Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After winter comes, it gets dark early.

When the four of them got home, it was already dawn.

Uncle He had been waiting at the door for a long time. When he saw them, he shouted into the yard:

"Madam, the young lady and the others are back!"

Then, Liu Xu watched her mother and a group of people rush to the door.

He Lei excitedly shouted to the crowd: "Uncle Zhou, Uncle Zheng, come and help, my brother and the others can hardly lift it!"

When the group returned to the yard, Liu Ming and He Feng were gasping for breath from exhaustion.

"Is He Feng injured? Huanxi, go to the village and ask for Doctor Meng." Xu Ruolan shouted anxiously. Aunt Lin looked at He Feng with even more worry. He looked so disheveled, and his clothes were torn so badly that everyone thought he was injured.

"No, I'm not hurt." He Feng panted and waved his hands quickly.

"Madam, my brother is fine. He was just scratched by a branch when he was chased by a wild boar!" He Lei quickly replied when he saw that his brother and Uncle Ming were gasping for breath.

Everyone in the family breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Ruolan asked them to drink some water and rest for a while, and asked Mrs. Fang and Yan Niang to boil some hot water for them to wash.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the yard again. Uncle He lit a few torches to illuminate the yard.

The hunted prey was thrown in the yard. I didn't look carefully because it was dark just now, but now I found that there was not only a big wild boar, but also wild sheep and musk deer tied to it.

(The pheasants and rabbits in the backpack: What? We are not prey anymore? If you despise us, why don’t you just stop hitting us?)

"Madam, Miss, let's deal with it tonight in the dark. This wild animal will not taste good if it is dead and left for too long." Uncle He said cheerfully.

Knowing that no one was injured, he naturally had the energy to deal with these things.

"Okay, then Zheng Li, you guys will have to work hard. Leave one person to watch the fire in the back, and the rest of you can help deal with it. Tomorrow Grandma Fang will get some to cook and improve the food for everyone." Xu Ruolan said with a smile.

"By the way, you four must be exhausted. Go and rest first. Uncle He will help watch over the backyard tonight to give them some rest."

"Yes, ma'am." Uncle He said cheerfully.

After arranging these, Xu Ruolan returned to the house happily, and Liu Xu also took Qiao Yun back to rest.

She actually wanted to stay and watch the fun, as she had never seen anything like this in her past or present life. But her body was not strong enough, and she was tired and sleepy.

However, Liu Ming and the others did not go to rest. They helped to process the prey before returning to their rooms.

Liu Xu slept very well and it was already bright when she woke up.

I opened my eyes and looked at the unfamiliar environment, my mind was still a little confused. It took me a while to react: Oh, they moved to a new house.

This was the first time she slept alone since she came into this world. She was worried that she would not be used to it, but she was too tired yesterday and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

Liu Xu rolled back and forth on the kang, hugging the quilt. Qiao Yun heard the noise and pushed the door open.

"Miss, are you up? Shall I get you some hot water?"

"it is good!"

After Qiao Yun closed the door and left, Liu Xu turned over and sat up, pulling at her hair a few times.

The new house was convenient. The kitchen had been stocked with water since early in the morning. Qiao Yun and Yan Niang mixed the hot water and filled the wooden barrel. She then returned to the east wing to report.

Liu Xu took a bath and washed her hair comfortably in her big bathtub, feeling very happy.

The only downside is that there is no shower gel or soap. As for the soap I bought before... it's just for removing dirt, as for the fragrance... I don't know if it's a cheap one, but it's not that good anyway.

Maybe she should do something about it?

Seeing her coming out of the bathroom with wet hair, Qiao Yun quickly took out a dry towel and wiped her hair while mumbling:

"Miss, just stay on the kang until your hair is dry before going out. The weather is getting cold, so you should be careful not to get caught in the wind."

"Yeah! By the way, Qiao Yun, is the soap you used in Kyoto the same as the one we have?"

"Hmm? The soaps distributed to us servants are all similar, but I heard that the young ladies or their personal maids didn't use this before. They used bath beans, which are said to smell good after washing and nourish the skin! Why do you ask this, young lady? But the soap is not easy to use?" Qiao Yun asked curiously.

