Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"If sister-in-law wants to see, just raise your head and look. I'm afraid that sister-in-law won't recognize me."

A gentle woman's voice came from above, and the words that came out were strange.

Du Wenxiu felt familiar with the sound, so he bravely raised his head and looked at the woman sitting on the armchair in the middle hall. He was shocked when he saw her.

"Ah!" Du Wenxiu stared at her blankly, and was so shocked that she forgot to close her open mouth.

Seeing her like this, the woman burst out laughing.

"Sister-in-law, do you not recognize me, or do you not dare to recognize me?"

Du Wenxiu came back to his senses, looked at her, and said hesitantly: "Are you...Yulan?"

"My dear sister-in-law, if not me, then who else?"

Yulan looked at the maid and asked her to seat Du Wenxiu and serve him tea.

Du Wenxiu was confused, but relieved:

"I thought you...it seems you are doing well. In this case, I am relieved."

He thought of Yulan's mother, Lu, who was imprisoned in the county magistrate's cell because her family wanted to investigate, and she has not been released since then. When the maid handed him the tea, he was stunned again, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing her stunned, Yulan kept laughing:

"What are you thinking, sister-in-law? I'm not dead yet and I'm living so well. Isn't that surprising to you, sister-in-law?"

Not knowing what she meant, Du Wenxiu was no longer as flustered as before. When she asked, he answered:

"Yes, I was very surprised. You left with only two taels of silver. You were an orphan with little money. I was really worried that you had met with a disaster on the way and I thought I would never see you again."

Yulan restrained her smile a little, and her eyes moved, making her look even more charming.

"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I am doing fine now. I asked you to come here so that you can see that I am doing well."

Thinking about the fact that Lu was still in prison, Du Wenxiu unconsciously felt less confident when facing Yulan.

"...As long as you are doing well."

"My sister-in-law is doing well too." Yulan said with a sweet smile.

Du Wenxiu nodded silently, picked up the teacup and held it in front of him, hiding his embarrassment.

"Sister-in-law, don't you want to ask me what happened to me after I left Taohua Village that led to the life I have now?"

Du Wenxiu also laughed. She was not used to being suppressed by others. Besides, Lu deserved to be imprisoned. Why should she feel short of breath in front of Yulan?

When she left home, she even borrowed money from herself.

"I'm a little curious about what happened to Sister Yulan after she left home. Why don't you tell me about it?"

Seeing her sudden change in demeanor, Magnolia giggled even more happily.

"This is my good sister-in-law. You were so reserved just now. I don't know how to talk to you."

Du Wenxiu was surprised and looked at Yulan who was laughing so hard that her body was shaking. He didn't know what she was up to.

After a while, Yulan stopped smiling, stood up from the chair, walked to Du Wenxiu, sat on the chair next to her, put her arms on the small table, supported her chin with her wrists, and moved closer to Du Wenxiu.

Today's Magnolia is well maintained, and it can be seen at first glance that a lot of money has been spent on herself.

Her skin is whiter than snow, her eyebrows are long and black, her lips are rosy and her eyes are like water. She is such a beauty. She doesn't look like a country girl at all.

She has a good foundation, plus her naturally delicate temperament, which man can resist her?

Du Wenxiu sighed to himself.

"Sister-in-law, do you think I am beautiful now?"

Hey, your voice is now more ethereal and pleasant than before. Is this a result of special training?

She had seen many beauties in modern times, but seeing Yulan's behavior now reminded her of the stars on TV.

"Sister Yulan is already beautiful, and now she is even more beautiful than before." Du Wenxiu said with a smile calmly.

Yulan smiled. "I still have to thank my sister-in-law for giving me the money, otherwise I wouldn't have the good life I have now."

"Oh? Sister Yulan asked me to come here now, but do you want to pay me back?"

Du Wenxiu picked up the tea and raised it to his mouth, but when he heard her say that, he put it down again, glanced at her and chuckled.

"Of course not. I have no intention of paying back the two taels of silver, sister-in-law." Yulan covered her mouth and laughed, "I will always owe sister-in-law."

Du Wenxiu became more and more confused and couldn't figure out what she meant.

Yulan straightened her expression and told the maids around her to leave, leaving only her and Du Wenxiu in the room.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Don't worry, sister-in-law. I already know what's going on at home."

"You also know about your mother's affairs?"

Yulan nodded: "Well, I knew about it not long after it happened. I also knew about it when you first came to the county."

Du Wenxiu was a little surprised: "Then you..."

"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid that I will cause trouble for you because of my mother. If you knew where she was going to sell me..."

Yulan's voice was a little choked. She turned her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. She tried hard to suppress the grief in her heart and continued:

"If I went to that place, I would be neither able to live nor to die."

"One or two women died every three or two months under the care of the old procuress Jin Biaoer. If she said she didn't know, didn't she know what that place was about?"

"She harmed Qiao'er and went to jail. She is lucky to be able to survive. How can I blame my sister-in-law for this? If it weren't for my sister-in-law's kindness, I'm afraid I would not be here now..."

Du Wenxiu looked at her. He thought that she must have suffered a lot after leaving Taohua Village. Now when she talked about the past, she was full of resentment.

"But after all, she gave birth to you..."

Yulan's eyes were red.

"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. If you say that she raised me to sell me for money, then what's the difference between me and those pigs and dogs? I would rather die outside than leave her, but you still say that..."

Seeing the tears flowing from Yulan's eyes, making her look even more fragile, Du Wenxiu felt a pang in his heart when he thought of her dead look on that day.

He then smiled and changed the subject.

"Sister Yulan, you... have suffered a lot. But now you live in a big house and have people to serve you. You will have a good life in the future. Let the past go with the wind."

Yulan also held Du Wenxiu's hand, but Du Wenxiu worked every day and was not as gentle as her.

"I invited you here today because I wanted to talk to you and tell you what I have been doing over the past year so that you can feel at ease."

"I left Taohua Village that day. I was afraid she would find out where I was, so I didn't dare take a car. I didn't know the way, and I walked until I got blisters on my feet before I got to the county."

"It just so happened that I met an acquaintance right after arriving in the county. I also recognized this person. Do you still remember Mr. Bi who came to your house to buy musk deer?"

The first pot of gold the family earned came from Mr. Bi. Du Wenxiu naturally remembered this, and nodded when she asked.

"I didn't expect that Master Bi would recognize me, rescue me and bring me home, give me good clothes and food, have people to serve me, and give me a lot of money... It's just that he doesn't live here often..."

That Mr. Bi seems to be from the capital. Perhaps he comes here often and has set up a home here.

However, Du Wenxiu also understood that Yulan was Mr. Bi's mistress.

After a pause, Yulan continued:

"I didn't want to recognize my sister-in-law, but now with my current status, I'm afraid I'll bring trouble to her. Today, when Xinghua went to your shop to buy pickles, she ran into Zhang Yapo, and after asking her, she found out that you wanted to buy someone."