The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 247 - 243 Sorry, I Offended You

Chapter 247: Chapter 243 Sorry, I Offended You

In the carriage, Granny Lei asked Ruo He, "Third, what do you think of Miss He Hua?"

Ruo He knew she was the girl his mother was considering for his elder brother. He had only glanced at her once and hadn’t really formed an opinion, but thinking about how hard the two siblings had worked to gather medicinal herbs for his mother and niece, he said, "Not bad."

Granny Lei’s interest was piqued, "You also think she’s not bad, eh? How about we keep Miss He for you, and I find another match for your big brother?"

Ruo He: "..."

Ruo Xuan, who was eating snacks, had a frozen expression, "Granny, don’t create chaos with your matchmaking! She’s for my uncle!"

Ruo He suddenly felt that all these years of doting on his little niece hadn’t been in vain.

Immediately, Ruo He said, "Xuanbao is right, Miss He and big brother seem to be a match made in heaven."

He silently apologized to his elder brother in his heart.

Granny Lei sighed, "The problem is not knowing when your big brother will come home, and how to convince him to meet with Miss He."

Ruo Xuan finished the pastry in her hand before speaking, "It’s simple, invite Miss He’s family to work for us as long-term laborers. When uncle comes back, he’ll naturally have the chance to see her!"

With so much farmland at home, aside from growing crops, there was also a need to plant flowers, medicinal herbs, and mulberry trees, and the summer harvest was coming up. Moreover, they needed to hire people for the workshop, and labor was in short supply.

The villagers nearby who could be hired had already been taken on, and the others were not suitable to be employed as long-term laborers. Long-term laborers had to be honest and reliable.

This was a good opportunity to recruit people from more distant villages.

She would discuss this with Divine Lord Xuanyuan when she got back.

She had found that the villagers around Xinghua Village were poorer than those in her area.

Granny Lei’s eyes lit up, "Xuanbao is clever. Third, aren’t you coming over tomorrow to transport timber? I’ll come with you to return the baskets and take the opportunity to invite Miss He’s family to work for us."

Ruo He silently lit a candle for his elder brother in his heart.

But he didn’t dare to say much, for fear of drawing unwanted attention to himself.

Ruo He: "Mother coming over is fine, but the girl might not be willing to leave her hometown to come work in our village."

Ruo Xuan said in her milky voice, "No worries, with enough silver, she will. Besides, I have a way to cure Miss He’s father’s injured foot."

Ruo He: "..."

Xuanbao could also speak blunt truths now.

Granny Lei also understood the He Family’s predicament. If they invited the family of four over, and each person earned three to four taels of silver a month, the family would earn more than ten taels in total. Honestly, no one could resist such temptation.

Furthermore, Xinghua Village was not too far from their village. Working at their home allowed for rest every third day, which was just enough time to visit their own home.

If such a good job opportunity had appeared a few years earlier, she would have sent her sons without a second thought.

And with Xuanbao having a way to cure Father He’s leg injury, the He Family had no reason not to go.

Ruo He drove the carriage into the city from the West City Gate, then exited from the East City Gate.

Upon leaving the city, Ruo Xuan said to Ruo He, "Uncle, stop for a moment. There are people picking flowers today; I want to see how the flowers in the fields are doing."

Ruo He pulled over to the side to stop.

The sun had already set, and the horizon was graced with a magnificent sunset. Half of the area outside the city gates was a sea of flowers, the other half medicinal fields, with countless bees and butterflies dancing freely in the air.

It was the cool early summer, and the evening breeze v brought wafts of floral fragrance.

Such a scene could be described as a fairyland on earth.

Unfortunately, this earthly paradise could not attract Ruo He’s gaze, which was captured by a graceful figure, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

Even when Ruo Xuan jumped down from the carriage, he had yet to snap out of it—usually, if Ruo Xuan was in the carriage, he would immediately descend to pick her up the moment they stopped.

Ruo Xuan got off the carriage and reached out to help Granny Lei: "Granny Lei, be careful!"

"Oh, Xuanbao truly is a thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket!"

Ruo He came to his senses, hurriedly got out of the carriage, and assisted his mother.

After they all dismounted from the carriage, Ruo Xuan ran in the direction of Yichu.

Granny Lei, worried her precious granddaughter might fall, hurriedly urged, "Go watch over Xuanbao, don’t let her fall."

Ruo He, also concerned, quickly followed.

Granny Lei was right behind them.

In the flower field, a few girls were picking flowers, spaced far apart, each responsible for different varieties.

Yichu was picking roses; she loved her life now, keeping company with all sorts of fresh flowers every day, feeling as if her life blossomed quietly, fragrant and beautiful like the flowers.

Her face unconsciously radiated a gentle smile, her exquisite profile, devastatingly beautiful.

Ruo Xuan ran quickly towards Zhen Yi while shouting, "Sister Yichu!"

Yichu, hearing Ruo Xuan’s voice, turned her head and then a silhouette, radiant as the morning sun, pounced straight onto her, knocking her to the ground.

Yichu’s foot slipped, twisted, and pain shot up from her ankle; then she fell, sitting on the ground.

Ruo Xuan was on top of her, her little face buried right over her heart.

Ruo Xuan looked up, grinning, "Sister Yichu, you’re so soft."

Ruo He, who had just caught up and was about to help Ruo Xuan up: "..."

Yichu’s face, which had been white with pain, instantly flushed red!

She looked up at Ruo He and wished she could dig a hole and bury her head in it right there.

But Ruo Xuan noticed the change in Yichu’s complexion, seeming to bear some pain. She quickly got up, "Sister Yichu, did you get hurt from the fall?"

Yichu shook her head. She put her hands on the ground, trying to get up, but when her ankle pained her again, she fell back.

This time the pain made her forehead break out in a cold sweat.

Ruo Xuan saw it right away, "You’ve twisted your ankle, you can’t walk on it, or it will get even worse."

Then she looked towards Ruo He, "Uncle Three, carry Sister Yichu to the clinic to get checked out!"

Ruo He: "..."

Ruo He saw Yichu’s forehead covered in cold sweat from the pain and hesitated.

There was that rule, men and women should not touch, carrying her could damage her reputation.

Yichu, startled, quickly waved her hands, "No need, I can walk on my own."

In her panic, Yichu struggled, enduring the pain to stand up. But after a couple of steps, the injured foot touched the ground, and the pain made her fall forward.

Ruo He, with quick reflexes, caught her.

Granny Lei also arrived at this moment. Knowing Xuanbao had caused the injury, she hurriedly said, "Old Three, quickly carry her to the clinic for a check-up. If she falls again and breaks a bone, it will be troublesome."

Granny Lei didn’t recognize that Yichu was actually the former Zhen Yi.

After all, Zhen Yi was very thin before, and now Yichu, with her fair skin and beautiful appearance, was like a lotus rising out of water.

Moreover, Zhen Yi had been sold, so how could she possibly appear in the He Family flower field.

She knew that the girls picking flowers in the field were all from the Xuanyuan family’s old lady.

"No need, I’m fine. I’ll be able to walk on my own after resting a bit."

Granny Lei: "Don’t be stubborn, miss. If you develop a chronic condition, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life. You wouldn’t want to become crippled, would you?"

Yichu: "..."

"Miss, my apologies for the offense." Concerned that Zhen Yi might fracture her foot, Ruo He scooped her up in one swift motion, striding towards the carriage.

Yichu: "..."