Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The willow catkins started to fly as soon as the sky got light.

Hao Ge'er kept a lot of noise last night, and Xu Ruolan stayed up for half the night and is still sleeping now.

Liu Xu went to the kitchen to cook some porridge and simply blanched a few egg pancakes. Then she ate a bowl of porridge and two egg pancakes herself, and kept the rest warm in the pot.

He packed some dried mushrooms, quietly woke up her mother, asked her to get up and close the gate, and then went to Xing'er's house carrying the basket.

When they arrived, they found that Liu Changshun was also ready. After saying goodbye to Chen Lan and the others, the two of them set off for the town.

It was already noon when they arrived at Zuiyunxuan and the main door wasn't open yet, so they went out through the back door.

After knocking on the door, Xiaoshan, the waiter of the restaurant, opened the door yawning. Seeing that it was them, he rubbed his eyes and instantly woke up.

"Miss Liu, why are you here so early today? Come in quickly!"

"Brother Xiaoshan, good morning. I'm here to see Brother Chang San. I have something to do at home today so I plan to come early and go back early." Liu Xu replied with a smile.

The waiter took the two to the living room, served them tea, and went to call Chang Yifei.

Soon, Chang Yifei came over with Qingfeng and Xuanyi.

"Sister Xuer, Uncle Liu, good morning!" Looking at Chang Yifei, who was dressed in white again, she curled her lips. Why does this guy like to wear white so much? Tsk, it is totally inconsistent with his character as a profiteer.

Liu Changshun stood up and returned the greeting, while Liu Xu waved his hand carelessly.

"Brother Chang, Brother Qingfeng, Uncle Xuan, good morning!"

Xuan was stunned: Why are they all brothers, but I am an uncle?

But he was always a man of few words, so he just nodded.

"I brought you some dried mushrooms today, and I came to reply to Uncle Xuan."

"Uncle Xuan Yi, we have accepted Brother Huai Jin's order. The minimum order is 1500 kilograms per month, but the shipment will not begin until the middle of next month. The unit price is the same as Brother Chang San's, but a half deposit must be paid when signing the documents. Will you sign the documents or...?" Liu Xu looked at Xuan Yi and asked.

"Sir, everything is ready!" Xuan Yi took out two documents from his arms, and then pulled out two silver notes worth one hundred taels, and handed them to Liu Xu together.

Liu Xu raised her eyebrows and took it. Tsk, does Mu Lingxuan really believe her?

Then he looked at the document, filled in the pick-up date after confirming there was no problem, and signed his name.

He returned a copy of the document to Xuanyi, who put it back in his pocket, stood up and said goodbye to the others, and then quickly left everyone's sight.

Originally Liu Xu wanted to call her to stop, but then she thought, the military camp is not like Zuiyunxuan, if the recipe is revealed, the price of mushrooms will drop, which will be beneficial to Mu Lingxuan and the others, so she swallowed the words back.

Chang Yifei saw that she was frowning, and couldn't help but ask:

"Sister Xu'er, is there something wrong with you?"

"Third Brother Chang, I am here today to discuss something with you." Then, Liu Xu told him about her suspicions about Liu Dongcheng's family.

"If they give out the recipe, the losses to both of us will be huge."

After listening to this, Chang Yifei also frowned. He was a businessman, so he naturally understood the principle that things are valuable because they are rare. He didn't say anything, but tapped the table with his fingers from time to time.

After a while, Chang Yifei looked up and said to the two of them:

"Sister Xu'er, Uncle Liu, just do your job. I'll send someone to keep an eye on Bazhenlou and that family." He paused and looked at Liu Xu.

"Just sister Xu'er, that's your uncle's family. If necessary... do you mind?"

Although Chang Yifei didn't finish his words, Liu Xu understood. For a family like the Chang family, there are many cruel ways to deal with a small Bazhenlou and a group of country folk. But what does it have to do with her?

"Brother Chang, don't worry about me. They only have hatred against me!" Liu Xu said to Chang Yifei seriously and solemnly.

"Okay, I understand." He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said:

"By the way, Sister Xuer, I noticed that all you brought today are dried mushrooms. Why don't you just bring some fresh ones?"

