After Aunt Chai ran away, she saw Aunt Qing and ran over to talk to her.
Aunt Qing had just come back from washing clothes by the river. Her son and daughter-in-law went to the town to sell things, and she was alone at home, so she washed her own clothes. She didn't leave the clothes to Su Qiuya to wash. When Su Qiuya came back, it was late, and her son felt sorry for his wife. If she asked her daughter-in-law to wash clothes again, it might be annoying.
"Do you wash your own clothes?" Aunt Chai asked, "You don't let your daughter-in-law wash them."
"No, they are busy." Aunt Qing said.
"The eldest wife has some culture medium that can help the crops grow well." Aunt Chai looked at Aunt Qing, wanting to see what her attitude was.
"The land has been rented out." Aunt Qing was reluctant to let her son do heavy work, and Su Qiuya didn't know how to farm. Since they could sell their food in town, they thought about renting out the land. Even if the price was low, at least they could earn a little income, which was better than letting the land go to waste.
"Is that so?" Concubine Chai originally wanted to encourage Concubine Qing to ask for culture medium from the first wife. Since the second wife didn't farm, it would be useless for them to ask for culture medium. "Your son and daughter-in-law are really capable. They can even go out and sell things, unlike the rest of us who can only farm."
Some people mock merchants for their low status. In reality, many ordinary people live worse than merchants. In this dynasty, the children of merchants can also take the imperial examinations, so being a merchant is a good career.
Aunt Chai wished her daughter-in-law could cook such delicious dishes, but unfortunately her daughter-in-law couldn't.
"Someday, let my daughter-in-law learn cooking from your daughter-in-law and help her." Aunt Chai rolled her eyes and thought that if her daughter-in-law learned Su Qiuya's skills, maybe she could also go out to set up a stall with her son. Setting up a stall is always better than farming.
Concubine Chai had smelled the second wife's meaty scent quite a bit, not to mention the first wife's. The first wife was the legitimate daughter, so she got the most money.
"Ask later." Aunt Qing said.
"Why, you can't make the decision?" Aunt Chai frowned.
"The family depends on them now, so we should listen to them more." Aunt Qing said this deliberately. "Look, we are old and can't do the work. Don't wait until they get tired of us, or we really won't even have a bite to eat."
"How could that be possible?" Aunt Chai thought that our dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, so how could those people dare to treat their parents casually.
"Some people treat you well outside, but who knows what they're like at home?" Aunt Qing said, "Okay, I'm going to hang out the clothes. We'll have to move to our new home in a few days. It'll be convenient there once we get there, and it won't be easy for others to see you if you come over."
"That's right." Aunt Chai nodded. They didn't want the eldest wife to take advantage. They all thought that the eldest wife had enjoyed so much advantage over the years. Now that they were learning and selling things, they didn't need the eldest wife to watch. They absolutely couldn't let the eldest wife learn.
But who would come to learn from the first wife? The eldest son of the first wife had divorced his wife before he was exiled.
In the Liu family's main house, Mrs. Xie saw Concubine Chai and Concubine Qing walking together from afar and couldn't help but spit again.
"I don't know what these people are up to." Mrs. Xie looked at Mrs. Liu. "They all just want to take advantage of us, and they're worried that you, Madam, will take advantage of them. What advantages do they have to take? They split up the family property so early, and they're still hiding it. They even want to build a house far away from here. It's ridiculous."
"Let them." Mother Liu had nothing else to give those people. "Where's Yulian?"
"The young lady went to the fields and said she wanted to check out the cotton." Mrs. Xie said, "I heard the cotton has bloomed. Don't let people think they're just picking it for fun."
Fortunately, few people in rural areas pick the flowers of crops in the fields. They all know that flowers bloom to produce fruit. If the flowers are picked, what fruit will there be? Only those who don't know better pick the flowers and put them in a vase, which is a real waste.
Since the Liu family was originally a wealthy family, it was inevitable that some people thought that Liu Yulian was just growing those cotton plants for fun.
Cotton is not a vegetable like other vegetables, so you don't have to worry about ducks pecking at its leaves.
Liu Yulian did not ask anyone to put up a fence around the cotton field, which resulted in her seeing Liu Yanbo running into the field to pick flowers for Su Qiuya when she looked at the field.
"What are you doing?" Liu Yulian's face turned cold.
"Didn't you plant these for viewing?" Liu Yanbo saw the milky white flowers from afar. Some of the flowers turned purple and withered after a long time. He wanted to pick some flowers for Su Qiuya. They had just returned and saw the cotton field not far away from the road. "Do you want money?"
Liu Yanbo thought that the people from the first wife just wanted money, otherwise, why would they be so angry.
When Liu Yanbo took out two cents, Liu Yulian's face looked very unhappy.
"These aren't just for viewing; they'll be very useful in the future. If you want flowers, plant them yourself." Liu Yulian wondered if she had any problems with these people. She had only come to look at the cotton fields, and yet she unexpectedly ran into the male lead.
