Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 731: Engagement (3)_1

Chapter 731: Chapter 731: Engagement (3)_1

Second Lady Wang’s face was brimming with a smile as radiant as a flower, "Wuchang Duke just came to propose himself, asking for you to be his wife! Oh Sister Qiu, you are truly blessed!" Lady Wang’s eyes danced with delight, genuinely happy for the prospect of forming this marital connection for the Duke An’s Mansion.

Third Madam, Lady Dai, was also grinning from ear to ear as she congratulated Du Wanqiu, "Congratulations Sister Qiu, the old master has already agreed to this marriage proposal. Soon, our mansion will have a First-class Madame... Ah, oh my, Sister Qiu, what’s wrong with you..."

Upon hearing ’the old master has already agreed to this marriage proposal’, Du Wanqiu felt her head buzzing, as if she had been struck, her vision went black, and she was unconscious...

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As the sun began to decline in the west, the sunset dyed the sky red as rouge, and in the courtyard of the villa, Cai Wei sat under a fruit tree, chatting leisurely with Old Lady Zhang.

The old woman was very interested in Cai Wei’s adventure of survival after being captured by a tiger. She meticulously asked about her escape process, finally concluding that the reason Cai Wei survived this great danger was because she was kind-hearted and had accumulated a lot of good deeds. She then turned to her young grandchildren gathered around her, telling them, "In future, you all should learn from our young lady, do good deeds, accumulate virtue, then you’ll have your blessings in the future."

The children didn’t know what blessings were, nor were they interested. They were more captivated by the beautiful sister sitting there, straight out of a painting, who had dazzled their eyes.

"Sister, you are so pretty, even prettier than Sister Xiu’er!"

"Xiu’er? Who is Xiu’er?" asked Cai Wei with a smile.

Upon the mention of Xiu’er, a smile instantly leaped onto Old Lady Zhang’s face. She jovially said, "Xiu’er is the daughter of the village head of Sun’ao Village. A while ago, during the busy spring farming period when we couldn’t handle everything by ourselves here, the village head and some villagers came to help us, his daughter came too. She’s such a good and sensible kid."

Seeing the affection on the old woman’s face, Cai Wei couldn’t help but laugh, "The old lady’s great-grandson is about to reach the age of marriage, right?"

"Isn’t that the truth!"

Old Lady Zhang said with a twinkle in her eye, "My great-grandson is sixteen today. If he could marry someone like Xiu’er, I would have no regrets left!"

Cai Wei just gave a smile in response. Marriage was a matter of destiny after all, and it wasn’t something she could interfere with; but Zhang Biaotou’s family were all kindhearted and sincere people, and if the girl from the Sun family had a discerning eye, she wouldn’t miss out on them!

Nowadays, the villa had more people than before. Because they kept hundreds of animals and also raised hundreds of chickens, ducks, and geese, the Zhang family couldn’t manage everything. After discussing with Mu Zhongqing, Zhang Biaotou hired some day laborers from the nearby Sun’ao Village to tend to the cows and sheep daily and look after the poultry in the compound. The brothers of the Zhang family each took a hoe and a bow and arrow, patrolling the different parts of the villa every day, weeding and driving off wild beasts to prevent damage to the villa.

The women of the Zhang family were still responsible for making dim sum for Bafu Winery. Every day they had to make a few hundred jin’s worth to sell. Old Lady Zhang was getting old, and her children didn’t allow her to work. Not wanting to sit idle, she took over cooking for the family. With the help of two maids they hired, they cooked for dozens of people in the house. Everyone in the villa had their own duties and while everyone was busy, they all lived a fulfilling life!

The Zhang family lived a very simple life, only having simple meals on regular days. But since Cai Wei had come, the old woman decided to splurge a little. She asked the two maids responsible for cooking to go to the nearby Sun’ao Village to buy a chicken and a big fat goose.