The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Lu Dayou and his wife had received a message from Young Master Zhang and had been waiting for them in Hezhou Prefecture. They were relieved to see that they all returned safely.

The Chinese New Year is just half a month away. In order to catch up with the New Year, Lu Linlang acted quickly and sold most of the goods bought from Minzhou City in Hezhou. As the New Year was approaching, no matter what business was being done, it was booming, and the goods Lu Linlang brought back soon found buyers.

"Dashui, you brought quite a lot of stuff this time. It's almost Chinese New Year, so you'll definitely be able to sell it for a good price. That's amazing."

On the way back home, Lu Dayou had already seen their several carts full of goods, and he was happy for them. These carts were rented from the carriage and horse shop where he worked. When the shopkeeper heard that they were Lu Dayou's fellow townsmen, he praised him.

"Hey, we bought these from the boss. Otherwise, if we were asked to go there on our own, we would be completely in the dark. Let me tell you, Zhuozhou Prefecture is even more lively than Hezhou. The streets and the people are just amazing."

Along the way, Lu Linlang was not a talkative person, so they could only talk to other people. However, everyone went there together and was tired of talking. Now that they met an acquaintance, wouldn't they show off their experience of going to Zhuozhou Prefecture?

Finally, we arrived at Xishan Village after dark.

Every day, the Lu Zhan brothers and the Dahua sisters would stand under the big tree at the entrance of the village to see if their sister had returned.

"I don't know what happened to my sister. She's been gone for almost two months. Why hasn't she come back yet?" Dahua became more and more worried. She thought about the possible things that might happen countless times, but she shook off those images in her mind. Her sister is so strong, she will definitely be fine.

"I heard a car coming. Is it my sisters and the others who are back?" Yun Can pricked up his ears. He could no longer see the road to the village entrance, but he still heard the sound of a car coming.

Lu Zhan followed his example and lay on the ground, listening carefully to the movements of the earth.

"Really, I heard it too. It must be my sister. With the noise of so many cars, no one else could have left except my sister." Lu Zhan listened carefully for a while, suddenly got up and ran out of the village.

Seeing this, the others also ran over. Before Lu Linlang and his group entered the village, they saw Lu Zhan and others running towards them.

"Sister, is that you? Is that you?" Lu Zhan saw many people in front of him and was a little unsure, so he could only stand there and shout.

"Lu Zhan, it's me. We're back." Lu Linlang quickly responded to him.

"It's really my sister. My sister is back. Brother, my sister is back. Everyone in the village is back." When Yun Can heard the voice, he hurriedly shouted to Yun Yi who was running behind him.

"Run slower, we're back safely, don't worry." Lu Linlang stopped the two men as they rushed over.

"Yunxi, go and inform the villagers." Yunyi said to Yunxi beside him with a big smile on his face.

"I don't want to. I want to go find my sister." Yunxi hadn't seen his sister for a long time and missed her very much. He had to see his sister's condition with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.

"Master, I will go and inform the villagers." After saying this sensibly, Dahua ran towards the village.

"Sister, you're finally back. I missed you so much. We all missed you so much. Yuncan even cried the other day. I told him he was thinking about you, and he said he was just feeling the heat."

"Nonsense, you were the one crying, so I started crying too." The two of them were quarreling like children.

Lu Linlang did not stop them and watched the two children bickering.

"Let's go back to the village quickly. I'm sure everyone is worried. When we get back, let the villagers know we're safe." Before Lu Linlang could finish her words, a group of people came running from the direction of the village, and some of them were carrying torches.

"Linlang girl, you are really back. That's great, that's great. I'm glad everything is fine." The clan leader ran in the front and said with satisfaction after looking at everyone. However, when he saw Uncle Zhong and the others, he paused, thinking that they were the people Lu Linlang bought from outside.

"Lu Zhan, Yun Yi, do you still remember Uncle Zhong and the others? I met them in Zhuozhou Prefecture and brought them back." Lu Linlang called her brothers to Zhong Fan and the others.

Yun Yi still remembered the appearance of several people, and Lu Zhan still had the images of several people from that year in his mind. After seeing them clearly, he greeted them with surprise.

"Let's go, let's go home first. It's too cold and the wind is so strong." The wind almost blew out the torch, and the patriarch finally reacted.

It was not until they arrived at Lu Linlang's house that they showed her what they had bought. The goods in the car were what they brought back and had been divided up long ago. Lu Linlang knew that Uncle Dashui and the others just wanted to be reunited with their family at the moment, so she didn't say much and asked them to take their goods and go home.

"Why are there so many things here, Linlang girl? Is business not doing well and you haven't sold any of them?" The patriarch looked at the big and small bags. They didn't look like gifts for family members. Could it be that the goods were left in his hands?

"Chief, these are what we brought back to sell. The rest were sold out in Hezhou. You will know when I have sorted them out tomorrow. You can sit down and have dinner with us." It is good to have someone at home. The kitchen has already prepared the food. Lu Linlang invited the chief to sit down.

"No, no, we have already eaten. You just came back and must be tired and hungry. Go and eat. By the way, Linlang girl, come with me. I have something to discuss with you." The patriarch looked at Zhong Fan and others who were not sitting down at the side and said in a low voice.

Lu Linlang followed him outside the courtyard, and the clan leader whispered to her, "Linlang girl, you said those people were your father's old subordinates, but it happened so many years ago, and people's hearts are fickle. There are so many children in the family, so you should be careful and don't get tricked. If anything happens, just shout. We are a united village. We can't help with big things, but we will help with small things."

Although the clan leader felt that saying these things at this time was very divisive, he really didn't want anything to happen to Lu Linlang. These people had been separated from the Lu family for many years, and now there were no elders in Lu Linlang's family. Those people looked like they knew kung fu, and he was afraid that they would have bad intentions and be jealous of their money.

"Thank you, Uncle Chief. Don't worry, I have already investigated along the way. Otherwise, I would not dare to bring them back so easily. They are all trustworthy. However, if there is really any problem, I will definitely ask the villagers for help."

"Okay, okay, then I'm relieved. I'll go back first. If there's anything, please let someone know." The patriarch pulled his tattered cotton coat together before walking out the door.

Lu Linlang did not try to keep him. She remembered the clan leader's kindness in her heart. It would not be too late to sort out all the things tomorrow and send them to his home.

They had been on the road all the time and finally returned home. Lu Zhan and the others followed Lu Linlang almost wherever she went. The Dahua sisters also kept staring at their elder sister, fearing that she would leave again the next moment.