Chapter 13 Sister, I will protect you
"Thank you, Your Highness the Third Prince." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the Third Prince gratefully.
"No need, it's just on the way." Jun Lie rode his horse slowly forward.
Xiao Jiuyue didn't say anything more, but returned to the carriage.
"Yu'er, are you okay?" Old Madam Xiao looked at Xiao Jiuyue worriedly.
"Grandma, I'm fine. Get on the carriage quickly and leave first." Xiao Jiuyue helped Old Madam Xiao get on the carriage. When the beautiful mother saw her, she hugged her and cried.
"Yuer, if your father hadn't been in trouble, how could these bandits dare, how could they..." The beautiful mother choked and hugged Xiao Jiuyue, sobbing so hard that she couldn't say a word.
"As long as you're safe." Madam Xiao patted Xiao Jiuyue's hand: "A real man can bend and stretch, very good!"
When Old Madam Xiao looked at Xiao Jiuyue, her eyes were full of relief. With Xiao Jiuyue around, nothing would go wrong in the Xiao family, and she felt relieved.
"Grandmother, the Third Prince, is he related to our Xiao family..." Xiao Jiuyue asked in a low voice. The first time could be said to be a coincidence, the second time could be said to be an accident, and the third time, she could not believe it was still a coincidence.
"Don't think too much. The Third Prince is a good boy who knows how to repay kindness. Your father helped him back then. Now that the Xiao family is in trouble, I didn't expect that he still cares about us." Old Madam Xiao said with emotion. Thinking of her second daughter Xiao Xia, who didn't even show up when the Xiao family was in trouble, her heart chilled.
"No wonder." Xiao Jiuyue now understood why he kept running into the Third Prince.
At night, because we were delayed by the bandits and missed the time to go to the post station, we had to sleep in the wild.
Xiao Jiuyue gave orders in an orderly manner, asking them to collect firewood, make fire and cook. Having more servants was beneficial. At least, when Xiao Jiuyue looked at the busy maids and servants, she had nothing to do.
Old Man Xiao was tired from riding in the carriage and needed to rest, while the beautiful woman was mending shoes with a sewing basket.
Xiao Yurong, the second wife, had been ill and was resting in the carriage. Aunt Lan, who was taking care of the two children, Xiao Jiachen and Xiao Jiayuan, was not in much better condition either. However, the two children were full of energy and were excited wherever they went.
"Sister." Xiao Jiayuan ran to Xiao Jiuyue lively and pointed at something not far away and asked, "Is that a chrysanthemum?"
On the hillside not far away, a patch of golden color appeared, which was very pleasing to the eye. However, from a distance, Xiao Jiuyue could not be sure. "If we want to know if it is true, we can go over and take a look."
"Sister, let me go and take a look." Xiao Jiayuan pulled Xiao Jiachen and ran up the hillside.
"Slow down." Xiao Jiuyue looked at his lively appearance and sighed that children's energy is really unlimited.
Xiao Jiuyue followed and just as she reached the foot of the mountain, she heard Xiao Jiayuan's excited voice: "Sister, it's chrysanthemums, all of them."
"Be careful not to fall." Xiao Jiuyue reminded the energetic child. When they arrived in Hongdu and had their family by their side, she couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation for the future.
When Xiao Jiuyue approached, she discovered that the golden wild chrysanthemums were flourishing. She said, "Chrysanthemums are good for the liver and eyes, and can be dried to make tea. Since you discovered them, you can pick them."
"Sister, don't worry, I will definitely pick them all." Xiao Jiayuan picked the chrysanthemums with his chubby hands, one after another, and soon he couldn't hold any more. Xiao Jiayuan's eyes turned, lifted up his clothes, grabbed two corners, and it became a bag. In an instant, he no longer had to worry about having no place to put the wild chrysanthemums.
Xiao Jiuyue watched this scene and praised: "Jia Yuan is really amazing. I was just worried about where to store the wild chrysanthemums."
Being praised, Xiao Jiayuan's face flushed, even his ears turned red. He said, "Sister, you can put it here with me."
"good."
Xiao Jiuyue put the wild chrysanthemums she picked into Xiao Jiayuan's pocket one by one. Xiao Jiachen, who was standing next to her, also lifted up his clothes and made a pocket like Xiao Jiayuan, looking at Xiao Jiuyue timidly from time to time.
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes moved, and she put a handful of wild chrysanthemums into Xiao Jiachen's pocket, saying, "There are too many wild chrysanthemums here. I'm afraid your two pockets are not enough."
"Sister, it's this big, it's enough!" Xiao Jiayuan tried hard to gesture his pocket, which was very big.
"Pick them quickly before it gets dark." Xiao Jiuyue's fingers flew, and wild chrysanthemums fell into her fingertips one by one.
Guo Sheng looked at Xiao Jiuyue picking chrysanthemums on the hillside, then looked at Jun Lie and asked, "Third Master, do you want to help?"
Jun Lie retracted his gaze and glanced over coldly: "Where is the thing?"
"Here it is." Guo Sheng held the paper in his hand and handed it forward, saying, "Those bandits were reluctant to give it to me. If I hadn't agreed to let them make a copy, I'm afraid I wouldn't have gotten it. And I have to say, Miss Xiao's handwriting is beautiful."
Jun Lie opened the paper, and the first thing that caught his eye was the neat paper, with not a single word wrong. Then there were the small characters with hairpin flowers, the handwriting was soft yet revealed a sense of tenacity.
Jun Lie looked at the content carefully and asked, "Is this really written by Miss Xiao?"
"Third Master, I guarantee that this was written by Miss Xiao herself. What the bandits have in their hands now is a handwritten copy." Guo Sheng said confidently.
Jun Lie's eyes darkened slightly. If he hadn't seen Xiao Jiuyue write it with his own eyes, he probably wouldn't have believed that this was written by a girl from the boudoir. If this method could really double the grain production, then...
"Please make a copy and send it to the farm. Next spring, you can plant crops according to what is written on it." Jun Lie handed the paper to Guo Sheng.
"Third Master, you might as well beat me up." When Guo Sheng heard that he was asked to write, his face immediately fell into a bitter gourd. He couldn't hold the pen in this way.
Guo Sheng muttered to himself: If I had known earlier, I should have asked that bandit to copy an extra copy.
"What a prospect!" Jun Lie looked at him, raised his foot and kicked him, saying, "Hurry up and copy. If the paper is damaged..."
"I promise it won't break."
Guo Sheng held the paper like a treasure, and then went to find Guo Yang. He and Guo Yang were twin brothers. He was best at martial arts, while Guo Yang was good at literature.
"ah……"
Suddenly, Xiao Jiayuan screamed and rushed towards Xiao Jiuyue: "Yes, something is moving."
"Sister, I, I will protect you." Xiao Jiayuan's face turned pale with fear, and veins bulged on his hands that were clutching the corner of his clothes, but he still stood in front of Xiao Jiuyue.
Xiao Jiachen didn't say anything, but stood side by side with Xiao Jiayuan, looking at the swaying chrysanthemums.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the two brothers in front of her who had just reached her chest. Although they were afraid, they still protected her. Her heart warmed. She pulled them both back and said, "Stand further away."
Asking two children to protect her? She definitely wouldn't do that.
She picked up a nearby branch and knocked it towards the place where the movement occurred, thinking: If it is a snake, will it arouse suspicion if she catches it later?
A flash of white passed by, and Xiao Jiuyue's eyes lit up. A wild rabbit! She dropped the branch in her hand and pounced towards the wild rabbit.
"Got it!"
Xiao Jiuyue spoke happily while holding a wild rabbit, which was dangling its legs in the air.
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