On the way, Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo just watched Master Zhang driving the ox cart away. Su Qiuya didn't really want to ride in the ox cart, but she thought the eldest wife's place was too extravagant. It would only take a quarter of an hour to get there, but they still had to rent an ox cart, which cost money.
"It's okay. I'll go with you." Su Qiuya knew what Liu Yanbo was upset about. Her husband still cared about her. "If we sit down, they might say we're taking advantage, and we'll have to give it back later."
Su Qiuya thought that Liu Yulian's things had to be sold for money, so she didn't say anything about giving them to her brothers. Su Qiuya didn't think that they were taking advantage, because at the end of the year, they still had to give money to Liu's father for retirement.
"It's hard for you." Liu Yanbo thought that his family was complicated. Su Qiuya didn't have a good life after marrying him and had to come out to sell things.
"As long as the family is well, it doesn't matter." Su Qiuya said with a smile, "Tonight, I'll make fried meat for you and mother."
They weren't rich ladies or princes, so they ate meat quite often. Su Qiuya wasn't one to compromise herself. Since they made money, they should take care of their health. They had to save money. Once they had enough, they would buy a shop in town and live there, returning to the village occasionally.
Besides, they were not originally from this village, but were exiled here, and they had no feelings for this grandson.
"Don't ruin your health because of some irrelevant people." Su Qiuya thought that the people from the eldest house were irrelevant. If someone really attacked the eldest house, she would not be able to run away.
Mr. Zhang drove the ox cart to the Liu family's main house. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu's father not letting Su Qiuya get on the cart. When Liu's father was still alive, those people were clamoring to divide the family. If it were him, he would definitely not be happy either.
"The cotton in your house must be good. I'll ask my wife to make a coat for me later." Mr. Zhang said with a smile.
Mr. Zhang hadn't originally planned to buy any cotton, but when he saw Widow Zhang and the others doing so, he bought some. Widow Zhang was someone who didn't care about profit, and she wouldn't just take anyone else to buy cotton. Widow Zhang was also afraid of being bothered by others, so this only meant that the cotton must be of some use.
Fifteen cents a pound is fifteen cents a pound. It would be great if my grandson could be warmly dressed and get sick less often.
If a child gets sick, he or she is likely to die, so people like Zhang Erye are mainly concerned about the children.
"There are only about a hundred pounds of cotton left." Liu Yulian said, "I'll sell it tomorrow, and it will probably be gone."
The main reason was that it was the market day today, and Widow Zhang brought another group of people with her, which led to a lot of people buying cotton, so the amount of cotton left, which was already limited, became even less.
"Don't wait until the next market?" asked Mr. Zhang.
"No need to wait. Let's go check tomorrow and sell as much as we can. If we can't sell any, we'll send them to the county town to sell." Liu Yulian said, "There are only so many, we can definitely sell them."
"That's right, not much." Mr. Zhang nodded and went back.
Liu Yulian still had some rice, flour, meat, and other things she didn't have today. Mrs. Xie cooked for the family, so it wasn't convenient for her to go to town to buy things all the time. It took more than a quarter of an hour to walk back and forth, which was fine. Mrs. Xie was getting quite old, so it wasn't convenient for her to always carry so many heavy things. It would be better if she bought less.
There were six people in the house, including Mrs. Xie, so they had to eat a lot. This was when Liu Yanjing went to the military camp. If he was at home, he would have to eat even more.
"It's really not easy to move things back and forth like this all the time." Liu's mother sighed.
"It's nothing. Next year, we can move to the town." Liu Yulian said, "That would be much more convenient."
"What's the point of going to the town? It costs a lot of money." Mother Liu thought that she only had a little money, and even if she had hundreds of taels of silver, it would be easy to spend it.
When Liu's mother was still the marquis' wife, this amount of money was not enough for her to spend.
"Qingyun needs to study." Liu Yulian thought of her nephew. "He's already five years old. He'll be six next year. How can we let him stay at home all the time? The town is close to here, so he can come back to look after the land when he wants."
"That's right." Mother Liu couldn't possibly let her grandson leave early and come back late, even though most people in the village who went to school did that. But Mother Liu couldn't bear to see her grandson like that. After being exiled, their living conditions had plummeted. Normally, eggplants were made with meat and various seasonings, but now they were just eggplants.
"There's land near the town, and you can buy it," Liu Yulian said. "The land here is relatively poor, and the price isn't high. It's perfect for planting grapes, apples... you can grow a lot of things."
"Why, you just want to farm?" Mother Liu wondered how she had discovered that her daughter liked farming so much before.
"Since we're all here, what else can we do if not farm?" Liu Yulian thought that among all her max-level life skills, farming was the most practical one, as it could help many people fill their stomachs.
As for the food route, it's fine if others take it. Food can be enjoyed, but it can't fill many people's stomachs.
