His Peasant Wife: Yao Ling [Part 1]

Chapter 4: The Journey - An Yang City, Part 1&2

— Part 1

After spending the night together, the awkwardness started to lessen a bit.

Their relationship started to change for the better. They decided to prepare for their journey and left in a few days.

They went together to the nearest town, buying necessities.

They lived in the Shu Kingdom. The continent was divided into three kingdoms, Shu, Qin, and Han.

Currently, they lived in a peaceful era. They signed a peace treaty.

Yao Ying and Yao Ling just commoners that didn't engage in any politics, but they knew their kingdom was the strongest.

The other two kingdoms didn't dare to declare war blindly, hence the peacefulness.

There were several statuses for the people in their kingdom. Peasant was one of them.

Though Yao Ling's mother practiced medicine, she still had to rely on farming for their daily necessities. Jiu Lan was kindhearted, sometimes she cured people without being paid.

Informally, peasant meant a person of low social status. It can be said both Yao Ling and Yao Ying were at the bottom of society.

Yao Ying and Yao Ling decided to head to the capital. That's the only place to get many pieces of information easily.

They knew the chance for Yao Ying to find his past was bigger because of his jade. They could reduce the possibilities by looking for Xiao families.

Their village quite far from the capital and it would take a few months to get there.

Yao Ying teased Yao Ling, "Just take this as our honeymoon." He smiled mischievously, making Yao Ling blush.

There was no one they left behind, so they didn't need to say farewell to anyone.

They just left the village behind.

"We are not really in a hurry. We can just enjoy each city and stay for a little while. Maybe if I were alone without memories, I'd try to find my past like a lunatic. My mind is like a blank canvas and it's scary. Now... I have you. I'm quite content with our marriage. Why don't we also enjoy ourselves?" Yao Ying proposed a plan.

Yao Ying actually did it for her. He knew Yao Ling was still sad, but this stubborn girl concealed it.

If he didn't know her previously, he wouldn't have known it. Yes, she still smiled, but it wasn't genuinely cheery like before.

He didn't know why but it didn't sit nicely for him.

Yao Ling was quite surprised with his idea; she thought he would go straight to the capital to find information.

She was happy with the idea though, maybe it would distract her from missing her mother.

They went to the nearest city, An Yang. It only took a few days. When they arrived it was already at night, the city was bustling with a merry atmosphere.

It seemed like there was a celebration. Their village was quite remote and rarely had any celebration.

Yao Ying asked one of the pedestrians, asking about the event.

"Ah... are you guys new here? Enjoy the festival then! This is the Sevens Festival. This is the day to worship the stars and for the young girl to pray for a good husband." The pedestrian was a young man.

After looking at Yao Ling, he was stunned. The girl beside the man was a beauty!

"Young miss... it will be the perfect time for you to pray too!" The young man tried to flirt with Yao Ling.