Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After finishing the farming work, Liu Xu found that she had nothing to do except watering the crops, turning the soil and playing with her younger brother every day.

Thinking of the nearly five thousand taels of silver notes at home, but not daring to spend them, Liu Xu looked towards Beilinpo not far away. Zuiyunxuan's business could not be exposed yet, so she could only find a way to get some of the money out of the mountains.

Thinking of this, Liu Xu decided to go to Beilinpo tomorrow morning.

The next morning, Liu Xu got up early, cut a few potstickers, and cooked porridge in a clay pot. Xu Ruolan was still asleep because she had to take care of the children at night. Liu Xu ate two potstickers by herself and drank a bowl of porridge. She took the rest to her mother to warm it in the pot. Then she carried her newly bought backpack and took the hatchet to Beilinpo.

The outer area had been cleared by them a long time ago, and this time she was going to the middle area of ​​Beilinpo! Her father once said that the most dangerous thing in the middle area was not the animals, but the traps set by hunters. So Liu Xu cut another stick on the road to explore the way.

Willow catkins walked slowly from the outer edge of the northern forest slope to the middle edge. At first, the sunlight could still penetrate the sparse branches and leaves, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground. The further in, the taller and denser the trees became, the sunlight was gradually blocked, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a bit.

Liu Xu walked with a stick in his hand, knocking on the lush grass. The grass was soft under his feet, with a few small stones occasionally making a slight scratching sensation. The clear chirping of birds came to his ears, but he could not see them, only felt the sound echoing in the deep forest.

Suddenly, a squirrel quickly ran across the trunk of a big tree, its fluffy tail swaying, and instantly disappeared among the dense branches and leaves.

The common wild flowers and weeds on the periphery gradually became scarce, replaced by tall ferns and unknown vines, which intertwined with each other like a series of green barriers.

Inadvertently, Liu Xu smelled a faint and elegant fragrance, and she couldn't help but feel happy. In her previous life, she loved orchids and collected a lot of orchid planting methods and growth characteristics, so she was sure that there must be orchids nearby, and this fragrance was definitely a treasure.

Liu Xu sniffed hard again, and observed carefully in the direction of the fragrance. Finally, under a shady slope, he found a lotus orchid hidden in the grass. It was like a shy fairy, quietly exuding charming charm. The leaves were slender and flexible, with delicate serrations on the edges, like a carefully carved work of art. The slender leaves were arranged in a staggered manner, swaying gently in the breeze, as if whispering the story of the years.

She carefully probed with the stick in her hand, then slowly walked forward and carefully dug out the soil with the hatchet in her hand. She also pulled a large piece of moss from the side and wrapped it up, and gently put it into the backpack.

Liu Xu was about to stand up when she suddenly felt the grass in front of her right move. She clenched the sickle in her hand and her heart instantly rose to her throat.

I saw a python as thick as an arm slowly poking its head out from the grass, its cold eyes were chilling.

Liu Xu suppressed her fear and stared at the python motionlessly, not daring to make any rash moves. The python spit out its tongue, and its body slowly moved closer to her. She could clearly hear her own violent heartbeat, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Just as the python was about to get close to her feet, Liu Xu swung the hatchet in her hand violently, trying to scare it away. However, this action angered the python, and it instantly opened its mouth and pounced on Liu Xu. Liu Xu quickly dodged sideways and chopped the python's body with the hatchet in her hand. But the python flexibly avoided the attack, and then swept its tail violently, knocking Liu Xu to the ground. Ignoring the pain, Liu Xu quickly got up, raised the hatchet again, and confronted the python. At this time, her eyes were firm, and she had only one thought in her mind: she must defeat this python, otherwise her life would be in danger. Seeing the right opportunity, while the python pounced again, Liu Xu used all her strength to chop the hatchet deeply into the python's head.

The python hissed in pain and twisted its body violently on the ground. Liu Xu did not dare to relax and continued to stab the python several times until it completely stopped moving. She gasped and sat on the ground. It took a long time for her to recover.

