Mistress

Chapter 40

In the southern suburbs of the capital, there is a farm.Twenty hectares of land stretched endlessly, and there was no end in sight.Because it was the end of the twelfth lunar month, there was still some snow in the trench that had not melted.

What surprised Li Yan was that these fields were all barren.In this season, it is understandable that the fields are barren, but there should be wheat in these fertile fields.

Wearing brocade boots, Xu Cheng stepped into the snow in the ditch, kicked it with his feet, then raised his head and looked at the vast expanse of land with desolation, and sighed: "Since the king of Ori and the Beijing soldiers came here last spring, During the war, these wheat fields were trampled, countless casualties were caused, the blood here was splashed into rivers, because of the fear of the evil spirits and wild ghosts here, no one dared to rent and plant these official fields, what a pity."

Li Yan couldn't help feeling numb for a while, imagining that the corpses of soldiers were lying all over the ground at that time, she was a little scared.Thinking of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, perhaps their parents would often come here to cry.

Xu Cheng suddenly turned around and asked, "Ma'am, are you scared?"

Li Yan was startled, took a few steps forward, and said calmly: "I'm not afraid, I'm just worried that I won't be able to recruit permanent workers, and no one will cultivate this land."

But Xu Cheng said majesticly: "As long as you have a clear conscience, why are you afraid of Guixiong? As long as someone is willing to take the lead, and the wages paid by our house are fair, and Guantou can treat them well, someone will come!"

Li Yan stepped forward a few more steps, and also stepped into the field, standing side by side with Xu Cheng. At this moment, she calmed down a lot, and said: "The master is right, I was worrying too much."

Xu Cheng turned around and got on the soil stalk, and pulled Li Yan onto the stalk, saying: "Madam, I will take you around the twenty hectares of land!"

Li Yan was secretly startled, how long would it take to go around twenty hectares of land!
Xu Cheng stepped onto the horse with a graceful gesture.When Li Yan was in a daze, Xu Cheng stretched out his hand and pulled Li Yan to the horse.Li Yan suddenly felt as if she was flying, leaping onto the horse, but she was actually in Xu Cheng's arms.

Li Yan was still in shock, Xu Cheng immediately put his arms around her waist with one hand, held the rein in the other, and shouted: "Drive!"

The horse rushed out immediately.This was Li Yan's first time riding a horse, and the horse was still running fast. If Xu Cheng hadn't been sitting behind her and hugged her tightly, she would have rolled off the horse in fright.

The followers all stared blankly at Xu Cheng galloping away with Li Yan on horseback. They never expected Xu Cheng to make such a move.Su Bai was stunned for a long time before he realized, he quickly got on his horse and followed him. He must protect his master at all times, and he must not be careless at any time.

Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, and then rode his horse to follow.Zhu Yan stayed where he was, thinking that it was enough for the master and wife to go with Su Bai and Chen Hao.Guanshi Qi, accountant Yin, and attendants Zhang Chun and Wu Qingfeng all sat down on a few stones beside the ground, chatting.

Cui Mama's eyesight was not very good, she kept squinting at the horse that Xu Cheng and Li Yan were riding together, but it became blurry after a while, and she couldn't see anything clearly.Even though she couldn't see anything, she still smiled and looked at the place where their figures disappeared, and refused to take back her eyeliner.She was very happy, and felt that the master was treating his wife better and better.It has been eleven years since my wife married into Xu's residence, and this is the first time I saw the husband and wife riding together.

Guanshi Qi and Accountant Yin discussed which crops should be planted after the spring, while Zhang Chun and Wu Qingfeng were talking about the end of the year, and the mansion didn't know how to celebrate the New Year. Mrs. Tai just passed away, so this New Year must not be too public , can not be as lively as in previous years.

"Nurse Cui, has Madam made any plans for the New Year recently?" Zhang Chun sat there and asked with his head raised.

"Huh?" Mammy Cui was startled by Zhang Chun, and finally came to her senses, she stopped looking there, she rubbed her eyes, "Zhang Chun, what are you talking about?"

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "No wonder Madam has always been very kind to Cui Momo, Cui Momo cares more about Madam than her own daughter."

Nanny Cui blushed a little, and said, "Of course, Ma'am is my grandma, she is the flesh on the tip of my heart."

"Thank you for your kind words to Mrs. Zai, let my mother-in-law go to Huanyiyuan. She has lived a lot these days. When she was in Qiushui Pavilion, she would complain a few words every day when she came back. It was so awkward. .”

"Oh, you are wrong to thank me. It is really not a good thing I said in front of Madam. This is Madam's own decision. It is good that you can live a peaceful life. Madam is a bodhisattva. She knows that your mother-in-law is in Qiushui Pavilion The days are sad, so I arranged a good job for her."

Nanny Cui and Zhang Chun were just talking to each other, while Li Yan, who was sitting on the horse, was enduring the pain of galloping the horse, because the horse was running faster and faster, and the wind blew on her face like a knife.I saw the heroes and heroines riding horses on TV before, that was chic and romantic, but she was suffering!

Li Yan was really worried that this face would be ruined by the cold wind, if she turned purple when she returned home, would she still be able to see people?

