Farming to Defy My Fate 39

Chapter 39: Married

Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, Zhao An led Hu Sheng and his party into his home. Those priceless gifts were also moved in.

But after closing the door, he looked at Hu Sheng with some alarm. “Will keeping these things in my house bring trouble?”

Unexpectedly, Hu Sheng said, “It’s fine. I’ll be living at your place from now on. Didn’t we agree that I’d marry you? Of course, I have to move into your house.” Then he glanced in the direction of Zhao An’s bathroom. “Besides, your place is much more comfortable than the mountain.”

The bathroom… Zhao An shook his head, quickly shaking those terrible thoughts from his mind. He became serious. “But you still have several thousand people on the mountain.”

Hu Sheng said fearlessly, “It’s fine. I can just go up the mountain every day. My pace is fast, anyway.”

Alright, he had forgotten again. This was a world with qinggong, a world not governed by Newton. Since Hu Sheng said he was moving in, Zhao An immediately relaxed. Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly called Qin Tong and Hai Bo to help make lunch.

Zhao An had Qin Tong boil a pot of water, then he picked up a wild goose and went to the courtyard to prepare to kill it and let its blood. Hu Sheng didn’t mind him and had already unfastened Da Hei’s leash, planning to take the wolf for a walk.

Li Dake squatted next to Zhao An and asked pitifully, “Are you really going to kill this pair of wild geese?”

At this time, Zhao An had already started plucking the feathers from the goose’s neck. “Of course, I have to kill it. If I don’t, should I let it go? Wouldn’t that be a waste of Ah Sheng’s kind intentions?”

Although this thing looked a lot like a duck, and Hu Sheng had said it tasted similar to a duck, Zhao An was still very curious.

Because he was curious, he wanted to eat it. No problem.

Seeing Zhao An’s eager expression, Li Dake could only complain in his heart, You two are really a perfect match.

When Hu Sheng was in the northern frontier, he had once shot down a wild goose. He had lamented to Hu Sheng, “The feelings of wild geese are steadfast. If one of a pair dies, the other will not live alone.”

Then he saw Hu Sheng draw his bow and shoot again, bringing down the other wild goose as well. Then he said with a laugh, “This way, they can be reunited in my stomach.”

Although Li Dake complained in his heart that Hu Sheng was a mood-killer, he had no oil in his stomach at that time. After the two wild geese were roasted in the fire pit, he alone finished off the two necks and two heads. The two skeletons were given to his wife. There was no other way. As freeloaders, they could only gnaw on these scraps.

The meal Zhao An made today was very sumptuous. There was no lack of chicken, duck, fish, and meat. So Li Dake managed to grab a goose leg and a wing, satisfying his craving.

Speaking of which, all these dishes were cooked by Zhao An himself. He hadn’t expected this boy’s cooking skills to be so good. Hu Sheng had really found a treasure.

Thinking of Zhao An’s good points, besides his cooking skills, he could also think of him sending seeds to the stronghold. Even if it was just some sweet potato vines, it was still his kind intention.

And Zhao An’s toilet was really good to use. He had promised that when the weather turned cold, he would build a large bathhouse in the stronghold so that everyone could take a shower.

After lunch, Hu Sheng sent away the people who had come down the mountain with him. Hai Bo took Qin Tong to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. Only then did Zhao An mysteriously lean close to Hu Sheng’s ear and ask, “When exactly is our wedding day?”

“It’s tomorrow. Li Dake already read it just now. Didn’t you hear?” Hu Sheng pulled Zhao An to sit in front of him. “Don’t look so lost and helpless, okay? If you think it’s too rushed, I won’t force you.”

Zhao An immediately replied, “No, tomorrow is very good.” Then his face turned red again. “I just didn’t pay attention when I was studying, so I didn’t understand the marriage certificate Mr. Li wrote.”

“Hahaha~” Hu Sheng laughed unrestrainedly. “You actually called Li Dake ‘Mr.’? That guy is very mischievous. The whole text is full of classical allusions, using the legendary wedding dates of two ancient gods, without specifying a specific time. It’s understandable that you didn’t understand. If I hadn’t set the time myself, I definitely wouldn’t have understood either. He just likes to show off his knowledge from time to time. Please bear with him.”

Zhao An felt that Hu Sheng was just comforting him, but he still went along with it. He no longer dwelled on the matter of Hu Sheng and Li Dake digging a pit for him and instead began to worry, “If we’re getting married tomorrow, what will I wear~ And those wines I brewed, I said I’d use them for the wedding. They haven’t even been transported up the mountain yet.”

Of course, Hu Sheng had already prepared the clothes. It was just the matter of the wine that he hadn’t thought of. It was his first time getting married, after all, and there were many things he might not have thought of. But this was not an unsolvable problem. Taking advantage of the fact that Li Dake and the others hadn’t gone far, Hu Sheng directly used his qinggong to chase after them.

Half a shichen later, Li Dake and his men returned to Zhao An’s house. Smelling the rich and charming aroma of the wine, the originally reluctant expressions on their faces immediately turned into the most sincere smiles. They scrambled to carry the wine jars.

Zhao An stood by and watched with a pounding heart, afraid that one of them would slip and break a jar. How could Hu Sheng just watch his Zhao An worry? He walked up and slapped away the dirty hands that were touching the jars.

In the end, they had a fight among themselves and elected five winners. Each person carried two jars of wine and went up the mountain happily. Those who didn’t win could only follow behind them dejectedly. The last person in line was Li Dake. Even though he had trained on the frontier for several years, he was still the weakest fighter in this group. The others had already gone easy on him because he was a military advisor responsible for distributing grain, but he still got a black eye.

