Chapter 150

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The prince entered Liu Ya's house and saw the yard without tiles, chickens and ducks running all over the ground, and pigs in the pigpen nearby. He took a step back in fear, "What, what is this?"

"Chicken, duck, goose, you've never eaten it before?" Liu Ya looked at him speechlessly, "I told you to wait for me in the car, but you insisted on coming over."

"I, I'm fine." When the prince heard his disgusted tone, he immediately plucked up the courage to follow him in. He was almost pecked by a chicken, so he immediately ran to the door.

Seeing him like this, Liu Ya sighed, called the servants around him, and asked them to take the prince back to the carriage. He then followed his parents into the main room.

He looked at his parents. When he left last time, his mother didn't have so many wrinkles on her face, and his father didn't have so many white hairs. "Mom and Dad, I'm going back to the capital this time. You should go with us. I sold a small house before I got married. Although it's not as good as the palace, it's much better than here. There are servants to serve you. The villagers are not nice to you. There's no need to live here anymore."

When the brother and sister-in-law heard this, they looked at Liu Ya expectantly, completely forgetting what bad things they had said about Liu Ya before. They only remembered that blood is thicker than water, after all, they are brothers, and even if there were big conflicts in the past, they should not care too much about it.

But Liu Ya still remembered that he was molested by Gou Wa and blamed by the whole village. He became sick from anger and lay in bed vomiting blood. However, his brother and sister-in-law mocked him and forced him to hang himself, saying that only his death could save the family's face.

When he was lying on the bed, his eldest brother came over to pull him and told him to die quickly. Fortunately, his parents stopped him, otherwise he might have really died at that time and would not have the good life he has now.

He experienced too many things during this period of time, which made him realize that nothing is more important than being alive. The chastity that he used to value is nothing in front of imperial power. As long as he has power, he can do whatever he wants, and no worldly views can hurt him.

He said to his eldest brother, "What will happen to the house and land when you leave? I can at most help you repair the house, but don't ask for anything else. I won't give you anything more."

"Have you forgotten how I treated you when we were little? You have no gratitude at all. You are such an ungrateful person." The eldest brother was so angry that his face turned red and he pointed at Liu Ya and cursed.

The eldest sister-in-law also said: "If you don't bring your own brother, won't the villagers laugh at you? They will say that you don't recognize your poor brother now that you are so successful, and that you are a snob."

"Why should I care what others think? If they say a few more good things about me, what real benefit can I get? No way? If not, why should I bring him to my side to be bullied? I have been bullied enough by him, and I never want to see him again." After Liu Ya finished speaking to her sister-in-law, she turned around and asked her parents, "Dad and Mom, what do you think? If you agree, then come with me. If you don't agree, I won't force you."

Dad and Mom were also hesitant, their palms and backs of their hands were all flesh, "If we leave, what will happen to your brother?"

The older brother has been raised by them into a giant baby, and they have become accustomed to taking care of him in this way and are worried about him.

"Or else, ask your cousin to find a job for your eldest brother in the capital, so that he won't see you or bother you in the future, okay?" Mother asked Liu Ya.

Liu Ya shook her head. "One of my cousin's brothers is a deliveryman and the other is a carpenter. What do you think my eldest brother could have done? My cousin assigns jobs based on personal ability, not on kinship. For example, Lin Yu, who has no relationship with my cousin, still accepted a clothing store and a magazine store. My eldest brother would have been a handyman if he had gone there."

When the eldest brother heard that he would just be doing odd jobs, he was definitely unwilling to do it. He never thought that Liu Ya also started out as a washer and worked her way up to her current position step by step. The eldest brother always wanted to reach the top overnight.

As they were discussing, they saw a group of people coming in to clean the yard.

When they came this time, the prince brought a lot of gifts for Liu Ya's parents, but looking at the condition of the yard, the gifts would get dirty if they were put in.

The gift included silver and some silks and satins, which seemed out of place here.

In fact, it is easier to carry silver bills, but the old prince thought that this was a gift for Liu Ya's parents, so naturally he had to give it real gold and silver, which would look good.

The old prince had already given the betrothal gift and the bride price, so the return gift did not have to be so expensive. However, Cheng Yeran arranged an official position for the prince, so he was happy and gave generously.

The prince sent someone to clean the yard, preferably with bricks, and then placed the gifts he brought in the yard.

He brought a lot of people with him, and each person took two bricks, and the ground was paved in just one stick of incense. The poultry were also driven into the pen, and the place looked much tidier.

