After Aunt Qing opened the letter, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Why did Father Liu say in the letter that if the Mei family didn't like the second young master Mei's wife, they should get a divorce?
"Look at what your father wrote. He even dared to write about a divorce." Qing Yi Niang thought it was a good thing she had read it. If a woman divorced, it would be difficult for her to marry into a good family again. For a woman like Madam Mei, who was originally a concubine, it would be even more difficult for her to remarry after a divorce.
Aunt Qing had never thought about her daughter's divorce. As long as she could still live like this, she would not divorce.
Su Qiuya saw that Aunt Qing was unhappy, but she had different ideas. She thought it was better for her second sister to get a divorce. A man who dared to marry a concubine, regardless of whether he was forced to do so by his family, was not good.
This kind of family was not a family with proper rules. If Madam Mei continued to stay in such a family, she would definitely suffer a lot. The concubine came to the Mei family with a lot of dowry. The Mei family would not give up such a concubine. At most, they would change her name from concubine to concubine.
Even so, the Mei family is not a good group of people.
Su Qiuya didn't think there was anything wrong with Father Liu writing the letter, but unfortunately Aunt Qing didn't agree.
"Mom, my second sister..."
"Your father has restored his title, and the Mei family doesn't dare to trouble your sister any more," Aunt Qing said. "Your father should just write a letter back and say that they haven't treated your sister well, and then he won't be able to help them much. Why bother talking about divorce? Divorce is not a joke."
"I've already written the letter." Liu Yanbo was a man of many years. He didn't know whether a divorce was a good thing for a woman. He only knew that many men out there had three wives and four concubines. He planned to stay with Su Qiuya because she had accompanied him in exile and even opened a shop so he could study. He couldn't be ungrateful.
He couldn't think that just because he didn't take a concubine, others wouldn't take one.
Liu Yanbo thought it would be good if his second brother-in-law could change.
"Can you imitate it?" Aunt Qing asked, "Or have you already written one?"
"Master Mei might know my father's handwriting," Liu Yanbo said, "copying it isn't an easy task."
"The first few were written by your father, but there's no need for a divorce here." Aunt Qing didn't want this part, "Change it again."
“…” Liu Yanbo hesitated. It was not easy for them to ask Liu’s father to write it again.
"Are you afraid your father won't write? Well, I'll go," Aunt Qing said. "For your sake, I'll risk my reputation."
Concubine Qing wanted her son to copy the poem directly, but she was afraid that it would be exposed. If it were exposed, she was afraid that the Mei family would think that the Jingning Marquis's mansion did not value the Second Young Master Mei's wife. Concubine Qing thought that she had served the Jingning Marquis for so many years and must have some affection for him, so she should let the Jingning Marquis write it again.
"I'm afraid father will be unhappy." Liu Yanbo stopped Aunt Qing, "Father must have his reasons for thinking this way."
"What he intends is divorce." Aunt Qing said.
"Impossible," Liu Yanbo said, "Father wouldn't want my second sister to suffer, and the Mei family wouldn't let my second sister and my brother-in-law divorce at will."
"That's right. Second Sister is the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion after all." Su Qiuya hurried forward to persuade Aunt Qing, "The Mei family would never easily abandon such a daughter-in-law. Father wrote that to scare the Mei family and make them treat Second Sister better."
"You can't talk too much about divorce," Aunt Qing said. "How can a man tolerate a woman talking about divorce? Even if your father said it, if your second sister knew about it, given her temper, she would probably keep talking about it."
Aunt Qing understood her daughter's temperament and knew she would never divorce. At most, she would just talk about it. But if she talked about it too much, it would easily drive a woman and her husband apart.
"..." Su Qiuya was speechless. Father Liu had already written the letter. If she went to him again to tell him that this letter was not acceptable and that she had to write another one, she was afraid that Father Liu would be unhappy.
"Go talk to your father and tell him he can't write it like that," Aunt Qing said. "He can obviously write it differently, so why did he write it like that?"
"Mother, please sit down. Tell me what to write." Liu Yanbo helped Aunt Qing sit down. "We will write another letter to Second Sister."
Liu Yanbo saw Su Qiuya winking at him, and he knew what she meant. They couldn't ask Liu's father to write another letter. If they left, Liu's father would probably not write again.
