The system asked me to chase his wife

While Xia Mang was still talking to the system, Qiao Yuandong took the initiative to explain to Zhou: "Mang Xia is indeed your child, and now she is a maid beside me."

Seeing that the noble lady had spoken, Zhou naturally believed in Xia Mang's identity.

Looking at Xia Mang's current appearance, Zhou felt that she was full of elegance. She didn't look like a maid at all. She looked more like a young lady from a landlord's family!

For a moment, Zhou looked at Xia Mang with much more eagerness. She grabbed Xia Mang's hand and asked her about her life, saying how much she missed her after not seeing her for so many years.

Xia Mang was not impressed by Zhou's hospitality, but thinking that it was Qiao Yuandong's kindness, she still exchanged greetings with him.

My original body's father's surname was Feng. He was a poor farmer in a small mountain village in the southwest. When I was seven years old, there was a famine in the village and life was difficult, so my family had to sell me to a human trafficker in exchange for food.

As a result, the small mountain village suffered a snowstorm last year and the heavy snow collapsed the houses. Only Zhou and Feng Tiezhu survived.

The mother and son were about to end up on the streets, but fortunately, Qiao Yuandong sent someone to find them and arrange for them to live in Fengkang County.

Zhou told Xia Mang all this. Xia Mang felt a little sympathetic towards the tragic experience of the mother and son. After knowing that Qiao Yuandong had taken good care of them, he said nothing more.

Zhou could also sense Xia Mang's lukewarm attitude. Thinking of the fact that she had sold her daughter, she felt more and more guilty.

Xia Mang chatted with the mother and son for a while, then sent them out of the farm. Zhou looked back every few steps as she walked away, with an expression that showed she was extremely reluctant to leave.

After watching the two people leave, Xia Mang turned around and went back.

At that time, Qiao Yuandong was looking through the account books in the room. Seeing Xia Mang coming in, he asked, "We finally meet, why don't you chat more?"

How could Xia Mang tell the truth? He just said vaguely: "I feel there is nothing to say, so I sent them back."

Qiao Yuandong lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Are you blaming them?"

Xia Mang scratched his head and stammered, "I have been away from them since I was a child, and I don't know their temperaments at all. They didn't look for me for so many years, so I guess they didn't care about me that much. Now that they suddenly see me and are so attentive, is it because of me as a person, or because of my current situation?"

After saying this, Xia Mang didn't hear Qiao Yuandong respond for a while, so she couldn't help but look up at her, only to see that she was supporting her head and looking at her with a smile, with admiration in her eyes.

"You are quite clear-headed. I had hoped that you would be happy to see them, but it seems that my good intentions led to bad results."

Xia Mang couldn't help but feel soft at heart when she heard her say that, and hurried over to pinch her shoulders and massage her back.

"Madam, you are really embarrassing me. You found my relatives for me and treated me well. I am so happy!"

Qiao Yuandong was obviously greatly pleased by these words. She turned around, looked up at Xia Mang's eyes, and asked, "Are you really happy?"

Xia Mang nodded vigorously, and raised her emotional level to the maximum: "I'm really happy!"

Qiao Yuandong turned away with satisfaction so that she wouldn't see the corners of his lips curled up.

She thought for a moment and said, "Your mother and her family live in Guanhe Village. If you want to see them, go and see them more often. If you don't want to see them, you can just stop seeing them in the future."

Xia Mang could tell that Qiao Yuandong was thinking of her, and she couldn't help but feel sincerely moved.

Why don't you be nicer to her before you go back?

During Qiao Yuandong's first few days at the farm, he either asked the manager about the conditions in various places or looked through the account books. Sometimes, when he felt like it, he would even take a walk in the fields.

Xia Mang could see that Qiao Yuandong was relaxed and comfortable in the manor, and she was clearly enjoying this freedom.

Xia Mang decided to be nice to Qiao Yuandong and tried to please him by creating some original fun for his boss.

She found a long fishing net from the manor's side room, picked up a wooden bucket, and ran to find Qiao Yuandong: "Madam, let's go fishing!"

In early spring, the snow melted, the weather turned warmer, and the fish became quite active. Fish could be seen swimming in many shallow streams. Xia Mang saw with his own eyes many villagers going to the river to catch fish.

