I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Chapter 324 Peng Xu'an's Wife

Bai Jingzhou agreed with a smile, and County Magistrate Peng invited Gu Wenxuan to visit the backyard of the Peng Mansion. "My daughter-in-law married far away and doesn't have many friends around her to talk to. If Miss Gu doesn't mind, you might as well spend more time with my daughter-in-law in the future."

On the day of Peng Xuan'an's wedding, Gu Wenxuan and Peng Nian'an went to the bridal chamber to meet Peng Xuan'an's wife.

The girl was a standard ancient lady, with a dignified and elegant appearance and a gentle and quiet personality. According to Peng Nian'an, she had studied with her brothers since she was a child and learned how to manage household chores from the female elders in the family. She was a girl who was both talented and very smart and capable.

Gu Wenxuan is completely different from others. She can read, but she has not read much. She can't write poems, play the piano or paint. She is not gentle and quiet...

If it wasn't for County Magistrate Peng's invitation, she would have felt embarrassed to refuse. Deep down, Gu Wenxuan didn't want to have much contact with Peng Xuan'an's newlywed wife.

Leaving Bai Jingzhou in the front yard to chat with County Magistrate Peng and his son, Gu Wenxuan followed the Peng family's maid to the backyard to visit Madam Peng.

What she didn't expect was that the Madam Peng she met this time was very different from the last time she met her.

Perhaps it was because she had a comfortable life after marriage that made Mrs. Peng less nervous and restrained, or perhaps it was because today was not a big day and she didn't need to dress herself up to match the atmosphere and occasion. Today, Mrs. Peng was less solemn and more lively than on her wedding day, and her temperament seemed more in line with her actual age.

After being personally welcomed into the small flower hall for reception, Gu Wenxuan even saw boxes filled with snacks, candied fruits, preserved fruits, nuts, and candies in the small flower hall.

Six small and exquisite storage boxes were placed in two rows. On the low couch next to the coffee table, a half-read notebook was casually spread out and placed on the side of the couch.

This... Gu Wenxuan was puzzled and subconsciously turned her head to glance at Mrs. Peng who was smiling.

The other party exclaimed, "Hurry, Chunhe, Xiatao, clean up these things!"

She pointed with her slender white fingers, signaling the maid to take away all the notebooks and snacks that she had not had time to collect.

Two maids stepped forward and quickly took away the savings box on the coffee table and the notebook on the couch.

After a while, the two came up with hot tea, four kinds of cakes, two plates of fruit, and a large storage box filled with candied fruits, dried fruits, nuts, and candies.

"Sit down, sit down quickly." Madam Peng was a little flustered. While asking Gu Wenxuan to sit down, she blushed and explained to Gu Wenxuan, "I am usually alone at home. I am bored, so I eat some snacks and read novels to pass the time."

Magistrate Peng usually lived in the backyard of the county government office with his two children born to his second wife. On the fifth day after Peng Xuan'an and his wife got married, Peng Nian'an and Madam Zhao went to live with his uncle, while Peng Xuan'an returned to the provincial school to study.

In this huge Peng Mansion, Young Madam Peng is not the only master left.

What she didn't tell Gu Wenxuan was that in addition to reading storybooks, she actually liked to listen to some interesting stories and hot gossips.

The little maidservant beside her, named Xia Tao, did not usually serve her, but told her all kinds of interesting stories and hot gossips from the market that she had heard, and helped her buy new storybooks and her favorite snacks.

The master and servant often hid in the house, under the protection of Chunhe and other maids who came with the dowry, and shared all kinds of interesting stories and hot gossips in the market with great joy.

She has her favorite hobbies to pass the time. Even if Peng Xuan'an is not at home, she doesn't feel that her life is difficult. No, to be more precise, she even feels that she is happier than when her husband is at home.

Of course, she wouldn't be so stupid as to say this out loud.

Seeing her lively and alert look, Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but sigh that rumors could not be fully trusted.

Look, this is not some dignified and boring woman. This Mrs. Peng is clearly a very interesting person.

What Gu Wenxuan didn't know was that when she was telling Bai Jingzhou that Young Madam Peng was actually very interesting, Young Madam Peng was also sighing with the maids and servants around her, "People still have to have their own abilities. Look at Young Madam Bai. She lives so freely."

Different from other women who had their hair covered with pearls and jade, and wore makeup and embroidery on their clothes, relying on external objects to show their status and confidence, Gu Wenxuan was dressed simply and elegantly, with no traces of makeup on her face, and only a hairpin on her head to tie her hair, without any unnecessary ornaments.

But even such a woman who looks too simple has a confidence and determination in her words, actions, eyes and expressions that no one else can match.

Madam Peng knew that Gu Wenxuan's confidence and courage came from herself.

She is capable and doesn't need to rack her brains to please the elders in her natal and in-law families, nor does she need to read people's expressions and try her best to win her husband's favor. Unlike her, she just wants to be a parasite who eats and waits for death and wastes her time, but she is still forced to work every day???

Gu Wenxuan was completely unaware of Madam Peng's envy and helplessness. After this close contact, she was not opposed to interacting more with Madam Peng.

After County Magistrate Peng was promoted, Gu Wenxuan often met with Young Madam Peng at Peng's mansion in the state capital. Of course, this is a story for later.

Time passed in the blink of an eye. After the Spring Festival, Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou welcomed the fifth year since their time travel.

This year, Bai Jingzhou was still working tirelessly to obtain fame and honor, while Gu Wenxuan continued to maintain her three-step model of "accumulating wealth, supporting relatives and friends, and benefiting the hometown."

In the spring, Gu Wenxuan led the farmers to strictly follow the planting guide left by Bai Jingzhou, and took out the sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, and sunflowers that they had carefully stored for several months, and planted what needed to be planted and raised what needed to be raised.

The four crops sent by Mu Hanzhi were in limited quantity, and in order to preserve seeds, Gu Wenxuan took care of them more carefully than cotton.

Of course she was also greedy and wanted to try some for a fresh taste, but in the end she held back her saliva and only ate a small portion that was not suitable for seed preservation after the autumn harvest.

Although she was greedy, Gu Wenxuan was not someone who would eat alone. She shared some with her family and relatives. In the end, Gu Wenxuan only ate two or three meals of each dish to get a taste.

Gu Wenxuan's pitiful appearance, with her eyes wide open and trying hard to control her appetite, made Bai Jingzhou, who had returned home during the holiday to help with the harvest, feel both distressed and amused.