A Small Farmer Girl 's Story of Making a Fortune by Farming

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　　Si Xuanzhi, who had been in the county for several days, finally returned to Daliu Village.

　　Shen Yao did not go looking for him immediately. Instead, Si Xuanzhi, after hearing that Shen Yao was almost kidnapped by a kidnapper, sent an old servant to the Shen family to invite someone, saying that Shen Yao had learned a lot of new characters from his uncle during the days in the county town, and asked Shen Yao to learn to recognize them.

　　Shen Yao was obedient. He got up from the stool and followed the old servant to the Si family.

　　He touched her belly and smiled gently, "I really don't know how you were born. You gave birth to such a weirdo. The little grandson of the Si family is famous for his cold temper. He stays in the house all day and never interacts with other children. But Yaoyao caught his eye and made him miss her so much. He just came back from the county and he was so anxious to ask someone to come and invite him."

　　"Hey, sister-in-law, to be honest with you, I hope they can get closer, but I don't want them to have too much contact."

　　He was puzzled and frowned: "Why do you think so?"

　　"Yaoyao is still young, so it's okay for her to get close to the grandson of the Si family. She can learn a lot from him, which is a good thing. But if she gets older, I won't dare to do that."

　　"Why?"

　　Xu sighed softly, "Although the master of the Si family lives in Daliu Village, he was an official in Beijing before. Although his son was demoted to a remote place as a county magistrate, he is still an official appointed by the court and eats the emperor's salary. And his grandson's maternal grandfather's family is said to be a big family in Jinling. Sister-in-law, do you think that with such a family background, will the grandson of the Si family stay in Daliu Village in the future?"

　　"What does this have to do with whether he stays in Daliu Village?"

　　Xu moved the stool closer to He and lowered her voice, "Although farmers don't pay much attention to the separation between men and women, the grandson of the Si family is not a farmer. With his family background, when Yaoyao grows up, if the two of them are still so close, others will inevitably gossip."

　　Mrs. Wu happened to come over and heard the conversation between the two daughters-in-law. She said unhappily, "What are you talking about? My Shen family is not the kind of people who covet wealth and fame!"

　　"We are not that kind of people, but others may not think so. When the time comes, they might say that I am dreaming of climbing up the tree and becoming a phoenix. I can't tell gossip to others."

　　"I just saw that you are bored and have nothing to do. Yaoyao is only a few years old, and you are thinking about these things! How come, just based on the fact that I, Yaoyao, am not worthy of the grandson of the Si family? Bah, I, an old woman, even think that the grandson of the Si family is not worthy of me, Yaoyao!" Mrs. Wu got angry when she heard this.

　　Fortunately, Xu is Yaoyao's biological mother. How could a mother encourage others and destroy her own daughter's prestige?

　　"Mom, that's not what I meant. I'm just... I'm afraid that other people will gossip and ruin my reputation."

　　"My Yaoyao has a good reputation, who can ruin it? If you have nothing to do, go pull the weeds in the field instead of thinking about it!" After saying this, Mrs. Wu stopped arguing with Xu and turned to go to the vegetable garden.

　　Speaking of Shen Yao's reputation, it is unknown what it will be like in the future. But for now, Shen Yao's name has spread throughout the villages.