When Aunt Zhao returned home, she put the cotton in the house and asked her daughters-in-law to make quilts together. It seemed that they had to fluff the cotton and do it themselves.
"Mom, is this really warm?" asked Aunt Zhao's daughter-in-law.
"You'll know if it's warm after trying it," Aunt Zhao said. "All the cotton next door has been sold out, so it's no longer available. At most, we can only buy some cotton seeds. If it's not good, how could those people buy so much?"
Aunt Zhao thought that the money was not particularly much, and the important thing was to have a good winter.
"Go borrow the cotton fluffer from next door and ask him how to fluff it. Then you can make the quilt in the next two days." Aunt Zhao said.
Aunt Zhao's daughter-in-law went to the next door to borrow tools, and Liu Yulian lent the tools to Aunt Zhao's daughter-in-law and also told her how to do it.
In the evening, after Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo returned home, they told Aunt Qing about renting a shop, and said that they wanted to rent the shop in the big house.
"Are you stupid? Aren't you disgusted by the way they looked at you before?" Aunt Qing asked. "If you really rent their shop, they'll look down on you even more. Since you're renting it for the same price as the surrounding shops, why bother renting a shop in a large house?"
Aunt Qing just doesn't like the eldest wife, and she thinks that if they rent the eldest wife's shop, they will be lowering themselves and won't be able to hold their heads up in front of the eldest wife's people.
"Rent it for a few months... By then, the business will be stable and other people will know you're selling things there," Aunt Qing said. "It wouldn't be a good idea to move to another place. If you really want to rent a shop, rent something else, something that's longer-term. That way, you won't be kicked out later."
When Su Qiuya heard what Qing Yi Niang said, she also felt that what Qing Yi Niang said made sense. They were doing a long-term business, not a business of a few months.
With few staff and little money, it was unlikely they would open a large shop. At most, they would open a restaurant later. But now they just opened a small shop first, to build a reputation, and once it was famous, customers would come to buy things from the shop.
By that time, if the eldest wife wants the shop, then the second wife’s booming business will be interrupted.
"Who would rent it for two or three months? Just leave it empty. We're not the ones who'll suffer the loss." Aunt Qing continued, "You guys came up to the eldest wife. Do you think they think you're doing them a favor, or that they're doing you a favour?"
Concubine Qing simply didn't want to be too involved with the first wife, and didn't want others to say that the second wife was taking advantage of the first wife. If you want to take advantage, then you should really take advantage, not just say that the price is the same as the surrounding shops.
In fact, it was Su Qiuya and his wife who said the price was the same as the surrounding shops. They knew that renting a shop for two or three months was not an easy thing, so they thought it was more convenient to set up a stall and reduce costs.
If the weather is a little warmer, they won't need to rent a shop, and they can save a little. Later, when they have more money, they can rent a shop, or even buy a shop...
Now, after hearing what Aunt Qing said, Su Qiuya and her husband felt that she was right. Since they were going to rent a shop, they should rent it for a longer period of time. They were not making any money now, so they should not always think that they might not make as much money after renting the shop.
If they rented a shop, they wouldn't have to work so hard and would spend more time in town.
"Just listen to mother." Su Qiuya said.
"You two are still young, so you should be more considerate before doing anything," Aunt Qing said. "I don't mean to sound harsh, but for all these years, we've been living under their thumb. Now that we've separated, why should we continue to beg them and accept their wishes?"
"Then don't rent their shop, rent someone else's." Liu Yanbo didn't want to make his mother feel bad. "Just tell them later. Even if we want a long-term lease and don't rent for a few months, it's not like we're doing them any wrong."
"Yes." Aunt Qing nodded.
That night, Liu Yanbo went to the main house and said that he would not rent the shop.
Father Liu wasn't very happy to hear this. It wasn't like they were forcing the second wife to work in the shop. Well, this was his own son. What else could he do? The most he could do was to say yes with a straight face.
"If I don't want to rent a shop, then I won't." Father Liu said, "I don't mind your little money."
Father Liu waved his hand and said that if he believed his sons' lies again, he would no longer believe Liu.
Seeing that Father Liu didn't look very happy, Liu Yulian smiled and said, "It's cold now, and many people are prone to catching colds and coughing. Why don't we just make some loquat juice and sell some cough suppressants?"
These things are small, but they have a big impact.
Liu Yulian figured their shop was empty anyway, so they could just bring some things to sell at market time. They could go there whenever they wanted, there was no need to open the shop every day.
"The shop is connected to the yard, and I'm afraid it will make some noise, which is not suitable for Qingyun to study." Liu Yulian said, "Dad, why don't we buy another house so that Qingyun can study well."
"Where does so much money come from?" Father Liu frowned. It had only been a short time, where could there be so much money?
