Ugly girl only wants to farm

Meng Jiu gave her a strange look: "But what am I doing? Is there anything wrong with it?"

After smelling it carefully, Xu Chaoyan found that the smell had disappeared without a trace and shook her head: "It's probably because I haven't been sleeping well these days due to the hot weather, and I'm not in good spirits."

Meng Jiuhe could not possibly have a woman's scent on him. Ever since the incident with Zhang Qiao'er, he has avoided women whenever he sees them.

He looked over with a puzzled expression and casually brushed the person off with a few words.

This earthenware pot of mint leaves and honeysuckle will ferment in wine for about three days. Zhang Yueniang had already left and thoughtfully closed the door behind her.

"By the way, how are you all doing at the prefectural academy?"

Meng Jiuhe nodded: "We're doing alright. We haven't encountered any trouble recently, except for what happened last time, but I've already told them to try to avoid it."

Meng Jiuhe then helped move the pottery jar to the corner and put it there properly.

He suddenly raised his head: "You haven't told my sister about Qi Yu, have you?"

Seeing the two of them chatting, Meng Jiu was afraid that she might accidentally let something slip.

Xu Chaoyan shook her head: "Have you handled this matter properly? Has that person caused any more trouble for Qi Yu afterward?"

Meng Jiuhe shook his head: "We've been trying to avoid them as much as possible since last time."

During these three days, Xu Chaoyan helped her aunt and the others make a lot of dried tofu. They didn't yet understand the situation in the prefectural city, and with the hot weather, they didn't know what kind of business to start. So, they went with their aunt to set up a stall and see what the market was like.

Three days later, the mint had fermented almost completely. We picked up the earthenware jar, poured it out, and filtered it all.

They spent several hours early in the morning collecting distilled water, finally obtaining a small basinful. They mixed the distilled water with the filtered juice and stirred it well, thus creating a simple floral water. A faint fragrance wafted through the air.

Zhang Yueniang couldn't help but take a light sniff: "You know, it smells quite nice. It has a light fragrance of mint mixed with honeysuckle. But can it really repel mosquitoes and also cool and relieve itching?"

Xu Chaoyan scooped some water for her: "Later, boil some hot water and give Yaya a bath. Put a few drops in the bathtub, or sprinkle some on her body."

She had previously commissioned a batch of small white porcelain bottles, which she was carefully filling one by one.

Looking at the rows of small porcelain bottles, Yue Niang began to worry: "If we just go out and sell it like this, will people believe in my green juice? I see that the girls in the city are quite particular about the perfumes they use. The other day, I happened to pass by a perfume shop, and the delicate fragrance wafted out and even I, a rough person, found it very pleasant."

Xu Chaoyan grabbed a bottle and shoved it into her hand: "Sister, don't boost others' morale and diminish our own. Who says our stuff is bad? Look at this floral water, it's economical and affordable, everyone can afford it. It's no worse than those other things."

Meng Jiu and the others have been at the academy for quite some time now, and the monthly exams will begin soon. The academy conducts monthly assessments, and classes are assigned according to rankings. Here, classes are divided into A, B, and C classes, and they were all in class C when they first arrived.

After he met Zhang Xuyang and the young man called Brother Biao once before, that man would always give them a smile whenever he saw them.

Looking at that strange smile, Zhang Xuyang couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He muttered to himself several times, "Why would that big, burly guy have such a sinister and cunning smile? Could they have some other purpose?"

Meng Jiu glanced at the departing group, equally puzzled. Ever since they encountered them beating someone in the alley, these people at the academy often either grinned foolishly or were overly polite, especially their lackeys who smiled obsequiously, leaving Meng Jiu completely bewildered.

“I can’t figure out what they’re thinking either, but we should avoid them if we can. By the way, where’s your sister’s wife? She disappears in the blink of an eye.”

"Oh, you mean him? As soon as school is over, he rushes to all the bookstores saying he's looking for a book, and he also takes some books back to copy in order to ease his older sister's burden."

"No need to rush. It's only been a moment. In the blink of an eye, he's gone. I was thinking of asking him to go outside with me because I'm almost out of paper and I was planning to buy a ream of it."

The two chatted casually for a few moments as they walked home. Just as they were about to leave the school gate, a sweet, delicate female voice suddenly rang out.

"Meng Jiuhe, what a coincidence to meet you here. Where are you all headed?"

Zhang Xuyang looked over suspiciously, with an air of anticipation, and nudged him with his elbow, whispering, "Where did Meng Jiu and you pick up this mess of unwanted suitors this time? Haven't you learned your lesson from the divorce?"

Meng Jiu nudged him with her elbow, her face as cold as ice: "What are you saying? Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about? I have no interest in attracting any unwanted romantic attention. Don't talk nonsense."

"That girl just inexplicably came here to wait for you. Of all people to block, she had to block you. Can't she see me standing here all alone?"

The girl looked at him with a shy expression, her eyes practically glued to him.

Meng Jiu cleared his throat, his voice still distant and indifferent: "I'm really sorry, but do you know me, young lady?"

After hearing his words, the woman suddenly looked disappointed. Then she looked at him intently again.

"You forgot, when I came to the academy before, we accidentally bumped into each other in a corridor. I knocked all your books to the ground and haven't apologized to you yet. You left in a hurry that day."

Zhang Xuyang teased again, "Brother Meng, you're quite the ladies' man! You even managed a chance encounter at the academy. I'll tell your wife when we get back that you're a womanizer. You're such a vixen, attracting all sorts of women."

Meng Jiuhe looked at him with a warning in his eyes, telling him he'd better not say anything reckless.

The girl wasn't embarrassed that the man was ignoring her, and continued talking to herself: "Last time I was too reckless and careless and bumped into someone. I didn't even have a chance to apologize to you. I also stepped on your book and got it dirty. How about we go to the bookstore together and I'll buy you a new one?"

"Xuyang, didn't you say you didn't understand some of your lessons?"

Meng Jiu and the woman tried to leave, but the woman stopped them again.

"I broke your things, so I definitely have to pay you back. I've been looking for you for days, and it wasn't easy to find you, so don't rush off. By the way, I know a bookstore that has all kinds of books. Why don't we go take a look while it's still early?"

After saying this, he instructed the maid beside him to prepare a carriage.

“What class do I not understand? I understood everything the teacher taught today. Why don’t you go with this girl to take a look? Isn’t that book you cherish? I’ve asked to borrow it several times, but you wouldn’t let me.”

Zhang Xuyang felt a piercing pain in his arm. He looked at Meng Jiuhe with gritted teeth and said, "Yes, I really don't understand. I would appreciate it if you, Master Meng, would be so kind as to enlighten me. I apologize to that young lady. We'll be going now."