From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 703

In spring, the grass grows lush and the weather becomes warmer.

A big buffalo is eating grass leisurely, with a petite girl sitting on its back. She is barefoot, has pigtails, and wears thin Miao girl clothes. She looks lively and cute, and has a sense of comfort.

On the edge of the field about three meters away from her, Guan Caixi rolled up her trouser legs to her knees and was washing the mud on her feet.

In fact, there was mud on her body and head, and she looked very embarrassed.

"Little Ying girl! Little Ying sister!"

An old woman's voice came from a distance. She was seen walking slowly with a cane, hunched over, wearing black clothes.

Xiaoying tilted her head and smiled, "Grandma, what's up?"

The old woman said, "I made a set of clothes for each of you two girls. Come and try them on to see if they fit you."

Xiaoying said, "What are you making clothes for?"

"To go to the Mountain Flower Festival!"

The old woman seemed to be walking slowly, but she quickly walked to the edge of the field. Her smile made all the wrinkles on her face wrinkled together, and her eyes were almost covered.

She smiled slowly and said, "You and Caixi are both grown-up girls. Go to the festival and look for a brother to see if there is one you like. It's time to get married."

Xiaoying blinked her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking of, but she giggled instead.

She said loudly: "Are we going to Wugu Village too? It's so lively this year?"

The old woman smiled and said: "Let's go, let's go to every village this year. Life has been hard in the past few years, and everyone wants to have some fun. You two sisters should go too."

Xiaoying said: "I don't want to go. I don't want to get married!"

"Nonsense!"

The old woman was not angry, but smiled more kindly and said: "How can a girl not get married? You have been away for several years, wasting time in vain. Now you are twenty years old, already an old girl."

This sentence made Guan Caixi stunned.

What? Twenty?

She couldn't help but look at Xiaoying. The girl was short and small, how could she look like twenty.

She always thought that Xiaoying was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

The old lady continued to talk to herself: "There is a new girl in Baihua Village. She is beautiful and talented. It is said that she is the daughter of your grandmother Bai Niao. They are all going to the festival. You should go too."

Xiaoying said: "It is her business to go. What does it have to do with me?"

The old lady smiled and said: "Because I want everyone to know that our sister Xiaoying is the most beautiful, much prettier than that foreign girl named Cai Ni."

Guan Caixi suddenly looked up and said in a lost voice: "What's your name?"

Xiaoying jumped off the cow's back and said excitedly: "Hurry up! Grandma, let's go try on clothes! Let's go to the Mountain Flower Festival!"

The old lady wondered: "Why are you willing to go again?"

"My brother is here! My brother Zhou Yuan is here!"

She screamed a few times in excitement, then turned around a few times in place, and smiled: "My brother is here to find me! He is here to find Xiaoying!"

Guan Caixi also showed a happy face, panting slightly, and was a little excited.

After more than half a year, she was finally going to see Zhou Yuan again. She wondered if he was doing well during this period.

What would he think when he saw the life in Miao Village?

"Sister Caixi, hurry up! Let's go try on clothes!"

Xiaoying pulled her forward and said excitedly: "Brother Zhou Yuan hasn't seen me wearing a pleated skirt and a ribbon skirt yet!"

"I want to wear the most beautiful silver jewelry! Wear the most beautiful clothes!"

She walked lightly on the edge of the field barefoot, like a little elf.

Guan Caixi was also happy because of this, and whispered: "Then let's meet at the Mountain Flower Festival!"

...

Mu Rong Lao Deng is indeed a man of means. Don't look at his usual sour face, as if he doesn't like anyone, but he is really efficient when he does things.

At night, more than 30 people came out, a room full of young and strong men, some from Baihua Village and some from other villages.

In order to show that these people are trustworthy, Mu Rong asked them to kneel and wait.

So Zhou Yuan was shocked when he walked in, and then hurriedly said: "You follow Lord Xiong and follow his orders to go to the other side of the river. You must come back before dawn."

After speaking, he looked at Xiong Kuohai and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Xiong Kuohai also understood that if there was a problem with this group of people, it should be dealt with immediately and no hidden dangers should be left.

The tasks about the Mountain Flower Festival have been slowly unfolding, and Zhou Yuan's mood has also become nervous.

What he fears most now is not the Miao soldiers, but the appearance of those incomprehensible masters.

Back in Lin'an Prefecture, Chu Feifan's appearance almost killed him, and when he was in Shenjing, Cangzhou Iron Sword killed many people again.Four directions, causing him to lie in bed for more than two months.

Now that the kung fu has finally been completed, don't let them appear again. Those who play with poisonous insects, but Cai Ni's reputation has been spread. Xiaoying and the others should have received the news. They will probably meet at the Mountain Flower Festival, which makes Zhou Yuan feel more at ease.

Facts have proved that Mu Rong's selection of people is no problem. More than 30 people, ten wooden boats, ran three times to transport the sweet potatoes.

At dawn, a group of people were exhausted and fell asleep. When they woke up, it was already noon.

These more than 30 Miao men smelled an indescribable fragrance.

They saw at a glance that it was what they had moved last night.

"One for each person, eat here, don't run around."

Zhou Yuan said while eating.

Mu Rong gave one to each person, and then broke the sweet potato, revealing the golden and soft meat inside.

Everyone followed the same method, and the fragrance simply drove them crazy. Some people took a bite and screamed immediately because of the burn.

In the midst of the chaos, everyone gradually adapted to the taste. The food was so delicious that they finished it quickly, even swallowing their farts.

Then they looked at Mu Rong eagerly, and their eager expressions could not be concealed.

After being hungry for so long, this delicacy was enough for everyone.

Mu Rong said, "It's useless for you to look at me. You have to look at Lord Zhou."

Then they all looked at Zhou Yuan again.

Zhou Yuan said lightly, "Two thousand stones were transported back yesterday. This is to be used in the Mountain Flower Festival. Today is a reward for you and let you taste it in advance."

"What I want to say is that you could have eaten this delicacy every day. The court had a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes last year and specially sent tens of thousands of tons. Unfortunately... it was intercepted by the chieftain."

In this eager mood, hearing this sentence, more than 30 young people were furious.

Zhou Yuan continued, "You could have planted sweet potatoes, but unfortunately you all went to war, and even the fields were barren."

Everyone bowed their heads.

Zhou Yuan said: "I believe Grandpa Murong has already told you what should be said. At the Shanhua Festival, I want you to stand up for your family and Shuixi."

He raised the sweet potato in his hand and said loudly: "I hope you will have endless sweet potatoes in the future and never have to go hungry again."

More than 30 young people looked at each other, and some of the impatient ones clenched their fists.

The seeds of division have been planted.

Of course, the word "division" is not appropriate. To be precise, the light has shone on the right path, and they just need to move forward bravely.