Chapter 1315 Extra: Young Master Zhang

Mi Xiaoying made an envious expression and said, "It's a pity that my brother doesn't have this talent, so he can only farm at home."

"Hey, it's great to be able to plant the land well. I heard that the Zhang family has purchased more and more grain in the past two years!" Sister-in-law Liu said, "In previous years, we only purchased a month's worth of new grain, but this year we even bought the old grain." It’s all gone! No, my parents-in-law went to the mountains to cultivate land. I thought it would be great to buy more food this year to supplement the family income.”

Mi Xiaoying's eyebrows twitched: "Why did the Zhang family collect so much grain this year?"

"Who knows? Anyway, this is a good thing!" Sister-in-law Liu said: "We in Liushen Town don't have local taxes. The extra land we open is ours, and the food we grow is ours. It turns out that our Liushen Town The only land at the bottom of the mountain is this one, and now several nearby hills have been reclaimed.”

A trace of worry flashed in Mi Xiaoying's eyes, and she asked, "How many years have these lands been cultivated?"

"Hey, this must be two hundred years old, right?" Sister-in-law Liu recalled it and said: "I remember my mother-in-law said that the mountainous land in our family has been passed down for many years. Originally, it was just a mountainous land in our family. Let’s plant sweet potatoes, beans, and the like. Later, more and more people went to the mountains to cultivate land. Gradually, the entire mountain became mountainous, and they were all planted with crops. Fortunately, we had so much land at home. Otherwise, how could we do it? It supports so many people. Sister, your family doesn’t have a large population, right? My family has a lot of people, from my parents-in-law’s generation to my son’s generation, there are more than fifty people in total.”

Mi Xiaoying looked shocked.

This is so fertile!

Is this the birth of a legion?

"We people in Liushen Town are easy to feed. We can survive as long as we have food to eat." Sister-in-law Liu may have felt that she was in love with Mi Xiaoying. Ten people have now grown into more than a dozen villages.”

"More than a dozen villages?" Mi Xiaoying's eyes flashed with surprise. Didn't he say there were only a few villages?

"Yes, some villages are remote and live far away. You may not know it." Sister-in-law Liu said; "My parents' home is on the other side of the mountain, dozens of miles away from the town."

Mi Xiaoying couldn't help but ask: "What is the total population of Liushen Town?"

"Who knows?" Sister-in-law Liu said, "There must be some people with a family of seven or eight thousand, right?"

Mi Xiaoying didn't show any surprise, and pretended to be casual and said, "But from what I saw, there weren't that many people there."

"Hey, that's because a lot of people went to Zhangjia to mine and never came back." Sister-in-law Liu said: "There are not more than one or two thousand people who have gone here in pieces over the years?"

"Mining?" Mi Xiaoying's eyes lit up.

"Yeah... don't talk about this matter outside. I have a good relationship with you, so I told you." Sister-in-law Liu said: "I heard that the Zhang family discovered a mine, and they recruit one from the nearby village every year. A group of people went there to mine, and they were given a lot of money! My neighbor’s third son went to mine, and he gave his family more than 20,000 yuan every year! With this money, his family not only built a large I have a tile-roofed house and married my brother to a wife, so my life is very comfortable!"

"Sister-in-law Liu, do you know what kind of mine you are digging?" Mi Xiaoying asked.

"I don't know about that." Sister-in-law Liu said, "I've never heard of it!"

Mi Xiaoying wanted to ask again, but she saw someone coming over from the corner of her eye, and immediately changed the subject: "Sister-in-law Liu, what is your best dish? By then, we will be cooking twice. Since the host has left Now that you and I are here, we will work together and strive to continue working here.”

Sister-in-law Liu didn't think too much and went on following Mi Xiaoying's words: "What I'm best at is making noodles, including steamed buns, flower rolls and sesame pancakes."

"Really? That's a coincidence. I'm good at cooking, so we can definitely work together." Mi Xiaoying said, "When you have time, let me try Sister Liu's craftsmanship. Let's learn from each other. My name is Jing. Xiaoying, my husband’s surname is Gu, you can just call me Xiaoying.”

"Okay, sister Xiaoying, we are new here and we will definitely be marginalized by the old people. Let's stick together." Sister-in-law Liu said happily.

"You two -" the housekeeper stopped at a distance, pointed at Mi Xiaoying and Sister-in-law Liu and said, "Come here and see the eldest young master."

"Yes." Mi Xiaoying and Sister-in-law Liu quickly followed, turned around the corridor, passed two courtyards, and arrived at Master Zhang's courtyard.

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, Mi Xiaoying saw a young man wearing a moon-white gown, sitting in the main room reading a book.

The chief steward went over to report. The man raised his head and his eyes fell precisely on Mi Xiaoying.

"Hurry up and meet the eldest young master," the eldest housekeeper reminded.

Mi Xiaoying and Sister-in-law Liu hurried over and saluted: "I have met the eldest young master."

Young Master Zhang nodded and said: "Since you are left here, do your best. Say what you should say, and keep your mouth shut when you shouldn't."

"yes."

Young Master Zhang looked at Sister-in-law Liu and said, "You go down first."

