Wang Lan could only helplessly carry the messy things into the kitchen and put them on the table. But she was mostly happy. She hadn't expected her future son-in-law to look like this. Although he wasn't as tall and handsome as the men in the Lu family, he wasn't ugly or short. He looked sturdy and had an honest and simple face. He seemed like someone who could manage a household.
Lu Yu placed the stewed chicken soup on the table. "Mother, where did this come from?"
“Your future husband sent it,” Wang Lan said happily. “The young man just shoved the things into my hands and ran off. He wouldn’t come in even when I called him.”
After saying that, she patted her daughter's hand again, recalling how nervous her son-in-law had been and how incoherent he had become. "Son, the past is the past. From now on, you should live a good life after you marry him. A man's face can't put food on the table. That boy seems generous. As long as the couple is of one mind, life will be good."
These days, Wang Lan has also figured out that her daughter likes Li Yang. Li Yang is not bad-looking, but it's fate that they didn't get together. "This son-in-law's family is simple, and that Dr. Li is kind-hearted. He won't make things difficult for you after you marry him. You'll be the only woman in the house, and you can make many decisions on your own. You won't have to suffer from your in-laws' temper. Although they are a bit poor, food and drink won't be a problem. They don't have any land, so you can grow some vegetables and fruits in the yard, do laundry and cook. You'll be more comfortable than many people in the village."
When women in the village get married, they are oppressed and bullied by their parents-in-law, brothers, and sisters-in-law. After a lot of work, such as washing clothes and cooking, they can only eat at the table last. After eating, they have to clean up the dishes and go out to work, such as planting crops and weeding. Some of the men in the family are not good enough and they have to turn the soil with a hoe. After finishing the work in the fall, they have to go to the mountains to cut firewood to prepare for the winter.
There wasn't a single day of leisure.
Not having to work in the fields is an opportunity only a lucky woman can have.
Lu Yu was somewhat disappointed by Li Changpu's appearance and was already disheartened. But now, looking at the red fruit and meat on the table, she felt a surge of indescribable emotions. This was the first time in her life that a man had given her something.
"Mother, I understand."
At the end of August, when the autumn sky was clear and the air was crisp, Qin Xiaozhou held a recruitment event for weavers at the embroidery building. Many families had planted mulberry trees and raised silkworms this year, but not everyone knew how to weave. So Qin Xiaozhou asked Granny Qian to also collect silkworm cocoons and bring them back to the embroidery building to be processed and woven.
This time, the number of people who came was even greater, crowding a large open space next to the embroidery building. It took two whole days to select thirty weavers. After settling everyone in and assigning them to their respective positions, it was late before she had a chance to find Qin Xiaozhou. "I know you have great ambitions, Manager. The embroidery building used to look big, but now it's almost not enough. Manager, how about we open up a new warehouse to the north of the embroidery building?"
Qin Xiaozhou let out a breath. She felt like she had been pushed along for the past six months. "Let's slow down for now, let everyone squeeze in, and then expand again next spring."
She's out of money.
The trading market hasn't even broken even yet; it's currently being sustained by clothing stores and cake profit sharing.
We had originally planned to move out of this place, but we haven't been able to find a suitable place or afford to build a new house in the county town, so the whole family is still crammed into this place.
Knowing the approximate time, Granny Qian felt relieved. After reporting a few more things about the embroidery building, she hurriedly returned to the embroidery building. Fortunately, this place was not far from the embroidery building, otherwise it would not be safe for her, as the manager of the embroidery building, to be there so late at night.
Lu Yan returned from the barbecue restaurant. "Sister-in-law, the barbecue restaurant is doing very well. I saw Brother Ma and Sister-in-law Ma making skewers every day, they are very busy. Why don't we hire someone to help out?"
Qin Xiaozhou patted his shoulders twice. "You can decide these things yourself."
She hadn't seen Ma Da Ge and his wife in so long. She hadn't visited the barbecue stall since it opened. The couple were honest people, and Lu Yan often checked the accounts, which saved her a lot of trouble. "From now on, take Jinxiu with you wherever you go. She's timid, so let her learn from you."
Lu Yan had no reason to disagree and happily ran off.
Tonight, it seemed like they weren't going to give her a break. As soon as Lu Yan left, Lu Yunfeng came in. Now, all the matters at the trading market were on his shoulders, and he was busy every day. "You mentioned earlier that you wanted to find a female doctor. Today, a girl came to the market. She's about fifteen or sixteen years old. Because she's a girl, no one in the county goes to her stall for treatment. We don't know how skilled she is. We should find an opportunity to ask Doctor Li to try her skills. If she's capable, then we can hire her."
Qin Xiaozhou had no reason to disagree. "How are the preparations for Aunt's wedding going?"
"Dr. Li's family is poor. My grandmother and I discussed it and decided to just follow the village's standards. If we make a big fuss, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Li family to handle. So, let's prepare the dowry as basic as possible, and add more later according to the bride price." Lu Yu's wedding shouldn't have been arranged by him, Lu Yunfeng's nephew, but since there was no one else in the family who could make the decision, and Wang Lan and Zhao Fang listened to him, Lu Yunfeng could only worry about it.
The Li family will send the betrothal gifts on the 18th of September. The dowry will indeed be determined according to the betrothal gifts. The two families are happily getting married, and we can't let others gossip.
Qin Xiaozhou didn't know much about wedding and funeral customs, but he thought that a newlywed bride should always use new things. "You ask your cousin to take a few bolts of cloth home so that Grandma and Auntie can make a few more outfits. If the family needs fabric for quilt covers and sheets, let Auntie go to the embroidery shop to choose some herself. She should be able to pick out a few things she likes."
Qin Xiaozhou wasn't stupid; she could tell that Lu Yu liked Li Yang and had no feelings for Li Changpu. But now that she had agreed to marry him, she only hoped that Lu Yu would be clear-headed and live a good life together, without causing discord between the couple.
Having not heard Lu Yunfeng speak for a long time, Qin Xiaozhou turned her head curiously and saw that he was staring at her intently with deep eyes. Qin Xiaozhou felt inexplicably guilty and couldn't explain why. "What's wrong?"
"When you married me, you had no choice, and there weren't many things you liked." He had seen Qin Xiaozhou's dowry; there weren't many nice clothes, and the bedding was just a thin quilt.
Qin Xiaozhou was stunned for a moment. In just over half a year since she transmigrated, she could hardly remember anything from her past. Even the days when she was starving and cold after transmigrating seemed like a long time ago, as if it were her previous life.
"Then I am lucky."
Lu Yunfeng asked in disbelief, "What?"
Qin Xiaozhou smiled and said, "I said, I'm lucky to have married you."
This man is handsome, virtuous, and responsible. She has been making money these past few months, and Lu Yunfeng has actually kept up with her pace. He doesn't feel sorry for himself or try to control her. Such a man is one in a million.
Lu Yunfeng suddenly stood up. "You, you really think so?"
"certainly."
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