Chapter 372: Will There Be a Fight?
"Liar! My sister said she would come back for Mid-Autumn Festival, but it's already been ten days!"
Xiao Jiayuan sat in front of the pavilion at the entrance of Fu'an Village. He stood on tiptoe and looked towards the direction of the village. He said worriedly, "Is something really wrong with my sister?"
"Master, didn't the eldest lady send a letter back? Will she be late?" Ji Fu consoled him, saying, "Master, aren't you going to the orange grove? The fourth young master and the others are already waiting for you there."
"Ji Fu, send someone to guard here. If my sister comes back, be sure to tell me the first time!" Xiao Jiayuan reminded again and again.
"Don't worry, young master. If the eldest lady comes back, we will know it immediately." Ji Fu assured again and again.
Xiao Jiayuan then quickly walked towards the orange grove and said, "The oranges will be ripe soon. We need to send them to Shengjing when the time comes. There must be no problems with the oranges!"
"Young Master, you and the children in the village have formed a team to protect the oranges. During the day, not even a ghost can get in. There will definitely be no problem." Ji Fu followed Xiao Jiayuan quickly. After the eldest lady left, the young master became busy.
Especially this orange grove, I don’t know what the young master and Shi Li discussed. During the day, Xiao Jiayuan and the children formed an orange protection team, and at night, the village patrol team guarded the orange grove!
"We have to keep a close eye on it. I'll go find Shi Lei to study the whistles and smoke signals. If anything happens, we can contact you!" Xiao Jiayuan didn't understand business matters, nor did he know about farm matters. He watched Ai Qiushi and Qiu Dong study together how to harvest crops quickly and effectively.
Recently, at the Xiao family's old house, the servants and maids in the house, even though Xiao Jiuyue was not at the Xiao family, still followed the method of last year. Anyone who went to the fields to participate in the autumn harvest would receive extra wages in addition to the monthly salary they were entitled to.
The Xiao family is now at its busiest. Even mother Su keeps an eye on the kitchen every day, just to make sure the people working there have enough to eat!
Xiao Jiayuan spontaneously took over the task of protecting the orange grove.
"Shi Lei, I know how to make the wolf smoke!" Xiao Jiayuan went to find Shi Lei excitedly. He wanted to make the wolf smoke today. Then, he would feel more at ease guarding such a large orange grove!
"Why do I feel like there are more people in Lancang?" Xiao Jiuyue was eager to return home, so he only stopped at the gate of Lancang County at noon. Everyone ate some hot food at the stalls set up at the gate.
Xiao Jiuyue could have insisted on going home by herself when rushing back to Hongdu, but she felt sorry for Lianxin, Donggui, Jinwen and Jinwu who were following them on the journey.
"Really? Maybe it's because of the autumn harvest?" Luo Kui held the hot meat bun and ate it: "Well, the meat bun is delicious!" She has been on the road and sleeping in the open air. She can eat boiled food at night, but if she eats too much, she wants to eat some hot meat buns with thin skin and big fillings!
Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but smile when she saw her cheeks bulging from eating. She had been sitting in the carriage for such a long time that she had no appetite at all. She drank some light porridge and looked outside. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but there seemed to be a lot more people in Lancang County, just like many people who came to Lancang County for refuge!
"Miss, just now when Donggui and the others went to buy food, they said that those people came from the north. It's strange, why are all those people from the north coming to Hongdu?" Lianxin said puzzledly, "Could something have happened in the north?"
"Should..." Xiao Jiuyue originally wanted to say no, but thought that although the Nanyue Kingdom was powerful, there were always some short-sighted countries on its border, not only the vassal state Xijiang Kingdom, but also the Yongzhao Kingdom and Daqing Kingdom who were eyeing it covetously!
This is not the peaceful era of later generations, and even the people on the map are not the family she is familiar with. If there is a problem at the border, it is normal for everyone to want to flee the border.
"There won't be a fight, will there?" Luo Kui felt the taste of the meat bun in his mouth suddenly lost its appeal when he thought of this possibility. Hongdu is only one prefecture away from the border of Yongzhao!
"Don't worry, Hongdu will definitely be safe. After all, there is still Jincheng in front to support us!" Lianxin said comfortingly.
"That's right." When Luo Kui heard this, he immediately started eating the buns in big mouthfuls, and they tasted so delicious.
"I'm afraid that even if a fight really breaks out, it won't affect your eating meat buns, right?" Xiao Jiuyue chuckled. After a brief rest, the carriage moved forward again and headed towards Fu'an Village!
"Miss, you are really amazing. The autumn harvest must be a bumper one!" Lianxin lifted the curtain and saw people excitedly harvesting crops everywhere in the fields.
"Things will get better and better in the future." Xiao Jiuyue was also very happy. Even though she hadn't heard the specific data yet, she could estimate that until next autumn harvest, everyone would not lack food!
"Miss, Fu'an Village, we're here!"
"Is the village building a memorial archway? It looks really different!"
As Luo Kui and Lian Xin's excited voices rang out, Xiao Jiuyue opened the curtain and saw the newly erected archway. The three large characters "Fu'an Village" looked particularly imposing!
"It's been less than three months since we left the village, and the village has already built such a beautiful archway?" Xiao Jiuyue exclaimed. Looking from afar, many of the newly built houses seemed to have been planned, one after another. In the unfamiliarity, there were always some familiar places.
For example, the orange grove not far away is almost ripe, bright yellow and orange, and the abandoned and dilapidated pavilion not far away... No, it is no longer a dilapidated pavilion now. The renovated octagonal pavilion is covered with red tiles and has vermilion pillars, as if it is a place for people to rest.
"Those houses at the entrance of the village are all newly built, right? When did so many people appear in the village?" Lianxin wondered.
Luo Kui said, "I guess everyone wants to live in Fu'an Village. Last year, over twenty families got married in just one winter!"
"Also, no girl in the village marries outside the village!" Luo Kui added. When they first came to the village, it was dilapidated. Apart from the Xiao family's old house, only Shi Lizheng's and Song Changwen's houses were considered to be good!
Now what?
All the houses built at the entrance of the village are new!
"The young lady is back!"
"Miss Xiao is back!"
As the carriage passed the archway and entered the village, it was discovered by the enthusiastic villagers.
"Sister!" A shout rang out. Xiao Jiuyue listened to the familiar voice. Isn't this her silly little brother?
When Xiao Jiuyue opened the curtain, she saw Xiao Jiayuan, dressed in gray, standing on the hilltop of the orange grove. He seemed to have grown a lot taller after not seeing him for a few months, but his hands...
"Sister, sister, did anything happen to you on the way? Why did you come back eleven days late?"
Xiao Jiayuan ran all the way, asking questions all the way.
Xiao Jiuyue got off the carriage and, hearing Xiao Jiayuan's breathless voice, reminded him, "Slow down."
"Sister, I exercise every day now, I definitely won't..." fall down!
The next moment, Xiao Jiayuan fell to the ground, his facial features frowning in pain, and he rubbed his face with his hands, which he had not yet had time to wash.
"vomit!"
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