When Liu Yanyuan heard what Aunt Chai said, he thought he couldn't escape this time.
"I'll have someone bring it over. It's not a good idea to pack too much, just a bundle will do." Liu Yanyuan said, "That's about all I have at home..."
"I haven't even told you what I want, and you're already saying this," Aunt Chai said. "She's your own sister, and you really don't care about her?"
"It's not that we don't care, but we don't have that much stuff at home. How can we give it to her?" Liu Yanyuan frowned. "We can't sell everything we have to buy her those things."
"There's no need to sell everything you have. If you really can't do it, go out and borrow some money." Aunt Chai thought this was not a problem.
"Borrowing money is not a simple matter. Who can we borrow from? Should we go to the Feng family or the second branch?" Liu Yanyuan said, "Don't think about my friends. Don't you know what kind of people my friends are? I'm not the son of a marquis anymore. People are waiting to see me make a fool of myself."
Liu Yanyuan thought that if they hadn't prepared so many things, their family wouldn't have to borrow so many things. However, Aunt Chai always thought about their time at the Marquis' Mansion, so Aunt Chai wanted to prepare more things.
"You have so much to say when you talk about this," Aunt Chai said. "Even if we make some simple preparations, we still have to prepare them."
Aunt Chai didn't want to continue forcing her son, for she was afraid that if she pushed too far, her son would be unhappy.
"Boss, give me a bowl of noodles." Just at this moment, a customer came into the shop.
"Okay, I'm coming." Liu Yanyuan said quickly.
Liu Yanyuan had to go to work. He was no longer a son of a marquis, and there was no one to serve him, so he had to do these things by himself.
In the small seaside town, the second young master Duan came to see He Xiyuan. The second young master Duan wanted to go out with Rongning Princess and others, and he also wanted to talk to Rongning Princess, but Rongning Princess didn't even look at him.
Princess Rongning is the director of the research institute. Young Master Duan knows that he has not yet become an official, and he is not as good as his sister in front of Princess Rongning.
He Xiyuan was not in a very good mood after seeing the second young master Duan. Why did this man come again?
"My sister is here." Second Young Master Duan said with a smile, "Don't be so stingy, I'm not trying to steal your girlfriend."
The Second Young Master Duan wanted to poach someone, but he couldn't. So, there was no point in him continuing to do those things. Princess Rongning and He Xiyuan had been together for many years, and this wasn't something someone could just casually interfere with.
"At most, a kite fell." said the second young master Duan.
"Ha." He Xiyuan thought, isn't it enough that a kite fell?
Some people just rely on a kite to catch people. How can He Xiyuan not pay more attention? These people all want to poach his girl.
"You are not young anymore, don't be so stingy. You have all been to the battlefield." The second young master Duan did not have much contact with He Xiyuan. Even though they had both studied in the Imperial College, they were not in the same classroom.
"There's nothing wrong with being a little stingy." He Xiyuan said, "If you weren't stingy in other places."
"..." Second Young Master Duan just felt that He Xiyuan was really shameless.
The Third Prince stayed in the small fishing village for a few days and also went to the town. The Third Prince's clothes were different and more luxurious. When some girls saw the Third Prince, they thought he was good-looking and noble.
Some people thought about hooking up with the third prince and becoming his concubine, which would be better than being a concubine of those ordinary wealthy families.
"Don't come over." The third prince didn't dare to get too close to those women.
The Third Prince still remembered that he came here to do things, not to take a concubine. If he took a concubine here, how would others see it?
When he returned to the capital, the emperor saw that he had taken a concubine without doing anything, and the third prince was scared.
The third prince thought that he was no longer favored enough, so he couldn't do such a stupid thing at this time.
"Don't let those women come here. What nonsense!" The Third Prince warned those around him, "We are here to work, not to enjoy the scenery."
The people around the Third Prince originally wanted to find a woman for him, just to serve him well.
"Yes." The servant could only respond.