At noon the next day, Li Dake came out with that swollen eye to act as the master of ceremonies for Hu Sheng and Zhao An. Although his voice was loud and steady when he recited, “First bow to heaven and earth,” Zhao An couldn’t help but think, Why can’t we have someone else? For example, Feng Shaoping, who is standing by and smiling foolishly, looks very presentable.

But as the red silk on Hu Sheng’s side swayed, he quickly composed himself and bowed deeply with him towards the distant mountains and the high sky.

“Second bow to the parents.” Only the memorial tablets of Zhao An’s parents were there, but the two of them still bowed deeply. As Zhao An lowered his head, he thought to himself, I will live a good life, be with the person I like, and be happy forever.

When the two of them raised their heads at the same time and looked at each other, they both found that the smiles on each other’s faces had melted into every inch of their skin. But they were still happy. They could only let their eyes shine as brightly as stars, and their whole bodies seemed to be glowing.

“Husband and husband bow to each other.” This bow was very deep. Zhao An suddenly remembered the sweet words, or rather, the vows, that Hu Sheng had once said to him. They would be united forever in the witness of heaven, earth, and their friends and relatives.

“The ceremony is complete.” Since they were both men, there was no need to be sent to the bridal chamber and have one person wait bitterly in the new room. Instead, they both came to the guests and drank and laughed with everyone.

Because there were too many people, the wine they drank that day was actually very light, and the wedding scene was very simple. But Zhao An felt that he was drunk. He just wanted to laugh. When the moon was high in the sky and he and Hu Sheng returned to their room together, he still couldn’t help but laugh out loud. But now there were only the two of them, so, “May I kiss my groom?”

Hu Sheng kissed him on the mouth. “Of course you can.” Zhao An naturally kissed back, but Hu Sheng had already started to take off his clothes. His messy black hair was scattered on the red wedding robe. Just seeing this scene was enough to make one’s blood boil.

That night, both Hu Sheng and Zhao An were a little too excited. So much so that before they even got to the main event, they had already come once. But this frantic and intoxicating feeling immediately made their bodies react again. Then followed a whole night of passionate entanglement.

Zhao An didn’t know when he had passed out. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a strange, large bed. Fortunately, the other furnishings in the room were still familiar. This was Hu Sheng’s room, but he had changed to a new bed.

Zhao An was dazed for a moment. He wanted to prop himself up from the bed, but he felt that what he was propping himself up on was not the bed board, but a very elastic pectoral muscle.

He looked up and saw Hu Sheng’s bright blue eyes. It seemed he had been awake for a long time. He touched the skin under his hand again. This pectoral muscle was his now, and he could do whatever he wanted.

「Two hundred words harmonized here. Hope to unlock.」

Still no good. He felt that his waist and legs had no strength. It was even more tiring than climbing stairs for a whole day while carrying a hundred jin of heavy objects.

Seeing him sob in pain, Hu Sheng quickly pulled him over again and helped him massage his lower back. He complained a little, “I said I wanted to sleep last night, but you still wrapped yourself around me and kissed my eyes. Do you regret it now?”

However, Zhao An was definitely not one to regret. He glared back at Hu Sheng, but twisted his waist again. “Aiyo~” he groaned, and fell back onto Hu Sheng’s chest.

But he didn’t know how alluring the flush at the corners of his eyes was, and how bewildering his hoarse voice was. Fortunately, Hu Sheng was someone who knew how to dote on him. He dutifully massaged his waist for a while. Seeing that his expression had calmed down, he got up from the bed. “I saw that Sister-in-law Zhang has stewed some fish soup. I’ll go get some for you.”

“Mm,” Zhao An now felt that even saying two words was tiring.

He lay in bed for the whole day and was only able to go downstairs for dinner.

But because he had slept for too long during the day, he couldn’t sleep after it got dark. He tossed and turned in bed, forcing Hu Sheng to pull out a sheet and wrap him up.

But Zhao An still wriggled on the bed like a silkworm. Finally, he rested his head on Hu Sheng’s chest and let out a hot breath. “You gave me all the sheets. Be careful not to catch a cold.”

Hu Sheng stroked the top of his head. “I know you’re being sarcastic, but hurry up and sleep.”

But to be abstinent on the second night of marriage was too inhumane. Just as Zhao An was thinking this, he was spanked. “Don’t be in a hurry. We still have decades.”

Hu Sheng thought for a moment, then took out a ceramic ocarina from the cabinet by the bed. “Let me play a tune for you.”

Zhao An had heard Hu Sheng play before and immediately nodded. “Okay. If you play for me, I’ll definitely be able to fall asleep quickly.”

The tone of the ceramic ocarina was low and distant. If Zhao An’s mood hadn’t been so cheerful at this time, he would have definitely felt the majestic and tragic atmosphere. But his mood was very happy now, and he soon blinked and fell asleep to the faint melody. After Hu Sheng finished a tune, he pulled him over and pillowed his head on his arm.

Even though he had slept for a whole day, the fatigue from last night still needed time to digest, so Zhao An still slept very soundly that night.

When he woke up in the morning, he was once again a lively young man. But this time, Hu Sheng was no longer by his bed. Before Zhao An could feel disappointed, he heard an earth-shattering roar from outside.

He threw on his clothes and looked out the window. He found that the camp was conducting formation and charging training today. The war-like atmosphere, like a giant beast, stirred up a cloud of dust. It was indeed not comparable to the few small cats in Zhaojia Village.