Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

437, Ruthless

Xie Zhinuan greeted them and instructed Ming Xi to take care of the lords, while Aunt Chen took care of the ladies.

Master Liang and Madam Liang also arrived.

Upon seeing Xie Zhinuan, both felt very uneasy, their hearts thumping wildly.

It was even worse when they saw Xie Zhinuan.

After the failed assassination on Chuyi and being extorted for tens of thousands of taels of silver, they had been shaking in fear, worried that Xie Zhinuan would detect something.

They were anxious all day long.

Madam Liang originally didn’t want to come today, but after hearing that several other ladies would be there, she had no choice but to show up, knowing well what Xie Zhinuan represented in Fengping County, clear to everyone.

Xie Zhinuan was not someone they could afford to offend, at least not openly; they had to flatter her.

If she were to enter the Prince’s residence in the future, she would be one of the Royal Family.

“Master Liang, Madam Liang have arrived!” Xie Zhinuan approached with great enthusiasm.

Her beautiful eyes fixed on Madam Liang, and she reached out to take Madam Liang’s hand, “Madam Liang, I don’t know why, but I always feel I recognize you, as though we’ve met somewhere before!”

The enthusiasm from Xie Zhinuan startled Madam Liang, and these words threw her into utter confusion, “How, how, how could that be!”

She stammered, her heart beating furiously.

She was extremely nervous.

Xie Zhinuan continued, “I also find it strange. Of all the ladies here, Madam Liang looks familiar to me. It seems we haven’t met before, which I find odd. Could it be that I have met you before I lost my memory?”

“No, no, it’s impossible!” Madam Liang immediately retorted.

Master Liang was also frightened.

It was unclear whether Xie Zhinuan’s remark was a joke or if she knew something.

The couple was extremely anxious and couldn’t help but be suspicious.

Xie Zhinuan already nodded with a smile, “I also think it’s quite unlikely!”

Anyway, her goal to intimidate them was already achieved; Xie Zhinuan wouldn’t keep harping on it.

She had someone lead the couple inside, and the smile on her face slowly faded.

A cold seriousness filled her eyes.

Past grudges had yet to be settled, and now they had new resentments.

However, today, she had also prepared an assassination for this couple, only hoping it wouldn’t scare them out of their wits!

Thinking of this, Xie Zhinuan’s smile turned soft and gentle.

The guests had mostly arrived, and just as she was about to turn around, a filthy old beggar hurried over, glanced at her, and abruptly fell to the ground, “Ouch, ouch, I’m in so much pain, I’m dying!”

“…”

Xie Zhinuan frowned.

She watched the beggar who wouldn’t get up from the ground, throwing a tantrum, and let out a gentle sigh.

The onlookers also recognized him.@@novelbin@@

Wasn’t this the beggar who caused trouble at the front of ‘Kechanglai’ that day? Because of his disturbance, Xie Zhinuan ignored those beggars. In the end, the Governor’s Office intervened, housing the beggars outside the city, giving each of them a small hut, some cotton-padded clothes, garments, quilts, pots and pans-all earned through hard work, along with registered residence, practically making them townsfolk.

Industrious people knew that as long as they worked diligently, their lives would inevitably improve.

The Governor’s Office also provided plenty of jobs, without the need for an Indenture Contract, and though saving money was not easy, there was enough to satisfy hunger.

People didn’t expect this beggar to cause trouble again.

Xie Zhinuan, however, recognized him; she had given him food back in the small town and hadn’t expected this.

“Stop pretending!” Xie Zhinuan’s voice was stern.

Hearing these words, the old beggar looked up at Xie Zhinuan, then stopped yelling and sat cross-legged on the ground, “How can you tell that I’m pretending!”

Xie Zhinuan glanced at him, “A person truly in pain doesn’t wail like a ghost or howl like a wolf as you do. Your howling is obviously fake. The restaurant is opening today, and I won’t hold it against you. If you want something good to eat, wait over there, and I’ll have someone bring something out for you later. But if you make another scene, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Chapter 439