As Liu watched helplessly as her own daughter was embraced by her mother-in-law, she felt an overwhelming envy for Xiao Man'er for the first time in her life. She longed to be like Xiao Man'er and be taken away from this place that made her so uneasy by her mother-in-law.
Unfortunately, she could only dream about it and feel envious.
She also had to stay home to boil water and pour it for the elders and the county magistrate.
Yue Jiuyue led Xiaoman'er and didn't dare to play by the lake. She herself was a landlubber, and the original owner, being an ancient girl, would naturally not do anything that violated female virtues. It would be strange if she could swim!
Therefore, she dared not take Xiaoman'er to play by the lake, fearing that something might happen if she misjudged.
She took Xiaoman'er hiking.
It's the hill behind their house.
"Grandma, where are you going?"
The little girl asked in her childish voice.
"Grandma brought you hiking! Look at this mountain, do you like it? Grandma wants to buy this mountain, and then we can call you the Mountain King, okay?"
As she said this, Yue Jiuyue's mind automatically played the song "The King Sent Me to Patrol the Mountain" on repeat.
Yue Jiuyue chuckled.
"Grandma?"
Before Xiaoman could even say whether it was good or not, she heard Yue Jiuyue's laughter and her attention immediately shifted.
"It's alright. Let's go patrol the mountain!"
Yue Jiuyue held Xiaoman'er's little hand as they patrolled the mountain together.
From the back of the mountain, you can see Yue Jiuyue's house at the foot of the mountain, as well as the road by the lake.
This is why Yue Jiuyue brought Xiaoman'er to the back mountain.
She didn't want to stand foolishly by the lake in front of her house, nor did she want to wander around alone; she felt unsafe wherever she went. Having her little girl as a companion was the best option.
It was noon, and those people were still at her house.
Her intuition told her that her family's sweet potatoes were at least 100 or 200 pounds short.
As Liu was serving tea at home, she watched the sun rise higher and higher, but her mother-in-law was nowhere to be seen. She really didn't know how to prepare lunch. The main problem was that since she married into the family, no one had ever been invited to a banquet. There was no precedent, and she was unsure of what to do.
Actually, it's not that they don't have a plan in mind, but they are just reluctant to part with the food. After all, there are so many old people, and if each person grows six or seven sweet potatoes, one or two baskets of sweet potatoes will be gone.
The family had finally managed to save some food, which they had saved by eating wild vegetables every day. She felt heartbroken to suddenly give it to someone else, thinking it would have been better not to save it at all!
But she also knew that this idea was unreasonable. When guests come to the house, of course, the best food should be prepared to entertain them. Besides, today's guests are either the county magistrate or the clan chief. If she were to serve wild vegetables...
She wouldn't dare!
“Your Excellency, it is already noon. Why don’t you stay and have lunch with us and try this year’s new harvest of sweet potatoes? These sweet potatoes are really sweet, fragrant, soft and sticky. My father loves them the most.”
While Liu was struggling with her decision, she suddenly heard the village chief's words and knew that she couldn't delay any longer.
But her cooking pot is in the main room, and if she wants to cook, shouldn't these people come out and make room for her?
"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."
Lady Liu didn't understand what the magistrate meant. There was a "no" in his words. Did he mean he was refusing?
It's good that they refused! They can save dozens of kilograms of sweet potatoes, which can be sold for more than an ounce of silver!
"Then, Your Excellency, why don't you come to my humble home for a meal?"
Liu was bewildered again. Did the village chief mean that the county magistrate had agreed?
He already agreed, so why did he say "no"? Isn't that misleading her?
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