Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The next morning, perhaps because he had returned home, Liu Xu was still sleeping soundly even though it was light.

Xu Ruolan thought her daughter was tired so she didn't wake her up. She got out of bed quietly, tucked in the quilts for the three children, called Yue Niang to come and keep an eye on them, and then went out.

First he called Uncle He and asked him to go and buy the land, then he asked Liu Ming to go to the town to find Zhu Jiacheng to discuss building a house, and told them to do it as quickly as possible.

My daughter said she wanted to build a greenhouse. Although it is almost the twelfth lunar month now and it is a bit late, there are still more than three months before the weather warms up again, so it can still be used.

When Xu Ruolan had finished her story, Aunt Lin came to ask if she wanted to have breakfast first. Xu Ruolan thought her daughter should still sleep for a while, so she agreed. Otherwise, it would be bad if she was still eating when Zhuang and the others came to work.

Half asleep, Liu Xu felt a little stuffy in her chest, and her face was itchy and wet. She couldn't help but reached out to scratch it, but she didn't touch her face, but touched something furry instead. She was startled and quickly opened her eyes.

Oh my god, her brother is lying on her and biting her! She carefully moved the person away and was about to see who it was, but at some point the child got upset and started howling, scaring away the last bit of sleepiness Liu Xu had left!

Well, no need to guess, who else could have such a loud voice except her brother Hao. She turned over and looked at the brat who was howling vigorously after being pulled to the side by her. The corners of her mouth could not help but twitch. She looked at brother Xu who was chewing his hand calmly and raised her eyebrows. When she was about to pick him up, Zi Yue came in.

It turned out that Xu Ruolan was afraid that her daughter would feel uncomfortable, so she asked Yue Niang to wait outside. If the child didn't make a fuss, she would wait for Liu Xu to wake up by herself.

Zi Yue was a little worried at first, but when she saw that the three siblings were awake, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She reached out and picked up Hao Ge'er, coaxing him while saying, "I'll take the young masters out. Miss, do you want to sleep for a while?"

"No need, Aunt Yue, I'm awake. My brothers seem hungry, take them to find mother!" Liu Xu shook her head and said. They are just hungry, one biting his hand and the other biting her...

"Okay, miss, take your time first. I'll let Qiao Yun come and serve you." After saying that, she wrapped Hao Ge'er in a small floral quilt and carried him out.

After a while, Zimo, Qiaoyun and Huanxi came in. Zimo dressed Xuge'er, Qiaoyun took her toiletries, and Huanxi brought breakfast.

Before Liu Xu finished her meal, Yue Niang came back carrying Hao Ge'er who had eaten and drunk his fill. She burped him for a while before dressing him.

"Miss, Madam told you to rest assured today. She has arranged everything outside." Yue Niang said as she was dressing Hao Ge'er.

"Well, okay, I understand, Aunt Yue." Liu Xu replied after swallowing the bun in her mouth.

When she finished her breakfast, Xu Ge'er was also brought back. Liu Xu played with the two little ones in the main room for a while. The two brothers were round, white and tender, wearing red coats and red hats, like dolls in New Year paintings, looking very festive.

Especially when they smile at you, Liu Xu feels like her heart is about to melt.

During this period, Xu Ruolan came over once. Seeing that she was in good spirits, she didn't say much and went back to the room on the right.

Seeing this, Liu Xu raised her eyebrows. Her mother was very concerned about this small workshop! It seemed that she had to go to the cloth shops and clothing stores in town again.

At 9:00 pm, the people from the Jixiang Cloth Shop came to deliver the cloth. Liu Xu asked Aunt Lin to check it and paid the balance. She also gave some dry food and water to the shop assistant and the driver before sending them off.

Since these fabrics were specially prepared for the small workshop, Liu Xu temporarily requisitioned a room in the west wing as a warehouse. She also asked Aunt Lin to return the fabrics that her mother and her family had used before, and made a separate account.

It was almost noon when Uncle He and Uncle Ming came back, and Liu Xu asked them to go to her study.

"Miss, we measured the remaining wasteland nearby, a total of 18.6 acres. The village chief calculated 18 acres, and we went to the town to get the land deed. It cost a total of 38 taels. I took the initiative to give the village chief 2 taels for his hard work, a total of 40 taels." After Uncle He finished speaking, he handed over the land deed with both hands.

Liu Xu smiled and nodded, then took it.

"Miss, Foreman Zhu said he will come over to take a look tomorrow, and work can start the day after tomorrow at the latest! In addition, Foreman Zhu asked if you still want to design it yourself. If so, please try to give him the drawings tomorrow so that he can arrange manpower!" Liu Ming said.

Liu Xu nodded, "Okay, Uncle He and Uncle Ming, thank you for your hard work. You guys go back and have a rest first. It's time for dinner soon!"

"Yes" "Yes" the two responded and walked out.

