Transmigrated into a fat wife, farming, raising children, and picking up husbands

Xiao He's eyebrows were practically flying off her feet, and her eyes were blinking so hard they were practically twitching. She was so anxious! You guys need to do something about me!

Finally, she got tired.

Fine, you guys win.

If you don't care about me now, I'll just stay here with my wife. In the future, even if you beg me to go back, it won't work.

Pei Zhao turned around, took a few steps, and then stopped.

A night breeze blew by, lifting the hem of his clothes.

He frowned, feeling that something was missing.

Building a garden costs money, opening a shop costs money, and he just left like that, leaving her with only an empty promise. What's the point?

Lin Xiuer was still standing under the west wing corridor, looking at him with red eyes.

His gaze shifted, sweeping over his subordinates still kneeling in the courtyard, and a slow smile crept onto his lips.

Shen Qing was bowing his head, rubbing his legs which were aching from kneeling, when he suddenly felt a chill down his back.

He subconsciously looked up and met Pei Zhao's smiling eyes.

That smile, that look in his eyes—he knew it all too well.

Every time their young master Pei makes that expression, someone is about to suffer.

Pei Zhao walked over to him, stopped in front of him, and gestured that they could all stand up.

Shen Qing smiled, and just as she steadied herself, she saw a hand reaching out in front of her.

He was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he wanted from him. He just stared at Pei Zhao with wide eyes, then at his hand.

After a while, he took out a money pouch from his pocket, weighed it in his hand, and tried to put it on.

Pei Zhao took it, weighed it in his hand, frowned slightly, and glanced to the side.

Cui Mingyue lowered her head, her shoulders trembling, secretly watching Shen Qing make a fool of himself, when she felt that gaze fall on her.

The smile on her face froze instantly. She groaned inwardly, gritted her teeth, and pulled out a few pieces of silver from her sleeve pocket, slapping them into his hand.

Yi Huainian was the most sensible one. He immediately handed over his entire money pouch with a fawning smile on his face: "My lord, it's all here."

Without his disguise and wig, Yi Huainian is completely different from the old man who sold his daughter back then.

He didn't have many wrinkles on his face, looked to be around thirty years old, and while he wasn't exactly handsome, he looked quite energetic.

Lin Xiuer had no suspicions whatsoever.

Pei Zhao collected the silver coins one by one, holding a pile of loose silver in his hands, which was at least several dozen taels.

He turned around and walked back to Lin Xiuer.

Lin Xiuer stood there, her eyes still red, staring blankly at him, then at the handful of silver in his hand, not quite understanding what was going on.

But Xiao He already understood. She felt a sense of satisfaction seeing Shen Qing and Cui Mingyue's embarrassed expressions.

She rushed in front of Pei Zhao, lifted her clothes, and took the pile of silver.

Xiao He, clutching a heavy bag of silver, winked at Pei Zhao: "My lord, well done."

She turned back and nodded vigorously at Lin Xiuer, then stepped aside so as not to disturb them.

Lin Xiuer was still standing there, staring blankly at him.

Pei Zhao looked at her stunned expression, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and without saying anything more, he turned around and strode out.

A group of people followed him and quickly disappeared into the night.

The courtyard fell silent.

Only Lin Xiuer and Xiao He remained, along with that heavy bag of silver.

Lin Xiuer stood there, looking at the empty gate, feeling a sense of emptiness in her heart.

Xiao He, holding the silver in her pocket, looked at her cautiously.

"Sister..." she called softly. "Let's go home, Grandma and Xiaobao are still waiting for us."

Lin Xiuer snapped out of her daze, looked down at her, then at the silver in her pocket, nodded, mechanically packed her things, and pushed the cart back home.

It was late when we got home, and Xiao Bao was already asleep.

Seeing that someone was missing and Lin Xiuer looked distraught, Wang didn't dare to ask. She could only pull Xiao He aside and whisper her question.

Xiao He told Wang Shi about the events that had happened that night.

Wang looked at her daughter with heartache, watching her unload the things from the cart and then prepare the ingredients to make sauce.

She took her hand and said, "Xiuer, you don't look well. Have you been working too hard these past few days? Take a couple of days off, or you'll get sick."

Lin Xiuer looked blankly at Wang Shi, then at Xiao He, and saw their worried expressions. Perhaps her complexion was really bad.

He nodded in response, obediently put down his things, and went back to his room to rest.

Once she was lying in bed alone, she realized how empty the big bed felt when she slept alone.

I tossed and turned, unable to sleep, my mind filled with images of that person.

When people are too idle, they tend to overthink, so Lin Xiuer simply stopped sleeping.

I got dressed, went to the backyard to fetch water, washed the pots and pans on the stove until they shone, and then swept the yard inside and out.

Xiaohe understood that she was upset, and there was no point in trying to comfort her now. She decided to let her work until she was tired and then go to rest.

After cleaning the yard, it was already dawn. Thinking that the spices at home needed to be replenished, Lin Xiuer carried her basket and went up the mountain.

When Wu Liangcai and Chen Mingxuan woke up late in the morning, they thought they had overslept.

When I rushed to the market, I only saw Old Hu's stall; there was no sign of his cart.

"Old Hu, where's Sister Lin? Did she sell all her pancakes and leave so quickly? We'll head to Xiyuan then."

"Where are you going?" Hu Yidao called out to the two young masters. "Xiuer didn't come today at all. I think something must have kept her waiting."

"Let's wait a bit longer. If they still haven't come, we'll go to her house to check."

When Lin Xiuer returned from the mountain carrying a full basket of various spices, she saw several people standing in the courtyard.

She was taken aback. "Why are you all here?"

When Lao Hu and the others arrived, Lin Xiuer wasn't home. Xiao He had already told them what Pei Zhao had instructed them to do the night before.

This person has gone missing, and they don't know where to look for him. If even Ping An's skills can't handle someone, then all of them combined would be useless.

They weren't good at comforting people, and besides helping Lin Xiuer with more chores, they didn't know what else they could do.

After a quick lunch, we went to town together to continue tidying up the garden.

Lin Xiuer didn't want everyone to worry about her, so she forced a smile every day, acting as if nothing was wrong, and took Xiao He to set up their stall and tidy up the garden.

His movements were as swift as before, but he spoke less.

It's only when I'm sleeping alone at night that I realize how much I miss him.

Days passed by, and the garden changed day by day.

The weeds were removed, the garbage was cleared away, and the piles of withered branches and rotten leaves were burned into ashes and scattered on the ground to fertilize the fields.

Liu Songnian was the most diligent, running around doing everything.

He personally oversaw everything, helping to find bricklayers and carpenters, buy materials, and supervise the construction, even more attentively than if he were working on his own house.

Lin Xiuer understood that he felt guilty because they had sent the message, which led to the other side sending people to kidnap Ping An.

She didn't expose him and just let him do as he pleased.

Xiao He goes to the pancake stall with Lin Xiuer every day to sell pancakes, and helps tidy up the garden when they come back after the stall closes.

Although the little girl was a bit talkative and chattered away every day, she was quick-witted and observant, and Lin Xiuer grew to like her more and more.