When Sun Quan first arrived in Lujiang City, he did not immediately head to Peach Blossom Lane in the south of the city.
He first surveyed the general situation in Lujiang City, then surveyed the situation of the Qiao family, and after getting a general idea of the situation, he went to the Qiao family to find Qiao Jingjing.
At that time, the rice seedlings had just been planted, and carp and crucian carp were released into the paddy fields.
Qiao Jingjing finally had a free afternoon, and Magistrate Liu invited her for tea, casually mentioning that he hoped she would agree to become his thirtieth or so concubine.
Qiao Jingjing refused.
She said she only wanted to be the legal wife.
Prefect Liu said he would consider it.
The reason why Liu and Qiao were able to have such a pleasant conversation without any chaos or tension was entirely because Prefect Liu really admired Qiao Jingjing.
I admire her talent.
But when these words reached the ears of the prefect's wife, it was a different story. The story spread like wildfire, and it became known that the prefect's wife wanted to divorce him and remarry.
Lady Wang was so angry that she started arguing with Prefect Liu.
Enraged, Prefect Liu immediately sent Lady Wang a letter of divorce back to her parents' home.
This was quite a grand affair. From that moment on, Qiao Jingjing would never dare to stay at Prefect Liu's residence again for official business; she resolutely led her family home.
Qiao Jingjing returned to the mulberry orchard, stood under the mulberry trees, and looked at the lush mulberry leaves and the abundant fruit.
The chickens and ducks clucked and quacked.
Some lay eggs, others hatch chicks.
Qiao Er and Qiao San are now quite diligent.
Under her piercing gaze.
Qiao Er and He Miaomiao are working very hard now. They can sell the produce from the garden. As long as they are willing to lower their heads and not be afraid to show their faces, they can earn dozens of copper coins a day.
As for Qiao San, needless to say, doesn't he need to get married? Doesn't he need to save money diligently?
Qiao Jingjing said that getting a wife depends on one's own abilities.
Despite the bright sunshine, Qiao Jingjing counted the days passing by under the tree.
She wasn't afraid of living that kind of life. Perhaps for the wealthy women of this era, a life of luxury, taking hot baths, having aromatherapy spas, and keeping their hands white and tender was the norm.
She had never experienced that kind of life.
Of course, she has no right to criticize other people's lifestyles, after all, their families have the means.
She's energetic and lively, and of course very willing to do her own work.
The siblings carefully picked the mulberries, but they couldn't eat them all. So, taking advantage of the strong sun, they dried them into fruit. When the autumn harvest came and they had enough grain, they could brew some wine.
She had already planned this year. If there was no war all winter, at least not in Lujiang, then she could take these fruits and wines to the market and sell them, definitely making money.
Then the brothers Sun Quan and Sun Yi arrived.
Including Zhou Tai and Jiang Qing, the four of them were tough guys. They arrived at the mulberry orchard without making a sound, quietly climbed the mulberry tree, and sat there eating mulberries.
The sisters Qiao Jingjing and Qiao Manman, along with Qiao Er, Qiao San, Miao Miao, and the two Tibetan mastiffs, were all in the park, and no one noticed them first.
After the four of them finished eating the fruit, they even took a nap in the mulberry tree.
Such idyllic scenery.
If it's not the fruit that's intoxicating, then people will get drunk on their own.
Just as the Qiao family had filled several large baskets with mulberries and were about to carry them away, four people came swiftly down from the tree. They weren't dressed in black, nor were they masked.
Xiao Qiao screamed in fright.
The Tibetan mastiffs were so frightened that they barked wildly.
Qiao Jingjing recognized Sun Quan and Sun Yi and quickly stopped the two Tibetan mastiffs.
"Don't shout so loudly, or other people will hear and think a thief has broken in."
Then he went to report to Liu Xun.
If Prefect Liu knew that the Sun brothers were here, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Four men helped Qiao Jingjing carry several large baskets of mulberries.
Where did Qiao Jingjing take it?
Qiao Jingjing said, "Let's put it in the backyard to dry."
Sun Quan and the others carried the baskets back, while Qiao Er, Qiao San, and Qiao Manman dried the fruit.
Sun Quan looked at Qiao Jingjing and He Miaomiao, who was dressed as a woman.
"Second Sister-in-law, would you like some extra rice for lunch? My brothers and I are hungry."
He Miaomiao had never met the young Emperor of Eastern Wu.
But seeing the impressive manners of these people, she quickly nodded with a smile: "Alright, I'll go right away! Please, gentlemen, stay and have a meal at my house. Erlang, go and catch a few fish from the fishpond."
He Miaomiao will go cook now.
To be honest, the food He Miaomiao cooked wasn't very tasty.
Sun Zhongmou, this young man who will become the Great Emperor of Eastern Wu in the future, doesn't he mind?
Qiao Jingjing glanced at the group of guys, but none of them explained their purpose.
Sun Quan remained silent, and neither did Sun Yi.
Qiao Jingjing looked at these over and over again.
I couldn't hold back anymore.
She asked first, "What are you all doing here? You're not just passing through and got hungry, so you're coming to my house for a free meal, are you?"
Sun Quan did not answer, but just smiled.
Sun Yi also pretended to be profound.
Qiao San, on the other hand, had a chivalrous spirit: "Sister, since we're already here, why are you asking so many questions? It's just a few meals! I heard from Manman that when we didn't have any rice to cook, General Sun lent us our rations. Let alone this one meal, we could feed the generals at our house for half a month without any problem."
What does Qiao San know to dare to make such a boast?
Sun Yi and Sun Quan exchanged a smile.
"Since the Third Young Master has so sincerely invited us, Zhongmou and my Third Brother cannot refuse. Miss Da Qiao, we have been bothering you for a few days."
Then they made it seem like they were going to stay there for a few days.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jingjing made a few hand gestures.
“Zhong, Third Brother, you want to stay at our house? Well… that’s not impossible. But our house is very simple. Where will the four of you stay? Our house is small! Look, we don’t have any decent side rooms.”
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