Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Ye Miaoyin was a very responsible person. At the beginning of the morning hour the next day, Liu Xu was called up.

Liu Xu knew that practicing martial arts was very hard and had prepared herself mentally, but when the moment really came, she couldn't help but complain in her heart.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly crawled out of the warm bed.

There was a saying in her past life: in the south in winter, once you leave the bed, everywhere seems far away. She now deeply agrees with that.

Yongshun Prefecture is located in the southwest of the northwest. The climate is wet and cold in winter. Even though the kang was heated, she couldn't help shivering when she climbed out.

Ye Miaoyin frowned as she looked at Liu Xu's appearance, and said in a stern voice: "People who practice martial arts should have tenacity and train hard in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer. If you are afraid of this little bit of cold, how can you achieve anything?" Liu Xu was frightened by the scolding and quickly stood up straight.

"Yes, Master, Xuer knows his mistake!"

Seeing her good attitude, Ye Miaoyin's expression eased a little and she took her to the yard.

When she arrived at the yard, Liu Xu found that Han Duoduo was already dressed simply and practicing boxing.

At this moment, she was completely different from the lively person she was yesterday. She looked serious, and her fists were whistling, sharp and decisive. The cold wind blew on her face, like a knife cutting, but Han Duoduo seemed to feel nothing.

Liu Xu couldn't help but stare at it intently, with a hint of yearning in his eyes.

Lin Miaoyin saw it and patted her on the shoulder, calling Liu Xu's attention back. "Duoduo's talent is not as good as yours, but she started practicing martial arts when she was younger than you. If you can hold on, I believe you will catch up with and surpass her soon!"

"Well, Master, I will try my best! Let's start!" Liu Xu nodded heavily.

She cheered herself up and started to do horse stance following Ye Miaoyin's instructions.

At first she could still hold on, but not long after, she felt her legs sore and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.

She secretly glanced at Ye Miaoyin and saw that her expression was serious and there was no intention of letting her stop and rest, so she could only grit her teeth and continue to persevere.

As time passed, Liu Xu felt that every second was torture. Her legs trembled more and more violently, as if she would collapse to the ground at any time.

Just when she felt that she was about to give up, Ye Miaoyin finally said, "Okay, let's take a break first." Liu Xu felt as if she had been granted amnesty. She sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.

However, before she could catch her breath, Ye Miaoyin's cold voice came again, "Get up, follow me and stretch your legs! Continue in half a minute!"

Liu Xu gritted her teeth and without hesitation, she stood up again with shaking legs and began to move her legs.

Han Duoduo, who was standing next to him, had already picked up a branch from somewhere and started practicing swordsmanship. Liu Xu saw it in a second, with a burst of envy in his eyes.

Unfortunately, she is just a rookie now.

People at home started to get up one after another, but no one came to disturb them. Even Chang Yifei just leaned against the door frame and watched for a while before going to the kitchen to find Granny Fang.

He was thinking about the braised chicken and rabbit from last night! Liu Xu said he could take everything with him. He was leaving after breakfast, so he had to ask Granny Fang to pack everything for him.

There is also the brine that Zhenxiu Pavilion needs. I have to ask Liu Xu when it will be delivered. There are only three days left, so we have to hurry.

Because it was the first day, Ye Miaoyin only let Liu Xu squat for half an hour, but Duoduo had to squat for a full hour.

The three of them went back to their room to wash up and change clothes. It was almost time for breakfast. Liu Xu ate half a basket of buns more than usual.

After breakfast, Chang Yifei went to Xu Ruolan to talk about the idea of ​​doing home textiles together. Because of the special circumstances yesterday, he couldn't disturb them to reminisce about the past.

Xu Ruolan said she would think about it, since they were busy with the affairs of Zhenxiu Pavilion anyway, so there was no rush. But she told Chang Yifei to prepare at least ten embroiderers with excellent craftsmanship... Chang Yifei was delighted when he heard this, thinking it was possible, and immediately said that he would take care of it, and it would take at most half a month.

He confirmed with Liu Xu that the braised meat would be delivered together with the fermented bean curd early in the morning on the first day of the new year, and ordered 100 kilograms each of tofu, fresh mushrooms and bean sprouts before he took his braised meat and left.

Xu Ru'an and his son said they were going to Qinghe County for a stroll and would come back in the afternoon, so they followed them. As for the people who came with them, they were driven to the inn in the town by Xu Huairen yesterday, as there was no room for them at home.

After seeing them off, the workshop started to work. Many people watched them leave, some were curious, some were envious.

After all, Young Master Chang is no stranger to Liujia Village. They have saved a lot of money this year by collecting mushrooms from Zuiyunxuan.

Since Lin Miaoyin had nothing to do now, Xu Ruolan took the initiative to invite her to go with her to see where everyone worked.

This is just a temporary workshop, so there is no opening ceremony or anything. We just arrange the positions and start working.

Liu Xu took the servants with her and started to cut pepper seeds. Han Duoduo was curious about what she was doing with the peppers, so she followed her.

After half an incense stick, "No, Junior Sister, I told you this is poisonous, but you insisted it's not. I feel like my hands and face are burning!"

Han Duoduo looked at Liu Xu with tears in her eyes. She felt that she was so stupid. Everyone said that this was poisonous, but she still listened to her junior sister's nonsense.

