The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

Upon hearing this, the scholar froze in his tracks. His face flushed crimson, as if all the blood in his body had rushed to his head, and even his ears and neck turned a liverish color.

Simultaneously.

The flush on his face quickly faded, turning into a humiliated, deathly pale. Even his lips trembled uncontrollably, and he managed to squeeze out a single sentence through clenched teeth:

"My affairs are none of your business."

After saying that, he stormed off.

Xing'er couldn't help but laugh when she saw his embarrassed look, but since they were in someone else's house, she held back as she tried to suppress it. However, she couldn't suppress the smile on her face as she reached for the silver on the stone table.

She bit her lip hard.

I was afraid I would burst out laughing at any moment.

Tiger Head and Dog were overjoyed as well.

Firstly, he was happy that the scholar had been humiliated; secondly, he thought that since Sister Xing'er knew so many characters and could even write poems, she might be able to teach them to read in the future.

If they can learn to read, they might be able to find a good job in town when they grow up.

Zhao Di and Daya looked at Xing'er with eyes full of admiration.

At that moment, they treated Sister Xing'er like an idol!

I wish I could be as amazing as Sister Xing'er someday!

My parents would be overjoyed.

At this time.

Lu Lingfeng coughed twice and reminded him:

"Father, you just said you'd give this girl a prize, you have to keep your word."

Lu Xianzhe snapped out of his daze and turned to the old steward, saying:

"Ah Fu, give this ten taels of silver to this young lady."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Xianzhe took out ten taels of silver from his purse and gave it to the old steward. The old steward respectfully took the silver from the master and then stuffed it into Xing'er's hand, whispering:

"Young lady, this is a lucky charm from my master for you, take it!"

Xing'er was surprised that coming here was the right decision. She earned an extra sixteen taels of silver and, most importantly, embarrassed the scholar Nan. She happily accepted the money and secretly slipped two taels of silver to the old steward.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir."

The old steward was taken aback. The silver in his hand felt heavy. He hadn't expected that this young girl, who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, would be so worldly-wise.

Could she be some young lady from a wealthy family disguised as a country girl?

He stood there stunned for a long time, staring intently at Xing'er. Lu Xianzhe coughed twice, then he came to his senses and replied with a smile:

"You're too kind, young lady."

Xing'er smiled sweetly, said nothing more, and then asked Master Lu:

"May I ask you something, sir?"

Seeing her harmless appearance, Master Lu suddenly remembered his business and quickly stood up, smiling as he said:

"Young lady, I have something to ask you. Please come with me to my study."

"it is good."

"However, I have a request that I hope you can grant."

"You can say it."

"My brothers and sisters must be tired from standing here all the way. It's not convenient for them to come into your study. Could you please do me a favor and help me settle them outside the study, and also bring them a few plates of tea and fruit?"

Let them have a couple of sips of water. They can't possibly follow me without ever getting a drink of water, can they?

Everyone present was stunned by these words.

No one in the Lu family had ever dared to speak to Master Lu like that.

Even Lu Lingfeng didn't dare to make any requests to his father, because in his mind his father was a particularly serious man.

He opened his eyes wide and glanced at the village girl, then at his father. To his surprise, his father readily agreed the next moment.

"What's so difficult about that!"

"Afu, take these little ones to the room next to the study, prepare a few more plates of tea and fruit for them, and a few more plates of fresh fruit. Just make whatever they like to eat."

"Yes, sir!"

Tiger Head and Dog didn't expect Sister Xing'er to be so fierce!

This rich man looks incredibly powerful; they don't even dare to get close to him. Yet, Sister Xing'er casually made requests of him, and what's more, he agreed.

Xinger is awesome!

Tiger Head's eyes were practically sparkling as he looked at Xing'er.

Seeing that Master Lu was so agreeable, Xing'er finally agreed to go to the study with him to discuss matters, and at the same time, she called Hu Tou and Gou'er to come along as well.

As she walked, she kept reminding him:

"Even if the food here is delicious, don't eat too much, okay?"

"Eating too much will upset your stomach, and that would be counterproductive."

Tiger Head patted his chest and assured:

"We know, Xing'er, don't worry, I'll take good care of them. We'll just make sure they're well-fed."

"That's right, Xing'er, don't worry, we won't let you down."

"Okay, okay, I believe you."

She led Hu Tou and the others, along with the old steward and Master Lu, through a moon gate and into the fourth courtyard before entering a large study.

The old butler then led Tiger Head and the others to the room next to the study.

At the same time, he immediately ordered the others to go down to the kitchen to bring over three plates of tea and snacks, as well as three plates of fresh fruit.

The servants immediately went to the kitchen and brought over the tea and fruit.

At the same time, he brought over three plates of fresh dates for the group of rural children to eat.

When the exquisitely crafted tea cakes were placed in front of Tiger Head and Dog, they were so surprised by the beautiful pastries on the table that they were almost speechless.

"I can't believe there's such beautiful food in the world."

"This...this must taste delicious!"

The dog couldn't help but lick its lips as it looked at the tea fruit.

The old butler said with a smile:

"This food was given to you by our master. Please eat as much as you like and don't be shy. Your sister may be a distinguished guest of the Lu family in the future. I must treat you well."

"Sir, can we really eat this?"

Tiger Head and his companions had never even seen the pastries in front of them before, let alone eaten them. They didn't even dare to sit on the stools for long, afraid of being impolite and embarrassing Sister Xing'er, as they had never sat on such stools before.

The old steward hadn't expected that the people the little girl brought were different from the other villagers. These kids were quite polite, and he began to explain:

"Eat up, this is for you. Don't be shy. If you don't eat, our master will blame me later."

That's all.

He picked up a tea fruit and forced it into Tiger Head's hand, then gave two to each of the other four children. Tiger Head and the others ate without worry.

Inside the study.

Lu Xianzhe first had a servant brew a pot of fine tea, and then placed a plate of tea-flavored fruit in front of Xing'er before he spoke:

"Young lady, are you curious as to why I invited you into my residence?"

Xing'er nodded:

"I guess you want to know something from me, sir, isn't that right?"

"Or did some wise person tell you that I would come to the market, and that I have something you want to know about me?"