Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After returning from the Lantern Festival, Mu Lingxuan and others stayed at the Liu family for only one day and left early the next morning.

The people who came back this time were also from Liujia Village. They were all Liu Donglai’s clansmen and confidants, so they were not afraid of the news leaking out.

Except for the people who returned and the master and servant, no one knew that there were two more people in the team. Xiao Yan and his companions had never walked around in the village. Even if a few people had seen them, they only knew that they were Doctor Meng's nephews and great-nephews.

The night before Xiao Yan left, he sat in silence in front of the window for a long time.

He didn't know if he would have the chance to come here again in his lifetime after leaving this time.

Although he spent most of his time recuperating from illness, the days he spent in Liujia Village were the most relaxing and comfortable days he had ever had in his life.

He remembered the nagging Dr. Meng, the kind and amiable Grandma Xu, the gentle Aunt Xu, and the simple and lovely little friends in the village.

The ones who mattered most to him were Liu Xu and Han Duoduo. They were different from all the ladies he had ever met.

A cute and adorable girl, who relies on being one year older than him and always calls him "Xiao Yanzi". No matter how he corrects her, she just won't listen.

A smart and generous one, even knowing his identity, she still calls him "little brother" as always.

Both Xiao Yanzi and the word "little brother" left a deep impression on his heart.

It's a pity that his future is uncertain now. I don't know if they will have the chance to meet again in the future...

Liu Xu didn't know what Xiao Yan was thinking. If she knew, she would probably say, "Thank you, but forget about us!"

But Liu Xu was very busy at the moment. She was preparing things for Liu Donglai and Mu Lingxuan.

The base ingredients are gone, but there will be no shortage of braised meat, cured meat and dried meat. There are also some dried tofu, bean skin and bean curd sheets, and even two jars of fermented tofu.

Before leaving, Han Duoduo stuffed a small cloth bag into each person's hand.

"Uncle, Junior Brother, these are what I asked for from Grandpa Meng. They contain medicine for colds, external injuries, and internal injuries. Take them all with you to be prepared!"

Liu Donglai quietly told his wife and daughter yesterday that he would probably go to Beijing with them to rescue the emperor this time.

However, with the Marquis of Zhenguo here, he was sure that he would be safe. He was just worried that those people would sneak into his home. He had new crops to grow, so he told his wife and daughter to be careful.

Liu Xu and her daughter were very worried, so they told Ye Miaoyin and her daughter about it.

Ye Miaoyin told Liu Donglai not to worry, she would pay more attention. Han Duoduo ran to Doctor Meng's house and took away all the old man's pills.

"Then uncle would like to thank Duoduo. Thank you for the hard work at home!" Liu Donglai asked solemnly.

"Don't worry, uncle. Duoduo will protect little junior sister!" Han Duoduo pursed her lips and nodded. Her usual playful look was gone, and she looked serious.

Liu Donglai patted the girl's head, hugged his daughter and wife, nodded to his mother-in-law and aunt, and then got on the horse.

Xuanyi and Mancang came with the others because they wanted to hide their tracks.

After the four of them mounted their horses, they bowed and said goodbye to everyone at the gate of the Liu family compound, then turned their horses around and headed for the village entrance.

The others who were on horseback followed behind the carriage.

Only a month had passed, and although the villagers were still reluctant to leave, things were much better than last time.

The workshop received dozens of spring clothes purchased internally in one day.

Although Liu Xu and others were worried about the departure of Liu Donglai and his friends, life still had to go on.

At the workshop, both Jixiang Cloth Shop and Cui Jin Lou placed orders, especially from Jixiang Cloth Shop. The quantity this time was even larger than last time. However, because they were spring clothes, there was no need to fill them with cotton. The group originally in charge was temporarily changed to sewing group 2, and the workers worked much faster.

The bedding remained unchanged, and Liu Xu gave her mother some new patterns.

As for the county town, construction is underway and is being monitored by Manager Zhou.

Liu Xu suggested to her mother that the embroidery shop should not hire outsiders. Since the embroiderers were bought, the tailors should also be bought. This way, their work would not be easily leaked.

