Chapter 47: Falling from the Sky
Lingxi is getting engaged.

Peijia Village is a clan village, and Lingxi's grandfather's lineage is the main branch. If counted from her grandfather's side, Lingxi would be the eldest granddaughter, and if counted from Lingxi's father's side, she would be the eldest daughter.

No matter how you look at it, Lingxi's status is quite high in the eyes of the older generation.

The younger generation doesn’t care about this.

But Uncle Pei has always been popular among the neighbors, and there are only a few girls in the village, so they are quite rare in the Pei family.

The news that Pei Fuzhu was told in a dream to marry Lingxi off was only spread within her own family.

The villagers were unaware of the situation. Although they were wondering why Pei Fuzhu, the older sister, had not made any move yet, Lingxi, the younger sister, had already made up her mind, they still came in a group to help two days in advance.

The aunt, the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law were busy taking care of the household affairs. The young men followed the three brothers Pei Jin, Pei Yu and Gu Si into the mountains. Uncle Pei put the matter of building a yard for Lingxi and Gu Si on the agenda and discussed with a group of elders in the clan how to start the construction.

The whole village was bustling with activity.

But the person involved, Lingxi, became an idler.

Washing, preparing food, and cleaning the house, everyone did things in an organized and clear division of labor, cleanly and efficiently. Lingxi couldn't get involved in anything. If she wanted to do something, everyone would say that it was not for the bride to do that.

Lingxi: “…”

She was so busy outside that she felt bad if she went back to her room and lay down alone, so she just said hello to the old lady, picked up her backpack and went out.

The old Pei family's house is right at the entrance of the village. In front of the door there is a row of dense bamboo forests about five or six meters wide. To the east is a mountain wall blocking the way. If one wants to go out, one has to go west and pass this road past Uncle Pei's door.

Lingxi walked out of Uncle Pei's house and headed west. She passed by Uncle Pei's house and went around the small bamboo forest in front. She could see a red maple tree with lush branches and leaves that was hundreds of years old at the entrance of the village.

It's past the double harvest season now, and the villagers have some free time, so they gather in groups of three or four to chat and talk about gossip.

It's a lively event that Lingxi is getting engaged to Gu Si.

Lingxi's success in Peijia Village was due to the fact that her father was a brilliant and influential figure in his time. She attracted a lot of attention, and everyone in the village knew that she had always been pampered. Gu Si was also very well-known in the surrounding villages, and was famous for not being able to carry anything on his shoulders or with his hands. Whenever these two people got together, the villagers would have a lot to talk about.

There were other gossips as well, most of them were worried that the two would not survive in the future, and some were talking about how it would be better for Gu Si to marry into the Pei family, saying that the Pei family could afford a son-in-law.

It is said that Lingxi's uncles and brothers are all capable people, and they can afford to support a few more people like Gu Si.

Thanks to the management of Old Pei's family, Lingxi has received a lot of goodwill in the village since she was a child. When people talk about their marriage, if they say that it is better for Gu Si to marry into the family, you can imagine what the outside world will say.

Lingxi heard it from afar, turned around and walked straight east.

The road out of the village is an east-west road, and there is a narrow bamboo forest separating the old Pei family from the village. Go straight ahead, through the forest for dozens of meters, and then walk across a single-plank bridge over a deep ravine, and you will reach the back mountain of Gujia Village.

The yard that Uncle Pei planned to give to Lingxi and Gu Sijian was next to this back mountain.

Lingxi had no plan to leave the village. She walked to the entrance of the forest. To the south was where she usually dug wild vegetables. To the north, she walked up a gentle slope and in a few steps she reached the mountain wall next to Lingxi's yard.

Because it was the slack season, the children no longer needed to go to the fields, and more children were digging wild vegetables in the woods. Lingxi hesitated for a moment, touched the exquisitely crafted wooden bracelet on her wrist that was placed side by side with the storage bracelet. In the end, she did not go to the woods where she used to go, but turned and walked towards the mountains in the north.

Lingxi went out mainly to stock up on supplies for her own space. There were many people in the forest, and it was inconvenient to be under other people's eyes.

It would be better to...

She went into the mountains. When Gu Si took her into the mountains, she saw a lot of things that could be stored, but it was inconvenient to travel at that time, so she just let it go.

As for the fear of danger...

This bracelet was made by Gu Si for Lingxi.

The wooden bracelet is hollow, and inside it are particles made of sleeping pills.

Press the small mechanism on top and the drug will be ejected. Its effect will spread and penetrate every hole. Enemies within three steps will not last more than three seconds if it passes through.

A few decades ago, Gu Si lived in an environment full of bullets and gunfire. A few hundred years ago, Gu Si was surrounded by swords and sabers. Thousands of years ago, the interstellar space was full of mechas and warships.

Even though they are living in today's peaceful times, Gu Si still did not forget to bring some things for Lingxi to defend herself.

The drug used was a knockout drug instead of a deadly poison, because he had been cultivating his character recently.

Lingxi didn't know that Gu Si originally had the idea of ​​using a poison that would kill instantly upon impact. She only knew that with the drug that Gu Si gave her, her safety was guaranteed.

Lingxi has just had some free time recently, and the villagers haven't had time to go into the mountains to search, so she has come across a lot of good things.

In addition, it rained a few days ago, and all kinds of mushrooms were everywhere waiting for Lingxi to pick.

She was so happy about the pick-ups that she came to her senses and found that she had unknowingly walked to the top of the mountain wall next to her yard. Looking down, due to the perspective, she could only see the kitchen of Uncle Pei's house and half of Uncle Pei's yard.

Lingxi blinked. It was the first time she knew what the view from above was like.

She withdrew her gaze with a bit of curiosity and walked back. Suddenly, she vaguely realized something was wrong. Lingxi turned her head and saw that on a dense tree, a rope made of unknown material that looked very similar to a vine was quickly pulled up.

Lingxi moved her eyes up along the tree trunk. The rope that had just fallen from the tree was gone, but a piece of clothing was still hanging in the gap between the branches and leaves.

Lingxi has good eyesight.

The corners of the green clothes have dark patterns.

Such fine fabrics are hard to find at the moment.

Lingxi: “…”

!!!

She became alert instantly, took a step back without making a sound, and her hand had already touched the wooden bracelet on her wrist.

ha?
A good guy was hiding in a big tree near someone else's wall, with a rope on his hand.

She glanced at the height of the person on the tree and felt a little unsure. It was more than ten meters away. I'm afraid the drug pill couldn't be launched that high!
Lingxi took small steps back, thinking that her life was more important than safety. Otherwise, should she just pretend she didn't see it?
Go back and complain to your second uncle?
However, Lingxi wanted to shrink back, but the person on the tree slid down by pulling the rope.

The man was wearing a long green gown and a hat with a very low brim. The mask on his face covered most of his face, so his appearance could not be seen clearly. However, he had a slender figure and was pulling a long rope with one hand. He was descending from the sky against the light, with his clothes fluttering in the mottled shadows of the trees.

If this place wasn't right next to her home, and if Lingxi didn't still remember this person and didn't know whether he was an enemy or a friend, Lingxi would have praised her for being beautiful.

(End of this chapter)