Mr. Liu is the biological father of Mrs. Mei Ershao. As a father, how could he not be nice to his daughter?
Su Qiuya thought there was nothing wrong with the letter written by Liu's father, but she was afraid that there was something wrong with the wife of the second young master Mei.
"None of you want to go find him." Aunt Qing knew it as soon as she saw the attitude of her son and daughter-in-law.
"It's difficult for them to make the decision. When my son goes to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he will definitely be able to help my second sister more." Liu Yanbo said, "It's useless to say anything else now."
"Forget it." Aunt Qing heard her son say this and thought that this was the only way. "You have to work hard."
Her daughter is not living a good life, and Aunt Qing hopes that this incident can stimulate Liu Yanbo. It would be good if Liu Yanbo could come to Beijing earlier.
"Mother, what do you want to write?" Liu Yanbo asked, "Let's write the letter now and send it to the capital as soon as possible. We also need to prepare other things as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, yes, we still have to send something." Aunt Qing nodded. Even if it wasn't something very valuable, she still had to send something. Otherwise, her daughter would receive nothing. Aunt Qing didn't want her daughter to be ridiculed.
Princess Zhaoyang had returned to her own residence by then. Thinking of the duck feathers Liu Yulian had collected, she ordered someone to collect some, as she also wanted to make a down jacket and send several to the capital.
No, she didn't need to ask someone to collect it. She could just ask County Lady Rongning to help collect more.
Princess Zhaoyang wanted to collect the goods herself so that people wouldn't misunderstand that she was trying to steal their business and to avoid someone raising the price without her permission.
"Rongning is really capable." Princess Zhaoyang sighed, the wife of Marquis Jingning also has a good temper.
Princess Zhaoyang knew that before a woman married into a family, those people treated her very well, but after she married into the family, their attitude changed. Princess Zhaoyang was not worried about the change in the wife of the Marquis of Jingning's attitude. The Liu family had been through so much, and the wife of the Marquis of Jingning had probably experienced the ups and downs of life. Naturally, the wife of the Marquis of Jingning would not dare to neglect her, a princess.
Liu Yulian didn't always talk to Princess Zhaoyang. Princess Zhaoyang basically just sat aside and watched. Princess Zhaoyang had long known what Liu Yulian was going to do, and she just wanted to see.
Princess Zhaoyang thought that if she had such a sister, she would definitely treat her well.
Generally speaking, the people in Jingning Marquis' Mansion are pretty good.
"Father..." Princess Zhaoyang paused, but ultimately did not continue speaking.
Liu Family...Princess Zhaoyang plans to stay in the northwest for a while.
Princess Zhaoyang didn't go to the Liu family every day. Even if the emperor wanted her to marry Liu Yanjing, she couldn't go there all the time. The Liu family also had other things to do, and she was a princess. If she went there every day, the Liu family would have to entertain her, and the Liu family would be tired.
In the Liu family's main house, Liu Yulian had already made the down jackets. The down jackets were larger and had buttons on them.
Liu's mother came to Liu Yulian's room and saw that Liu Yulian had put all the down jackets on the table. Liu's mother picked up one of the down jackets, looked at it carefully, and rubbed it. She felt that this down jacket must be very warm. If it was not warm, her daughter would not have spent so much effort on doing this.
"There's another one for Qingyun." Liu Yulian said, "He's going to study. It's cold outside, so dress warmly."
Liu Yulian also asked someone to make one for her little niece. She is not a person who favors boys over girls.
"Give those big items to my eldest brother and his family." Liu Yulian hasn't made anything for her parents yet, mainly because they already have cotton-padded jackets and sweaters, so their situation is much better.
They don't have to run around and don't have to do much work.
The weather was cold, so Father Liu went out less often. They had hired people to look after the fields, so they didn't have to go out themselves. The strawberry seedlings were growing well, and even without Father Liu's supervision, the people in the farm would keep an eye on them.
"Okay." Mother Liu flipped through the items and found several down jackets.
These down jackets were not all made by Liu Yulian, but also by the servants. Liu Yulian made two and sent them to the military camp first, then asked the servants to make them for her parents. Liu Yulian also wanted to wear a down jacket herself.
