Spring Drunk Chang'an

"I will help you."

"You don't need to take any risks."

"Don't worry about Liu Wenrui's affairs. I will handle it. Before the situation between Liu Wenbai and Liu Yu is resolved, you should stay at the Ningguo Mansion and don't go out casually, lest Liu Wenbai become desperate and do something stupid!"

Xiao Chuo gave the instructions in a deep voice, and looking at Liu Chang'an's eyes full of light, pursed lips and nodding obediently, a smile flashed in his smoky eyes.

At this time, Yin Ziyang asked to report to the official business. Seeing this, Liu Changan hurriedly took his leave.

She returned to the main courtyard, her heart filled with rare joy.

Song looked at her bright eyes and sweet smile, and her mood calmed down a little. Now that Liu Xiu had left the Ningguo Mansion, she didn't have to face him day and night.

The only person she needed to suppress her emotions to deal with was Liu Wenbo.

Song simply forgoes his morning and evening greetings. "You're taking the imperial examination soon, and you'll need to study by lamplight, working hard day and night. We're biological mother and son, so why bother with these empty formalities?"

"Rest more and earn me a title. I'll be more pleased."

Hypocritical words came out of his mouth.

All of this is the result of Madam Song’s education.

Liu Wenbai had no doubt that to him, the Song family had always been a fool.

He responded in front of him, "Son thanks mother!"

But he sneered in his heart - how could Song be his real mother? She was just licking his face and getting his benefits!

Fake mother and son, fake family affection.

Song sent her fake son away and only met with Old Lady Lai, Liu Wenrui and Liu Qingru every day. Liu Changan watched quietly, and no one in the mansion noticed that something was wrong with her.

Madam Song taught me really well.

The people in Ningguo Mansion really didn't take the Song family seriously.

Liu Changan had mixed emotions.

Time passed, and it was her day off. Liu Changan said goodbye to Mrs. Song and the prince, and prepared to go home.

Wang'er is going to take the boy's exam and take the examination for the scholar degree. As the eldest sister, she naturally has to accompany him.

Besides, she hasn't seen her adoptive parents for a long time.

"I have to go back, otherwise Qingmei will probably ask me to come and ask for her back!" Song agreed with a smile.

He turned around and sent Rong Cui to accompany her.

Xiao Chuo said nothing and silently sent the secret guards to protect her.

Even Liu Wenrui secretly sent two strong maids, pretending to ask Liu Changan to find relatives and stay with her.

Half surveillance, half protection.

Liu Changan: ...

Rong Cui is in front of him, a strong servant is behind him, and secret guards are following in the shadows!

They returned to the Liu family in Juning Lane with great fanfare.

After entering the house, Rong Cui said goodbye and went to visit relatives nearby. The secret guard hid and did not disturb anyone. Jianpu also used the excuse of finding relatives to live in the neighbor's house near Liu's house.

Liu Sanxi looked at this scene in amazement, "Big sister, have you become rich recently?"

"So many escorts?"

"What did you bring back?"

She circled around her sister curiously.

The tone is playful.

"Okay, stop messing around. You're making me dizzy!" Liu Changan poked his sister's forehead, laughed and walked into the house.

Liu Ai and Liu Laishun were busy in the mansion and did not come back.

Liu Wang'er also studied hard in school.

There are only two sisters in the family.

Liu Changan rolled up his sleeves and took Liu Sanxi to clean the house, wash bedding, chop wood, make fire, cook and feed the chickens...

The young sisters were so busy that they were sweating profusely.

After Liu Sanxi finished feeding the chickens, he opened the chicken coop and turned around as if presenting a treasure. "Sister, I recently raised thirty-four more chickens, nineteen ducks, and four geese. They lay eggs every day!"

"I mix eggs with white flour and steam them into cakes. I also pickle duck eggs and goose eggs and sell them at the market every day!"

"I can make twenty copper coins a day!"

"Are you awesome?"

She raised her chin proudly.

Liu Changan bent down to clean the yard and said with a smile, "Great!"

"I've saved eighteen taels of silver!" Liu Sanxi raised her chin even higher, her eyes sparkling as she counted carefully, "We are the children of the Cheng'en Mansion, so the money for redeeming ourselves is more expensive than those bought outside."

"A little girl my age would sell for about fifteen taels outside, but I'm not good-looking, and my eyes are small like a mouse. People don't like to buy people like me, so I should be much cheaper."

"I think double or triple the money would be enough to redeem me, about thirty or forty taels."

“I’ll probably be able to save that much money next year.”

"Father and Mother are the chief stewards of the mansion. The money they need to redeem themselves is even more expensive. Besides, there's also you..."

Liu Sanxi paused and looked over with resentment in his eyes.

"What's wrong with me?" Liu Changan couldn't help but laugh when he saw his sister's eyes narrowed and her face full of worry. "Am I more valuable than my parents?"

"They are in charge!"

"So what if I'm a steward? I'm not worth as much as you! Big sister, you really don't understand your market. You're seventeen years old, you can read and do accounting, you're beautiful, and you're the Duchess's personal maid. If you let people know about your status, the big landowners and even the middle-class merchants would be willing to marry you!"

The maids around the lady are all her most trusted confidants. Being able to climb up such a high branch, even if it is not decent, is beneficial.

Those middle-class businessmen would love it.

This is also the fundamental reason why Xia Mu believes that Liu Changan can marry Liu Yu.

There are indeed people who marry like this.

"Big sister, I asked around, and the betrothal gift for a maid of your age and status is four or five hundred taels, the most expensive in our family!"

"Me, Dad, and Mom combined are not as valuable as you!"

There was actually a hint of grievance in Liu Sanxi's little eyes.

"Then, Sanxi is going to give up on me and not redeem me?" Liu Changan smiled and teased his sister.

She knew that her sister's wish was to help her family escape slavery through her own efforts.

And, keep working hard.

"That won't happen!" Liu Sanxi frowned and waved her hands, "Our family must be together. How could we leave you out?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, big sister, I will definitely redeem you!"

"I'm worth a lot of money!" Liu Changan pursed his lips, feeling amused and moved.

"It's okay, I'm good at business!" Liu Sanxi thought of something, his eyebrows curved, and he looked happy again. "I've been collecting old clothes from the sisters and aunts in our mansion recently. They're worn out and the clothes given by the mansion, I buy them at a low price, and hire a few wives from the middleman to sew, wash and mend them for me, and then ask someone to sell them to the villages outside the city."

"I can earn 30 copper coins for each piece!"

"I also bought some of the 'junk' in our house at a low price. My father is the shopkeeper in our house, and thanks to his connections, I was able to get some very cheap groceries. I asked people to sell them to the villages outside the city, and I made quite a bit of money!"

As Liu Sanxi talked about these little business secrets, his eyes lit up.

Liu Changan tilted his head, "Then, is that enough money to redeem me?"

"Uh..." Liu Sanxi was stunned and pursed his lips, "Not enough!"