Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Because the Xu family was going back to Yongkang Prefecture, Xu Ruolan was busy preparing things for her father and brothers and sisters-in-law for the journey.

Liu Xu stayed in the study with her second uncle for a long time, and then they went to the greenhouse together.

In fact, the day after Xu Mingli arrived, he went to find Liu Xu. Liu Xu had brought him here once before, but at that time the seeds had only been planted for a short time, and the buds had not yet sprouted, so he didn't see anything.

Now both potatoes and corn have grown.

The potatoes are almost a month old. Because the temperature in the greenhouse is just right, they are growing fast and are now lush green.

"Uncle, these are potatoes. They will bloom in about half a month, but we will have to wait another month and a half before we can harvest them. That means we can dig them up in late February."

Xu Mingli nodded, "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the harvest. This time the family visit leave is only one month. I'm afraid I'll have to prepare to go back after returning from Yongkang Prefecture."

"Where's my uncle?"

Xu Mingli said, "Your uncle can't leave for too long, so he should go with us. But your Grandpa An and Nanny Chun will stay, and maybe your uncle will also leave Huairen with us. I will let Xu Zheng stay as well. You should record the planting amount per mu, what needs to be paid attention to during the period, and the output per mu. After the harvest, let Xu Zheng rush back."

Liu Xu thought about it and asked, "If it's the emperor... will we still pay it?"

Xu Mingli looked at his niece, rubbed the little girl's head, and then said, "Bao'er, no matter who sits on the top, the sooner the better. The Xu family and the Marquis' Mansion are both royalists, and this is a major event that benefits the country, no matter who is in power, they will be happy to hear about it."

Then he reminded, "But before that, you must keep it well. Apart from us, the person above should be the first to know about these things. If others find out, it will be a disaster instead of a blessing."

Liu Xu nodded carefully, "I understand!"

Then the two of them went to check the corn. Some of the corn planted years ago already had three leaves, but a few were missing nests and had not sprouted yet. Liu Xu asked the person in charge to wait a little longer. If other seedlings had grown to six inches but had not sprouted yet, they would be replaced with the better seedlings.

The seedlings grown in the greenhouse grow faster and are almost six or seven inches long.

"Uncle Wu, arrange for someone to start transplanting tomorrow. Just like when we planted them, two plants in one nest."

Wu Sangui said yes, "By the way, Miss, the watermelon and cowpea you asked me to plant have sprouted. Would you like to take a look?"

"Really?" Liu Xu walked in with a look of surprise, and Xu Mingli followed behind her.

"Sure enough, hahahaha! Uncle Wu, you're awesome!"

Since the greenhouse was built, she handed over the germination and seedling cultivation to Wu Sangui. She also told him about her experiences in the countryside in her previous life or in growing things on the balcony.

As the saying goes, once you understand one thing, you will understand everything. Wu Sangui took good care of these seeds.

Because there were not many watermelon seeds and cowpea seeds, this honest man tried one by one, from cold water to slightly hot water, as well as the amount of watering and the temperature of the cotton cloth wrapping, and finally found the most suitable germination method.

In the end, less than twenty seeds were lost.

"These two kinds of plants can be transplanted when they are four to five inches tall. Plant them in the greenhouse over there, with a spacing of one foot between plants and three feet between rows. Then ask Liu Cheng and the others to build the racks. We need them in this style, using bamboo." Liu Xu said as he gestured.

Wu Sangui listened carefully and nodded.

Xu Mingli watched his niece talking with admiration in his eyes. Thinking of his son who was one year younger than his niece, he decided to give him some more homework when he returned home.

Xu Zeyang, who was playing in the yard at the moment, shivered for no apparent reason. Seeing this, Yuan Hui thought he was cold and hurried forward to ask.

"Mom, I'm fine. You go back and chat with aunt and the others. I'm going to go cockfighting with my brother." After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

He and Xu Zelin learned cockfighting from the boys in the village. They were enjoying it when they were at home. The two younger ones cheered them on. It was such a joy!

However, if Xu Zeyang knew what his father was thinking at this moment, he would probably never be happy again.

Xu Zeyu played chess with his grandfather and father.

Looking at her son who now plays like a country boy, Yuan Hui sighs in her heart and hopes to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Old Madam Xu, Li Yueyao and Xu Ruolan were sitting in the main room chatting with their two children.

Originally, Xu Ruolan wanted to sit inside the house, but Yuan Hui was afraid that the children would run around, so she asked the servants to light a charcoal brazier, and the few of them chatted in the main room and looked after the children.

"Sister-in-law, there is still no news from our family after all these years?" Xu Ruolan asked with concern.

Li Yueyao shook her head, with some sadness in her eyes. "Later, your eldest brother went back alone to inquire about the situation. He heard that almost no one survived the disaster. As for those who were missing, I'm afraid we don't even know where they went."

During the flood that year, the Xu family was rescued because their house was located on high ground, but the Li family was completely washed away.

Later, Xu Yiru and Xu Mingzhe also searched for the bodies, but only found the bodies of Li's father, mother, Li Yueyao's sister-in-law, and several servants. Later, a survivor holding a driftwood who knew the Li family told them that Li Yueyao's brother had tied the two children to his body and was washed away together.

Xu Ruolan gently took her hand and patted it comfortingly. "Even if they are missing, who can say for sure that they are gone? It was so chaotic back then, maybe they went south with the current? God is merciful, maybe it's just that fate hasn't arrived yet. Sometimes no news is the best news. Look at me, isn't it the same?"

Li Yueyao smiled and nodded. Yes, the Xu family had sent so many people over the years, but they couldn't find the sister-in-law. It wasn't until the mother-in-law became seriously ill that there was news about the sister-in-law. And they didn't find her, it was news that came to their doorstep.

Maybe her brother and nephews will suddenly appear in front of her one day?

Thinking of this, Li Yueyao's complexion improved.

Xu Ruolan quickly changed the subject and talked about other things.

Although Old Madam Xu was busy entertaining her two little grandchildren, she did not hesitate to listen to their whispers.

Li Yueyao and Xu Ruolan have known each other since they were young. Although they are sisters-in-law, they are more like sisters.

As for Yuan Hui, the old couple of the Xu family were actually not very satisfied with her because there was too big a gap in their family backgrounds.

Although Yuan Hui has been very filial to the two elders over the years, and the sisters-in-law seem to get along well with each other, she occasionally reveals her superiority, which makes the two elders sigh. So in comparison, they prefer this eldest daughter-in-law who knows her inside out.

Ye Miaoyin and her daughter went to the West Yard to practice martial arts, but in fact, only Han Duoduo was there. She went to check the area around the mine by herself.

At the same time, on the official road from Qinghe County to Yuyang Town, two horses were galloping with their hooves tumbling and their long manes flying, like two flashes of lightning.