Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Liu found a good excuse for her son and his wife, and decided not to let her pregnant daughter-in-law go with her to deliver the New Year gifts, and quickly changed the subject.

She said that Gu Sanniu from the third branch of the Gu family and Zhou Yukuan, the second son of Zhou Changgen's family, had a compatible horoscope, and that on the 26th the man's family would go to the woman's family to propose marriage.

That is to say, the 26th of this month is an auspicious day. Not only is Gu Yangqing's family going to marry a new daughter-in-law, but the second daughter of Gu Sanzhu's family is also getting engaged on the same day.

Fortunately, the betrothal gifts had to be given and the man had to leave before noon, and the wedding ceremony was held in the afternoon, so there was still time to attend the wedding banquet. Otherwise, it would have been bad to go to anyone's house first.

Every family said that she and her husband should both go to join in the fun that day. One is her niece and the other is her nephew, so no family should be left out.

"...As for the engagement, you and Huniu don't need to prepare gifts so early. You can still prepare the dowry three days before Sanniu's wedding.

By the same token, when the time comes, Huniu can choose not to go to your uncle Changgen's place. If you want to go, there is no rush. You just need to prepare together in those few days."

Zhou Banxia nodded obediently to show that she understood, "Uncle Changgen is different from other uncles. When I got married, he and his wife gave me dowry as if I were their niece.

Since Liu Langge passed the county examination, his family has been using personal connections just like Uncle Changping and has treated me like their own niece.

Even now, his family has almost raised all the chickens and ducks for me, and he is still afraid that our family will not accept them, so he has to send them to my mother and ask her to bring them over.

For relatives like them, whose family hasn't had any weddings this year, I don't know how to give gifts. I'll ask you to make the decision when the day comes."

"Alright." Liu nodded slowly, thinking that since this was a close relationship, it would be inappropriate to ask for favors casually. "When the day comes, we'll discuss it together.

Now, we are just waiting for the distinguished guests to come. The guest rooms in the inner courtyard, the cross courtyard, and the outer courtyard have all been arranged. There should be nothing to do in the workshop waiting for your brother Liu Lang to come back and take care of it, right?"

"No, that's not it." Zhou Banxia almost twisted his neck, "Right now there is nothing that requires Brother Liu to step in, we can wait until Brother Liu finishes his exams and comes back.

It’s mainly the paper mill. The pits have long been frozen solid. Without pulp, the work there will be done without waiting until the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year.”

Liu knew about this.

A month ago, she had heard her eldest son and his wife mention this matter.

She also knew that because of the cold weather, the pits were frozen, so the extra manpower from the paper mill was moved to the oil press and tofu shop at the entrance of the village to help.

She also knew that business on both sides was booming at the end of the year. Both the tofu shop and the oil press would be busy at least until the weather warmed up next year.

When the weather gets warmer, the big kangs used for papermaking will thaw, just in time for the paper mill to move to the open space on the other side of the workshop.

In addition, the new paper mill was building a new workshop, and the weather was almost the hottest, so the tofu shop's business was just in the off-season.

Everything her elder son and his young couple had anticipated and arranged could not have been better, everything went perfectly!
“But that’s the pit outside. There’s still a small amount of processed pulp in the pit inside the paper mill. Mai Huang’s father and others have been doing tests on it.

I just wanted to see if I could improve the quality of the paper, because Liu Langge would only stay at home for two days this time, and the annual exam was coming up soon, so I didn't want to distract him. So, mom, I lied to Liu Langge, and what I told him was that Mai Huang's father was busy helping me revise some things recently, and I would wait until he finished his annual exam and came home to fix it."

Liu laughed in silence, you two young people... "Did your brother Liu Lang believe it?"

"You should believe it, right?" Zhou Banxia said uncertainly, "I asked Mai Huang to talk to her parents and tell them not to let anyone know about it so as not to delay the second young master's exam.

When it comes to Liu Langge's serious business of taking the imperial examination, they will definitely not reveal their true colors in front of him. Besides, doesn't Liu Langge have to go to the workshop every time he comes back?
I was afraid of being exposed, so I deliberately asked Brother Liulang to go to the accounting office to help me check out the new hair growth oils made in the inner workshop. This would take some time.

He went to the workshop in front in the afternoon, and he was used to visiting the two workshops at the entrance of the village, and Brother Liu Lang would always come back before dark.

In addition, during this period, he will also go to several workshops and warehouses to check and chat with the guards. Anyway, I know that he really has no time to see Mai Huang's father at home this time."

Liu held her forehead and laughed, thinking that Mai Huang's father, Gu Dayou, was an honest man. He was afraid that if Liu Lang came looking for him, he would be exposed and wanted to hide first.

The two children in her family are very good. Not only does Liulang feel sorry for Sanya's pregnancy, but Sanya also feels sorry for Liulang's hard work in studying. They are good children who can live happily with her!

No, something's wrong!
"What did you just say, hair growth oil, hair oil for applying to hair?"

Oh my god, what a quick reaction! Zhou Banxia covered her mouth and smiled, nodded, "Yes, it's the hair oil used to apply to hair.

When the papermaking workshop is moved out, the front workshop will only be empty. I thought since we are going to expand the incense making room anyway, we might as well add another hair oil.

Making hair oil is not complicated. There are ready-made spices for making it. The best one is tea oil. We also have an oil press.

We have a farm, or to be more precise, a tea plantation. I think there should be many families growing tea around here, and the head of the farm is also familiar with this business.

We don’t need to buy ready-made tea oil, we only need tea seeds. Tea seeds are easy to transport, and tea oil is in small quantities. Scarcity makes things more valuable, so it is very expensive.”

Liu knew about it. No matter what, the key lies in this "Laogui".

Seeing her old daughter-in-law's eyes sparkling when she said that rare things are valuable, she was so happy that she tried her best to hold back her laughter and not interrupt, as if she was listening to what the child would say next.

"It's just this small bottle..." Zhou Banxia gestured with his hands, "less than half a pound. Someone brought it back from the south and gave it to Madam Gao. Guess how she used it?
It was not given to the kitchen staff for cooking, but was mixed with pearl powder and used to apply on the face. In less than three or two months, the wrinkles on the face were reduced and all the spots disappeared.

It was only after that that I realized that tea oil can not only remove blemishes, but also wrinkles and hair care. Just drop two drops in clean water, wet your hair and let it dry.

Besides, it’s not just cold here. In winter, the face is chapped by the cold wind, and even the lips are chapped. Just apply tea oil and they will look much better with the naked eye.”

This is the insight of the director of the deep mansion. What's more interesting is that she is so smart that she can think of a way to make money from it. Why didn't she think that tea oil is not easy to buy, but tea seeds can be bought? !
It's not like I haven't used tea oil when I was young! Liu looked at her old daughter-in-law's head seriously, "San Ya, have you learned everything since you were young? Are you so old?" (End of this chapter)