After becoming the villain's eldest sister, I take charge of the whole family

Li Huahua nodded in confusion: "Daddy and Brother Anfu brought it back."

Xie Linghe seemed to be thinking about something.

Entered the courtyard.

Li Huahua took her to the reception room. As soon as they stepped in, Xie Linghe saw a group of strange men.

All young.

Led by a young man sitting on a chair, he was wearing silk brocade clothes, a jade crown on his head, and had three-dimensional facial features. He looked like a wealthy and handsome young man.

Hearing the footsteps, everyone looked over.

Li Huahua remained calm and waved to Li Ergou: "Dad, the boss is here."

Li Ergou immediately stood up and respectfully called out, "Boss."

Xie Anfu looked delighted: "Reiwa."

Xie Linghe smiled and nodded.

At this time, the young man interrupted and sighed: "Are you the owner of the first-grade grain? I didn't expect it to be a woman."

Hearing this, Xie Linghe looked at him deeply, walked forward, and extended her hand: "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Xie Linghe, you can call me Miss Xie."

"Thank you, girl."

The young man smiled politely: "My last name is Zhang Jie, you can just call me by my name."

Xie Linghe: "Master Zhang Jie."

The young man, Zhang Jie, didn't say much.

ear.

Xie Anfu explained: "Linghe, Mr. Zhang came to us for our oranges."

"He wants to buy all the oranges at market price."

Xie Linghe was not surprised.

The reason I followed Xie Anfu here at this time was not for any other reason except for the oranges.

The young man chuckled, his tone full of absolute confidence, and he spoke calmly, "Thank you, Miss. I've been doing business for so many years, and your oranges are superb. Although I haven't tasted tribute oranges, I imagine they taste pretty good."

"This time, I'm willing to buy this batch of oranges for thirty cents per pound. I don't need you to provide transportation. I can handle the transportation myself."

Thirty cents per pound, carry it yourself...

She was very satisfied.

However, he did not answer impulsively, but looked at Xie Anfu.

Eyes facing each other.

Xie Anfu understood her perfectly and leaned in close to her ear, saying, "I sold it in the capital for thirty-two coins per pound."

Thirty-two coins per pound?

Two cents missing.

This saves on travel damage and transportation costs, so it's not unacceptable.

Thinking this in his heart, Xie Linghe said cheerfully, "Okay, deal."

Zhang Jie's smile deepened.

His family was in the shipping business, and his uncle was an official in the capital, so his business was going smoothly.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and they were planning to send New Year's goods to Beijing, and take some oranges to sell. These oranges taste better than the tribute oranges they ate at my uncle's house in previous years. It's not too much to sell them for one or two taels of silver per pound, right?

Xie Linghe knew nothing about Zhang Jie's psychological plan.

Even if you know, it doesn't matter.

How much money you can earn depends on your ability.

now.

She calculated in her mind: there are a total of 1,200 fruit trees this year, and each tree bears about 100 kilograms of oranges. At 30 cents per kilogram, she can earn three taels of silver from each tree.

One thousand two hundred trees can earn three thousand six hundred taels of silver.

Done.

Xie Linghe took a breath of cold air.

With so many orange trees, picking the oranges is a big project. Zhang Jie adopted the advice of Xie Linghe and others and hired people from surrounding villages and towns to help with picking at a wage of 30 cents a day.

Regardless of the cost, all the fruits were picked in half a month.

One weighing.

More than 120,000 kilograms.

Zhang Jie simply paid the bill directly.

Xie Linghe now had a huge sum of more than 3,600 taels in his hands.

Here.

Xie Anfu accompanied them to deliver the goods to the provincial capital.

Because there were too many oranges to deliver in one trip, to prevent any accidents, Xie Anfu went along to inspect the goods.

There was no risk in this matter, so Xie Linghe didn't take it seriously.

This is also the case.

After a few days, Xie Anfu returned.

Xie Linghe finally felt relieved and went to the provincial capital with Xie Anfu to buy farmland and shops on a good day.

That day, she brought Xiao Ai to the town to attend the market.

Sudden.

There was a noise from not far away: "Do you know this person?"

"Old man, have you seen the person in this portrait?"

"Excuse me, have you ever seen the person in the portrait before?"

"..."

Xie Linghe raised his eyes and looked over. He saw a group of strange strong men in black clothes. They had serious expressions and looked very scary.

She looked at the portrait in the strong man's hand.

In an instant, the pupils shrank sharply.

This... isn't this Anfu? !

These people were looking for him.

