Section 4: Marriage

"This ...... Sister......" Hoshimi suggested softly. "His injuries are not healed, and now ......"

"Well, I know. Xingke's face was expressionless. Ashrufat now vaguely sensed something abnormal, but he couldn't say it.

"Tomorrow, Aunt Mary will be here. Xingke continued. She spoke with her eyes on the plate, not at Ashrufat. "To be honest, she's mainly here to see you. ”

Ashrufat had already met the aunt once, so he knew that she was a key witness to the marriage. However, the last time we met, he was still bedridden, so the two sides only had a brief conversation. According to the sisters, Ashruphat first visited the aunt before losing his memory, and only after receiving the aunt's confirmation did he set out to the sisters' house in an attempt to fulfill the marriage contract. It was during this time that the accident that caused him to lose his memory took place. He may have been trying to climb a mountain to take a shortcut, but unfortunately fell off a cliff and was seriously injured. Eventually, Aunt Mary and the twins found him and brought him back. If it weren't for this warm-hearted aunt, Ashrufat would have been lying in the middle of nowhere somewhere by now, stinking.

"I think she might ask you that. Xingke said. "So I'd like to know your answer sooner rather than later. ”

Ashrufat smiled bitterly in his heart.

"Marriage is a big deal, it's as simple as that...... Pick it up, okay? I mean...... ...... with someone you don't like for the rest of your life," he asked tentatively.

"My parents made a marriage contract, and I didn't want to break it. Xingke replied unceremoniously. "If you want to violate this kind of thing, the only way is to give up everything you have – to give up all your inheritance, and to leave the family from now on, even to give up your family name. If that's the case, you don't really have to be bound by marriage contracts or anything like that, but it's like losing everything and becoming a wanderer...... I can't do that, so I can only accept it. ”

It's really not a cute answer at all. Ashrufat thought with interest in his heart. No wonder he came here as a stranger, and the two sisters couldn't refuse him. He put down the dishes and looked at the two sisters. Xingke, who is an older sister, is drinking soup with a spoon, and her eyes are not looking at him at all. On the other side, his sister, who was eating grilled sausages, was secretly looking at him, not only at him, but also at her own sister.

Ashrufat already knew that the two sisters were quite old—not that they were old, but that they were at the end of marriageable age. Theoretically, a woman's age from fifteen to thirty is the right age to marry, but in practice, it was common for nobles (including squires) to marry as soon as they reached adulthood.

Of course, if they had married earlier, there would have been nothing to do with Ashrufat. Although there is a marriage contract between them, if the two sisters use the reason that "the whereabouts of their fiancé are unknown, and his life and death are uncertain", then no one, including the aunt, who is a witness to the marriage contract, can stop their marriage. Once the wood is ready, then even if Ashrufat arrives, he will only be able to cry out in vain.

However, Ashrufat could not understand why they were not married. In the general people's opinion, those who are nearly thirty years old and have not yet married are rare breeds. This kind of woman is usually the kind that can't marry at all (such as a notorious slut, or an ugly girl who looks really sorry for the audience), or for some special reason (such as the mistress of a big man). However, this is clearly not the case with this pair of sisters.

Speaking of appearance, the appearance of the two sisters is completely incommensurate with their actual age. From the looks alone, they looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. And this youth is not the effect of deliberate makeup, dressing up and some other accessories, but a real talent. Their skin is delicate, their faces are smooth and traceless, their facial features are exquisite, and their natural silver hair has an indescribable exotic flavor. And the temperament of the two people is also very good, if you feel it carefully, the sister has a confident and arrogant demeanor, and the younger sister looks gentle and sweet, Chu Chu is moving.

In a word, even the harshest commentators have to admit that they are all beauties. To say that such a beauty has no suitors, like two delicate and gorgeous flowers, waiting for his strange fiancé, Ashrufat feels a bit incredible.

Speaking of life, Ashruphat clearly felt that the two sisters lived a very peaceful life. Through a few words of conversation with the servants, he knew that the two of them seemed to have very little contact with the outside world—of course, this little contact was not really without contact, but it meant that they rarely went out to visit their homes outside of their normal social lives, and there were not many relatives and friends who came to visit them. The main thing is that Aunt Mary. These two sisters don't look like the notorious type, right?

Well, it could just be some special reason.

Ashruphat thought so, completely unaware that he was staring at Star's face. As with all the rules of politeness in the world, staring at someone's face is very impolite. Xingke noticed his gaze, his face flushed slightly, and he glared at him viciously.