Xu Ruolan thought it was feasible, so she asked Uncle He to buy someone.

The tofu workshop has already started construction, and the drawings were provided by Liu Xu.

There were still not enough people in Liujia Village, and she was worried about using outsiders, so she spent half the night drawing a hand-cranked mixer, which would save her a lot of effort when making soy milk.

The workshop is divided into three parts: one for tofu and dried tofu, one for bean curd skin, and one for bean curd sticks.

There are a total of twenty stoves for making yuba, and even the pots are custom-made. There is a drying rack between every two pots to avoid wasting soy milk.

Since the production process for tofu and dried tofu is almost the same, only five pots were needed to make them, and the same number for bean curd skin.

Two more stone mills were added and placed directly in the middle of the yard. Liu Xu asked Liu Ming to buy two pairs of donkeys so that they could not only pull the mill but also give birth to pups.

When Liu Xu came over to check on the progress, Zhu Jiacheng saw her and said with a smile, "Xu girl, you are really a lucky charm! Thanks to you, the people in your village are probably the richest village in the surrounding area now."

The man's eyes were full of smiles, and his voice was still cheerful: "You have blessed my uncle's family. Now my second and third brothers' work is scheduled until the end of the year. After finishing your third uncle's work, we will also build houses for the elders and villagers of Liujia Village. There are more than 20 families, which is enough to keep us busy until the wheat harvest."

Liu Xu also laughed when he heard this. It seemed that everyone had saved a lot in the past month.

"It's not as mysterious as you say. This is because everyone is willing to work hard. Just like your construction team, it can be like this now, and it is also because of your leadership, Uncle Zhu."

The two of them urged each other for business for a long time before Liu Xu asked Zhu Jiacheng to assign a dozen people to help her build a pig farm on the farm in Tumiao Village. As for the new yard, a small one should also be built to raise only twenty or thirty pigs.

Once the workshop is put into operation, at least 2,000 kilograms of bean dregs will be produced every day, and Xing'er's pigs will definitely not be enough.

As for the farm, we can build a farm that can raise 200 pigs. There happens to be an orchard there, and we can raise some chickens to consume as much bean dregs as possible.

By the time the pigs are out of the pen, they are almost ready for making cured meat.

Zhu Jiacheng said that he could gather all the people for her the next day. Other people's work could be done slowly, but Liu Xu's work was always his first priority.

After reaching an agreement with Zhu Jiacheng, Liu Xu went to see the village chief again.

There is a saying in the past life that goes, if you want to be rich, build roads first!

There are horse-drawn carriages passing through their village every day now, and there will be even more in the future. So while everyone is still free, they should repair the road.

When the willow catkins arrived, Liu Dahai was sitting in the yard with his eyes closed, while his little grandson was reciting his lessons seriously beside him.

"Grandpa, are you feeling quite well?"

Liu Dahai opened his eyes upon hearing this, and when he saw her, the wrinkles on his face deepened, "Hey, how come you have time to come here, little Xu? Is there something going on?"

He knew that this girl was very busy every day.

"Grandpa, can't Xuer just come to see you?" Liu Xu looked pitiful.

The old man rolled his eyes at her in an indecent way and said, "Of course I can, but are you sure you have nothing to do with me?"

Liu Xu coughed awkwardly, "It is true that there is something wrong, but it is not related to my family, it is a matter of our village."

The old man sat up immediately after hearing this and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Are they going to recruit soldiers again or raise taxes?"

It’s no wonder he asked that. Didn’t we start conscription after the New Year last year?

Liu Xu blinked, confused for a moment, and then said, "Neither!"

Then she talked about the road construction, and the village chief agreed without any objection.

Then he told Liu Dahai about his plan. The village chief's eyes lit up when he heard it.

"You mean, you plan to hand over this cured meat workshop to the clan?"

Liu Xu nodded obediently, "Our family funded the construction of the house, and I taught everyone the recipe, but my family wants a 40% profit, and another 10% for the clan to learn how to make it, and the remaining profits will be distributed among the clan."

"Clan studies?"