Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 70

69, The Mute (Part 5)

It felt like an enormous meticulousness was crashing down on his head.

The mute was initially stunned, and then, under the envious gaze of the others, he nodded vigorously, gesticulating that he could definitely do the job right.

And he hoped that Xie Zhinuan would give him this opportunity to earn money.

Indeed, he desperately needed money; his family was extremely poor, and as a mute, he brought endless mockery and ridicule upon his parents. If he could earn money for his family, others would no longer laugh at his parents, and his aunts and uncles could not bully his mother, nor could his cousins bully his own family members.

He knew it was because his family was poor, and he also knew it was because he was mute.

Originally, his eldest uncle and youngest uncle had forced the family to split because he was mute, and with his parents’ mild nature, their share of the property was minimal.

“Sister Zhinuan, he’s mute and can’t speak!”

“Yeah, Sister Zhinuan, let me help you cut the grass, chop firewood instead!”

“I can also do it!”

“Me too!”

Xie Zhinuan saw the boys chattering non-stop, while the mute, distressed and sweating profusely, brimmed with tears in his eyes, evoking her sympathy.

In a gentle voice, she said, “I’m afraid that won’t work, because I have already agreed with him!”

Pointing at the mute.

Seeing his astonishment followed by elation, his tears fell unstoppably.

Xie Zhinuan took a gentle breath.

The boys felt some disappointment, yet they envied the mute.

The mute tried to say something to Xie Zhinuan, uttering “ah, ah, ah,” but Xie Zhinuan just smiled at him, “Start chopping wood tomorrow, and you can begin cutting grass in a few days!”

Then she waved to everyone else, “I’m going back now, looking forward to your wild berries!”

In this world, there were plenty of wild fruits, not just thorn bubbles, but also ground berries and snakeberries.

Once Xie Zhinuan had left, the boys returned home, told their families that they would be picking wild berries in the mountains the next day, and decided to gather wild fruits as well. Going alone wasn’t feasible; they needed to call their sisters along, with two of them together, they could also pick up some firewood.

The children had never had the opportunity to earn money. They knew about the wild fruits in the mountains but usually just picked them to eat-trading them for money was rare.

When Xie Zhinuan returned home, someone came over with firewood.

“Miss Xie!” The man was too simple and shy, and seeing such a beautiful girl like Xie Zhinuan, his face flushed with heat, and he hardly dared to look at her straight.

Xie Zhinuan didn’t know which family he belonged to. “Is this firewood ten wen per bundle?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right, my mother told me to bring it over, and there are a few more bundles. I’ll go home and fetch them!” After the man spoke, he didn’t wait to see if Xie Zhinuan had understood and turned to leave immediately.

He left very quickly.

Shortly afterward, several women arrived, each carrying a basket.

Smoked meat, eggs, tender pumpkins, cucumbers, a variety of items-Xie Zhinuan still accepted them, and paid well.

“Miss Xie, if you want more in the future, just let me know, and I’ll bring the very best from our home!”

“Alright!”

Xie Zhinuan responded.

She wasn’t short of money, and she was willing to make connections by purchasing these items.

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After sending off the women, Xie Zhinuan got busy preparing dinner for the noble young master across the street.

She made a refreshing cucumber salad as an appetizer, minced meat and vegetable porridge, and also boiled plain eggs, giving him only one. Yuanbao looked surprised when he saw it.

“I boiled quite a few, but for now, your young master just needs to eat one egg yolk. If he can’t finish it, there’s no need to force it!”

For someone with an eating disorder, it’s better to get accustomed to eating gradually and not be greedy for more.

Yuanbao left smiling with the basket in hand.

Xie Zhinuan stood at the door, realizing that Yuanbao seemed to have never entered the yard; no matter when, he always stood at the door to talk to her.

“Hehe!” She shook her head and turned to go have dinner.

Chapter 71