Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

When Liu Xu returned home, it was almost You time.

When they entered the yard, they saw that the fighting was going on fiercely. The soldiers brought by Mu Lingxuan and Liu Ming and his men were already fighting each other.

What surprised her the most was that the prey outside the back house was piled up like a mountain. Pheasants and rabbits were just small items, but there were probably more than ten wild sheep, wild boars, and roe deer. Looking at how they were shuffling them around, it seemed that some of them had already been processed...

Liu Xu: Wow, so many people went there. Was Beilinpo raided?

Mu Lingxuan saw her as soon as she entered the door. Seeing her staring at her prey in amazement, he felt a little amused and took the initiative to ask, "How are your grandfather and the others? Are they okay?"

"Ah? Oh, it's okay, I'm awake." Liu Xu came back to her senses and asked again, "Brother Huaijin, you guys didn't all go up the mountain, did you?"

"Well, about the same. More than half of the people have gone." Mu Lingxuan shrugged. "You know, the environment in the North is harsh. People can't even get vegetables on weekdays, let alone meat."

"He Lei told them that there are a lot of wild animals in the deep mountains behind your house, so he followed them there, intending to catch more and bring some back to give to everyone else!"

Come to think of it, willow catkins make sense, and in this cold winter, it won’t change its taste if left alone, which is quite good.

Then she thought again that she didn't know how her adoptive father was doing now. She wanted to ask Mu Lingxuan about it, but then she thought that as a major general, how could he know about the affairs of his soldiers? She couldn't help but look a little conflicted.

"What's wrong? Is there anything I can help you with?" Seeing that she seemed to be hesitant to speak, Mu Lingxuan took the initiative to ask.

"Well, Brother Huaijin, you also know that my father went to recruit soldiers at the beginning of the year. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have gone to the northern border..." Liu Xu said, looking at Mu Lingxuan cautiously. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, she boldly said:

"I, I want to ask, if it's convenient, can you help me find out his whereabouts? My mother and I are very worried about him."

Mu Lingxuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He wondered what it was. Thinking that it was not easy for this orphan and widow, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to help ask. Is your father Liu Donglai?"

He had asked someone to check the family's background before, so he knew the general situation.

"Yes, my father's name is Liu Donglai, and he is twenty-seven this year. If there is any news, I would like to trouble you to bring some things to him when you come to pick mushrooms next month." Liu Xu said frankly. Since she had already said it, there was naturally nothing to hide.

"Okay! Let's go. Captain Yao and his men have killed a deer and have already picked it up in the backyard. See what you want to do with it! I heard from Chang Yifei that you are very good at preparing food."

Perhaps because of what happened last night, the relationship between the two has become much closer than before. Although Mu Lingxuan still doesn't have much expression on his face, he speaks much more naturally than before.

"Wow, there are deer! That's a good thing. Come on, I have to go take a look and pick some good meat. I'll show you my skills later." Mu Lingxuan is a major general. He is willing to help. She believes that there will be news about her father soon. Thinking of this, she felt much better and pulled Mu Lingxuan to run to the backyard.

Mu Lingxuan looked at the little hand pulling his sleeve and was stunned for a moment. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he followed Liu Xu's footsteps.

He joined the army at the age of twelve and killed many people. Even if he tried to hide his evil spirit, it would still be revealed. I remember the last time I went back to Beijing, those young ladies who wanted to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, he just frowned because he didn't like being watched, and scared them away. Looking at this girl again, she seemed to have never been afraid of him since the first time they met, interesting!

Liu Xu didn't know what he was thinking. She was thinking about what dishes to make with venison. There was nothing she could do. Foodies were like that. In her previous life, she had eaten venison several times after she started working, but it was said that they were all raised in captivity. She didn't know how wild venison tasted.

"Ah, Brother Huaijin, are they hunting a male or female deer? Their whole body is full of treasures, don't waste it!" After taking a few steps, Liu Xu suddenly asked and quickened his pace.

"Don't worry, Deer. Captain Yao and his men are experienced and won't waste anything!" There are mountains and forests in the northern border as well. When the border was stable before, they would occasionally go to the woods to hunt wild animals.

"Well, that's good. We can let them take it to the town to exchange it for money. If everyone shares it, we can get more income." Didn't you hear Mu Lingxuan say that the border guards are miserable? I guess the military pay is not that good either. It would be nice to have a little bit of it.

Mu Lingxuan raised his eyebrows. He thought the girl wanted to keep it for herself, but she wanted everyone to exchange it for money. She was not greedy.

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the backyard. Liu Xu's backyard was wide, and except for the area for growing vegetables, the rest was paved with bluestone slabs. In addition to digging a well, Liu Xu also had someone build a laundry area, and the drainage area was connected to the sewer, so there was no need to worry about any odor even in the summer.

