Yi Xin as a concubine

Chu Xingchen didn't care what was wrong with his cousin. He lowered his head to look at the little woman who was pretending to be pitiful and scared. He felt both distressed and amused.

"Come in with me, and everyone else can do what they should do." After saying that, he walked towards the study with great momentum.

Xin Baoer gave Lancao and Mother Lin a reassuring look, pushed them to Wei Yu's side, and then trotted to catch up with Chu Xingchen.

"You vixen, now she's in trouble. She can't even do what the Second Master asked her to do. Just wait for your punishment!" Xu Yingxue said gloatingly.

"Alas, it's all our fault that we are incompetent and can't help the Second Master. Sister Xin is a concubine's daughter, so she is indeed in a difficult situation." Zheng Youlan's compassionate tone made people feel sick.

Lancao couldn't stand others bullying her own lady, so she threw the package in her hand away and was about to rush forward to tear the person apart. However, Wei Yu was quick-witted and pulled the person back.

"Little girl, don't cause trouble for your master. Go into the house first and talk to your master after he comes out." As he said this, he dragged the person into the house.

The real owner had left, so there was no point for them to stay here, and they went back to the house with different expressions on their faces.

Chu Xingchen brought Xin Baoer and Mo Xuan Yifan who had just watched the fun. The three of them closed the door as soon as they entered the house. Xiang Qing, who deliberately walked at the end, was so angry that she almost crushed a delicate handkerchief.

"Second Master, should I hand over the two people I brought back to Madam for her to arrange?"

Xin Baoer was not pretending at this moment, she was really a little nervous. She was the one who brought the person back, so it would be best for him to stay with her. Otherwise, she would have to serve a whole family, which she was not happy about.

She is not stupid. After being here for so many days, she has already seen through the character of the mistress here. She doesn't want her people to be bullied by others.

"Then how do you want to arrange them?" Chu Xingchen smiled and asked indifferently.

"Me? My people will naturally follow me. At most I can pay for their wages myself. Anyway, I can't let others order me around."

She was bullied in her previous life and her favorite things were destroyed again and again, which gradually led her to develop a strong sense of territory. She would hide all the things she liked in places only she knew about, leaving no chance for others to find them. This way, they would not be stolen or destroyed.

She had a natural trust in Chu Xingchen, probably because he never had any ill will towards her. This feeling was only given to her by the Xin family, so she was more casual and less timid when talking to him.

Chu Xingchen didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Instead, he felt that she was real and alive like this, and he even looked forward to this kind of relationship.

"Okay." Chu Xingchen blurted out with a smile.

"Okay? Okay what? Uh~ you agreed?" The other party answered so quickly that Xin Baoer was a little bit unbelieving and asked back in surprise.

"What else? You've paid the wages yourself, what reason do I have to object?" Chu Xingchen smiled even more happily.

"Ugh! That's enough, you two. I, I'm still here. Please consider my feelings!" Mo Xuan Yifan couldn't stand it anymore and retched, and protested out loud.

Chu Xingchen and Xin Baoer were both confused, with the same expression, as if to say, "When did you come in?"

Mo Xuan Yifan gave up struggling completely, and sat on the stool feeling aggrieved and powerless. Please allow him to be alone for a while, he was so angry.

"Well, okay, let's get down to business." Chu Xingchen pulled his smooth clothes uncomfortably, sat back at the desk, and said seriously.

"Eighth Miss, how are things going with the Xin family?" In fact, Chu Xingchen wanted to ask whether the Xin family agreed to her participation. If the Xin family agreed, they would have the possibility of further progress. Otherwise, he would have to consider sending her away and put away his shameful thoughts.

"No matter whether the Xin family is my relative or not, since ancient times, the grace of raising is better than the grace of giving birth. I will definitely stand by the Xin family through thick and thin." Xin Baoer said in a normal voice.

Chu Xingchen suppressed his excitement and continued to ask cautiously: "Did they tell you about your life experience?"

"No, they gave me two letters but I haven't had time to read them yet." Xin Baoer looked at the man innocently.

Chu Xingchen felt a little nervous again. He wanted to urge her to go and see the doctor quickly, but seeing her red eyes, he also wanted to coax her and comfort her. For a moment, he felt a little conflicted.