Seeing that they looked like they were not easy to mess with, Xie Linghe felt a chill in his heart and secretly felt lucky: Fortunately, Anfu was not in town today, otherwise he would have run into them again. Wouldn't it be dangerous if they had bad intentions?

No.

I have to inform Anfu immediately.

Thinking of this, Xie Linghe turned his head to look at his younger sister: "Ding'ai, my elder sister has something to do. Can I ask the aunt in the village to take you back with her?"

Xie Lingai was very obedient: "Okay."

Fortunately, there is a big market today and many people came to the village.

Xie Linghe quickly found an aunt who was rushing back, who was Li Feng's mother Wang Hehua.

"Aunt Hehua, I have an urgent matter. Could you please take your daughter back to the village with you?"

Hear the words.

Wang Hehua readily agreed: "Why not?"

"Linghe, you are our family's great benefactor. My Feng'er learned how to read and count from you, and now he has a respectable job in town. He no longer has to work like his father, facing the sky with his back to the land."

Xie Linghe waved his hands and said modestly, "This is all the result of Li Feng's own hard work."

"Hahaha, let's not talk about this anymore."

Wang Hehua laughed heartily: "Linghe, my Feng'er is getting married next month, you must come to the wedding."

Xie Linghe smiled and nodded: "I will definitely come."

"..."

They exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Wang Hehua took Xie Lingai away.

Xie Linghe smiled and waved, then turned her head to look. The man in black was only one meter away from her, asking a question to an old man.

Her eyes turned cold and she turned and left quietly.

Ancient portraits are abstract, and if you are not familiar with Xie Anfu, you really can't recognize him.

She did not return to the wild orange grove immediately, but went to Yipinliang.

New rice is out.

Yipinliang's business is booming right now, with a constant stream of people coming and going.

The store hired two more assistants.

As the shopkeeper, Qian Gou watched Li Changping collect money and settle accounts, and he had quite some free time.

therefore.

As soon as Xie Linghe appeared, he noticed him and immediately went over to greet him, whispering, "Boss, how come you have time to come here?"

Xie Linghe glanced outside and said in a serious tone, "Go into the backyard."

Hear the words.

Qian Gou suddenly became nervous, and the two of them went into the backyard one after the other.

He immediately asked, "Boss, what happened?"

Xie Linghe: "A group of strangers came outside, holding Xie Anfu's portrait and questioning everyone one by one. I'm worried that it might harm him. If they come into the store later and ask questions, you should be careful not to reveal any flaws."

"what?!"

Qian Gou was shocked, but quickly calmed himself down: "I know."

"I'll go and alert Changping right away."

The other two have not met Xie Anfu yet, so there is no need to go through the trouble.

Xie Linghe stopped him directly, "Changping is straightforward. I'm afraid he can't hide his thoughts. Call him over and drive the carriage to take me back to the wild orange grove."

indeed so.

Qian Gou nodded immediately.

soon.

Li Changping came over and asked, "Boss, are we going back to the wild orange grove?"

Xie Linghe glanced at him, his expression so natural, probably because Qian Gou hadn't told him, and nodded: "Yeah."

Li Changping said excitedly: "Great~"

Since coming to town, he has been able to go home very few times, and he looks forward to every time he goes.

Fragrant in the distance and smelly in the near.

He went out to work, and every time he came home, his parents, elder brother and younger sister were very obedient to him and were very nice to him.

Xie Linghe urged: "Let's go."

"it is good."

soon.

The two men drove away from the back door of Yipinliang in a carriage, with Li Changping driving and Xie Linghe sitting in the carriage.

on the street.

She opened the curtain.

I happened to meet a middle-aged man in black clothes with a serious temperament.

Xie Linghe's expression was calm and he looked away naturally.

The carriage passed by.

Behind.

Li Gui looked back at the carriage and thought to himself: How could such a charming woman come from such an inconspicuous little place?

A tall subordinate approached him and asked, "Butler, we've been asking around the streets, and no one has seen the prince. Should we continue?"

Li Gui hesitated.

If the Crown Prince Long Zhang Feng Zi had really appeared here, there must be someone who remembers him. People here say they have never seen him, so I'm afraid there really is no one who remembers him.

"Calculate……"

He was about to speak when the tall man asked suspiciously, "Butler, did you really see the prince in the capital?"

Several other men in black who had gathered around them at some point couldn't help but exclaim, "Yeah, the Crown Prince is in Nanzhili. We've turned Suzhou Prefecture upside down over the past two years. If the Crown Prince is there, how could we not have discovered it?"

"Hey~ If the Marquis hadn't been concerned about the Madam and reported this to His Majesty earlier, I'm afraid the Crown Prince might have been found by now."