"It's just a few flowers, why bother with so much?" Su Qiuya came over and saw the flowers in her husband's hand. There were few flowers this season, and her husband just wanted to give them to her. She felt a little sweet in her heart and looked at Liu Yulian. This sister-in-law was very hypocritical. "You grow these flowers to sell, right? These are not peonies. Do you think people are going to buy beans and eggplant flowers? Just take the money and that's it."
Su Qiuya thought Liu Yulian was making a fuss, "If you don't want to sell it to us, we won't move."
"..." Liu Yulian's mouth twitched slightly. Are the brain circuits of these two people poisonous?
"Let's go." Su Qiuya looked at Liu Yanbo, "This flower is white, it's unlucky, let's throw it away."
"It's bad luck, just throw it away." Liu Yulian took the two cents and decided to buy food for her nephews and nieces.
Do these people think that she, a legitimate daughter, would not want the two cents? That's impossible.
Liu Yulian didn't think she was insulted for taking the two cents. It didn't matter what the male and female protagonists thought. It was up to them.
"Don't worry, when we put up a fence, people won't be so tempted to buy these flowers when they see them!" said Liu Yulian.
Su Qiuya's face looked unhappy, and she was about to say something when she was stopped by Liu Yanbo.
When Liu Yanbo was in the Marquis' Mansion, he didn't dare to bother Liu Yulian too much. He had to be nice to his sister because she was the legitimate daughter. Now, it's not that Liu Yanbo didn't want to offend Liu Yulian, but there were other people on the street, and he didn't want to be accused of bullying his sister.
"Someone is coming." Liu Yanbo whispered in Su Qiuya's ear deliberately.
"Okay, let's go back first." Su Qiuya thought, let Liu Yulian do it. When Liu Yulian does it more often, those people will know how bad-hearted Liu Yulian is. Then, at that time, it would be nothing if they treated their sister-in-law badly.
Haha, I’m afraid this sister-in-law won’t be able to marry into a good family in the future!
Su Qiuya glanced at Liu Yulian. This girl still thought she was the daughter of a marquis. How ridiculous.
Liu Yulian watched Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo leave, her good mood ruined by them. Fortunately, the cotton flowers were in full bloom and growing well. She had someone water them with the culture medium again, and the cotton would be ready for harvest in about half a month.
This type of cotton takes just over two months from sowing to flowering and fruiting, mainly because of the culture medium, which makes the process so fast.
If we didn’t have the culture medium, we would have to wait for more than a month.
The weather was getting colder, and Liu Yulian could feel the chill. If there were no cotton-padded jackets in winter, it would be difficult for the people in the family to bear it and they would get sick easily.
When Liu Yulian returned home, she did not tell her parents about Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya. She only told them to fence off the cotton field before the cotton was about to bear fruit.
"I'll go find someone." Father Liu said.
Father Liu had done little for a while, just watching his daughter run around. At most, he'd accompany her outside, or show up when someone was looking for him. Father Liu felt like he wasn't doing his job as a father. He'd grown up in a marquis's mansion and had never truly lived the life of an ordinary person.
If Mr. Liu was asked to find something to do, he wouldn't know what to do.
Father Liu was mostly silent. He would not speak unless he was needed. He was very disappointed with the other concubines and the other concubines. They had split up the family so quickly and even said that since the eldest son was the legitimate son, Father Liu should be allowed to stay with the eldest son.
In fact, they all knew that Liu's father didn't have much money, so they didn't want him to go to their place. If Liu's father went, considering his former status as a marquis, he would be difficult to serve.
"It just so happens that you left some silver here earlier." Father Liu said, "You don't have to keep an eye on these things. Just take a rest."
Father Liu looked at his little daughter. If nothing had happened in the Marquis' Mansion, his daughter should be having fun in her boudoir, playing the piano and painting, instead of being so busy like she is now.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Liu Yulian nodded. She couldn't stop her father from doing something. She thought that she should let him do something so that he would feel better.
In the town, Liu Yanjing met Liu Yulian's fiancé He Xiyuan, and the two of them stared at each other.
He Xiyuan just wanted to look at Liu Yulian from afar. He also bought some things. He originally wanted to find Liu Yanjing when the time came.
"Why are you here?" Liu Yanjing's tone was rather cold. When they left, He Xiyuan did not come to see them off.
Liu Yanjing didn't know what He Xiyuan's attitude was, and whether the Chengguo Mansion was planning to cancel the engagement between He Xiyuan and Liu Yulian. If the Chengguo Mansion really wanted to cancel the engagement, then it would be fine. Liu Yanjing thought that his sister was still young and would be able to find a more stable man in the future, not necessarily from a wealthy family.
◎The author has something to say:
He Xiyuan: I missed it because I was locked up by my grandmother at that time. I don’t want to cancel the engagement!
Liu Yanjing: It’s okay, there are so many men in the world.
He Xiyuan: ...
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