In the capital, Liu Yuqin fell in love with the son of a wealthy family. The son had passed the imperial examination and had been a Jinshi in his early years. The Jinshi's wife had died, leaving behind a daughter. Liu Yuqin thought that a young girl couldn't compete for anything, and since the man was a Jinshi and not too young, he would be very happy if she was willing to marry him.
Liu Yuqin only knew about this person from what others said.
"Mom, do you think it's okay for me to look for him?" Liu Yuqin asked Aunt Qing.
"..." Aunt Qing certainly thought her daughter was very good and that she was worthy of many people.
But the son of a concubine of the Bo family, who had passed the imperial examination and was now in the Hanlin Academy, how could such a person marry his own daughter? Take the eldest daughter of the Huo family, for example. The eldest daughter was originally a legitimate daughter, and if she remarried, she would marry the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.
It’s not that Aunt Qing looks down on her daughter, but this matter is not easy.
"You should find someone to talk to him." Liu Yuqin said, "You can't just ask me to come directly to his house."
"I'll ask someone." Aunt Qing had to give it a try, just in case the other person really fell in love with Liu Yuqin.
"Oh, right, I heard someone built the Rongning Temple," Liu Yuqin said. "That's not good. Who is Liu Yulian? She's just come up with some research. If they make such a big fuss, aren't they afraid that the royal family will be unhappy?"
"You don't have to worry about this." Concubine Qing couldn't enter the Marquis' Mansion, and she didn't want her daughter to interfere in this matter. "You are pregnant, so it's better to take good care of it and wait until the time comes to give birth to the child."
"Whatever happens, what if Liu Yulian's situation affects us?" Liu Yuqin thought those people shouldn't build a shrine for Liu Yulian. "No, I have to go talk to my eldest sister."
Liu Yuqin knew that the people in Jingning Marquis's Mansion were unwilling to pay attention to her, and that Madam Qin would occasionally talk to her. She thought that this matter was no small matter, and that Madam Qin must feel bad about it.
"That's fine." Aunt Qing did not stop her. Her daughter was doing it for the good of these people.
At the Qin family, Madam Qin, the eldest young master, never thought that Liu Yuqin would come to her with a big belly, and she was still talking about the Rongning Temple.
"Why do you care so much? It's not built for you." Mrs. Qin said impatiently.
"I'm not afraid of getting my family implicated, or having their house raided again." Liu Yuqin said, "Other people have done a lot of good things, and I haven't seen them like this."
"It's not like Rongning wanted to build that ancestral temple himself." Madam Qin was speechless. What was going on in Liu Yuqin's mind? "It was built by others, by the common people."
"That's not good either." Liu Yuqin said, "My little sister isn't dead yet. We can wait until she dies before we build it."
It would be best to wait a few years so that those people will forget about Liu Yulian, and no one will remember that Liu Yulian developed the culture medium that increases grain yields.
Liu Yuqin just doesn't want to see Liu Yulian become so famous. She is Liu Yulian's older sister, and she feels suppressed by her younger sister.
"What's Gai saying now? Is she afraid that others won't know what she's done?" Liu Yuqin asked, "She can still come up with something now, but what about in the future?"
"You don't need to worry." said Mrs. Qin.
"If she wasn't my sister, why would I worry about it?" Liu Yuqin said.
"I don't think you're worried about my younger sister, you're just jealous." Madam Qin looked at Liu Yuqin. "What kind of personality do you have? Do you really think I don't know? You just can't stand seeing others living better than you."
"No way..." Liu Yuqin denied it.
"Whether you have or not, you know it in your heart." Madam Qin said, "Don't treat us like fools. Who do you think you are? Rongning is my biological sister, born of the same mother. If I don't stand on her side, how can I stand on yours? Besides, my younger sister doesn't even know about this."
Madam Qin Dashao thought that Liu Yuqin was thinking too much. As an elder sister, how could she expect her younger sister to be nice to her?
When my younger sister followed my parents into exile in the northwest, they hadn't been of much help. Now, how could they have the right to say those things? At least, Madam Qin didn't think she had the right to say them.
