Feng Chan hadn't seen Lao Bai for several months.
Hearing Lao Bai's voice, Feng Chan opened the window and looked at him. "Lao Bai, you're back? Have you eaten? If not, I'll make you something."
"I've eaten. I'm going to digest now."
“Go ahead.” Feng Chan knew that Lao Bai had been protecting them for the past few months, and that he hadn’t gone out to play during that time.
The next day, Qi De arrived just after Sisi and the others had finished eating. "Madam Feng, can we leave now?"
"Okay, thank you."
"No trouble at all, please."
"I won't go. My grandfather, my father-in-law, and my daughter can go."
Qi Decai glanced at Feng Chan's belly. He'd been managing exiled prisoners for so many years, and this was the first time he'd ever seen a pregnant woman. "Alright, please ask the old master and the others to come out."
Soon, Sisi and her group set off.
Sisi sat on Lao Hei's horse.
Yun Ruibo, Sun Xingyao, Wang Yicheng, Wang Muhan, and Xu Muyu rode horses themselves.
Grandpa Yun and Yun Mingde were riding in a carriage. Yun Mingde was Grandpa Yun's eldest son and Sisi's grandfather.
Yun Yuxuan was in charge of driving the carriage. Yun Yuxuan was Sisi's uncle.
As Qi Decai led Sisi and the others toward the city outskirts, he wondered: Should I try to trick them into choosing a bad piece of land? These gentlemen and young masters, how would they know which piece of land is good?
On the other side, Zhao Ruliang's wife noticed that he was distracted and said, "Why aren't you going to serve the general? Did you make him angry?"
"How could I dare to anger the General? I was just wondering how I could persuade the General if he still wanted to change Feng Xianzi's identity?"
Zhao Ruliang's wife laughed as soon as she heard this. "Look how worried you are. Don't worry, Madam has already made arrangements."
"Ah?! Madam had already made all the arrangements?"
"Yes. Madam knew the Yun family had been exiled here, so she sent Concubine Chu here. Concubine Chu was a gift from the Emperor to the General. Does the General dare to bring Fairy Feng to the mansion in front of Concubine Chu?"
I dare not.
Although Aunt Chu was a concubine, she was bestowed upon her by the Emperor.
Feng Xianzi is now a member of the Yun family.
Old Master Yun almost angered the Emperor to death.
If the general were to bring Feng Xianzi to the mansion in front of Consort Chu, it would be a huge disrespect to the Emperor and show a complete lack of respect for him.
Zhao Ruliang said sincerely, "Madam is truly brilliant."
"Of course."
"How does Madam know that the General still can't let go of Feng Xianzi? Feng Xianzi treated the General so badly back then."
"Feng Xianzi was able to make the general consider taking her into his household back then, and now she can make the general forgive her. People from places like that have a lot of tricks up their sleeves."
Indeed. Feng Xianzi's few words extinguished the general's anger. "Fortunately, Madam was prepared, otherwise I was really afraid the general would make a mistake. Alright, I'll go serve the general now, you can go and do your work too."
After saying that, Zhao Ruliang left with a relaxed expression.
Zhao Ruliang's wife pursed her lips as she watched his retreating figure. "Aren't all men like this? You forget everything the moment those vixens outside start crying."
On the other side, after Qi Decai brought Sisi and the others to the location, he was about to try to persuade them to choose a bad piece of land when Sisi looked at Grandpa Yun and the others and said, "Do you know how to choose land?"
Yun Mingde, Yun Yuxuan, and Sun Xingyao all grew up in the capital. Although Old Master Yun grew up in the countryside, the Yun family was already a small landlord family before he was born.
Grandpa Yun, speaking on behalf of everyone, said, "No, how about we ask..."
He was interrupted by Sisi before he could finish speaking. "Since you don't know how to choose, why don't you look at which patch of land has the strongest roots for the weeds?"
Sisi originally intended to just find any piece of land to plant. Firstly, there was no guarantee of a good harvest, and secondly, farming didn't earn much money. So she didn't give Qi Decai any benefits.
Unexpectedly, her mother and General Niu were old acquaintances.
Since we can choose for ourselves, let's pick a good one.
Qi Decai: "..." Damn it! He thought this little girl was out having fun.
Grandpa Yun and the others: "..." That's right! If they can't tell which plot of land is good, they can find evidence from other areas. Even though the grass is withered, the roots are still there. How can crops grow if even grass can't grow well?
Qi Decai accompanied Yun Mingde and the others to dig grass roots outside for a whole day.
At noon, Sisi asked Yun Ruibo and Sun Xingyao to ride horses back to the city to buy two baskets of meat buns.
Qi Decai was extremely frustrated. Not only did he get no benefit, but he also had to endure the cold wind and dig up grass roots.
In the evening, Qi Decai's wife was playing with her grandson when Qi Decai returned with a dark face.
Qi Decai's grandson saw his dark face and shrank behind his grandmother.
Qi Decai's face darkened even more. "What are you cowering for? You're a boy, how can a boy be so timid?"
Qi Decai's wife was about to say, "What's wrong with you?" when Qi Decai looked at her and said, "It's all because you spoil her. You're not allowed to spoil her like that anymore, or she'll turn into a girl."
Qi Decai's wife gave a wink to the servants.
The servants quickly led Qi Decai's grandson away.
Qi Decai's wife looked at him and asked, "Did the Yun family make things difficult for you?"
"They dare? A local official is more powerful than a distant one."
"Then why did you get angry at Xiaobao? How old is Xiaobao?"
"I... I didn't get angry at Xiaobao. I just thought Xiaobao was too timid."
Qi Decai's wife poured him a cup of tea. "Have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."
Qi Decai picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Damn, I've been out in the cold wind all day." After giving her the idea, the little girl had the big, dark-skinned man ride a horse and take her for a drive around the neighborhood. After they finished, she called Old Man Yun to the carriage to play chess.
Qi Decai's wife thought to herself, "No wonder he's so angry." "Did the general send you out on an inspection tour with him?"
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