After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

"Brother Xu! Uncle Lu Gen!"

Because it was a chartered car, Uncle Lu Gen’s ox cart came to pick us up at the door, and Xu Qingzhao stood tall next to the ox cart.

"Huanxi, get in the car, let's go." Xu Qingzhao said gently.

Zhao Huanxi climbed onto the ox cart, Xu Qingzhao took her backpack and sat down steadily.

Uncle Lu Gen cracked his whip and the ox cart started off slowly. Uncle Lu Gen had been eavesdropping on the movements behind him, intentionally or unintentionally, as this old man had seen it all.

I feel that this Xu boy seems to be a little too enthusiastic towards Zhao girl. It's not that there are no other girls in the village who are interested in this Xu boy, but this boy is always elusive.

But it seemed that whenever this Zhao girl had something to do, he would run around particularly hard.

After all, the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, so their age is suitable.

Although this Zhao girl has several maids, they live a prosperous life. He dares to say that no one in Dashi Village can compare to Zhao girl's family.

Besides, Miss Zhao is a good person and she never gets angry with anyone. Her daughters are like treasures to her.

As for this Xu kid, although he looks good, he has no land or farmland. However, the two of them complement each other well.

The older generation believes that land is the foundation, and when a family marries their daughter off, they have to find out how much land the other party has.

Uncle Lu Gen leisurely took a puff of his pipe, diligently digesting the gossip of the young people in his mind.

The two people behind were not as relaxed as Uncle Lu Gen had expected. Since Xu Qingzhao became familiar with Huanxi, he was no longer as reserved when speaking as he was at the beginning.

Zhao Huanxi, on the other hand, had become a bit cautious since their last moonlit drinking encounter, when she sensed Xu Qingzhao's feelings for her. However, after Xu Qingzhao hadn't had that same expression again, Zhao Huanxi had wondered if the candlelight was too dim that night and she had misjudged him.

After observing Xu Qingzhao for a few days and confirming that he no longer had that kind of reaction, Zhao Huanxi felt relieved and started to treat him as a friend.

In fact, it was Xu Qingzhao who noticed that she was not very natural, so he restrained his emotions.

The first thing to do when arriving in town is to collect the pigs, negotiate the price with the butcher from last time, and then go to the village to slaughter them.

He also ordered some chickens, ducks, and dozens of fish from the market.

I also bought some vegetables and seasonings from a nearby store. Fortunately, I brought Xu Qingzhao with me, otherwise my back would have been bent.

I was just about to go to the cotton shop to buy some new quilts when I saw Pang Hongying in a red dress at the street corner.

Beside her stood a woman of distinguished elegance, dressed in a crescent-shaped, white, pleated silk gown with a subtle floral pattern. Her hair was simply tied up with a simple wooden hairpin. She had slender, willow-shaped eyebrows and a pair of phoenix eyes, a look of seemingly endless sorrow. Even without makeup, she looked like a celestial being.

"Happy sister! Brother Xu."

The double standard is obvious...

"Hongying, how come you have time to go out today? Who is this?"

Zhao Huanxi was stunned by the beauty of this woman. This was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen since she traveled through time.

"This is the woman my father rescued. Her name is Yu Yan."

"My name is Yu Yan, nice to meet you two." Yu Yan bowed slightly and saluted them.

"Miss Yu Yan, there's no need to be so polite. We are Hongying's friends. My name is Zhao Huanxi and his name is Xu Qingzhao." Zhao Huanxi introduced enthusiastically.

When Xu Qingzhao heard Yu Yan's name again, his pupils shrank sharply. He looked at Yu Yan with shock, but he didn't dare to show it. He could only pretend to be calm and pretend nothing had happened.

Yu Yan looked at Xu Qingzhao and her eyes seemed to have suddenly lost their light. She said to Xu Qingzhao:

"Mr. Xu, he looks a lot like an old friend of mine."

