Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

After that day, for about three or four days, Anan did not set foot in the main house again, and did not even appear in front of him once. However, Mr. Ji and Huaizhu came to have breakfast with him every day.

At noon, he sent the father and daughter back to the guest house to rest, staggered out of the main house, and unconsciously went to Wang Jue's courtyard.

Through the half-person-high fence, he saw Anan, whom he hadn't seen for many days, from afar.

She was standing in the sun wearing a sky-blue coarse cloth dress, her fair skin seemed transparent. She was busy watering the vegetable garden, with a dense layer of sweat beads on the tip of her nose, looking focused and serious.

When he walked into the yard and took the heavy bucket from her hand, she was startled and almost dropped the wooden ladle on the ground.

"I'll hold it and you water it." He whispered.

Anan looked at him in a trance for a long time, thinking about the inner torment she had experienced in recent days. She felt as if something had entered her eyes. She blinked hard and wanted to smile at him, but she couldn't. She also felt that there was nothing to say, so she walked ahead.

Put the scoop flatter, use some force on your wrist, and the water will naturally splash out in small pieces, evenly distributed and labor-saving. This was what Shuyu taught her after she came here. In just a few months, she has become very skilled. He watched her snow-white wrists move lightly and flexibly, as if dancing, and thought of her secretly stroking her stubble, and was a little absent-minded for a moment.

She poured water into the vegetable garden slowly and steadily, and he followed closely with the bucket in his hand. Soon, the bucket was empty. He knew there was a small pond outside, so he took the empty bucket to fetch water. Anan took the bucket from him and whispered, "It's just a small matter, so I won't bother you, Master. Uncle Jue is settling accounts inside."

His heart choked and he slowly let go of the bucket.

Anan carried the bucket of water, didn't dare to look at him again, and quickly went to the kitchen at the back, leaving him standing alone in the yard.

There were several village heads sitting in the inner room. Wang Jue was looking at the account book while chatting with them.

He took a look at the door, lost interest, turned and left the courtyard, just in time to meet Jinyun and Huaizhu who came over excitedly and insisted on dragging him to Yongning Guard.

Unable to resist, he took the two men into the city.

Anan finished her dinner in a hurry and sat at a low table to one side to help Wang Jue sort out the accounts. Wang Jue saw that she was very focused and smiled, "This is not something that can be done in one day. It won't be too late to take a break before doing it."

Anan put down the account book and said seriously, "Uncle Jue, I have something to tell you."

He rubbed his sore eyes, put down the account book, and looked at Anan.

Anan sighed and said, "These days, all the account books in the manor have been sorted and organized. Although it has become much smoother, it is still complicated and takes time to settle the accounts once a month. I met Qin Jun the other day. He said that he has some educated people under him. I thought it would be better to ask him to find a few reliable people to help you sort out the side accounts on a daily basis, so that you don't have to worry so much."

Wang Jue thought it was a good idea and nodded repeatedly. Anan smiled and said, "If that's the case, Uncle Jue should make arrangements quickly."

As they were talking, Shuyu came in wearing a coat. Seeing that Anan was still sitting there calculating accounts, she came over and pulled her aside, "Look at you these past few days. I wonder if you've lost your mind! You don't take my words to heart at all! Tomorrow I'll have them look through the books and send you a flower god!"

"Aunt Yu is going out?" Anan was nearly knocked down by her pulling.