Chapter 235 The Crown Prince's Concubine
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiuyue asked, "Did you see him at the government office that day?"
"Yes, I noticed that the people in the government office were particularly respectful to him." Shi Lizheng nodded and said with certainty, "Mr. Rong has an outstanding appearance. I will definitely not let anyone make a mistake."
"He just asked here about the grain output. Although it was brought by Jin Wen, I dare not say too much about the grain harvest." Shi Li was thinking about what Rong Xun had asked just now, most of which were about the grain harvest that had just been harvested in the fields.
"Then how did you respond?" Xiao Jiuyue was a little curious.
Shi Lizheng repeated his conversation with Rong Xun to Xiao Jiuyue word for word. Xiao Jiuyue looked at Shi Lizheng with eyes full of appreciation and said, "Shi Lizheng, you did a great job."
Shi Lizheng's caution and tight-lippedness can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
"Don't worry, Miss Xiao. Without your consent, everyone in our village will keep their mouths shut." Shi Lizheng grinned.
Xiao Jiuyue looked up at the yellow rice in the field and said, "He is now the magistrate of Lancang County. Tomorrow, if he comes to the village again, you can tell him the yield."
"County magistrate? He is the county magistrate?" Shi Li's grin suddenly froze on his face. He tried hard to recall whether he had said anything offensive.
"Don't worry, Shi Lizheng. Lord Rong is different from the previous County Magistrate Cheng." Xiao Jiuyue looked at him with a frightened look and reminded him with a smile.
Even with Xiao Jiuyue's words of comfort, Shi Lizheng was still anxious. He returned home carrying a load of millet. Aunt Shi had just heated up the rice and vegetables. Seeing Shi Lizheng's absent-minded look, she said, "Old man, wash your hands and eat quickly. You've been tired all day, and you have to harvest rice early tomorrow!"
"If I had known earlier, I would have planted all the rice in the fields with Miss Xiao." Aunt Shi felt regretful when she mentioned this. Their family had dozens of acres of land, but they had only planted less than half with Xiao Jiuyue. The difference in yield per acre was 200 kilograms...
Aunt Shi covered her chest with her hands. Her heart ached terribly when she thought of this!
"Don't think too much. The Xiao family has so many people, they only have time to fertilize the fields. We have so much land, it's good enough if we can plant ten acres!" Shi Lizheng thought positively. This year, he was in a hurry, and he was lucky if he could plant ten acres!
After dinner, he sat in a rocking chair, enjoying the cool breeze. He looked at Aunt Shi and said, "Do you know who the young master Rong is today?"
"He must be of an extraordinary status, right?" Aunt Shi answered without thinking while washing clothes.
Shi Lizheng sat up straight and was about to speak, but then he felt that Aunt Shi was not keeping her mouth shut.
Aunt Shi waited for a long time, but Shi Lizheng didn't say anything. She couldn't help but ask, "Old man, then tell me quickly, what is his identity?"
"Hurry up and wash your clothes. All you need to know is that he's not ordinary." Shi Lizheng said, and then reminded: "Don't mess with him! Do you hear me?"
"Old man, what are you saying? Am I the kind of person who stirs up trouble?" Aunt Shi threw the clothes in her hand in anger and looked at Shi Lizheng and said, "I have been with you for decades, and you still treat me badly. Mr. Shi, check your conscience. When have I ever caused you any trouble?"
"..." Shi Li was looking at her self-righteous look and was stunned. Over the years, how many times had he cleaned up his mess because of her loose mouth?
"Tell me quickly, what does Mr. Rong do? No, he is also an official, right?" Aunt Shi began to guess.
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"Miss, the kitchen has settled everyone in. Everyone who went to the fields to harvest rice today has been paid!"
Lianxin and Luokui returned. Lianxin handed over the account book and said, "The wages of those who received them have been recorded. Also, in the kitchen, anyone who worked extra for the autumn harvest will be paid extra."
"Well, tell everyone, starting tomorrow, we'll post it every day!" Xiao Jiuyue asked about everyone's status. Before Lianxin could reply, Luokui was already overwhelmed with excitement and said, "Miss, you don't know, if it weren't for the dark and we couldn't see, we would be eager to go to the fields to work right away."
"Tell the kitchen tomorrow to prepare some sour plum soup to relieve the summer heat, send them meat buns in the morning, and some canned snacks in the afternoon." Xiao Jiuyue specifically reminded them that the weather was hot, and it was hard work to bend over and cut rice!
Not to mention the people who were throwing the grain, it was definitely hard work. Xiao Jiuyue didn't want to be a Zhou Baopi, she said: "Three meals a day of rice are enough to fill your stomach, and there must be meat to eat every day!"
"Miss, it's good enough to have enough food every day. Do you want meat every day? I'm afraid there's not so much meat for sale in this county!" Lian Xin reminded her, "It's good enough to have meat every other day!"
The Xiao family is large, and the master eats meat every day, but whose servants also eat meat every day?
"Well, do you have pigs at home now? Cows? Sheep? And chickens, ducks, and geese?" Xiao Jiuyue suddenly thought of a question.
"We have a few cows, but no pigs or sheep, chickens, ducks, or geese?" Lianxin hesitated. Is the young lady sure she wants to raise these?
"Everyone in the village raises chickens and ducks, but not many," Luo Kui said, adding, "Miss, chickens and ducks are delicious, but the chicken and duck droppings are really smelly. And the sheep, too, smells stinky!"
Luo Kui thought about the chickens and ducks he had seen at Aunt He's house before. They looked strong, but the chicken and duck droppings in this shed were stinky!
"The Xiao family's old house is so big, are you worried that it can't accommodate all these things?" Xiao Jiuyue immediately said, "Luo Kui, tell Manager Jin to raise not only chickens, ducks, and geese, but also rabbits. Especially pigs. If we raise them now, won't we be able to eat them during the New Year?"
"There are still three months left before the Chinese New Year. Can the baby be raised?" Lianxin asked doubtfully.
Xiao Jiuyue: “…” I forgot, without feed, I’m afraid it won’t grow big.
At night, Manager Jin came with news.
"Miss, there's news from the capital." As soon as the steward Jin finished speaking, Xiao Jiuyue subconsciously sat up straight. Her heart, which had been full of good harvests, slowly calmed down. She listened to the steward Jin continue: "Miss Bai San from the second aunt's family entered the Crown Prince's residence last month and is now the Crown Prince's concubine!"
"The Crown Prince's concubine?" Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows, her eyes a little subtle. Logically, even if the Xiao family had been in trouble for a year, the Xiao family's affairs would not affect the marriage of a daughter. How could the Crown Prince marry Bai Miaoyun without any grudges?
"Yes." Manager Jin hadn't paid much attention to this matter before, and this investigation made him shocked.
"Where are the two remaining young masters of the Bai family?" Xiao Jiuyue asked again.
"I got an idle job in Beijing." After Manager Jin finished talking about the Bai family, he looked at Xiao Jiuyue and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyes and said, "Boss Jin, if you have something to say, just say it."
Xiao Jiuyue's face flickered in the flickering candlelight. In the silent night, Chief Steward Jin's voice rang out, "Miss, the Third Prince has been reprimanded by His Majesty."
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