Daughter-in-law of the Marquis Family - C219

The small courtyard was built much prettier than they had imagined. According to Xie Jingxi and Gu Yun’s request, the eaves were built with bamboo plates, and there was enough space for resting and moving around along the stage. Inside the courtyard, there were grape arbors, similar to the one in Marquis Mansion, which could be used to eat grapes after sitting under the grape arbors in two months. There were also a few rows of fine bamboo plants that filled the flower beds beside the wall.

The courtyard was beautiful indeed, but there were not many places that could stand on foot, and it was practically filled with all sorts of flowers and herbs that Xie Jingxi wanted. When Gu Yun came in, he couldn’t help but laugh, “My wife, it’s fortunate that we didn’t dig a pond to raise fish in, otherwise we would probably have to swim over.”

Xie Jingxi was very satisfied, “What’s wrong with that? It’s fine to get a large vat here, but I think that’s good. It’s very lively, but it’s actually just watching the show, and it’s different in the winter.”

“Lady! Look at the road, I don’t even know where Xiao Jiu went. Be careful not to let him run into me. ”

Before even seeing a shadow, Ming Yu had already started clamoring. She had stayed over a month to clean and decorate the house, the courtyard was so beautiful, it had helped a lot, but what the hell was this Xiao Jiu?

Gu Yun used his eyes to look around, and saw a black mass of thing under the grape arbor.

Xie Jingxi followed Gu Yun’s line of sight and looked at him with a straight face, “Ming Yu, where did you get such a little thing? A cat and a dog, and it’s even a rabbit.

Ming Yu ran over and held up that shivering guy, as if he was offering a treasure to his daughter. “Miss, quickly take a look, is it really similar to 8 pieces?

Xie Jingxi and Gu Yun stared at each other, unable to say a word as they stared at the thing. From its outer appearance, it looked as fat as Xie Bakuai, but its black fur looked thinner than Xie Bakuai, and its glass-like eyes were even more beautiful than Xie Bakuai’s. In truth, it was not a problem with that, it was just that its expression was too cowardly.

Every single strand of hair on its body showed that no matter where the old man squatted, it was like a king who looked down on everything. Even if the one in front of him was a tiger, the other party would remain calm, but Xiao Jiu was the exact opposite. He was so cowardly that he didn’t even dare to lift his head, turning white from a pair of beautiful cat eyes.

Xie Jingxi laughed unkindly, “So you gave it the name of Xiao Jiu?”

“Yeah, going down the eight pieces, nine pieces is too hard to listen to, so let’s just call it Little Jiu. Miss might not look fat, but it’s very young, and it can be compared to us for a few years. Little Jiu also has some fate with us, he came to our yard by himself, I saw that he looks pretty good, so I decided to keep him, but at night you have to be careful when you come out, and you can easily step on him.”

Therefore, she had to be careful. For such a black thing, other cats would be able to distinguish it with their cat eyes. Xie Xiaojiu wished that she could close his eyes and stomp it to death.

Gu Yun carried Xie Xiaojiu over, and started to play with its claws, “Have you checked carefully if you’ve carried it back? It’s not easy to find unclean insects hidden in the black fur, so you have to wash it every day. Xi, stop playing with it, it’s not good to scratch it with unfamiliar little toys.”

I don’t know where it came from, but Ming Yu said: “Young Master, please be at ease. I am very careful, I have checked back and forth several times and my claws are also pruned every day. Next door, Miss Zou Ling has already helped me look over them, and said that there is nothing wrong with it.”

Xie Jingxi asked her: “Zou Ling will come to help often, let’s move in today and invite her to a meal. It’s not good for me to always trouble you.” She looked at Xie Xiaojiu, who was in Gu Yun’s embrace, and was already trembling like a sieve. “Quickly put it down, eight pieces are convinced upon seeing it. Xie Xiaojiu is so cowardly, don’t scare it to death.”

Gu Yun laughed and casually threw it away. Xie Xiaojiu trembled so much that she couldn’t even stand straight. She hid her neck in the flowers and grass and didn’t dare to come out.

“Miss Zou Ling did indeed come to help out a lot. Almost all of the family’s food was given by her, and many of these flowers and plants were picked for me by her. She’s a good person.”

Xie Jingxi looked at Gu Yun with a smile that was about to break into a smile, “Alright then, let’s go invite her to dinner.”

Gu Yun came over to pinch her face, “I’ve never seen you this magnanimous before.”

Whatever, we can’t pretend that we don’t know each other. Regardless of what other people are thinking, at the very least, they treat us very well on the surface.