Looking at the pile on the ground, she estimated that it was about two or three meters long, and she was a little impressed with herself. With the mentality that waste is shameful, Liu Xu thought that since it was already killed, there was nothing to be afraid of, so she decided to take this thing back and send it to Zuiyunxuan tomorrow, maybe she could sell it for a good price.

But there’s such a huge pile, how can we get it back?

Got it! Liu Xu looked around, found a few strong vines, chopped a few sticks with a hatchet, made a suggested rack, tied the python on it, and then used two vines to drag the rack and set off on the way home.

Along the way, Liu Xu was very careful, fearing that she would encounter any danger again. Perhaps she was too nervous or too tired, and she accidentally tripped over a stone.

The fall made her see stars. When she was about to get up, her eyes accidentally swept to the stone beside her. There was a cluster of tender green leaves swaying gently in the breeze. The shape of the leaves was unique and familiar. Her heart skipped a beat. She took a closer look and saw that the leaves were clustered around a slender stem in the center, and a few bright red fruits were hanging on the stem.

“This…is this ginseng?”

Liu Xu muttered to herself in disbelief, her breathing becoming rapid.

She carefully pushed aside the weeds and soil around it, and the full appearance of the ginseng gradually emerged. The roots were slender and complete, as intricate as an old man's beard.

Liu Xu's eyes widened, and her hands trembled slightly with joy. Hahahaha, she really is God's daughter. Now she dares to build a house openly.

Liu Xu carefully picked up the ginseng, tore off a piece of moss nearby to wrap it up, and gently put it in the backpack. Then he thought for a moment, cut a few handfuls of grass, and put them on top. He tied up the python that had fallen to the ground, and continued to walk back, dragging the vine.

After leaving Beilinpo, she pursed her cracked lips and took a deep breath. She wiped the sweat off her face with her hand, endured the pain in her back, and continued to drag her python home.

It was almost noon, and the people who had worked in the fields were returning home one after another. Seeing the disheveled catkins, they were startled.

"This...is this girl Xu? Girl Xu, what happened to you? Where are you hurt?" They were all simple villagers, and every family had a child. When they saw such a little kid covered in blood, they couldn't help but scream.

Without waiting for Liu Xu to reply, Chen Lan and his wife, who were walking behind, heard the words and their hearts skipped a beat and they quickly squeezed forward. Seeing Liu Xu's appearance, they were terrified.

"Xu girl, what's wrong with you? Tell Auntie quickly, where are you hurt?"

Chen Lan hugged Liu Xu and touched him here and there.

"Aunt San, I... I'm fine, I'm just thirsty and tired!" She had no choice. She hadn't had a drop of water since morning. When she killed the python, she injured her back. Moreover, she was dragging 40 to 50 kilograms of things. She was able to walk here only by willpower.

Liu Changshun noticed the rack she was dragging behind her, and stepped forward to take a look...hiss, he couldn't help but take a breath, then quickly took the cane from her hand, and said angrily and anxiously:

"You little girl, did you sneak into the middle circle? How old are you, huh? Do you want to die?"

"Uncle San... I... I can... build a house." After she finished speaking, she fainted. There was nothing she could do. She was really too tired. Her tense nerves relaxed when she met Chen Lan and her husband, and she fainted naturally.

"Boss, go find Doctor Meng quickly!" After Chen Lan said that, she picked up Liu Xu, handed the backpack to Liu Changshun, and ran hurriedly to Liu Xu's house.

The onlookers were shocked when they heard their conversation and saw the python Liu Changshun was dragging.

"This girl killed such a big python?"

"Most likely. Look at the blood all over her."

"That family... is really committing a sin!" The crowd was talking about it, and soon, a rumor spread from Liujia Village: Liu Dashan's eldest son's family forced away an orphan and his widowed mother. The six-year-old Liu Xu risked his life to go into the mountains to hunt for survival, and fought a giant python. Now his life is hanging by a thread.

