Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Because they were going to have a hot pot dinner in the evening, Liu Xu had the tables and chairs moved to the middle of the yard. After the two of them finished their visit, they returned to the yard to rest. Qiao Yun immediately went to bring some tea.

"Little girl, I heard that all these things in your family were invented by you?" Mu Lingxuan took a sip of tea and asked in confusion. As for who said it, it must be Chang Yifei. It is estimated that except for not knowing that Liu Xu was a time traveler, he has investigated all the ancestors of the Liu family.

"Hehe, not all of them! Some of them were told to me by my mother." Liu Xu said with a smile.

"Oh? Isn't your mother an orphan?" Mu Lingxuan was a little surprised.

"Well, now it is considered as such! My mother got separated from her family when Yongkang was hit by a flood, and ended up here. I heard that my maternal grandfather's family was in business, and they had traveled to many places and seen many local customs and practices. I couldn't sleep at night before, so I pestered my mother to tell me stories, and she told me all the interesting things she had heard from my maternal grandfather. My little head was so smart, and I was curious about everything I heard, so I came up with all these things." Liu Xu began to talk nonsense seriously again, and did not forget to brag.

There's nothing she can do. She can't say that she learned it in her previous life. Her mother has said that she can just put the blame on her anyway.

"So that's how it is! Haha, your little head is really smart!" Mu Lingxuan couldn't help laughing.

Liu Xu was stunned when she saw him. In her impression, Mu Lingxuan had always been an icy handsome man with a cold face. At this moment, the smile on his face seemed like the warm sun breaking the ice in winter, with an irresistible charm. Her small mouth opened into an "O" shape, and her eyes were full of amazement.

"Brother Huaijin, you look so good when you smile!" Liu Xu couldn't help but exclaimed, and the clear childish voice echoed in the air. When Mu Lingxuan heard Liu Xu's words, his smile froze, and then he immediately restrained his smile and coughed twice. Liu Xu saw that his ears were red, and couldn't help but joked:

"Brother Huaijin, you should smile more often. I guarantee you will charm those young ladies."

"Hehe, you little kid, just keep talking nonsense!" Mu Lingxuan couldn't help but hit her. When he realized what he had done, his ears turned red.

Liu Xu was afraid that he had gone too far, so he chuckled twice and quickly changed the subject: "Brother Huaijin, are you guys going back tomorrow after you load up the mushrooms?"

"I will stay for two more days. I'll ask Chang Yifei to help me buy some things and bring them back with me when the time comes."

"Is that so? Then you guys can stay at my house for the next two days, and I'll let everyone catch more prey to bring back." Liu Xu said this mainly because he wanted to bring back more meat so that his father could have a few bites.

Mu Lingxuan thought about it and was somewhat tempted. Winter came early in the border area, but the soldiers had not eaten any meat except on the winter solstice since the beginning of winter. If...

"But, will it bother you too much?" Mu Lingxuan frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.

"That's no big deal. It's not like we don't have room. Besides, you guys risked your life to rescue me yesterday, and my family hasn't had time to thank you yet. It's a good opportunity for me to stay for two more days to show my gratitude." Liu Xu said with a smile.

Seeing that he was still hesitant, he added, "Don't refuse. You are not in a hurry to go back anyway. If you stay for two more days, I can give you another 100 to 200 kilograms of mushrooms. When you add the game you hunted, the soldiers can have two more meals of broth."

Mu Lingxuan thought about it and nodded in agreement, "Then I would like to thank Sister Xuer on behalf of my brothers."

"Hey, don't be polite, you are my savior!" Liu Xu smiled with curved eyebrows.

As the two were talking, Liu Xu saw the village chief walking in hurriedly. He was a little surprised and quickly stood up to greet him.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?" Seeing that he was out of breath, she hurried forward to help Liu Dahai sit down, and then poured him a cup of tea.

Liu Dahai was speechless, and then he spoke: "Well, it's okay, it's okay. I accompanied your grandmother to her parents' home today. When I got home just now, I heard that the Marquis came to your house in the afternoon, so I hurried over to see him. Girl, that's the young Marquis, you didn't neglect him, did you? Let me tell you, these powerful people are very narrow-minded. If you don't treat them well, they will turn around and send you to jail. You'd better be careful!"

