Chapter 472 Taking Him Home to Be the Head of the Household
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "It's perfect timing. Once we get back, we'll have the Liu family arrange your marriage with Lian'er."
Xiao Liu smiled and nodded, then suddenly took out a booklet.
Du Wanchun looked at the booklet with a puzzled expression and asked, "What is this?"
Xiao Liuzi slowly said, "I have been serving the Emperor for more than ten years, so I know a little about him. This booklet records the merchants under the Emperor's command."
"The Emperor has merchants under his command?" Du Wanchun asked, slightly surprised.
Xiao Liu said seriously, "That's right. In his early years, His Majesty was quite clever. In order to control the merchants of the entire Xuan Yue Kingdom, he secretly cultivated his own merchants. This way, he could prevent wealthy merchants from monopolizing the industries of Xuan Yue Kingdom, and he could also have a steady stream of money."
Xuan Yue Kingdom has its own royal merchants, but the merchants that Xiao Liuzi mentioned are a different kind.
Du Wanchun opened the booklet and saw that the first page listed merchants from Linzhou Prefecture.
The merchant was a cloth and silk merchant, unlike the Liu family.
Compared to him, the Liu family was nothing more than a small, insignificant household.
With the emperor's help, merchants had already established silk trade connections with various countries.
However, recently, the Liu family's silk has far surpassed that of merchants.
Xiao Liu said earnestly, "Manager Du, you should avoid the people in these books. The Zhou family is currently very powerful, so don't let them find any fault with you."
Du Wanchun understood his meaning, put away the booklet in her hand, and smiled, "Thank you for the reminder."
As she spoke, she slightly raised her eyes, her gaze sharpening slightly, and continued with a smile, "Young Master Liu, once you return this time, you will surely make the Liu family's business grow bigger and bigger. At that time, I will also have to call you Manager Liu."
Xiao Liu was flattered and quickly bowed to her, saying, "Thank you for your kind words, Manager Du."
Three days later, Master Liu brought his son, Xiao Liu, into the Liu family home in a grand ceremony and held a three-day, three-night banquet to announce to everyone that his son had returned.
Little Liu lived up to expectations, using what he had learned in the palace to thrive in the Liu family and quickly establish himself.
Not only that, he also took the Liu family's silk to a whole new level, and the business became exceptionally good. It was as if something was favoring him; any new silk he produced would sell like hotcakes.
They quickly suppressed the merchants of Linzhou Prefecture.
Master Liu was very pleased with this and immediately handed over the management of the household to young Liu.
After Xiao Liuzi gained power, he visited the Wei family several times.
Lady Wei went mad and was eventually expelled from the mansion and sent to the countryside, which was considered a fitting punishment.
Xiao Liuzi rose from a lowly eunuch to become the head manager of the Liu family, but even so, he never forgot the Zhou family.
He and Lian'er are people who know how to repay kindness.
Even though the two had become richer, the Zhou family was still considered their masters.
Whenever he has free time, he will visit the Zhou family.
In particular, Lian'er spends five out of ten days a year at the Zhou family's house.
It takes at least half an hour to get from Ziyang County to Cheng'an County, but she is willing to travel between the two places.
Du Wanchun's belly grew bigger and bigger, and her tastes in food became more and more discerning.
Lian'er learned how to make a delicious ice cream in the palace, and she would bring some for Du Wanchun every time she came.
Du Wanchun loves to eat, and the baby in her belly loves to eat even more.
Eating three or four pieces a day is not enough.
Later, after returning from the yamen, Zhou Ruiyuan rolled up his sleeves and learned to make popsicles from Lian'er.
Making popsicles isn't difficult, but you need to master the heat control.
Zhou Ruiyuan studied for three whole days.
On the fourth day, he finally made ice cream that tasted exactly the same.
"Wanchun! Come and try it!"
Zhou Ruiyuan held the ice cream, and the back of his clothes was soaked with sweat.
Du Wanchun quickly took it and said, "Husband, come, come and sit down."
Zhou Ruiyuan took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Du Wanchun got up, closed the door, and took his clothes out of the wardrobe.
When he turned around, Zhou Ruiyuan had already taken off all his sweat-soaked clothes.
What catches the eye is his strong back, and below that is his slender waist.
Du Wanchun blushed and quickly threw the clothes at him, saying, "Husband, come on, put them on."
Zhou Ruiyuan turned around and took the clothes. He noticed that Du Wanchun's ears were slightly red and smiled gently, "It's only been a few months, but my wife seems to have become much more distant from me."
Since Du Wanchun became pregnant, Zhou Ruiyuan has been very restrained. Even when the two sleep in each other's arms, they don't do anything too outrageous.
This forced Zhou Ruiyuan to drink chrysanthemum tea every day, otherwise he would get too hot-tempered.
Du Wanchun immediately avoided his words and told him about the booklet.
Zhou Ruiyuan's attention was indeed diverted by her words, and he began to ask about the booklet.
However, Du Wanchun didn't understand that debts must eventually be repaid.
And you have to pay double.
After Zhou Ruiyuan took the booklet given to him by Xiao Liuzi from Du Wanchun, he returned to the yamen.
Du Wanchun shared some of the prepared rice cakes with the children.
Little Mianmian and Little Dongdong sat side by side in a row, eating.
Little Dongdong hasn't grown any teeth yet, and after eating the rice cake in his hand for a long time, he barely touched it.
Nan Fengling took a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then looked up at Du Wanchun and smiled, "Sister-in-law, I heard from Lian'er today that after Ma Tao'er left Ziyang County with the eldest young master of the Liu family, she stole his gold and ran away, and we haven't seen her since."
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