The maids around the prince also filled the yard with incense, and it didn't smell as bad as before.

The prince was finally satisfied, and he asked people to carry all the things in.

If it were a normal day, with such a scene, all the villagers from their village would come to watch the fun, but now no one dared to come, for fear that if they looked at someone wrong, they would be caught by the prince.

My parents and my brother and sister-in-law looked at the things in the yard and asked, "What are these?"

"These are the gifts my father asked me to bring back home." The prince pointed at the things and asked, "Where is the warehouse? I'll have someone put them in."

Their family only had a storehouse and a woodshed, so naturally they couldn't store so many silks and satins. Even if they took them out to sell, no one could afford them. They had no demand for them, so they could only wear them themselves. The whole family was so shocked when they saw the silks and satins that they were speechless.

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There are so many things in the palace, not to mention the palace itself, which must be filled with mountains of gold and silver.

The eldest brother thought of another thing: "When you got married, did the palace give you a betrothal gift and a betrothal gift?"

Before Liu Ya could say anything, the prince said, "Of course I gave it. The betrothal gifts and gifts add up to twenty-one yuan."

He specifically asked the young general what he had given Lin Yu. He absolutely could not be worse than the young general. He was usually inferior to the young general, so he must be better than the young general in this aspect.

At the beginning, the prince wanted to give more than ten drapers, but later the prince used his own private money and went to the Empress Dowager to persuade her to give several more drapers as a betrothal gift.

When the eldest brother heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Why didn't you bring it back?"

According to the rules of the village, the betrothal gifts for a married boy or girl all come from the older brothers. When Lu Wei got married before, the betrothal gifts were given to him, and he used them to find a wife.

Later, Luwei invited Tugen to marry into his family. Luwei gave Tugen a dowry, but Tugen didn't get a penny and was angry for a while.

Now that Liu Ya is getting married and has given so much gold, silver and jewelry to me, if they were all given to me, wouldn’t I be rich?

When his parents saw how greedy their son was, they secretly tugged at his clothes and asked him to be more restrained.

Liu Ya looked at him speechlessly: "According to the rules in the capital, the dowry brought when getting married must match the betrothal gift. I took the betrothal gift to the palace."

As he said this, he nudged the prince with his elbow to tell him to stop talking.

His betrothal gifts and bride price were still at Shen Yuntang's house. If he told the truth, his parents and brother and sister-in-law would definitely think that he gave the things to Shen Yuntang. Although Shen Yuntang had done a great favor to Liu Ya, he was not his biological parents, and he was afraid that his parents and brother and sister-in-law would say bad things about Shen Yuntang.

"Carry them all back? Wouldn't that mean they were just given to their family for free?" The eldest brother almost said that willow buds were cheap and couldn't be sold at a good price, so he was just making a loss. But when he saw that the prince liked him so much and didn't ask for more money, he actually carried all the things back.

"How can you deal with your betrothal gifts casually? According to the rules, you should take them back and give them to your parents for their old age." My sister-in-law almost said "for us to use", but when she saw Liu Ya's gloomy face, she finally changed it to "for my parents to use in their old age".

The prince said, "You can bring the things back. Prepare the dowry and we can change."

The prince even called over the maidservant beside him, "Do you have a gift list? Bring it over and have a look. I remember there are several items worth millions."

When the brother and sister-in-law heard about millions of taels, their jaws almost dropped. How could Liu Ya be worth so much money? Although they said that Liu Ya was a money-loser, they took the betrothal gifts back, but after taking them back as dowry, they became Liu Ya's private property and the prince had no way to deal with it. Liu Ya could be considered rich. When they looked at the return gifts in the yard again, they suddenly didn't think these return gifts were attractive anymore.

Although they wanted to take Liu Ya's betrothal gift, they could not afford an equal dowry. They wanted to discuss it with the prince, but they heard the prince say, "They are so annoying. I don't want to talk to them."

The guards beside them immediately understood what he meant and pulled them out. They said to them, "You can go back only after the prince leaves."

Liu Ya asked his parents' opinion again. If they agreed, he would go with them. They would renovate the house in their old home and let his brother and sister-in-law live there. If they did not agree, they might never see each other again in this life. He would leave the return gift from the prince to them.

Not to mention the silks and satins, he brought back five thousand taels of silver alone.

In the end, my parents decided to stay in the village and take care of my eldest brother.

Although Liu Ya felt a little uncomfortable, he accepted the fact and took the prince to the county town to find Lu Wei.

