Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Several people returned to the living room.

"Wow, Ruolan, you were so amazing just now, it's like you became a different person." Chen Lan said with admiration.

Okay, Liu Xu finally understood where Xing'er and the other two's stupidity came from. It was from their mother.

"Well, I was just holding on. I saw my parents lecturing the servants when I was a kid, and that's all I remember. I just held on. You have to learn from me in the future, okay?"

"I know, but I don't know if I can do it." Chen Lan sighed and her shoulders slumped.

"Puchi, bring out the same aggressive attitude you used to have in the past. You have to know that these people are servants of your family. You hold their indentures, and their life and death are up to you." Xu Ruolan couldn't help laughing, holding her hand, and said softly.

Liu Xu and the other two seemed to think of the way Chen Lan usually argued with others, and they all covered their mouths and laughed.

When Chen Lan and the other two heard this, they couldn't help but glare at the three of them.

"Well, mother, Third Aunt, I think you should consider buying some more people when Uncle Liu Ming and the others send them back tomorrow? Not to mention anything else, Third Uncle's family doesn't have a maid now. Do we have to let Third Aunt and Xing'er cook for them?" Liu Xu asked with his head tilted.

"That's right, Alan, why don't you go to the city to buy some tomorrow? It's best to let the Liangya people arrange a family from a wealthy family for you. Families like Yue Niang and Aunt Lin's really save me a lot of trouble." Xu Ruolan looked at Chen Lan and asked in a gentle tone.

"But, neither his father nor I know how to do this. Look, yesterday, Miss Xu asked her uncle to choose first, and the result... Oh!" Chen Lan sighed deeply. Unfortunately, Liu Changshun came in and heard what she said, and his face couldn't help but show some embarrassment.

"Well, we need to buy some more people. How about Xu'er help Third Uncle choose them this time? Third Uncle is still a little bit immature in judging people."

Liu Xu was drinking water, and when he heard Liu Changshun say that, he choked himself without paying attention. Qiao Yun hurried forward to help pat his back.

"Ahem, Uncle San, I'm less than seven years old. How can you tell that I can judge people?"

Liu Xu was choked with tears in her eyes and looked at Liu Changshun helplessly.

Seeing Liu Changshun's expression of "I believe you", I felt even more helpless.

"Uncle San, I am just a nobody. I rely on my mother to keep the house in order." Liu Xu seemed to have thought of something.

"However, Third Uncle, I think you can let Uncle Dong and my Uncle He go together, together with Uncle Liu Ming. The three of them can definitely choose the right and reliable person for you." Liu Xu suggested.

Xu Ruolan and others' eyes lit up. Yes, there are ready-made people here. Liu Changshun immediately agreed.

"By the way, Third Uncle, I think you should choose two younger ones, one boy and one girl, to follow Xing'er and Brother Shuisheng in the future. It would be better if there is also a housekeeper who can give advice to Third Aunt." Liu Xu said in a crisp voice.

Several people thought what she said made sense.

Afterwards, seeing that things were almost done, Xu Ruolan took Liu Xu and Yue Niang's family back to the next door.

Aunt Lin and the others worked quickly, and by the evening they had already sewn six quilts, enough for them to cover themselves at night. Xu Ruolan then taught them how to make quilt covers, and they were all very happy to hear it, because with the quilt covers it would be much easier for them to take apart and wash the quilts in the future.

After dinner at the new house, Xu Ruolan told Uncle He and Chen Ming about going to the county town to help buy people tomorrow. She asked them to go to the Jixiang Cloth Shop to buy five rolls of gray, five rolls of cyan, and five rolls of dark blue coarse cloth, and two rolls of red, two rolls of light cyan, and two rolls of pink fine cotton cloth if they had any. She also bought fifty kilograms of old cotton to make mattresses, and to see if there were any mats, and to buy ten beds and ten beds each.

After giving the instructions, Liu Xu and her daughter took the child back to the old house. He Lei happily saw them off into the house before turning back.

That night, the changes in Liu Xu's two families became a topic of discussion at the dinner table for many families. Some were emotional, some were envious, and of course some were jealous.

Especially Liu Dongcheng's family. Liu Dongcheng and his son had returned to town but didn't know about it. Chen Shuman and her daughter were so jealous that their eyes turned red. The mother and daughter hid in the house and cursed all kinds of things, as if cursing the recipe would make the house and the servants their own.

