Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

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Thanks to [Tiger who loves fried fish scales] for the reward and valuable suggestions, muah!

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The next morning, Uncle He took He Feng to the county town to buy people.

At noon, Chang Yifei came. He came today to tell Liu Xu about the follow-up of the three families' sending officials, and to report to Mu Lingxuan about the grain purchase.

Liu Xu brought the two of them to her study. It was Mu Lingxuan's first time there and he was a little surprised by the layout of the study, but because of his personality, he did not show it. He just found a place to sit down quietly.

Qiao Yun went to fetch some tea and then left.

"Brother Chang, have you sent the person to the county government office?" Liu Xu asked.

Chang Yifei picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "Well, don't worry, I'll send it over. Collaborating with bandits to murder civilians will at least result in a house raid. I'll have someone do something about it, and the whole family will be exiled."

Liu Xu pursed her lips, a little embarrassed, "Um, Third Brother Chang, I... Can Liu Dongcheng's family only severely punish Liu Chengming for the sake of others not knowing..."

Speaking of this matter, Chang Yifei was seeking justice for her, but she still had demands, which seemed a bit ungrateful.

"What? Are you going to let your uncle and his family go?" Chang Yifei raised his eyebrows. Mu Lingxuan also frowned.

"If you don't remove the root of the problem, you'll only have trouble later."

"Well, I'm not saying let them go, but they are my grandfather's descendants after all, and I'm a little worried that the old man can't bear this blow. And Liu Dongcheng still has some conscience, so let's just save his brotherhood with my father." Liu Xu sighed. She saw the shame and relief in Liu Dongcheng's eyes that day, and she thought that after this incident, he would change. As for Chen, I'm afraid she will never be able to enter the Liu family again. Liu Juan is not young anymore, so she can just find someone to marry. As for Liu Chengcai, he is still young, and I believe Liu Dashan will teach him well in the future.

Chang Yifei and the other man looked at each other after hearing this. After a while, Chang Yifei said, "Okay, just make up your mind, but you will definitely need a beating."

"It's OK as long as his life is saved. However, Liu Chengming, if it's not too much trouble, please ask Brother Chang San to help me find a way to cripple his limbs and make him unable to speak. I want to make him live a life worse than death!" Liu Xu said gritting her teeth.

Chang Yifei's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Liu Xu in surprise.

Mu Lingxuan raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement, "This kind of person really can't be given a chance to turn the tables, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Chang Yifei also thought of it after hearing what he said, and nodded after the surprise faded from his eyes. Liu Chengming was a man with a vicious mind and was quite calculating. If he was given a chance, he would definitely do what he said and do everything he could to deal with Liu Xu's family. He made a decision silently in his heart.

"By the way, after you left yesterday, Nie San, the boss, came. We went to the Hu family to ask for some compensation. Hehe, I'll send some to you two. Although it's not much, a mosquito is still meat." Chang Yifei said as he took out a few silver bills from his arms and gave four to Liu Xu and Mu Lingxuan each, with a face value of five hundred taels each, which is two thousand taels.

They asked for a total of 20,000 taels. Considering that there were many casualties in Langya Village, he decided that each of them took 2,000 taels, and the rest was given to Nie Hu. After all, only those on their side were slightly injured.

Mu Lingxuan glanced at him and accepted it. However, Liu Xu returned the banknote: "Brother Chang San, Brother Huai Jin, divide my two thousand taels between the two of you!"

"What are you doing? You are the biggest victim. The young marquis and I have taken our share, and this is something I got back specifically for you. Don't think it's too little. The government will definitely send you some more after the verdict." Chang Yifei advised.

Liu Xu laughed when he heard this: "Brother Chang, what are you talking about! This money is not for you. I was able to come back safely thanks to everyone's help. Many people were injured yesterday. You can share this money with everyone, as my compensation to everyone."

"They are all slightly injured. I have some medicine here! Besides, if the Zuiyunxuan mushrooms hadn't sold for a high price, they wouldn't have had such evil thoughts. What's more, you called me brother, so it's only right for me to save you." Chang Yifei refused to accept it.

Mu Lingxuan also nodded in agreement, "You call me brother too!"

"But……"

"Don't say but, just put it away quickly. If you feel bad about it, you can treat everyone to a meal when Zhenxiu Pavilion opens next time." Chang Yifei said as he pushed the money back to her.