"Not to mention my younger sister, even we only found out recently," said Madam Qin. "This place has already been built up. Do you really think the court doesn't know about it?"
The people in the court did not say anything, which means that the court allowed the people to do so.
Since the court allows it, what else can others say?
Madam Qin thought Liu Yuqin was always messing around. If it were someone else, they would be happy for their younger sister. Even if some people were truly worried that their younger sister would become too successful and threaten the emperor, they wouldn't do that to Liu Yuqin.
"If it weren't for your big belly, you would think I was willing to let you come." Madam Qin said, "We are older and went to school together when we were at home. My younger sister is several years younger than us, and she hasn't been with us that long."
Madam Qin was telling the truth. It was true that she was Liu Yulian's full sister, but she had spent less time with Liu Yulian than with Liu Yuqin.
The reason why Madam Qin wanted to see Liu Yuqin more often was because they had often been together before.
Even though they are not from the same mother, there is still some affection between them.
Madam Qin Dashao thought that this kind of affection would disappear sooner or later. How could she possibly see Liu Yuqin all the time when Liu Yuqin was making such a fuss again and again?
"Don't run around when you're pregnant," said Madam Qin.
"Do you all think I'm useless?" Liu Yuqin asked, "I'm a concubine's daughter, and the maid who teaches me the rules doesn't care much about me, so she only cares about you."
"Talking about the past?" Madam Qin said, "That's because you were afraid of hard work. You said those things to your mother, and your mother went to father and said that Nanny was too strict with you. Father and mother discussed that as a concubine's daughter, you basically have no chance of entering the palace. Even if you enter the palace in the future, you can learn later."
This is still Liu Yuqin and Qing Yi Niang's fault. Others gave them opportunities, but they didn't seize them.
They also believed that others were treating them badly. During that period, Madam Qin was also beaten by the nanny. The nanny taught them very strictly. Liu's mother told Madam Qin to be more patient. The nanny came from the palace, and the rules in the palace would only be more strict.
How could those people in the palace dare to make mistakes casually? They were serving the royal family. If they didn't serve their master well, they might lose their lives.
Madam Qin Da Shao naturally studied the rules carefully. Liu's mother said that since she was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, she should marry a better man in the future. Regardless of whether she entered the palace in the future, she would have to attend some banquets, so she would need them.
"My little sister hasn't learned that much." Liu Yuqin gritted her teeth.
"You're still comparing yourself to my younger sister." Madam Qin sneered. "Originally, it was because my younger sister was young and the youngest in the family that mother didn't think of letting her study more. She just waited until she was twelve or thirteen to let the nanny teach her. After all, she was already engaged at that time."
At that time, they all thought He Xiyuan could become the crown prince, after all, He Xichen's legs were crippled. The Chengguo Mansion had also leaked the news to the Jingning Marquis Mansion. Being the crown prince's wife was different from being the wife of an ordinary legitimate second son.
Later, the Liu family was ransacked and Liu Yulian was exiled to the northwest along with the Liu family.
Later, Liu Yulian became so capable herself.
At this time, it would be fine for Liu Yulian to learn more about those rules. Previously, when Liu Yulian entered the palace, the emperor also told her not to be so particular.
The emperor specifically sent someone to tell Liu's mother that there was no need to ask a nanny to teach Liu Yulian so many rules, just a few rules would be enough. If a person thinks about rules all day long, then this person should just think about rules, and how can he have time to do other things.
The royal family wanted to give Liu Yulian some freedom so she could focus more on her research. The Jingning Marquisate hadn't previously restricted Liu Yulian, so there was no need for them to do so in the future.
"Now, the Emperor has personally sent someone to the Marquis' Mansion to deliver his instructions, so I don't need to learn these things," said Madam Qin. "Otherwise, Mother would have arranged for them long ago. Even so, I have palace maids and nannies sent by the Emperor by my side. They are here to serve me and remind me what to do when necessary."
“…” Liu Yuqin pursed her lips.
