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

Chapter 338 Rapid Progress
He immediately changed his mind and cut it in half.

Su Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "There's no need to haggle so much. How about this, I'll rent six acres of your fertile land first?"

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately teared up and promised, "Don't worry, Mr. Su, I will definitely help you with farming and I will never let you down."

After receiving the land lease documents, the old man happily said to his son, who was not yet ten years old, "We are saved now."

Having land means having a place to settle down and make a living, and you really don't have to worry about making a living in the future.

The morning after the old man passed away, a large crowd gathered in front of Su Xiaoxiao's house. Su Xiaoxiao was startled. When she opened the door, she saw a lot of people. What did that mean?

"you?"

Liu Qiaomei was so frightened that she almost called the authorities, thinking the villagers were there to cause trouble. But when she saw the village head in the crowd, Su Xiaoxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Village Head, what's going on?"

“Xiaoxiao, all the villagers know about your land rental business. We’ve all come here to rent land.”

Then someone in the crowd, not to be outdone, shouted: "Boss Su, rent the land to us!"

"Our family would like to have a few more acres of land, is that alright?"

Of course, everyone spoke in a friendly, consultative tone, but they were all anxious and afraid of missing out on landing.

The village head shouted, "Everyone, please stop arguing. Boss Su knows what he's doing and will make a decision."

Su Xiaoxiao ordered a table to be set up in the courtyard for signing and sealing documents. After everyone quieted down, Su Xiaoxiao explained what had just happened.

Previously, those farmers who didn't own land had rented land, but the landlords exploited it so much that by the end of the year, they had almost nothing left, not even enough to survive.

Almost all of it was used to pay rent and taxes, but Su Xiaoxiao was different. She hardly made any money; she just handed over the land to farmers to cultivate.

Everyone began to quiet down and remain calm as the village head had instructed, and each household rented land according to their ability.

The village head had a better impression of Su Xiaoxiao because of this incident.

When Qian Musheng arrived at Su Xiaoxiao's house, he was quite frightened to see the yard full of people as soon as he entered. He even thought that Su Xiaoxiao was being attacked by the villagers again, and he was ready to take out his weapon.

Well, upon closer inspection, it wasn't quite the case.

After Su Xiaoxiao finally finished dealing with the land rental, she kept seeing Mr. Li coming to their house these past few days. Why was Mr. Li, who wasn't busy with Ci'an Hall, coming to see her all the time?

Su Xiaoxiao was also puzzled. Could it be that Mr. Li had taken a liking to her?
No, let's not even talk about Su Xiaoxiao, who is now married. She didn't feel that Mr. Li had any inappropriate intentions towards her before.

She discovered that Mr. Li always came looking for Liu Qiaomei, a discovery that made Su Xiaoxiao extremely happy.

Speaking of which, these two people have finally taken that step forward. Su Xiaoxiao took the time to ask Liu Qiaomei.

"Are you two dating?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiaomei blushed as red as a cloth, first shaking her head and then immediately nodding.

She took Su Xiaoxiao's hand, lowered her head, and said shyly, "He kissed me yesterday..."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's gossip instincts immediately ignited. "And then? What did he say? Did Mr. Li say when he would come to marry you?" "Yes, he agreed to marry me. Anyway, his attitude towards me has completely changed. He's not as cold as before."

Su Xiaoxiao was also puzzled. Indeed, Mr. Li, whom she had seen these past few days, had a ruddy complexion and seemed to be in a good mood.

It really is love that makes people happy; that's just how it is.

Su Xiaoxiao never expected that a man like Mr. Li could become so lively and adorable because of love.

Su Xiaoxiao was genuinely happy for Liu Qiaomei, feeling that her good news with Mr. Li was just around the corner.

"I'm so happy for you."

"Sister Xiaoxiao, I know that you have been helping me in secret all along, which is why I was able to get together with Mr. Li."

Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled as to why Liu Qiaomei said that, but she didn't ask her in detail.

As two young girls were talking about love in the yard, a voice that was neither male nor female came from the doorway.

Su Xiaoxiao looked up and saw that it was Eunuch Liu, who was by the emperor's side. He was dressed in official robes and had several attendants with him.

Why did Eunuch Liu come all this way to Baihua Village? What's he planning to do?

Su Xiaoxiao had no idea. Although she had dealt with Eunuch Liu before and they got along fairly well, Su Xiaoxiao couldn't afford to be negligent. After all, he was wearing official robes today, not his usual attire.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly went over to pay her respects, and Eunuch Liu took out the imperial edict, "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that the annual Hundred Flowers Banquet is about to begin. This year, I have decided to hold the Hundred Flowers Banquet in Hundred Flowers Village. I request that the General's wife also attend."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "Huh?"
The fact that the royal event is being held in their village shows that the emperor really does have a mind of his own.

Although Su Xiaoxiao was shocked, she had no choice but to come and accept the imperial decree.

The Hundred Flowers Banquet was actually a trap. To put it bluntly, it was a gathering of palace maids, concubines, and family members of ministers, all vying for attention and beauty, much like a beauty pageant.

Of course, they all need to have some talent to perform, which Su Xiaoxiao wasn't surprised about at all. However, she felt that it sounded like a trap.

Although she had received the imperial decree, Su Xiaoxiao still didn't want to go.

Su Xiaoxiao said to Eunuch Liu, "Can't you talk to the Emperor? I don't plan to go. General Pei Yuan isn't home either, and I don't want to go alone."

Liu Gonggong frowned, sighed and said, "You know the emperor's temper. He held the Hundred Flowers Banquet in your village this time, which is obviously aimed at you. And you still disobeyed the imperial decree."

Eunuch Liu was also quite puzzled by the Emperor's strange temper lately, which seemed completely different from before.

He always acted on impulse, disappearing from the court without warning.

Su Xiaoxiao understood what was going on, but she felt that this was a huge pitfall for someone like her who knew nothing.

After she goes there, those daughters of high society and other elites will definitely find an opportunity to ridicule her, saying that she is a laughing stock in the entire court and among the people.

Eunuch Liu came over and almost pleaded with Su Xiaoxiao, saying, "If anyone else disobeyed the imperial decree, they would probably be executed along with their entire family and nine generations of relatives. But it's different for you. The emperor said that he sent an imperial decree to have you go, but he actually told me privately that he was begging you to go. The emperor doesn't care about anything else; he just wants you to go so he can feel at ease."

(End of this chapter)