Looks like fun!

When Qiao Yuandong heard Xia Mang's voice, he put down the account book and looked at her. She was standing there fully equipped, looking at him with sparkling eyes, with a look on her face that said "You'd better agree soon."

He Lan was grinding ink for Qiao Yuandong nearby. She was startled by Xia Mang's shout. She couldn't help but ask, "How old are you, and why are you making such a fuss? What is your wife's status? Why are you asking her to go fishing?"

He Lan had hoped that the lady would take good care of this unruly girl, but Qiao Yuandong stroked his sleeves and said, "It's a good time to go outing in spring, so let's go."

He Lan: “???”

Qiao Yuandong changed into some light clothes, put on a gauze hat, and went to the river with Xia Mang. He Lan was worried about the two of them, so she naturally followed them.

She would never admit that she wanted to go too!
The three of them walked upstream and stopped when they found a shallow spot. At that time, there were three or four villagers fishing in the river.

Children stood on the shore and scooped with nets, while adults bravely stood in the river and scooped directly.

Some skilled young men seized the opportunity, plunged their hands into the water, and caught a big fat fish that was jumping around.

Xia Mang happily took Qiao Yuandong to the shore. Qiao Yuandong saw the fish swimming in the water at a glance. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "So many?"

Xia Mang nodded: "Of course, Madam, look, I'll fish one out for you!"

She imitated the children and stretched the net into the water to reach the fish, but the fish seemed to have eyes on their tails and she could not catch them no matter how she attacked them.

A little kid about four or five years old came over to watch the fun. Seeing that Xia Mang hadn't caught any fish for a long time, he blinked his big eyes and asked, "Sister, why don't you catch the fish? Don't you like eating fish?"

Xia Mang: “.”

He Lan burst into laughter at the side. Xia Mang turned his head expressionlessly and saw Qiao Yuandong's face, which looked like he was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"Let me try." Qiao Yuandong controlled his expression and reached out to Xia Mang to ask for the fishing net.

Xia Mang's enthusiasm was dampened by the recent setback, and she handed the fishing net to Qiao Yuandong without any reluctance.

He Lan tied up Qiao Yuandong's sleeves with a ribbon, and Qiao Yuandong put the scoop net into the water to catch fish.

Xia Mang was not optimistic about whether Qiao Yuandong could catch the fish. After all, even she couldn't succeed, so it would be strange if a rich girl like Qiao Yuandong, who came from a wealthy family, could do it!
Sure enough, Xia Mang saw that Qiao Yuandong had tried several times but failed. She warned herself in her heart not to laugh at the lady and to save some face for her.

Qiao Yuandong held the pole and tried hard for a long time, sweat broke out on her forehead, but she didn't catch a single fish. However, she had no intention of giving up. She looked at the fish swimming happily in the water with a focused look in her eyes.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Qiao Yuandong moved again.

Then Xia Mang saw with his own eyes that a fish about 50 centimeters long seemed to have voluntarily entered Qiao Yuandong's net and was caught in the net.

"Mangxia, help me grab the pole!" Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but shout out, his voice full of joy, not as steady and dignified as usual, and even a bit crisp.

Xia Mang was stunned for a moment, then quickly rushed over to grab the pole, and He Lan immediately helped pull it up when she saw this.

The fish was trapped in the net and struggled desperately, causing the long pole to tremble. The three of them worked together to drag the net to the shore, and the fish was still struggling.

Qiao Yuandong clapped his hands and said, "Quick, grab it and put it in the bucket!"

Xia Mang and He Lan, one holding the head and the other grabbing the tail, caught the big fish, which was jumping around, and put it into the wooden barrel.

The water in the wooden barrel prevented the fish from dying of thirst, but the fish could not turn over in the barrel, so it could only curl up in a circle and blew bubbles uncomfortably.

Qiao Yuandong took off her veil and squatted beside the bucket, looking at it curiously, her eyes brighter than ever. The strands of hair on her forehead were soaked with sweat and hung down to the sides of her face, but she didn't even bother to touch them.

She looked at the fish's glittering scales and exclaimed, "The fish we usually eat are bigger than this one, but the fishermen were able to catch all of them and send them to us. It's really amazing!"