The most amazing thing was that Xie Xiaojiu actually came out from the pile of flowers and grass with a trembling body, walking towards her direction. Although she was a little hesitant, she was really obedient, and with one hand, Zou Ling held it up, spun in the air twice, and then threw it upwards to catch it. Xie Xiaojiu looked as if she was going to be picked up by her master the entire time, and even opened her eyes in a very respectful manner.

“Little Jiu has to lose weight. He’s too fat. I can barely lift him with one hand.” Zou Ling carried it as she walked over, “Mrs. Gu, you’ve come. If you don’t come soon, you’ll miss the good scenery.”

Xie Jingxi laughed, “Seeing that you really know how to communicate with it, why does it listen to you like this?”

“This kind of little guy is a piece of cake, I can deal with any big guy, it’s nothing much. I grew up in the mountains since I was young, so I can get close to them easily. It’s much better than playing with people.”

Xie Jingxi asked her, “What did you say that was wrong with the scenery just now? I think you should have gotten familiar with this area since long ago, so tell me about it when it’s fun and I’ll go take a look too.”

Once she said that, Zou Ling started a conversation, “Do you know why I stayed here for so long? In the area behind the tea mountain, there is a small forest with no one around, it is very fun, it is very quiet inside, and there is even a small ditch, I don’t know which mountain left this spring water, it is sweet and refreshing, but no one went in, it is comfortable when the weather is hot.”

“Not many people go in. Is it because the road is hard to walk on, or is there something scary inside?”

Zou Ling laughed, “I knew that you were being cautious, but there is nothing else. Firstly, everyone said that the piece of water and soil was not good, and as a result, when it was grown long, no one asked about it, the grass grew wild and there was no way in. Since I did not care about whether there was a way in, I just curiously looked around, and did not know that there was a different cave, and it was pretty beautiful, but big guy I was not able to find anything, and to be honest, I was disappointed.

Since one of them knew how to play and the other knew how to eat, it was no wonder that the two of them could play together.

“It sounds pretty good. I’ll go take a look some other day.”

“Yeah, Zou Ling, I told you that my clan’s young lady would go.” Ming Yu heard the sound and came over with excitement, “Young lady, let me tell you, it’s really quite fun, there’s even a bunch of wild flowers, it’s really pretty, I wanted to dig it up and bring it back, I was waiting for you to give me a surprise, then we can bring it back.”

Hearing that Ming Yu would go along as well, she was raised by this little girl, and after going to the capital for a few years, she was already bored to death.

“You really want to go?” When they were about to go to bed at night, Gu Yun asked her, “Hearing that it’s strange and mysterious, I can’t be at ease if I don’t follow you, right?

“Then just follow me from afar. Actually, I want to go with you, but next time, let’s go alone. There’s nothing much to do in the countryside, as long as you’re a young master from Beijing, you’ll be on tenterhooks even if you go to a small forest. I’m still young now, so I’ll take the opportunity to play around, and then I’ll have to stay at home when my belly is big.”

Seeing that she was pitiful, Gu Yun did not have the heart to hold her back. Since they already lived here, it would be better to play a little more happily, “Fine then, I’ll follow you guys, but there’s one thing, those two girls are crazy, you shouldn’t go fishing in the water with them, even touching the water will not do.

Xie Jingxi laughed. “I understand, Gu mama!”

They entered the small forest, and it wasn’t as difficult as they had imagined. After all, with Zou Ling leading the way, they had already created a small path that could be seen as a road, with plenty of thorns and vines growing in the surroundings, Zou Ling had helped them deal with them from the front. Gu Yun walked behind them in two steps, observing his surroundings attentively, but the most important part was that his heartstrings were placed on his wife.

After walking for a while, his field of vision gradually widened, and just as Zou Ling said, he was suddenly enlightened. From afar, he could vaguely see some unknown wild flowers, the sound of flowing water, and the sound of spring water.

Ming Yu led her to look at the wild flowers that could be called pleasant surprise, the white of them were mixed together, and there were even some bright red Mandara Flowers. Xie Jingxi saw a few poppies with her sharp eyes, and thought of planting a few in the courtyard, with the occasional medicine.

The most pleasantly surprised one was probably the small spring ditch. It was not called a small ditch, but a ditch at the side that One-Pun could not see at a glance. There were also a few low waterfalls.

Gu Yun did not move forward, rather he lay on his back in the flowers and grass and looked at her. Xie Jingxi was careful to not stay near the water’s edge as Senior Servant Mu warned him, and instead, slowly walked along the water’s edge. Suddenly, she saw a fat fish stopped beside a dense patch of reeds.

Xie Jingxi was pleasantly surprised as she leaned over alone.