"Do you really think I'm learning nothing? That's because I have someone to back me up," said Madam Qin. "I have people around me to serve me and remind me. The nanny beside me was once employed by the Emperor."
Madam Qin Da Shao had seen that nanny before. She was quite formidable. "If you could be that powerful, you wouldn't need to learn. No, you didn't really learn at the time," Madam Qin Da Shao said. "Your mother is always afraid that we would harm you. You too, didn't your mother tell you that I would treat you badly? Why did you come over here?"
"You..." Liu Yuqin was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"You're pregnant, so don't wander around." Madam Qin said, "If something happens to you here and you lose the child, others will just think you don't want the child at all, and that's why you're doing this."
Liu Yuqin couldn't argue with Madam Qin, so she could only leave angrily.
Madam Qin Dahao didn't intend to talk about Liu Yulian any more, nor was she likely to go to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion and say things like "can't be this, can't be that." As a married woman, why would she care so much? Did she really think their parents were fools who didn't understand those things?
At the seaside, Liu Yulian had salt fields dug according to her design and also hired people from a nearby fishing village.
Liu Yulian employed both men and women, and the women in the fishing villages were very capable. Especially since the men in these villages were always out fishing, they also had to do a lot of work at home.
The newly dug salt pans were some distance from the village, so Liu Yulian had people build houses closer. Even if some people didn't live here, those who worked there still had to eat.
Someone asked Liu Yulian if this would cost too much money.
"No, even if the research is not successful, there are salt fields over there, and salt is dried there, and there is output." Liu Yulian said.
At most, we haven't found a way to produce salt faster, not that there is no output.
As long as there is output, those people working here can earn some money.
Even though the salt fields in this place are smaller, they don’t employ that many people.
"Summer is a good time," said Liu Yulian. The temperature is high in summer and water evaporates quickly, making it easier to dry salt.
There are still many undeveloped areas along the coast, and some places are suitable for salt drying.
Liu Yulian thought this was an opportunity, and they could also develop some salt fields during the research process.
"As long as you're capable, there's always a way out," Liu Yulian said. Without improved salt-drying technology, the only solution was to develop more salt fields. Liu Yulian didn't need to explain this; everyone else understood.
Therefore, when the people Liu Yulian brought opened salt fields for research, no one would say much.
Coastal areas are all good places. In later generations, coastal areas are more developed.
It’s just that the shipping technology in ancient times was not that advanced and the machines were not that good.
What Liu Yulian needs to do is to make those people pay attention to scientific and technological research, allow all schools of thought to flourish, and jointly build the Daliang Dynasty.
Miss Duan Wu didn't follow Liu Yulian, she just followed others. She followed those people along the beach. The people following them also had guards who tried their best to protect them from accidents.
"Can you still hold on?" someone asked Miss Duan Wu.
They had been walking for a long time. The man was fine, but Miss Duan Wu was originally a rich lady from the boudoir. The others were worried that Miss Duan Wu and her maid would not be able to hold on, so if they could not, they would let them go back first.
"It's okay, we can still keep going." Miss Duan Wu did feel pain in her feet. "I'll try my best to keep up with you."
Miss Duan Wu couldn't let these people walk slower, as that would delay things. She could only try her best to keep up with them. If she couldn't, she would just walk slower behind them. Anyway, she could just let the guards protect her, and there would be no problem.
"Then you follow me." The others didn't think about waiting for Miss Duan Wu. If they kept waiting, then they wouldn't have to do anything else.
In the capital, because of the incident with Concubine Qin, Miss Qin Er also encountered problems in her marriage proposal. Originally, some people thought that Miss Qin Er was a good match, but later, that family changed their minds.
The family thought that Miss Qin Er had a good relationship with Concubine Qin, and that they had lived under the same roof when the Qin family was still a family. The family did not want to get involved in those things, so they simply persuaded the girls of other families to give up the engagement with Miss Qin Er.
"It's true, it's true..." Madam Qin was very unhappy. Originally, both families had been interested in each other and they just needed to invite a matchmaker. Who could have thought that the opportunity would just fly away like that.
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