Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

On the second day after the family reunion banquet, Liu Xu and his family returned to Liujia Village.

Chang Yifei also came and stayed at the Liu family for a day. After figuring out the noodle machine that Liu Xuhua had drawn for him, he left in a hurry.

The picture Liu Xu gave was an integrated machine from dough kneading to noodle making. Those parts were not only useful for making noodle machines, but also could be used in many other places. So she repeatedly reminded him not to ask a blacksmith to make it, otherwise it would be easily leaked.

The political situation is unstable now, and if these things were leaked, it would be a disaster rather than a blessing for them.

Chang Yifei also understood that the two, or three, families could not keep these at the moment.

However, Liu Xu gave him an idea to only do the front part of making noodles, and let the kneading and pressing of the dough be done manually. In this way, even if someone finds out, it will not arouse much covetousness.

After Chang Yifei left, Liu Xu started to work on the brush workshop.

Finally, she chose Linhe Village, which is separated by a river, to build a workshop. The cooperation model is 60:40 profit sharing, with her providing capital and raw materials and technology, and the village chief of Linhe Village managing the business himself.

Although Linhe Village is separated from Liujia Village by only a river, its area is much larger than Liujia Village, and its population is nearly a thousand, which is half more than that of Liujia Village.

There are many surnames in the village, with Zhang and Lin being the most common, and there are also some other surnames, such as Wang Wu's maiden family. Because of this, there is no unity among the people in Liujia Village.

However, there are not many people who live in one clan or village in Yuyang Town.

Linhe Village is also where Mrs. Zhang’s parents’ home is, but because the old lady has a bad mouth, she is not very close to her parents’ home.

But many people outside speculated that Liu Xu chose Linhe Village because of her grandma. For this reason, Zhang Hongliang, the village chief of Linhe Village, dragged her so-called great uncle to express his gratitude.

When Liu Xu heard the report from the doorman, she was dumbfounded and quickly asked Huanxi to invite Liu Dashan and his wife.

Could she say that she didn't remember this relative at all?

While she was still waiting to see him, Liu Xu tried hard to search for information about the Zhang family in her mind.

After much difficulty, some traces were found. It seemed that when the original owner was only three or four years old, the old woman had a falling out with her natal family. It was said that it was because of her ex-aunt, Chen.

Tsk... I don't know what to say to this old lady. Someone made her lose her family, but she still treats him as a treasure... I'm speechless.

However, since this person was a guest, she couldn't neglect him. She straightened her dress and went to the main hall with the two maids.

In the main hall, Xu Ruolan and Xu Yiru were already there, along with two old men in their fifties and sixties, who should be the village chief of Linhe Village, Zhang Hongliang, and her step-uncle.

When Liu Xu came in, Xu Ruolan had just finished introducing the two parties. Seeing her coming, she called her to call people, "Xu'er, come and meet the two uncles!"

It turned out that Zhang Hongliang was the old lady Zhang's cousin within the fifth degree of mourning, so Liu Xu really had to call him uncle.

Liu Xu had met Zhang Hongliang before, so her attention was on her great uncle. He looked honest and simple, and when he heard Liu Xu calling him, he said "Okay" awkwardly.

Judging from her appearance, she is average, her nose and mouth are somewhat similar to the old lady's.

Liu Xu couldn't help thinking: They are siblings from the same mother, why is there such a big difference? The old lady used to be mean and sharp-tongued, but now she is calmer and more beautiful, and she doesn't look like her biological brother at all.

With her grandfather and mother around, she could just sit there quietly.

Although Xu Ruolan was not sure whether Liu Xu chose Linhe Village because of her grandmother, she would not be foolish enough to turn it down if it would make the Zhang family owe her a favor.

"No matter what happened before... we are still a family after all. Although this workshop doesn't make much money, it's a good thing to be able to keep the family here."

Liu Xu: It turns out that my mother can be hypocritical sometimes.

"Brother Lai's wife is right. We are all family." Zhang Hongliang nodded and said to his uncle Liu Xu, "Hongfu, if you ask me, it's been so many years since the incident. Chen was also divorced by Cheng'er. Cuihua is your biological sister after all. You should just let her go!"

"I didn't say anything. She said some unpleasant things at that time, and she hasn't come back in all these years. I can't..." Although she didn't finish her words, Liu Xu understood.

It turned out that it was her grandmother who didn't want to go back, probably because she wanted to save face. This reminded her of the time when she was making a fuss, as long as Liu Dashan said he would send her back, the old woman would immediately calm down.

However, her great-uncle's name is Zhang Hongfu, which is a good name. It sounds much better than her grandma's. Zhang Cuihua, when I hear it, I think of the phrase "XX, serve the pickled vegetables!"

Liu Xu was sitting aside with his mind wandering to random things when Uncle He brought in Liu Dashan and his wife.

Except for Mr. Xu, everyone else stood up to greet him. Liu Dashan greeted him enthusiastically, but Mrs. Zhang was obviously a little embarrassed and kept silent.

Liu Xu walked forward and helped her grandfather to the main seat, and everyone else, including the old lady, sat on both sides.

"How come you two brothers have time to come here today?" Liu Dashan asked knowingly. After all, Huanxi had already told him everything he knew on the way.

"Hey, didn't your brother choose our village as the location for the workshop? I heard that it was girl Xu who gave the nod, so I brought your brother here to express my gratitude, and by the way..." Zhang Hongliang glanced at the Zhang siblings and the meaning of his words was self-evident.

His in-laws were still here, and Liu Dashan's face felt a little hot. He couldn't help but blame Zhang Hongliang in his heart.

Therefore, he quickly took over the conversation, "Don't say thank you. My girl gave Linhe Village a chance because of our relationship, but whether you can seize it depends on you, right? You can't let them pay for it, right, Brother Hongliang?"

This is what Mr. Xu wanted to say, but he couldn't say it because of his status.

But Liu Dashan is different. He is the son-in-law of the Zhang family, and also the father-in-law of his daughter and Baoer's biological grandfather. No matter what he says, no one can blame his daughter's family.

"Yes, yes, it's natural." Zhang Hongliang smiled flatteringly.

Ever since Old Lady Zhang came, Zhang Hongfu hasn't spoken a word. It seems that he still has some resentment towards his sister.

Liu Dashan didn't know much about their business affairs, so after some persuasion, he changed the subject and invited his two brothers-in-law to come over for a gathering.

He noticed his little granddaughter was giving him a look, and thought that she must be annoyed with the two of them being here.

Although Village Chief Zhang wanted to stay and get closer to Liu Xu's family, Liu Donglai was not at home, so he couldn't stay too long and agreed.

Xu Ruolan politely tried to persuade them to stay before sending them away.

However, Mrs. Zhang looked a little unhappy. Liu Xu saw it, but she didn't say much. This was a matter between the old lady and her family, and it was not good for her, a granddaughter, to say much. Besides, she didn't want to persuade her, lest the old lady make a fool of herself again one day.

Finally, the person left. Liu Xu shrugged, said goodbye to his grandfather and mother, and went back to the study to practice calligraphy.