83: Chapter 83 Joy

"Here!"

The Rabbit-girl Youyou heard a clear, masculine voice and hurriedly stood up, nearly bumping into the roasted meat in front of her.

This piece of roasted meat wasn't cooked well; some parts were already charred, while others were still somewhat raw, yet despite this, it still emitted a faint, appetizing aroma.

"Ugh!" Youyou clamped a hand over her throat, nearly vomiting.

"Don't you know that we Rabbit-people don't eat meat?" Youyou glared at this blunderer. This guy was a Qin-person, appearing quite tall. Although he wasn't particularly muscular, the sword hanging at his waist clearly made him look like someone not to be trifled with.

"Does this Qin-person fancy me?" Youyou felt secretly pleased, but then a second thought struck her, "I'm the notorious ugly girl of the clan; perhaps he just pities me! My voice is so unpleasant, and I'm clumsy and ugly—how could any male possibly like me?"

Sighing, Youyou pushed the roasted meat away. "We Rabbit-people don't eat meat, only various fresh grass leaves. You shouldn't waste your time on me; if you keep trying, all the beauties will be snatched up by others." With that, she pointed not far away.

Xi looked in the direction she pointed and nearly gagged. Over there was a Pig-girl, looking broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, very sturdy; even so, she still had several males surrounding her.

What on earth is wrong with this world?

"No, no! Beautiful Rabbit-person lady, my vegetables are prepared just for you. Look! What is this?" Xi reached behind his back and pulled out a bunch of vibrant green vegetables.

"Wow!" Youyou's eyes instantly turned into heart shapes, and her mouth secreted a large amount of saliva. She smacked her lips and said incredulously, "Is this for me?"

Watching her cute appearance, Xi's heart seemed to melt. "Of course, here!" He understood the principle that saying too much leads to mistakes, so he didn't say more, simply handing over the vegetables.

"Then I won't be polite!" Youyou took the vegetables and asked solemnly, "Are you really willing to form a family with me?"

"Of course!" Xi nodded hurriedly.

After finishing the two bunches of cabbage in a few bites, Youyou wiped her mouth casually and stared at Xi with sparkling eyes.

Xi felt a bit flustered. Such watery, fixed eyes spoke for themselves; only a fool wouldn't make a move now!

Xi gritted his teeth and mustered his courage, grabbed Youyou's soft little hand, and without daring to look at her, headed straight into the small grove with his head down.

Youyou pursed her lips in a smile and followed quickly.

A refreshed Xi bid a reluctant farewell to Youyou; he still needed to prepare gifts to exchange with the Rabbit Clan Chief before he could officially take Youyou away.

Rabbit Huang, who also looked elated, chuckled, "How about it, the trip was worth it, right?"

Xi didn't hear him, but instead stared blankly at Youyou's receding figure as she smiled enchantingly, his heart filled with sweetness.

"Hurry home and prepare, you silly brother!" Rabbit Huang slapped the back of Xi's head, waking the happy lad up. "Although I don't know why you passed over so many beauties who are good at childbearing and working to choose her, you still need to pay a lot of things. The Rabbit Clan Chief is a greedy old guy."

It was unknown how much time had passed before a dazed Xi finally returned home.

Xi's home was a very typical age of empires residence. From a small shed to a thatched cottage, and now to this brick-and-tile house, it looked like a heaven-and-earth transformation.

These tile-roofed houses built with blue bricks were warm in winter and cool in summer, and there wasn't much dust. Even the mice that often scurried around the house had decreased significantly because it was difficult to dig holes.

Passing through the vermilion-painted gate, one entered a not-too-large courtyard. High walls blocked the view from the outside, and a two-story, beautiful, solid dark-blue house came into view.

For a single man, the house was still too big, and too quiet and lonely. So, Xi also kept a large black dog. Hearing Xi's footsteps, the large black dog barked happily and wagged its tail vigorously.

Seeing Xi approach, it jumped up joyfully, wanting to touch its master with its paws.

"Dahei!" Xi affectionately stroked Dahei's head. Dahei squinted its eyes comfortably, and its tail wagged even harder.

The furniture at home was reasonably complete, but the arrangement was chaotic. Humming a tune, Xi kicked away a stool that was blocking his path and quickly walked into the bedroom.

On the simple pine bed, a thin quilt was kicked around messily, and a few pairs of dirty shoes under the bed emitted an inexplicable stench.

Xi took the pillow from the head of the bed and pulled out a long, flat wooden box from inside it.

Removing the lid of the wooden box, pieces of bronze knife-money emitting a golden light lay quietly inside. Since currency entered the Qin State, this cute thing had gradually become everyone's favorite; after all, it could be exchanged for anything.

Although he didn't know how much the Rabbit Clan Chief would want, these copper coins were certainly enough. Xi was very glad that he didn't like going to the brothels, so he had saved up quite a bit of money.

A major event like marriage was not something a single person could handle alone. Xi picked up a piece of cured meat and came to his neighbor Lichuan's house.

The Lichuan family was a Farmer household; after coming out of the System, they were assigned a wife. The young couple lived quite frugally, so their life was prosperous.

Because Xi was a single soldier, his daily diet wasn't convenient, so the Lichuan family often invited him over to eat together. And Lichuan didn't feel right about letting him eat for free every day, so he often brought gifts. Back and forth, the two families became closer and closer.

Lichuan's wife was named Liangnü, a very easygoing woman. Hearing of Xi's intentions, she was also very enthusiastic.

"Don't worry, brother. Leave all the preparations to me."

With the help of the Lichuan family, things naturally became much easier. Preparing ingredients, inviting guests, decorating the house...

This was originally just a small matter that would quickly skip past in the System logs. But as luck would have it, it was discovered by Zhao Feng, who was resting.

For Zhao Feng, the former teacher who quite liked research, this was a very interesting topic.

First, politically speaking, the Qin people beginning to intermarry with other races could accelerate Zhao Feng's grand plan of peaceful assimilation, allowing these foreign races to quickly join the big Qin family.

Secondly, was there reproductive isolation between humans and these foreign races? That was a matter very much worth looking forward to.

Of course, Zhao Feng also hoped that his subordinate bachelors could form families as soon as possible. While brothels could solve part of the problem, they couldn't always rely on such buildings; after all, those with steady property had more combat effectiveness, and decent family men were the main force.

As the System gradually became richer, these Qin citizens, who were originally just game characters, became increasingly closer to reality. Perhaps one day the influence of the System might be eliminated, so Zhao Feng also needed to plan ahead.

Given various reasons, Zhao Feng naturally hoped that such events would become more frequent, so he had to vigorously promote and support Xi's affair.

Thus, because Xi was the first case of intermarriage between a Qin person and a foreign race, all resources were covered by the government.

For saving so much knife-money, and with the great ruler himself presiding over the wedding, Xi was naturally moved to tears of gratitude.

Thus, such a unique wedding began under the presiding of Zhao Feng.