Top Assassin Retires and Becomes a Farmer After Time Traveling to the Past Chapter 82: Eulogy

“Are you going to work today?”

Song Zhe nodded awkwardly.

“Then follow Xiao Hui Du to cut grass and feed the goslings.”

Under the lead of Xiao Hui Du, Song Zhe carried a back basket and a sickle, and set off towards the mountain.

When they reached the edge of the woods, he was a little afraid to go in. The shocking scene last night still left him terrified.

There were man-eating wolves in the mountains!

Was this little girl not afraid at all?

“Your na is Xiao Hui?”

“Yes, Xiao Hui Du,” Xiao Hui Du said. “Young Master Song, feel free to ask anything you don't understand.”

“Nothing else, I just want to ask, what are you going to do with the wolves that were beaten back last night?”

“Wolf at,” Xiao Hui Du thought for a mont and said, “I heard Aunt Li saying this morning that most of them would be pickled and dried, but we’d cook a pot tonight to try the fresh at.”

Cook and eat it?

Song Zhe stared with wide eyes.

How could they cook and eat wolf at?

But thinking of the aromatic at, he couldn't help drooling.

“But Auntie said,” Xiao Hui Du went on, “if you don't cut three baskets of grass today, you won't get to eat the at, only leftover rice.”

Song Zhe: ...

Oh well, when in Ro, do as the Romans do.

Song Zhe gritted his teeth and followed Xiao Hui Du into the sparse woods and began cutting wild grass everywhere.

Fortunately, there were quite a few villagers coming to the woods to cut grass and look for wild vegetables, and it was daylight, so he wasn't too afraid.

But every villager who saw him was secretly surprised.

Li Yao really had a way with things, to make the young master from the county magistrate's family help with her chores. This was probably a one of a kind thing across the land.

By noon, Song Zhe had finally filled the first basket with wild grass, but his hands were also cut open in several places by the grass blades. On top of being tired and hungry, he had never felt so miserable in his life.

But thinking of the aromatic food renewed his determination.

He refused to believe that he, a grown man, would be inferior to a little girl like Xiao Hui Du.

Even if he had to work himself to death on this mountain today, he must fill those three baskets with grass!

...

Li Yao wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.

She had been working non-stop for the past two days and was exhausted every day, but finally made 500 jars of herbal ointnt, 2000 bars of soap and 1000 perfud soaps.

It looked like a lot, but divided among 18 shops, each didn’t get much, only enough for opening day.

It seed after this was over, it would be ti to consider hiring people for production.

Just as she was about to take a break, County Captain Zhang led two horses to her door. The “charity dinner” at the county magistrate's place was ready and would be held in the courtyard behind the yan tonight. County Captain Zhang had co to pick her up.

“Did you prepare everything as I said?”

“Yes,” County Captain Zhang said. “The County Magistrate is worried there might be problems, so he’d like Mrs. Li to co early and take a look.”

What Li Yao had the County Magistrate prepare was a buffet style dinner, not because she admired foreign ways, but because it would be more casual and give her room to improvise.

“Then give a minute, I’ll co right away.”

After washing up at ho, Li Yao put on a new cotton jacket and deliberately wore a new pair of cloth shoes.

Although these clothes were very comfortable and rather upscale in the village, she knew that to the wealthy people at the market towns, the fabric of these clothes was nothing but low grade material.

The wealthy at the market towns, who didn’t love wearing silks and satins?

The County Magistrate’s wife had also reminded her earlier to make herself a silk outfit, otherwise people would look down on her.

But Li Yao didn’t.

She liked wearing cotton clothes, they were comfortable.

Besides, she wanted certain people to look down on her today.

...

Night fell, and many tables and chairs were set up in the courtyard behind the yan, with tables full of delicious food, bowls and chopsticks, as well as good rice wine.

The surrounding trees and pillars were hung with lanterns and candle stands, lighting up the entire courtyard.

Li Yao deliberately delayed a little on the way, so by the ti she arrived, the other invited guests were already there.

Knowing beforehand of the County Magistrate’s plans, those invited had all brought their families.

The County Magistrate’s wife, who was quite familiar with these won, was leading them in gathering behind a curtain, chatting harmoniously.

Seeing Li Yao finally arrive, the County Magistrate imdiately strode over to welco her: “Mrs. Li is here.”

“Greetings to you, County Magistrate.”

“No need to stand on ceremony,” the County Magistrate said with a broad smile that revealed none of his anxiety, “This way, please.”

The dozen or so invited male guests glanced at each other.

Recently they had heard a lot about Li Yao, and knew she had made so money, but didn’t know why the County Magistrate held her in such high regard.

To be honest, any one of them was worth dozens or hundreds of tis more than Li Yao, in terms of personal wealth.

Yet the County Magistrate treated them indifferently, refusing their gifts, while holding this upstart in high esteem, which already left them a bit unhappy.

Of course they weren’t unhappy with the County Magistrate, but with Li Yao.

So when Li Yao ca before the crowd, no one took the initiative to speak to her.

Especially Zhang Guangsheng, the owner of Zhang’s Restaurant, who had been viciously beaten by Li Yao in public, and already harbored resentnt towards her. Enemies eting naturally glared daggers at each other.

Li Yao had also guessed what the crowd was thinking, and made no effort to be polite or greet them. With undisguised arrogance, she walked past them and headed straight for the County Magistrate’s wife.

“Humph, what a thing!” Zhang Guangsheng’s face was very ugly. In a low voice he said, “Thinks she’s sothing just because she earned so money.”

“This Mrs. Li really does have eyes higher than her head.”

“With her disposition, I’m afraid any business, no matter how good, won’t last long for her.”

...

Oblivious to the crowd’s judgnt of her, Li Yao had already beco fast friends with the group of wives.

With her experience and learning, she naturally dazzled these wives, who were soon looking up to her in admiration.

“Ladies,” Li Yao finally said, “you must all know why we are gathered here tonight.”

Everyone nodded, pride in their eyes.

The County Magistrate wanted to save the common people of the whole county, but didn’t have a penny in his hands, so he wanted them to give him a boost.

When it ca down to it, it still relied on them!

“So how much are you ladies planning to donate?”

“Huh?”

Everyone was stunned.

“Mrs. Li, of course we plan to donate,” said Mrs. Li. “But shouldn’t the n decide these things?”

“That’s right, what money could we won have?”

“Ha ha, you're too modest,” Li Yao said. “All of you here, which one doesn’t co from a wealthy household? Not to ntion the dowries you brought when you married. But even your own pocket money over the years is probably enough to match a whole village. It's reasonable for the n to take action to help the common people, but have you ever thought that the money they take out still cos from your family coffers? So why should they get all the credit while we remain unknown? Don't we won also deserve fa and praise?”