The same abuse also happened in Widow Liu's home. She was jealous to the point of going crazy: Why, why did she have to live a miserable life with a blind old woman and this stupid son, while Xu Ruolan had a big house and was a servant? If she had married Liu Donglai, Liu Xu would be her daughter, and everything Xu Ruolan has now would be hers.

Jealousy made her face distorted, and scared her son Liu Laibao so much that he turned around and ran to find his grandmother.

Of course, Liu Xu and the others didn't know about this. The mother and daughter watered the mushrooms, added some firewood, and went to sleep peacefully.

The next morning, Uncle He and others drove two horse-drawn carriages and a mule cart to the county town.

After eating at the old house, Liu Xu and her daughter picked mushrooms and cleaned the yard before coming over.

Everyone in the new house has their own duties and everything is in order.

At the time of Si, Zhu Jiacheng arrived with his men and two ox carts carrying fruit trees.

Hearing the knock on the door, Huanxi opened it and welcomed the person in.

As soon as Zhu Jiacheng saw Liu Xu, he laughed heartily and said, "Xu girl, I haven't seen you for a few days. You even bought these for the servants!"

"Hehe, Uncle Zhu, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of this." Leading people into the living room, Zhou Qiang and Zheng Li were on duty last night and were preparing to go to rest, but seeing this, they went to help move the fruit trees in.

He Feng and Wu Sangui were looking at the firewall in the backyard. Liu Tianzhuang and his team settled their wages last night and went back home, but Liu Xu told them that they would build a mushroom house in the old house and would ask them to help. The two happily agreed.

Zhu Jiacheng drank two sips of the honeysuckle tea brought by Aunt Lin, and then said:

"Xu girl, I've finished planting the trees for you today, and I'll finish cleaning up the cellar. Your two houses are now completely finished. If you need any help from your uncle, feel free to come to town and find me."

"On behalf of my father and Third Uncle, I would like to thank Uncle Zhu for his generous gift!" Liu Xu said as she stood up and bowed to Zhu Jiacheng.

"Oh, girl, why do you have so many gifts? You gave such a big gift to my uncle, and I don't know how to thank you! Now my ability is limited, I can only build a house for you as a reward. You are still so polite, which makes my uncle feel ashamed." Zhu Jiacheng said sincerely.

"Uncle Zhu, let's not talk about this. This is also our fate, isn't it?" Liu Xu said with a smile

"Yes, yes, it's fate! Hahaha!" Zhu Jiacheng laughed even more heartily.

"Uncle Zhu, we're going to move here tomorrow. Once we're settled here, I plan to tear down the old house and rebuild it. I'll have to trouble you again then!"

Liu Xu had never thought of giving up that place. She was still thinking about getting something else. The new house was already full, and when the time came, the old house would be rebuilt and used specifically for her to tinker with things.

"That's no problem. When do you plan to start building? Uncle will arrange someone to come for you then." Zhu Jiacheng asked gently.

"Wait a few days, when I deliver the first batch of mushrooms, I'll send someone to inform uncle. This time we're not mainly building a residential building, so I'll draw a plan and have someone send it over." Liu Xu thought for a while and replied.

"Okay." Zhu Jiacheng nodded, and then asked:

"By the way, since you guys are moving in, shouldn't we have a house-warming party? When is it? How about your uncle bringing your aunt and brothers over to join in the fun?"

"Oh, look at me, I've been so busy these days!" Liu Xu slapped her forehead. "Even if you don't tell me, I will send someone to invite you and your aunt in a couple of days. My mother has scheduled the warm-house banquet for the third day of the winter month, so you better come early then."

"That's natural, hahahaha!"

Xu Ruolan was concerned that her husband was not at home, and as a woman she could not entertain these outsiders. In addition, Foreman Zhu was familiar with Liu Xu, so he just stayed in the inner room to watch over the children and did not come out.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhu Jiacheng said he wanted to go to the next door to take a look. Liu Xu would not stop him, so she let him leave.

He brought a dozen people with him. Except for the four who were specifically responsible for the cellar, the rest of them were divided into five or six groups and they quickly planted the trees.

Liu Xu asked for a jujube tree, a pomegranate tree, an apricot tree, a peach tree, and a plum tree. Zhu Jiacheng also took the initiative to add two ornamental trees, both of which were two or three years old, and also brought some flower seeds to scatter in the flower bed.

Willow Catkins can already imagine the yard filled with green trees, fragrant flowers, and abundant fruits next year, and her heart is filled with joy.

