Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Liujia Village has the custom of worshipping ancestors on New Year's Day. The Xu family stayed at home, and the mother and daughter carried their two children, servants and sacrificial offerings to the ancestral hall.

When they got out of the courtyard, they saw Liu Changshun and his family waiting outside, so they walked together. Liu Xu and Xing'er hadn't played together for a few days, so they walked hand in hand and whispered to each other.

Xing Er: "I heard from Dad that you are practicing martial arts now? It must be very hard, right? No wonder you don't have time to play with me?"

Liu Xu pouted when she heard that: "Don't blame me, I don't practice all day. It was Uncle San who said you worked hard every day, which made me embarrassed to come and disturb you."

"I don't study all the time, just two hours a day. The rest of the time I'm either doing needlework or doing other things." Xing'er said, sighing, "Oh, I kind of miss the days of picking grass for pigs with everyone."

"Yeah, me too! I don't have anything to do during the Chinese New Year, how about making a date?"

Xing Er turned around and said, "What? There's no grass in the middle of winter, and you have a pig at home now?"

Willow Catkins rolled her eyes at her: "Do we have to pick grass for the pigs? Let's have a picnic!"

"What's a picnic?" Xing'er asked puzzledly.

"Well, just like before, we can bring some food to Beilinpo to eat together. It happens to be the New Year and there are lots of good food. How do you think?"

Xing'er's eyes lit up, "Okay! Everyone is here right now, so we don't have to look for them one by one." Then she looked up and called out to Shuisheng, "Brother, come here!"

Liu Shuisheng was following Liu Changshun with a basket in his hand. He stopped and walked towards them when he heard this.

The ancestral hall was in the middle of the village, and when they arrived, most people were already there. Many women and girls were standing outside the door, and when they saw them coming, they greeted them warmly, and several of them responded with smiles.

Liu Dashan and his wife were also waiting for them at the door. Liu Dongcheng's leg had not healed yet, so Liu Juan brought Liu Chengcai here. When he saw them, he came over a little embarrassedly and greeted them softly.

Xu Ruolan nodded slightly in response, but Liu Xu didn't say anything.

"Cai'er follows grandpa, so give me the two children from the second brother's family!" said Liu Dashan.

Xu Ruolan handed the two children carefully to the old man. The two children were awake at this time and looked at them curiously. Fortunately, Liu Dashan worked all year round, so he picked up the two children in his arms and walked in.

Liu Ming carried the things and went in with the old man.

As soon as the Si hour arrived, Liu Dahai, as the head of the clan, couldn't help but give a long speech. It was all about the blessing of the ancestors, the harvest of the Liu family this year, and everyone's life. Then he specifically mentioned Xu Ruolan's mother and daughter and Liu Changshun's family.

Liu Xu and her friend were meeting up with their old friends when they heard adults around them calling them.

It turned out that the clan leader said that their two families, especially their three children, had made contributions to the clan, so he specially allowed Liu Xu and her daughter and Chen Lan and her daughter to enter the ancestral hall to burn incense for their ancestors.

This was the first time that any living member of the Liu family had seen a woman enter the ancestral hall to burn incense. Although everyone was envious, no one had any objection.

By the time the sacrifice was over, more than half an hour had passed. The villagers went home to celebrate the New Year, while Liu Dashan and his wife followed Liu Xu back to the compound.

Not long after everyone got home, Doctor Meng brought Xiao Yan and the other two over.

"Yan Hao and his nephew Yang Yan would like to meet the old men and ladies, and meet Madam Liu, Miss Liu and all of you!" Yan Yi and the other man bowed.

"Master Yan, Master Jiu... Young Master Yang, you are too polite. Please take a seat!" Old Master Xu responded with forced calmness, and everyone in the room who knew about it felt a little nervous.

"Oh, I didn't look carefully before, this child is so good-looking. Has he been better these days?" The old lady was unaware of the situation and looked at the handsome Xiao Yan with eyes full of love.

The Liu Dashan couple were a little confused, but they didn't say much and just responded with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. Ah Yan is much better now." Xiao Yan replied with a smile, and then looked at Liu Xu and said, "Ah Yan and uncle are able to have what they have today, thanks to Miss Liu and Miss Han. I will definitely repay you handsomely when I return home in the future!"

"Hey, little brother, you're welcome. It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!" Liu Xu waved his hand.