Liu Xu looked at the deed in her hand and put it together with the previous farmland. All these farmland were written in Liu Xu's name without exception. This was Xu Ruolan's request. Liu Xu didn't care. When her younger brothers grew up, she could go to the government office to change it. As for now, let her keep it first. Her mother was right. Although old lady Zhang seemed to be well now, who knew when she would relapse. When the time came, her parents would be in a difficult situation because of the pressure of filial piety.

小作坊的人每天早上辰正两刻上工、午初两刻下工（8:30-11:30），下午未初两刻至酉初两刻（13:30-17:30），且不能带回去做。

The mother and daughter had already discussed the wages, and Liu Xu copied the modern piece-rate wage system. The ready-made garments were divided into cutting, sewing garment pieces, filling cotton, sealing and fixing, and decoration. The basic salary ranged from 400 to 600 wen according to the complexity of the work. There was a minimum monthly quantity requirement. If the quantity exceeded one set, there would be additional commission calculation. If the work was damaged or cut, it would be compensated according to the unit price of the cloth. The quilt cover was divided into cutting, sewing, and embroidery, and the basic salary was 400 to 800 plus commission.

Thinking that she would soon deliver samples to Shopkeeper Ling, Liu Xu took advantage of the time to sort out the costs. Based on the assumption that each piece of cloth could make at least four sets of cotton-padded clothes and eight sets of single clothes for an adult, the cost of their cotton-padded clothes could be reduced to: 290 wen for coarse cotton and 450 wen for fine cotton with embroidery; 160 wen for coarse cotton and 250 wen for fine cotton with embroidery for a single coat.

This is for adults, which means that even if the clothing store adds another fifty to one hundred yuan in profit, their clothing is nearly half the price of the previous store, and cheaper than children's clothes! Even so, she doesn't believe that these clothes will not sell well! However, these clothing workshops can't make much money, so she mainly puts the profit in bedding. What can the poor make? If you want to make money, make money from the rich.

When it was time to eat, she told Xu Ruolan the results of her calculations and her plan, and Xu Ruolan was also stunned. She could already foresee that according to this calculation, the products in their workshop would not only be able to be sold, but also sell well.

Xu Ruolan was so happy that she ate half a bowl more of lunch.

In the afternoon, Liu Xu went to see the wasteland they bought, and then returned to the study to start drawing the design plan for that place. When he was halfway through the drawing, Liu Changshun came.

"Uncle San, why are you here?" Liu Xu was a little curious. Her mother said that Zuiyunxuan had increased the quantity of tofu, so they were very busy now.

"Xu girl, I heard that you bought all the wasteland next to your house. That wasteland can't produce much food. Do you have other plans?" Liu Changshun said straight to the point. There was no need to hide the relationship between the two families and try to test it.

"Yes, Third Uncle! Even if you don't come, I will go over and talk to you about this after I finish my work here. Don't you have some over there? I want you to buy it. This time I went to the county town and got some new grain seeds that we don't have in Dongsheng. They have high yields and are not picky about the soil. I will use the greenhouse to breed some seeds first, and you will be able to plant some after the spring next year. But I suggest that you spend some money to fence it off like our family did. It's better to keep this new species under wraps to avoid being targeted by those nobles with impure intentions. I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be." Liu Xu said with a serious face.

After listening to this, Liu Changshun lowered his eyes and thought for a while. When he looked up, he had a determined look on his face: "Okay, I will go to the village chief to buy the land later. But for the matter of fencing the yard, do you still want to ask Foreman Zhu?" Liu Changshun was a little hesitant.

Liu Xu was a little confused when she saw it, "Yeah, isn't Third Uncle looking for Uncle Zhu?"

"I was thinking that since all the able-bodied laborers in the village are at home now, I could just ask the villagers for help so that everyone can earn more income." Liu Changshun said with a smile.

"If it's just building a wall, it's no problem, but Uncle San, I also want to build a greenhouse and other things. This is more troublesome than building a house, and it requires professionals." Liu Xu was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, you can ask Foreman Zhu and others to do the bricklaying, and I will ask the villagers to do it!" Liu Changshun said.

"Yes, but I need help in clearing the wasteland during this period, so I have to ask everyone for help. Uncle San, can you help me talk to him later?" Liu Xu said coquettishly with a smile.

Seeing her playful look, Liu Changshun couldn't help but rub her head and said with a smile, "Okay, Uncle San will go and hire someone for you. The wages will be the same as in the town, twenty-five cents a day?"

"Just take the contract directly. Sixty cents per mu. Otherwise, if we meet someone who is slacking off, we won't be able to say anything!" Not every family in this village is like Grandpa Guisheng and Second Grandpa. She didn't want to haggle with others over such a small matter.

"Okay, then I'll go find the village chief to buy the land, you go ahead and do your business!" Liu Changshun said and prepared to leave.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Uncle San, hehe!" Liu Xu stuck out her tongue playfully.

After watching Liu Changshun leave, Liu Xu lowered his head and started to busy himself with his own things.

It was a rare day with sunshine. Liu Xu was lying at the table, writing and drawing attentively. The sunlight reflected on her face, outlining her serious outline. The pen rustled on the paper, and she was immersed in it, forgetting everything around her.