"The prince has been missing for two years. He was injured at that time. I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Li Gui interrupted him sharply: "Shut up! The prince is a lucky man, and everything will be fine."

"The Marquis's Mansion only has one heir, the Crown Prince. The Marquis and his wife have issued a death order. If we can't find the Crown Prince, we will be dead."

"Don't try to escape, think about your family!"

Hear this.

Everyone's expression turned cold.

yes~

The lives of their entire family depend on the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince is really gone, they will be buried with him.

"Prince, you must stay alive~"

"God bless."

"Buddha bless."

"God, please make sure our prince is safe and sound~"

"..."

Li Gui watched the prince grow up since he was a child. In his heart, the prince is more important than his own son. He is the right-hand man of the Marquis. Originally, the task of finding someone was not assigned to him, but he volunteered to do it.

He murmured to himself: "Prince, where are you?"

soon.

He cheered up: "This is just the town. There are still villages below. Let's ask them one by one. We can't miss any possibility."

The subordinates nodded: "Yes."

……

the other side.

Xie Linghe told Li Changping to speed up, and they reached the wild orange grove in half the usual time.

get off.

She rushed into the village.

Seeing Li Huahua, he immediately asked, "Huahua, where is your brother Anfu?"

Li Huahua: "Brother Anfu is directing the uncles to plow the land."

Xie Linghe: "Where is it?"

Li Huahua pointed in a direction: "It's right there."

She looked over and saw Xie Anfu wearing a thin cotton coat, standing by the field.

Xie Linghe nodded: "Okay, I understand, go and have fun."

Stride over there.

"Anfu~"

Xie Anfu turned around with surprise when he heard her voice: "Linghe, why are you here?"

"I'm preparing for hybridization. The second batch of grain seeds next year will come from this acre of land."

"I take personal responsibility and don't let anyone else interfere."

"Do you think this is okay now?"

Xie Linghe didn't hear a word he said. He pulled his hand and walked towards the carriage. "Let's leave this for now."

"where to?"

"Let's go first, I'll tell you on the way."

Xie Linghe couldn't guarantee that no one had seen Xie Anfu. After all, he had been in this place for nearly two years.

Xie Anfu was confused.

But still be obedient.

After getting on the carriage, he said as a matter of course, "I'll drive."

Xie Linghe pushed him into the carriage and said, "No need. You get in. I'll drive."

Picking up the reins, she whipped the horse's butt hard, and the carriage started to move quickly.

All the way out of Changhai Town.

Xie Linghe slowed down.

Xie Anfu couldn't help but lift the car curtain and walked out: "Linghe, what happened?"

Xie Linghe had no intention of hiding it from him.

"Today, I went to town and encountered a group of men with fierce looks. They were looking for someone with your portrait. It's obvious they're not good people. Let's leave and avoid the limelight for a while."

"Let's come back after those people leave."

Hear this.

Xie Anfu's expression changed drastically: "Are you really looking for me? Linghe, you are not mistaken."

"nature."

Xie Linghe nodded heavily: "How could I not recognize you?"

Xie Anfu's face darkened.

At the same time, he had a bad feeling.

It wasn't that he was worried that the group of people would endanger his reputation, but he had a premonition that if he was found by the group of people, he would be separated from Reiwa.

He doesn't want to.

"Listen to you."

"Then where are we going?"

Xie Linghe had already thought about it: "Suzhou Prefecture. Didn't we say we want to buy the farm and the shop? It's a good idea to do it all at once. When the time comes, you can stay at the farm. I believe no one will be able to find you."

Hear the words.

Xie Anfu felt much more at ease.

Xie Linghe: "Go back to the carriage."

Xie Anfu nodded.

He stood up, opened the curtain and was about to go in, when he heard a series of horse hoofbeats behind him.

Simultaneously.

Accompanied by a shout: "Stop the carriage in front."

"Stop the carriage in front immediately."

"..."

Xie Linghe and the other man's expressions changed drastically. She leaned out to take a look and her face turned pale. "It's the group of people I just saw."

Xie Anfu made a quick decision when he heard this: "Give me the reins."

Xie Linghe did not hesitate and immediately gave up the driver's position.

Xie Anfu spanked the horse wildly.

The horse roared in pain and started running madly, causing the car body to sway from side to side.

Xie Linghe was almost thrown out, and she clung to the edge of the car tightly.

Behind.

Li Gui and the others' expressions changed drastically.

"Stop!"

"It's dangerous, stop now."

“We are not bad people.”

“We are not bad people.”

"..."