Liu Yulian also planned to sell some down jackets. Down jackets were expensive, even more expensive than cotton-padded jackets, but she wondered if anyone would buy them. She figured there should be buyers, as there were still many wealthy families here. She didn't make a lot of down jackets, and even if she did, she could still ship them to other places to sell.
"Tomorrow, when you go, bring them some wine. It will warm them up." Mother Liu thought that soldiers couldn't drink strong liquor and couldn't get drunk, but wine was fine. "See if they need anything else, and send it over. But there's no need to send too much. We've already sent so much from home."
"It doesn't matter if you send more." Liu Yulian said.
"They didn't go there to enjoy themselves, so why give them so much?" Liu's mother said this, but in her heart she still hoped that her son could live a better life.
"Please put it this way," Liu Yulian said. "You care about them the most, so you asked the chef to prepare a lot of dried meat early on. Shouldn't you also have someone prepare a roast chicken tomorrow morning?"
"..." Mother Liu stopped talking. She had indeed asked people to prepare things early on. She couldn't wait until she was about to leave to prepare them.
In the morning, after breakfast, Liu Yulian took her niece in her arms and got on the carriage to go to the military camp. Her nephew had to study, so Liu Yulian felt it was not convenient for her to take him with her.
It was almost noon when Liu Yulian and others arrived at the military camp.
In addition to Liu Yulian, there were some other families who sent clothes and food to the children.
Those down jackets were all placed in a bundle. Liu Yulian did not let anyone open them. She only said which one was for Liu Yanjing and which one was for He Xiyuan.
"So many?" He Xiyuan saw several bundles.
"It's a big piece of clothing." Liu Yulian said, "You need to have something to change into."
In ancient times, there were no spin dryers or clothes dryers, so clothes dried slowly. If it rained, it would be even harder to dry.
Liu Yulian made a few more pieces just in case they had no clothes to wear.
Down jackets look big and fluffy, but the weight is okay.
"You're here, and we can't always bring you clothes," Liu Yulian said. "We'll just send a few more pieces at a time so you can keep warm. After a few days, if there are any left, we'll put them up in the shop and sell them."
"Okay." He Xiyuan nodded, "We must sell it, otherwise, it will all be a waste of money."
He Xiyuan thought that he had been spending money all the time. Even if he gave the money given to him by his family to Sister Lian, he still felt that he had taken great advantage.
"Sister Lian." He Xiyuan took out a few banknotes from his sleeve, "My mother sent them."
“…” Liu Yulian looked at the banknotes in He Xiyuan’s hand and fell silent.
"Take it." He Xiyuan said, "Sister Lian, take it. I won't be frozen."
Liu Yanjing was holding his daughter, and he wanted to turn his head away when he saw this scene. He Xiyuan was like this again. Liu Yanjing still remembered that this guy had muttered a few days ago that the money his mother sent was a little too little, saying that he still had to work hard and couldn't always rely on his family.
The implication is that He Xiyuan has no right to say anything about his family not giving him enough money, and that he has to support his family on his own.
Liu Yanjing suspected that He Xiyuan deliberately said those words in front of him. He Xiyuan just wanted him to be sensible and not disturb their private time as an engaged couple.
"You have to take some too." Liu Yulian said.
"Yes, I have some." He Xiyuan said quickly, "When I go to your place during the holidays, I have to buy some things. I have left them all."
He Xiyuan didn't give all the money to Liu Yulian. He didn't dare go to the Liu family empty-handed, for fear of being driven out by the Liu family. Although the Liu family was unlikely to drive him out, he felt that it would be bad. He needed food and shelter.
"These are all for Sister Lian." He Xiyuan said, "I'm here and can't stay with you for long."
He Xiyuan thought that he had no ability now, could not do so many things, and had no way to ask others to take care of Sister Lian.
"Well, then I'll take it." Liu Yulian didn't be polite to He Xiyuan.
Liu Yulian's hand accidentally touched He Xiyuan's hand, and she felt a little embarrassed. He Xiyuan wanted to hold Liu Yulian's hand.
He Xiyuan felt a little disappointed. After they got married, they could hold hands more often.
"Sister Lian, were you pricked by a needle while making clothes?" He Xiyuan asked. He wanted to see Sister Lian's hand.
"I'm not hurt." Seeing He Xiyuan staring at her hand, Liu Yulian raised her hand and said, "Look, it's fine."
