Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 290 Pattern
The trees around the house were transplanted not long ago and have obvious traces of human intervention. It will take at least a year to form a relatively natural forest. The area is more than ten acres, and it took some time for Chen Xuan to take Su Roujia around.

Chen Xuan has a strong cultivation base, and Su Roujia has been used to a hard life since childhood, so neither of them is tired after a small circle.

Standing at the entrance to the busy city, Chen Xuan pointed at the forest and said, "Rou Jia, the place we just walked through is the border. This area is all ours. Remember?"

"Yes, I will remember it, Master," Su Roujia nodded seriously.

Then her eyes lit up and she said, "Master, our house is so big. This forest belongs to us. Every blade of grass and every tree is your property. If anyone dares to pick up a branch from now on, I will go to my house and scold him for a whole day and night."

Looking at Su Roujia in silence, Chen Xuan thought to himself, is this little girl so aggressive? And she is too family-oriented. But then again, she has suffered a lot after all, so it is normal and a good thing.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Not really. There are no conflicts between neighbors and we should be more friendly."

"Okay, Master," Su Roujia nodded, then added, "But Master, if a person is too kind, he will be easily bullied."

Her past experiences clearly showed that she had developed a petty temper due to arguments with others over trivial matters.

Chen Xuan retreated strategically and said, "Rou Jia, you must remember that no one can bully us, we are the only ones who can bully others."

"Actually, we shouldn't bully others even if there's nothing wrong," Su Roujia said a little embarrassedly. Judging from her expression, she probably didn't quite believe what Chen Xuan said.

Chen Xuan smiled and said lazily, "Rou Jia is right. There's no point in bullying others. What I mean is that if someone causes trouble for us, we are not afraid of trouble. The master is very capable and has strong connections. Young Master Gao knows that he grew up with the master and is a close friend. We are almost sworn brothers. If there is any problem, just go to him and he can handle it."

"Well, master, let's just live a good life. No matter how good our relationship is, we can't always trouble others, right?" Su Roujia advised like a little adult.

Hey, little girl, you are too precocious. Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "It's okay, don't bother him. Even if I am down and out and go to his house to eat and drink, he will happily support me. I am not bragging. Our relationship with him is the same as that of family and wife."

"The master is quite powerful. I know Young Master Gao's family. They are royal relatives," Su Roujia coaxed Chen Xuan. She didn't believe it at all, even though she had been in Gao's house for two months.

Chen Xuan didn't care. He walked leisurely and said, "Let's go to Deweilou to hire a chef. We have to prepare a banquet for the new house tomorrow. Let them handle it to save trouble."

Su Roujia completely immersed herself in her role and said, "Actually, Master, there's no need to spend that money. I can also prepare a banquet. I learned over a hundred dishes at the Gao family, and the chef also taught me a secret. A few seasoning combinations make any dish delicious."

"I know you're doing this for the master's own good, but how long will you have to keep busy all by yourself? You look so thin. Who will take care of the master when you die of exhaustion?"

"Roujia is not afraid of being tired, really, no matter how tired I am, I am not afraid."

"You're talking back to the master, right? Who's the boss in our family? No matter what, the master has the final say."

"Okay," he said, acting like a master. Su Roujia was helpless. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Master, what does our family do for a living?"

This is planning for the future, so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. Chen Xuan said with a smug look on his face: "Livelihood? What's that? The master doesn't have much of a livelihood. He lives by shamelessly begging, begging buddies and friends. If we are out of money in the future, we will go to Master Gao's house to beg for money, even eating and taking it for him, hehe"

Su Roujia couldn't understand why her master was so proud of such a thing. She shook her head vigorously and said, "That won't do. Wouldn't that make us just be two-faced and muddleheaded?"

"That's right. As a human being, sometimes you have to be shameless. As long as you are shameless, your life will be clear and bright," Chen Xuan said with a proud look on his face.

Su Roujia stared in disbelief, "Is this even possible?"

"Of course not. You can learn a lot from the master in the future. This is just the beginning. In fact, if we really want to talk about making a living..." At this point, Chen Xuan lowered his voice to scare her, "I'm telling you in secret, Roujia. Your master is a fierce bandit in private. People nicknamed Sangbiao. He is vicious and evil. When we run out of money, we will rob houses. I'm telling you alone, so don't spread it to anyone."

Hearing this, Su Roujia was immediately confused, then nodded seriously and said, "If the master is a gangster, then if he robs you in the future, I will be your guardian. If he goes to jail and is beheaded, I will take the blame for him."

Do you really believe this? They say this girl is smart, but why does she seem so dumb?

Feeling amused, Chen Xuan said, "It's not a big deal. Let's do our robberies cleanly in the future so that no one can find any evidence. We can be the kind of criminals who get away with it and no one can do anything to us."

