It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

After only a brief pause at a stall selling meat pies, the carriage began to move on again.

It wasn't far from the town to the Wang family's farm. They ate a meat pie and drank some water in the carriage, and soon they arrived at the farm.

Hearing that the young lady of the master's family had arrived, the head of the farm, Li Zhuangtou, hurriedly led the people of the farm to greet her.

Li Zhuangtou is a slightly plump middle-aged man with a round face. He looks quite kind, but his pair of small, sparkling eyes reveal a bit of shrewdness.

Seeing Wang Wanzhi standing in front of the carriage, he said with a smile on his face: “The eldest lady came suddenly, and she was busy and laughing.”

"I've already asked the maids to clean up the side rooms of the main house. Miss, you've been tired from the journey. Why don't you go to the main room and have some tea first? I'll go prepare the meal!"

Wang Wanzhi nodded, seemingly agreeable, "Lead the way!"

Seeing that the young lady agreed to his arrangement, Li Zhuangtou breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to lead the way.

Song Zhi walked behind, looking at the farm from time to time. It had two courtyards, surrounded by corridors and a winding corridor in the middle.

The yard is very big, with a bluestone road in the middle and some jujube trees planted on both sides, making it look quite lively.

Li Zhuangtou led Wang Wanzhi and others into the main hall. There were eleven guards, except for the leader, who followed Wang Wanzhi and his group and waited outside the main hall. The rest of the people were waiting not far away.

After serving tea and washed fruits, Li Zhuangtou said respectfully, "Young lady, you came so suddenly that we couldn't prepare the food in time. Please drink some tea and eat some fruits to relieve your fatigue."

"I'll go tell the maids to kill a chicken and stew some meat for the young lady's lunch."

Ivana Wang waved her hand nonchalantly, acting as if she was just here for fun. "It's not your fault. I came here on a whim."

"There's no need to kill the chicken. I heard the fish on our farm are very delicious."

"Find some for me. Braised or steamed, let me taste it. If it tastes good, I'll bring some back for Grandpa later."

When Li Zhuangtou heard that the other party would be leaving later, he finally felt relieved. He grinned and said, "The fish on our farm is indeed delicious. Miss, please wait. I will prepare it right away."

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Wang Wanzhi called him again, "Where is the orchard on the farm? Two friends and I are going there to pick some fruit."

"Miss, if you want to eat some fruit, just let us pick it. Why bother doing it yourself?"

"It's fun to pick them yourself. Otherwise, why would I come all this way? I could just tell you to take them home."

Li Zhuangtou muttered to himself, how bored he was, he had to come all the way out in this hot weather just to eat fish and pick fruits.

But he only dared to think about this in his heart. The head of the village, completely relieved, pointed at the old woman at the door and said with a smile, "Then let Mrs. Chen take the young lady over."

Wang Wanzhi was about to say that it was not necessary and just point them in a direction, but Song Zhi, who was standing beside her, pulled her sleeve and nodded at her.

Wang Wanzhi understood and nodded, "Okay, go and get busy."

Li Zhuangtou turned around and told Mrs. Chen to take good care of the young lady, then hurried out of the main room and took people to get fishing nets to catch fish.

Fishing is not like killing chickens. It takes an hour to catch a fish. What's more, the lady wants to take some fish back, so she doesn't just want one or two.

After Li Zhuangtou left, Wang Wanzhi took a few sips of tea, then stood up and said to the waitress beside her, "It's boring to just wait here. Go prepare some baskets, and we'll go to the mountain to pick fruit."

Seeing that the young lady had given instructions, Mrs. Chen did not dare to neglect them and immediately bowed to prepare.

After they left, Wang Wanzhi said to Song Zhi, "Sister, we'll go to the mountains later and find a way to get them back. I'll take them to visit the nearby farmers and get some information."

Song Zhi nodded repeatedly. She glanced at the two maids standing beside Wang Wanzhi. One of them looked familiar. Song Zhi remembered that this person was Tian Ya, the little maid who was bullied by others in the pastry shop owner's house.

It seems that he is doing well now, his face looks much rosier.

Song Zhi looked at the two people and pointed at one of them and said to Wang Wanzhi, "Sister, leave a maid behind to pretend to be your sister. If you go somewhere else, it won't attract attention."

Just as we had agreed on it, Mrs. Chen came over with a basket.

So the group followed Mrs. Chen and headed towards the orchard on the mountain.

Li Zhuangtou, who was sorting out his fishing nets by the lake and preparing to go fishing, saw that people really went to the orchard. He wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and finally couldn't help spitting. He thought they were so idle.

The tenants who were helping out lowered their heads when they saw the headman's gloomy face, fearing that he would be angered.

As soon as the group reached the foot of the mountain, Wang Wanzhi deliberately said in a coquettish tone, "Hey, it's really hot. No, no, I need to take a break."

After saying that, he sat down on a big rock at the foot of the mountain, fanning himself with one hand and pointing at the old woman with the other hand and said, "Did you bring any water? I'm thirsty and need some water."

When Mrs. Chen saw her name being called, she panicked and quickly apologized, saying, "It's my fault for neglecting it. Miss, please rest here for a while. I'll go back and get some water."

Seeing that he didn't bring any water, Wang Wanzhi's face became even more sullen. She said impatiently, "Then what are you waiting for? Go!"

Mrs. Chen did not dare to delay. She bowed, took a few steps back, and hurried back at a trot.

After making sure that the people had gone far away, Wang Wanzhi gave the sunshade and hat to Cui Liu, her personal maid, and then took Tian Ya, oh no, now her name is Bai Lu, and the head of the guards through the woods and went to the farmer's house.

The rest of the guards were left at the foot of the mountain by Song Zhi, while she led Zheng Hui, Cui Liu, and a guard into the mountain.

As Mrs. Chen was running back in a hurry, she was seen by Li Zhuangtou, who was directing the tenants to fish.

He immediately walked to the shore, stopped the man, and asked with a cold face, "Why did you come back? Didn't I ask you to follow the young lady?"

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Mrs. Chen panted as she replied, "We've only just reached the foot of the mountain, and the young lady is already mad and saying she's tired and wants water. She's already ordered me back to get some water!"

After hearing this, Li Zhuangtou felt even more contempt for her. She was just a willful and capricious young lady who did whatever she wanted.

As long as I serve her according to her requirements, it will be fine.

Li Zhuangtou felt a little relieved, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, go serve the young lady and keep a close eye on her. If anything goes wrong, report it immediately. I'll have someone bring some water over later."

"I'd better go. The young lady is waiting anxiously. If I go back empty-handed, it will be difficult to explain to her."

Seeing that the other party was so timid and would not even say a word to change the situation, Li Zhuangtou was furious, but he could not get angry, so he had to let her go back and prepare some water.