Liu Yulian couldn't say that others were wrong, after all, they didn't know how to farm. It was just that Liu Yulian happened to have golden fingers, so she couldn't waste them in vain.
"We can also make some medicinal foods and ointments." Liu Yulian said, "You know, my daughter isn't that hardworking. It's impossible for her to go into the kitchen and the pharmacy all the time."
If Liu Yulian were forced to stay in the kitchen or embroider all the time, she would go crazy. As for farming, she mainly hired people, and she didn't have to check on them every day, so it was okay. At most, she would just prepare the culture medium.
She also handed over some culture medium formulas, so there was no need to keep the formulas secret.
Liu Yulian thought the best way for them to make money was to cultivate more land and occasionally sell ointments, embroidery, and the like. In ancient times, as long as people had land, or more land, they would not be too poor.
"Alas." Mother Liu wanted to tell her daughter to stay home, but when she thought about the household expenses, she couldn't say that. She and Father Liu were old, hadn't experienced much hardship, and didn't know how to farm, so they couldn't make any money.
Now, they make money from their daughter.
Mother Liu felt sad and always felt sorry for her daughter. Even though they had doted on her in the past, it didn't mean they wanted her to run around and work hard for them now.
"Mom, stop sighing." Liu Yulian held her mother's arm, "We still have to make two quilts. If your grandchildren accidentally wet the bed, they won't have any warm quilts."
"Impossible." At this moment, Liu Yulian's nephew ran over and said, "Aunt, can you give me another example?"
Liu Qingyun is young, but he believes that it is impossible for him to wet his pants. He and his sister can live a good life without so many servants serving them.
"But this is the truth." Liu Yulian squatted down and pinched her nephew's face. "We have to prepare two more quilts for you. If someone comes to visit, you can also stay there."
However, it is unlikely that anyone will come from their side. You know, there are other people in the Liu family, namely Liu Yulian's uncle and aunt. Those people are not in this village, they have been exiled to other villages, and some are criminals who have to work.
"A soft quilt." Liu Qingyun could feel the warmth of the quilt. They had never been cold in the Marquis' Mansion before. Even though the cotton was a little heavy to sleep on, he didn't dare to dislike it. They had no choice but to use these things now. "Sister, your quilt can't be too heavy."
Liu Qingyun was worried that his sister would be crushed to death by such a heavy quilt.
"Yes, your quilts can't be too heavy." Liu Yulian nodded, "The padding needs to be thicker."
Liu Yulian had already made preparations for these people. They could wear warmer clothes when sleeping and use lighter quilts.
As soon as Widow Zhang returned home, she asked her daughters-in-law to share the cotton to make jackets. She gave some cotton to the daughters-in-law, not to send the cotton back to their parents' home, but to let them make jackets for their husbands and children.
If the daughters-in-law really wanted to give those things away, they should give them their own portion. If they were delayed from working because of this, Widow Zhang would definitely be very angry.
Widow Zhang's daughters-in-law did not dare to send things to her parents' home at will, for they were afraid that they would be sent to her parents' home by Widow Zhang and divorced.
In the yard, Widow Zhang was making a jacket with cotton. She was also afraid of the cold.
"Hurry up, all of you." Widow Zhang looked at her daughters-in-law, "I've given you good things, but you're still dawdling. Aren't you afraid your precious son will get cold? Don't stuff all the cotton into your son's coat; your daughter needs some too."
Widow Zhang did not look down on girls that much. She was a woman herself, so how could she be too harsh on her granddaughter?
Next year, they will plant some cotton, so they won't have to worry about the cold. They can also sell the cotton, which will bring in some profit.
Widow Zhang held the needle and thread in her hand and thought that the Liu family was indeed from the Marquis' Mansion. The jackets made by those people had good needlework and beautiful styles.
"All you do is eat and eat. You've bankrupted our family, and you don't even have any talent." Widow Zhang despised these people. She despised her son and her daughter-in-law, thinking they were all less intelligent than she was. "Go, go pick those little green leaves in the field and send them over."
"Where to send it?" Widow Zhang's daughter-in-law didn't understand.
"Where else could it be? The Liu family's main branch." Widow Zhang couldn't help but roll her eyes. "They were originally a wealthy family. Vegetables are scarce this season. Pick some and send them over. They'll remember your kindness and come back to you for work in the future. We're all from the same village, so we'll get along well."
"..." Widow Zhang's daughter-in-law was speechless. Why had she never seen Widow Zhang delivering vegetables to other people in the village before? Widow Zhang was not a generous person at all.
The Liu family's main branch did grow some vegetables, but not much. When Liu's mother saw Widow Zhang's daughter-in-law coming to deliver vegetables, she was in a good mood and even gave her some candies. Those candies were made by Liu Yulian for her nephews and nieces. They were the kind of star-shaped candies that people would see in later generations, green and pink soft candies.
Aunt Zhao from the fourth room next door saw what Liu's mother did and thought: She's been exiled, yet she's still so generous...
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