Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Yuyang Town is located to the north of the Canglong Mountains. The entire mountain range covers a vast area, and there are many birds and beasts in the mountains. It is said that the other side of the mountain range is another state capital. The terrain and weather here are very similar to the Tianfu State in the previous life of China, with distinct four seasons and pleasant scenery. The place where Liu Xu and his friends often mowed grass is called Beilinpo, which belongs to the periphery of the Canglong Mountains. It can be said that they rely on the mountains to eat the mountains. It is precisely because of the existence of this majestic mountain that the villagers will not starve to death or be forced to leave their hometown even in years with poor harvests.

After leaving the house, Liu Xu walked along the winding path to the foot of the mountain. The sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves on her body, forming mottled light and shadows. It was getting late, and she had to finish cutting the grass early and come back in time for lunch, otherwise, according to the nature of Mrs. Zhang, she would definitely not leave any food for her.

"Xu'er, Xu'er" a sudden call pulled her back from her thoughts. Turning around, she saw that it was the original owner's best friend Liu Xing'er. This girl was two years older than the original owner, generous and loyal, and after Liu Donglai left, the original owner was taken care of by her.

Liu Xing'er ran up to her quickly and saw that she still had a cloth tied on her head. She asked with concern, "Xu'er, how is your injury? Does it still hurt?"

As he said that, he took out a piece of dry food from his arms, broke off half and handed it to Liu Xu, "Come, eat something quickly, you are still injured, eat well and you will get better soon."

Seeing this, Liu Xu felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and replied with a smile: "Grandpa Meng's medicine is good, and I'm much better now. Thank you, Xing'er, you take it, I just took it."

"Oh, just eat it if I tell you to. I brought it specially." Seeing that Xing'er insisted, Liu Xu felt it for a while and felt that she could still pretend a little, so she took it.

Liu Xing'er was lively and vividly told Liu Xu what everyone in the village had said after she fainted. Liu Xu couldn't help but sigh. Who said that the villagers were ignorant? Look at Liujia Village, how honest and kind they are. Of course, those few rats are excluded. After all, the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds, right?

The two of them walked and chatted, and soon reached the foot of the mountain.

"Xu'er and Xing'er, you are here." A friend who arrived early saw them and greeted them warmly. As a member of the "mowing team", Liu Xu knew what happened in her home yesterday, so they stopped what they were doing and gathered around.

"Xu'er, how are you? My mother said you bled a lot yesterday."

"Yes, Xu'er, if you can't, just take a break and we'll help you together later."

"My parents asked us to take care of you."

"That's right, Xu'er." Listening to her friends' words, Liu Xu was deeply moved. She felt that she was surrounded by everyone's kindness. It was a great feeling.

She politely declined everyone's kindness. Seeing that she insisted, everyone had to tell her to call them if she had anything to do, and then everyone dispersed. Liu Xu and Liu Xing'er smiled at each other and got busy like everyone else.

But this body is too thin, and after cutting for a while, Willow Catkins has to straighten up and rest.

After finally filling up the cup, she was ready to take a break. She turned her head and found a small clump of chicken fir flowers not far away. This thing was not cheap in the previous life. It was used to make soup. It was not only nutritious, but also extremely delicious. She was delighted and ran forward a few steps, carefully picked it up, and used her clothes to pad it.

Then I thought, this is the season when fungi grow frequently, maybe there are more nearby, so I carefully searched around.

As they were picking at the food, they murmured, "That's great. We can take it back and ask our mother to make soup. This way, we don't have to worry about the old woman not giving them food!"

What's more, she actually found two more clusters.

Liu Xing'er was not far away from her. Seeing her wandering around and rummaging around as if she was looking for something, she hurried forward to ask.

"Xu'er, what are you looking for? You haven't recovered yet, let me help you!"

"Ah, Xing'er, have you seen this kind of mushroom anywhere nearby?" Liu Xu handed the chicken-cone flowers he had just picked to Liu Xing'er and asked excitedly.

Unexpectedly, when Xing'er saw what she was holding, she waved it away and said anxiously, "Xu'er, why did you pick it up? Even if you are hungry, you can't eat this poisonous thing! Throw it away!"

"Ah? No, Xing'er, this is not poisonous." Liu Xu was a little confused.

