Only this green, not disappointing the spring

Yang Zian came to the village to find the headman and talked about something. After he left, the village, which had been dormant for the winter, suddenly became noisy.

Zhao's leg had almost recovered. In order to prevent her from being disturbed, Shangguan Qingyue discussed with Li Dali's family and took her to the house on the mountain.

The next day, Li Shoucai came to the door.

This was his first time in this mansion. He was led by servants through the corridor with thick cotton curtains. Even the floor tiles under his feet were warm.

He couldn't help but marvel in his heart. It seemed that the Shangguan family in the capital was at least a wealthy family, otherwise they couldn't have built such a luxurious mansion.

This also made his originally angry mood calm down a lot. It seems that he has to play the emotional card this time.

So, when he saw Shangguan Qingyue and Xuanyuan Yan in the study, he had already put on a sad and miserable expression. As soon as he stepped into the door, he shouted:

"Xiaoxi girl, you have to save our Xiangxue Village. Without your help, the villagers may not be able to fill their stomachs next year!"

Shangguan Qingyue's face immediately turned cold, and he said calmly:

"Grandpa, you can just call me Qingyue. The name Xiaoxi is a thing of the past.

If you have anything to say, please sit down and talk slowly. Don't be in a hurry."

Xiangxue was very tactful and immediately poured a cup of tea and led the person to sit on the chair farthest away from her young lady.

Li Shoucai rubbed his hands uncomfortably at first. The room was warm as spring, and he was sweating slightly. He subconsciously wanted to take off his coat, but his hand fell back as soon as it was raised.

He couldn't help but look around, at the antique furnishings in the house and the exquisite ornaments placed randomly everywhere.

What surprised him most was that in the cold winter he actually saw gorgeous flowers blooming in clear glass vases, emitting a faint fragrance.

I don’t know how they can make the flowers bloom in such cold weather.

Being spied on was very uncomfortable. Xuanyuan Yan could not help but frown and broke the silence first.

"I wonder why you are here, head of the village? Qingqing is just a little girl, and she is powerless in many things."

Li Shoucai had never been clear about the identity of this noble young man. Two days ago, he called his daughter home to ask about him, and only then did he find out that he was actually the girl's fiancé.

But it is too immoral for these two people to live in the same house before they get married! Is it possible that the capital does not care about these things?

Although he disagreed in his heart, he controlled himself well and did not show it. Instead, he bowed and replied respectfully:

"Old man, I came here because of the village's medicinal field."

He sighed heavily, looked at Shangguan Qingyue and said in a deep voice:

"Qingyue, Mr. Yang from Baicaotang came to me yesterday and said that he would only buy half of this year's herbs next year.

You said that we were all working well together, why did he suddenly change his mind? Now the wasteland in the village has been reclaimed into farmland with great difficulty. When I think that half of it will be abandoned next year, I feel like the sky is falling!"

After saying this, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, and pleaded with red eyes:

"Qingyue, you are the most promising girl in our Xiangxue Village and you have a good relationship with Mr. Yang. Could you please have a good talk with him? He will definitely listen to you."

A cold light flashed in Xuanyuan Yan's eyes. He brought a small plate of peeled melon seeds to Shangguan Qingyue, and then looked at the village head who looked miserable.

"Don't you think you are being too demanding, Head of the Village?

Baicaotang's business has nothing to do with our Qingqing family. If she relies on the little friendship in the past to make things difficult for others, wouldn't she be putting herself in an unjust position?"

Shangguan Qingyue felt a little embarrassed when she heard the words 'our Qingqing'. She simply buried her head in eating the delicious melon seeds without saying a word.

Well, if her man wants to stand up for her, then she should just be a good girl and be quiet.

Li Shoucai was anxious. He had no idea of ​​the young man's identity, so some things were difficult for him to say.

So he simply avoided answering Xuanyuan Yan's question, and instead looked at Shangguan Qingyue with a sad tone:

"Qingyue girl, I, an old man, really have no other choice. You grew up in the village, so you should know that we country people rely on the weather for our livelihood, and we have no other skills except farming.

Baicaotang is doing this just to cut off the source of income for our entire village!"

"People say that a little bit of kindness is a debt of gratitude, and a big bit of kindness is a debt of gratitude. The village head seems to have forgotten that Baicaotang has never lacked medicinal materials. The reason why Brother Yang agreed to this was because I shamelessly begged for it."

Shangguan Qingyue was really angry. She knew that people's minds were fickle, but it was hard to accept that someone could change beyond recognition in just one year.

Seeing that the other party was a little embarrassed but still had an expression of disapproval on his face, she became even angrier.

"The source of wealth was originally provided by Baicaotang, so how can you say that you are cutting off everyone's source of wealth?"

"But, but... everything was fine, why did Baicaotang suddenly change its mind in just one year? What are we going to do with all the land in the village next year?"

Li Shoucai still didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. Since they were cooperating well, the sudden change now must have been intentional!

"Wouldn't it be better to grow crops? If the wasteland is reclaimed, there is no need to pay public grain within five years. This is a good thing for the villagers."

"How much is food worth?!"

Li Shoucai blurted out the word without even thinking, as if food was something so cheap.

There was a loud bang, and he jumped up from his seat in shock, stroking his chest with his hand.

"Hey, what are you doing, young man? Are you trying to scare this old man to death by banging the table so hard..."

Before he could finish his words, he was choked up when he met the other person's cold and indifferent eyes. This person, this person seemed to want to kill him!

He couldn't help but step back, but his legs were blocked by the chair, so he sat back down.

Xuanyuan Yan snorted coldly and said sarcastically:

"A farmer actually despises food. What a great prestige the village chief has! If there is a disaster one day and the crops fail, what difference will the money you have saved be compared to stones?

Food is the most important thing for people. As the village head, I hope you can always keep this in mind!"

How could Li Shoucai resist Xuanyuan Yan's full aura? He was scolded by a junior and opened his mouth to speak several times but suppressed himself in the end.

My lips trembled, not knowing how to react.

Seeing that the other party was indeed frightened, Shangguan Qingyue came out to smooth things over:

"Don't blame me, Village Chief. Ayan was just in a hurry. But what you said just now was really too much.

You don't need to say anything more to me. I really can't help you with Baicaotang's affairs. It's your freedom to leave the empty land to waste or grow crops. If you have nothing else to do, please go back."

Not only did he fail to achieve his goal, but he also got a lot of setbacks. Li Shoucai looked very unhappy. He walked down the mountain with one foot light and one foot heavy, and met Qian Guangjin and Zhao Fugui at the foot of the mountain, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

The two people are the village heads of Shuying Village and Fangfei Village respectively. They were also informed yesterday that the amount of medicinal herbs planted will be reduced next year.

The two of them had been freezing outside for more than half an hour, and their bodies were already exhausted. They stamped their feet and asked anxiously:

"Brother Li, did you go to look for the girl from the Li family? How is it? Did she agree to help?"

"Humph, what Miss Li? She is from the Shangguan family in the capital, and she is very different from us country folk!"