A peasant girl traveled through time and space, and she became prosperous

What's this dish called?

She subtly pursed her lips, suppressing her inner longing, and asked again.

Hot and sour shredded potatoes.

Wen Meijiu generously told her, then easily picked up a shredded potato and put it in her mouth, refusing it briefly before deliberately letting out a soft sigh.

Jinxiang followed suit, also eating shredded potatoes and large bites of vegetables and pancakes, making frequent smacking sounds, as if it were incredibly delicious.

"I……"

Unable to resist swallowing hard, she opened her mouth to say that she hadn't eaten yet, but Wen Meijiu, noticing this, cut her off.

"Doctor Li and Young Master Li love you so much, they will definitely share their food with you."

Since you're already full, go back and wait. I'll call you when everyone's finished eating.

Wen Meijiu didn't give her a chance to speak, and she was still incredibly disappointed. She had no choice but to stand up because the host had already told her to leave. If she stayed any longer, it would be even more embarrassing.

"See you in a bit."

She got up and walked out, but after taking a couple of steps, she turned back and glanced at Wen Meijiu's family.

Wen Meijiu also noticed this, and upon glancing at her, she immediately ran away.

"She seemed rather suspicious."

Wen Meijiu wasn't trying to belittle her; that was indeed how she felt when she last glanced at Yiran.

"Forget it, let's ignore her. She brought it on herself."

Father thought Wen Meijiu was still upset and was deliberately saying this to vent her anger, so he spoke up to comfort her.

If Wen Meijiu doesn't give any instructions, the kitchen definitely won't bring her food; nobody wants to support a freeloader.

When her father said he didn't care about her, he really meant he didn't feed her.

"Maybe I saw it wrong."

Wen Meijiu thought she had misread it, so she regained her composure and thought about the child again.

After quickly eating a couple more bites of rice, Wen Meijiu excused herself, saying she had something to do, and left the table first.

Avoiding her family's sight, she quietly went to the broken wall alone and looked at it again; it still had everything.

Worried about the child, Wen Meijiu circled around again, but there was no trace of the child.

Her heart sank. Wen Meijiu had never felt the need to care about an unrelated child like this.

"Perhaps she met someone better."

Knowing that the child's chances of survival were slim, Wen Meijiu could only hope that someone would take her in.

Logically speaking, Wen Meijiu shouldn't meddle in these kinds of things, but that child was really too young and too pitiful, especially the image of her curled up on her mother's corpse, which seemed to be etched into Wen Meijiu's mind, haunting her even with her eyes open.

"Miss, Young Master Li is looking for you. He wants you to go see the village chief."

Ma Rulan rushed over to tell Wen Meijiu the news.

"understood."

Wen Meijiu was in a low mood. She knew that Young Master Wang must have come to see her because of Yiran.

He still didn't go to the kitchen to help, he was just a freeloader, and Ma Rulan and Qi Wenjing certainly wouldn't bring food to someone who doesn't work and just eats for free.

In Wang Gongzi's view, this was a deliberate act by her. Her eagerness to get Yi Ran to apologize was simply to win her forgiveness so that Yi Ran would have food to eat in the future.

"The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuchs are."

Wen Meijiu muttered something and hurriedly headed towards the village chief's house.

By this time, most of the villagers had finished eating, and the village chief had gathered them together, waiting for the arrival of the warm wine.

"grandfather."

Wen Meijiu walked up to the village chief and called out in a clear, crisp voice.

"Fine wine, you've arrived. Miss Yiran is also waiting for you."

Wen Meijiu followed the village chief's hand and looked over. She saw that Wang Gongzi was still standing behind the village chief, indeed waiting for her.

Upon seeing Wen Meijiu, he, unusually, nodded obsequiously at her and called out:

"Miss Wen."

This was considered a complete surrender. Wen Meijiu looked at her warily and didn't respond immediately.

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin."

The young woman, Yiran, confessed in front of everyone that she had done something wrong to Meijiu. She promised to sincerely bow and apologize to Meijiu, and swore that she would never repeat such a mistake. She asked everyone to be her witnesses.

After the village chief finished speaking to everyone, he turned to Wen Meijiu and asked in a low voice:

"Fine wine, are you satisfied with how you put it?"

If that doesn't work, we can make other requests.

Wen Meijiu glanced past the village chief and secretly looked at Yiran.

Her face showed a degree of piety, and after a gentle nudge from Young Master Wang, she took the initiative to walk towards the warm wine.

"Grandpa, let's leave it at that."

Wen Meijiu wasn't one to deliberately make things difficult for people. Seeing that her behavior was acceptable, she decided to let her off this time. However, she had already built a high wall around her in her heart and was taking full precautions against such people.

If it weren't for the fact that she had to live under the same roof every day, she wouldn't bother with people like that.

"Miss Wen, I'm sorry."

In front of everyone, he still bowed deeply to Wen Meijiu, his attitude very sincere.

Based on what she had already said, Wen Meijiu generously wanted to express her acceptance, but before she could say anything, he suddenly took a step closer to her.

Instinctively, Wen Meijiu took a step back, which startled the village chief who was standing next to her. He immediately pointed at her and said:

"What are you going to do?"

He grabbed Wen Meijiu's hand, his voice suddenly trembling with tears as he pleaded with her:

"Miss Wen, I truly love Young Master Li. Please grant us your blessing, okay?"

"what are you doing?"

Young Master Wang, standing behind, was also taken aback, not expecting that they would still do it, and shouted to stop them from behind.

Yiran had clearly made up her mind. No matter what Young Master Wang said, she held onto Wen Meijiu's hand tightly, repeating the same sentence over and over again:

“Miss Wen, you are so good, so many people like you, you can pick a good man at will, but I only have Young Master Li.”

"Please, please have mercy and let me have him!"

Just a moment ago, Wen Meijiu's whole body was stiff, and her mind was buzzing for a long time. She didn't know where she was or how to deal with it.

As she continued to be shaken, she finally came to her senses. Her first reaction was that she had been tricked. This was not an apology; it was a public execution.

Wen Meijiu is an unmarried young woman who has never told anyone that she likes Young Master Wang. Young Master Wang has never said that he likes her in front of outsiders either. So what is the basis for her saying this?

To outsiders, it was still Yiran who was with Young Master Wang every day; they even looked more like a couple.

Isn't she trying to smear her reputation by saying this, making outsiders think that she interfered in their relationship and that's why she suffered Yiran's ruthless retaliation?

Such dirty water is not fit for warm wine.

Suddenly, Wen Meijiu shook off her hand, her face inexplicably burning.

"Miss Wen, are you unwilling? Then I'll kneel down for you, please?"

Still, in front of so many people, with a "plop," he actually knelt down on the ground before Wen Meijiu, grabbing her skirt and crying pitifully.