Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

When we met villagers on the road, some people enthusiastically asked if they needed help, while others just stood by and watched the fun.

Arriving at the old house, everyone unloaded their things in the middle of the yard. Originally, the yard was overgrown with weeds, but Granny Lin and her daughter-in-law came over early in the morning to help cut some weeds and clear the front of the yard.

The main house was a three-room mud house, with a side room on each side, a kitchen, and a utility room. A one-and-a-half-meter-high earth and stone wall surrounded it. The thatched roof had been removed by Liu Changshun and his men, and they were preparing to make a straw mat to cover it again. Zhuang's husband, Liu Dazhu, was sitting in the yard making straw mats.

Because of years of disrepair, the walls had many cracks, and one wall of the room on the right even collapsed a little. Liu Xu went into the room again and took a look. Although it was empty, it was spacious and more than enough for her family to live in. In her heart, she couldn't help but give her a point for being a cheap grandfather.

Liu Changshun asked a few people to rest aside first, and he put up the straw mat first so that he could move things in later.

Liu Xu squatted beside the big pillar and watched how he did it. After a while, he took the thing and started to work.

Seeing this, Liu Dazhu smiled naively and said, "Xuya is really smart. She has made up a story in such a short time."

"Hey, Uncle Dazhu, you have a good eye!" Liu Xu said with a smile.

Liu Dazhu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

When Tieniu, Shuisheng and Xing'er saw this, they also came to help, while the women were responsible for cleaning.

Soon, the main hall and the main house on the left were repaired. The corner of the house on the right had collapsed a little, and there were cracks in the wall, which needed to be re-pasted with some mud.

Zhuang and Chen Lan helped carry the bed in and made it. After all, Xu Ruolan was still in confinement and couldn't stay outside in the wind all the time. After settling Xu Ruolan and the two babies, they moved other things into the house one after another.

Liu Xu and Xing'er took the five-year-old Tiedan to put things in order in the kitchen and the utility room.

Tieniu and Shuisheng were both young boys, so they took the initiative to fetch water.

After finishing all this, it was almost noon. Seeing this, Liu Xu signaled Xing'er to light a fire and boil water, and asked Shuisheng to go back to his vegetable garden to pick some cucumbers and radishes, and any other green vegetables.

Why not call them Tieniu and Tiedan? Haha, mainly because I’m not familiar with them.

Liu Xu filled the pitcher with boiled water and shouted to the outside:

"Brother Tieniu, help me carry the water pitcher to the main room so that my uncle and aunt can drink some hot water."

Then I put the rice in and cook it. There is no other way, I only have one pot, I have to cook the rice first, then I can cook the vegetables.

I don't know if Mrs. Zhang had a change of heart, but she actually gave her some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. Although it wasn't much, it was enough for the mother and daughter for half a month.

Soon Shuisheng came back with a backpack. Liuxu looked and thought, wow, he must have brought all the vegetables his family was going to cook today. Cucumbers, eggplants, eggs, leeks, radishes, and two fingers of pork belly...

Liu Xu looked at him and asked leisurely:

"Brother Shuisheng, does Auntie San know?"

"I'll just tell my mother later. Let's cook everything. Xing'er said the food you cooked is delicious." Shuisheng scratched his head and smiled innocently.

"Xu'er, just cook it boldly. My parents might praise him for being clever later!" Xing'er also glanced at the backpack and said nonchalantly.

Okay, since you asked me to cook it, then I'll cook it.

The kids were in the kitchen, washing and cutting things, laughing and joking. Liu Changshun and Liu Dazhu were still repairing the rest of the house.

Chen Lan and Zhuang helped clean the house. At present, Liu Xu and her mother only had one bed, so they only cleaned the main room that had been repaired first and the main room on the left. They didn't have much stuff, so they sat down to rest.

By the time Liu Changshun and the other man had finished repairing everything, Liu Xu had already notified everyone to eat.

With the dishes brought by Shuisheng, Liuxu cooked: cucumber with mashed garlic, stir-fried eggplant, scrambled eggs with leeks, and braised pork belly with radish.

There was no furniture at home yet, so they moved out the small table from their previous room. Three stools were obviously not enough, so Liu Xu also moved the old stool from the kitchen. It was just enough for adults to sit, so the kids had to stand.

