Chapter 1728 - 627: The Reverse of the Female Lead (Part 16)

Chapter 1728: Chapter 627: The Reverse of the Female Lead (Part 16)

Xujiaping and He Family Village are separated by a mountain.

Logically, the distance between the two villages isn’t too far, but because there’s a mountain in between instead of a road, the villagers from the two villages don’t interact much.

Nevertheless, some villagers have formed marital ties with each other.

Granny Li’s sister married into Xujiaping.

Granny Li no longer has any family from her own side, except this sister.

Now that Granny Li is going to the Capital City to enjoy life, whether for the sake of family ties or to show off, she should inform her sister in Xujiaping.

"Old lady, please rest assured, I will escort you on this matter!"

Ji Xiang was very respectful to Granny Li, attending to her needs diligently.

Upon hearing Granny Li express a hesitant desire to visit Xujiaping, Ji Xiang responded with a smile.

"Oh, no need! No need! Xujiaping is not far, my legs and feet are in good shape, no need to trouble—"

Although she knew this young girl was the slave of her dear treasure, Granny Li, who had spent nearly a lifetime as a lower-class citizen, truly couldn’t get accustomed to calling or using slaves.

Aside from temporarily not being able to adapt to the change in status, Granny Li also hesitated to command Ji Xiang due to the girl’s demeanor.

Looking at Ji Xiang, she truly didn’t resemble a submissive slave, but rather more dignified than the daughter of their County Magistrate.

Of course, Granny Li had never seen the County Magistrate’s daughter.

She simply felt that the most noble and dignified people she knew should be the female family members of the County Magistrate’s house.

As for her own granddaughter, who had become the Princess Consort’s treasure, ahem, after all, she was a child she had raised with her own hands, too familiar.

Granny Li couldn’t quite imagine the noble demeanor of her dear granddaughter.

Ji Xiang’s elegant appearance was completely different from the maid bought by He Yingying to serve Eldest Sister-in-law He, so Granny Li didn’t dare to instruct her lightly.

"Old lady, what is there to worry about? I am specifically sent by the Princess Consort to serve you!"

"Whatever you need, just instruct me!"

"If you keep being so polite, knowledgeable people will know it’s your kindness and generosity, but those who don’t understand might think you dislike me!"

"Old lady, if I don’t serve you well, when I return to the Capital City, the Princess Consort will definitely punish me!"

Ji Xiang deliberately acted pitiful.

Indeed, with that change, her demeanor transformed slightly.

Seeing this, Granny Li actually felt pity for the little maid.

Well, even if she was once a young lady from a wealthy family, now she’s just a maid beside Fubao!

Granny Li no longer felt burdened and nodded along with Ji Xiang’s words, "Alright, then you shall accompany me to Xujiaping."

Subsequently, Granny Li was very glad for her decision.

No other reason, Ji Xiang was simply too capable and thorough.

From the carriage for travel to the gifts prepared for her sister...every little detail, was all thought out by Ji Xiang.

Sitting in the spacious and comfortable carriage, dressed in brand new clothes, wearing jade and gold jewelry that Granny Li never dared to dream of, with exquisite snacks and steaming tea laid out on the table in front of her, Granny Li felt as if she was in a dream.

Heaven, this must be the kind of enjoyment only Immortals have.

So comfortable, so, so satisfying!

While Granny Li was elated and joyful, she also felt a strange longing—

Later in Xujiaping, when her sister sees her now wealthy appearance, she would surely be very envious.

Ahem, not to call Granny Li vain, but this was indeed something she cared about deeply.

The two sisters were close in age, Granny Li was only two years older than her sister.

In those days, the two got married in close succession.

Granny Li married into the He Family in her village, while her sister married over to Xujiaping on the other side of the mountain.

Back then, He Family Village was much better than Xujiaping; although poor, they had land, so there was no risk of starving.

As for Xujiaping, where Second Sister Li married into, many were hunters, relying on the mountains for sustenance, most villagers didn’t have their own land.

Second Sister Li’s husband’s family had been hunters for generations, and although they had two acres of thin land, the soil was too barren, the crops grown were barely enough to pay taxes.

So, Brother-in-law Xu mainly focused on hunting.

Living off the mountains was tougher than farming.

Because besides relying on luck, there could be danger.

Brother-in-law Xu once encountered a wild bear during a hunt, and his leg was broken with a swipe from the bear’s paw.

He was fortunate, having managed to keep his life, but he was left disabled.

During that period, Xu’s family’s life was very difficult.