Chapter 11: See the True Face
In order to get the information of this era as quickly as possible, Qianhuan sneaked into the room where Wenyong and Wenzhi slept.
She was looking for books on Wenzhi's desk, trying to see if he had any history-related books.
As a result, there were only some enlightenment books such as "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic" on the table.
She couldn't help but wonder: Don't children of this era need to know their country's history? Don't they need to read extracurricular books?
After lunch, she followed the original owner's memory and ran to her fiancé Jiang Lin's house.
She thought that Jiang Lin was so good at reading, and the books he read should be more extensive than Wenzhi. Maybe he could find the kind of books she wanted.
As for this nominal fiancé, she could only get a little bit of information from the original owner's memory.
In the original owner's memory, the Jiang Lin family seemed to be quite kind to the original owner.
But in her opinion, it seemed that most of the time the Jiang family just paid lip service to their concern for the original owner but never took any action.
On the contrary, the original owner often gave real benefits to the Jiang family, and it seemed that the original owner was the one who was giving to the Jiang family.
In the past, the original owner's father would give his daughter some pocket money from the money he earned from hunting. Because the original owner loved Jiang Lin, she would always save the pocket money.
Then she would buy some daily necessities and send them to Jiang Lin and his mother, sometimes some paper and pens, and sometimes when Jiang Lin said he was short of money, she would even give him his pocket money directly.
Therefore, Jiang Lin and his mother were usually very kind to the original owner.
In this regard, Liang Laoer used to turn a blind eye.
Jiang Lin lost his father when he was young, leaving only his mother at home. Jiang Lin was well-known in the village for his ability to study, and he usually relied on the help of Jiang's clan members to continue his studies.
What's more, Jiang Lin will be his son-in-law in the future. As the saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son, so when Qianhuan sent them some gifts, he and Liu both agreed.
Until his father broke his leg and she had no pocket money, she never went to send gifts again.
"Aunt Jiang, are you home?" Qianhuan walked to the gate of the Jiang family's courtyard and shouted while knocking.
"Oh, it's Qianhuan. You haven't come to your aunt's house for almost half a year. What good things have you brought us this time?" Jiang Lin's mother opened the door and asked Qianhuan with a smile.
"Aunt, I came here to borrow a book from Brother Jiang Lin, and I didn't bring anything with me."
Qianhuan just felt that Jiang Linniang was too impolite as she actually asked her directly for something.
"Qianhuan, you're here." Jiang Lin was originally reading in the room, and when he heard the noise, he came out of the room.
"Lin'er, Qianhuan didn't come to give you anything this time. She came to borrow a book from you."
Jiang Linniang's face looked a little ugly at this time, and she was eagerly looking forward to Qianhuan sending more good things to her family.
As a result, she hadn't come for several months. Not only did she come with nothing, she even asked her son to borrow books.
Looking at her dark and thin appearance, could it be that the rumors in the village are true?
"Borrow a book? What book? Does your cousin Wenzhi need it?" Jiang Lin looked suspicious.
"It's not that Wenzhi needs it, but I want to ask if you have any books like historical records. I want to learn about the history of our Dayuan Kingdom and the surrounding countries."
"I don't have any books on Records of the Grand Historian. Even if I did, and lent it to you, you wouldn't be able to understand it. You've never been to school, and I'm afraid you don't even know a single big word." Jiang Lin said with disdain.
"I can't read, but I can ask someone who can read to me."
Qianhua said this, but she was thinking: Who said I never went to school? I am a college student who has studied for more than ten years. You are just elementary school students and you dare to laugh at me. You really don't know how high the sky is.
"You are a country girl. You just need to learn embroidery, washing clothes, cooking and serving people at home. Why do you need to know all this history? It's not something you women should learn." Jiang Lin said to her in an impatient tone.
Qianhuan stared at the man in front of her. Although he had a handsome appearance, his mouth was small and thin, and he looked like a heartless person.
If this person were placed in modern times, he would definitely be a sissy with a lot of femininity, not manly at all.
Looking at the disdainful tone and expression when he spoke, as well as the remarks that disdained women, Qianhuan really hated the original owner's so-called fiancé from the bottom of her heart.
Even though he is good at studying, Qianhuan feels that such a person is not a good match for her. She likes men who are truly manly.
When she originally fell into this time and space, she knew that her family had arranged this marriage for the original owner, and she was very resistant in her heart. She didn't like arranged marriages, but she was not in a hurry to cancel the engagement.
Because she knew that this engagement was a kind of guarantee for her now. With this engagement, Mrs. Liang would feel that she was valuable and would not easily marry her off to someone else.
She thought that she would find a way to divide the family when she made enough money, and then find a chance to cancel her engagement with him. But at this moment, she couldn't wait any longer. For a man like this, she really didn't want to bear the name of his fiancée for even a second.
"Why aren't you talking? Your father has been lying in bed for several months due to an injured leg. I heard that he has been able to walk recently. Will he be able to go up the mountain to hunt and earn money soon?" Jiang Lin was more concerned about this issue.
"Yes, Qianhuan, your father's leg injury has been recuperating for such a long time, he should be healed soon." Jiang Lin's mother also asked.
"My dad... wuwu... Brother Jiang Lin, I'm afraid my dad's legs will never heal. He will have to walk with a cane and will never be able to hunt to earn money again." Qianhuan said while deliberately choking.
"Is everything you said true?" Jiang Lin's mother asked in surprise.
"Yes, Aunt Jiang, you must not tell anyone about this. My grandfather has been hiding it from the villagers, for fear that everyone will laugh at my father for being a cripple."
Qianhuan's words were so convincing that they frightened the mother and son.
"Brother Jiang Lin, you have to study hard. Our family will depend on you in the future. When you graduate from high school, you have to help me take care of my dad for the rest of my life." Qianhuan said in a coquettish voice and looked at Jiang Lin lovingly.
Jiang Lin laughed awkwardly twice, "Haha, Qianhuan, don't take it so seriously."
"I'm serious. My father will no longer be able to work, and you will be my only hope. I'm going back first. Brother Jiang Lin, you should study hard." Qianhuan said goodbye after the performance.
After she left, Jiang Lin's mother immediately pulled Jiang Lin and closed the gate and said, "Lin'er, we have to cancel this marriage quickly, otherwise when you graduate from high school, the whole family will rely on you and ask you to take care of them for the rest of their lives."
"Mom, you are right. Liang Laoer is now a cripple, and his family is still trying to keep it a secret. Now the daughter of Mr. Liu is very interested in me. Let's go to the Liang family to cancel the engagement tomorrow."
Outside the courtyard gate, Qianhuan listened to the conversation between the mother and son and sneered in her heart.
She expected that the mother and son would want to break off the engagement, but she didn't expect that Jiang Lin had already found a new partner. She went there and came back, and she heard such an interesting thing.