"Well, not really. Qiao Yun, is the bath bean you mentioned very expensive?"

"I don't know about this, Qiao Yun, but you can ask my mother. My mother must know." Qiao Yun replied obediently.

Liu Xu nodded when she heard this, thinking about asking Aunt Yue about it some other day, and then she put the matter aside for the time being. Then she thought of the prey they brought back yesterday:

"By the way, have you finished processing the prey from yesterday? And has my mother gotten up and had breakfast?"

"Madam has used it. Uncle He and the others dealt with the prey last night. I just saw a lot of it in the kitchen. Granny Fang should be cooking it at noon."

After hearing this, Liu Xu didn't say anything else and waited obediently for Qiao Yun to wipe her hair.

After her hair was dry, Qiao Yun went to the kitchen and brought her breakfast.

By the time the willow catkins were collected, it was already the 15th hour.

She first went to the main room to see her mother and the two children. The women and children in the family were busy making winter clothes these days, so besides Xu Ruolan and the two children, there were only Huanxi and Xibao in the room.

Seeing Liu Xu coming in, he quickly bowed and greeted her:

“Miss!” “Miss!”

Liu Xu smiled and nodded. It was true that people from wealthy families were different. Although Xi Bao was younger than her, she was quite polite.

"Are you up? Are you feeling unwell?" Xu Ruolan looked at her daughter and asked gently.

"Well, it's okay, Mom! I'm very strong. I was just tired yesterday. I'll be fine after a good sleep!" Liu Xu answered her mother while pinching the two little ones' faces one by one.

Xu Ruolan's eyebrows twitched when she saw it. She was really afraid that her daughter would make her little son cry again. Fortunately, Liu Xu had previous experience and gently pinched it and then let it go. The main thing was that Hao Ge'er had a loud voice, and his howling could make people's brains dazed.

"Mom, I want to go to town and send the menus for this month and next month to Uncle Chang. I was so busy that I forgot about it. There are many people at home now, so I need to buy some food and decide on the items for the housewarming banquet."

Xu Ruolan nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead and bring your uncle Ming with you."

Xu Ruolan was still relieved that her daughter was just going to the town. Although her daughter was a little wild at times, she was always very methodical in doing things.

Afterwards, Liu Ming harnessed the carriage and took Liu Xu to Yuyang Town. Needless to say, this carriage was much faster than an oxcart, and they arrived at Zuiyunxuan a quarter of an hour later.

The carriage stopped at the door. Liu Xu asked Liu Ming to wait for her in the carriage, and then she went to find Manager Chang as she knew the way.

When I went in, Manager Chang was looking down and fiddling with an abacus.

"Uncle Chang, good morning!"

Shopkeeper Chang looked up when he heard the voice, smiling, "Oh, you are here, have you arranged everything at home?"

"Well, I've been too busy this month and haven't had time to send you recipes, and you didn't even ask me." Liu Xu pouted.

"Hahaha, this was ordered by the Third Young Master. He knows you're busy this month, so he asked me to wait. So, are you here to deliver the recipe today?" Shopkeeper Chang asked with a smile, stroking his goatee.

"Well, that's just one of the reasons. I actually came here specifically to invite you to my house-warming banquet on the third day of the New Year." Liu Xu said with a smile.

"Hahaha, uncle knows about this. Foreman Zhu came to dinner yesterday and mentioned it to me. You are thoughtful, girl. Don't worry, uncle will definitely go there early when the time comes."

Shopkeeper Chang looked at the little girl in front of him with some emotion in his heart. He still remembered that in the summer, this skinny girl came to see him with mushrooms. In less than half a year, she not only separated from the family with her mother and brother, but also built a new house and hired servants. He didn't know how surprised Brother Liu would be when he came back.

"Okay, I'll write it to you right away. Can you lend me some paper and pen, please?"

“Write it here?”

"Yeah, Xu'er still has to go shopping for some things, so I won't go to the back."

Upon hearing this, Manager Chang did not ask any more questions and handed her the paper and pen.

After Liu Xu finished writing, he blew the ink dry and handed it to him, "Uncle, tell Brother Chang San that the mushrooms in our village have all grown, and you can send someone to collect them."

Shopkeeper Chang was pleasantly surprised. "Okay, okay, I'll write to you later."

