Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

No matter what the four people said in the room, the brother and sister who went to the kitchen felt very relaxed.

Liu Xu: "Third brother, where are the embroiderers you brought back?"

"They are all in the house in the county town. I was just about to ask my godmother, when are we going to open that home textile store?" Chang Yifei said.

"My mother and I will go and have a look tomorrow. It happens that Jixiang Cloth Shop is delivering goods. By the way, I will ask about the sales of the ready-made clothes. By the way, can you find the weaver?"

Chang Yifei was surprised and said, "You don't want to weave the cloth yourself, do you?"

Willow Catkins shook her head: "That's not the case. I just want a weaver who specializes in making trademarks!"

Chang Yifei blinked, "What trademark?"

"A piece of cloth with the words and logo of Lanxin Embroidery Workshop. In the future, everything that comes out of our workshop will have this piece of cloth sewn into the lining of clothes or quilts. This will not only create a branding effect, but also prevent others from passing off counterfeit products as ours."

Liu Xu also introduced to Chang Yifei some examples and benefits of brand effect.

"That's great, that's great! But why do we need a weaver? Can't an embroiderer be enough?" Chang Yifei frowned.

"The embroidery is too easy to imitate. I want the weaver to weave the words and marks directly!"

"I'll go back and ask my father. This requires a jacquard loom and a weaver who can do it."

"Okay, then hurry up!"

When they got to the kitchen, they stopped talking about business. Granny Fang and her friends were already cooking, and when they found out that Doctor Meng and his friends were coming, they added two more dishes.

"Hey, little sister, what is this?" Chang Yifei asked, pointing at the tofu skin that Qiu Niang was mixing.

"Tofu skin, freshly made! Try it first, and Uncle San will make it later. It's easier to preserve than tofu, and there's also a dry kind that can be transported long distances."

Chang Yifei's eyes lit up when he heard this!

Liu Xu ignored him, told Granny Fang what to cook in the evening, and told them how to make cured pork ribs soup before leaving.

When the two of them returned, they did not go to the study, but went directly to the main room to find Old Lady Xu and her daughter.

Doctor Meng and Ye Miaoyin and her mother were also in the main room. When the two men entered, they were all laughing happily, and the two children were also making noises.

"Grandma, Grandpa Meng, Mother, Master, Senior Sister, what are you talking about? You look so happy?" Liu Xu asked with a smile. Chang Yifei also entered the room and saluted the elders.

"It's nothing, it's just that your Grandpa Meng talked about your senior sister's childhood!" Old Madam Xu said with a smile.

Hearing this, Liu Xu looked at Han Duoduo. As expected, she looked embarrassed. Liu Xu rolled her eyes and said, "Hey, Grandpa Meng, please tell me more. I didn't hear anything just now."

Doctor Meng's wrinkles deepened, but before he could say anything, Han Duoduo gritted her teeth and said, "Grandpa Meng, if you say that again, I'll take the Ganoderma lucidum I picked earlier and sell it in town!"

Doctor Meng's face froze, and he changed the subject: "Haha, it's nothing, just like when you were a kid. Children always make jokes! Haha, it's nothing!"

Liu Xu's mouth twitched. Is it that serious? It's just a Ganoderma lucidum. When she learns Qinggong, she can also pick it. In a few years, she will dig up all the embarrassing things about her senior sister.

Not long after, Aunt Lin came to ask whether the meal was served, and Liu Xu went to call a few people in the study personally.

After lunch, everyone sat and chatted. Liu Xu took Qiao Yun to Liu Changshun's house next door and taught them how to make dried tofu, bean curd skin and yuba.

An hour later, in the main hall of Liu Changshun's house, "Uncle San, the dried tofu and bean skin can be dried for two to three days. While drying, you can soak a little soy sauce in it and brush it on the surface. The color and taste will be better."

Considering that they would have to work all day to do all this, and that yuba is simple and quick to make, Liu Xu suggested that Liu Changshun build the workshop as soon as possible.

In addition, the method of making the paddle must be taught to the servants in the house, otherwise they will not be able to handle it on their own.

"Xu girl, I want to buy some more servants and two more families who specialize in farming, like your family."

Their family has newly opened up a few acres of land, plus the original land, which now totals about 20 acres. Once the workshop is opened, they will have no energy to farm.

After all, the willow catkins planted in the yard must not be known to outsiders.

Liu Xu nodded, "We need to buy some more. Otherwise, in a few months, we will have to plant more crops after harvesting the crops in the greenhouse. By then, the wheat in your fields will also have to be harvested, and you will have to plant rice, so no one will make tofu."

Liu Changshun's family was not like hers, they rented out all their land to others. However, they might have to hire two more managers to take charge of her mother's farm and shop.

"Oh, Uncle San, you'd better ask a blacksmith to make a few frying pans specifically for making yuba. That way, the skin will come out faster."

There were also issues of harvesting beans, processing bean dregs, and pricing, which the uncle and nephew discussed for an hour.

During this time, Xing'er and Shuisheng also came over.

"Dad, leave the pig raising at home to me!" Xing'er said.

"Didn't your mother ask you to practice calligraphy and embroidery?" Liu Changshun frowned.

"Dad, I am the daughter of a farmer. It is good enough for me to be able to read and write. As for needlework, I think I am just so-so. Our family does not rely on it for a living."

Liu Xing'er has been getting bored at home recently. Chen Lan wants to train her daughter to be like those young ladies in town. Xing'er is trapped at home studying every day. If she was very interested in it at the beginning, she is a little bored now.

As she spoke, she winked at her little sister. Liu Xu understood, and while she felt amused, she also advised: "Yes, Third Uncle, look at me, my handwriting is like a dog lying down, not to mention needlework, my mother said she couldn't bear to watch me sew clothes. Xing'er is much better than me."

"As long as Xing'er can make money, she will be a matchmaker in the future, right? Don't you think so?"

They are still young now, so they can practice writing slowly. Half an hour or an hour a day is enough. They don't have to take the imperial examination.

Liu Changshun thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll leave the pig farming to you. I'll talk to your mother about this!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Xing'er jumped happily.

"Dad, then I..." Liu Shuisheng was about to ask when he saw that his sister was helping to share the household responsibilities.

"What are you talking about? Just study hard and don't worry about the family! We are counting on you to improve our family's status!"

Liu Changshun felt that he had no hope in this life, but his son had a chance. With Dong Bin around, he would definitely pass the exam and become a scholar!

"Son will always remember your father's teachings!" Liu Shuisheng pursed his lips and responded seriously.

Liu Xu sighed in his heart: Look, the way he speaks is different after reading.

Because of the expansion of production, more bean dregs are produced, and it is impossible to sell them all by just selling them. So Liu Xu suggested that Xing'er raise pigs. In this way, the bean dregs can be fed to the pigs, the pig manure can be used to fertilize the land, and the land fertilizer can bring good harvests, forming a virtuous cycle.

Moreover, pigs raised with bean dregs can be slaughtered faster, which can also bring in considerable income.

Liu Xu thought about raising some poultry and livestock in the westernmost part of the new courtyard. After all, it was far away and the smell could not reach here. This way, not only would there be manure to fertilize the land, but also he would not have to go to the town to buy meat or go to the mountains to hunt every time he wanted to eat meat.