Mu Lingxuan: "Please give us more braised meat!"

Seeing that the two men were determined not to accept the money, Liu Xu had no choice but to put the banknotes away. However, she was thinking in her heart that she would ask her mother to prepare two sets of cotton-padded clothes and shoes for each of these people. Not to mention the soldiers, even Chang Yifei's subordinates were busy outside all year round, and they were injured in this cold weather, so they should not catch a cold.

"By the way, Sister Xuer, the Hu family was raided and they have many shops and fields. Do you want to take advantage of the opportunity to seize some? You have a big family now, you can't keep buying food, right?" Chang Yifei changed the subject.

He knew that although the girl had a lot of money, the land was still from the family. Now he had a lot of family members, and the world was good, so food was cheap. But the current situation in the court, plus what the young marquis said before, what if... Although they shouldn't have much of a problem here, it would be safer to have land.

Liu Xu touched his chin and thought for a moment. "Forget about the shops. I'm too busy. But I can buy some land! Their land should be mostly in Yuyang Town, right?"

"There are some in Yuyang Town and also in Qinghe County." Chang Yifei said.

"I want the one in Yuyang Town. Qinghe County is a bit far away. I have a small family and I can't get away." Liu Xu said.

"Okay, then I'll take the ones from Qinghe County." The matter was settled, and Chang Yifei picked up the teacup and took a sip of water.

"Young Marquis, half of what you said is done. The rest will probably take another two days."

Seeing that the two seemed to have something else to say, Liu Xu prepared to give the study room to them and stood up to leave.

"Sit down, maybe I'll need your help later!" Mu Lingxuan said to Liu Xu. He had thought of this last night. Liu Xu's father was in the Mu Family Army, and they were farmers, so maybe it was safer than Chang Yifei's place. In addition, they just talked about buying land, and he had some ideas in his mind.

Chang Yifei also thought of it. Besides, the Liuxu family supplies mushrooms to the Mu family army. If something really happens, they can't escape. Now they are grasshoppers on the same rope, and there is nothing to hide. Moreover, this girl is smart, maybe with her advice, it will be easier to deal with.

Seeing that both of them had expressions that suggested she should stay, Liu Xu thought that she had a close relationship with them now. Instead of making random guesses, it would be better to have a general idea in mind. If anything happened later, she could think of a solution in advance.

So he sat back.

Chang Yifei told Mu Lingxuan about asking him to buy food, and Mu Lingxuan also added some information, mainly about the current situation of the soldiers in the northern border.

Hearing that their food supplies were about to run out and the court was only busy fighting for power, Liu Xu felt angry and afraid.

Damn, I thought it was a peaceful time, but now there is trouble. Also, her cheap father, if he has nothing to eat and drink, when the Tartars come, he will probably just be killed.

Listening to Chang Yifei saying that they were still short of food and grass, and were going to find a grain merchant to buy food, Liu Xu couldn't help but frowned: "Why are you looking for a grain merchant? If I guess correctly, most of our Dongsheng grain merchants should have backgrounds, right? Are you worried that others don't know that you are raising military food?"

"Of course I didn't go there directly. I asked someone to disguise themselves and buy them separately." Chang Yifei said.

"Brother, do you think I'm a fool? Suddenly so many people came to buy grain, and they bought a lot, but they didn't notice? Most wealthy families have farms, how many of them would be short of grain?" Liu Xu rolled his eyes.

Mu Lingxuan also frowned.

"Then, what should we do?" Chang Yifei was dumbfounded. It was his first time dealing with this. He had already mobilized all the grain that could be mobilized in his own grain store, but there was still half left.

"You just said that your family has a grain store, right?" Liu Xu asked.

"Yes, but I have transferred all that can be transferred in my family, and I still need half." Chang Yifei said.

"Then why don't you collect grain from the people in the name of your grain shop? The weather has been good in the past two years, and everyone who owns a little land has some surplus grain, not to mention those landlords who are not too big or too small." Liu Xu couldn't help rolling his eyes again.

Chang Yifei couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard her say that. "Do you think I don't know? Every year when the harvest comes, the grain shop at home will collect the grain. Those who want to sell the grain have already sold it."