Liu Xu: So, just because of this, you ran yourself like you had asthma? Also, the young marquis was standing right in front of you, didn't you see him? You're saying bad things about him in front of him?

Mu Lingxuan: I'm so big, haven't you noticed? Or do I just not look like one?

"Hey, this guy doesn't look familiar. Girl, who is he?" Liu Dahai finally saw Mu Lingxuan, but he didn't think of him as the Marquis. In addition, the incident with Liu Xu yesterday was not publicized at home, and the old man didn't know either, so he just thought he was Liu Xu's new friend. There was no way, Mu Lingxuan was only a 15-year-old boy, and in the old man's mind, the Marquis was a man in his 60s, so he didn't match him up.

"Well, grandpa, his name is Mu Lingxuan, he's my friend, um... he's also the little marquis you mentioned..." Liu Xu introduced awkwardly.

With a bang, Liu Dahai fell off the stool. His eyes were wide open like bells, his mouth was open, and he knelt down with a look of horror: "I am honored to meet you, my Lord. I am blind and did not recognize you. I just said nonsense. Please forgive me, my Lord!"

"Hey, hey, Grandpa, what are you doing? Get up!" Liu Xu hurried forward to pull him up. She felt sorry for him when he fell just now, and was afraid that he would get hurt. But she tried her best but still couldn't pull him up. Liu Xu had no choice but to look to Mu Lingxuan for help.

Mu Lingxuan was also a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but twitch his lips. Seeing Liu Xu looking at him, he said, "Hey, old man, ignorance is not a crime, please stand up!"

"Thank you, thank you for your grace, young marquis." Liu Dashan then stood up tremblingly with the force of willow catkins. In just a moment, cold sweat broke out on his back.

Liu Xu quickly helped him to the stool, but he didn't dare to sit down. It was only when Mu Lingxuan asked him to sit down that he carefully sat down. Liu Xu quickly poured him a cup of tea, patted his back, and comforted him:

"Grandpa, don't be afraid. Brother Huaijin is a very kind person. Have you forgotten that our mushrooms are supplied to them?"

"Yes, old man. I'm just the little girl's friend here, just treat me as your junior!" Seeing that Liu Dahai was still looking cautious, Mu Lingxuan couldn't help but persuade him.

Liu Dashan then remembered that Xu Yatou seemed to have said that the dried mushrooms were sold to the Mu family army, so...

"So, the young marquis is the young marquis of the Zhenguo Marquisate?" Liu Dahai's mind suddenly came to his senses.

"Junior Mu Lingxuan, the Marquis of Zhenguo is my father!" said Mu Lingxuan.

Liu Dahai was no longer afraid. Because the Marquis of Zhenguo and the Mu Family Army were known to all the people of Dongsheng Country for their loyalty to the emperor and their love for the country. Not only did they never oppress the people, but to put it bluntly, they loved the people more than the emperor did.

"I'm sorry for losing my composure. Please don't be offended, young marquis!" Liu Dahai said with a smile.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Liu Xu continued, "Brother Huaijin, this is Liu Dahai, the village chief of our Liujia Village, and also my great grandfather."

"Hello, Mr. Liu!" Mu Lingxuan nodded.

"Good, good, good! Girl, look, it turns out that our Marquis Zhenguo knows how to raise a child. Not only does the child look good, but he is also so polite! That's great!" Liu Dahai's eyes were smiling.

Liu Xu: How many layers of fan filter does this have? Is good-looking related to whether the Marquis of Zhenguo can raise children? Isn't that inherited from parents? In your case, other marquises are like wolves and tigers, but in the case of the Marquis of Zhenguo, they are just like other people's children?

Mu Lingxuan was also a little embarrassed, so he could only smile and say, "Haha, thank you for the compliment, old man!"

"No reward, no reward, hehe! Young Marquis, please stay for a few more days when you come. Let Miss Xu prepare some braised meat for you and bring it back for you to taste. In this cold winter, you are still guarding the border for us. It's hard work!" Liu Dahai said naggingly.

