"To be honest, I came to visit you because I wanted to hire your wife as a pastry chef, but I didn't expect her to be away on a business trip."

Xiahou Yu habitually touched the table beside him, but did not feel any tea, so he had to withdraw his hand speechlessly.

The Hua family was too stingy. Even though they were farmers, they shouldn't have even a cup of tea. From the time she entered the family until now, she hadn't even seen the shadow of a glass of water.

"In that case, Lady Xiahou and this person... and this person, please go back. My humble abode is simple and unworthy of such a graceful and noble person as Lady Xiahou." Mu Lige glanced coldly at Xiahou Yu and Yuan Qiu, then looked away.

"My name is Yuan Qiu! I am the daughter of the cousin of the wife of the half-brother of the husband of the King of Pingxi." Yuan Qiu corrected the word "this" in Mu Lige's words with great dissatisfaction.

Mu Lige certainly knew that the person in front of him was Yuan Qiu, but his current identity was a country bumpkin who lived in the back house and had never seen the world. Moreover, openly speaking, he had never seen Yuan Qiu, so he could only pretend to be stupid.

"Hey, Mr. Mu, don't be anxious. I haven't finished what I want to say yet!" Xiahou Yu raised his chin slightly and looked at Mu Lige beside him with admiration in his eyes.

"I've heard that Master Mu has superb cooking skills and can even make all the delicious snacks from Mirror Flower Fate. Since your wife's return date is still unknown, I'd like to take the liberty of inviting you to accompany me back to the capital."

"Of course, I will have people garrison in Fufeng County. After some time, when your wife returns home, we will bring her here so that you and your husband can be reunited. How about it?" Xiahou Yu looked at Mu Lige, his eyes full of arrogance.

"Cousin, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Seeing that Xiahou Yu mistook Mu Lige for the ugly man who was watching the shop at Jinghuayuan Snacks, Yuan Qiu hurried forward and whispered in her ear.

"Cousin, the man I mentioned in my previous letter to you is actually someone else, not the two in the room."

"Not him?" Xiahou Yu's mouth twitched slightly when he heard that. Hua Qingcheng was so lucky! A country woman with three husbands? And each one was more handsome than the last.

"Miss Xiahou, you are joking. Although our master is just the husband of a country woman, he is also very much loved. How could our master be willing to let him show his face in public and work as a cook in a shop? He doesn't know how to do what you said." It is obvious that this man is not a good person. Qiu Fu played the role of a housekeeper who protects the master to perfection.

"How dare you! The master is speaking, how can you, a servant, interrupt!" Yuan Qiu looked at Qiu Fu who was standing next to Mu Lige with an unfriendly face.

"I am a servant of poor behavior. Please forgive me, my two distinguished guests. We are just rustic people. Naturally, we cannot compare to the noble daughter of Xiahou Shi and the daughter of the cousin of the wife of the half-brother of the King of Pingxi, Yuan... Yuan... whatever her name is, who are so noble." Facing the pressure from Xiahou Yu and the aggressiveness of Yuan Qiu, Mu Lige was not afraid at all. He spoke slowly, but there was no respect in his tone.

"It's Yuan Qiu!" Hearing Mu Lige skipping her name again, Yuan Qiu corrected her angrily again.

"It seems that I have misunderstood. My apologies! Could you please ask the gentleman who is good at making snacks to come out?" Xiahou Yuduan looked righteous, but what he said was not in accordance with etiquette at all.

"Then I'm afraid Lady Xiahou will be disappointed. My second brother has already gone on a long journey with his wife this morning and will not be back so soon. What's more... my second brother is already a married man, so how could he leave home with you?" Mu Lige said with a cold face, looking displeased.

"Oh, that's really unfortunate..." Xiahou Yu put on a look of regret, but the look he gave Mu Lige was full of scrutiny.

Although he was just the husband of a country woman, his handsome appearance, extraordinary temperament, and the fact that he spoke with every word were not inferior to those self-proclaimed noble and graceful husbands in the capital.

"Old Qiu, please show me around. I'm tired." Mu Lige raised his right hand slightly and rubbed his temples with his fingers, looking exhausted.

"Yes, my lord." Qiu Fu bowed and replied.

"Mrs. Xiahou, and Miss Yuan, our master needs to take a nap. If you have nothing else to do, please go back!" Qiu Fu turned sideways and made a "please" gesture towards Xiahou Yu and Yuan Qiu.

"You..." Yuan Qiu couldn't help but get angry when he saw that the master and servant in front of him actually ordered him to leave again and again.

"Li Ge, Li Ge, are you okay?"

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Zuo An brought the village head Hua Sufen and the clan leader Hua Zhengfeng into the yard of Hua's house, while outside the yard were hundreds of villagers who were watching the fun.

After all, Xia Houyu's outing was quite grand, and had already attracted a lot of attention when he entered the village. The villagers spread the news, and they all came to the Hua residence to watch.

But previously, the villagers had been afraid of offending the nobles, so they hadn't dared to move too close. Now, seeing the village head and clan leader already inside the Hua residence, they gathered around to watch the excitement without worry. The fifty strong female guards Xiahou Yu had brought with him were instantly dispersed and drowned in the overwhelming crowd.

"It's Aunt Sufen and Aunt Zhengfeng. Come in and sit down." Mu Lige stood up and greeted the two people who entered the main room.

"Li Ge, is there a distinguished guest at home?" Hua Sufen looked meaningfully at Xia Houyu, who was sitting at the top seat in gorgeous attire, and Yuan Qiu, who was sitting below her with a sinister look on her face.

"Aunt Sufen, they said they were here to look for my wife, but unfortunately, my wife went on a long trip this morning. It's really inconvenient for us, the husbands of the concubines, to see other women for a long time, so we are going to let Old Qiu send you two away first." Mu Lige rubbed his temples as if tired, and Han Yichen, who was following behind Mu Lige, stepped forward to support him.

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