144 The third girl was very surprised "Miss!! There are mushrooms there!??"
A loud shout startled the birds in the forest and they instantly flapped their wings and flew upwards.
Xiao Tingyun was dressed in plain clothes and had a clean face. Her black hair was casually tied up with a hairpin, like a lotus in clear water. She also had a small basket on her wrist.
When he heard Lanzhi's voice, his eyes lit up and he asked Lanzhi in surprise, "Where?"
She lifted her skirt and walked quickly towards Lanzhi.
Let’s go mushroom picking!
Caixing and Luzhi followed behind and laughed. The young lady was in a good mood now that she came to the farm. It was a bit like when she was at the Song family in Jiangnan.
Lanzhi jumped up excitedly and waved to the young lady, "Here, here, here!!! Come quickly, young lady, I've got you ready!!"
After an autumn rain, the weather began to clear up, but there were still water droplets hanging on the treetops on the mountain.
Xiao Tingyun suddenly had an idea and started thinking about going up the mountain after the rain stopped.
The village manager asked a young man named Xiaoshan from another village to lead the way.
Although he was young, only twelve, he was very familiar with the roads in the mountains.
At this moment, he is just a little behind Xiao Tingyun.
Xiao Tingyun quickly arrived at the location Lanzhi mentioned. He pulled away the weeds outside and found a bunch of mushrooms hidden inside.
"Wow! There are so many mushrooms. I can have three-fresh mushroom soup tonight." Xiao Tingyun squatted down, stared at a few cute chubby mushrooms, and immediately thought of the delicious mushroom soup.
Green Branch first asked the hill behind him, "Can this mushroom be eaten?"
They don’t know whether it is poisonous or not. What if they get sick from eating it?
Xiao Shan replied loudly, "Sister, this mushroom is not poisonous and is delicious!"
Green Branch breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
"Since they are edible, pick them all!"
As Xiao Tingyun spoke, he carefully picked a mushroom.
There was still some mud on the bottom and rainwater on the mushroom cap, and there was a pleasant fragrance when you smelled it up close.
"Miss, let's do it." Seeing that she had tried it herself, Luzhi wanted to take over the task of picking mushrooms.
Xiao Tingyun rejected it outright, "These mushrooms are only fragrant if you pick them yourself."
Without even turning his head, he urged them, "Look and see if there's anything left. These aren't enough to eat."
Luzhi reluctantly withdrew her hand, "Yes."
The little mountain man looked very honest and loyal, with a sturdy build and was very pleasing to the eye. After hearing what the young lady said, he naturally hurried to help find it.
He had lived here since he was a child and was very familiar with the mountain, so as soon as he bent down to look for it, he found a surprise.
Just as he was about to pick them, he remembered that the young lady liked to pick them herself, so he shouted, "Miss! There are sheep mushrooms here!"
Xiao Tingyun had just finished picking those small mushrooms when he heard Xiaoshan talking about goat mushrooms. He was a little confused for a moment, "What are goat mushrooms?"
The sound of the hill attracted everyone, and they all gathered in the same direction.
Xiao Tingyun came over and asked him in a gentle voice where the goat mushroom was. Xiaoshan scratched his head a little embarrassedly, grinned and pointed to a very hidden place and said with a smile, "Here, this is the goat mushroom!"
Xiao Shan was very sensible and helped Xiao Tingyun to pull away the grass in front of him. He enthusiastically explained to Xiao Tingyun, "This goat mushroom is not small. It is delicious when made into soup."
"So that's it!" Xiao Tingyun glanced over and said in surprise.
It's morels!
"Miss, do you recognize me?"
Xiao Tingyun paused, "I... read about it in a book. It said it was a very delicious mushroom."
Xiao Shan admired the young lady in front of him even more. She was so pretty and not arrogant at all. "Young lady knows a lot. She can even learn from books about what grows on the mountain."
"Yeah." Xiao Tingyun changed the subject without leaving a trace.
Xiao Tingyun picked the morel and touched the lines on it. It felt a little rough.
It was indeed a pleasant surprise, so I happily thanked Xiaoshan, "Thank you very much!"
Facing the beautiful lady who looked like a fairy, Xiaoshan was at a loss for words, "No, you're welcome."
After receiving Xiao Tingyun's thanks, Xiaoshan became more enthusiastic about finding mushrooms for her.
After a while, they returned to the farm with a full load.
Xiao Tingyun asked Luzhi to give a lot of reward money to Xiaoshan.
The happy Xiaoshan immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
Originally, he wanted to let Xiaoshan taste the mushroom soup that he picked on the mountain, but Xiaoshan's head was shaking like a rattle, so Xiao Tingyun didn't force him.
I guess someone told him not to be too unruly, so he sticks to his duties.
Xiaoju was beaten with twenty boards and was in so much pain that he couldn't walk.
Moreover, she was moved to the pile of servants who were doing laundry.
While lying in bed recuperating, she heard people outside talking loudly about young ladies.
Xiaoju tried hard to straighten up and push the window open a little.
"Young lady is so generous. This time she gave each of the servants one tael of silver!"
"Yes, she looks like a fairy, and she's not arrogant. This young lady of the Hou Mansion is really extraordinary. We are so lucky to meet the master of the mansion at our age!"
Xiaoju clutched the quilt tightly, feeling full of resentment.
Why? ? ?
Why was she so lucky to become a lady, while I became a servant?
"But why did you suddenly come to the village?"
"This... I heard that the young lady is in poor health. She lived in Jiangnan for many years before and has not been in Kyoto for long. This time she came to the manor to recuperate."
"That's right. Looking at that skinny guy, I feel like I can pinch his waist with one hand."
"Bah! You have no shame, you dirty woman, you want to pinch the young lady's waist."
The plump old woman glanced at her full fleshy hands and laughed, "Hahahaha... isn't that what I meant?"
Xiaoju frowned when she heard them talking about her poor health, and thought darkly that it was no wonder.
I’m afraid that the blessings are too much to contain!
I even think it would be better for her to die early!
If you can't be her stepping stone, then don't blame her for being cruel.
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Xiao family in Beijing.
Jiang took Xiao Tingxue to Xiao Tingqi's yard and told her a lot of truths.
Xiao Tingxue still kept her head down, and Xiao Tingqi also looked despairing.
Jiang was talking about the time when she went out with Xiao Tingyun.
During this period, Jiang would talk about it whenever he got the chance.
Xiao Tingqi got a headache after hearing this, "Okay! I won't have the chance to go anymore! Xiao Tingyun is gone."
Xiao Tingxue's lowered eyes darkened.
Jiang paused, "I know the third lady is gone, but mother wants to remind you, you——"
"What are you reminding me of? You've said it at least a thousand times in the past few days. My ears are already callused."
Xiao Tingqi couldn't bear it anymore and started yelling.
Jiang choked, she felt that the third young lady's behavior was very strange.
Although he appears to be well-educated and frail, he is actually somewhat elusive. He is always calm and has his own ideas.
My daughter used to not always get along with her, but somehow, their relationship has improved recently. She even goes out with her and doesn’t even bring her own sister with her.
Xiao Tingxue suddenly asked, "Second sister, do you know why third sister went to the farm?"
She didn't believe the idea of taking good rest and just lying to her grandmother and the others.
Xiao Tingqi frowned, "I don't know."
"only……"
"Just what?" Xiao Tingqi seized the conversation and asked softly.
"I met General Xu before, and she was going to live in the manor not long after."
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