. The Master said that with my talent and knowledge, I will definitely be able to enter the officialdom in the future. I cannot marry a ignorant woman... I will come to the door to get rid of the marriage, so don't come to me again in the future."

After saying that, Zhao Heng did not dare to look at A Wan's heartbroken face and left like a fleeing person.

But before he could run a few steps, a loud thud came from the fish pond behind him.

"Awan——"

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