Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

When they passed by the market, thinking that there was not much meat and vegetables at home, the two of them went shopping again.

On the way back, Liu Changshun was hesitant to speak until he was almost at Liujia Village, where he stopped the ox cart.

"Xu girl, that foreman Zhu built the house for free because he got the method you gave him. Third uncle can't take advantage of you like this, but now Third uncle doesn't have enough money. I'll give you 100 taels first, and the remaining 200 taels will be given to you slowly after the mushrooms are sold. Is that okay?"

Just like what Foreman Zhu said, how could a grown man like him feel at ease taking such a huge advantage?

"No way!" Liu Xu saw her uncle's stunned expression and knew that he was thinking wrongly. She sighed, raised her eyes and said pitifully:

"Uncle San, do you treat Xu'er as an outsider?"

"Ah? No, no, when did Third Uncle treat you as an outsider?" Liu Changshun was frightened by her crying look.

"Uncle, when Xu'er had nothing, did you and Aunt ever despise her? Without your help, would Xu'er and her mother still be alive? Uncle saved Xu'er's family, so to speak. Now that Xu'er has made money, have you ever thought of asking Xu'er to repay her family for saving your life?"

"Xu'er, Third Uncle knows what you mean, but what were those steamed buns worth back then? It's not the same as building a house here!"

Liu Changshun naturally understood what Liu Xu wanted to say, but he was just soft-hearted at the time and it was nothing compared to this.

"How is it different! If Xu'er had lost her life, how would she have had the chance to earn money to build a house? If she hadn't built a house, how would she have met Foreman Zhu? If she hadn't met Foreman Zhu, how would Xu'er have had the chance to express the ideas in her mind? Third Uncle, Foreman Zhu was able to help us build a house for free in the end. It wasn't just Xu'er's credit. Without your family, Xu'er wouldn't be where she is today! So, Third Uncle, you deserve that yard!"

Liu Xu's question stunned Liu Changshun. He was thinking: Is that so?

"Oh, don't worry about it, Third Uncle. We didn't have to spend any money anyway. If you don't take advantage of a good opportunity, you're a bastard! Let's go, let's go home and tell my mother and Third Aunt the good news!"

Liu Changshun was stunned by his trick and drove the carriage back with a blank head.

It was not until they entered the village that Xing'er saw them from a distance.

"Dad! Xuer!" She was seen running towards them while shouting. The smile on her face was like the warm sun, warming people's hearts.

Without Liu Changshun stopping the car, he climbed up with his hands and looked at Liu Xu with sparkling eyes:

"Xu'er, how is it going? Have you found workers today? When will we start building the new house?"

"Found it, found it! I'll go back and find a good day, and then I can notify them to start work!"

The two sisters were chattering non-stop in the back, and Liu Changshun was brought back to his senses by Xing'er, a helpless yet relieved smile on his face.

He secretly swore in his heart: no matter whether Donglai came back or not, he would respect Xu Ruolan as his own sister and love the three children as his own. And he did it later. His family really stood by Liu Xu's family from beginning to end, no matter what happened, and never left them. Of course, this is a later story.

Because Liu Xu and Liu Changshun went to town and didn't know when they would be back, Chen Lan was worried that Xu Ruolan would be bullied again, so she stayed at Liu Xu's house to do needlework with Xu Ruolan today.

Xing'er told her that they were all at her house. Liu Xu thought that since it was almost noon, she asked Liu Changshun to drive the ox cart over there, so that they could have lunch together and discuss what to do next.

Liu Donglai figured it out before coming, so he stopped making excuses and went straight to Liu Xu's house.

The two families had a lively lunch together and discussed their future plans.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Zhu family.

After Liu Xu and the other two left, Zhu Jiacheng immediately went back to the backyard to find his father, and then quickly arranged for someone to call his two brothers back.

Zhu Jiacheng's father, Zhu Yuankui, was a bodyguard in a county escort agency in his early years. After his wife, Wu, gave birth to his eldest son, Zhu Jiacheng, he could not bear to see his wife and children living in fear all day, so he resolutely resigned from his position as a bodyguard and returned to Yuyang Town to learn to be a bricklayer. Because he was a righteous man, he soon had his own team. Wu later gave birth to two more sons for him, but because of a difficult labor when giving birth to the third child, he was injured and had never stopped taking medicine since then.

