Fang Xiaoxi was a little confused, looking at the yamen runner in front of her: "Brother yamen runner, isn't this the county yamen? Madam Mu is the wife of the county magistrate, I am not in the wrong place."
The bailiff said with a smile: "If you want to report a crime, you can go this way. If you want to find someone, or someone from the master's house, you have to go to the back door and find someone there to pass the message."
Fang Xiaoxi realized that she had made a fool of herself and couldn't help blushing: "Yes, I'm sorry."
After saying that, he quickly turned around and left. The yamen runner looked at the girl's blushing face and couldn't help laughing: "Haha, this little girl is quite cute."
Another yamen runner nearby couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You're not going to fall in love with that little girl, are you? You even asked for her name."
As the two were talking, Master Fang came out and glanced at them: "I just heard someone talking about Fang Xiaoxi?"
When the yamen runner saw that it was Master Fang, he immediately became more serious and told Fang Shaohua what had just happened. Fang Shaohua frowned and asked, "Are you sure your name is Fang Xiaoxi? Why is she so tall?"
Master Fang was able to accurately tell the height of the girl just now. The yamen runner looked at Master Fang in surprise: "Master, how did you know that?"
When Fang Shaohua heard that it was really his sister, the corner of his mouth twitched: "That's my sister, where is she now?"
The bailiff quickly replied, "I went to the back street and knocked on the door."
After listening to this, Master Fang turned and walked towards the back street, ready to look for Fang Xiaoxi. Fang Xiaoxi had already walked to the back street, to the door of the county magistrate's mansion, and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a servant, who looked at Fang Xiaoxi and asked, "What can I do for you?"
Because the new county magistrate loved his people like his own children, the servants who followed him became extremely polite.
Fang Xiaoxi was a little embarrassed: "I'm here to see Mrs. Mu. My name is Fang Xiaoxi."
I've told you my name. I'm coming to see the lady. Maybe she knows me! It's very rude to let guests wait outside the door, so please go inside the yard.
"Come in with me and wait in the yard for a moment."
Fang Xiaoxi was waiting in the yard. Beibei came out just in time to get something for Nannan. When he passed by the yard, he didn't see Fang Xiaoxi, but was seen by the servant.
"Miss, wait a moment."
Bei Bei heard someone calling him and looked over in confusion: "What's wrong?"
The servant immediately reported: "There is a girl named Fang Xiaoxi who is here to see the Madam."
When Beibei heard Fang Xiaoxi's name, he frowned. Fang Xiaoxi saw Beibei and thought that Beibei knew her, so she walked over slowly. As a result, she heard Beibei's words as soon as she walked in.
"Who is Fang Xiaoxi? I don't know her. Let her go. If my mother has to meet everyone who comes to see her, she will be extremely busy."
Fang Xiaoxi frowned. Didn't Beibei say that she wanted to be friends with her last time they met? As expected, the little girls from rich families always spoke politely. The betrothal proposal from Madam Mu should be the same, right? Was she just worrying too much
When the servant heard Beibei's words, he turned around and walked towards Fang Xiaoxi: "Miss Fang, our wife is not at home, why don't you come next time."
Fang Xiaoxi nodded. This servant was a good person. At least he didn't embarrass her, so she nodded and said, "Thank you. I'll leave now."
As soon as she went out, she saw Master Fang. Fang Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment: "Brother, why are you here?"
Master Fang raised his eyebrows and looked at Fang Xiaoxi: "What's the matter with you coming to see Madam Mu? Why didn't you ask me to bring you here? It's so dangerous for a little girl like you to come to town."
Fang Xiaoxi smiled: "Nothing, brother, please bring me here next time. My wife doesn't seem to be here!"
Master Fang nodded and said, "Madam and Master have gone out to check the planting conditions of the land in Xianyou Town. They are not at home. I will bring you here next time."
The servant watched the brother and sister walking further and further away, and was very puzzled. Since she was the master's sister, why didn't she just follow the master to see the lady
Forget it, since the person has left, don't think too much about it. When he turned around and prepared to leave, he saw the eldest lady still standing there, and saw that she was still waving at him.
When the servant walked in front of the young lady, he heard her ask, "Why, did Fang Xiaoxi leave?"
The servant nodded and replied, "They have already left."
She was sent away so easily. What was Fang Xiaoxi doing here? Waving his hand to let the servant continue to guard the door, Beibei walked towards Nannan's room.
Nannan looked at Beibei and immediately fell into a daze. Beibei gave the things to Nannan: "Brother, this is for you. I just ran into Fang Xiaoxi who came to see her mother. Do you think this girl is dependent on you, brother?"
"Brother is so outstanding, how can he marry a village girl? I feel sorry for him..."
