Being rejected time after time honestly felt a bit displeasing, as if he had lost face, and now he was quite curious about her.
Firstly, Ze had told him that his own sister had never been to school and was illiterate.
However, when they were on the island, her knowledge of everyday life, pharmacology, and some philosophical principles, was clearly not what an illiterate girl who had never left her rural home could possess. Follow current novels on novel✦fire.net
Just now, when he had shown her the letter, she read it quickly, which indicated that she was not only literate but also very knowledgeable.
Secondly, back on the island, she claimed to have haphazardly mixed a medicine for him that by fluke cured his epidemic illness.
But when they left the island, she wrote a prescription for treating epidemics and some necessary precautions out of concern that the plague might still be present. At the time, he saw that her handwriting was indeed not pretty, but the force of her brushstrokes and her grasp of the size of the characters suggested that she wasn’t someone who would typically write such ugly characters. It was clear that she was educated and knew how to write; it just felt as though she wasn’t used to it, which is why her writing wasn’t very smooth or round.
It was also because of that prescription that he quickly gained the upper hand in the struggle for power and made a name for himself; if not for that, how could Yan Country have controlled the epidemic so quickly? For this reason, his admiration for Xiao Yu was immense.
But who would believe it was just a fluke?
At that time, he was only ten years old. What did a ten-year-old boy understand? A mischievous brat who couldn’t even distinguish different grains, always thinking about climbing up and down, never considering why his sister was so good at farming and cooking and even had medical knowledge. Could a girl from a rural fishing village really have such abilities?
Five years ago, she was only thirteen, still a half-grown child. What did she know?
Lastly, it was the crops she grew; he also found that odd. Harvesting wheat and rice in the dead of winter?
Was it the ground’s doing, or did the girl herself come bearing many secrets?
Combining all the above was the important reason why Yan Qing became interested in her; of course, the most important reason was that ever since he had eaten the food she cooked, he felt that no other delicacies could compare to the taste from his memory.
Shen Xiaoyu, a woman of ordinary appearance, yet independent and full of her own thoughts, increasingly piqued his interest.
If Xiao Yu knew that she had revealed so many flaws without realizing it, would she feel annoyed enough to hit her own head with a rock?
Xiao Yu was convinced she should stick to the farming path, so she refused to go down the road of court intrigue or domestic struggle. Since Yan Qing was a royal relative, his family was bound to be rich and powerful. What would she, a rural girl from a fishing village, do there? Become cannon fodder?
Just the thought of having to waste her brain cells playing tricks with those women gave her a headache.
So after making her determination clear to Yan Qing, she strode out of Xinglong Inn with her head held high.
Just as she left, Yan Qing gestured to his guard, "Go, find out where she lives."
You won’t come to my house, but does that mean I can’t come looking for you?
Xiao Yu, having no lack of anything at home, with grains and daily necessities already in place, drove the horse carriage straight back to the farm.
With all her business taken care of, and having connected with a broker to send over long-term workers for her to choose from in three days, she felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders.
Therefore, that evening, she and Yaya set up the Earth Pot in the yard and ate stove chicken with stewed pancakes. Ah, that taste was so divine, floating to the mouth of the guard who followed her, causing him to swallow his salivation forcefully while continuously marveling; aside from her looks, this girl was simply outstanding in every other aspect!
No wonder his lord had him confirm her location while also seeing what she was doing at home. This was clearly a sign of deep interest!