Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

The day after returning to Shangshui Village, Li Yinyin sent people to distribute the small gifts she had brought back, but she planned to deliver them to Li Niuniu, whom she got along well with, herself.

When she went from her home to the village chief's home, she always had to pass by her own old house, and she would inevitably pass by the Mu family's house as well.

Mother Mu's voice was distinctive and extremely penetrating, making it impossible to miss: "She's a worthless woman from a hunter's family, how could she be worthy of you? You've now passed the imperial examination and have a brighter future ahead of you, why marry such a woman!"

Following closely behind was Mu Xianyun's unhurried voice: "Mother, I want to marry her as my wife, please agree?"

"No way! I absolutely disagree with this!"

Mu Xianyun wants to marry Xi Jiangyue, but the elders of the Mu family disagree.

Li Yinyin's mind raced, and she suddenly realized why Xi Jiangyue had appeared in the prefectural city selling tiger skins yesterday.

She always needs money to prepare her dowry.

As for the mentality behind wanting to get the items back after selling them, Li Yinyin couldn't understand it.

However, she didn't want to understand; after all, just knowing there would be a good show to watch was enough. According to this timeline, the male lead, Yin Hong, wouldn't be gone for long before he was being hunted down and forced to flee to the vicinity of Shangshui Village.

I wonder if Yin Hong escaped by passing through the mountains near our house? If I go back and remind my older brother that wild animals are prone to coming down from the mountains and harming people in winter, what would be the outcome if we set up a sentry post in advance?

Will Xi Jiangyue be able to successfully rescue Yin Hong and hide him in the mountains?

Thinking of this, Li Yinyin became somewhat excited.

Li Niu Niu assumed that her excitement was due to her trip to the prefectural city, and she was very envious: "Yin Yin, was the prefectural city fun? I wish my brother could take me there sometime."

If Fucheng is anything fun, it's just so-so. There are also "nobles" like Yin Hong who treat ordinary people like ants. She dares not give Li Niuniu the wrong impression and make her have too many expectations for Fucheng.

"I went with my brother to run some errands. Apart from buying some things, I haven't explored the city yet. I don't know if it's fun."

"I didn't go shopping," Li Niuniu said, sounding a little disappointed. "Then why are you so happy?"

“Because I helped my brother,” Li Yinyin told her a few words about what happened at the embroidery shop. “My brother later praised me, saying that I did a better job than he expected. Don’t you think I should be happy?”

"Yinyin, you're so impressive! So many people have to listen to you and make decisions. Weren't you nervous?" Li Niuniu imagined for a moment. "No, no, the thought of the whole village watching me and waiting for me to speak made me feel like I couldn't open my mouth. Yinyin, how did you do it?"

“Because I want to help my brother and sister-in-law,” Li Yinyin said matter-of-factly. “My brother is away from home all year round, and my sister-in-law is always busy. If I can help them, they can spend more time with me at home.”

"Then I'll try my best to learn from you," Li Niu Niu encouraged herself. "My mother always says I'm a bully at home, but I'm going to prove to her that I have guts!"

Li Yinyin encouraged her for a few words, then got up and went home. She hadn't yet thought of a pretext to give her older brother some advice.

However, before she could come up with a reason, the news that the Mu family had proposed marriage to Xi Jiangyue on behalf of Mu Xianyun had already spread throughout the village.

"Scholar Mu and Xi Jiangyue? Really? Would Old Madam Mu really agree to them being a couple?"

"Of course he didn't want to, but Scholar Mu insisted, and who in the Mu family could persuade him otherwise. But what exactly did Scholar Mu see in Xi Jiangyue? The Xi hunters' family seems alright now, but when they get old, how will they continue to be hunters?"

"If Scholar Mu continues to climb the social ladder and becomes an official, will he lack food for the hunter couple? Who knows, he might just have his eye on Xi Jiangyue."

"I think Scholar Mu has poor taste. That girl, Xijiangyue, I'm not saying this, but she doesn't have Yinyin's fate, yet she wants to live Yinyin's life. She can even act all coquettish and weak while washing clothes. She calls everyone 'brother, brother,' even though they're not relatives. What does she want by calling everyone so intimately!"

"Ahem," Fifth Sister-in-law coughed twice on purpose, finding the situation offensive. "It's one thing for you to gossip, but I won't stand for anyone who dares to bring Yinyin along!"

Upon hearing this, the gossipers quickly changed their tune and dared not mention it again.

Li Yinyin knew nothing of these matters, and no one dared to mention them to her. After all, since returning to Shangshui Village, she was busy leading people to explore the uses of the white berries after the people who went to find them returned.

She knew how to do it, and once she had the answer, she worked backwards, not only creating warm cotton quilts and Western Region lace, but also almost finishing the spinning and weaving of the fabric. The first piece of self-produced cotton cloth was almost finished.

Although cotton is not as beautiful or lustrous as silk, it is soft and gentle on the skin, a hundred times better than linen.

With Li Chengming and others having calculated the output of white cotton, anyone looking at the cotton cloth in front of them could sense the business opportunity.

Lace could only be sold to the Western Regions, but cotton cloth could bring real benefits locally.

Knowing that her brother had been considering this matter for the past few days, Li Yinyin went directly to him and asked, "Big brother, are you planning to start selling cotton cloth in Yunzhou first?"

After Li Chengming agreed, she said, "I think this matter cannot be rushed and needs to be discussed further."

"White sesame has been in Jiang Kingdom for many years, but where is it used?" Li Yinyin answered to herself, "Only in the vases of nobles."

"Brother, think about what happened when I went to Yunzhou with you, and what you said to me back then. Do you think we can keep selling cotton cloth now, or keep our family's lives?"

Seeing that her elder brother didn't speak, Li Yinyin softened her voice at the right time: "Perhaps I was still frightened that day, elder brother. I was really scared. It's true that our family is the only one making such good products, which can bring countless wealth and benefits. But what if some important person makes a 'misunderstanding' and, like the unlucky buyer who lost his money that day? It doesn't matter if we lose business, but if we get hurt, who will apologize to us?"

After hearing her words, Li Chengming immediately laughed: "Good Yinyin, you've grown up."

Li Yinyin was a little confused, but quickly realized: "Big brother, did you already figure this out and wait to test me?"

Li Chengming did not refute, but instead pointed out to Li Yinyin: "If we want to produce cotton cloth and quilts in large quantities for sale, there is another problem: raw materials. We are currently in Jiang Kingdom, so how can we grow white cotton in Jiang Kingdom so that we are not dependent on others for raw materials? This is something that urgently needs to be solved before we can sell our goods."

"If this matter is not handled well, the important people you are worried about, Yinyin, will not become a problem."

After mentioning this point, Li Chengming emphasized Li Yinyin's idea, saying, "It's already very good that you can think of so many things. You will always do things more thoroughly in the future."

"Don't worry too much," Li Chengming said, his eyes half-closed. "I trust your brother won't let you become that unlucky buyer, okay?"