Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

On the night after Liu Donglai and his team left, it snowed heavily in Qinghe County.

Liu Xu got up early to practice martial arts, and when he opened the door, he saw a vast expanse of white outside.

She thought she could let it go for today, but it turned out that her master was a ruthless man and said that people who practice martial arts should not be afraid of such a little wind and snow.

Liu Xu had no choice but to practice in the wind and snow for an hour with a sad face.

After breakfast, Liu Xu took Qiao Yun to the greenhouse because the pepper seedlings were ready to be transplanted.

Compared to the previous time when the whole family went out, this time was much easier. She explained it once, demonstrated it once, and then went back.

Liu Xu was originally worried about the progress of the two courtyards, but fortunately the main structure had been completed, so even the snow did not affect Zhu Jiacheng and his team's work.

The snow fell intermittently for two days and then stopped. The snow was not very thick and only reached the ankles when you stepped on it.

But they were worried that the straw mat covering the greenhouse might be crushed by the willow catkins, so someone was left there to stand guard at night, and someone would clear the snow from time to time.

On the day when the snow stopped, Liu Xu was rarely childish. He played snowball fights and built snowmen with Xing'er and his sister, Han Duoduo, and Liu Fukang.

Maybe it was because they were too naughty, the adults couldn't stand it anymore, so they had someone clear the snow after half a day.

In a blink of an eye, it is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the day when Jixiang Cloth Shop delivers goods.

Because the snow had melted, the road was still a little muddy. It was almost noon when the cloth shop staff arrived.

The people who came this time were the Ling family's housekeeper and Hu Zi as the responsible persons, and they also brought the New Year gifts prepared by Ling Zhijie.

Xu Ruolan brought her daughter to meet him, and thinking that both her and her daughter were female, she invited Xu Hean to accompany them.

After a few pleasantries, Xu Ruolan invited them to have lunch.

As they still needed to do inventory and acceptance, the two did not refuse. After thanking Butler He, they followed him to get busy.

Xu Ruolan asked Aunt Lin to prepare some family specialties (mushrooms, dried meat, blood sausage) as a return gift.

It was already noon when the group left.

Liu Xu discovered that the women in Liujia Village were really amazing. In just twenty days, they not only completed the orders from two companies, but also exceeded the target by more than a hundred pieces.

I even saved a lot of shoes, purses and handkerchiefs.

There were enough supplies, so Xu Ruolan immediately sent someone to notify that after Cui Jin Lou had finished ordering the goods, all the workshops would take a day off, which would not be counted as part of their vacation that month.

When the workers below heard this, their faces were all beaming with joy.

"Oh, there's a small market in town that day, so I can go buy some New Year's goods."

"Yes, this year we have mushrooms, so my family saved a lot of money and bought some fine noodles to make dumplings in the evening. We also celebrated the Little New Year."

"That's a good idea. Let's go together later!"

"Okay, let's ask other teams after we get off work later. It will be more lively then with more people."

These people are quite capable. They keep talking but never give up their work.

At the same time, at the Yongshun Prefecture Pier, Xu Yiru and his party had already disembarked.

As soon as the two old people arrived, Mrs. Xu thought about changing boats to Qinghe County.

Xu Yiru looked at his wife's face and felt a little worried, so he wanted to persuade her to have a night's rest. However, the old lady missed her daughter so much that she was unwilling to do so, and they started an argument.

Seeing this, Xu Mingzhe quickly advised, "Dad, Mom, let's stay in the city for one night today, and then go buy some things tomorrow. We can't come here empty-handed, right?"

The two elders immediately calmed down after hearing this, "Yes, Madam, we have to prepare some gifts for our grandson and granddaughter!"

Madam Xu thought that since they were in a hurry to leave, they took some luggage with them, and the eldest brother was busy chasing them, so he also had nothing. It was indeed a bit rude to come to their house like this.

"Okay, then stay for one night!" The old lady said reluctantly.

Actually, preparing a gift for the meeting was one thing, but more importantly, Xu Mingzhe was worried about the health of the second elder, no, the third elder. After traveling for so many days, even if he was on the boat for a few days, it would still affect his rest. So it would be better to find an inn to rest for a night.

Especially his mother, who had not yet recovered from a serious illness, and her complexion did not look very good.

Xu Yuan was arranged to find an inn to stay first, and then go to the city after the carriage and horses had disembarked.

Xu Yuan booked a small courtyard, which was quite spacious and just enough to accommodate their group of more than a dozen people.

By the time they settled down, it was already getting dark. After a simple dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Early the next morning, Xu Mingzhe left the two elders in the inn to rest, and he took a few people to buy things.

He patronized jewelry stores, clothing stores, fabric shops, and even bookstores.

Even the roadside stalls selling small gadgets were not missed.

Just now, Xu Mingzhe was passing by a toy store, looking down at something. He was shaking a rattle in his hand, and a surprised and uncertain voice came into his ears.

"Master! Is that you? Master?"

Xu Mingzhe didn't care at first, but then he heard a noisy sound not far away.

"What are you shouting about, you bitch? Come back with me!" A man's vicious voice came.

"No, let me go, let me go! Master, I am Dong'er, Master, save... um..." It was the same voice from before.

Wait, Dong'er!

Xu Mingzhe was shocked and looked towards the place where the sound disappeared. He saw a woman being dragged backwards with her mouth covered.

When the woman saw him looking at her, tears welled up in her eyes. She struggled even harder, making mumbling sounds.

"Xu Yuan, stop them!" "Yes"

Xu Mingzhe put down what he was holding and walked over there.

Xu Yuan jumped down and stopped the two men. Seeing this, the man shouted with some guilt and fear: "Get out of the way, who are you?"

Even so, he did not let go of the woman's hand. The woman burst into tears and kept whimpering. There was excitement and joy in her eyes that Xu Yuan could not understand. Seeing this, Xu Yuan immediately scolded the man.

"Let her go!"

"My dear hero, my wife is a little crazy. I will take everyone away right now. I will leave right now!" He said as he was about to leave while dragging everyone away.

"I said let her go!" Then he stepped forward, pulled the man away, and kicked him to the ground.

The man fell to the ground, groaning and cursing.

The woman was lame and had a scar on her face. She was sitting on the ground in a mess. She looked at Xu Yuan and choked up, "Brother Xu Yuan, Dong'er finally waited for you!"

Xu Yuan's eyes widened when he heard this. He took a few steps forward and helped the person up: "Dong'er, it's really you! You...how did you become like this! "

They were all servants who grew up with the young masters and young ladies in the Xu family in their early years, so the relationship between them was naturally special.

Although Dong'er was not as beautiful as a flower, she was pretty and cute. She is completely different from now.

If the eldest young master had not been thinking about the young lady all these years, and if Dong'er had not been remembered by them all the time, the word "Dong'er" just now would probably have been ignored by them.

At this time, Xu Mingzhe also came over.