"Have you forgotten that two years ago, Uncle Cheng Yuan from the village almost killed his entire family because of this thing. If it weren't for Grandpa Meng, the grass on his grave would have been so tall." Seeing that she didn't believe it, Xing'er was anxious to go forward and take the grass she had picked and throw it away.

"Hey, no, Xing'er, listen to me first, this is really edible and not poisonous. I've eaten it before!" Seeing this, Liu Xu hurriedly hugged Xing'er's arm, fearing that Xing'er would eat it up.

"Have you eaten? When did you eat? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Upon hearing that, Xing'er quickly pulled her to look around.

"Just, not long ago, my grandma didn't give me food to eat, and I was so hungry, so I picked some and took them home to make soup. You see, I'm not stupid. If it was really poisonous, would I still be here?" She couldn't say that she had eaten it in her previous life, so she could only make up a story.

"Look at you, you were so hungry, why didn't you tell me? What if it's poisonous?" Xing'er looked frightened.

"It's really not poisonous. My father told me so before. He often went to sell wild animals, and he even saw wealthy families in the city buying them at high prices!" Seeing Xing'er calm down, Liu Xu continued to make up a story, "No," he continued to explain.

"However, not every kind of mushroom can be eaten. Some mushrooms are indeed poisonous. Uncle Cheng Yuan must have picked the poisonous ones. The ones I picked were the ones my father told me were not poisonous."

"Uncle Donglai said that, so it shouldn't be wrong." The villagers all knew that Liu Donglai had been selling wild animals for many years, had many dealings with city people, and had a wide range of knowledge. So, Xing'er was relieved to hear that it was Liu Donglai who said that.

"Yeah, I'm telling you something in secret. See, this is the kind I picked. It's not only non-toxic, but also very delicious when used to make soup or stew chicken soup!" Seeing that Liu Xing'er was fooled by her, Liu Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thanks to her cheap father whom she had never met, she was thinking of picking more and selling them in the city if she couldn't finish them.

After all, her mother is pregnant now. In ancient times, giving birth was like walking through the gates of hell. According to Mrs. Zhang's character, she might not even hire a midwife for her mother. If they don't have two children, what will they do if something goes wrong?

"Xing'er, come and identify them. If you see any, pick them. When there are extra, let's dry them in the sun and take them to the city to exchange for money. We'll split the money then." Liu Xu looked around and saw that the others were a little far away, so he pulled Liu Xing'er and whispered.

"Ah, can we still sell it for silver? Then let's find some more." Although Dongsheng Country has been relatively prosperous in the past two years, there have been constant border frictions and taxes on all sides are not low. So ordinary people with good family conditions can still make ends meet, but it's hard to say for those with poorer family conditions.

Liu Xu is a person who will be twice as nice to you if you treat her well. She now likes this little best friend of the original owner from the bottom of her heart. So, she immediately decided to take her with her to fish, no, to make money.

As for the others, she would take a look first. If they were good, she could always help them with the knowledge she had learned from her previous life.

So, in the following time, Liu Xing'er and Liu Xu cut grass and looked for mushrooms. During this time, they also encountered poisonous ones and two other non-toxic ones. Liu Xu carefully taught Liu Xing'er to identify them, collected the non-toxic ones, and threw away the poisonous ones.

It's no wonder that the two of them picked up quite a lot and cut the grass completely. Worried that they wouldn't be able to take it away later, the two of them decided to leave it at that for now and come back tomorrow.

"Xing'er, I'll bring some home later and eat it in the evening. You know the situation at my home, we definitely can't bring all of it back. You take the rest back to your house and use a dustpan to dry them out in the sun. I'll find a chance to take them to town to exchange for money in a couple of days, okay?" Liu Xu didn't want to let the bunch of jackals at home get away with it, so he discussed it in a low voice with Liu Xing'er.

"Okay. But what if other people see it and ask about it? What should I say?" Xing'er was a little worried.

"We'll put a thin layer of grass on it later. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to see it. If someone sees it, don't be afraid. Just say you saw a pheasant eating it. It's okay. You picked it up and fed it to the chickens."

"Okay, let's pack up quickly. It's getting late. If we go back, it will be almost time for lunch."

The two sisters quickly installed it while no one was paying attention, and covered it with grass. Don't tell me, if you don't look carefully, you really can't see it.

At this time, the friends had also finished harvesting and were calling each other to go home.