I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 278 Planting Rapeseed

After learning that Xi Ningzhi was pregnant, her family paid extra attention to her pregnancy, and Xi Ningzhi stopped going to Jiaoyan Pavilion.

However, Jiaoyan Pavilion has now basically matured, and Xiao Siyue and Qu Yin rarely go there anymore.

It's almost the end of July and August now. Xiao Siyue remembered the rapeseed seeds she got from the system and realized they were ready to be planted.

She plans to plant them as soon as possible so that she can enjoy rapeseed oil next year.

Just last time I went to the village in the suburbs, she bought 10,000 acres of fertile land near the village. She had previously planted wheat, but the wheat had already been harvested, and the land was now empty.

The original owner of these 10,000 acres of fertile land did not agree when she bought it, but she really needed it, so she bought it at a high price. Together with the original land, it now completely surrounded the estate, providing an extra layer of protection for the paper mill.

Xiao Siyue told her family and then led Shi Hai and the others to the manor.

As for the seeds, Xiao Siyue found an excuse to take them out. There were a full thousand catties of them, and Xiao Siyue instructed people to put them on the carriage.

"Have all the people on the estate been notified?"

"We've already notified them, the land has been plowed, and we can start planting today," Shi Hai said.

"Okay, let's go then."

Upon arriving at the village, Xiao Siyue directed the tenants to plant rapeseed.

However, it still required a thousand catties, which was too much for the tenants on the estate to grow in a single day. After Xiao Siyue learned how, she let them grow it themselves.

Rapeseed is cold-resistant and doesn't require much care, so Xiao Siyue was quite relieved.

Afterwards, I went to the paper mill for a look around, and seeing that there were no problems, I decided to go back.

But as soon as they came down the mountain, they were stopped. They were tense for a moment when they saw the fierce-looking people in front of them, but they were quickly shocked.

Shi Hai and his three companions had already surrounded the carriage, watching the newcomers warily.

However, the other side did not make a move, and the two sides remained locked in a tight standoff, neither of them making a move.

After waiting for a while, the leader on the other side finally couldn't help but speak.

"Miss Xiao, our master invites you in."

"Who is your master?"

Xiao Siyue laughed as she asked, she had never seen anyone ask someone to do it like that before.

"I cannot say, but you will know when you see it." The leader was unwilling to reveal the master behind him.

"Oh, if you're not going to tell me, then I won't go either. You're really making way for me. We should go back now," Xiao Siyue replied coldly.

Although she didn't know who it was, she was sure the person was up to no good. Since this person knew her surname was Xiao, they must know about her family situation. If there was really something wrong, they could just go to the Xiao family to find her, but instead they were stopping her on the way.

Is she crazy? How could she possibly walk into a tiger's den?

"Miss Xiao, please don't make things difficult for me." The man's tone seemed somewhat impatient. If his master hadn't ordered him not to harm anyone, he would have already kidnapped her.

"Ha, you think I'm making things difficult for you? Don't you even look at yourselves when you say that? I've never seen anyone invite someone like that before," Xiao Siyue said with a mocking laugh.

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for using underhanded tactics."

"Go! Take them back!" At the leader's command, the men behind him immediately rushed forward.

"Miss, please don't come out. Shi Qing, protect Miss." Shi Hai told Shi Qing to get into the carriage to protect Xiao Siyue, while he rushed forward himself.

The two groups mingled together. Xiao Siyue sat steadily in the carriage, while Shi Qing lowered the carriage curtain, blocking the view outside.

Sitting inside, Xiao Siyue was a little nervous, unsure of who had the upper hand outside.

But what exactly did these people want from her? Xiao Siyue thought for a moment, could it be that the things she had offered had been discovered?

Xiao Siyue was somewhat confused as to whether these people wanted to capture her to threaten her father.

Chuntao and Lanyi clung tightly to Xiao Siyue, protecting her despite their own fear.

Xiao Siyue was lost in thought: "Shi Qing, how's it outside?"

"Don't worry, Miss. Although there are more of them than we are, their martial arts skills are not very strong. Shi Hai and the others can handle them," Shi Qing said after lifting the curtain to take a look.

"Okay, that's good." Xiao Siyue was relieved.

Hearing this, Chuntao and Lanyi were relieved.

After a while, the noise outside gradually stopped.

"Miss, all the thieves have been caught. You can come out now," Shi Hai's voice came from outside.

Shi Qing lifted the curtain and helped Xiao Siyue downstairs.

Xiao Siyue immediately noticed the dozen or so people kneeling on the ground, most of them bearing some injuries, their faces showing great resentment.

"Shi Hai, you're injured." Xiao Siyue also saw that Shi Hai's clothes were torn and flesh was flying everywhere, with drops of blood dripping onto the ground.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury," Shi Hai said nonchalantly.

"How come they're alright? Shi Qing, bandage them up first." Xiao Siyue temporarily ignored the thieves kneeling on the ground. What were these people compared to her people? Shi Hai and the others had been protecting her wholeheartedly.

After the three of them finished bandaging themselves, Xiao Siyue looked at the leader from before.

The leader had been slashed in the abdomen, but it wasn't very serious. He also had a wound on his arm, and his face was pale, probably from bleeding too much.

"Tell me, who is your master? And why are you looking for me?"

"Kill me or torture me as you please. I may be less skilled than you, but don't even think about getting any information out of me." The leader's voice was somewhat listless, but his attitude was quite firm.

"You're quite loyal." Although this person was her enemy, Xiao Siyue couldn't help but admire him, but letting him go like that was impossible.

"I really don't understand why your master would look for a little girl like me. It's really puzzling."

No matter what Xiao Siyue said, the leader didn't say another word.

"Are you really not going to tell me?"

The leader remained silent.

"Have you ever heard of the punishment of slow slicing? I've only heard of it, but I've never seen it. I'm sure you have. I've heard that this punishment involves slicing off pieces of flesh from a person's body. If the executioner is skilled, they can slice off flesh from your legs, arms, and even your body without killing you. You can even watch your own flesh being eaten by dogs piece by piece. Hmm, I'm really curious. Why don't we try it today?"

Xiao Siyue's tone was sinister, which frightened everyone so much that their faces turned pale.

Chun Tao and Lan Yi, in particular, looked at Xiao Siyue with horror, as if they had never met their young lady before.

Xiao Siyue had always been kind and intelligent in their eyes, but what was going on now? Was she really going to be tortured to death by these people?

Although she didn't want to believe it, the expression on her young mistress's face didn't seem fake at all.