"Forget it, master. Let's not be bandits anymore and not take other people's money. I can work and earn money to support you and me. You don't have to worry about anything, just be comfortable. I can do it," Su Roujia hesitated and persuaded earnestly.

Chen Xuan was just joking with her and said indifferently, "Okay, okay, let's live together. We'll discuss it. Roujia will be responsible for frugality and housekeeping, and I, the master, will be responsible for lying down and playing dirty. Just treat me like a salted fish. Don't even bother to turn over." "Hehe, the master is not that kind of person. I heard from the madam that the master has studied, has a reputation, and practiced martial arts. He is very capable, but he is too casual and doesn't care about anything." Su Roujia walked backwards with her hands behind her back, looked at him and smiled with her eyelashes curved.

Her eyes are very beautiful, and her eyelashes are like small brushes. But her skin is not good, she is thin, and her hair is dry and yellow, which is caused by long-term malnutrition. If she eats well in the future, she will become beautiful in time.

"No, the master is that kind of person," Chen Xuan firmly believed in his belief.

Look, with this joke, the little girl's uneasy heart calmed down, and she integrated into her current identity. The relationship between the two sides also became closer silently.

Su Roujia couldn't understand why her master, who was obviously very capable, preferred to be lazy. She counted on her fingers and said, "Master, our house is big, and we have that forest. We can solve the problem of firewood in the future. Then we can raise some chickens, ducks, and geese, and grow some vegetables, which we can sell. We can live a prosperous life and not depend on others for food."

Tsk, I have to look at other people’s faces, which means I don’t like to show off, otherwise even the emperor would have to look at my face!
"Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want. I won't help you at all anyway. I can't help you at all. It's tiring just thinking about it," Chen Xuan said indifferently.

"Then we have to raise silkworms and weave cloth so that we can make our own clothes and save money on buying them. We can also sell the extra cloth to supplement our family income."

"Okay, whatever you want."

"Oh right, I see there are a lot of fruit trees planted on our land. If I can't finish eating them, I can pick them and sell them, okay? I can also make candied fruits and use them as snacks."

“No problem, no problem”

"Also, can I grow mushrooms in the woods? Tell me quietly, Master, I can grow mushrooms. I used to grow them secretly in the mountains and then pick them and sell them without anyone knowing. I've survived until now, and making money from growing mushrooms is my biggest source of income."

"Oh, our Roujia has this ability! Hey, Master, I have found a treasure!"

"It's true. Then, Master, why do we have lawns in front of and behind our house? It's a waste of land. Why not dig it up and plant crops? I know how to farm. I've been farming with my parents and grandfather since I was a child, but later we sold all the land."

"That won't work. Our lawn is so beautiful. We spent a lot of money on it. It won't look good if we dig it up and plant crops."

"Okay, can we plant flowers on the lawn? Flowers can be sold for money. Many young men and women in the city like to wear flowers. Our home is in the city, very close, so it's convenient to sell them. I'm sure we can make a lot of money."

After all, this little girl Su Roujia only has this kind of vision, but she is really a good girl. In more than ten years of life, she has experienced all the hardships of a lifetime. She won't have to suffer anymore in the future. She just wants to be happy doing what she does.

"Ah, that's fine, but you can't damage the lawn. But then again, Roujia, you have so much to do, can you handle it? It makes me feel overwhelmed just thinking about it. And most importantly, with so much to do, how will you have time to serve me? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

"Master, don't worry. I can do it. As long as I plan well, I will sleep less every day and take good care of you. I can finish it when I have time."

"You are such a hard-working little bee"

"Hehe, anyway, the master just needs to enjoy himself, I can manage our family by myself."

"You can't be too tired. I'm a lazy guy. I feel embarrassed if you're too diligent. No, no, you have to be lazy like me."

"No, no, I'm the master's maid. How can I be lazy? I'll be despised. If the master doesn't want me, I'll have nowhere to go."

"Then you should be more diligent. I will take care of the laziness myself."

"That's right, the master is very capable, how can he do such rough work..."

The two of them came to Deweilou while chatting and laughing in the sunset, and found the shopkeeper to discuss the matter of the chef going out to prepare a banquet. Chen Xuan calculated that two or three tables would be enough, so he asked the chef of Deweilou to take care of the labor and materials.

Originally, Chen Xuan wanted to charge one hundred taels per table, but in Su Roujia's impatience, he finally lowered the price to fifty taels. Anyway, it would probably cost around two hundred taels in the end, which made Su Roujia very distressed.

Two hundred taels! She had never seen so much money in her life. According to her previous life, it was more than enough for her to live for the rest of her life.

The little girl hasn't opened up yet, so she should slowly adapt to it. Don't scare her all of a sudden. The two of them are nominally master and servant, but they are brought together by fate. In fact, Chen Xuan already treats her as a family member...

(End of this chapter)