"Wait a little longer, and sell fresh mushrooms in winter, then the price of vegetables will go up." With Chang Yifei taking care of things, she felt relieved. She could think about other things.

"Also, I've been researching new food recently. I'll give it to you together with fresh mushrooms. I guarantee you'll make a lot of money!" Liu Xu said with a smile.

"Oh, then I'll be waiting for it." Chang Yifei raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Yes! The dried mushrooms I brought today should be used sparingly. They will be enough for you to use until winter. We have other things to do, so we'll go back first."

"Okay, I know you're busy, so I won't keep you here. If you have anything, let Shopkeeper Chang let me know."

"Yeah, goodbye, Third Brother Chang!"

After saying goodbye to Chang Yifei, Liu Xu and Chang Yifei settled the money for today's mushrooms and drove the ox cart to the cloth shop in Xifang City.

Liu Xu bought two sets of winter clothes for her and her mother, two rolls of coarse cloth, two rolls of fine cotton cloth for her brothers, and 40 kilograms of cotton. Seeing this, Liu Changshun also bought a set of ready-made clothes for each of his family members, four rolls of coarse cloth, two rolls of fine cotton cloth, and 20 kilograms of cotton. Seeing that they bought a lot, the shopkeeper gave each of them half a roll of coarse cloth with a little defect. As a result, Liu Xu persuaded the shopkeeper to give each of them a bag of rags, and left the cloth shop with a painful expression on his face.

Afterwards, I went to Beifang Market to buy some vegetables and meat. Since we had enough food at home, I didn't buy any more.

After a sweep, it was already late. Liu Xu hurriedly urged her uncle to go home. She was really worried about her mother and the others' fighting ability.

This side of Liujia Village.

Not long after Chen Lan and her friends came over after breakfast, they heard a knock on the door and Mrs. Zhang's yelling.

"Open the door, Xu Ruolan, Liu Xu, open the door!"

Xu Ruolan asked Xing'er and the others to cover their things first. Then she asked them to look after the children, and went to open the door with Chen Lan.

As expected, it was Old Lady Zhang who knocked on the door, and Liu Dashan and his family were standing behind. Before she could open her mouth, Old Lady Zhang scolded:

"What are you doing? It's already so late. Don't tell me you're still sleeping. Damn it, why did my second son marry a lazy guy like you? It's such a misfortune for our family!"

As she was about to walk into the yard, Xu Ruolan stepped forward to stop her and said indifferently:

"Mom, if you have something to say, just talk here. The yard is messy and the child is still sleeping. If you disturb him, he will cry and make a fuss."

"What? You want me to stand here and talk? Xu Ruolan, do you think you have become more powerful now that the family has been divided? I am your mother-in-law. How can you block your mother-in-law at the door like this? You unfilial thing, get out of the way!"

As he said this, he was about to squeeze around Xu Ruolan.

Chen Lan stepped forward to block her. Fearing that she would be hit, Old Lady Zhang quickly stepped back and shouted angrily:

"Shunzi's family, why do you stop me?"

"Mrs. Zhang, Ruolan has already told you to talk here if you have anything to say. What do you mean by forcing your way in? Are you planning to bully their family again?"

Chen Lan looked at her in surprise, as if asking how could you do this.

"Who, who bullied them? I, I brought the boss's family here to apologize. Yes, to apologize!" Zhang stuttered with a guilty conscience.

"Heh, ask everyone, has anyone ever apologized like you? It's more like you came here to cause trouble!"

A lot of people gathered outside the door without anyone noticing. There was nothing to do in the countryside during the slack season, so naturally they all gathered around to see something exciting.

"That's right. I've never seen an apology like that. Hahaha." Someone who was just watching the fun laughed.

"It's a special case in their family. A family from Dongcheng came once yesterday. It was girl Xu who opened the door and said she came to apologize. But the girl from Dongcheng's family ended up scolding girl Xu." Well, someone who knew about yesterday's situation has come.

"What? I went to town yesterday and I don't know yet. Tell me what happened!"

"It was after noon yesterday..."

