Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

With a "bang", Liu Donglai slammed the table angrily:

"How ridiculous! How dare you kidnap a girl in broad daylight? It seems like you do this a lot in your daily life!"

Liu Donglai, who was originally dissatisfied with Prefect Ding because of his wife's affairs, is now even more dissatisfied. If His Majesty had not made any plans, he would definitely go to the prefectural city to ask about it today.

"Uncle Liu, calm down. They will only be able to jump around for another month or two." Mu Lingxuan comforted him.

Liu Donglai knew it clearly in his mind, but he was extremely angry.

Seeing that he was still calm, Liu Xu also said, "Yes, Daddy. Besides, I just accepted the apology from the father and son, and I also said that I would not pursue the matter. If we come to them again, wouldn't that be breaking our promise?"

"Who cares about his stuff? This time, His Majesty not only gave him houses and farms, but also rewarded him with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. Add to what your mother got, it's more than enough to buy a store in Yongshun Prefecture, let alone in the capital." Liu Donglai said dissatisfiedly.

"Well, Dad, there are two portions, one for me and my senior sister! If I didn't see that they were quite reasonable, why would I give in so easily? Have you ever seen me suffer a loss?" Liu Xu walked forward and took her father's arm, saying coquettishly.

Besides, didn’t Mu Lingxuan say that in a month or two, Prefect Ding would pass away, and by then the Fang family might be involved.

With the imperial court on their side, why would they want to get involved in this mess?

Liu Donglai didn't feel angry for long, because Mu Lingxuan talked to him about digging ditches and ponds to store water.

Liu Donglai has been in the Northern Territory for a year. He doesn't know the environment in the Northern Territory very well, but he knows the basics.

The reason why the North is so sparsely populated is that the winters are cold and long, but the main reason is the lack of water. It's not that there is no water, but there are few water sources, and digging wells is expensive in this era, so anyone who has the conditions is not willing to stay there.

If it weren't for the military households, I'm afraid many lands would have been in panic.

But the climate and environment were not good, and the military households there lived a miserable life. After paying the grain, there were only a few left.

When winter comes, most people only eat one meal a day to survive.

If the drought situation could be improved, Liu Donglai felt that perhaps one day in the future, even if the imperial court stopped providing them with food and wages, they would be able to be self-sufficient.

The two discussed for a while, then Mu Lingxuan went back to the room to write a letter, and then asked Xuan Yi to send it off.

Liu Xu went to the kitchen to order lunch and also asked someone to invite Liu Dashan and his wife over.

Originally, these should have been arranged by Xu Ruolan, but recently there have been orders from the college, so the workshop has been a bit busy.

If Dong'er were here, Xu Ruolan would be much relieved, but isn't she still recuperating from her legs?

However, this man was not idle while recuperating his leg, because only one leg was injured, and after Doctor Meng told him to get out of bed, he did not allow anyone to help him.

With the help of the crutch prepared by Liuxu for her, she can solve all her personal problems by herself.

Moreover, she would sit in the yard every day, making clothes for the masters and servants of the family together with Aunt Lin and Yue Niang. Zi Ling and Zi Mo would help with the affairs of the workshop.

The lunch was lively. Liu Dashan had heard earlier that his son had become a general, but he did not come back. Liu Xu and the others did not say anything, thinking that they just had the same name.

When he first heard that not only his son was a general, his in-laws were uncles, but even his daughter-in-law was a lady of noble title, he was completely dizzy.

Even when Mu Lingxuan called him grandpa, he didn't react.

In the same state as him was old lady Zhang. She was in very complicated mood at the moment. If she hadn't been partial to her and hurt her youngest son's feelings, she should have had a share in the title of Lady of the Imperial Concubine, right?

She has always favored the eldest and mistreat the second, partly because of the difficult childbirth she had experienced that year, and partly because her eldest son, Liu Dongcheng, was smarter and sweeter than the second since childhood.

Later, Liu Dongcheng's son Liu Chengming also did well in his studies, so she looked down on the dull second brother's family even more.

But who would have thought that she has become an old lady now, all thanks to the second son.

After she finally reacted, Mu Lingxuan called her "Grandma" and she fainted again.

Old lady Zhang tugged at Liu Dashan's sleeve. When there was no response, she tugged harder. Liu Dashan finally turned around and asked, "Why are you pulling me, old lady?"

Others also looked over. Old Lady Zhang felt a little embarrassed by being stared at. She smiled awkwardly and said, "No, nothing. It was just that Xiao... uh, it was the prince who just called you Grandpa!"

"Ah, Grandpa? Is the prince calling me?" Liu Dashan was surprised and a little confused.

Seeing this, Xu Yiru knew that he must not have listened to the whole thing, so he smiled and said, "My dear, the prince is now engaged to Baoer, so he should call you Grandpa."

"Oh..." Liu Dashan responded casually, and then, "What? Is Xu girl engaged? And to... to the prince?"

Liu Dashan swallowed his saliva and felt a little dizzy. It was no wonder that he reacted so strongly. After all, he had always been a little intimidated by Lingxuan. Now that he knew that this man was his future grandson-in-law, it felt a little unreal.

The old couple were similar, but Mrs. Zhang was a little better than Liu Dashan. She stuttered, "Hey, good... all... all... good children!"

The other people at the table smiled at each other, thinking that the old couple's reaction was normal. Then Liu Donglai asked everyone to eat quickly.

After the meal, Liu Dashan and his wife were still confused. It was not until they got home that they came to their senses.

"Hiss, old woman, our family is actually related to the Zhenguogong Mansion!"

"Yeah! It feels like a dream just thinking about it! Fortunately you stopped me at the beginning... Who would have thought that girl Xu would have such luck." Old Lady Zhang was terrified.

Liu Dashan was unhappy when he heard her last sentence. "What luck! That's because of Xu girl's ability! Don't you see that our Liujia Village is what it is today, all thanks to Xu girl. And these corn and potatoes, didn't you hear? His Majesty the Emperor knows everything and is sending officials to take a look!"

Thinking of this, Liu Dashan stroked his beard and was overjoyed. That was his granddaughter! She would be the next wife of the Duke of Zhenguo in the future! What a great virtue her ancestors had accumulated!

Liu Xu and the others didn't know how the old couple lamented. She was busy drafting the contract for tofu production and mushroom cultivation.

Mu Lingxuan watched her return to Yuexin Garden and then returned to his room.

His fiancée is so capable, he has to take care of her.

At the same time, Chang Yifei, who was far away in his county, was extremely busy.

Buying a store, decorating, recruiting, training... he needs to follow up on every single thing.

Fortunately, his father still had a conscience and sent a trusted person to take care of things for him. Otherwise, he would have almost become a spinning top.

Along with the steward came news of Mu Lingxuan and Liu Xu's engagement...

"Fuck, Mu Lingxuan is such a wolf cub. I was wondering why he always has to live in Liu's house! How old is my sister? What a beast!"