Xu Ruolan was still in confinement after giving birth, and she ate with her two children in the house.

Fortunately, Shuisheng was alert and when he went back to get the food, he noticed that Liuxu and the others didn't have many bowls and chopsticks, so he brought a few for them.

Otherwise, they will have to take turns eating at noon.

"Oh, Xu girl's cooking skills are really good! Xing'er told me earlier that the dishes you cook are so delicious that she can swallow her tongue. Today she can finally eat them, hahahaha!"

Several people sat down, and Chen Lan looked at the dishes on the table and smiled brightly.

"Hey, if Third Aunt likes to eat it, you can come find Xu'er anytime."

Liu Xu replied with a smile, then walked to the table and bowed deeply:

"Uncle San, Aunt San, Uncle Dazhu, Aunt Zhuang, thank you for taking care of and helping my mother and me during this period. If it weren't for you, we don't know how we would have survived these days. Xuer will never forget your kindness, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

After saying this, Liu Xu's eyes became red and her voice was choked.

Liu Dazhu quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey, Xu girl, why are you saying this? We are not only neighbors, but also family members within the fifth degree of mourning. It is only natural for us to help each other."

Liu Changshun also nodded and said, "Yes, Xu girl, don't be so formal. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me."

Chen Lan stood up and took Liu Xu's hand, saying gently, "Silly child, stop being like this, and go eat quickly. We still have a long life ahead of us."

Liu Xu wiped the tears from her eyes and nodded, "Yes, I understand, Aunt San."

Then he turned around and called the little ones to eat.

At the dinner table, everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Liu Xu looked at these kind people, and her heart was filled with emotion and warmth. They were not her direct blood relatives, but they treated her better than her relatives. She decided in her heart that she must lead them to live a good life in the future.

After the meal, several people helped to tidy up the place and then left with the children.

Liu Xu closed the gate, checked around again, and dragged her tired body back to the inner room. There was no other way, she had gotten up at the end of the Yin hour and had been busy until now, poor girl, she was still only six years old.

Xu Ruolan leaned against the head of the bed and looked at her with a distressed look:

"You must be exhausted, it's all my fault, I can't help you at all!"

"Mom, Xu'er is not tired. I feel full of energy when I think about our new home. You are still in confinement after giving birth, so you can't have any extra thoughts, otherwise my younger brothers will have no food to eat!" Liu Xu said playfully.

"You keep saying weird things! We finally have our own home. Even mother feels it's a little unreal!"

Xu Ruolan was full of emotion.

"Hehe, how about you pinch me and see if it hurts?"

"Shouldn't you let mother pinch yourself?" Xu Ruolan chuckled.

"Hehe, I just feel sorry for my mother, right? Xu'er is thick-skinned and not afraid of pain!

Mom, no one can bully us anymore!"

Liu Xu knew that Xu Ruolan was still in fear after the life-and-death experience yesterday, so she hugged Xu Ruolan's arms tightly and comforted her softly.

"Hmm" Xu Ruolan couldn't help but choke up a little.

"Mom, we don't even have a decent piece of furniture at home now. I plan to go find Uncle Shunzi tomorrow and go to the town to buy what the house needs..." Liu Xu paused.

"Mom, why don't we rebuild the yard? We have enough money anyway. Otherwise, it will be leaking everywhere and it will be very cold in winter!" She didn't want the house to be the same inside and outside when it was cold.

"Of course we can, but if we build a house right after dividing the family, will your grandma and the others make a fuss, accusing us of being unfilial and selfish?" Xu Ruolan knew about the family's money, so she didn't worry about it, but she was worried that her mother-in-law would make a fuss.

"That's easy. I'll think of a way to get the money out in a few days. Then they won't have any excuse to make trouble."

Liu Xu yawned and said casually.

"Then you can do whatever you want. You have all the money in the family. I can't help you much. I can only try not to hold you back!"

The mother and daughter discussed what they needed to buy first, and only stopped to rest when Liu Xu could no longer hold on and yawned continuously.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, pouring down on the farmyard like a golden veil. The yard was very quiet, with the chirping of a few crickets.

Inside the house, the mother and her four children were sleeping soundly. Liu Xu and the two babies were nestled on either side of Xu Ruolan, with faint smiles on their faces.