12dz Chapter 119 Meeting Wen Xiashu
Chapter 119 Meeting Wen Xiashu
Xia Xiaorou rented five rooms in the village for the twenty people she hired.
The house we rented was from the old man who had built a new house.
However, she did not take the five new houses. Instead, she only took three old houses and rented two houses from another family.
The old man originally had three old houses. After his two sons got married, he built five new houses. He planned to let his two sons move into the new houses. At this time, Xia Xiaorou wanted to rent a house, and he wanted to rent the new house to Xia Xiaorou.
It is not easy for people in the village to build a few new houses. It would be a bit inhumane if she let the temporary workers live in their new houses.
Xia Xiaorou declined politely.
The cooking matters were handed over to Aunt Qin, who often passed on information to her.
Aunt Qin was extremely happy. She could earn two taels of silver by working for two months. Who wouldn't be happy?
He even went to Song Liu's house to show off.
How could Song Liu dare to provoke Xia Xiaorou again? She could hear that Aunt Qin was mocking her in her words, so she didn't dare to say a word.
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After settling the people down, Song Yanbai took two managers to look at the address of the fields.
Xia Xiaorou drove the carriage alone and went to Qi Xiucai's house with five thousand taels of silver.
While on the road, there was a gorgeous carriage with four followers, running wildly on the road.
Xia Xiaorou's carriage was unable to avoid the collision and the two horses were about to collide.
Xia Xiaorou desperately pulled her carriage to avoid a collision.
"Ouch..." The other driver pulled the horse back and yelled at Xia Xiaorou, "Are you blind? Where are you driving?"
Xia Xiaorou looked up and found a nameplate with the words "Duke Anguo's Mansion" on the lintel of the carriage opposite.
This is not Mrs. Luo’s carriage.
Who from the Duke of Anguo's Mansion has come here?
When Xia Xiaorou was wondering, she heard the woman in the car say, "Wen Xiang, why bother talking to the country folk? Hurry up and get in the car."
"Yes, Fourth Miss." The coachman glared at Xia Xiaorou, shook the whip, and drove the carriage out.
Xia Xiaorou was slightly stunned. The Fourth Young Lady of the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion?
Wen Xiashu?
Looking at the magnificence of the carriage and the guards following it, all of whom were tall and strong young men, Xia Xiaorou guessed that the person sitting in the carriage must be Wen Xiashu.
With her current status, she couldn't afford to offend Wen Xiashu, so she tried to move the carriage away.
Unexpectedly, the coachman was a vengeful man. When he drove the carriage past Xia Xiaorou's carriage, he raised his whip and whipped Xia Xiaorou fiercely.
Xia Xiaorou narrowed her eyes and whistled.
The horse-drawn carriage pulling the Duke of Anguo's mansion suddenly raised its front hooves.
And there happened to be a ditch on the side of the road.
The carriage veered heavily towards the ditch.
At the same time, screams and curses were heard from several women in the car.
Xia Xiaorou raised the corner of her lips and drove away leisurely in the carriage.
"Miss Fourth!"
The four guards were so frightened that they got off their horses in a hurry and rushed to the carriage. Some pulled the handrails in the front, and some pulled the seat in the back, all busy and confused.
The driver was so frightened that he froze in place until he was kicked by a guard. Only then did he react and go to help.
Everyone hurriedly helped Miss Wen out of the car.
Seeing their embarrassed master, several people gasped in fear.
Because Fourth Miss Wen was going to meet Yan Heng at this time, and now she was covered in mud, how could she go to meet her?
"Idiot, how do you drive a carriage?" Miss Wen was furious and kicked the driver.
The driver was also puzzled. The horse had always been docile, so why did it suddenly become angry?
"Miss Fourth, it was most likely the country woman's horse that frightened the horses in the carriage, causing you to fall. It's not my fault." The coachman thought of the tall black horse in Xia Xiaorou's carriage and hurriedly found an excuse to exonerate himself.
"Idiot, why didn't you beat her up just now?" Miss Wen kicked the coachman again.
The driver lowered his head and said, "Yes... I will beat that woman up next time I see her."
"Wenxi, find the woman from before and bring her to me! I want to see what kind of woman is so brave as to scare my horse!" Wen Xiashu said angrily, gritting her teeth.
"Yes, Fourth Miss!" A guard turned his horse around and chased after Xia Xiaorou.
But there were three forks in the road in the direction Xia Xiaorou was heading, and there were farmlands and woods on either side of the forks, blocking the view ahead, so it was impossible to see where Xia Xiaorou was going.
The guard had no choice but to come back and reply to Wen Xiashu.
I heard that Xia Xiaorou was not found. I thought that I could not go to see Yan Heng in this state. However, the journey back to the county town is too long, so I am afraid I can only come the day after tomorrow.
She had already arrived at the village in Qingyang Prefecture, but could not see Yan Heng. Wen Xiashu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and hated Xia Xiaorou even more.
"Go back to the county town!" Wen Xiashu gritted her teeth.
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Xia Xiaorou drove the carriage to Qi Xiucai's house.
As promised, he paid five thousand taels of silver.
Qi Xiucai was surprised and said, "Mrs. Xia is indeed a person who keeps her promises. She said she would pay the balance in three days, and she really paid it."
Xia Xiaorou smiled slightly, "Because, I still want to do business with Qi Xiucai in the future. Businessmen value the word 'honesty' the most."
Qi Xiucai smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Only those who keep their word can expand their business."
Xia Xiaorou thought of the position that Qi Xiucai held in the prefectural city in his previous life, so she took the opportunity to say, "Qi Xiucai, if you have any way to make money in the prefectural city, remember to tell us the people in the county."
Qi Xiucai said, "Of course, that's easy to talk about."
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After the silver was paid, the eight hundred acres of land officially belonged to Xia Xiaorou.
She planted half of the field with grain and the other half with cotton.
Early spring is the season for spring ploughing. The twenty people who are helping are all very motivated because they are getting paid.
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Two days later, Xia Xiaoying was able to walk again.
Xia Xiaorou and Chu Xianyun were supporting Xia Xiaoying and practicing walking in the yard. At this time, Zhu Yun came to Xia Xiaorou's house.
She got off the carriage and said directly, "Madam Xia, please come with me to Yanyuan immediately."
When Xia Xiaorou saw Zhu Yun coming, she had already guessed her purpose.
Most likely, Wenxia came to Yanyuan’s manor and asked to see her.
"Is it Miss Wen who has come to the manor?" Xia Xiaorou said calmly.
Zhu Yun blinked in surprise, "Madam Xia, how did you know that Miss Wen came to Yanyuan?"
"When I went to Qi Xiucai's house the day before yesterday, I met her on the way. Her driver threatened to beat me to death if he saw me." Xia Xiaorou smiled, "I don't know if I will be beaten to death if I go there."
Chu Xianyun didn't know who the Fourth Miss Wen was, but when she heard that a coachman dared to beat Xia Xiaorou to death, it was obvious that she was not a good person. She must be a powerful and unreasonable person. She began to worry about Xia Xiaorou.
"Xiao Rou, you have to be careful." Chu Xianyun said with gestures.
Xia Xiaoying knew who Miss Wen was. She was the most favored daughter of the Duke of Anguo.
Xia Xiaorou told her that Fourth Miss Wen was the Queen Mother's adopted daughter.
The Wen family's coachman wanted to beat Xia Xiaorou to death. Isn't this as easy as pinching an ant with your hands?
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