To be honest, being glared at by such a beautiful girl (even though she is actually not a girl anymore) doesn't make people angry at all. Ashrufat lowered his head and continued to nibble on his sausage.

Lunch ended in such a slightly dreary atmosphere. After eating all the food on the table, Xingke wiped his mouth with a napkin and left the table. My sister left with her. Only Ashrufat was left at the table. Even he didn't notice that he ate a sausage for the whole meal.

Sure enough, my fiancé who suddenly appeared out of nowhere is actually not popular. In fact, it's normal to think about it, even if there is a marriage contract, a man with backbone will not come to the door as a fiancé so empty-handed. It must be that I can't mix it up so much that I want to stay here, and I rely on my wife to eat soft rice for the rest of my life...... Well, it's normal to be scorned in this situation.

However, he also had a feeling that he should not be such a failed man. Is his name really Ashrufat? Why did he come here? Is it really for this family business?

......

Aunt Mary was an old woman with a very stern appearance.

Although Ashrufat had already met her once, the last time they met, he was still troubled by severe pain, and could only reluctantly say a few words to Aunt Mary, and had neither the energy nor the heart to take a serious look at the elder. So, in essence, it was the first time he had met this elder.

Although the old woman was old, her figure was still slender, and there was not a trace of fat in sight. She wears a black long-sleeved blouse and a long skirt of the same color, and she doesn't wear any accessories on her ears, fingers, neck, or anything like that. However, this frugal dress has nothing to do with her possessions. For the material of her clothes was very high-quality, and it was evident at a glance that they were made by the best tailors, and that they were finely crafted and tailored.

At this moment, two people are sitting in the living room. The twin sisters were all called out by this aunt, so there were only two of them here. It was clear that Aunt Mary was planning to have a good talk with Aerufat.

Ashrufat actually had a lot of questions to ask, but he didn't know how to open them for a while, so he could only remain awkwardly silent.

"Looks like you're recovering well. Aunt Mary was the first to break the silence. Her piercing gaze scrutinized Ashruphat up and down. That level has gone beyond the elders looking at the juniors, but a wolf looking at a tethered sheep.

"Hmm. Ashrufat didn't know how to answer, so he could only nod his head. He wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to call the old woman.

"Since you are the fiancé of those two girls, then you can also call me aunt. The old woman noticed Ashrufat's hesitation and chuckled. "I can see you have a lot of questions for me, don't you?"

"Auntie, I ......" Ashrufat hesitated for a moment, and finally said. "I seem to have forgotten everything. I don't know where I'm from...... Why am I here...... Who the hell am I...... I don't even know if the name Ishrufat is mine. ”

"Well, sure enough. Aunt Mary sighed softly. "I've been told that amnesia is a nuisance and it seems to be true. She looked at Ashrufat. "To be honest, I can't answer any of your questions. ”

"Can't answer? Can't even be sure of the name?"

"The reason why I know that your name is Ashruphat is because you yourself call yourself so. As for whether you have any other names or something, I really don't know. Aunt Mary replied without changing her face and without a beating heart. "As for other questions, like where are you from...... What are you doing here. Honestly, I don't actually know what to say. Because I can only be just an ordinary person, and I can't analyze the magic of people's hearts, I can only know what comes out of other people's mouths. And what comes out of the mouth can be both true and lies. In fact, even the words that come out of my mouth are not completely known to me. Because people always unconsciously use a lot of logical inferences, on many things that seem to be taken for granted, they don't ask too much. ”

It must be said that Aunt Mary did not lie a single word, but the effect of these truths was hardly any different from that of lies.

"You're confused, aren't you?" said Aunt Mary. "I forgot who I was, I forgot what I wanted to do...... Still, I'm sure the doctors told you about amnesia. ”

"Yes. Ashruphat nodded. He already knew this kind of thing. Amnesia itself is a rare disease, and it is the kind of disease that has no treatment at all. There are very few cases of patients regaining their memories after a period of time, but those cases are generally considered "gifted luck" rather than being treated correctly. The venerable doctor had already advised Ashrufat that instead of struggling there to pursue memories that could no longer be retrieved, it was better to simply leave everything behind and see it as an opportunity to be born again, to begin with a new identity.

"For you, everything in the past doesn't matter anymore. Aunt Mary said. "You should think of it as the will of the gods. Whatever ideas you had in the past, whatever plans you had in the past, they no longer exist. Don't let the past affect you. You should ...... Start a new life. I must say, this time it was a good start. ”

Ashrufat bowed his head and was silent for a long time, when suddenly, he looked sharply at Aunt Mary.