When Jian Pingliang learned that Chai Yan and his party were back, he immediately went out to greet them and met them halfway.
Jian Pingliang immediately stepped forward with a smile and asked enthusiastically: "Uncle An Ping, you two Jimo ladies, you can see the small waterfall just now, did you still have fun?"
Chai Yan smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Master Jian, for your recommendation. The scenery of the small waterfall is very good. We were very satisfied with our visit."
Yuan Yuan had a calm face, as did Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun. Even Jimo Qiao just smiled and didn't say much.
On the way back, Chai Yan had already told everyone not to mention what happened in front of the waterfall, and that would end there.
Jian Pingliang then said: "Everyone, it's already past noon. I believe you are all hungry. I will go and order my servants to prepare some food. Uncle An Ping, the two ladies, please sit inside."
Chai Yan turned around and asked, "Are you hungry?"
Jimo Qiao was the first to shout: "I'm hungry! Why aren't you hungry? We just..."
Just as he was speaking halfway, Jimo Qiao suddenly noticed that Chai Yan was winking at him, and at the same time, Yuan Yuan beside him was also secretly holding his hand.
So Jimo Qiao quickly changed his words: "Oh, I mean, we walked so much just now, and we were already starving. Yes, we were starving..."
Chai Yan then moved his eyes away from her face, thinking that you are still a bit clever.
Jian Pingliang nodded immediately after hearing this and politely led Chai Yan and the other five people inside.
After taking everyone to a hall next to the garden, Jian Pingliang left on the pretext of preparing meals.
Chai Yan and the other five sat down in the hall and chatted while waiting for the meal...
Outside the hall is the garden. Jimo Qiao stood by the door and looked at the scene in the garden and asked: "Brother-in-law, if you plant these potatoes, how long will it take to harvest them?"
Chai Yan sat on a chair and replied: "The growth period of potatoes is very fast, usually about 60 days for early-maturing ones, about 80 days for medium-ripening ones, and about 100 days for late-maturing ones.
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"Sixty days? Two months!" Jimo Qiao said in surprise: "Is it so fast? Can you give birth to three thousand catties in two months?"
Chai Yan said with a smile: "Why do you always pick the fastest and highest number? Why don't you think about what happens if you fail?"
"Failed?" Jimo Qiao immediately shook his head and said with absolute certainty: "Impossible! Brother-in-law, nothing you do will fail. It will definitely succeed, and it will be a great success!"
"Hahaha..." Chai Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "You're really good at taking pictures of your rainbow fart! Hahaha..."
"Rainbow fart?" Jimo Qiao was slightly stunned, and immediately understood that this word meant "flattery". He also laughed and said: "Haha, this word is interesting..."
At this time, a servant brought freshly brewed hot tea.
Yuan Yuan said: "Qiao'er, come and sit down, have a sip of tea and take a rest."
"Hey, here we come!" Jimo Qiao agreed happily, turned around and walked to the seat next to his sister to sit down.
After drinking tea for a while, Jian Pingliang came over with a few servants.
Under Jian Pingliang's command, the servants placed the food on the table in an orderly manner, and the aroma suddenly filled the entire hall.
"Oh, great, dinner is finally ready!" Jimo Qiao was immediately very happy.
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While Chai Yan and the other five were enjoying their meal, Ma Tianzhi was also rushing to Yunshui Villa...
Ma Tianzhi sat listlessly in the carriage, his body shaking constantly with the bumps on the road. At this time, he was extremely reluctant to see Chai Yan and his party again, but when he thought of what his father said, he could only obey his fate.
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After all, it was the lesser of two evils. In Ma Tianzhi's mind, being locked up at home by his father and not allowed to go out for a month was more painful!
The carriage continued along the mountain road and finally arrived outside Yunshui Villa.
As soon as he got close, Ma Tianzhi heard someone shouting from the front of the car: "Who is that coming? Stop the car quickly!"
When the driver saw that the person asking the question was a soldier of the Imperial Guard, he was so frightened that he hurriedly reined in his horse and stopped the vehicle.
One of the two servants following the car hurriedly replied: "Master Jun, we are from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, and in the car is the young master of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Tianzhi opened the car curtain and stuck his head out, saying: "Brother, I am Ma Tianzhi, the great-grandson of the Marquis of Yongchang. I came here to see Mr. Chai on the order of Grandpa Zeng...
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With that said, Ma Tianzhi took out Grandpa Zeng's name card and asked his servant to hand it over.
The Imperial Guard soldier took a look at the name card and asked, "Master Ma is looking for Mr. Chai, but is Mr. Anping who is here today?"
"Exactly, please let me know, brother," Ma Tianzhi said politely.
The Forbidden Army soldier returned the name card to Ma Tianzhi's servant and said, "Master Ma, wait here for a moment. I will go in and report."
"You have work to do," Ma Tianzhi said hurriedly.
The next moment, the Forbidden Army soldiers turned around and walked into Yunshui Villa.
"Don't be stunned, I want to get off the car." Ma Tianzhi said to the servant.
The servant came to his senses, quickly moved a stool from the back of the car, and carefully protected Ma Tianzhi from getting out of the car.
Ma Tianzhi stood outside the door with some anxiety, thinking about what to say when he saw Chai Yan later. What if they didn't want him to do it? How would he deal with his father when he went back?
In the Yunshui Villa, Chai Yan and the other two were eating and chatting happily, when suddenly the Forbidden Army soldiers came outside the hall.
"For Uncle An Ping, someone from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion is coming from outside. I would like to see you." The soldier said, cupping his fists.
When Chai Yan and the other five heard this, they all stopped eating in unison.
Yuan Yuan looked at Chai Yan and said with some worry: "The person coming from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, could it be..."
Chai Yan immediately raised his hand to stop the owl and asked the soldier: "Who is coming? How many people are coming?"
The soldier said truthfully: "He is the great-grandson of Marquis Yongchang. He came in a carriage with two servants and the name of Marquis Yongchang!"
Chai Yan smiled and replied: "Please tell them that I will go out after eating this and let him wait for a while."
"Yes." The soldier clasped his fists in salute again, turned around, and strode away.
Chai Yan said to Yuan: "Don't worry, it's not what you think."
Yuan Yuan nodded in relief.
Jimo Qiao asked puzzledly: "What else is that Ma Tianzhi doing here? Is it because he is unconvinced? After returning home, he was so angry that he came back to make trouble?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Didn't you just hear what someone said? Ma Tianzhi only brought two servants and a name card from Marquis Yongchang himself. It was obviously Marquis Yongchang who asked him to come!"
Yuan Yuan was slightly surprised and asked: "You mean, Marquis Yongchang is looking for you?"
"It's no accident, it should be." Chai Yan nodded.
Cheng Jiu frowned slightly and said, "Sir, could it be that after Yongchang Hou himself found out about this incident, he felt that he had lost face and wanted to come back to make things right?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Chai Yan nodded again.
Guan Maochun said immediately: "Sir, you can rest assured. When it comes to fighting, we brothers are not afraid of anyone!"
Chai Yan put down his chopsticks and took a sip of tea, then picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth. He stood up and said, "You guys eat, I'll go talk to Ma Tianzhi..."
Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun also stood up immediately, wanting to follow them.
But Chai Yan pressed down on the two of them and said, "No, I can go alone and you can eat what you have."
With that said, Chai Yan was ready to walk out.
"Then be careful." Yuan immediately warned.
"I know." Chai Yan nodded and smiled, and walked out of the hall unhurriedly.