After breakfast, Qiao Xin led the guards and servants out of the city gate to formally inspect the wasteland and tea mountain. Xu Can and Guan Jianze were not willing to stay in the house and stare at each other, so they took the opportunity to join the team.
After the last beating, the two dared not to forget about the guards and the people behind them. This place is not like Laohu Town. They are unfamiliar with the place and any accidents can happen. Didn't you see that the old lady always brought guards with her when she went out?
All the girls from the Qiao family followed out without exception!
Xu Can did not admit that he came here for the young lady.
Qiao Lingshu's facial senses have become extremely sharp since she started practicing martial arts. Along the way, she had already sensed that Xu Can was looking at her elder sister too frequently.
"Sister, are you familiar with Xu Can?"
Qiao Lingyin looked at her second sister with a puzzled expression and said, "Don't you know whether they are familiar or not? We follow our grandmother around all day long, so how can we have the opportunity and time to interact with them more?
That is to say, I had more contact with him when I was in Laohu Town. At that time, we were all young and there were adults around, so what could be a problem? "
"But when we met this time, I felt something was wrong. This guy used to be like that poodle, very arrogant, looking down on everyone. Why has he become so shy now? He's a grown man, but he blushes when you ask him a question."
Qiao Lingshu was very disgusted. This daddy's boy was just a daddy's boy! What's the point of having a good-looking appearance?
Qiao Lingyin immediately laughed: "You, you are just idle, what does it have to do with us? I haven't said anything to you yet, don't bully Xiaoguan!"
His sister inherited the strength of her father and grandmother. She looked delicate and weak, like Lin Daiyu. But after learning martial arts from her grandmother, she could uproot a weeping willow tree with one hand.
The routine of being a weak and frail noblewoman in the capital didn't work, and their parents had no choice but to let the two sisters stay with their grandmother.
Even when it comes to marriage proposals nowadays, parents dare not set their sights on the families of civil officials, and always turn their eyes to the sons of military generals!
After all, children from military families are always more resilient than weak scholars!
There were quite a few people in the capital who were concerned about the marriage of the two sisters, and even the palace had asked about it once. But their situations were too special. With such strength that could kill an ox, which noble lady would dare to choose them as the wives of their sons?
The grandmother did not hide it from His Majesty, and in her reply she proudly praised: "My granddaughter is like me, born with supernatural powers."
There are better reasons to refuse the marriage than this. If the couple has a conflict in the future, they can beat each other half to a cripple with one punch. Which prince can bear it?
Qiao Xinhe specifically asked her opinion on this matter, but she thought it was a no-brainer and refused. She enjoyed her free and easy life now. If she had to start a family one day, she would find someone who was pleasing to the eye and of similar status to live with!
As for Xu Can's status and position, he was of noble status and the only child of Marquis Xiaoyao, so he was not suitable to be kept in her fish pond at all!
But, what happened next was beyond her expectation. What the hell was Xu Can doing? Why did he come to her for no reason?
"Madam, these are the wild chestnuts I picked up in the mountains yesterday. They were fried with sugar. I brought some here. Can you all try them together?"
Qiao Xin took the chestnuts, tasted one, and found it sweet. She nodded and said, "It tastes good. You are thoughtful. Everyone should try it. Chestnuts in season are very sweet and sticky. Yin'er, don't you like chicken stewed with chestnuts? You can pick some up and ask the kitchen to make it."
"Yes, Grandma!"
Seeing that she liked it, Xu Can was delighted and said hurriedly, "There are many more on this mountain. I'll take you there later."
Qiao Lingyin smiled and said, "Your Highness is really thoughtful, but I can go up the mountain to look for it myself, so I won't bother you."
Xu Can quickly shook his head and said, "It's not a bother, it's not a bother. I'm so happy to be able to do something for Sister Lingyin."
Qiao Xin looked up at him, then glanced at her granddaughter. She was a little surprised that this boy was targeting her eldest granddaughter, but seeing that the eldest lady looked calm, Xu Can looked embarrassed and had no place to look.
Women are strong and men are weak?
But how can it be that my granddaughter is just not smart at all, or simply looks down on Xu Can?
Qiao Xin was silently eating melons in her heart. She never thought that these two children could be together!
The eldest granddaughter had just finished eating the melon, and the second granddaughter was already making trouble.
Looking at Guan Jianze who was thrown onto the tree again, Qiao Xin covered her eyes and couldn't bear to watch!
It's too bullying, this damn girl, she bullies Xiaoguan, an honest child, all day long!
A girl, not only does she look for people to spar with every day, but she also likes to throw people up trees at any time!
Don’t you see that your sister has been led astray by you?
The child was so well behaved before, but now he is joining in the fun!
"Grandma, look! My second sister has become even more powerful!"
Qiao Lingshu turned around to look at Qiao Xin who had appeared, and gave her a flattering smile, "Grandma, we are just joking!"
Guan Guanze, who had climbed down from the tree branch, also covered for her: "Yes, old lady, I am here to practice boxing with Sister Lingshu!"
"Just practicing for fun, right? Are you addicted to climbing trees? Okay, I'll let you climb as much as you want!" Qiao Xin said with a smile.
Qiao Lingshu thought to herself that this was not good. Her grandmother was really angry and would definitely not let them off easily.
"Zhang Jun, take them to the mountain to cut branches!"
"yes!"
Qiao Lingyin, Qiao Lingshu and others finally carried bamboo baskets on their backs and began their days of jumping up and down.
The tea plantation that Qiao Xin bought was not far from the wasteland, only a few miles away. They simply set up camp there to make it easier for them to work.
The roads on the mountain are difficult to navigate and there are numerous weeds growing everywhere. It is precisely because the cost of development is too high that no one wants to develop it.
Compared with the mature tea mountains, the mountains bought by Qiao Xin are really nothing to see.
There is no shortage of mountains in Anhua County. Every family of Chairman Meng has one or two tea mountains. Not to mention the aristocratic families, most of the tea mountains in good locations are in their hands.
In their eyes, the tens of thousands of acres of land that Qiao Xin bought was just a waste of money and she was bored! Even County Magistrate Wu had tried to persuade her to buy less.
It is impossible to mine all the wasteland in Dajing, let alone the barren mountains. Most people do not have the time and energy to mine the barren mountains.
Just dealing with poisonous insects and ferocious beasts is a huge challenge, not to mention spending a lot of manpower and material resources to plan and plant crops on the mountains, and having to endure an uncertain outcome!
As for agriculture, it all depends on God. A piece of land that has been cultivated for decades may be wiped out by a heavy rain!
Who can afford this price?
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