Chapter 393 The Bandits Are Coming
"Hua Qing, did that Xue guy just now really have an epilepsy attack?" Dong Gui stared at Hua Qing with suspicion. Even Lian Xin, who was walking home with him, couldn't help but listen.
"Haha, how is that possible? I just took a little medicine, and anyone who smelled it would have an epilepsy!" Hua Qing said proudly with a smug look on his face, "So, now you know that the various medicines I research every day are useful, right?"
"It's useful, very useful." Donggui silently moved a little further away from Hua Qing.
Hua Qing put her hands on her hips and said, "Don't worry, Donggui, we are in the same boat. I will definitely not use poison on you!"
"Before you poison me, I will knock you down too." Dong Gui pursed her lips. She would see carefully when the time comes whether her hands are faster or Hua Qing's poison is faster!
"Xu Yang, why are you here in Hongdu?" Xiao Jiuyue followed Xu Yang on horseback, with seven or eight carriages following behind them, all of which were tied with things.
"Of course I came here specifically to thank Miss Xiao." Xu Yang grinned and said, "Ever since Miss Xiao's advice two years ago, our Jiutou Village had a good harvest last year. Not only did we harvest rice and grain, but we also planted a lot of cabbage and radishes. Everyone doesn't have to risk their lives fighting for food, and we can still have enough to eat."
"This year, we worked with Miss Xiao to build a water windmill and a thresher. We also cleared land and planted more rice and sweet potatoes. We had another bumper harvest this year. My brother and I decided to come and thank Miss Xiao."
Xu Yang said happily, "Brother, didn't you say you wanted to thank Miss Xiao? Why didn't you say a word?"
"Brother also brought you two trucks of lotus seeds and black fungus. The lotus seeds are very fresh, and the dried fungus can be eaten after soaking. It can be kept for one or two years!" Xu Yang said excitedly, looking at the silent boss on the side.
"We are indeed here to thank Miss Xiao." The big boss changed his previous arrogance. He had wanted to keep Xiao Jiuyue as Xu Yang's wife, but unexpectedly, Xiao Jiuyue told them to farm, so that everyone in Jiutouzhai had enough to eat, and no more children and no old people died of hunger!
"Then you are thoughtful." Xiao Jiuyue smiled and said, "Hua Qing, you stay here and lead the way. Lian Xin and Dong Gui will follow my husband home."
"Miss, I, I don't know how to ride a horse!" Lianxin, who was walking, was about to cry.
"Then you follow Hua Qing." Xiao Jiuyue gave the order directly. Donggui jumped on the horse and followed Xiao Jiuyue. The two of them rode very fast and left the world behind!
"Hua Qing, can you teach me how to ride a horse in the future?" Lian Xin looked at the disappearing figures of Xiao Jiuyue and Donggui, and whispered in Hua Qing's ear. In the past, when she went out with the young lady, they always rode in a carriage. She never knew that she also needed to ride a horse!
"Can you learn it?" Hua Qing glanced at her and said, "Luo Kui is still a half-baked horse rider!"
Luo Kui likes to learn martial arts and has learned some fancy moves. She has no problem dealing with some ordinary men, but when she meets a serious martial artist, her fancy moves are not enough.
As for riding a horse, after Luo Kui rubbed his thighs a few times, he refused to learn it no matter what.
Fu'an Village.
It was evening now, and everyone was getting ready to finish work and go home. The autumn harvest was almost over, and the men in the village were still turning over the stubble in the fields, preparing to plant cabbage and radishes!
Xiao Jiuyue usually rides in a horse carriage, but today is the first time he rides a horse home, which stunned everyone in the village!
"Miss Xiao is so amazing!"
"I heard that rich girls are good at riding horses. I didn't believe it before. That delicate girl could ride a horse. Now I believe it."
"This ride is better than a man's!"
"I don't know what kind of man is worthy of Miss Xiao."
“…”
Xiao Jiuyue didn't hear any of the villagers' discussions. It was the first time for Xiao Jiuyue to ride a horse so fast. Except for being uncomfortable at the beginning, Xiao Jiuyue gradually became very comfortable with it.
Slowly, Xiao Jiuyue began to enjoy the joy of riding. The wind blew past her ears, and she listened to the sound of the wind.
"Yue'er?" Meirenniang had just returned from the embroidery workshop. Seeing Xiao Jiuyue riding back on horseback, she couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Where's your carriage? Why are you riding back on horseback?"
"Mom, ask the kitchen to prepare dinner for fifty more people." Xiao Jiuyue turned over and got off the horse, and soon discovered the pain of riding!
She hadn't been riding for long when her thighs started to feel uncomfortable from the rubbing.
"Who's here?" The beautiful mother supported Xiao Jiuyue, fearing that she might fall accidentally.
"Mom, you go first. I'm going to take a shower and change clothes." Xiao Jiuyue kept it a secret, fearing that once his beautiful mother knew about it, he would lose all desire to cook.
Before bathing and changing clothes, Xiao Jiuyue called the brothers Jin Wen and Jin Wu over and said, "Jin Wu, go to the village entrance to pick up Hua Qing and the brothers from Jiu Tou Village."
"Okay." Jin Wu responded, walked a few steps outside, and then turned back: "Miss, isn't Jiutou Village a bandit group?"
"They came here specifically to thank us." Xiao Jiuyue raised an eyebrow, "Thanks for teaching them how to grow crops."
"Miss, those fifty people are too many. What if they have bad intentions?" Jin Wu reminded.
Jin Wen also echoed, "Miss, I also think it's too risky. Last time they let us go in Jiutou Village, this time..."
"Hua Qing is here. If they have bad intentions, do you think they can escape from Hua Qing?" Xiao Jiuyue chuckled. Jin Wu went to pick up Hua Qing and Xu Yang and others, while Jin Wen went to tell Shi Lizheng and others, fearing that so many of them coming here would cause panic among the villagers.
After bathing and changing clothes, Xiao Jiuyue felt refreshed. Dong Gui was directing the maids to work.
"Miss, I've moved all the Xiao family members who came from Shengjing to the backyard. It just so happens that Miss wants to dig a small fish pond in the yard, right?"
When these people arrived in the backyard, they naturally didn't know anything about the bandits.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the maids and servants carrying hoes and digging the fish pond in the yard. The corners of her mouth twitched and she said, "Donggui, I can understand the servants digging, but can a maid do it?"
"Why can't women do it? Look, aren't they doing a good job?" Dong Gui pointed at the maids. The maids were responsible for doing some light work. Everyone was very motivated and no one was lazy.
Xiao Jiuyue praised: "You are really thoughtful!"
Dong Gui grinned and said, "I've already found some martial artists in the front yard, and they're all stationed there. If they dare to have any other ideas, they'll be arrested!"
“…”
Xiao Jiuyue was silent for a moment. Donggui was even more thoughtful than her, but...
"Hey, why are there only a few of you?"
Xiao Jiuyue looked at Xu Yang and the boss, as well as three people pulling a carriage coming over, but he didn't see any of the remaining brothers.
"Miss Xiao, our identities...are not glorious after all. If too many people come, it might disturb Miss Xiao." Xu Yang said embarrassedly: "Miss Xiao, these lotus seeds are very fresh. Don't look at them as they are wilted, they taste very sweet."
"And this black fungus, we dry it in the sun. When you want to eat it, just soak it for a while and then you can stir-fry or boil it!" Xu Yang added, "Don't soak the fungus for too long, otherwise it will be poisonous!"
When Xu Yang thought of this, he immediately added that they had been poisoned by black fungus before, and later they learned that fungus cannot be soaked for too long.
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