The villagers gathered outside and talked about it. At the door, Xu Ruolan stepped out of the courtyard and looked at Liu Dashan and said:

"Dad, Xu girl said everything she needed to say yesterday. This business was built by Xu girl herself. I am of little use as a mother, but I cannot hold her back. I think you know how big brother's family and mother treat us. If you want to come to our house to see Xu brother and Hao brother, you are welcome at any time, but for others, forget it."

"Second brother's wife, we are all family. Your eldest brother and his friends know they are wrong. You should persuade Xu girl and give them a chance, okay?"

Liu Dashan walked forward and looked at Xu Ruolan expectantly. He actually didn't want to come, because his granddaughter had made it very clear when they were drying the dam. But his eldest son's family and his wife kept begging him, so he had no choice but to come and try with a thick face.

"Dad, some things can't be forgiven with just a fake apology. Have you ever thought that if Donglai hadn't returned yet...if it weren't for my child and my good luck, their push would have..." Xu Ruolan said with red eyes.

"Aren't you all okay?" Mrs. Zhang muttered softly. Chen Lan happened to hear it. She looked at Mrs. Zhang with a sneer on her face:

"Oh, Aunt Zhang, then you should go ask the county magistrate if you don't have to go to jail for attempted murder?"

Liu Dashan naturally heard it, and his face turned red with embarrassment. He said angrily: "Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, you will go back to the Zhang family tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang shrank her neck and took a few steps back.

"Sister-in-law, please be kind. It was all my fault before. You can hit me or scold me if you want." Chen Shuman, who had been standing at the back like an invisible person, was bumped by Liu Dongcheng quietly. She said with tears in her eyes.

"Ming'er will take the exam for a scholar next year, and it will cost a lot. Apart from the monthly salary from your eldest brother, our family has no other means of livelihood. We just want to learn how to grow some mushrooms to save some money for him to take the exam. When he passes the exam, he will definitely "repay" you."

"Sister-in-law, it's useless for you to tell me about this. The recipe belongs to Xuer, I don't know anything about it, and I can't make the decision. Besides, I think even if it's almost done, Manager Chen won't stand idly by." Xu Ruolan looked at her indifferently. Haha, repaying them, it's almost like he's taking revenge on them.

"you……"

"Second Aunt, are you really going to be so heartless?" Liu Chengming asked through gritting his teeth.

"Cheng Ming, if you were heartless, the news that your mother and her friends harmed us would have spread to the town long ago. Would you still be able to prepare for the imperial examination?"

"It's my nephew who is narrow-minded!" Liu Chengming was startled when he heard this, and then bowed to Xu Ruolan to apologize. He didn't dare to say anything else, he knew that Xu Ruolan was threatening her, and he secretly hated her.

"Sister-in-law, is there really no room for maneuver? If Donglai knew..." Seeing that no one else was talking, Liu Dongcheng stared at Xu Ruolan fiercely.

"Donglai has always loved Ming'er since he was a child!"

"Uncle, let me ask you a question. Put yourself in their shoes. How do you treat Xu'er and Brother Xu and Brother Hao? Oh, by the way, you haven't even met those two brothers!"

If Liu Xu were here, she would definitely applaud her mother. She thought she was a bronze player, but unexpectedly she was a king.

Liu Dongcheng was so angry at Xu Ruolan's words that his face turned red. In the end, he just walked away. Seeing this, the others could only follow him and walk away in shame.

Liu Dashan opened his mouth, sighed deeply, and was about to leave, but Xu Ruolan stopped him.

"Dad, if you want to see Brother Xu and Brother Hao, you can come anytime."

Liu Dashan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he sighed, "Okay, I'll come visit them another day."

Then he turned around and slowly left. Xu Ruolan looked at his back, which seemed to be much more hunched.

She sighed softly and shook her head, then slowly said to the villagers who had not yet dispersed:

"Everyone, go back and clean up one or half of the room. Tomorrow Xuer and the others will be able to teach you how to make a mushroom bed."

Everyone immediately came to their senses from just watching the fun, responded with "yes", and then went home happily.

Xu Ruolan and the other person immediately closed the door, smiled at each other, and returned to the yard.

Therefore, what was originally thought to be a farce ended while Liu Xu and the others were still on the road.