Sister-in-law Liu was stunned for a moment, and was quickly taken down by the housekeeper.

The corners of Mi Xiaoying's eyes twitched slightly, wondering if this young master had seen a clue about her?

"What's your name?" Young Master Zhang asked.

"My husband's surname is Gu." Mi Xiaoying replied.

"I'm asking what your name is." Young Master Zhang said slightly displeased.

"My name is Jing Xiaoying." Mi Xiaoying replied in a low voice.

"Married?" Young Master Zhang asked again: "When did you get married?"

"Half a year ago." Mi Xiaoying's eyes flickered slightly. She always felt that Young Master Zhang's focus on her seemed different.

Could he be doubting his identity?

Young Master Zhang hummed, said nothing more, and lowered his head to continue reading.

Mi Xiaoying stood there, not knowing whether to leave or not.

Just when Mi Xiaoying was hesitating whether to leave, Young Master Zhang said: "Pour tea."

Mi Xiaoying was stunned, and when she saw that there was no one else in the room, she realized that he was ordering her.

Mi Xiaoying wanted to say that she was a cook, not a maid.

However, she thought about it again. Isn't Young Master Zhang competing with the third son of the Zhang family for the qualification to go out?

Isn't this really a great opportunity to get in touch with the Zhang family?

Maybe Young Master Zhang is the breakthrough.

Mi Xiaoying turned around immediately, picked up the teapot, and poured him a cup of tea elegantly.

Young Master Zhang's eyes were on the book, but his ears were always on Mi Xiaoying.

He could tell that when Mi Xiaoying poured tea, her smooth and flowing manners were so pleasing to the eye.

I didn't expect that a rural peasant girl would have such an elegant temperament. It was a pleasant surprise.

It was just a pity that she was already married.

However, after being married, she should be more sensible.

Anyway, he didn't plan to marry her, so it was okay to have some fun.

"Master, please have some tea." Mi Xiaoying put the teacup on the table, took two steps back, and prepared to leave.

Master Zhang suddenly spoke again: "It's wronged for you to be a cook."

Mi Xiaoying was startled, and didn't quite understand what Master Zhang meant.

Master Zhang saw that Mi Xiaoying didn't speak, so he looked up at her and said, "Come to my yard. There is a small kitchen in my yard, and I'll leave my three meals to you."

Mi Xiaoying was stunned.

What did he mean?

"Don't worry, I won't bury you." Young Master Zhang looked at Mi Xiaoying proudly and said, "Go prepare and move in today."

It wasn't until the housekeeper came to congratulate Mi Xiaoying that Mi Xiaoying realized that Young Master Zhang had taken a fancy to her.

Mi Xiaoying almost laughed out of anger.

She was already married, and she was still favored?

That's right.

Liushen Town is not subject to the laws of the outside world.

In Liushen Town, the Zhang family is the law, and they have the final say.

Not to mention that she is married, even if she has a child, if they take a fancy to her, she will probably be chosen happily.

Mi Xiaoying almost couldn't help but go back and smash Young Master Zhang's head.

Think about it, for the mission, endure it.

Well, living in Young Master Zhang's yard, maybe I can get the news up close.

Let him be arrogant for a few days!

"Sister Xiaoying, this room is where you rest. In addition to three meals a day, you have to take care of the tea and snacks for the young master." A little girl wearing a pink waisted brocade jacket, a light purple horse-faced skirt, and a double bun came in with a stack of clothes: "This is your share."

Mi Xiaoying glanced at her and said, "I'm just here to be a cook."

"Sister Xiaoying, don't be ungrateful." The little girl raised her chin and said, "The young master is going to inherit the Zhang family."

Mi Xiaoying was speechless.

"My name is Shuanghuan, I live next door to you, call me if you have anything." After saying that, Shuanghuan put down her things and turned around and left.

Mi Xiaoying shook her head. There were really few people in this world who dared to treat her as a maid.

Young Master Zhang, you have guts.

Mi Xiaoying resigned herself to changing clothes, opened a box of gouache on the table, smelled it, and confirmed that it was a supermarket-priced product in the outside world, a very ordinary bottle of foundation.

But it is probably not cheap here.

Haha, women's money is the easiest to make.

Mi Xiaoying didn't use the foundation liquid given by the Zhang family. She didn't intend to please the eldest master Zhang with her beauty. She went to the small kitchen to work without makeup.

"Sister Xiaoying." Shuanghuan appeared again and said, "The eldest master will have dinner with the master tonight. After you make it, put it in the lunch box and send it to the master's yard."

"Master?" Mi Xiaoying immediately reacted and realized that this should be the eldest son of the Zhang family. She immediately said, "Okay, I'll prepare it."

As the eldest son of the Zhang family, he lost the freedom to enter and leave Liushen Town. For the past 20 years, he must have been very unwilling, right?

That's why he asked his son to compete with the third son of the Zhang family for the right to enter and leave this year.

It seems that even if they are members of the Zhang family, not everyone can enter and leave freely.

Otherwise, why would they be so tense to compete for a qualification?

So, what exactly is blocking their freedom to enter and leave?