"Cousin, sister-in-law, the earthen kang is ready. We found a bricklayer among our people and built a small one overnight." Mo Xuan Yifan knew how to adjust the atmosphere. Seeing that the two of them were silent, he quickly interrupted.

"Really? So soon, have you tried making a fire?" Xin Baoer was extremely surprised and asked with bright eyes.

Chu Xingchen was also a little surprised. You know, this thing might benefit a lot of people.

"I told them to do the experiment today. They were all exhausted last night. We demolished two old houses to get enough adobe bricks for the kang." Mo Xuan Yifan said proudly, as if he had done something great.

Xin Baoer was speechless. She was really impressed by who came up with this bad idea.

Chu Xingchen covered his face silently. This embarrassing thing should be avoided.

"Then can we repair the house tomorrow?" Xin Baoer couldn't help but ask excitedly at the thought of having her own room.

"Not tomorrow, let's do it the day after tomorrow. We have to arrange for materials and people. Besides, you have been kicked out by the Xin family, and we don't have the money to make a big move, so we have to make changes to the original building." Chu Xingchen analyzed calmly.

"Oh." Xin Baoer was a little disappointed. The arrival of two more people meant that the three of them would have to move back to the previous room and continue to be roommates with Xu and Zheng. She was a little reluctant. Those two people gave her a very unfriendly feeling. She didn't want to go back and cause trouble for herself, but her limited conditions did not allow her to be pretentious.

"Why don't you move into the study?" Chu Xingchen saw that she was unhappy and asked carefully.

Mo Xuan Yifan's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at his cousin in disbelief. You are worthy of being my cousin! You really know how to seize the opportunity. But you stretched out your wolf claws so quickly, aren't you afraid of scaring my sister-in-law away?

Xin Baoer also became nervous for a moment, but she didn't think about the matters between men and women. She just thought that if she lived in the master's study, she would be hacked to death by the mistress. As she thought about it, she even shuddered unconsciously.

Seeing her pitiful appearance of looking as if she was facing a great enemy and her face turned pale with fear, Chu Xingchen suddenly became nervous and explained stutteringly: "I, I, I... I don't mean anything else, don't get me wrong, I have my own room."

Xin Baoer was a little confused and didn't quite understand why the man was so nervous, but that didn't stop her from refusing.

"Haha, no, it's just a matter of a few days. It will pass if I endure it. How can I seize the master's territory? Haha, haha~"

"You... forget it, go back and settle down first. We'll talk about it later if there is anything." Chu Xingchen opened his mouth hesitantly, but the words on the tip of his tongue never came out.

No one else knows about that matter except my grandfather, cousin and a few close guards. Now is not the right time. I will tell her when the right opportunity arises!

"After the experiment, if there are no problems, send someone to the north with the blueprints. I hope that fewer people will die this year." Chu Xingchen said as his eyes followed Xin Baoer.

"Need I tell you? The brothers have been eager to try it out for a long time. Their families are all over there. Last night, while they were working, they were clamoring to go back and build one for their family."

"Tell them the source of the drawings, but remember, don't spread it to others." Chu Xingchen said after thinking for a while.

"What a good intention!" Mo Xuan Yifan teased.

Chu Xingchen rolled his eyes at his cousin and continued, "I always feel that she will bring us other surprises, so that the brothers will remember her kindness and cooperate with her better in the future."

"Okay, you are the boss, whatever you say goes." Mo Xuan Yifan spread his hands indifferently, as if he was compromising and as if he saw through everything.

Chu Xingchen was too lazy to argue with him. After hearing his agreement, he ignored him, lowered his head, picked up something like an account book from the side, and began to read it silently.

Mo Xuan Yifan was not bored being alone, so he slumped down in his chair and talked about the big and small things happening outside, not caring whether Chu Xingchen heard it or not, as it didn't interrupt his conversation.

Chu Xingchen was listening with two minds at the same time. This was the tacit understanding that had formed between the two brothers over the years.

Chu Xingchen seldom left the house, so Mo Xuan Yifan acted as his eyes and ears. Every time he came back from an outing, he would find a time to tell his cousin everything he had seen and heard outside, no matter how big or small, so that he would not be completely ignorant of the outside world.

My cousin is a man who wants to save people from dire straits. If the lives of the people are insignificant in his heart, then what motivation does he have to fight for them?