stingy landlady

Chapter 84 Passersby in Life (3)

Xu Hong took the indenture and walked out, and Guizhi followed him out.

After they left the gate and walked quite a distance, Guizhi whispered to Xu Hong:

"Uncle Xu Hong, give the indenture to the Prince! Tell him that we will have no further dealings with Young Master Lin!"

As for Zhou Xing, if he really becomes successful in the future, we will hand over his family's indenture without hesitation!

"In the next few years, Uncle Xu Hong, you should find a few more servants and maids to raise ourselves. Only those we raise ourselves are likely to be loyal!"

When Xu Hong relayed Guizhi's original words to the Prince of Zhenbei, the Prince of Zhenbei accepted Zhou Xing's indenture and smiled:

"She's a sensible girl! As long as she can see reality clearly and knows her limits, that's good!"

After saying that, he abandoned Dazhu and his family and stopped paying attention to them.

Guizhi hopes that the Prince of Zhenbei and Lin Xiaoyun will completely forget about their family! Small people have their own rules for survival, and being overly ambitious is not something Guizhi does!

After seeing Xu Hong off, Guizhi finally found time to talk to Dazhu alone and explain the whole story!

When Dazhu heard that Lin Xiaoyun's father was the Prince of Zhenbei, and that he had foolishly called him brother, he was terrified.

"Guizhi! Will she cause us trouble later?"

"Father! Ignorance is no excuse!"

Your daughter is telling you this now because she's afraid you might unintentionally offend someone! My mother never leaves the house, so of course she doesn't know anything!

But Father is different. If he accidentally says something wrong and someone with ulterior motives hears it, then the prince will have an opportunity and an excuse to punish us!

The best way is to forget about it and never mention this person again!

If you happen to run into them, pretend you don't know them! Complete strangers!

"Father! We weren't originally on the same path as them. It's just that Young Master Lin accidentally took the wrong turn and happened to pass by us."

Dazhu thought for a moment and said:

"Does that mean we should take a detour when we meet in the future, and even if we bump into each other, we should pretend we've never met if they don't say anything? Is that what you mean?"

"Yes! That's right! And we won't mention that they stayed at our house, including Young Master Lin! He's a man of few words and has never interacted with anyone in the village."

Let's not mention it. After a while, everyone'll forget he even exists! We've had a few more maids and boys come to visit; if anyone asks, just say, "So many people come and go. If they can't remember who's who, that's fine!"

Guizhi looked at Dazhu and asked:

"Dad! What do we do next?"

Dazhu couldn't turn around at all:

"What? What do you mean, what do you mean?"

"Dad! Why don't we go check on the wheat field? You haven't been there since you came back! We'll have to reassign people to do the work!"

"Father, who do you think should cut the green wheat and grind it into flour?"

Dazhu thought about it carefully.

"What were your two names again? Peace and Joy! My daughter is so good at naming things, these are such wonderful names!"

They've just arrived and are quite young, so they're slowly learning to do some light work!

Why don't we let Pan Sen and Pan Qiang do it? They're young and strong! Cutting some green wheat is like child's play for them, and there's not much work to be done in the vegetable garden anyway.

Let them do it!

As the two walked towards the wheat field, Guizhi asked again:

"Father! Who's driving the carriage today?"

"How about I go? Ping An and Xi Le are both children, and I'm not comfortable leaving it to you and Gui Hong alone!"

"Dad! Why don't we let Grandpa come with us? That way he won't get restless and run back up the mountain!"

"Shall we feed him too? What do you think?"

Dazhu thought this was a good idea and said happily:

"Your grandpa will be so happy! He'll have another chance to go out and have fun, and he'll have food and drink too! Okay! Go back and tell your grandpa!"

"Maybe your grandpa's out for a stroll in the wheat field this morning! Let's go! Let's try our luck!"

Guizhi was secretly delighted to see that Dazhu's thoughts had been diverted and he was no longer pursuing the matter of the Prince of Zhenbei!

To suddenly rise to prominence and become a phoenix is ​​a pipe dream! Facing reality is the right path.

However, I can build my own little estate in Huanghua Village. I'll go and plan it myself someday!

Guizhi was thinking about her own things when she ran into the old man who was walking home.

"Dad! Have you gone to the wheat field? How is the wheat growing? Is it ripe yet?"

Guizhi was startled awake by Dazhu's voice. Looking up and seeing the old man, she quickly called out:

"Grandpa! We're not going up the mountain today, are we?"

The old man looked at the father and son and said in a loud voice:

"I'm not going! I slipped and fell yesterday! My back and waist ached all night, and I was groaning all night. Your grandma was still nagging about it this morning, saying that the noise kept her from sleeping well!"

Hehe! I'm off today! Your fourth uncle found a travel buddy; he's going with someone!

Da Bao and his mother delivered vegetables to town! These vegetables are cheap now, so they'll sell them for whatever price they can, since they're from their own garden.

I don't see much left. Your grandma told us to plant something else on the empty space. She said vegetables aren't selling for much, they're too cheap, so we should quickly plant some cucumbers and green beans so we don't have nothing to eat later!

The old man glanced at Dazhu and asked:

"Are you heading to the wheat field? I just came back from there. The wheat is almost ripe! It'll be ready to harvest in a few more days! Keep a close eye on it these next few days! Don't let anyone sneak away!"

Dazhu smiled and said, "Dad! I have good news for you!"

The old man opened his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and asked:

"What good news? Your dad is so old, what good news could there be?"

"Dad! Isn't Xiaoyun back home now? You can drive the carriage from now on! Come eat at my place from now on! Is that alright?"

The old man was truly delighted this time. Ever since Lin Xiaoyun started driving the carriage, he had felt too embarrassed to eat at Dazhu's house.

Especially since the old lady and Zhao were arguing so fiercely, it was even more inconvenient to go!

But the food at Dazhu's house is really good! He often keeps a little wine for himself, and he buys cigarettes regularly too. I haven't been there for so long, I've been so hard on myself, so when I hear Dazhu has this good thing, I'd jump for joy if I had to go!

"Hahaha! Good, good! This old man can't do heavy work, can't go up the mountain, can't go down the river! I'm happy to help my son drive a cart! Hahaha!"

Who's herding the horses? And where are they herded?

I'll go harness the cart in a bit! Starting tomorrow, I'll have to herd the horse myself! Horses recognize their owners! They need to be fed properly before they'll become familiar with me!

I'd better manage it carefully!

Well! This old man is quite decisive, he's got a knack for making things happen easily!

"Dad! The horse is with my Uncle Zhou! He must have arranged for someone to release it!"

The carriage is over there! No rush, we can go after we get home for dinner!

"Okay! I'll take a stroll over there! Maybe I'll see our horse!"

The old man walked towards the place where the horses were usually grazed in the east, and he walked quite fast!

Guizhi quickly said:

"Dad! I have to go with them! Just in case everything's alright, who's going to herd the horses, Xile and the other guy? They don't recognize my grandpa, so let's not have them start arguing again!"

After saying that, Guizhi ran off, shouting as she ran:

"Grandpa! Wait for me! I'll go with you!"

The old man stopped and looked back at Guizhi, who was panting heavily.

"Aren't you your dad's little shadow? Why are you following this old man around today?"