After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 254 Lack of Sense of Proportion

The aroma of pork wafting from Su Xiaoxiao's kitchen was so strong that almost everyone in the village could smell it.

Su Xiaoxiao then took out the cooked wild boar meat and stir-fried it in oil until fragrant.

Su Xiaoxiao's family also kept several rabbits, which she also brought out to the Emperor and his entourage to make cold-served rabbit.

The delicious aroma of meat practically filled the entire house of Su Xiaoxiao.

Of course, eating only meat can get greasy, so Su Xiaoxiao made some other vegetables as well. The dishes stir-fried with lard were actually quite delicious.

The emperor had never actually tasted these things. The people around the emperor were constantly fighting on the front lines, and they all had that wild spirit about them. They seemed to crave the taste of meat even more than their own fathers.

The large bowl of meat was quickly emptied, and everyone started burping, singing, chatting, and laughing.

Su Xiaoxiao was genuinely happy with this carefree life. So what if he was the emperor? Didn't he eat the same food as her? And wasn't he going to sleep in their house tonight?

After the emperor ate the wild boar meat, he had to digest it into excrement, which would eventually contribute to the garden of Su Xiaoxiao's house as fertilizer.

It seems that's really the case.

The next day, Su Xiaoxiao got up very early and made herself breakfast. Breakfast for the Emperor and others was prepared by special people; she only made breakfast for herself and Pei Yuan.

That's a delicious egg dumpling.

It's made by cracking eggs into a pan, then adding minced meat and vegetables. The colors are very beautiful.

Su Xiaoxiao also made some porridge and went inside with Pei Yuan to eat.

Would you like some milk tea?

Pei Yuan said with sparkling eyes, "I haven't had it in a long time, how about you make me a cup of milk tea!"

"I knew it."

Su Xiaoxiao said this, and then she went to prepare the milk tea.

She also knew that Pei Yuan liked sweets, which was almost the same as her own.

"Go and bring a cup to the Emperor."

Su Xiaoxiao pointed at the milk tea and said.

"Actually, this milk tea isn't anything special, so why serve it to the Emperor?"

Pei Yuan seemed very unwilling, but then he saw Su Xiaoxiao glare at him.

"Stop talking nonsense, just go when I tell you to!"

Pei Yuan had no choice but to serve the Emperor a cup of milk tea.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuan returned a while later and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "I told you not to take it over, but you insisted on trying it. Now look what's happened! Not only does the Emperor like it, but the Duke and Duchess also like it. Make them another cup of milk tea right away!"

Well, Su Xiaoxiao wasn't too worried about it. She happily told Pei Yuan, "Okay, I'll go prepare it for them right away."

The Duchess really enjoyed the milk tea, so Su Xiaoxiao made several other flavors. These flavors also made the Duchess feel more energetic.

"Su Xiaoxiao, the Duchess wants you to come over and accompany her for a stroll in the grove over there."

It seems that the Duchess has something she wants to say to Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao was naturally not stupid, so she quickly followed and greeted the Duchess.

The Duchess and her husband, the Duke, came together to accompany the Emperor. The Duchess was not very old, only in her early thirties.

She walked over and warmly took Su Xiaoxiao's hand, then immediately said, "I see that the flowers and plants you planted are very beautiful. How about we go for a walk over there and exchange our experiences in growing flowers and plants?"

Su Xiaoxiao was very excited when she heard this. They came to this place, a place full of birdsong and fragrant flowers, with birds, flowers and trees everywhere. She really thought the environment here was nice.

The Duchess said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Actually, the environment here is even better than the Duke's previous garden."

"You flatter me."

"Is this your life? It's wonderful."

When Su Xiaoxiao heard the Duchess's words, she could tell that she longed for her own life.

Su Xiaoxiao was surprised that a duchess would envy her life so much.

After strolling around the garden for a while, they went back together.

When it was lunchtime, Pei Yuan came over and asked Su Xiaoxiao.

Did she say anything to you?

"She didn't say anything. She just said she envied my life now."

"Oh, I spent the whole afternoon playing chess with the Duke today, and my shoulders are sore. Why don't you come and give me a massage?"

This was the first time Pei Yuan had acted coquettishly in front of Su Xiaoxiao, so Su Xiaoxiao naturally had to go over and give him a massage.

For the next few days, Su Xiaoxiao was still forced by the Duchess to make milk tea, and she had many requirements regarding the taste.

When Su Xiaoxiao saw this scene, she genuinely felt that the Duchess was like a canary kept in a cage. How could she look so pitiful? To be honest, Su Xiaoxiao didn't know how to explain it.

The Emperor finally left with his entourage, but this time he did not take Pei Yuan with him. He said to Pei Yuan, "Go and pursue the life you love!"

Pei Yuan was quite happy.

Knowing that Su Xiaoxiao liked farming, the emperor ordered the village head to allocate more land to her.

Su Xiaoxiao was really busy now; as the saying goes, the capable are often burdened with more work. She hired a large number of people to work on her family's land.

When Su Xiaoxiao went to the city to recruit workers, she met Li Dongmei.

Li Dongmei seemed to be doing quite well lately. Su Xiaoxiao noticed that she seemed to have become more wealthy than before, and she was even wearing a silk dress that tightly covered her round body.

Li Dongmei has changed, and now she walks with an air of arrogance, attracting a lot of attention as soon as she entered the village.

But Li Dongmei acted as if she hadn't seen it at all.

Su Xiaoxiao thought of how some young people in modern times are stared at endlessly by the old men and women sitting at the entrance of the village as soon as they return from big cities. These young people even take pictures of these old people sitting at the entrance of the village and upload them to the Internet.

They say those people have no sense of propriety and all they do is gossip about others.

Actually, all of this is care and concern from elders, and you should accept it gracefully, shouldn't you? Why aren't these old men and women staring at others? Why aren't they gossiping about others?

Who told you to be from this village? Who told you to go out and make your way in the world only to end up back here? You call it "lying down," but it's really just you sponging off your parents.

Even if that's not the case, if you were born in a big city, wouldn't you always see these gossipy eyes?

(End of this chapter)