Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 246 Going to the County Again

"When I came back today, I happened to take Uncle Li's ox cart, so I came back faster."

After An Nian finished speaking, he squatted down and prepared to hug Ba Shi in his arms.

An Yue smiled and prepared to close the door.

Suddenly, a shout came from not far outside the gate.

"Miss, don't close the door..."

An Yue stuck her head out and saw Chunzhi calling not far away.

It turned out that Da Niu, A'er and others had returned from the back mountain carrying tree trunks and bamboos.

An Yue walked out of the courtyard gate and said to them with a smile: "Come in once you've put it away! I'll go to the kitchen first."

After An Yue finished speaking, she turned around and walked quickly towards the kitchen.

Four men carrying tree trunks and a bundle of bamboo passed by the gate and walked straight to the open space on the east side of the yard.

Soon, Chunzhi returned to the yard, but Ale Daniu and Gu Mingchuan had not yet entered the yard.

Chunzhi was sweating profusely as she carried a wooden basin onto the bluestone slabs and walked into the kitchen, ready to fetch water to wash her face and hands.

"Miss, today..." Chunzhi walked into the kitchen and suddenly saw a stranger sitting under the stove. She stopped talking before she could finish her words.

An Yue quickly introduced: "Chunzhi, this is my sister-in-law."

"She will have to stay here for a while. Now she is pregnant, so you have to help take care of her in the future."

Chunzhi scooped water and responded, "Okay, Miss."

Afterwards, Chunzhi went to the yard with the water.

"Yueyue, who is she...?" Meng Xiuer asked.

"She is my right-hand man." An Yue explained to Meng Xiuer with a smile.

Meng Xiuer nodded thoughtfully.

A few minutes later, dinner was ready.

Everyone began to sit around the octagonal table on the benches, preparing for dinner.

There were six people dining together yesterday, and today one more person joined us, making a total of seven people dining together.

An Yue looked at the people at the table. The drought was severe now, so they had to earn money quickly.

After dinner, everyone was very discerning.

Da Niu started to feed the pigs, A'er went to feed the silkworms, and Annian rushed to feed the chickens and Ba Shi.

Chunzhi was washing dishes in the kitchen, while An Yue took Meng Xiuer to her room.

After everyone finished their work, they went back to their rooms to rest.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Under An Yue's careful care, Meng Xiuer's complexion has improved a lot.

She can help with cooking and occasionally help with cleaning the yard.

Daniu and Ale cooperated more and more tacitly, and they began to build houses one after another.

Chunzhi was responsible for cutting grass for pigs and picking mulberry leaves, and occasionally helped Daniu Ale and others.

An Yue made an appointment with the owner of Xiangxiang Pavilion to meet in five days.

It was early morning that day.

After the family had breakfast, An Yue put on her backpack and prepared to leave for the county town.

An Nian is going to school in town, so the brother and sister plan to go out together.

An Yue said to everyone: "Daniu, Ale, you two should hurry up and build the house in the next few days."

An Yue turned to Chunzhi and said, "Chunzhi, you have to help take care of my sister-in-law at home. I will be back in the afternoon."

Chunzhi nodded and said, "Okay, Miss, please be careful along the way!"

At this time, Gu Mingchuan walked out of An Nian's room. He had changed into the silk dress he had worn before.

An Nian saw Gu Mingchuan's serious look and came forward to whisper, "Brother Mingchuan, don't forget our agreement!"

Gu Mingchuan pinched An Nian's cheek, narrowed his eyes and smiled, nodding to show that he understood.

An Yue took a look and muttered quietly, "I wonder what these two discussed in private."

Gu Mingchuan put his hands behind his back, walked up to An Yue, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "We are going the same way, how about we go together?"

An Yue said with a smile: "Who is going the same way with you?"

After saying that, An Yue carried the backpack and led An Nian towards the gate of the courtyard.

Gu Mingchuan also hurriedly followed.

When the three of them walked to the side of the road and stood waiting for the ox cart, An Yue looked at Gu Mingchuan with clear eyes.

He smiled and said bluntly: "See! Young Master can't stand this hard life anymore, so he should go back to the county town earlier."

Gu Mingchuan stuttered, "I...I just went back to get a change of clothes."

An Yue frowned and asked, "Ah? You mean you're coming back?"

An Nian, with his head tilted up, said in the middle of them, "Sister, it's great that Brother Mingchuan is here to help us!"

"Niannian, didn't you receive any benefits from him in the past two days?" An Yue asked An Nian with a questioning look on her face.

An Nian made a 'silence' gesture to Gu Mingchuan, and then they both smiled in tacit understanding, lowered their heads, and said no more.

Seeing this, An Yue stopped teasing them.

Soon Li Wu drove a ox cart from the west end of the village, and the three of them got on the cart.

Along the way, An Nian and Gu Mingchuan talked about everything under the sun.

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Soon, the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the town.

The three of them got off the ox cart, and An Nian raised his hand to wave goodbye to An Yue and Gu Mingchuan.

Gu Mingchuan and An Yue got on the mule cart again and went to the county town.

On the way to the county town, Gu Mingchuan tried to find out the whereabouts of the pendant from An Yue, but An Yue refused to talk about it.

It was already noon when we arrived at the county town.

An Yue and Gu Mingchuan got off the mule cart one by one.

After putting down the painting, An Yue and Gu Mingchuan didn't say much.

An Yue put on the backpack and prepared to go straight to Xiangxiang Pavilion.

Gu Mingchuan stood there, and seeing that An Yue had already walked away, he said to An Yue: "Miss An Yue, let's meet on the bridge at noon."

An Yue ignored her and kept walking forward with the basket on her back.

Seeing that An Yue didn't respond, Gu Mingchuan reminded her loudly, "Miss An Yue, you promised your aunt that you would send the floral water to her shop. Don't forget it."

An Yue didn't look back this time, she just raised her hand and gave him an 'OK' gesture.

Gu Mingchuan looked at the gesture, scratched his head in confusion, and said to himself as he walked: "Did she hear it?"

He lowered his head and imitated An Yue's 'OK' gesture as he walked, mumbling, "What does this mean?"

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An Yue came to the outside of the Xiangxiang Pavilion shop.

The woman was sitting at the counter. When she saw An Yue coming, she quickly stood up and went to greet An Yue outside the shop.

"Hey, girl, you're here at last."

Seeing the woman's anxious look, An Yue couldn't help but secretly wonder in her heart: "Could it be that she didn't sell a single can and is anxious to return the goods to her?"

As An Yue entered the shop, she asked, "It seems like the shopkeeper has been waiting here for a long time!"

"Finally I've got you here." The woman said as she pulled An Yue's wrist and walked into the shop.

An Yue turned around and asked, "Madam Shopkeeper, you haven't sold a single can and are in a hurry to return the goods?"

"Oh, girl, what are you talking about? These past few days, I have been looking forward to your coming soon."

As the woman spoke, she pulled An Yue to the display cabinet, motioned to An Yue to look at the display cabinet and said, "Here! Take a look, girl."

An Yue looked in the direction the woman indicated.