I thought: Just don’t hold a grudge against my senior sister for kicking you…

With her mother by her side, Han Duoduo behaved much more honestly and agreed modestly, "You're welcome. It's my responsibility that you got hurt."

"You two ladies and all of you are A Yan's great benefactors, so you deserve my thanks." Xiao Yan said seriously.

If he hadn't met them, Yan Yi would probably be dead, and he... probably wouldn't live long, let alone contact the Marquis of Zhenguo.

He is now extremely grateful to Han Duoduo for that kick, otherwise Liu Xu would not have asked someone to send him to the hospital, and Han Duoduo would not have taken them back to Liujia Village out of guilt. She would not have known that the Liu family was not only related to the Xu family by marriage, but Liu Xu's father was also a soldier in the Mu family army, and Liu Xu herself was familiar with Mu Lingxuan.

The two sisters could only smile awkwardly. There was still some time before lunch, so Liu Xu said goodbye to the adults and took her cousins ​​to play in the yard. Han Duoduo also went with them.

Xu Ruolan then took the women back to the inner room, leaving the main room to the men.

Well, there are two little boys. Xu Zeyu originally wanted to go out with his younger brothers and sisters, but when he saw that Yang Yan didn’t go, he didn’t feel like going with them.

Old Master Xu saw this and wanted to get his eldest grandson and His Highness the Ninth Prince closer, so he said, "Yu'er, take Young Master Yang to play with his brothers and sisters!"

Then he smiled and said to Xiao Yan: "Young Master, since you are here, make the most of it. Don't be too reserved. I'm afraid you won't have such an opportunity again when you go back in the future!"

Xiao Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Yan Yi with some interest.

Seeing this, Yan Yi swallowed back his original words of refusal. Yes, the young master is still a child, and after returning this time, I am afraid there will never be such an opportunity again.

Seeing Yan nod, Xiao Yan raised a brilliant smile and went out with Xu Zeyu.

In the yard, Liu Xu, the pseudo-child, was playing "Eagle Catches Chicken" with his younger brothers and sisters.

Han Duoduo had never played before, but she thought it was interesting and joined in. Because she was the oldest, she acted as the hen, and Liu Xu acted as the eagle...

Although the game is a bit childish, it is still fun for a few kids.

When Xu Zeyu and the others came out, they saw Han Duoduo with her arms outstretched, with a bunch of little radish heads hanging behind her. The willow catkins were rushing left and right trying to catch people, and the little radish heads were screaming continuously.

The two looked at each other, both thinking: This game is not suitable for them, right? They just stood aside and watched the fun.

These days, whether it was Xu Mingli who told him on his own initiative or he heard it from Han Duoduo before, Xiao Yan understood the general situation of Liu Xu's family.

Xiao Yan was surprised that Liu Xu and the ice-faced girl were familiar with each other. He looked at the little girl running around in the yard with some curiosity in his eyes.

The little girl had bright eyes and white teeth, and her smile was as bright as the spring sun. Under her curved eyebrows, her eyes were bright and clear, as if hiding bright stars. Because she had been running, her cheeks were slightly red, like a blooming peach blossom. She was wearing a red dress, which made her look more lively and bright.

Xiao Yan was unconsciously staring at something in a trance. Xu Zeyu noticed it inadvertently, frowned, and coughed lightly.

Xiao Yan came back to his senses instantly, his ears slightly red, feeling a little embarrassed. As a prince, he had received strict education since childhood, so this was indeed rude.

However, he did not think much about it at this moment, although the little girl in front of him was born with bright eyes and white teeth, lively and attractive. But he was more curious about the relationship between Mu Lingxuan and her.

After all, Mu Lingxuan is notoriously difficult to approach in the capital, like a walking cube of ice.

He heard that when Mu Lingxuan returned to Beijing last year, the Marquis’ wife wanted to arrange a marriage for him, so she specially held a flower-viewing banquet. But the man had a cold face throughout the whole process, and he showed no emotion in front of those charming ladies from famous families. A woman mustered up the courage to step forward, but was choked by a sentence: “Are you ready to be a widow?” When this was said, the woman turned pale with fear, and the people around her were also silent. A flower-viewing banquet turned into an awkward silence.

Such an iceberg-like person was actually familiar with this innocent and lively little girl in front of him. Thinking of this, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and became more and more curious.

Liu Xu accidentally saw them and pulled them over without saying a word.

Good boy, we have to play even if we don’t want to.