Sure enough, a few days later, the government had a batch of land to sell.
The price is cheaper than that of ordinary farmland, at six taels of silver per mu.
Li Xiangping had money in hand and bought more than 3,000 mu in one go.
In addition, Yuan Huiniang also purchased 500 mu of land out of her own pocket, which she considered her private property.
Yan Qingqing was quite supportive of her approach.
They are a large family now, but if she passes away one day, they will eventually have to separate.
The eldest son is honest, but his future prospects may be the most limited. Yuan Huiniang has money now, and saving up a family fortune for their small family or children is a long-term consideration.
In addition, Li Sanniu also bought 500 mu of land.
When they received the land deed, Xu and Li Sanniu were extremely excited; they were now people who owned a small amount of land.
This is their real property, a full 500 acres, which makes them quite wealthy in Chengyang County. It will be a good ancestral property to pass down to their descendants.
February arrived in the blink of an eye, and the day when Li Xinniang would leave home for the capital to get married was fast approaching.
This really worried Yuan Huiniang, because someone definitely needed to see Li Xinniang off on her wedding day.
She and Li Xiangping were a perfect match as the eldest son and daughter-in-law in their family, but she was about to give birth and definitely couldn't go to the capital.
Moreover, childbirth is like a brush with death for a woman, and she wanted Li Xiangping to be by her side when she gave birth.
But getting married is a big deal, it only happens once in a lifetime, and she didn't want Li Xinniang to have any regrets. With that thought, Yuan Huiniang hardened her heart, stood up, and went to find Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing was also discussing this matter with Li Xiangping and Li Xiangan.
Although Li Xin's mother's actions deeply saddened Yan Qingqing, she was still willing to give her the respect due to her own family.
Moreover, this is the original owner's biological daughter, the older and younger sister of Li Xiangping and Li Xiang'an.
Li Xiangping spoke first, saying, "Mother, I am the eldest son in the family. It is said that the eldest brother is like a father. Now that Father is gone, it is my duty to send my younger sister off to get married."
Yan Qingqing was well aware of this situation, but Yuan Huiniang was already seven or eight months pregnant and could give birth at any time. How could he not be by Huiniang's side when she gave birth to his child?
Li Xiang'an seemed to have considered this issue as well, and then said, "Brother, you are the eldest son in the family, and your wife is quite far along in her pregnancy."
Our family has recently bought several thousand acres of new land, and besides, you are now an official appointed by the imperial court. You can't just leave whenever you want.
I'll go instead; the workshop's operations are relatively stable right now.
"It'll be tough on you, Mom, during this time."
Li Xiang'an's words made sense; Yan Qingqing was quite adept at managing the workshop.
Just as Yan Qingqing was about to make a decision, Yuan Huiniang rushed over and said, "Mother, let your husband go instead."
He is the eldest brother, and his younger sister only gets married once in her life. He doesn't want her to have any regrets.
Besides, this is my second child, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"Isn't my mother at home taking care of things?"
Yuan Huiniang has always been a reasonable person, and she handled this matter with great magnanimity.
But the more this happened, the more Yan Qingqing had to take care of her feelings.
So she said, "You don't need to say anything more about this. Although Xinniang is my daughter, you are also my child. I love you just the same and can't let you be pregnant without anyone to take care of you."
This time, let the second brother go, and let Mu Xi accompany you.
Also, transfer ten guards from the mountain to accompany you; consider it training for them.
The group of people Yan Qingqing sent to the mountain have undergone grueling training over the past year, and each of them has been trained as a secret guard.
They are young and have excellent physical attributes, which is the perfect time for them to practice martial arts. According to Xiao Mochen, they are even progressing faster than the professional bodyguards he has trained.
Moreover, Mu Xi's knowledge and abilities have earned Yan Qingqing's approval.
Seeing that Yan Qingqing had already made arrangements, Yuan Huiniang didn't say anything more.
Li Xiangping then spoke up, saying, "Mother, my younger sister has married far away to the capital. She can't do without an elder by her side."
I originally thought of having my third uncle come along, but he's got a lot going on and probably can't get away. What do you think, would it be better if my third aunt went instead?
Yan Qingqing glanced at Li Xiangping and replied, "No, Hui Niang is due to give birth in a little over a month. Yue Niang is too young, and the embroidery workshop can't be left unattended."
She chose this path herself, and I've done all I can. Having Xiang An see her off is the best way to fulfill the bond between you siblings.
Although Yan Qingqing was making plans for Li Xin's mother, she didn't only have this one child and needed to take care of many other things. This was already her limit.
Li Xiangping and the others fell silent after hearing this. No matter how close or important Li Xin's mother was, she was not as important as Yan Qingqing in their hearts.
The night before Li Xinniang left, Grandpa Li and Grandma Li came to visit.
It was quite normal for Mr. Li to visit, but Mrs. Li rarely did.
At first, Yan Qingqing instructed the gatekeeper not to let her in. Later, Old Mrs. Li calmed down and became quite self-aware, only coming once, when Yuan's mother came to cause trouble and she went with her.
At the time, Grandma Li even said a few nice words for Yan Qingqing, so Yan Qingqing turned a blind eye.
It wouldn't be appropriate for Yan Qingqing not to see Grandpa Li and Grandma Li when they arrived.
The gatekeeper led the two to the flower hall. Li Sanniu and Xu Shi, hearing that Old Master Li and Old Madam Li had come, were also afraid that something might go wrong, so they hurried over as well.
Grandma Li glared at Li San Niu and said, "What, why are you so wary of me? Do you think I'm going to eat your second sister-in-law?"
Li San Niu shook his head helplessly upon hearing this. Old Mrs. Li was his own mother; what could he say?
Yan Qingqing was annoyed by all the complicated things they were going to do, so she looked directly at Grandpa Li and Mrs. Li and asked, "Why are you here so late?"
When Grandma Li saw Yan Qingqing speak, her imposing manner instantly vanished.
It was Grandpa Li who spoke up: "We heard that Xinniang is setting off for the capital tomorrow, and we, as her grandparents, wanted to do our part."
A few days ago we bought some things in the county town, just as a dowry for the child.
As soon as Mr. Li finished speaking, Mrs. Li took out a cloth bag from her bosom.
Yan Qingqing only glanced at it and did not reach out to take it, which made Old Mrs. Li visibly embarrassed.
Xu, who was standing to the side, smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "Oh, let me see what good things you bought for Xinniang."
When Xiang Bao gets married, Mom and Dad can't be biased, okay?
After saying that, he opened the cloth bag in Old Mrs. Li's hand, and what came into view was a complete set of silver jewelry.
A delicate plum blossom silver hairpin, a pair of silver bracelets, and a pair of silver earrings—it's clearly a complete set.
Yan Qingqing estimated that the jewelry was worth more than ten taels of silver, and that Old Master Li and Old Madam Li had put a lot of thought into it.
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