After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The maid didn't take anything and was driven away by the girl.

Ye Qing and his companions were very curious, so they took the maid to a restaurant for dinner.

"What's your name?" Ye Qing said as gently as possible.

"My name is Fuqin, and I got it from the original owner." Fuqin said nervously, fearing that if Ye Qing drove her away, she would have nowhere to go.

Wang Yun curled his lips and said, "What a name. It doesn't sound good at all."

Ye Qing didn't like it either. As a farmer, he didn't like these pretentious things.

"What was your original name?"

"My mother calls me Xiaoya, girl, please don't chase me away, I can do anything."

Ye Qing comforted her, "I won't chase you away. I heard you can weave cloth. Can the weaving machine be used?"

"Yes, I can. I grew up next to a loom. I started learning to weave when I was seven. Later, my family fled famine and sold me."

Ye Qing was somewhat happy. He knew that this skill would only be passed on to his children at home. So it was not a wasted trip since he had gained this.

"You will follow me from now on. My family is also from the village, and there are not so many rules at home."

Fuqin was very happy and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Please give me a name, young lady." The name Fuqin was given to me by my new master.

Ye Qing thought for a moment and said, "Call me Xiaoya. Your original name was Xiaoya, but now it means elegant Ya."

Xiaoya thanked her again. She still couldn't get used to the name Fuqin. Xiaoya sounded much better than Fuqin.

After seeing Ye Qing finish his question, Wang Yun and the others couldn't help themselves any longer.

"Xiaoya, how is your former master's health now?"

"My original master's family only had one girl, no master." Xiaoya didn't know what had happened before.

"What?" Wang Yun exclaimed, and Ye Qing also looked over.

They all saw it clearly yesterday, why is there still no young master?

"It's the brother of the girl who sold you just now, right? Or the brother you are close to." Wang Yun confirmed again, and Ye Qing also stared at her eagerly.

"No, my original family just moved here three years ago, and they don't have many relatives here."

Several people looked at each other and could see each other's confusion.

"Why did your former master sell you out?" Ye Qing couldn't help but ask.

Several people looked at Xiaoya eagerly, and Xiaoya trembled a little.

"Our daughter likes the scholar at the east end of the town, but her family disagrees. They have been in contact privately. They want to send her to a rich family, but they don't have the means. She came back a few days ago and said she wanted to be a maid. I don't know anything else."

"Qingya, do you think that man that day was the scholar? He was not your brother, but your lover."

The other people all had similar expressions, and Ye Qing felt the same way.

The girl supported the man skillfully, and they looked very intimate, which made people very suspicious.

Wang Yun clapped his hands and several people looked over.

"Fortunately I didn't give her the money. It's better to throw it away than to let her cheat me."

The other sister-in-law also had a disgusted look on her face, "That young man was deceived so badly, that girl wouldn't have any ideas."

"That scholar is willing and cooperates with her." Wang Yun also looks incredible.

"It can't be..." The sister-in-law looked at Ye Qing here, didn't say anything, just gestured at her belly.

"Oh~"

Everyone looked at each other knowingly, feeling sorry for the young man.

Ye Qing didn't think so. The mistress of a wealthy family was very powerful. It was impossible for her to let a girl of unknown background come in and serve her closely. She would definitely let her start from the bottom.

The girl resorted to trickery and relied on the young man, and this was not something they should consider.

After some guessing, they ate and went to the pastry shop to buy food. They also bought some local specialties and continued to move forward with the caravan.

Their target this time is Lucheng, the hometown of silk, where every household makes money by weaving cloth.

The men in the family also know how to weave, and every family is wealthy.

Xiaoya was very considerate along the way. Ye Qing pursed his lips and the tea would be brought over soon.

Xiaoya is a good cook and she makes different dishes every day.

They often rest in the wild. Now that the weather is not cold, it is safe at night as long as someone is left on duty.

With Xiaoya's joining, Ye Qing felt much more relaxed.

They walked and stopped, and it took them more than two months to reach Lucheng.

Lucheng is a little further south, where the climate is more humid and there is a lot of rain.

"Qingya, we will stay here for a month, sell the things we brought, and buy some cloth here to take back." Ye Fang said as he made the arrangements.

Ye Qing had a general impression of this place. Tietou had been here once before and told Ye Qing about the general situation.

Ye Qing took his men to visit various villages and buy some silkworms to take back.

There are many people raising silkworms in each village, so silkworms are easy to buy, but no one is willing to sell the weaving methods.

"Xiao Ya, do you know how to use this loom?" Ye Qing looked at her hopefully.

"Girl, I can use this, but I saw the cloth woven here, and it's different from the way I weave it. I heard that they can weave one piece in half a month, but my method takes nearly a month."

Ye Qing was a little disappointed after hearing this, as he thought he could save some trouble.

Ye Qing asked her sisters-in-law and younger sister to stay in the rented yard while she went to look for someone.

He took Ye Fan to Baijia Village, which was the largest village in the surrounding area and also the village with the best weaving technology.

The two of them took a bullock cart to the village. "Old man, we are passing by looking for relatives. The one driving the cart is my brother. We want to find some water to drink."

"Gouzi, bring two bowls of water over here." The old man is also a kind-hearted person.

Ye Qing went over and said, "Old man, your village is really magnificent. I wish our village could be like this."

These words touched the old man's heart. He loved it most when others praised their village.

Ye Qing and Ye Fan were both relatively young and looked very friendly, and the old man was willing to chat with them.

"That's right. Our village is the best village in the surrounding area, and the young people in our village are very motivated. The harvest has been good in recent years, and we can barely make a living in the village." The wrinkles on the old man's face were all smiling.

Ye Qing was also tactful and praised the village in various ways, and the two of them had a lively conversation.

"Grandpa, is there anyone in your village who teaches weaving? We want to learn too."

The old man stopped smiling and an expression of impatience appeared on his face.

"This is a family craft, and we don't teach outsiders."

Ye Qing was unwilling to give in. “We will pay for the study, and our family is in Wu’an City, which is far away from here, and will not affect the business in the village.”

The old man remained unmoved, "Okay, hurry up and leave, it will be too late to reach your relatives' house."

Ye Qing had no choice but to go back with Ye Fan.

Ye Qing ordered his troops to split into two groups and try a few more villages.

But the results were minimal, no one was willing to teach. But there was a little success, someone was willing to teach silkworm breeding.