Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

On the twenty-sixth, buy meat for the New Year, and have enough food and clothing without worries.

Twenty-seven, wash away the illness, feel refreshed physically and mentally, and be full of smiles.

On the twenty-eighth, paste window flowers, which are bright red and beautiful like a painting.

On the twenty-nine, go and get some wine, and celebrate with joy and happiness for a long time.

Sit all night on the night of 30th and enjoy the endless family reunion.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is New Year's Day.

In the early morning, Liu Xu woke up slowly and looked at the new dress Xu Ruolan had carefully sewn for her beside the bed, and she was filled with joy. The fine workmanship and beautiful embroidery, and the festive red color made her face even more charming. There was also another new dress made of colored glaze on the bed, which she would wear after the New Year.

It is said that Xu Ruolan not only made one for her, but also made one each for her senior sister and little cousin.

Xing'er and Hongying also received embroidered handkerchiefs and purses sewn by Xu Ruolan herself, and her craftsmanship was impeccable.

Qiaoyu deftly combed Liuxu into a double bun and put on her the silk flower that came with the clothes. Liuxu looked at herself in the mirror and thought she was extremely cute.

She walked out of the house with light steps, and saw that the house was already decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the atmosphere was full of joy. Red lanterns were hung high, and the couplets were bright and eye-catching. The word "Fu" was pasted upside down on the door, implying that good fortune would come to the house. Because it snowed heavily the night before, the ground was still a little slippery. The servants were busy shuttling back and forth, some cleaning the courtyard, and some checking whether there were any omissions in the arrangement, and if they were found, they would quickly remedy them.

"Wow, this is how the New Year should be." Liu Xu exclaimed softly.

"That's right, miss. The festive atmosphere is very strong this year." Qiao Yun on the side responded with a smile, thinking that she was just reminiscing about the past with the first wife.

Liu Xu smiled and nodded. In her previous life, even when her grandmother was alive, she had never felt such a strong New Year atmosphere.

At this time, her mother Xu Ruolan came over. "Xu'er, do you like your new clothes?"

Liu Xu smiled and threw herself into her mother's arms. "Mom, I like it very much. The clothes you make are so beautiful."

Xu Ruolan smiled and counted her daughter's forehead.

The workshop notified that work would start on the eighth day of the first lunar month. On the twenty-sixth day, Xu Ruolan not only settled the wages for everyone, but also gave each person an additional 200 coins as a reward, and several managers received 600 coins, implying that good things come in pairs and everything goes smoothly. In addition, two pounds of pork, two packs of snacks and three feet of fine cotton were prepared for each person. Together with the pork that Liu Donglai and his team had brought back earlier, it can be said that every household in Liujia Village was very well-off this year.

The west courtyard was also completed, on the day when Liu Xu's second uncle came. Afterwards, Uncle He went to settle the wages. The three courtyards plus the greenhouse and the new courtyard cost a lot of money, and the dividends from the previous season were reduced by half. Xu Ruolan also prepared a New Year gift for the Zhu family and sent it with them. After the completion, the servants went to clean it up, and the family members went to see it, and they were all amazed.

Liu Xu was not in a hurry to move there. She wanted to decorate it after the New Year and wait until spring came. However, the place where the master and his apprentice practiced martial arts every day was changed to the west courtyard.

With the superb medical skills of Doctor Meng, not only did Old Lady Xu look much better, but Xiao Yan and Yan Yi were also able to get out of bed. Liu Xu followed him to visit twice, especially Yan Yi. People who practice martial arts have good health, and their ability to recover after detoxification is visible to the naked eye. With him personally taking care of Xiao Yan, He Lei did not go there again on the 28th.

As for why Xiao Yan was not taken to the Liu Family compound, firstly, the two still needed treatment, and secondly, Xu Mingli and Yan Yi discussed that the Liu Family’s frequent comings and goings would easily leak out. On the other hand, Dr. Meng’s house was usually visited by no one, and even if they were there to treat patients, the old man would ask them to wait outside. So for a few days, the villagers of Liujia Village didn’t even know that Xiao Yan and his partner were in the village.

However, knowing that the whole Xu family was coming, the older generation of the Liu family came to see them. Liu Xu's family specially invited these people to have a meal together on the 28th. After the meal, they also prepared some New Year gifts for these old people. Although not much, it was also a token of their appreciation. The old people who were close to her family were naturally counted separately.

Fortunately, the pig was killed and the family made a lot of blood sausage and bacon. The adults of the Xu family, including Yuan Hui, who was a little hypocritical before, were very dissatisfied with Liu Dashan and his wife and Liu Dongcheng's family, but they respected the decision of their sister and niece. Although they didn't like them, they still saved their face.

However, on the day when the Xu family invited all the elders to the Liu family, the Xu father and son supplemented Xu Ruolan's dowry in front of everyone, and Xu Ruolan was so moved that she burst into tears.

Liu Xu looked at the things that filled half the yard and her mouth twitched. She didn't know when her grandfather and his family bought them. Fortunately, her father was not there, otherwise it would have been a bit awkward.

Now her mother is very rich! In addition to these things, there is a house, two small farms and four shops in the county town, and another house, two shops and a farm in the prefecture town.

It contained makeup prepared by Liu Xu's grandparents, as well as makeup added by her uncle, second uncle and aunts.

The elders of the Liu family were shocked, and only then did they realize what a wealthy family was.

Today is the New Year, Liu Xu invited Doctor Meng to come for the New Year dinner, and naturally, Xiao Yan and his wife couldn't be left out. Also coming were the old couple Liu Dashan, but Liu Xiumei's family didn't come. It wasn't that Liu Xu didn't invite them, but her aunt said that she was married and now she has returned to Liujia Village to settle down, so she should spend the New Year with her family. Speaking of which, they didn't come back until the afternoon of the 25th.

It is said that the village chief did not say anything, but the elders of the Liu family wanted to occupy their houses and land on the grounds that Liu Laishun went to Liujia Village to be a son-in-law. It was Liu Ming who revealed that his master was now a fifth-rank official, which scared those people so much that they not only dared not make trouble again, but also repeatedly promised to help them take good care of the old house and hoped that they would go back to take a look when they have time.

As for what will happen when the news reaches the three families, it is unknown. Liu Xu said that he is very busy now, so let them jump around for a while.

The mother and her two children all dressed up and went to the East Courtyard together. When they arrived, everyone was already up.

"Grandpa and grandma, Happy New Year!" Liu Xu greeted the two elders cheerfully.

"Okay, okay, Happy New Year, Baoer too." The two elders were all smiles.

As long as they were not busy, the mother and daughter would come over to have breakfast with the two elders. Not only was it lively, but it also helped Xu Ruolan make up for some of the regrets over the years.

The Xu Mingzhe brothers were having breakfast in their respective rooms.

When Xu Mingli came, he also brought a lot of people with him. Except for the personal servants who lived in the ear room in the east courtyard, some stayed and lived outside, and some returned to their houses in the county town.

After dinner, the group slowly went to the main courtyard.

The younger generations swarmed out, fortunately the Liu family's mansion was quite large, otherwise it would not be enough for them to mess around.

People in Yongkang Prefecture like to have lunch during the New Year, so the kitchen starts to get busy early in the morning.