Female-to-male: I live on farming

"Have you heard? The Chu family announced that they will buy sugarcane this year. The price is twice what the Zuo family offered before. They will take as much as you can get."

"The Chu family?"

"You don't know yet, the Bai family's businesses were taken over by the third daughter of the Bai family. After she took over, she announced publicly that she would take her mother's surname from now on. The former Bai family has now become the Chu family."

"Ah? Isn't this against moral principles and treason?"

"Alas, you still can't see that Miss Bai San has Magistrate Lu as her backer. Otherwise, how do you think she, a concubine's daughter, could have taken the property from the Bai family? However," the person who spoke touched his chin and said, "it actually has nothing to do with us. We are just here to watch the fun."

"You are right. The most important thing is that she said she wanted to buy sugarcane. Is this news true? My mother-in-law's family has planted several acres of sugarcane."

"Of course it is true. The county government has also issued a notice that starting this year, the land planted with sugarcane will be taxed appropriately."

"Ah, doesn't that mean that the people who grow sugarcane will make a fortune this year? Oh, it's all my husband's fault. He won't let me grow that stuff."

"We can't catch up this year. I have discussed with my family that we will plant sugarcane on our land next year."

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Chu Yin's efficiency was indeed very high. At the same time, Lu Youqing also fully cooperated with her notice issued in the county government. This move was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves. For a time, the news of the sugarcane purchase spread quickly throughout the West Sea like wildfire, becoming the focus of people's heated discussion.

For those farmers who have planted sugarcane this year, this news is a blessing from heaven! But those who have not planted sugarcane can only sigh in despair and beat their chests.

After spreading the news, Chu Yin set about building a sugar factory, and chose a location a few streets away from the county government office, so that even if something happened, the county officials would be able to respond quickly.

After this period of time, Lihua witnessed Lu Youqing's thundering methods and her meticulous planning. Her admiration for her was like an endless torrent of water. However, every time she looked at the adult with admiring eyes, Qin Langjun would always put on a stern face and use the excuse of telling her something to drive her aside. As a result, she was always cautious every time she saw Qin Langjun, fearing that he would whisper in her ear and drive her away.

She felt very good working for Lord Lu. The master was kind, the work was little, and the salary was generous. There was no other such a good job in the entire West Sea.

If Pei Xiu were here, he would probably teach her that Qin Ke was always so petty and could get jealous of anyone, whether it was a man or a woman. He even disliked the fact that his dog was too attached to Lu Youqing.

Unfortunately, Lihua was not very familiar with Qin Ke and did not have the courage to tease him. She could only stay away when she saw Qin Ke with adults.

Lihua is quite familiar with Xihai, so she is now responsible for a lot of the purchases in the mansion. Today, when she was walking back from the vegetable market, she did not notice that a thin middle-aged man in tattered clothes was staring at her in disbelief in the corner.

The man waited until she turned the corner before he showed his head and walked to the stall where Lihua had just bought vegetables. He asked, "Brother, do you know the young lady who just bought vegetables?"

The vendor who was sorting the cabbages in the basket said without even looking up, "Oh, her, she's buying for the county government."

"Ah? County government office?" The man was shocked.

The vendor slowly raised his head and carefully looked at the man in front of him. He was wearing tattered clothes with countless patches on them. The shoes he was wearing were also tattered. The soles were worn out so badly that his toes were faintly exposed. He frowned and asked warily, "Why are you asking about her?"

"It's like this. I'm here to look for my relatives. The young lady just now looks very much like my lost daughter, so I came here to ask around." The man quickly smiled and said sincerely.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, the vendor said, "That young lady often comes here to buy things. You know County Magistrate Lu, right? She is now serving as a maid beside County Magistrate Lu."

The man was stunned. He had only not seen her for a few days and he never expected that she had fallen to this point.

That’s right, the man was none other than Lihua’s father, Li Dashan, who had abandoned her and fled alone.

He originally fled to the next county to avoid gambling debts. Later, he heard that the Bai family had gone bankrupt and that the new County Magistrate Lu from Xihai was determined to bring down the three major families. So he kept an eye on the news from Xihai.

Finally, when the Zuo family fell and he was arrested and imprisoned, and even the gambling house where he had lost money was closed down, he finally felt relieved.

When he got home, he saw that the house was in a mess and covered with dust. He asked his neighbors, and although they looked down on him, they told him that just two days after he ran away, thugs from Zuo's gambling house came to his house and took Lihua away, saying that they would sell her to a brothel to pay off their debts.

Although he had no feelings for the yellow-haired girl, he went to the brothels in Xihai to inquire about her, but there was still no news about Lihua.

Who would have thought that after searching for a long time, he would finally find her without any effort. It happened that he saw the girl again today, although he didn't know how she got into the county government office.

But he knew that Lord Lu was now the highest-ranking official in Xihai, and Lihua had become the county magistrate's maid, which meant that she must be rich.

He raised the girl, so she should be filial to him. Moreover, now that she has a say in the county magistrate, she might be able to find him a lucrative job through the back door.

Li Dashan's mind was clattering with thoughts. He immediately ruffled his hair, chose a time when there were many pedestrians, sat down in front of the county government office, and cried miserably.

"Sir, there is a disturbance at the gate of the county government office."

"Oh?" Lu Youqing raised his head with interest, "Who is it?"

You have to know that the blood from the beheading table in the vegetable market has not been washed away yet, and yet someone dares to come to the county government to cause trouble at this moment.

The official who came to report the incident looked at Lihua, who was pouring tea for Magistrate Lu, with some hesitation, and whispered, "Actually... it's not a disturbance. The man who came claimed to be Lihua's father and came to look for his daughter."

Lu Youqing frowned.

Unexpectedly, Lihua, who was the person involved, froze in place after hearing this, with a very ugly look on her face.

She had been living too well recently and had forgotten that she had a heartless father who was a drunkard and a gambler. Now this time bomb has finally exploded.

"Sir, please save me, I...I don't want to go back with him! If I go back with him, he might sell me out again at any time." Lihua fell at Lu Youqing's legs, her eyes full of helplessness and panic, clutching her clothes tightly.

She didn't want to be sold, didn't want to live that kind of life, if possible, she wanted to stay with adults forever.