After the story was told, Liu Xu said goodbye to Manager Chang and drove the carriage to the grain store with Liu Ming.

This year the weather was good and the harvest was good, so the price of grain remained the same. She had originally thought of buying fine rice and flour, but Chen Ming stopped her.

"Miss, don't we have this year's rice at home? We can just grind it ourselves. It will be enough for you and the mistress and master to eat until next year's harvest. We can just buy some old rice. In fact, I suggest you buy some rice from last year or the year before. The bran from grinding can be used to feed poultry and livestock."

She understood what Liu Ming meant. The new rice should be left for their mother and the servants to eat. Liu Xu had bought old rice before, and it was not bad, so she nodded in agreement.

After haggling with the shopkeeper for a long time, he bought 2,000 catties of old rice at 3.5 cents per catty. Considering the warm-house banquet, he also bought 200 catties of fine flour and 100 catties of coarse flour.

Because they bought a lot and had to go to other places, they gave the address and asked the shopkeeper to send someone to deliver it to their home.

After that, he went to the grocery store to buy seasonings and bottles and cans, and then went to the butcher where he bought meat for a long time to order a pig. He gave him a deposit of two taels and asked him to deliver it on the afternoon of the second day of the New Year.

Thinking that I might as well make some braised dishes when the time comes, I went to the drugstore and bought some spices for the braised dishes according to my memory.

Zuiyunxuan also has braised dishes. She had eaten them before, but the taste was not that good. Maybe once her braised dishes are ready, she can make some money again. Thinking of this, Liu Xu felt happy again.

As expected, time travelers in ancient times can make money very quickly.

After buying everything, Liu Xu asked Liu Ming to drive the cart to the blacksmith shop. When she entered Beilinpo yesterday, she was thinking about it. There are many prey on the mountain. Although Uncle Ming and his men are good, they still can't do it without suitable weapons. Although Dongsheng State has restrictions on iron, bows and arrows for hunting can still be purchased. Ordinary farmers cannot have more than two bows, and one bow is equipped with ten arrows, and they need to bring their household registration.

The owner of the blacksmith shop was named Li Mingkui. When Liu Xu heard this name for the first time, he instantly thought of the Black Whirlwind mentioned in the famous novel of his previous life.

Li the blacksmith is indeed a strong man. Years of blacksmithing have made his skin dark and shiny, and the strength contained in the tendons on his arms can be felt through his clothes. It is said that blacksmithing is an ancestral craft in his family, and his superb skills are among the best in the whole Qinghe County.

When I heard Liu Xu say she wanted to buy a bow and arrow, I asked her to bring her household registration.

Liu Xu handed over the household registration with both hands and asked with a smile: "Uncle Li, I want to order a few copper pots. I will draw the drawings myself. How many days can I come to pick them up?"

After checking the household registration, Blacksmith Li returned it to her and led them to choose bows and arrows, while replying, "It depends on how complicated it is. It can usually be made in two days."

Liu Xu asked Liu Ming to choose by himself, and then borrowed paper and pen from Li the blacksmith, then lay on the table and started to draw.

She had promised Chang Yifei that she would prepare a new way to eat mushrooms when they were available in winter. In fact, it was the hot pot from her previous life, but because there was no chili pepper, she could only make a clear soup and a spicy and peppery flavor.

The painting Liu Xu drew was of an old-fashioned copper pot burnt with charcoal. After it was finished, he handed it to the blacksmith Li.

Li the blacksmith took a look and priced the cake at 500 coins per bite, and asked her how many she wanted. Liu Xu thought about it and wanted six, so Li the blacksmith asked her to come back the day after tomorrow to pick them up.

Liu Xu bought two more hoes and two hatchets. Actually, she wanted to buy a dagger for self-defense, but after looking for a long time, she didn't see any, so she thought she would ask Brother Chang San about it some other day.

The bow and arrow cost ten taels of silver, and together with the arrows and other things, the total cost was twenty-five taels.

After buying all the things, Liu Ming carried a bow on his back, put the other things on the carriage, and picked up Liu Xu, then drove the carriage back happily.

Liu Xu looked at it and raised his eyebrows. As expected, all men have an inexplicable love for weapons.