Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 114

113, Hesitation (4 more updates)

Yuanbao heaved a sigh of relief.

“Miss Xie, then I will come again in two days!”

“Mmm!”

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Xie Zhinuan waved her hand.

She turned and went into the courtyard to get busy.

Yuanbao exhaled deeply, taking the Bird’s Nest and Ginseng as he left.

Xie Zhinuan had finished braising the crabs when the children arrived, each carrying a bucket.

They hadn’t caught many crabs and were all pulling faces.

Xie Zhinuan smiled, “Starting from today, I may not be able to buy things from you anymore…”

Before anyone could ask why, sobs were already heard from the crowd.

Xie Zhinuan’s heart ached as she looked at them.

This small amount of money meant very little to her; she had never really cared about it from the beginning, but seeing the children like this now…

“Don’t be in such a rush, I just don’t need crabs for these few days, but after a while, I will still want them, like eels, loaches, pond snails, and recently, aren’t there a lot of cicadas? I want those too. For today’s crabs, no matter how many, I will give you thirty wen for them, then you all go back home, and bring a bowl over, to also taste the crabs I made!”

“Sister Zhinuan…”

Xie Zhinuan waved her hand, taking the crabs to one side to wash, planning to clean them up, braise them, and distribute them to the children.

As a treat for their efforts.

“Alright!”

The children were overjoyed.

They happily ran back to their homes.

Xie Zhinuan called out, “Remember to bring a large bowl!”

She calculated how many bowls she could serve and kept two girls to help.

One of them was the youngest sister.

The youngest sister, though young, was quick and efficient, and Xie Zhinuan liked her a lot.

Looking at her rough hands, her sun-tanned face, and her amazingly bright eyes, Xie Zhinuan thought of her own childhood self.

In the midst of misery, but with resilience, longing to strive upwards.

She put the crabs into the oil to fry them, then added spices and yellow wine, covering the skillet with a lid.

Xie Zhinuan served some of the braised crabs to let the two girls try.

“Sister Zhinuan!” the youngest sister whispered softly.

“Hmm?”

“Your other family members, where are they? That tall, silly Sister, where is she?” the youngest sister asked.

“They…” Xie Zhinuan let out a gentle breath.

How should she explain?

Gone? They hadn’t really left.

The truth was that she had concerns about being under Yuanbao and his family’s control for the rest of her life since they were influential, and she was just one person.

Now, who could she outwit or outfight?

Apart from Routuan and Dahuang, who were loyally devoted to her, she only had this estate and the store in town; there wasn’t a single person by her side who was truly genuine with her.

Even the servants she had thought about hiring were arranged by others.

“…”

“Will they come back?” the youngest sister asked.

“I don’t know!” Xie Zhinuan chuckled lightly.

She truly didn’t know.

If they came back, she wasn’t sure she could accept them without reservation, fearing that the slightest issue might cause her to doubt their loyalty.

“Oh oh!”

The youngest sister replied quietly.

She ate the small crab in her hand earnestly, almost wishing she could crunch up the shell and swallow it too.

When Xie Zhinuan decided to distribute crabs, many families in Xiaohe Village were stunned.

They secretly thought the young lady must be foolish!

However, the children who received a bowl ran home happily, looking forward to eating together with their families in the evening. The speech-impaired Xie Zhinuan was given two bowls, he was overjoyed, and the youngest sister thanked her profusely.

“Off you go!” Xie Zhinuan waved her hand.

She then personally delivered a portion to Elder Yuan and Old Lady Ni.

“Has something happened to your family?” Old Lady Ni asked.

She hadn’t visited Xie Zhinuan’s house much, knowing that Xie Zhinuan was busy with daily affairs and also felt guilty towards Xie Zhinuan because of what her own family had done.

Chapter 115