Xu Cheng seemed to realize this, he tightened the reins, raised the horse's head, flicked the front hoof a few times, and the horse slowed down.

"Come on, sit behind me and lean against my back so that the cold wind won't blow." Xu Cheng embraced her with both hands, then twisted his body and moved her behind.

Li Yan was shivering a little from the cold wind just now, but now that she put her face on the fluffy fur coat on his back, she felt much more comfortable.

Her face was leaning against his back, and her eyes could look at the vast land, as well as the sporadic piles of white snow. She finally regained her strength, and now she was able to appreciate the scenery.The speed of the horse was getting faster and faster, Xu Cheng said loudly: "Hold me, don't fall down."

"Oh." Li Yan responded, wrapping her hands around his waist.But her arms and hands were stiff and uncomfortable, and it seemed as if she loved him so much and wanted to cuddle him.

In fact, she didn't allow her to be embarrassed for long, she felt Xu Cheng's back stiffen, and then he turned his face slightly and glanced at the woods on the left side of the road.Immediately afterwards, Li Yan heard a strange sound from behind, which seemed to come from Su Bai's mouth.

Xu Cheng reined in the horse and stopped.Li Yan let go of her arms and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sit still!" Xu Cheng jumped off the horse.

Su Bai and Chen Hao, who were following behind, also stopped, but they just stopped at a distance and did not approach.Xu Cheng motioned to Su Bai, and Su Bai immediately came running over with his whip whipped, then jumped off the horse, stood in front of Xu Cheng and whispered for a while.

Apparently, Su Bai seemed to have noticed something abnormal, so he sent a signal to Xu Cheng, and Xu Cheng also felt the abnormality just now.

After saying a few words, Xu Cheng came over and got on the horse. This time he did not gallop the horse, but let the horse walk slowly, while Su Bai rode into the woods.

Chen Hao also slid his horse and followed behind them.Xu Cheng is outside, no matter where he is, there must be a guard by his side.Now that Su Bai went to deal with the matter, Chen Hao naturally wanted to follow Xu Cheng, but he didn't get close, even if Xu Cheng and Li Yan said something between husband and wife, he couldn't hear clearly.

Li Yan had doubts in her heart, and couldn't hold back, so she asked, "Is someone following you?"

"Ma'am, don't worry. I often encounter such things. They are just spies, not executioners. Even if they are executioners, they will not be our opponents." Xu Cheng looked to the right indifferently, "Look, It was full of land just now, but there are a few fields here, and when we plant rice, our house can eat the millet produced in our own farm. Madam, like me, prefers more rice."

Li Yan sat behind him, looked at his back, smiled and said: "Actually, I also like pancakes made of flour. Master, you...why never tell me about you, like just now, you Can you tell me if something is wrong?"

Xu Cheng turned to look at her, "Are you interested in this?"

"It's not that I'm interested, it's that I don't like this kind of muddled feeling. You know what happened around me, and Su Bai also knows it. I'm the only one who is kept in the dark. If it were you, don't you want to know? There are many other things, and you also..." Li Yan hesitated to speak, feeling that she had said too much, so she didn't say any more.

Xu Cheng stared ahead and remained silent for a long time before saying, "There are many things I won't tell you because I'm afraid you'll be too worried. Like just now, I just heard the sound of horses' hoofs in the woods. I've always acted carefully. , and Su Bo has been with me for many years and naturally acts cautiously. He will pay special attention to any abnormal movements around him, so he rode over to check. There are many remnants of King Zhaoxin, and a few groups have been wandering around the capital recently. Maybe they are watching me."

Hearing what he said, Li Yan immediately looked towards the woods, but she didn't see anything, and she didn't hear any horseshoes over there, she could only hear the click of the horse's feet. ringing.

Although it was only a trivial matter, but Xu Cheng was able to explain the matter clearly to her in this way, she felt much more at ease, and said: "If the master can do the same in the future, don't let me have doubts. Usually I often live in confusion, although I am safe, but my heart always seems to be blocked by something, stuffy."

Li Yan was thinking, even if Xu Cheng would not tell him many of his secrets, it would be better to tell her about the ordinary things he usually does, so that she can see whether he is sincere to her.In recent days, even though Xu Cheng treated her well, it was only an act on the surface, but there was no further in-depth communication.

If Xu Cheng really has her in his heart, it is impossible for him not to want to talk to her.If a man is unwilling to tell a woman what is in his heart, is it possible for him to truly love her?If he wasn't sincere to her, she wouldn't need to pay more attention to him in the future, she really only needed to take care of the farm and open a few shops.

Xu Cheng reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, and carried Li Yan down.Li Yan was a little confused, not knowing what he was trying to do.

Xu Cheng led her to sit down on a big rock nearby, and said, "Well, today I will tell you what you want to know."

Li Yan's eyes widened, what on earth did she know?Uh...she wants to know everything about him!However, this seems unrealistic, it is impossible for him to tell her everything.

"What do you want to know?" Xu Cheng's tone was quite teasing.

Li Yan herself can't explain clearly, if you say...you tell me everything you have concealed, it doesn't seem very good, it's a little bit reluctant, not to mention that it doesn't seem like the sense of propriety that a housewife should have.

She pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "It's up to you, I'll listen to whatever you say."

(End of this chapter)