Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

"What did my brother say?"

“My husband… doesn’t agree…” Liu Yuniang tugged at her handkerchief.

Lu Qingyao sighed, "Sister-in-law, how can you think this is a good marriage?"

"Isn't it good? Brother Liu is the only son in the family. The Liu family will definitely be passed down to him in the future. If Sister Qiao marries into the family, she will become the mistress of the house in the future."

Liu Yuniang has been truly terrified of poverty all these years.

If her family were any better off, she wouldn't want to marry Qiao Jie'er off to a fool.

“But Sister Qiao is only twelve years old. She’s still many years away from coming of age.”

Lu Qingyao couldn't understand it; everyone said that girls in the countryside were arranged to marry early.

There were even child brides.

But isn't this a bit too early? They're still just kids.

Liu Yuniang patted her daughter's head. "You're not young anymore. In Qing Shi Town, there are plenty of girls who get engaged at the age of twelve or thirteen. Even Zhang San's daughter, who is only one year older than Qiao'er, is already being asked for a marriage proposal."

Lu Qingyao was somewhat helpless; that's just how local customs are.

She can't change it either.

But the Liu family doesn't seem like a good match.

That arrogant landlord Liu could actually take a liking to Qiao'er.

It's probably because Qiao'er can read and wants to spite their Zhang San's daughter by rejecting her.

Secondly, given his son's situation, finding him a good marriage partner wouldn't be easy.

Thirdly, it must be because of their relationship with Jiang Yunze.

Even if they have no real interaction, they can still use his connections to act arrogantly and intimidatingly.

"Sister-in-law, everyone says that Liu's son is a fool. Can you really be so heartless as to entrust Qiao'er's life to him?"

At this point, Jiang Qiao'er cried even harder.

Looking at her mother with a resolute expression, she said, "Mother, Aunt, I won't marry... I'd rather die than marry. If you force me any further, I'll go to the temple and become a nun."

"If you don't marry him, do you expect your father and me to support you for the rest of your life?"

Liu Yuniang never expected that her usually well-behaved and sensible daughter would say such a thing.

Enraged, he instinctively reached out and twisted Jiang Qiao'er's ear.

"You little brat, you think you're all grown up now?"

"Sister-in-law, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence." The girl's fierceness surprised Lu Qingyao.

She pulled the person to the other side, placing herself between the two.

She asked Jiang Zifeng to serve her some tea.

"Sister-in-law, your daughter is all grown up now, and she's quite concerned about her appearance..."

Liu Yuniang then calmed down.

Jiang Miaomiao lay in her mother's arms, babbling softly.

She was praising her aunt just a few days ago.

Turns out he's a complete idiot.

I hope my mother can give her a wake-up call.

Lu Qingyao: "Sister-in-law, let me ask you, how much dowry did the Liu family give you?"

"One hundred taels of silver."

Liu Yuniang felt that this was a lot, as there were very few families in the surrounding area who could offer such a dowry.

Other families couldn't afford that much; for ordinary families, thirty or forty taels was the maximum.

When Jiang Yunhu married her, he only gave her five strings of cash as a betrothal gift.

The main reason is that Sister Qiao married into the Liu family, which is close to home, and she can help the family in the future.

She can see her daughter often.

Of course, these were things she couldn't tell her younger siblings.

Lu Qingyao was unaware of the local customs in the countryside, but if her sister-in-law was only marrying off her daughter for a hundred taels of silver.

She absolutely could not agree with it.

"Sister-in-law, how much do you know about the Liu landlord's family?"

I know.

She had ten concubines and fifteen daughters...

Jiang Miaomiao called out in a soft, incoherent voice.

It was Chiu Chiu who said it.

Chirp has a strong bird network here.

In front of and behind every household, under the eaves, there are always a few birds flying around, hopping up and down.

Do you think they're playing?

No.

They are all chirping spies, eavesdroppers.

Liu Yuniang thought her sister-in-law wanted to help her with her advice, so she counted on her fingers for her to hear.

"More than half of the farmland in Taoxi Village, as well as the irrigation canals on the hill behind the Liu family's residence, also belong to his family. They also own a cloth shop and a grain store in town..."

Of course, there are many things she doesn't know.

Otherwise, why would she be so moved?

"That's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about the situation in the Liu family's inner quarters," said Lu Qingyao, who had been through it all.

She knew better than anyone that, for a woman, the most deadly thing after marriage was the power struggle within the household.

The fact that she and her son are still alive today is a lesson learned in blood.

Liu Yuniang was speechless.

She knew that the Liu family had many concubines and daughters, but she had not yet investigated the exact number.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you go and inquire about it?"

"I know."

A faint voice came from beside her.

There was an older sister in the village with whom she got along very well; she was Master Liu's tenth concubine.

It was sold by his parents for twenty taels of silver.

He often complained to Jiang Qiao'er.

"Auntie, Master Liu has ten concubines and fifteen daughters. Five of them are already married, and he has ten more daughters, the oldest being ten years old and the youngest only one year old..."

"Miss Liu's husband was a poor scholar who was almost entirely supported by the Liu family."

Lu Qingyao felt a chill run down her spine just listening to it.

Three women make a drama, how many dramas would that be?

The woman's mother is probably weak.

Otherwise, how could they allow their married daughter and her husband to be kept in the family?

"Sister-in-law, you heard it too. The situation in the Liu family's inner quarters is so complicated. Where there are many women, how can there not be strife..."

"Moreover, the Liu family has ten daughters who are not yet married, so they need to prepare ten dowries. What if the landlord and his wife pass away early..."

Of course, she didn't mean to curse anyone.

But it's always good to be prepared.

"These things will inevitably fall on Liu's new wife sooner or later; she might even have to help her sisters-in-law with their weddings..."

At this point, Liu Yuniang's eyes had completely lost their hope, and her face looked extremely ugly.

Or the wife they spent so much money to marry will become their family's slaves!

Lu Qingyao continued, "Sister-in-law, don't you think about it? How can Qiao'er, a girl in her teens, keep those concubines in check? If she has no one to rely on, how can she sit securely as the mistress of the house?"

Liu Yuniang's face turned deathly pale.

"I...I really haven't thought that far ahead, nor have I considered that much..."

No wonder my husband didn't agree either.

In retrospect, no matter how wealthy the Liu family was, it was a living hell for Qiao Jie.

"I won't pressure her anymore..." Liu Yuniang murmured to herself.

"But Aunt Zhang said that if I don't marry, my husband has to pay off the debt within three days."

In the past, Lu Qingyao's fingernails would have been visible.

But she had bought too much cloth, rice, and flour a few days ago.

I really can't produce it right now.

"Sister-in-law, how are your embroidered sachets and handkerchiefs selling?"

“I embroidered a dozen handkerchiefs and got a string of cash. Adding the hairpin you gave me and the silver I had left over, it only adds up to ten taels of silver, which is far from enough…” Liu Yuniang counted on her fingers for a long time.

Jiang Miaomiao never imagined that money was so hard to earn in ancient times.

She rolled her eyes and scanned the room.

My gaze swept to the wall.

A patch of green bamboo came into view.

Ha ha……

Jiang Miaomiao looked at the painting and started making cute, babbling sounds.

My scumbag father's calligraphy and paintings...

According to her observation, calligraphy and paintings from that era were very expensive.

A single copy of the Three Character Classic costs fifty or sixty coins.

That's enough to buy a chicken.

What's more, this painting was done by her scumbag father, who was a high-ranking official.

It should sell for at least ten or twenty taels...