A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Gu Xixi had arranged with An Qinghe that afternoon to meet with several farmers who grow Pinellia oleifera trees after dinner.

Anqing asked Shi Tou if he wanted to come along.

Shi Tou glanced at Gu Xixi out of the corner of his eye, then pouted timidly, "I'm not going!"

He knew Xixi's habit: when adults discussed serious matters, children were not allowed to cause trouble.

Planting fruit trees is a big deal, and since Sister Xixi is taking this blue-eyed boy along, it must be of utmost importance.

Having no other choice, Shi Tou could only eat in silence.

An Qinghe quickly finished his meal, patted his full stomach, and went out with Gu Xixi.

Aunt Zhang went to the backyard to get the bowls and chopsticks that the old doctor had used.

Only two people and a cat remained inside.

Stone angrily wiped the table with a rag, and after a while, he finally couldn't take it anymore and said, "Sir, I despise your performance today!"

Mu Nanzhao wasn't angry. He asked leisurely, "Why?"

Shi Tou dropped the rag, got up and stood on the kang (a heated brick bed), "Can't you tell? That blue-eyed rascal has a crush on Sister Xixi!"

Mu Nanzhao chuckled, a hint of mockery in his voice, "How old are you? What do you know?"

Stone curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run! My dad and mom, and Gouwa's parents, they're always interesting when they're together!"

"The way that guy looked at Sister Xixi was exactly like the way my dad looked at my mom!"

Mu Nanzhao was speechless, thinking to himself, "Kids these days are really hard to raise."

He looked up at Shi Tou and asked, "Where's Gu Xixi? Look at the way she looks at An Qinghe. Does it look like your mother looks at your father?"

Stone was stumped by the question. He slowly sat down and shook his head. "Hmm...not really."

"What do you mean 'not quite like'?" Mu Nanzhao asked, displeased. "It's clearly a complete fabrication!"

Shi Tou suddenly looked up, his mouth stretching almost to his ears with a smile.

Mu Nanzhao had a bad feeling and, with a stern face, was about to get up and leave.

But then they heard Stone chuckle and clap his hands, saying, "Jealous! The master is jealous right now, isn't he?!"

Mu Nanzhao's face was frosty, but it couldn't hide the strange blush on the tips of his ears.

"What does a little brat know? Stop talking nonsense!"

Stone was overjoyed; he had discovered a great secret! So that's how it is!

Mr. Chen was just putting on airs before; he clearly cares a lot about Sister Xixi!

However, it seems that Sister Xixi has a different feeling towards Mr. Chen...

Shi Tou suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Mu Nanzhao.

He said earnestly, "Although I don't think much of you either, sir, I would rather Sister Xixi be with An Qinghe than with him."

Mu Nanzhao asked, "Why?"

Shi Tou sighed, "They say a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes! He's from the Western Regions. What if Sister Xixi marries him and has to go back to the Western Regions with him? Wouldn't it be very difficult for me to see Sister Xixi in the future?"

The image of Gu Xixi getting married and leaving for the Western Regions flashed through Mu Nanzhao's mind, and he felt a surge of irritation.

"Will not."

“Why not?” Shi Tou said, “Look at how he behaved, how well he knows how to please people. Grandma Zhang was initially wary of him, but just now, she’s become one of us!”

He paused, then continued, "But he was trying to curry favor with me just now, and I didn't take the bait. I'm not so easily bought off!"

Mu Nanzhao raised an eyebrow. "You mean Gu Xixi is easily bribed?"

"Hmph!" Stone crossed his arms, looking every bit like a little adult.

"It's not Sister Xixi's problem, it's Mr. Xixi's problem!"

Mu Nanzhao frowned, "Why are you giving me all this nonsense? Just say what you have to say!"

Shi Tou took a deep breath and shook his head. "The master has lived in this house for almost a year. Grandma Zhang urged Sister Xixi to give you a proper title. I heard it all. Sister Xixi has never given a straight answer, has she?"

Mu Nanzhao said irritably, "You don't understand the relationship between her and me."

Gu Xixi made it clear from the beginning that she had no intention of coveting Mu Nanzhao.

Mu Nanzhao himself was initially quite satisfied with this.

Who knew what would happen next...

Shi Tou continued his analysis, "The problem is that Anqing and Sister Xixi have only known each other for a few days?"

"Look how happy Sister Xixi is when she talks to him!"

"Also, An Qinghe grows fruit trees, and his family is said to be big landowners. Sister Xixi just happens to love farming, so the two of them will have more to talk about. It wouldn't be surprising if Sister Xixi falls for him one day."

Mu Nanzhao's previously firm belief began to waver.

Gu Xixi searched for medicinal herbs for him, risking her life alone.

She was so happy when she found the Firefly Bone Flower.

Aren't these things enough to make me happy?

Looking back, she seemed to have never been as dependent on him as other women, nor did she ever feel like a day apart was an eternity.

and so……

Stone concluded, "If you don't learn how to please Sister Xixi soon, she'll be marrying off to the Western Regions!"

Mu Nanzhao felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Stone was still muttering to himself, "It's a pity I'm too young to make Sister Xixi wait for me for more than ten years. Otherwise, when I grow up, what chance will you have, sir..."

Mu Nanzhao did not hear what was said behind the stone.

He suddenly stood up and dashed out of the house like a gust of wind.

Upon seeing Aunt Zhang coming out of the backyard, he loudly asked, "Where are you going!"

Mu Nanzhao replied, "Go pick her up," but he had already disappeared.

At this moment, Mu Nanzhao was walking in the quiet village at night.

He was filled with an emotion he had never experienced before.

Passionate, impulsive, even bordering on madness.

Mu Nanzhao couldn't wait to see Gu Xixi; he had to let her know how he felt.

The village elder, Lao Qian's family.

Several families have already learned a lot about planting Bodhi trees and are increasingly optimistic about the future.

Seeing that Anqing had said almost everything.

Gu Xixi said casually, "Since Boss An and everyone else are here, I can talk about why I'm confident that the fruit will ripen in two to three years."

grafting.

Select a suitable rootstock and graft it onto the *Pinpoche spp.* seedling.

There are many benefits, such as dwarfing of fruit trees, faster fruiting period, more fruit-bearing branches, and more stable fruit quality.

Everyone was stunned.

Grafting? How can you cut down one type of tree and graft it onto another?

Gu Xixi smiled and said, "The principle is a bit complicated, so I'm sorry I can't explain it in detail."

Sister-in-law Qin raised her hand and said, "I believe in Xixi."

The others chimed in, "No need for explanations. When the time comes, whatever Xixi says to do, we'll do!"

To put it bluntly, the contract has already been signed, so there's no choice but to stick to this path!

An Qinghe sat there blankly, as if his soul had left his body.

Old Qian waved his hand in front of An Qinghe's eyes, "Is Boss An asleep?"

An Qinghe's eyes twitched, as if he had just woken from a dream.

He turned to look at Gu Xixi, then suddenly stood up and lunged at her.

An Qing grabbed Gu Xixi's shoulders and shook her, "Xixi, you are a genius! You are a messenger sent to me by the gods!"

Gu Xixi was dizzy from being shaken so much. "Let go! Speak properly!"

The villagers could not tolerate an outsider "bullying" Gu Xixi, so two people immediately stepped forward and separated An Qinghe from the left and right.

An Qinghe didn't struggle. "No wonder you had me secretly find so many kinds of wood!"