Xu Qingzhao said bitterly: "Then I can only say that Miss Yu and I are destined to be together."

Zhao Huanxi thought that Xu Qingzhao was picked up by the village chief and brought back to Dashi Village. The two were about the same age, so it was possible that they knew each other before.

After chatting with Pang Hongying for a while, I learned that Huanxi's family was going to hold a banquet, and I clamored to go and experience it.

"Hongying, come over that day. I've reserved a room for you."

"Sister Huanxi, when I get home, tell my dad. You'll be very busy these next couple of days. Can I go and help you?"

Zhao Huanxi was just about to decline her kindness, but Pang Hongying excitedly pulled Yu Yan away.

After the two of them walked away, Zhao Huanxi nudged Xu Qingzhao with his elbow:

"Do you know this Miss Yu?"

Xu Qingzhao looked at Yu Yan's back and came back to his senses, his tone somewhat indifferent:

"They just said I look like one, but I'm not. Huanxi, let's go. We still have a lot of things to buy."

Yu Yan in the distance looked towards Xu Qingzhao and murmured:

"Xu Qinglan, is that you?"

"Xiao Yu'er, what are you talking about? Let me go back and talk to my father. Tomorrow I'll take you to Sister Huanxi's house to play. Her cooking is even better than the imperial chefs in the capital."

Yu Yan covered her mouth and chuckled: "Hongying, have you ever been to the capital?"

Pang Hongying stuck out her tongue and said sheepishly, "I went there once when I was traveling in Pyu, but I never tasted the food made by the authentic imperial chef."

When Pang Hongying returned from Zhao Huanxi's house that day, she went to the study and spent the entire afternoon talking with his father. Finally, under her ultimate assurance, his father told her a big secret about Yu Yan.

Since then, Pang Hongying was no longer angry with her father, nor did she comment on the rumors. She just felt sorry for Yu Yan's experience.

Over the past month, the two of them have been getting along as harmoniously as sisters, and Yu Yan has gradually stopped being as cautious as she was at the beginning.

"Where does Miss Huanxi live?"

"Do you want to go? You will know if you go." Pang Hongying did not reveal it directly. If you go, you will know.

Although she got along well with Yu Yan, she was still not as good as her sister Huanxi. Naturally, she would not tell others about her sister Huanxi's family affairs.

Yu Yan was a little disappointed when she saw that she couldn't find out anything. In that case, she would have to follow Pang Hongying when she went.

"Then I'll go with you, but since this is my first visit, I need to bring something."

Pang Hongying, who was standing by, suddenly remembered that she seemed to have only brought silver with her every time she went to Sister Huanxi's house.

So the two of them didn't have time to return to the escort agency and went directly to a bustling street market.

Meanwhile, Zhao Huanxi and Xu Qingzhao had ordered more than a dozen quilts from the cotton shop. Seeing that Zhao Huanxi, a regular customer, wanted so many, the shopkeeper quickly promised to deliver them to her home the next day. Zhao Huanxi paid the deposit and headed towards the Liuchen shop.

When Zhao Huanxi saw the price of grain, he immediately became alarmed when he saw that refined rice had risen to 25 wen per catty. A month ago, it was only 15 wen per catty, and it had risen by 10 wen in just one month. The price could already buy a catty of coarse rice from a month ago.

Judging from the shopkeeper's tone, the price of grain will continue to rise, and Zhao Huanxi has a bad feeling.

"Huanxi, what's wrong?" Xu Qingzhao saw that Huanxi's face was not very good, and asked hurriedly what happened.

"Brother Xu, the price of food has risen ridiculously. It seems we need to stock up on food in case of emergency."

Xu Qingzhao was also thoughtful. He looked at the grain price sign and comforted Zhao Huanxi:

"Don't worry, Shang'an Prefecture is located in a remote area. Even if there is a war, it will not affect this place."

But Zhao Huanxi was still very panicked. The food price was just a trigger. For some reason, she always had a bad feeling in her heart these two days.