Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

At this moment, many strong laborers in the village were in the fields, busy digging ditches. When they saw the catkins, they greeted them with a smile.

"Xu girl, why did you decide to come here today?"

"Oh, the two piers have been pushed out. Don't come this way. The road here is narrow and difficult to walk on."

This place is different from the village, where the roads are all dirt. Actually, it’s not that narrow, about one meter wide, but the road is not as smooth as the stone road.

Liu Xu took a look and simply let Qiao Yun and Qiao Yu push the two kids back to the village for a stroll, while she took Mu Lingxuan around to look around.

Someone with sharp eyes recognized Mu Lingxuan, "Hey, that... is the young marquis, right?"

"Oh, it's true! Young Marquis, you are here too!"

"Oh, what little marquis? Now we have to call him prince. Our Marquis of Zhenguo has been promoted to Duke of Zhenguo!"

"Yes, yes, yes, my lord! Then should we kneel down?"

Mu Lingxuan has come to Liujia Village many times. In addition, the Mu family has a good reputation in Dongsheng Country. When the villagers see him, they are no longer as afraid as they were at the beginning.

Mu Lingxuan had sharp ears. Hearing everyone's discussions, he was afraid that they would all kneel down. These people were all Liu Xu's uncles and brothers, so he quickly said loudly,

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. In Liujia Village, I am just Mu Lingxuan, so there is no need for those empty formalities."

When everyone heard this, they were not polite, "Hey, then we'll listen to the prince!"

"Hey, have you noticed that our little girl Xu and the prince are walking together, and they look quite a good match?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How old are you, little girl Xu? If Donglai finds out, he won't chase you around the village."

"How dare he? I'm his uncle!"

"Just forget it. Your uncle is two years older than you. It's not like he didn't beat you when you were a kid!"

"Hey, nephew, are you exposing my shortcomings? Just wait..."

Liu Xu is now a person with internal strength, and since everyone was not trying to lower their voices, how could she not hear it?

Hearing this, she couldn't help but twitch her lips. She was busy in the past and seldom walked around in the village. She never thought that her uncles would be like this.

"Well, um...Brother Huaijin, why don't we go to the south to have a look?"

"Well, whatever you say! By the way, what about these ditches and ponds?"

"This place was barren before, and the biggest reason was lack of water. Now it has been reclaimed, but for irrigation we still have to go to the river to fetch water, which is too hard. So I asked my grandfather to organize people to dig a pond, and store some water when there is enough rain in summer, so that everyone doesn't have to go to the east of the village to fetch water."

"As for these ditches, they will be dug all the way to the river. They can be used to drain water when there is heavy rain, and they can be blocked and filled with water on weekdays, which will make irrigation much more convenient."

In fact, the ditch existed before. Water needed to be released when rice was harvested, and it was formed over time.

Now, based on the original foundation, the digging width and depth have been increased, so that the villagers can save a lot of money in the future unless there is a severe drought.

Mu Lingxuan seemed to be thinking about something.

In the North, and even in other places in Dongsheng Country, the people almost all rely on carrying water to irrigate the land. The reason why the North is so vast and sparsely populated is because there are few water sources. Those who are close to the water source are fine, but those who are farther away will have a bad harvest if it doesn't rain. If...

"Baoer, you are so smart!" Mu Lingxuan looked at Liu Xu with bright eyes.

Willow catkins blinked their eyes. Isn't this a normal operation?

Mu Lingxuan understood the doubt in her eyes and said with a smile: "Yes, it is a very simple truth, but no one has ever thought about it. I want to use your method of water storage and irrigation in the North. In this way, perhaps the North will prosper in the future!"

People have always only known how to prevent floods, but never thought about how to prevent droughts. This understanding made Liu Xu speechless.

When Mu Lingxuan planned to go back, he asked Xuan Yi to send a message back to the northern border immediately, asking him to take advantage of the approaching rainy season to dispatch some soldiers to dig ditches, canals and ponds.

As for why he didn’t go back immediately, it didn’t matter if he waited a little longer. He wanted to walk with Liu Xu for a while.

There were also many villagers at the foot of Woniu Mountain. They were busy building walls and setting up sentry posts. When they saw a group of people coming, they greeted them warmly.

Liu Xu and Mu Lingxuan also responded with a smile.

"Bao'er, are you going to surround the entire Liujia Village?" Mu Lingxuan was puzzled. They felt something strange when they came back. The entrance to the village was almost like the city wall of Yuyang Town. If Liu Donglai and his friends had not grown up here, everyone would have thought they had come to the wrong place.

"Yes, there is such a plan. Weren't we afraid of something going wrong at the beginning? The village has workshops and new crops. No matter which one is known by outsiders, it will not be a good thing."

Mu Lingxuan nodded when he heard this, and he became more fond of this girl. She was courageous and knew how to plan ahead. If she were a man, she would have made great achievements in the government.

Neither of them knew that many years later, it was Liu Xu's foresight that saved Liujia Village from a disaster.

These are all things that happened later. When Liu Xu saw these sentries, he suddenly thought of Yuan Da, the leader of Langya Village.

"By the way, Brother Huaijin, what's the current situation of Langya Village?"

"I have told my father about this. He said that although they had no choice but to become bandits, they did rob many wealthy merchants over the years. He suggested that His Majesty send someone to call for peace, and then let Captain Yuan and his men go along with it. He will then find a way to find a place for them to live in peace."

"As for the previous corruption and bribery, it is already under investigation, and many people are involved. However, within two months, the prefect of Yongshun Prefecture should be replaced. His Majesty has personally inquired about the matter of my aunt and her family."

Having said that, Mu Lingxuan looked at Liu Xu with complicated eyes. He was extremely concerned about the Liu family's affairs.

Fortunately, his future father-in-law has a clear mind, otherwise by the time he realizes what’s happening, it would be too late.

"There are always people who make money from national disasters in every era!" Liu Xu sighed.

Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxuan looked at her in surprise, wondering why she had such an emotion as she was obviously less than eight years old.

Liu Xu seemed to realize that she had said something wrong, and immediately changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Huaijin, I asked my godfather to get some lotus roots last time. Come on, I'll show you."

"Lotus root? You actually managed to grow lotus root!" Mu Lingxuan was shocked. His mother had wanted to grow lotus root before, and she had asked someone to get lotus seeds for her, spending a lot of money, but none of them sprouted. After buying several lotus seeds, she gave up.

"Well, come on, I'll show you. I have planted several pots. I should be able to plant a pond next year." Liu Xu pulled him and walked back.

The west courtyard of the Liu family was named Yuexinyuan after Liu Xu moved in. It was a name suggested by Xu Yiru.

It was Mu Lingxuan’s first time entering Yuexin Garden. He knew at first glance that this was the style of Yongze Prefecture.

However, it is indeed suitable for a woman's boudoir, but Liu Xu's place lacks an embroidery tower. Considering that she doesn't like needlework, it makes sense.

The fruit trees that Zhu Jiacheng planted for Liuxu are all of some age, so there are still quite a few fruits hanging in Yuexin Garden now.

Liu Xu picked two apricots and handed one to Mu Lingxuan. He started eating it without even washing it.

"Well, it's not bad and can be eaten." Pure natural and pollution-free!

Seeing this, Mu Lingxuan didn't hesitate and took a bite. It was a little sour, but still edible.

Liuxu called Huanxi and Ruyi and asked them to pick the ripe apricots in the yard and send them to the main courtyard for everyone to taste.