It was almost noon and all the work was done. Zhu Jiacheng came to say goodbye. Liu Xu wanted to keep him for lunch, but he declined. Firstly, the head of Liu Xu's family was not there, and secondly, he had other things to do.

Liu Xu and Liu Changshun expressed their gratitude, and another family gave Zhu Jiacheng more than ten kilograms of fresh mushrooms and three or four kilograms of dried mushrooms before sending him away.

Around 3 p.m., Uncle He and others returned.

Liu Xu's family's horse-drawn carriage and mule-drawn cart were filled with cloth and cotton, while Liu Changshun and his family's carriage carried the people they bought this time.

Uncle He asked Liu Ming and He Lei to take people to unload the things, while he went in to report the situation to Xu Ruolan and her daughter.

"Madam, Miss, I am glad to have fulfilled your request. I have bought everything that you requested. However, I saw that they were dealing with a batch of fabrics with some defects at Jixiang Cloth Shop. The price was reduced by half, so I took the initiative to use the remaining money to buy some. Here is the remaining three taels. Please punish me, madam and Miss." Uncle He said as he handed over the money with both hands and bowed without getting up.

Liu Xu gave him twenty taels last night. If they only bought the items within their budget, after deducting the money for their lunch, there would be at least six or seven taels left. According to the price he mentioned, they could buy at least 20 pieces of cloth.

Boy, she thought they'd have enough to last them until next summer.

Xu Ruolan asked Aunt Lin to take the money, took a sip of tea, and then slowly said:

"Get up, you are also thinking about your family, so let it go this time. Take us to see the batch of cloth!"

Uncle He agreed, then stood up and led a few people to the warehouse.

When they arrived, He Lei and his team had just finished moving. Liu Xu asked them to go and drink some water and rest.

Walking into the warehouse and looking at the things inside, Liu Xu's mouth became an O shape. Wow, there were several large bags of cotton and dozens of pieces of cloth... They just bought 25 pieces the day before, and they have only used four pieces of coarse cloth and two pieces of fine cotton in the past two days... Adding what they bought today... She thinks she can open a small cloth shop...

Xu Ruolan knew what was going on, so she wasn't surprised. She went forward to look at the defective cloths. They were probably stored for a long time and were affected by moisture. There were some smudges on the edges, but there weren't really any big flaws. Most of them were fine cotton. Moreover, Uncle He said that the cloth shop had given them two more bags of rags, so they made a lot of money.

Xu Ruolan nodded without saying anything more. She asked Uncle He to rest first and took Liu Xu and Aunt Lin back to the main room.

"Aunt Lin, take some light-colored fine cotton cloth from that batch of cloth to make inner clothes for everyone. Use the grey coarse cloth to make winter clothes for Uncle He and the others, and use the green cloth for you. From now on, the clothes for the servants in the house will be divided into two colors according to gender. You can arrange it as you wish." Xu Ruolan sat down and took a sip of water before instructing Aunt Lin.

"Yes, ma'am."

"By the way, everyone has quilts now. When you finish sewing your first set of winter clothes, use the old cotton and those defective coarse cloth to sew mattresses, and then use dark blue coarse cloth to make your quilt covers and sheets. If there are not enough, ask Chen Ming to go to the town to buy some more. There should be one for each kang and bed. I will distribute the mats to everyone later. Just make do with it for the next few days."

"For the bedding in the main room and the side rooms, choose some light-colored fine cotton cloth, and use those with defects. I will sew the quilt cover and bed sheets myself. Help me cut the two pieces of red cloth and the light blue cloth, and I will sew the ones for Xuer and me first."

"Yes, Madam is so kind to us servants!" Aunt Lin said with red eyes. She originally thought that life would be very difficult in the countryside, but now it seems that Madam and Miss treat them very well. Not only will they not blame them for no reason, but now even the food, clothing and expenses are not much different from the original mansion. They are simply in a blessed nest.

Yue Niang also had red eyes and nodded repeatedly.

"Since you have come to our house, as long as you are loyal, I will not treat you unfairly. All right, go wash your face quickly, and then go about your business. Xuer and I will go to the next door to take a look. Qiaoyun will help take care of the child, so go ahead and do your work!"

Xu Ruolan said gently, and the two of them agreed and retreated.

Afterwards, Xu Ruolan and Qiao Yun each took a child and went to Liu Changshun's house with Liu Xu.