"I just made some embroidery and will sell it tomorrow," Liu Yulian said. "With the money we made earlier, we should be able to buy a small house that will be big enough for us to live in. There's a lot of wasteland near the town, and it's also cheap."
Liu Yulian had previously asked her father to help her buy some land, and she could also buy some barren hills to grow fruit.
"When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you to take better care of it and check on it from time to time." Liu Yulian said with a smile. If her father has something to do, he won't always think about those trivial things.
"Okay, let's go live in town after the wheat is harvested." Father Liu knew that his daughter didn't want him to think about those bad things.
Liu Yanbo left. He knew that Liu's father was unhappy, but it was useless. They couldn't rent a shop just to make Liu's father happy. They could rent someone else's shop, and there would be no personal connection involved.
Su Qiuya saw Liu Yanbo coming back and hurried forward, "How was it? Did they not say anything?"
"No." Liu Yanbo said, "I just heard that they were going to make embroidery to sell."
"Too much embroidery hurts my eyes." Su Qiuya knew a little bit, but she wasn't very good at it. Therefore, she didn't think of making a living from embroidery. Compared to embroidery, she preferred food. "I'm going to make knife-cut noodles tomorrow. I happened to see chili peppers in the shop a few days ago. It's perfect for such a cold day."
"Everything you cook is delicious." After tasting the food Su Qiuya cooked, Liu Yanbo felt that the food he had eaten in the Marquis' Mansion before was terrible. "Once we rent a shop tomorrow, you won't have to stand in the cold wind all the time."
"Yeah." Su Qiuya snuggled in Liu Yanbo's arms.
The eldest wife of the Liu family had two children, so Liu Yulian often made some snacks for her nephews and nieces. Liu Yulian didn't plan to make knife-cut noodles like Su Qiuya did, but she made some star candies, bean curd sheets, loquat paste, etc., and sold some of these miscellaneous items in the shop.
The little niece was clamoring to go to the shop to take a look, so Liu Yulian took her with her. Father Liu kept an eye on little Liu Jia to prevent his granddaughter from being taken away by the beggars.
Xiao Liujia was sitting in front of the shop eating star candies and mung bean cakes... They came to the town yesterday morning, made these snacks yesterday afternoon, and added the loquat paste and other things they brought from home, and started selling them.
Widow Zhang was selling eggs with her son when she was surprised to find the shop of the eldest wife of the Liu family open again. Wasn't there no cotton to sell?
"Miss Lian, what are you selling?" Widow Zhang wanted to find some good bargains. Those cotton jackets and quilts were really good. The wheat in the fields was in full growth, so there would definitely be a good harvest next year.
"Some cakes, as well as small pills and potions for treating colds and coughs." Liu Yulian said.
"Is this a clinic?" Widow Zhang asked in confusion.
"No, just some simple ones." Medical skills are not essential skills for life, and Liu Yulian doesn't know that many medical skills. At least she can't use a scalpel. Just knowing these simple things is enough for daily use.
Since there are poisons in the game, Liu Yulian can also detoxify them.
All standards are based on the game, and all interpretation rights belong to the game officials.
"How much...how much?" Widow Zhang knew that medicine was not cheap, often costing tens or even hundreds of coins, and that was just for a minor illness. A serious illness would be even more serious.
"Two cents," Liu Yulian replied, "but there's no bottle, so you have to fill it yourself."
"It's okay." Widow Zhang thought it would cost a lot of money, but she didn't expect it was only two cents. So she could give it a try.
Widow Zhang always felt that the things from the Liu family's main house should be good. As for the candies, she decided not to buy them. If she had to buy something, she should buy something practical. If she spent money carelessly, she would have no money when it mattered most.
Normal people go to the clinic when they are sick, and would never go to a grocery store to buy pills.
Liu Yulian was just giving it a try. As for the recipe for these pills, she hadn't kept it secret. She'd already brought this recipe to her brother at the military camp. Such basic stuff had to be made public sooner or later.
In the palace, the imperial physician made loquat paste and other things according to the prescription sent by General Xu, and those things were indeed very effective.
When the emperor heard the report from the imperial physician, he suddenly thought of what was recorded in some books, that is, there are always a few geniuses in this world who are different from ordinary people.
The daughter of the Liu family is indeed a genius!
Otherwise, why not see which family has committed a crime and exile that family?
If you exile a family in the spring, maybe you can harvest a lot of good things in the fall.
Of course, the emperor was just thinking that there were not so many geniuses in the world.
"It seems that we have to let Prince Su go there earlier." The emperor thought that the Liu family did not hide these things, so he could not let the Liu family give these things for free. If he always let the Liu family give them for free, it would easily dampen their enthusiasm, so he had to put a carrot hanging in front of them.
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