Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

With the guidance of Doctor Meng, only ten days later, Zi Ling took Qiao Yu to the provincial capital.

Also taken away was a simple beauty cream that Liu Xu prepared under the guidance of Dr. Meng.

Even this is many times better than the facial creams on the market.

I heard from Duoduo that if it were replaced with precious medicinal herbs, they would be worth a fortune.

Wow, it turns out that being a doctor is a good profession no matter what time it is!

Although the prescriptions used in the club were simple, it did not prevent Liu Xu from becoming interested in Chinese medicine.

Of course, it is limited to beauty care.

For a long time since then, Liu Xu went to see Dr. Meng every day. She was interested in all kinds of products, including beauty care, whitening, scar removal and even weight loss.

Together with Han Duoduo, she pestered Dr. Meng to get the old man's medicinal recipe.

Of course, these are all things to follow.

After coming back, he was busy for several days in a row. When he had some free time, Liu Xu went to see Liu Hongying.

The clan elder was called Liu Xingwang, so Liu Xu should be called the second grandfather. Liu Xingwang had three sons, and they had separated from each other long ago.

Liu Xin's parents are the second child in the family. They are filial to their parents and are all honest and loyal people, so the family has not been divided.

Liu Xin has an older brother who has been married for four years and has a son. He left for military service last year with Liu Donglai.

There is also a pair of younger siblings. The younger sister Liu Fang is fourteen years old and is already looking for a date. The younger brother Liu Sen is ten years old and is studying in school.

When Liu Xu arrived, Liu Hongying was making sauerkraut with her aunt and sister-in-law, and they looked quite harmonious.

Speaking of which, Liu Xiumei had previously asked Uncle He to help her buy a house of servants, so that her family could have a small workshop.

Before Liu Hongying got married, Liu Xiumei and her husband called her three siblings to their side and divided the workshop into four parts. They got one part and the other three siblings divided the rest equally. They also gave Liu Hongying five acres of land as a dowry.

The Liu Fulin brothers didn't want it originally, as the skills in the workshop belonged to their younger sister/elder sister. As men, they had hands and feet and could earn anything they wanted.

But Liu Hongying was very persistent and convinced the two brothers that they didn't want her and they didn't want force.

Now that I can make sauerkraut at my husband’s house, it is naturally with Liu Xiumei’s consent.

The two sisters met each other when the ancestral hall was opened. Liu Hongying was very happy to see Liu Xu coming to see her specially.

Liu Hongying was extremely grateful to her cousin. Without her, who knows what would happen to their family now.

When Liu Xu arrived, Liu Xin's family was a little reserved. After all, Liu Xu was now the county lord, so they all greeted her with a little trepidation.

Liu Hongying also knew that her family was uncomfortable, so she washed her hands and took Liu Xu to her room.

After entering the house, Liu Xu handed the gift she brought back from the capital to Liu Hongying.

It was a set of pure silver head ornaments, considered a generous gift in the countryside.

Liu Hongying thought it was too expensive and quickly refused. It was only after Liu Xu persuaded her that she accepted it.

"Look at you. You've already asked Aunt Ye to send some dowry, and now you're spending so much money again." Liu Hongying pulled Liu Xu's little hand and scolded her.

"Oh, how can it be considered a waste? You are my only cousin, and shouldn't I feel sorry for my own sister?" Liu Xu pouted.

"Okay, okay! You are right!" Liu Hongying said with a doting smile.

The two sisters chatted for a while. Seeing the smile on Liu Hongying's face, Liu Xu knew that she was living a good life now and felt happy for her.

After staying at Liu Hongying's house for an hour, Liu Xu politely declined Liu Xin's family's invitation to dinner and took Qiao Yun home.

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When Zi Ling and the others left, construction of the County Lord's Mansion had already begun.

There were crowds of people on Woniu Hill, and it was a lively scene. Some were chopping trees, some were pulling weeds, some were digging ditches and leveling the ground, and some were mining stones. Everyone was busy and happy.

Because the busy farming season had passed, the idle laborers in Liujia Village also went to help.

Everyone thought that this was the county lady of their Liu family, so they were willing to go up and help even if they were not paid.

What's more, they were paid.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Xu's eighth birthday arrived.

This birthday was not a grand celebration, just a meal for close relatives to have together.

On the birthday, gifts were sent from the capital, the northern border and the provincial capital, and Chang Yifei came in person.

The things from the northern border were presented by Xuan San.

What Mu Lingxuan sent was wolf fang, which he got from the mouth of the wolf king he hunted when he was fighting against the Tartars.

The wolf's fangs are as white as jade and as sharp as blades. There are four of them in total, and they can be regarded as sacred objects to ward off evil spirits.

Not to mention, I quite like these wolftooth willow catkins. Each one exudes a cold breath, as if the bravery and majesty of the wolf king are still lingering.

Liu Xu plans to make pendants and give one to each of her mother and brothers, so that this unique object can protect her family.

Liu Donglai presented an exquisite dagger, which was captured from killing an enemy. Its blade was so sharp that it seemed to be able to cut hair, and the handle was inlaid with brilliant gems, so the original owner must have been of high status. When Liu Xu saw it, she immediately decided to carry it with her.

Along with the gifts, there were letters from both of them.

There were two letters from Liu Donglai, one was addressed to my wife Xu Ruolan, and the other was to Liu Xu.

The letter was full of fatherly love and expressed his apology for not being able to spend Liu Xu's birthday with her.

Mu Lingxuan's letter was much more substantial. It described some recent trivial matters and also implicitly expressed his thoughts.

At the end of the letter, the resettlement of veterans was also mentioned.

In fact, this news should have come earlier, but before he finished writing that day, he received news that the Beihan horse bandits had massacred the village, so he and Liu Donglai had to lead people to suppress the bandits first. This delay meant that he could only send it together with the birthday gift for Liu Xu.

Liu Xu felt like someone was sending him a pillow just when he was dozing off.

She quickly told Chang Yifei the news, and the two immediately returned to the study to discuss it.

After dinner, Liu Xu was busy writing back to them.

Not only did his own farm need manpower, but patrols and workshops in the village could also be arranged. Together with the Chang family, it would be easy to accommodate a thousand people.

Especially the villages in Yu'nan County, they will definitely need a major change of personnel and can accommodate a lot of people.

The letters were delivered by secret guards, which was both safe and fast.

After everything was arranged, Liu Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Over the past year, she seemed to be happy all day long, but in fact her mind was working at high speed all the time. Maybe at the beginning, she just wanted to make sure her mother and brother had enough food and clothing, but she didn't know that one thing led to another, and before she knew it, her business was getting bigger and bigger.

Perhaps this was God's compensation to her? All the regrets of her previous life were made up in this life. Whether it was her blood relatives or her friends and relatives, they all gave her the warmth she had never had in her previous life.

Liu Xu looked out the window at the night and whispered, "Grandma, I'm doing well now. You should be relieved, right?"

"Miss, the weather is getting cold, you should go to bed early!" Qiao Yun came out from the inner room and urged softly.

"Ah? Okay!" Liu Xu came to his senses and went to bed.

The weather in October had turned cold, and Qiao Yun had already changed her bedding into thicker ones and even warmed the bed considerately.

Lying in the warm bed, Liu Xu secretly sighed: "Ah, this damn feudalism, I adapted so quickly and enjoyed it so much. It's true that it's easy to go from frugality to luxury!"