When his three sons grew up, they followed him into the business. When Zhu Jiacheng's eldest son was eight years old, his wife passed away. The old man was heartbroken and handed the burden to his eldest son Zhu Jiacheng. He gradually retreated behind the scenes and became a grandfather.

"Dad!" Zhu Jiacheng rushed into the yard and saw his father carefully wiping the big knife he used when escorting goods. He guessed that he was reminiscing about the past again.

"Well, why did you come back so early today?" Zhu Yuankui asked, but his eyes were still fixed on the big knife in his hand.

"Dad, let me show you something!" Zhu Jiacheng was used to it and placed the drawing respectfully on the stone table with both hands.

The old man wiped the knife carefully again, handed it to Zhu Jiacheng, and motioned him to put it away. Then he picked up the drawing on the table and studied it carefully.

As he looked at it, his originally calm eyes lit up, and he asked in surprise, "Boss, where did you get these?"

Zhu Jiacheng told his father exactly what had happened. Zhu Yuankui sighed: "Young people are to be feared, young people are to be feared!"

He turned the drawing in his hand over and over again several times before slowly putting it down.

"Boss, even though you promised to build them a house for free, we are still the ones who got the better deal in the end!"

"My son knows, but the girl is a righteous person and she refused to take any share. Even the free house building was agreed after my son's repeated persuasion." Zhu Jiacheng shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"These days, no one wants money. What's the matter?"

Zhu Yuankui stroked his beard and said, "From this we can see that this girl will definitely achieve great things in the future."

"Boss, this is all my life will be like. Now that you have this opportunity, you should seize it. Try to raise the reputation of our team even higher!"

"Yes, my son will definitely work hard!" Zhu Jiacheng thought for a moment and said,

"Dad, I want to wait until their house is built before sending them a set of furniture. What do you think?"

"Well, yes! But these are just small things. This girl gave more than just money. Do you know how many wealthy people, local gentry, and even high-ranking officials you will come into contact with once these things get out?"

Zhu Jiacheng looked at his father in shock and sighed in his heart: As expected, the older you get, the wiser you get.

At this time, Zhu Jiacheng's second brother Zhu Jiaxin and third brother Zhu Jiarui also hurried over.

Zhu Jiaxin was an honest man. As soon as he entered the yard, he shouted, "Brother, why are you calling us back so urgently?"

Zhu Jiacheng pointed to the drawing on the table and said, "Take a look at this."

Zhu Jiaxin walked forward, took a quick look, scratched his head and said, "It's just a blueprint, what's so strange about it?"

The third brother Zhu Jiarui's eyes lit up, he picked up the blueprint and studied it carefully, saying: "Brother, this is a good thing!"

Zhu Jiacheng smiled and told his two younger brothers what had happened again.

Zhu Jiarui rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, this is a great opportunity for us. We must not only build this house, but also spread its reputation."

Zhu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Third brother is right, we must work hard."

Zhu Yuankui looked at his three sons with satisfaction and said, "You three brothers should seize this opportunity and work together to make our family business bigger and stronger."

Zhu Jiacheng nodded and said, "Dad, don't worry, we will definitely not let you down."

Zhu Jiarui continued, "Brother, I think we can find or directly buy a pottery workshop, so that we can control the flush toilet business. Even if someone learns how to make it in the future, they will have to find us."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuankui nodded with satisfaction. His third brother was indeed smarter than his older and second brothers.

Zhu Jiacheng sighed, "Old Third is right. As long as we have the blueprint, we won't have to worry about not having income."

Zhu Jiacheng pondered for a moment and said, "I'll leave this matter to you, Third Brother. It would be best if all the masters inside can sign a fixed contract. Even if it is a flexible contract, the compensation amount should be raised to prevent the blueprint from being leaked as much as possible."

"Don't worry, brother. I will treat it with caution!" Zhu Jiarui nodded seriously.

Zhu Jiacheng turned his gaze to his honest second brother:

"As for the second brother, you are responsible for spreading the news that we are expanding our team. We won't hire just anyone this time. We will try to hire experienced masters with good skills."

"I understand, brother!" Zhu Jiaxin scratched his head and replied.

The matter was almost discussed and they exchanged a few pleasantries.

At this moment, the servant came running over and said, "Master, eldest master, second master, third master, the meal is ready, you can eat now."

The father and his four sons then stopped discussing and walked towards the dining room together.