It was unexpected that Qiao Yuandong, a lady from a noble family, could actually care about those fishermen. Xia Mang couldn't help but look at her more.

But at this moment, Qiao Yuandong rolled up his sleeves, and his face was stained with a faint trace of mud and water, and even his hair was a little loose because of the excitement just now.

She has completely lost her usual dignity and poise, and is clearly just a young girl with some childishness!

Xia Mang had never seen Qiao Yuandong like this, who was filled with such joy.

I got to see it today and it was so charming.

He Lan also squatted beside the bucket and looked at the fish curiously, and asked casually: "What kind of fish is this?"

Qiao Yuandong didn't know, so he looked up at Xia Mang.

Xia Mang usually just eats and doesn't really recognize it. She scratched her head and said uncertainly: "It's probably grass carp?"

It was the four or five-year-old kid who came over to explain. He pointed at a golden line on the fish and said contemptuously, "This is obviously a carp. I know it but you don't!"

As the little kid said this, he shook his head, and the expression on his face clearly said: I've grown so old in vain!
Three people: "."

In the evening, the aroma of braised fish wafted from the farm. Qiao Yuandong seldom ate such richly greasy and red-sauce meat, but today was an exception.

Perhaps because she caught the fish with her own hands, it was particularly appetizing to her, and she actually ate a bowl of rice with the braised fish.

Ever since he caught a fish once, Qiao Yuandong seemed to be addicted and went to the river to fish for several days in a row.

Xia Mang was simply tired of eating fish.

But Qiao Yuandong was in high spirits, and she didn't want to dampen his mood.

The main thing is that the childish Qiao Yuandong is so cute, and Xia Mang hasn’t seen enough of him.

Xia Mang, who didn't want to eat fish, had no choice but to come up with a new idea for Qiao Yuandong and took her to catch sparrows.

With spring sowing approaching, the seeds in the ground will be dug out and eaten by birds, so many children will run to the fields to catch birds.

Use a wooden stick to support a small basket, sprinkle some wheat seeds underneath, wait quietly for a while, and when the birds come to eat, pull the rope and the birds will be covered by the basket.

Xia Mang told Qiao Yuandong about this new way of playing, and she was visibly attracted.

Finally, they didn't have to go fishing anymore. Xia Mang excitedly went to get a bamboo basket and a small bag of wheat, and went to the fields with Qiao Yuandong.

He Lan was about the same age as Qiao Yuandong, and was equally curious about such things, so naturally they went together.

The three of them walked along the ridge of the field, but suddenly they heard a woman crying.

He Lan shrank back behind Qiao Yuandong in fear, "Husband, Madam, there won't be any ghosts in broad daylight, right?"

Qiao Yuandong patted her back soothingly, and Xia Mang spotted two legs in the bushes at the edge of the field.

The woman's figure was hidden by the bushes and could not be seen clearly. All that could be seen was her two legs kicking on the ground.

Xia Mang took two steps closer and found that the woman's pants had been pulled down, revealing a section of her white thigh!
This scene, combined with the sound just now that sounded like crying, made Xia Mang suddenly think of an inappropriate picture.

This is not the case.
"Ouch!" Xia Mang screamed with his face flushed.

Qiao Yuandong held her back and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Mang blushed and couldn't say anything. She just stopped Qiao Yuandong for fear that she would see something she shouldn't see. "You, don't go."

Really, he is so brave, why do such a thing in the wild?

As they were talking, the woman lying in the bushes heard the three people's movements and shouted quickly: "Girls, help me!"

Xia Mang was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that he might have misunderstood something.

When Qiao Yuandong heard the cry for help, he walked over and saw a pregnant woman lying on the ground. It looked like she was about to give birth!

"Why are you running around when you are about to give birth? Where is your husband?" Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but reach out to support the woman.

But the woman was in so much pain that she had no strength left and Qiao Yuandong couldn't even move her.

After hearing Qiao Yuandong's question, the woman explained, "My husband went to work in the next village, and there was no one to till the fields, so I thought of digging a little, and my water broke."

His wife was about to give birth, but he left her alone at home.
(End of this chapter)