A few months later, Liu Chengming's family was pushed to the forefront again.

When Chen Lan came in holding Liu Xu, Xu Ruolan was carrying two washed diapers for the babies, ready to dry. Seeing Liu Xu covered in blood in Chen Lan's arms, she turned pale with fright and dropped the wooden basin to the ground.

She staggered forward and asked tremblingly, "Xu, Xu'er, what happened?"

Chen Lan walked into the house holding Liu Xu, comforting her: "Ruolan, don't worry, her uncle has already gone to ask Doctor Meng for help. She should be fine. When we saw her, she was still talking."

The two men escorted Liu Xu back to the house and took off the bloody clothes on her body. Because of the wound on her back, it was pulled when she took off her clothes, and Liu Xu couldn't help but cry out in pain even in her sleep.

Xu Ruolan was crying while she was washing her.

Soon, Liu Changshun came in with Doctor Meng. He put the backpack and the snake in the straw shed and followed them into the house.

Doctor Meng carefully felt Liu Xu's pulse and checked the scrapes and bruises on her back. After a diagnosis, his expression eased a little and he said to the others, "Don't worry too much. This girl is fine except for the scrapes and minor bruises on her back. She just fell asleep because she was too tired. I'll prescribe some medicine to calm her nerves and nourish her body. Take it on time and she will recover in a few days."

After hearing this, Xu Ruolan and the others felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he asked, "Doctor Meng, how should this medicine be boiled and taken?"

Doctor Meng patiently explained the situation and reminded her, "Let her rest well in the next few days. She must not overwork herself or get frightened."

Xu Ruolan nodded repeatedly, then paid the consultation fee and medicine fee and sent Doctor Meng out. Chen Lan went to prepare the decoction. Xu Ruolan stayed by Liu Xu's bed, gently tucked in the corners of the quilt for her, her eyes full of concern and care.

"Xu'er, Xu'er..." Xing'er arrived before she did, with Shuisheng following behind her.

"Aunt, mother, how is Xu'er?" The little girl was so scared when she heard the rumor that she cried and her shoes ran away. Shuisheng also looked at Xu Ruolan anxiously.

"It's okay, don't worry. Doctor Meng just came to see her. She just has some scrapes and bruises, and she's exhausted. She just needs some rest." Xu Ruolan felt comforted to see her daughter's friend caring about her so much.

Seeing that Liu Xu was sleeping soundly, several people left the inner room and sat down in the main room.

"This girl is so brave. She ran to Zhongwei alone. She is lucky to have killed such a big python. Sister-in-law, you have to have a good talk with her when she wakes up!" Liu Changshun was scared when he thought of Liu Xu covered in blood.

"What? She actually went to Zhongwei?" Xu Ruolan stood up in shock.

"It should be. There can't be such a big snake outside. And..." Liu Changshun motioned Shuisheng and the others to close the door, and then went to the straw shed to get the backpack.

Xu Ruolan and others looked at him curiously.

There was not much grass left in the backpack after being shaken around, so Liu Changshun took out two moss bags.

"This is... ginseng!" Chen Lan and Xu Ruolan exclaimed in unison, and then took a breath.

"This... this is a Cymbidium orchid!" Xu Ruolan stared at another larger moss bag.

"This damn girl, she...how dare she...if anything happens to her, how can I live...wuwu"

When Xu Ruolan saw these two things, she was certain that Liu Xu must have entered the middle circle, and she started crying out of fear.

"It's okay, it's okay, Ruolan! Xu girl is fine, wait until she wakes up, then you can scold her, don't cry!"

Chen Lan hurried to comfort her, and it took a while for Xu Ruolan to calm down.

Liu Changshun originally wanted to tell them what Liu Xu said before she fell asleep, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait until she woke up and tell them.

Seeing that Xu Ruolan had calmed down, Chen Lan and his wife took the child and left.