"Oh, I told you that it was the spicy food that caused you to simmer. Hurry up and go to the kitchen, pour some vinegar, soak your hand in it, and it will be fine in a while." This is what her grandmother told her before.

The catkins were actually quite spicy, but since there weren’t many left, I decided to have them all at once.

Granny Fang and Yan Niang wanted her to take a rest and they would do the rest, but Liu Xu insisted on finishing it.

Fortunately, there was not much left, and after a quarter of an hour, it was finally finished.

"Aunt Yan, please use a winnowing basket to dry the seeds. I'll go soak these first." Liu Xu looked at the seeds in her hand, her back teeth showing.

Because there were both dried and freshly picked peppers, she specially counted the seeds inside one or two peppers and estimated that there were at least 20,000 to 30,000 seeds in this bag of cut seeds. Hahahaha, no need to worry about the problem of pepper seeds next year!

However, it seems that there is not enough space in the greenhouse. Liu Xu looked at the seeds in the pot and touched his chin.

The greenhouse is also not enough to grow watermelons and corn, which are out of season...

"That's right!" Liu Xu snapped his fingers and his eyes lit up.

If she remembered correctly, peppers and potatoes did not require very high temperatures! In her previous life, she had seen her grandmother and her family in the village covering potatoes with blankets, so perhaps...

Thinking of this, the pain in her hand stopped and she ran to Liu Changshun's house. Han Duoduo saw this and stopped soaking her hands, "Junior sister, wait for me!"

"Third Uncle! Third Uncle!"

"Oh, Miss Xuer, please slow down! The master is clearing the land next door!" Liu Quan shouted as he watched Liu Xu run into the yard.

"Ah? Then I'll go find him next door!"

So, Han Duoduo, who had caught up with her, and Xing'er, who was about to say hello to her, watched Liu Xu run out in a hurry again.

Han Duoduo...

"Sister Duoduo, why don't you come in and rest for a while? Xuer must have gone to talk to my dad about something." Xing'er invited.

Duoduo thought for a while and said, "Forget it, I'd better go back first! Otherwise, Xu'er will go back later, and my mother won't see me, so she'll scold me! I'll tell her later and come to play with you again!"

"Well, okay then!" Xing'er nodded. They had just arrived and were not familiar with her family yet, so they should tell Aunt Ye.

Duoduo turned around and went back slowly.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle!" Liu Xu shouted as he ran.

"Hey! Girl Xu, what's wrong?" Liu Changshun wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked anxiously, looking at the anxious Liu Xu.

"Huh...Huh...Uncle San, I have something to tell you!" Liu Xu ran in a hurry and was still panting while holding her knees.

Seeing this, Liu Changshun dropped his work, walked over, and said angrily, "Why are you in such a hurry, kid? You'll get a stitch in the side later!"

"It's okay, I'll just take a break!" The two found a haystack to sit down, and Liu Changshun asked again, "Tell me, what's wrong?"

"Uncle San, Brother Huaijin asked Master to bring us a lot of seeds. We need to build some more simple greenhouses!"

"What simple greenhouse?" Liu Changshun was puzzled.

"We can build a simple house with wood, bamboo mats and straw curtains. Although potatoes and peppers can survive in winter, it is too cold and they will take a long time to sprout and bear fruit. We can put a few piles of firewood inside to make it warmer. This is not expensive and we can grow a season of potatoes and peppers in the spring when there is a shortage of food. We can then harvest them and plant another season!"

Liu Changshun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he drew inferences from it and asked, "Then can other vegetables be grown as well?"

"Yes! My brain...hahaha, Uncle San, you are so smart!" Liu Xu patted his forehead.

"Haha, this is also your credit! Okay, I'll find someone to do it. Do you want to build everything on your side?"

"Well, if nothing goes wrong, we will have several acres of pepper seeds, as well as corn and potatoes. We will plant some other vegetables when we have extra!" Liu Xu nodded.

"Uncle San, please find someone to cover it quickly. I will go back and grow the seedlings first!" Except for potatoes, these seeds need to be soaked for germination and seedling growth.

Thanks to her unscrupulous parents, if she hadn't followed her grandmother, she wouldn't have learned all these farming methods.

After saying that, Liu Xu ran away in a hurry. I still have to ask my uncle to make some seedling boxes, so I'm very busy!

Liu Changshun also returned to the field. The helpers were confused and asked directly. Liu Changshun also said directly that he had to hire them anyway!

"That's great. We'll take care of everything for you. Don't worry! No one has gone out this winter, so those who stay at home can get paid. This was something you couldn't even think about in previous years!"

"Of course not. I calculated yesterday that the money I earned from selling mushrooms this winter could be enough to build a new house in the spring!"

"It's the same in my family, hahaha. The kid's mother is now working in a workshop again. I'm thinking of sending my kid to academy next year. At least he can learn a few words, don't be blind like us!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll discuss this with my wife when I get back."

Some smart people asked, "Shunzi, what are you going to do with all these sheds?"

"I don't know about that either. It was Miss Xu who ordered it. You all know that my family is what it is today because Miss Xu took me with her because of our friendship. Otherwise, wouldn't we be the same?"

Liu Changshun scratched his head and pretended to be honest, while the others nodded in approval.

Although it was said that the mushrooms were tinkered with by the three kids together, they had figured out these days that the idea was most likely from the girl from the Donglai family.

Those who are quick-witted are already thinking about whether they should try to get close to that girl so that they can be brought along if there is any good thing in the future!