The prince sighed in the car, "What a pity! If my parents had gone to the capital with us, I would have someone to back me up, and you wouldn't be able to bully me so easily anymore."

Liu Ya sighed: "No matter how much they love me, I am not as good as their son. After all, a married woman is like spilled water. My eldest brother can continue their family line in the future. Just based on this point, they will never choose me."

"They abandoned me, so I don't have to worry about them anymore." Liu Ya knew that her parents would definitely use the money given by the old prince on her eldest brother, but her parents were always in charge of the family's money, and her eldest brother would do his best to provide for her parents in their old age for the money.

When he was living a good life in the capital, he was always thinking about his parents, and he felt uneasy when spending money. But now that he has given his parents some money, he will not have so much psychological pressure in the future.

When they arrived at the county town, they met Lu Wei and Tu Gen. The two had written to say that they had a little girl. Now she was two years old, could run around, had two little pigtails, and looked very cute.

When Liu Ya saw the cute child, she loved him so much that she held the child in her arms.

Seeing how much he loved children, Lu Wei advised him, "If you love children so much, you should hurry up and ask the prince for one."

The prince echoed beside him: "Yes, yes, let's have a baby as soon as possible."

Liu Ya glanced at the prince sideways. He guessed that the prince didn't want a child, he just wanted to counterattack.

He changed the subject: "I came to you this time because I have something serious to discuss. His Majesty asked me to build sausage factories all over the country, and the first factory will be built here. You and Tugen will be the factory directors."

"Me and Tugen?" Lu Wei was a little flustered. "This is a government-owned factory. The factory director is also an official position. Can the two of us do it? Don't bend the law for personal gain and hurt yourself."

"It's okay. I've already told His Majesty before I came here. You two have been selling sausages here for such a long time. You have experience and can do it well." Liu Ya originally wanted to ask the emperor, but was afraid that the emperor would not agree. When he was hesitating, the emperor took the initiative to ask Lu Wei and Tu Gen to be the factory managers, and Liu Ya should assist them in running the factory before he went back.

The emperor knew that Tugen was Cheng Yeran's nephew and Luwei was Shen Yuntang's cousin. They were all relatives and it would be good for them to stay in the family.

Liuya said to Luwei, "The sausage factory will be nationalized from now on. We will no longer share profits in the same way as before. We will pay you salaries and bonuses, as well as various welfare benefits. Your status will also be different, so it can be said that there are gains and losses."

"If it were normal times, we would not be able to become an official no matter how much money we spend. Now that we have an official position, it is really a blessing from our ancestors." They looked at their little daughter. The status of their children in the future would be different. There was no gain or loss at all, only benefits.

They quickly selected a factory site and asked the prefect to issue a notice that anyone in the province could apply for a job at the sausage factory. This was considered a stable job, with not only a high salary but also free meals. Those who lived far away also had dormitories to live in. It was also a government-owned factory, so working there was very prestigious.

In this selection, those from families with difficulties are given priority, and both men and women can enter. Liu Ya helps to select the candidates personally.

This factory was very successful. The workers selected were all from poor backgrounds. Although there were still few boys and girls, and most of them were married aunts and uncles, it was considered an improvement. It was a start, and in the future more boys and girls would be able to come to work in the factory.

After returning, Liu Ya told Cheng Yeran the whole process of setting up the factory.

Cheng Yeran wrote in the newspaper how many jobs were created in the local area, and said that he would set up factories in various places in the future to solve the problem of local people finding jobs.

People from all over the country are hoping to have such a good job and are looking forward to the next factory opening at their doorstep.

Shen Yuntang's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and the due date was approaching.

Cheng Yeran was very nervous and wanted to find a few midwives to come and train them in advance to make sure nothing went wrong. The emperor was also nervous because this was the descendant of their Cheng family and he naturally had to take it seriously. He sent the midwife who delivered the queen to

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The team packed up and came over, and moved directly into the Cheng Mansion, observing Shen Yuntang's movements at any time.

Even the emperor was so nervous, and other officials in the government were also discussing this matter in private. No matter whether Cheng Yeran gave birth to a boy or a girl, her marriage had been predetermined by the royal family since birth, and she would definitely be rich and powerful in the future.

Several officials' children had just been born, and they were all prepared. If Cheng Yeran had a boy, their son could be friends with Cheng's child. If it was a girl, they could also become close friends with her. As long as they could establish a connection, they would get benefits.