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Chapter 171 Embroidered Spring Knife Zhou Miaotong 5

After hearing the news, Zhou Miaotong looked distraught.

Ding Xiu took her back to the inn where they were staying. Zhou Miaotong could no longer hold back and big tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Brother Ding, my only family is gone. I don't have a sister anymore." Zhou Miaotong clutched the clothes around her chest with pain in her eyes.

Ding Xiu hugged Zhou Miaotong, who was crying bitterly, and comforted her softly, "Don't cry, don't cry, you still have me. I will always be with you."

Zhou Miaotong cried for a long time in Ding Xiu's arms until her voice became hoarse. Ding Xiu felt that she couldn't cry any longer, so he raised his hand and knocked her unconscious, letting her rest for a while.

Looking at Zhou Miaotong, who was lying on the bed with red and swollen eyes from crying, Ding Xiu touched her face lovingly and sighed.

"The two sisters really have the same temperament. They jumped into the river as soon as they said they would. But have you ever thought about how sad the relatives left behind in the world are?"

Ding Xiu then changed his mind and thought again. The situation of the two sisters at that time did not allow them to think too much. They just wanted to avoid being insulted, so how could they think of their sisters who were far away from them?

Thinking of this, Ding Xiu felt a little relieved, relieved that he did not just leave, but saved Zhou Miaotong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a fate with Zhou Miaotong.

During the trip to Yangzhou, Zhou Miaotong was devastated by the news of Zhou Miaoxuan's death. In order to cheer her up, Ding Xiu took her to relax in Jiangnan in the following days.

With Ding Xiu's company, Zhou Miaotong finally got over the pain of losing her loved ones, but she also became more dependent on Ding Xiu.

In a town nestled in the mountains and by the water, Ding Xiu lowered his eyes and looked at Zhou Miaotong leaning on his shoulder and couldn't help but say, "Miaotong, will you marry me? I can't wait for you to become my wife!"

Zhou Miaotong looked at Ding Xiu and pursed her red lips.

The man in front of her not only saved her when she was about to die, but also taught her martial arts to survive in troubled times. He also accompanied her on the long journey to Yangzhou to find her relatives.

All of this combined made Zhou Miaotong's feelings for Ding Xiu reach a peak.

Zhou Miaotong's watery eyes flashed with deep affection, and she nodded without hesitation, "I do!"

Afterwards, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Ding Xiu's lips.

Ding Xiu felt the softness on his lips, hugged Zhou Miaotong's slender waist tightly, and responded to Zhou Miaotong's initiative with ecstasy.

The two held their wedding in the picturesque town and officially became husband and wife.

After the marriage, the two went to the capital to inform Ding Baiying of the news, and also to apologize. After all, they were too eager to get married at that time and did not inform Ding Baiying.

Ding Baiying did not blame the two, saying that people in society should not be fussy about trivial matters, and as long as the young couple lived in harmony in the future, that would be enough.

But after Ding Baiying finished speaking, he suggested that the two of them stay in the capital to help Lu Wenzhao.

Ding Xiu knew that Zhou Miaotong had a psychological trauma about the capital, and considering Zhou Miaotong's feelings, Ding Xiu politely rejected Ding Baiying's proposal. However, he promised Ding Baiying that if she needed help in the future, she could call him and he would come to help.

Seeing this, Ding Baiying didn't want to force them to stay.

However, after learning that Ding Xiu planned to take Zhou Miaotong back to his hometown, he asked him to take care of his junior brother Ding Xian who stayed there because of poor health.

Ding Xian stayed in his hometown because of poor health.

Ding Xiu agreed immediately, then said goodbye and left with Zhou Miaotong.

Two years later, in a remote mountain village, in a wooden house located on the edge.

Zhou Miaotong got up lazily from the bed, and a white arm stretched out from the curtain, trying to take the clothes on the chair beside her.

Unexpectedly, a pair of big men's hands stretched out from behind the curtain, grabbed her arms and pulled her back to the bed.

A magnetic voice sounded beside Zhou Miaotong's ears: "It's still early, stay with me to sleep for a while!"

There is a hint of seduction in the words.

Zhou Miaotong tilted her head and felt her face itchy from the man's beard. She smiled sweetly and pushed him away.

"Oh, stop it, I'm going to get up. Even if you're not hungry, I am. I've been messing around with you all night!"

Zhou Miaotong pushed him away without any reluctance, lifted the curtain in front of the bed, got up and put on her clothes.

Ding Xiu, who was lying on the bed, also revealed his face at this time. He propped himself up on the bed and looked at Zhou Miaotong with affection as she got up and put on her clothes.

After Zhou Miaotong put on her clothes, she picked up his clothes and threw them to him, rolling her eyes at him coquettishly, "Hurry up, wash up and shave the beard on your face, it's hurting me so much!"

Ding Xiu felt his whole body soften when she glared at him, so of course he did whatever she said.

After getting up and washing, he shaved in the yard while watching Zhou Miaotong making breakfast in the kitchen.

The years were quiet for a while.

Suddenly, the gate was pushed open by a young man, and he strode towards Ding Xiu who was shaving in the yard.

Ding Xiu bent over and looked at the newcomer. "Hey, Junior Brother, you are so rude. You just walked in without even knocking!"

The person who came was none other than his junior fellow apprentice Ding Xian, who was holding a letter in his hand. Seeing Ding Xiu shaving in the yard, he waved the letter and said, "Big Brother, Master has sent a letter."

"Oh, put it there first. Let me finish shaving!" Ding Xiu shook his head. He couldn't do anything about this junior brother who had no idea what politeness was.

Ding Xian placed the letter in his hand on the stone table in the courtyard, and walked into the kitchen with familiarity. Seeing Zhou Miaotong busy inside, he asked without hesitation: "Sister-in-law, what did you cook this morning? I can smell the fragrance outside!"

Zhou Miaotong had become familiar with Ding Xian in the past two years. She knew that he was just flattering her and probably wanted to come over for a free meal since he hadn't had breakfast.

She couldn't help but laugh, handed the fried eggs to him, and said, "Look for yourself, take the dishes out and then you can call your brother to eat. I didn't cook anything early in the morning, just white porridge and a plate of fried eggs."

"I like eggs too! Thank you, sister-in-law!" Ding Xian brought the eggs out of the kitchen with a smile.

Ding Xiu couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this. This kid really knows how to pick the time. He never comes unless it's mealtime.

But he is his junior fellow apprentice, and his master had previously told him to take better care of him.

Ding Xiu glanced at it helplessly and then looked away. He scooped up the water in the basin and washed his face, cleaning off the remaining beard on his face.

Then he went into the kitchen to help Zhou Miaotong serve the meal.

After a while, the three of them sat down at the table.

"Let's eat quickly!" Zhou Miaotong took the lead in inviting Ding Xian to eat.

Ding Xian didn't pick up his chopsticks until he saw Ding Xiu and Zhou Miaotong picking up their chopsticks and then he started to eat with relish.

During this time, Ding Xiu took out the letter sent by his master Ding Baiying and started reading it.

After dinner, Ding Xian helped Zhou Miaotong clean up the table, "Sister-in-law, you take a rest, I'll wash the dishes!"

"Oh, okay." Zhou Miaotong didn't bother to be polite with him. She handed him the cleaned plates and walked to Ding Xiu, who remained silent after reading the letter.

Seeing her approaching, Ding Xiu subconsciously held her hand and sighed.

"What's wrong? What did the master say in the letter? I can see that you don't seem to be in a good mood." Zhou Miaotong was a little puzzled.