My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 229 Farewell to the Villagers

Chapter 229 Farewell to the Villagers

"What do you mean? Can you give me higher power?" The younger sister smiled. "Master Bi, I am very grateful for your help, and even more grateful that you did not take me as a concubine. Otherwise, I would not be able to cope with it now that my Si family has restored its title. But now that I am the daughter of a marquis, I am afraid that the position of Master Bi's concubine is no longer desirable to me."

Lord Bi laughed heartily: "I am only a second-rank governor. Even if I abandon my wife and marry you, you would certainly not look down on this right, let alone a mere concubine."

I was originally worried that Master Bi was saying this to blackmail me into repaying my kindness. Now, hearing him say this, I felt a little relieved: "So, what do you want, Master?"

Lord Bi had a string of bodhi seeds on his wrist. He took it off and played with it in his hand. "At my age, why would I care about beautiful women? Power is the most important thing to me. It's a pity that I have been in the second-rank official position for too long."

I don’t know much about officialdom, but I do understand that when you reach a position like Lord Bi’s, you can no longer rely on talent or ability to move up.

"The Kyoto bureaucracy is tightly controlled by those in the cabinet. I'm isolated and helpless. Even if I wait based on seniority, I might not be able to outlast those old guys. It's better to find another way and think about my future."

There was a look of ambition in his eyes that had never been there before, as if he had only seen hope after seeing his younger sister.

My younger sister pondered, "The empty title of the Si family is of no use to you, my Lord. If it were because of the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Si family, you wouldn't be meeting with me alone at this time."

Lord Bi laughed heartily. "Mu Wan, do you know why I'm helping you? I've seen many smart women, and I've seen many ambitious women, but it's really hard to find one who's both ambitious and smart enough. Now I've found one. With the right time, right place, and right people, I think my predicament can be resolved!"

My younger sister didn't respond. She poured a cup of tea for Master Bi and said after a long while, "Please teach me, Master."

Lord Bi drank the tea in one gulp before saying, "Supreme power lies solely in the hands of that person. Only that person can give us what we want. Mu Wan, I won't force you, but you must think it over carefully."

The little sister tightened her grip on the teacup, her eyes showing a hint of retreat, but after a moment she nodded: "I've made up my mind."

Master Bi raised an eyebrow: "Really?"

"Yes." The younger sister's eyes were filled with determination. "A tall building often collapses overnight, just like the Si family nine years ago. Their revival was just a matter of one person's will. The Queen Mother is old. Without her, our Si family will continue to stay here, living in dire straits. I don't want that. I want the future of the Si family to be in my own hands."

"Good!" Lord Bi clapped his hands and laughed, "I really wasn't wrong about him."

The younger sister asked, "But, what should I do?"

Master Bi said, "I will arrange everything from now on. When you return to Beijing, someone will contact you. Please be patient."

The younger sister nodded: "My Lord, I hope to see you in Kyoto soon."

……

Si Muyan returned to Songji Village and did not rest for a moment. She handed over the workshop to Zhu Laoer and He Song, gave the food shop to Yang, and the dim sum shop and duck shop to An.

Zhu Laoer was unwilling to accept it at first, but he also knew that Si Muyan would not stay any longer, so he said: "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely take good care of the workshop and live up to your trust."

Si Muyan smiled and said, "Just do your best and leave the rest to fate. If the business really can't continue, it doesn't matter if the workshop is closed. There's just one thing. Since it's a workshop in Songji Village, we Songji Village residents should be given priority. If you have any questions, just ask the village head uncle, don't act blindly on your own."

Zhu Laoer and He Song nodded in agreement.

He Song looked at Si Muyan who was still tending the vegetable garden and smiled: "From now on, you will be a rich lady. You won't have to worry about making a living, and you won't have to deal with vegetables and poultry all day long."

Si Muyan shook her head. "That's not the case. You don't understand. I have a mysterious thing. Whatever I plant will produce good fruit, and the poultry I raise are also very good. I can't give up such a good skill just because I went to Kyoto, right?"

Zhu Laoer laughed heartily. "Let's not talk about anything else, just this kind of vegetables. Who in the village doesn't say that the vegetables grown by the eldest girl are the best, and who doesn't say that the chickens and ducks raised by the eldest girl are fat and tender?"

They thought Si Muyan was joking, so they just followed suit. Little did they know, Si Muyan actually had a special mall where the seeds, fertilizers, feed, and poultry medicines were all modern. Therefore, the vegetables and chickens Si Muyan grew were much better than those of ordinary people.

He Songze said, "But I've never heard of any rich girl growing vegetables and raising chickens."

"Hasn't he heard about it now?" Si Muyan said, "When we get to Kyoto, I'll find a farm and finish what I haven't finished here."

Zhu Lao Er said: "Maybe it's okay for the next two years, but in two years the eldest daughter will be married, and we can't do whatever we want."

"Why do you want to get married?" Si Muyan said without raising her head. "I would rather be a peasant woman for the rest of my life. If that's not possible, then I'll stay on the farm forever. My father doesn't mind, and Xiao An won't mind either."

Zhu Laoer and He Song exchanged a glance, thinking Si Muyan was joking. Perhaps they thought so now, but things would change once they reached Kyoto. Furthermore, they had heard that the Si family was a royal family. How could such a precious girl remain unmarried?

After everything was packed, the Si family was ready to set off. Everything was packed and they were just waiting to set off the next day. Unexpectedly, in the evening, Lai Di, the little girl from the He family, came running over.

"Sister Yan."

Si Muyan asked curiously, "Laidi, why are you here so late? Is there something wrong?"

He Lai Di knelt down in front of Si Muyan and said, "Sister Yan, I want to go with you. I can do anything. I can be your maid. No, I want to be Xiao Xia'er's maid. Xiao Xia'er is so young and needs someone who knows her background to take care of her. I will take care of her!"

She looked at Si Muyan sincerely and enthusiastically, but also a little timidly, afraid of being rejected.

Si Muyan was stunned: "You follow me? But do you know what it means to be a maid? You can only be a slave for the rest of your life. If you marry a slave in the future, the children you give birth to will also be slaves."

He Lai Di blinked and looked at Si Muyan: "Sister Yan, didn't you say before that girls can choose to get married and have children, or they can choose not to get married? I don't plan to get married."

Si Muyan touched her head: "Laidi, you are still young and don't understand..."

"I'm ten years old, not young anymore," He Lai Di said seriously. "Sister Yan, I know what I want. I'm willing to be your slave because I know that if I follow you, my future life won't be like staying in Songji Village with a predictable future."