Nan Nan listened to Bei Bei muttering there, and had a bad feeling in his heart. What does it mean to feel wronged for him? No, he didn't feel wronged at all, okay? He actually drove Fang Xiaoxi away. According to Fang Xiaoxi's personality, I'm afraid she won't come again.
She was very depressed, but she couldn't tell her sister, so she had to continue to play dumb. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao, who were outside at the time, had no idea about this.
The two of them came out this time without anyone to bring along, and randomly found a small village and went in. After they entered, they found that the village was very quiet.
The fields not far away were quite lively, with adults and children busy preparing to plant rice! The people in this place also planted rice.
After Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao took a look, they did not go in to disturb them. Instead, they turned around and went to other villages. After visiting several villages that day, they found that the people here all grew similar rice.
After paying taxes for growing rice, what was left was only enough for food. In fact, most of the people in Xianyou Town relied on the surrounding mountains for survival, otherwise they would still be very poor. Qian Jiujiu and the other person returned to the government office exhausted when it was almost dark.
During dinner, I saw Beibei still taking good care of Nannan, but I felt that Nannan's eyes seemed a little unhappy.
"Beibei, did anything else happen at home today?"
Before Beibei could answer, Nannan spoke up: "My wife."
Wife? Could it be Fang Xiaoxi is here? Qian Jiujiu looked at Beibei with some surprise, and Beibei said unhappily: "Fang Xiaoxi is here today. People like that must want to get close to our family."
Hearing this, Qian Jiujiu continued to frown. She didn't know what was wrong with Beibei's temper. Was she crooked? Looking at Beibei, "Did you talk to her? Did she say what she was here for?"
Beibei shook his head: "No, I asked the servant to chase her away."
Did he drive the person away? Qian Jiujiu was a little angry now. No wonder Nan Nan was unhappy: "That's your brother's lifesaver. How could you drive him away? You are totally ungrateful."
Beibei frowned and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Mom, you are getting more and more dissatisfied with me. I just said that you were not here and asked the servants to let her come next time. How could I be ungrateful? Besides, even if it is a favor, you can't let your brother spend his whole life to repay it."
Sure enough, she is still struggling with this matter. Qian Jiujiu rubbed her brows and said, "I am a little tired today. I don't want to argue with you about this issue. Let's have a rest after dinner. I will go and see tomorrow what she wants to talk to me about."
"As for the betrothal proposal, I have already sent a pigeon message to have them in Kyoto start preparing. When I say betrothal proposal, I mean it seriously."
Beibei widened his eyes and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Mom, you are overbearing and unreasonable! My brother is unconscious now. What will you do if he doesn't want to when he wakes up? It's not fair to Fang Xiaoxi."
Qian Jiujiu snorted, ignored Beibei, and turned to go into the room. Mu Yexiao naturally followed behind him. Beibei was very angry when he saw the two of them ignoring him, but he could do nothing about it.
Back in the room, Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu with some curiosity in his eyes: "Do you really want Nan Nan to marry Fang Xiaoxi?"
Qian Jiujiu tilted her head and looked at Mu Yexiao: "Why? Do you have the same idea as Beibei? Do you think Fang Xiaoxi, a farm girl, is not worthy of Nannan?"
Mu Yexiao nodded: "I don't have that idea, I'm just worried that Nan Nan doesn't like it. He's stupid now. If you decide for him, if he doesn't want to, the person who will be hurt will still be Fang Xiaoxi."
Qian Jiujiu chuckled: "I didn't expect that Nan Nan's skill in playing dumb was so good that even you were fooled. Nan Nan is not stupid. If he didn't like it, I wouldn't do this. Besides, I don't think Fang Xiaoxi has any thoughts about my son."
This actually shocked Mu Yexiao: "Nan Nan is pretending to be stupid? Good boy, he pretended really well, even fooled me. But does he really like Fang Xiaoxi? Such a young boy knows how to find a wife for himself."
"But why does Fang Xiaoxi look down on my son? Isn't my son excellent? It's really strange that the prince of the Royal Palace is looked down upon by a peasant girl."
Qian Jiujiu laughed: "She looks at Nan Nan with admiration, but she doesn't have any other thoughts. She is really too innocent. Let's take it one step at a time. Anyway, I want to find a way to take her in as my apprentice first."
This was the idea that came to her mind the first time she saw Fang Xiaoxi. She hadn't figured out how to implement it yet! Unexpectedly, Nan Nan gave her the opportunity.
I was planning to go find Fang Xiaoxi the next day! Unexpectedly, Fang Xiaoxi came to my house again, this time brought in by her eldest brother, Master Fang.
"Madam, my sister said she wanted to talk to you about something, but she refused to tell you when asked. If my sister has offended you in any way, please forgive me."
Qian Jiujiu raised his eyebrows: "Don't worry, Xiao Xi is not someone who has no sense of propriety. Xiao Xi is looking for me to talk about something, right?"