Originally, Jin and Zhou Wencan wanted their daughter to live in the hot spring villa until the New Year, but when they thought so, they forgot that the second prince was going to get married in three months.
So Zhou Qiongyue stayed at the farm for three months, and Zhou Wencan came to take her back. Fortunately, the vegetables at Zhou Qiongyue's farm were already on track, so it was completely possible to leave them to Luo Yong and Ji San.
The only inconvenience is that after returning home, you can't just pick vegetables from the ground whenever you want to eat them.
However, someone would deliver fresh vegetables from the farm to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion every day, but since Zhou Qiongyue had returned home, it was not appropriate to make it any special.
It was impossible to eat as freely as we did at the farm. At least the portion could not exceed that of our grandparents. Even if Zhou Qiongyue gave food to her grandparents, she could not charge them for it.
So the amount of food she sent to her grandparents every day was not too much, just enough for them to eat every day.
My grandmother wanted to use her things to do favors, but that was not allowed because she was not a sucker.
But overall, she had a better impression of her grandfather. If he asked her for something that wasn't excessive, she would definitely agree. But she felt that with his way of doing things, he wouldn't want to let her suffer.
The first thing Zhou Qiongyue did when she returned home was, of course, to pay her respects to her grandmother.
When Zhou Qiongyue arrived at Youxin Courtyard, she saw that all the masters in the mansion were there, including her grandfather.
She didn't care what the reason was, she still stepped forward calmly and saluted, "Granddaughter pays respects to grandpa and grandma."
"Girl Yue is back! Get up quickly!" Marquis Cheng'en was still very kind to Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue stood up as her grandfather said and sat down next to Jin.
Marquis Cheng'en then asked Zhou Qiongyue about some minor matters at the farm, and Zhou Qiongyue answered them respectfully. For a while, the atmosphere in the room was quite harmonious.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heated, Sun came out immediately to ask, "Yue girl, do you have any more of these vegetables you grew? The Marquis' Mansion wants to buy some too."
Sun also wanted to eat greens; who wouldn't love them in winter? But this girl was very vindictive, and she only sent them to the third room once, and then nothing more. Otherwise, she wouldn't have thought of buying them in the name of the Marquis's Mansion.
Sun thought that since it was bought in the name of the Marquis' Mansion, she, as the head of the household, had the final say on how to distribute it.
After Sun said this, the other people in the mansion looked at Zhou Qiongyue with even more direct expressions. Who doesn't want to eat good food?
When Zhou Qiongyue saw this, she knew why so many people came today. It turned out that they wanted to make her a scapegoat.
She didn't think the mansion would really pay for it. After all, Third Aunt had long regarded the money from the Duke as her own, not to mention that the finances of the Marquis's mansion should be quite tight.
It didn't matter what Zhou Qiongyue was thinking, but she didn't show any sign of rejection. If the Marquis's Mansion really needed money to buy it, she would sell it to anyone, so she smiled and replied to Sun:
"Aunt, my niece's hot spring farm is a small one, and it only produces so much every day, which is basically all supplied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If the government really wants it, I'll give it to you. As for the price, since we're family, I'll give you a 20% discount."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she quoted a price.
Everyone present gasped when they heard the price. This wasn't just eating vegetables, this was eating money!
Sun was even more embarrassed. She had gathered so many people together today to show her generosity and to show off the eldest wife's thriftiness. But since it was so expensive, she wouldn't buy it.
There are so many people in the mansion, and vegetables are so expensive, how much money will it cost to eat a meal? I might as well just eat her meat.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't care what the Sun family thought. She smiled and sat down after she finished speaking.
Sun had no intention of buying it at this moment, but what if she could do it without spending money? So she spoke up against everyone's expectations, "That girl Yue, you see, our mansion really doesn't have that much money, can you..."
"No way! The Marquis' Mansion plans to let me, their granddaughter, raise them. Then what are all the men in the Marquis' Mansion doing?" If her father and brother were not also from the Marquis' Mansion, she would have thought that all the men in the Marquis' Mansion were dead.
When Zhou Qiongyue said this, she even looked at her grandfather with audacity. Her intention was obvious: if her grandfather didn't intervene, she would go crazy.
When she goes crazy, she might attack indiscriminately, so don't blame her then.
When Marquis Cheng'en heard his granddaughter's words, he felt his face turn red. Now, under her knowing gaze, he could only come out to smooth things over:
"Yue girl just came back from the farm and is tired. Let her go back and rest first!"
When Lady Liu, the wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en, saw Zhou Qiongyue actually stand up and salute, she couldn't wait to say something. She wanted some vegetables too, even though she had enough to eat every day. But her family hadn't eaten any yet!
But Marquis Cheng'en immediately tugged at Liu's sleeve, with an obvious warning in his voice.
Marquis Cheng'en had finally realized that this girl, like her father, was not someone who could be manipulated. When pushed to the limit, she would say something infuriating!
Besides, when this girl gets good things, she also gives them to him and his wife, which is enough. As for the third brother, just give him and his wife a little bit of it every day!
The main reason was that the vegetables sold by this girl were so expensive that the Marquisate couldn't possibly buy them. Even if they could afford them, it was impossible. If the higher-ups knew how rich the Marquisate was, who knew what kind of trouble would arise!
But they really couldn't afford it. Marquis Cheng'en knew he didn't have much ability, and he didn't want to hold his daughter back. He wouldn't ask for anything he could. It was rare for him to be clean.
However, Marquis Cheng'en also took a liking to Zhou Qiongyue's planting method. He planned to prepare the banknotes in a couple of days and ask again. After all, this girl was very smart! There was no way she could just give it away for nothing.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue left, Zhou Wencan and his wife also took Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Zhiquan to leave. When Zhou Qiongyue returned to the yard and changed her clothes, she saw her parents and brother drinking tea and chatting in her room.
The atmosphere was still very good. Zhou Qiongyue couldn't wait to walk over and asked, "What are Daddy, Mommy and Brother talking about?"
Zhou Zhiquan was a big mouth, not afraid of his elder brother's eyes at all, and directly shouted: "Miss Cheng's mourning period is about to end, and we two will soon have a sister-in-law."
Zhou Qiongyue thought about the original owner's memories. Miss Cheng was a cheerful and gentle person, and she was very kind to the original owner. However, she had been in mourning for three years and rarely went out.
Anyway, Zhou Qiongyue has been here for so long, but I haven't seen her yet.
But this did not affect Zhou Qiongyue's good impression of her. "That would be great. When the farm sends some fresh vegetables, I'll give Sister Cheng some too."
Zhou Zhiyi didn't hesitate to be polite with his sister, "Then I'll give you my private silver!"
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