Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After hearing Xu Huairen's report, Xu Ruolan arranged for a cook to go to Doctor Meng's house to cook every day.

As for He Lei, he was temporarily left there to take care of the two of them, which was also a punishment for him not taking good care of the two young masters.

Fortunately, when we were making up the beds in the afternoon, we also made one for him, so he could get some sleep.

Although the bedding was not brand new, the Liu family's bedding was only made a few months ago and was made entirely of new cotton, so it was very warm to cover yourself with.

Although it is not as good as before at home, Yang Yan is very satisfied with this month's experience.

Dinner was prepared by the Liu family's new cook, Qiu Niang. Granny Fang also taught her and Chun Niang some of the seasoning methods that Liu Xu had told her, so the food tasted good.

The old man and He Lei ate happily, but Yang Yan and Yan Hao could only drink porridge, but it was all porridge with soft shredded pork.

Yang Yan had the most filling meal he had had this month.

After the meal, Doctor Meng gave the two of them another acupuncture treatment. Then he asked He Lei to feed them medicine and went back to the room to rest.

So, when the two sisters fell asleep, He Lei was staying in the west wing of Doctor Meng's house, feeling miserable.

He Lei: He misses his big kang and his brother!

The night was quiet and long. The candlelight flickered on the window lattice, casting a blurry shadow. I didn't know when I felt sleepy. When I regained consciousness, the morning sun had dyed the sky red, and the night had passed.

The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when every household does some thorough cleaning.

Because there were still 300 orders of college quilts, the workshop decided to give another annual holiday on the 27th. Therefore, the workers came to work early this morning.

Those who had fewer people at home, such as Widow Liu and Liu Juan, decided to go home and clean after work.

After dinner, Liu Chang came over to look for Liu Xu.

"Xu girl, it's the New Year, let's settle this account and tell you about my plans after the New Year."

"Yes, Uncle San, please sit down!"

Qiao Yun poured the tea and took Xiao Ruyi to stand guard outside the door.

"Although the time is not long, the profit is still good. Can you first check whether your uncle has made any mistakes in the calculation?" Liu Changshun handed an account book to Liu Xu.

Liu Xu took it and looked at it. In more than a month, the total profit was more than one hundred taels. Of course, the most profitable thing was fermented bean curd.

Chang Yifei learned from her and ordered several hundred kilograms for Zuiyunxuan. The accounts were done according to what she said, and it was very clear at a glance. It can be seen that his uncle has made great progress, but,

"Uncle San, why didn't you calculate your own wages?" Liu Xu frowned.

"Ah? I also want to calculate the wages?" Dong Bin had corrected him once in this account book because he did not record the wages and bonuses of his own soybeans and servants.

Liu Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Of course it should be calculated. The servants' labor is calculated, why is your labor not counted? And it should be higher than others."

Liu Xu directly deducted twenty taels from the profit.

"Is this... too much?"

"How can it be a lot? Uncle Chang and his family make more than this in a month!" Liu Xu said casually.

"Okay, the total profit is one hundred and eighteen taels and six cents, a total of fifty-nine taels and three cents." Liu Xu handed the account book back.

Liu Changshun nodded and said that he would send it to her later, and then began to talk about his future plans.

"Xu girl, I plan to build two cross-courtyards next year. One will be used for living, and the other one will be used as a workshop. As you can see, in the next half month, the orders for tofu have been increasing almost every day. It is a bit difficult for us to make it by ourselves. I plan to hire some people in the village, and we can do it ourselves when ordering the tofu. The rest can be handed over to others."

Seeing that Liu Xu had no objection, he continued, "Also, I plan to sell some tofu to everyone and let them go from village to village to sell it, which can also bring more income to the family. What do you think?"

"Of course that's fine, but you have to tell everyone to divide the land and sell it. Don't go to town, otherwise it will easily cause conflicts."

Liu Xu agreed very much. Now the women and children in Liujia Village all have income in her family, but the young and strong have no suitable jobs. In the long run, it is not conducive to family harmony.

"By the way, Third Uncle, didn't I tell you before that we can do other things? I'll find time to come and teach you after the New Year."

"Also, after the workshop is built, the amount of fermented bean curd needs to be increased. Go find Uncle Zhu and ask him to introduce you to making pottery jars. You can customize some pottery jars that can hold one jin, three jin, or five jin, specifically for fermented bean curd."

Liu Changshun thought about it and understood, "Are you planning to sell the fermented bean curd?"

"Of course." Liu Xu said with a smile, "Uncle San, our peppers will be ready after the New Year. We can make some spicy ones by then. They will be even more delicious than the ones now. Hehe, we can talk to Brother Huaijin about it then!"

Seeing that she was confident and smiling like a little fox, Liu Changshun also smiled.

"Okay, Third Uncle will listen to you. I'll leave the brainwork to you, and I'll do the physical work."

"Yeah!" After finishing the business, Liu Xu thought of her friends, "Third Uncle, what are Xing'er and Shuisheng doing recently? Why don't they come to see me?"

"Hahaha, Xing'er said you know everything, and she can't fall behind, so she's been working hard at home to learn to read and count. Your brother Shuisheng was inspired, and he's also obediently following Butler Dong to learn!"

Liu Changshun was very happy to see this. As parents, they were very happy that their child was so motivated without them having to worry about him.

Liu Xu said that she was under a lot of pressure. Her sisters were working so hard, and she couldn't just slack off by relying on her memories of her past life.

So, after Liu Changshun left, Liu Xu began to make plans for herself.

Apart from the development of the family business, it was her personal affairs. The first thing that came to mind was her handwriting. Now her handwriting was totally incompatible with her image.

In addition, Liu Xu listed a number of books that she needed to read in this era, with laws and local customs being the main focus.

She wrote several pieces of paper and finally gave herself a task of sewing. Just like her mother said, she may not be an expert, but she must know how to do it!

the other side.

Doctor Meng can be said to be quite busy nowadays. Of the five patients, Liu Laishun whom he does not have to worry about for the time being, he has to give acupuncture and take pulses on the other four every day.

Han Duoduo was sent over by her mother to help. Not only did she have to collect herbs, but she also had to cut and boil them, which was extremely hard.

Shortly after noon, He Lei came back to report that Yan Hao had woken up.

Xu Mingzhe immediately took Xu Huairen over there.

Liu Xu also wanted to go and see the fun, but was glared back by her mother.

The main courtyard was replacing its glazed windows, so her mother sent her to the east courtyard, where her grandfather taught her how to write.

Just an hour later, her uncle came back with a serious look on his face. Seeing her practicing calligraphy in the study, he invited her grandfather to his room.

Liu Xu felt a little nervous. His uncle had just gone to see Yang Yan's uncle and came back with this expression. Could it be that those people really came?

The more he thought about it, the more unsure he felt. Liu Xu put down the brush in his hand and decided to take the initiative to ask.

But before she could leave, Xu Yiru and Xu Mingzhe came in. Also coming were Xu Ruolan and Ye Miaoyin...