chsdbacks Chapter 285 The person saved was actually Lu Banxia.
Chapter 285 The person saved was actually Lu Banxia.
Upon hearing this, Wang Feng felt somewhat helpless. He originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but this girl was indeed destined for him. He had saved her twice on the mountain. If he didn't help, this girl would definitely die on the mountain.
"Come on, I'll carry you down the mountain."
"Thank you, benefactor Wang Feng."
Wang Feng squatted down and said, "Alright, come on up. Also, don't call me 'benefactor,' just call me by my name. It feels weird."
"Okay, then I'll call you Brother Feng."
The woman smiled slightly, picked up her basket, and climbed onto Wang Feng's back.
Feeling the pressure coming from his back, Wang Feng shook his head speechlessly. He was starving, but these two little mountains hadn't gotten any thinner.
Wang Feng was very fast. He walked down the three-mile mountain road in just twenty minutes. If there hadn't been outsiders around, he would have run down in a few minutes.
The woman felt very comfortable on Wang Feng's back. Wang Feng's back felt just like when her father carried her when she was a child—so warm and so reassuring.
If only her parents were still alive, but alas...
Wang Feng arrived at the foot of the mountain, took out his bicycle from his spatial storage, and placed it under a large tree fifty meters away.
Walking up to the bicycle, Wang Feng put the girl down and said, "Which village are you from? I'll take you home on my bicycle."
The woman didn't answer Wang Feng, but asked suspiciously, "Brother Feng, you just left your bicycle here? Aren't you afraid it will be stolen?"
"It's alright, I'm only going up the mountain for a little while. The bicycle is hidden under a big tree, so it'll be hard to spot," Wang Feng explained with a smile.
"Oh, I'm from Lujia Village, Brother Feng, thank you for your help."
Wang Feng patted the back seat: "Alright, get in."
"Um."
The woman agreed and, without any hesitation, sat in the back seat.
It wasn't far from here to Lujia Village, only about five miles away. Wang Feng rode for about ten minutes and arrived at Lujia Village.
The militiamen all recognized Wang Feng and the woman. After exchanging greetings, the two returned to Lujia Village.
After cycling to Lujia Village, Wang Feng asked, "Where do you live? Can you give me directions?"
"Okay, turn left here, then right ahead, and it'll be there in another fifty meters."
Following the directions given by the girl, Wang Feng unknowingly passed by the old village chief's house again.
Just then, the old village chief, carrying his pipe, came out of the house and saw Wang Feng. He quickly called out to him.
"Wang Feng, why are you back again? Oh, Banxia, what are you doing with Wang Feng?"
Wang Feng stopped the car, looked at the old village chief, and then at the girl in the back seat. He thought he had just heard the old village chief call the girl Banxia.
"Hello, Uncle Village Chief," Lu Banxia said sweetly.
Wang Feng looked at the old village chief, pointed to the girl in the back seat, and asked uncertainly:
"Uncle Lu, you said her name is Lu Banxia?"
The old village chief nodded and chuckled lewdly, "That's right. I was just introducing her to you. I didn't expect you to already know Banxia."
"Let's go, let's go to Banxia's house to talk."
Without saying a word, the old village chief pulled the two of them toward Lu Banxia's house. Fortunately, Lu Banxia's house was not far from the old village chief's house, and they arrived in just a few steps. Otherwise, with Lu Banxia taking one step at a time and stopping every now and then, it would have taken who knows how long.
"Banxia, what happened to your foot?" the old village chief asked.
Lu Banxia looked embarrassed: "I...I went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and twisted my ankle. Brother Feng saved me."
She didn't mention fainting, so as not to worry the village chief.
Upon hearing this, the old village chief burst into laughter: "Wang Feng, you and Banxia have quite a connection! How did you manage to run into her?"
Lu Banxia was a little confused by the two of them. She felt that the village chief was looking at her strangely.
Wang Feng was speechless. Could it really be such a coincidence? This girl was Lu Banxia, whom the old village chief was going to introduce to him?
Upon arriving at Lu Banxia's house, the old village chief said to Lu Banxia, "Banxia, go wash your face quickly."
"Um."
Lu Banxia agreed and went to wash her face. She usually made sure her face was dirty so that others wouldn't see her appearance and cause unnecessary trouble.
But the last time Uncle Village Chief came to her house, he happened to see her after she had washed her face. Luckily, Uncle Village Chief was a nice man and didn't go around saying anything, otherwise who knows how many bachelors would have come to harass her.
Wang Feng was her savior, and he saved her twice. She didn't want to hide it from him, especially if he wasn't married...
Wang Feng had intended to leave after taking Lu Banxia home, but the old village chief held him back, insisting on waiting until Lu Banxia finished washing her face before letting Wang Feng go, which left Wang Feng feeling quite helpless.
After Lu Banxia washed her face, Wang Feng looked around the room. There was only a broken table, two broken chairs, and some old furniture. That was all. The house was a dilapidated mud-brick house.
On the table was a large bowl with a chipped corner, containing some uneaten wild vegetables, though there weren't many, only about half a bowl.
Seeing this, Wang Feng sighed inwardly. It was alright now, but by next year, there might not be any wild vegetables left to dig up.
After waiting for about five minutes, Lu Banxia finished washing her face and came out of the room.
When Wang Feng saw that beautiful face, he was immediately stunned.
Lu Banxia now has a delicate face, her hair is simply styled into two ponytails, and she has changed into a clean set of clothes. Although the clothes are patched, they still cannot hide Lu Banxia's stunningly beautiful face.
Lu Banxia's complexion was somewhat sallow, clearly indicating long-term malnutrition. Even so, if Lu Banxia were to be rated now, she would still score 90 points.
Lu Banxia walked up to Wang Feng, her face flushed, and said, "Brother Feng."
Seeing Wang Feng's dazed expression, the old village chief patted Wang Feng's shoulder heavily and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, Wang Feng, how about it? Did your Uncle Lu lie to you? I knew it! Banxia looks like a fairy. If it weren't for the fact that Banxia is quite well-behaved, and I, Uncle Lu, don't want Banxia to suffer in the future, I would have introduced her to my good-for-nothing nephew a long time ago."
Wang Feng found it hard to believe that someone who had fled famine could be so beautiful. Her skin was snow-white all over, even better than that of Lou Xiao'e, the young lady from a wealthy family. Of course, that was the Lou Xiao'e before. Now, Lou Xiao'e's skin was definitely better than Lu Banxia's, after all, she had been nourished by him for so long and had drunk the water of life.
"Wang Feng, you brat, give Uncle Lu a piece of your mind. Have you seen Banxia yet?" the old village chief asked with a laugh.
Then, the old village chief looked at Lu Banxia and asked, "Banxia, Wang Feng is a section chief at a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, but he already has a wife. Would you be willing to be with him?"
Wang Feng was slightly taken aback, not expecting the old village chief to be so direct.
He knew nothing about Lu Banxia. He didn't even know what kind of person Lu Banxia was. Even if Lu Banxia was very beautiful, he still couldn't accept her, after all, she had too many secrets.
He was just about to politely refuse when he saw Lu Banxia lower her head, her face flushed with embarrassment, and say:
"I do."