"Well, I'm fine." He Xiyuan held her hand. He didn't dare to reach out and touch Sister Lian's hand as there were other people around.
Liu Yanjing looked at this scene, he really couldn't bear to watch it, so he simply grabbed He Xiyuan's hand and put it on his sister's hand, "Look."
It's impossible for other people to stare at them, and these two are an engaged couple, so there's no need for them to be so shy.
He Xiyuan didn't expect Liu Yanjing to do this. He thought Liu Yanjing would separate them.
"The needle hole is small, so it's not that easy to see." Liu Yanjing joked, asking if he should get closer to take a look.
He Xiyuan's cheeks felt a little hot, he just looked at it.
"Are you hungry?" He Xiyuan turned to ask Liu Yulian, "It's time to eat now."
"We've prepared some cakes," Liu Yulian said. "We'll just eat some cakes later. You don't have to worry about what we eat. We won't go hungry."
"Would you like some pastries?" He Xiyuan thought the pastries were cold and must not be that delicious.
"Yeah." Liu Yulian nodded. "It's getting dark soon. Now that we've delivered the things, we should probably go back."
"Be careful on the road and don't open the curtain casually, the wind will blow in." He Xiyuan instructed.
"Have you finished looking at your hand?" Liu Yulian looked at He Xiyuan, who was still holding her hand. It felt a little strange after being held for so long. It might be because she had never been held like this by a member of the opposite sex before. She had never been held by the hand like this when she was with He Xiyuan before.
"I'm done, I'm done." He Xiyuan quickly let go of Liu Yulian's hand, "Sister Lian, if you're tired, just take a nap on the way. Let the maid look after Xiaojia."
"Okay." Liu Yulian said.
Some people nearby looked at this scene and thought that the young couple had a good relationship.
It was already late and dark when Liu Yulian and Xiao Liujia returned home.
"Their hands are much rougher." Liu Yulian had never seen her brother's hands, but she felt He Xiyuan's hands. There were many calluses on He Xiyuan's hands.
"How many soldiers have good hands?" Liu's mother said, "They don't go there to enjoy themselves."
"Should I make some hand cream?" Liu Yulian thought.
"..."Mother Liu didn't expect Liu Yulian to think this way. Whatever hand cream men use, women use more of it.
"Let's make some hand cream." Liu Yulian thought that it would be better to sell hand cream at this time. The formula of hand cream is not so easy to research and it is not easy to be deceived, so she should be able to make a lot of money.
She also had to ask people to continue researching cement, and all it took was money.
Women's money is easy to make...
Liu Yulian thought that this made some sense. She had to make some hand creams, rouge, etc. She had learned some simple production methods in the future, and her life skills included making medicinal food and some simple medical skills. That knowledge was enough for her to research new hand creams and rouges.
"Do we need to plant some more flowers?" Liu's mother joked.
"No, no, just buy some." Liu Yulian shook her head, "It's too late to plant flowers now, but we can buy some land to plant flowers."
“…”Mother Liu felt it would be better for her to keep her mouth shut.
Liu Yulian plans to set up a farm to grow flowers and cultivate them better. Then she can use those flowers to make hand cream, rouge, etc., and the products she makes will be of better quality.
"There are still many places where we need to spend money. We sold a lot of money from the bicycle, but it's still not enough." Liu Yulian said, "The manor is making some things that require money."
Scientific research requires money, it is impossible not to spend money.
It would be fine if Liu Yulian did it herself, but if she wasn't sure if she could get it done, would she let others do it? If she paid them, they would just work, and they would work harder.
"It costs money. At the rate you spend it, it will be gone quickly," said Liu's mother.
"It's still balanced." Liu Yulian couldn't help but think of hiring someone in ancient times. The price wasn't particularly expensive, mainly because of the materials, and the high-temperature calcination. Every time you do it, you consume some materials, and those materials also cost money. "I haven't lost money yet."
"I haven't lost any money yet." said Liu's mother.
"..." Liu Yulian said she had no way of responding to this question. She really didn't know how many years it would take to study cement. At least she could pay the workers and make money in other ways to subsidize the people who were doing cement research.
As for the steam engine, Liu Yulian wanted to forget it for now. There was no steam engine in the game and she didn't know how to use it!
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