However, everyone was conscious and, except for the food to be eaten at night, Liu Changshun and the soldiers took the rest to the river to dispose of it. After all, those internal organs and the like would be very stinking if left in the yard.

Yao Lie, along with two soldiers and He Lei, were preparing to cut up the meat. Beside them was a basin of deer blood, deer penis, deer tendons, and internal organs. Seeing the two of them coming, he took the initiative to greet them, "Major General, Miss Liu, why are you here? Don't stain your clothes with blood."

"Haha, Uncle Yao, I asked Brother Huaijin to come and take a look. Leave the tenderloin alone, I will make something delicious for you later. Let Brother He Lei slice the rest, we will have soup pot tonight, and roast the venison leg directly!" Liu Xu said while swallowing her saliva. Seeing this, several people were a little amused.

"Okay! Major General, keep these deer penis and tendons for you to make wine! As for the deer blood, before it gets dark, Miss Liu will ask someone to buy some wine and I'll make some for you. This deer blood wine is a good thing! And this deer antler..."

"Uncle Yao!" Liu Xu interrupted Yao Lie as soon as she heard him say that.

"Let's take all of these to the town clinic and sell them. My family consists of women, so they won't need them for now. Besides, there's a mountain next to it, so I can ask Brother He Feng and the others to go hunting later. Sell what you can today, and share the silver you get with the uncles, so it can also add to your income."

Besides, they went to rescue her yesterday despite the dangers, and although it was Mu Lingxuan's order, she couldn't just accept it against her conscience. So, she planned to prepare ten taels of silver for each person, and pack some mushrooms and the wild boar meat she had pickled before.

"But, this..." Yao Lie was somewhat tempted. He knew that their mission this time was not just to transport mushrooms. The imperial court had not delivered any food for the winter, and the military pay was probably not much. The young general had to buy food this time. But he felt a little embarrassed to sell these things.

"Uncle Yao, just do as the girl says. You hunted them yourselves anyway." Mu Lingxuan saw his dilemma and spoke.

"Then I would like to thank the Major General and Miss Liu on behalf of the brothers." Yao Lie said gratefully. The other two soldiers also looked happy: "Thank you, Major General, thank you, Miss Liu."

"Um, Uncle Yao, please don't call me Miss Liu. It sounds weird to me. Just call me Miss Xu. Everyone calls me that and it's more intimate!" Liu Xu said with a smile.

Yao Lie glanced at Mu Lingxuan and saw that although he had no expression, his eyes were gentle, so he responded, "Okay, then thank our girl Xu. You and the young general should go look somewhere else first, we will deal with this place soon."

"Yes, yes. But you should hurry up and send the deer blood and deer antlers to the pharmacy. Let Uncle Ming go with you. He is familiar with the town." Liu Xu naggled a few more words.

"Yeah, okay!" Yao Lie responded happily.

"Brother Huai Jin, come on, I'll take you to see my new mushroom house. It's much better than the previous one." As he said that, he took Mu Lingxuan to see the mushroom house.

Now all the mushrooms from Liu Xu's family are used to make dried mushrooms, and all the fresh mushrooms needed by Zui Yunxuan are given to the villagers, which saves her a lot of trouble.

After the two of them finished the tour, Liu Xu also let him take a look at the dried mushrooms prepared for them. Although this thing is light, it takes up space. The more than 2,000 kilograms of it took up most of the warehouse.

When they returned to the front yard, Xu Ruolan and the others had already returned. After all, the two little ones were still breastfeeding and couldn't be left for too long. Also, with so many people at home, Liu Xu was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take care of them all.

As a result, when the two saw the pile of prey, they were as stunned as Liu Xu.

It was not until Liu Changshun brought people back to carry the things out for disposal and told them that most of them had to be taken away that they breathed a sigh of relief.

My goodness, if we keep all that meat at home, we won’t be able to finish it in a year, right? It will definitely go bad by then.

Knowing that Liu Xu said they would have soup and barbecue in the evening, Xu Ruolan fed the child and asked Huanxi and Xibao to watch over her, then went to the kitchen to help string vegetables and meat together. Fearing that there would not be enough skewers, He Feng ran to chop two more bamboos.

For some reason, Liu Xu took Mu Lingxuan to the west wing to visit her bathroom. Seeing the obvious surprise and curiosity on the face of Young Marquis Mu, she felt relieved!

"Brother Huai Jin, you can stay at home tonight! My house is spacious now, and each room has a kang, so seven or eight people can sleep in one room! You can live in the west wing, the bed and bedding are new." Liu Xu patted his chest and said.

Mu Lingxuan thought that it was getting late after dinner, and they still had to wait for Chang Yifei to buy food, so staying here for a night wouldn't delay anything. It just so happened that he also wanted to study and try out the objects that Liu Xu had just told him about! So he nodded and agreed.