"Are you sure that they have all been sold out? Let's not talk about anything else, just in our Liujia Village, I can't guarantee that we can get more than ten thousand kilograms! Brother, you don't understand the common people enough. We ordinary people have the habit of hoarding grain. The basis for selling grain is to keep enough food for a year in advance, and some even keep it for two years. If you don't believe me, ask the people in your grain shop to collect it, and give them a penny or two more than usual, and see if you can get it!" Liu Xu rolled his eyes at him and picked up the teacup to drink water.

Chang Yifei and Mu Lingxuan looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. One of them was a rich kid, and the other was a powerful kid, so they really didn't understand the common people very well.

"Maybe we can give it a try?" Mu Lingxuan said.

"Don't be limited to Qinghe County or Yongshun Prefecture. If it's really like what Brother Huaijin said, you have to make plans early. You can also arrange some people in other states, but don't make too big moves. A little bit will add up to a lot." Liu Xu said faintly.

At the same time, she was thinking that she might need to store more land. In this world, one should be prepared for the worst. If the old emperor is really in trouble, think about the history of previous lives. Whenever there was a fight for the throne, most of them would lead to the people's misery. What's more, Dongsheng is now facing external threats.

Fortunately, Yongshun Prefecture is in a relatively good location, not close to Kyoto or the border. Even if something really happens, it should not cause too much impact.

Liu Xu was lost in thought while Chang Yifei and Mu Lingxuan were discussing the next arrangements.

"I plan to buy some land in the name of other people in case of emergency." Mu Lingxuan's cold voice came to Liu Xu's ears, and then she looked up at him.

"Brother Huaijin, this is a good idea. It's better to rely on yourself than on others." Liu Xu agreed. "Besides, I heard that there are many soldiers who retire from your army every year due to injuries. Can't we arrange for them?"

"Well, there is such a plan. Before, the Mu family also took in some disabled soldiers who had nowhere to go. But my father was worried about arousing the suspicion of the emperor, so the Marquis' Mansion does not have many industries of this kind. Most of them were eventually returned to their hometowns..." Mu Lingxuan hesitated to speak.

Liu Xu understood that those who were sent to the battlefield usually came from poor families or were not well-received by their families. It was conceivable that he would return with a disability... If she had not traveled through time and space, and Liu Donglai was sent back like that one day...then their family...

"Brother Huaijin, if there are retired wounded soldiers with nowhere to go, please send some to me!" Liu Xu's mouth was faster than his brain. But think about it, renting to others is also renting, if it can help these heroes who defend their country, why not do it.

"Well, since Sister Xuer has said so, I, as her brother, cannot fall behind. The farm can't be arranged before, but you can send all my private properties here in the future." Chang Yifei shrugged.

"Oh, Third Brother Chang, it seems you have quite a bit of private property?"

"No, no, just a little bit at a time. Didn't you tell me to make plans early?" Chang Yifei said confidently.

"Tsk, I just talked for a while, and you obviously had it long ago!" Liu Xu retorted.

"That was given to me by my mother. I didn't do it myself, so it doesn't count!" The two of them kept chattering and arguing.

The words of gratitude that Mu Lingxuan was about to say were also muffled by the two's jokes. He actually knew in his heart that the two were doing it on purpose, so he didn't say anything more.

"Okay, it's so hard for me not to fight with a woman. Young Marquis, don't worry, I will help you keep an eye on your land, and buy it for you if there is a suitable one. But you have to arrange someone to take over." Chang Yifei turned his head and ignored Liu Xu, and said seriously to Mu Lingxuan.

"Don't worry! Just write to me when the time comes and I will arrange someone to come. As for the rest, thank you so much!" Mu Lingxuan still said it.

"Okay, I'll go get you some food. Uncle Yao and the others took their people up the mountain early in the morning and said they won't be back at noon. Should we just have a simple meal?" Liu Xu asked.

"What do you mean by 'Jane'? Don't think I don't know that you had a delicious meal last night. The fragrance in the yard is still there. What did you get to eat? Give me some too!" Chang Yifei shouted.

Liu Xu then remembered that this guy seemed to have never eaten barbecue... Oh, mistake!

"Okay, okay! Eating barbecue in the middle of the day is not a problem." Liu Xu muttered, and then said:

"If you want to eat barbecue, come and help. There are not many people at home today, so you have to do it yourself!"

Actually, it wasn't necessary, Granny Fang and the others were all at home. Liu Xu just wanted to make trouble for Chang Yifei on purpose.

Finally, our Miss Liu, with a proud look on her face, brought two handsome men to the kitchen in a proud and confident manner!