Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 141 Poisoning to Redeem Someone (8)

"Alright, I’ll go check on Big Brother." Standing up, she shook off the wrinkles on her clothes and strode towards the front courtyard.

"Big Brother, I’m here." She pushed open the doors to Big Brother’s study, stretched her neck to glance inside, and saw Big Brother busy reconciling the accounts, then called out to interrupt his focused attention.

"You’ve come at the right time. Now that it’s getting hot, should we take down the greenhouses in the fields?" Feng Xi, noticing the recent heat and the grass sprouting in the mountains, thought it was time the greenhouses were no longer needed.

"Big Brother, that’s exactly why I’m here to talk to you. Except for the strawberry and watermelon greenhouses, the rest can be removed. Today, I have to start pre-growing seedlings to prepare for planting rice." Feng Xuxu and her brother had come to the same conclusion. With the Solar Calendar already reaching the end of February, and only a month and a half left, they had to finish preparing these 300,000 acres of land, or they would miss the early rice planting season. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Okay, I’ll tell them to hurry up so that it won’t delay your planting of the mid-season rice." Feng Xi thought for a moment; 300,000 acres was a lot of land, but fortunately, it was all divided. Several manors, each with cattle and laborers, plus the populations of the two nearby villages, should be ample help to ensure there were no delays.

"Then I’ll head back. If there’s nothing else, you should also get out for some fresh air. Don’t stay indoors all the time. Occasionally go have a meal at the restaurant with your future sister-in-law, it’s on me, alright?" she teased her brother playfully.

"If only I could! Your sister-in-law is pregnant now, and Jiaojiao is at home taking care of her." He felt a sense of aggrievement, as seeing his wife had become such a challenge.

"Hahaha, I can tell you haven’t seen her. You sound just like a complaining wife."

"Hmph, laugh all you want. Speaking of marriage, you’re not getting any younger either. Just a few days ago, Xu Ke’s father came to buy watermelons and asked whether you were engaged yet. I think he wants to propose a match for his son."

Feng Xi considered it for a moment; Xu Ke was decent, polite, and an upright young man, and his family was in business. If his sister married into their family, she wouldn’t suffer.

Feng Xi looked up to see his sister lost in thought, and shook his hand in front of her to snap her out of it. "What do you think? Xu Ke is a decent man. If you have no objections, we can settle on this," he said.

"I don’t want to," Feng Xuxu stood up, somewhat agitated, and said loudly.

Feng Xi looked at his outspoken sister; one mere mention of a marriage proposal, was there really a need to be so upset about it?

Smiling sheepishly, Feng Xuxu said, "I’m still young, aren’t I? There’s no need to think about these matters yet. Can I decide on my own marriage in the future, Big Brother?" she asked, batting her large, pitiful eyes at him.

Her brother, speechless, rubbed his forehead. Arranged marriages were always decided by the elders, but things seemed to have changed when it came to his sister.

"Big Brother, if you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as your agreement. That settles it; I’m going back now." She said and then scampered off, afraid that if she delayed even a moment longer, her brother might change his mind.

After leaving Big Brother’s study, Feng Xuxu walked absent-mindedly towards Lotus Garden, wondering if he in the Capital City was thinking of her at all.

"Miss, Miss?" Qiangwei called out twice and seeing no response from her, stepped forward to tug at Miss’s sleeve. "Miss, Miss?"

"Ah, oh, what’s the matter?" She looked around to find she had returned to Lotus Garden.

"Just now, Shopkeeper Chen from town sent someone to say that someone tried to poison our restaurant and was caught by Moli who happened to be passing by. The culprit is now locked in the woodshed in the backyard, waiting for you to deal with it," Qiangwei relayed with disbelief, unable to understand how someone could attempt poisoning in broad daylight at the restaurant; it seemed absolutely nonsensical.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xuxu immediately felt unsettled. The fact that someone could slip into the restaurant’s kitchen indicated severe laxity in management. If it weren’t for Moli happening to pass by, who knew what might have happened; even if they cleared the restaurant’s name of any wrongdoing, the incident would still deal a significant blow to their reputation.