Liu Xu: Wow, what a good idea. Can our braised pork be named as the marquis’ favorite braised pork in the future?

Thinking of this, Liu Xu's eyes became narrow as she smiled. "Yes, yes, yes, I had forgotten about this. Brother Huaijin, bring out the whole pig tomorrow and I'll stew it for you. You can use it as dry food on the road, and you can also bring it back for the Marquis to taste."

Mu Lingxuan had eaten braised pork before, but his father had always been at the border, so it was not easy to get it, so he thanked him.

The three of them chatted for a while, and when it was getting late, Liu Dahai prepared to go back. Liu Xu would not let him go, and asked Liu Dahai to stay for dinner.

When Liu Ming, Yao Lie and others returned from the town, it was almost dark.

Not only did they sell the goods, they also brought back several ceramic jars to store the meat.

There were five tables in the Liu family's yard. On each table was a copper pot that was bubbling and smoking, and there were also a lot of raw vegetables and raw meat on the table, and of course, the Liu family's braised meat was indispensable. Ever since Liu Xu made the brine, their family had never lacked this stuff, and the master, servants, old and young all loved to eat it.

Several barbecue grills were also taken out, and He Lei, Xing'er and others had already started grilling.

The soldiers knew that the prey would be brought back to the barracks, so they washed them and put them in dustpans outside the kitchen to dry. There were several full dustpans.

They had become familiar with the Liu family members during this afternoon, and after finishing their work, they came over to grill together with Xing'er and the others. The yard was bustling with chatter.

Fortunately, Liu Xu had prepared a lot of seasonings in advance, and Grandma Fang also learned how to make the dipping sauce. With so many people, she would be exhausted just making a small bean sprout.

When everyone was gathered, Liu Xu asked everyone to lower the fire on the barbecue and come over to eat the soup pot first. Of course, she didn't forget her grandfather and Uncle He, and asked He Lei to send the three of them over long ago.

I didn’t prepare any special food for the people on duty in the backyard today. Anyway, there are a lot of dishes prepared, so let He Feng and the others eat and then quickly ask someone else to come over.

At the same time, 20 kilograms of Bamboo Leaf Green Tea were prepared for Yao Lie and the others. After everyone sat down, Liu Xu took the lead and picked up the teacup.

"Brother Huaijin, uncles and aunts, Xuer can return safely today, thanks to your rescue without fear of danger. There is nothing else at home, so I can only prepare a little wine to express my gratitude. I hope you can forgive me. If you encounter difficulties in the future, as long as it does not violate morality, just come to Xuer, and Xuer will do her best to repay this kindness. Xuer will use tea instead of wine, and toast everyone."

Except for Liu Dahai, everyone else understood what Liu Xu said. Although Liu Dahai was puzzled, he did not say much.

After hearing her words and looking at her small figure, Mu Lingxuan looked at her with even greater admiration.

"Sister Xu'er, you are too kind. Not to mention that you have done a great favor to our mansion, even if we have never met before, we will not stand idly by when encountering such a thing! It's just a small favor, it's not worth mentioning!"

"The young general is right, girl Xu, it's just a piece of cake. What's more, if it weren't for you, we would only be able to eat mixed flour steamed buns this winter!" Yao Lie said with a smile.

The other soldiers also said polite words, but they still drank the wine in the bowls.

After that, everyone started to eat and drink. Except for Mu Lingxuan, everyone at the main table was not eating there for the first time. As for the other tables, Liu Ming and He Feng were there to take care of them.

When Mu Lingxuan tasted the braised meat from Liu Xu's family, he finally understood why the village chief had specifically asked Liu Xu to bring braised meat for his father. Compared with her family's braised meat, what he had eaten before could only be called meat boiled in salt water!

The excitement in the Liu family's courtyard continued until late at night. The soldiers were especially excited when they learned that they could stay in the Liu family for two more days.

At 5 p.m., Liu Ming sent Liu Dahai, who had almost finished drinking, back home. The others continued to eat barbecue, drink wine, and chat.

In the end, except for Mu Lingxuan and Yao Lie, the other soldiers were almost all drunk, and not a drop of the twenty kilograms of wine was left.