The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 519 Fan Jin is back (two chapters in one)

The new school at the foot of Nanshan Mountain was a matter of concern to the whole village. Clan leader Li, village head Liu and others ran to the foot of Nanshan Mountain several times a day. Since they could not do the work of bricklayers, they helped to pass bricks and tiles.

I don't think that paying money to hire others and then asking them to help is a bargain for them at all. In short, I just want to finish building the school as soon as possible so that Xiahe Village School can officially open in the first month of the year.

Such a big commotion at the foot of Nanshan was clearly seen by not only the surrounding villages, but also the neighboring Tianbao Village. The two villages were close neighbors, and with the Li family workshop, the relationship became even closer.

So, Village Chief Lin brought idle people from the village to help out, thinking that once the workshop was built, the children in their village who wanted to go to school could be sent here. It would be so convenient for them to study since the location was so close.

The work was so busy and with so many people helping out, the school was completed in the middle of the twelfth lunar month.

Clan leader Li and village leader Liu discussed and chose an auspicious day. They fumigated the school inside and out with torches and cleaned it up. They also planted several evergreens in the yard according to custom, which was considered to warm the house.

We just have to wait until the New Year is over and school will officially start.

The man that Shi Liu asked Liu Wu to find has been found, and he has agreed to come after the New Year.

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shi Liu was inspecting the puppet workshop. The workshop had been in operation for about a month and had made quite a few puppets, but not too many. The warehouse could not hold all of them. After all, the warehouse also had to store cloth, cotton, etc., and it was not convenient to store more with the constant flow of things in and out.

Therefore, Lu proposed to use the two empty rooms in the east of his house as storage warehouses.

Shi Liu thought about it and agreed. She originally wanted to rent the two rooms from Lu, but Lu refused to collect the rent. She was so anxious that she almost cried, asking Shi Liu why she treated her as an outsider.
At this point, Shi Liu had no choice but to shut up, which made Fan and Huang Chunni laugh so hard.

Mrs. Fan also joked: "You will be married soon anyway, so it will be your home. Why would you rent your own house? Isn't this a joke?"

Lu also nodded and said that this was the truth.

She began to probe Shi Liu hesitantly, asking if she could marry him earlier.

Shi Liu was feeling embarrassed when Fan Jin came back.

The loud-voiced Bafang shouted before he even entered the courtyard, "Madam! The young master is back!"

Shi Liu and the others were standing and talking in the east room. Hearing this, Mrs. Lu was also very excited, "Jin'er is back!"

Hurry out.

Fan smiled, picked up a handful of pomegranates, and went out.

People were carrying bags of all sizes in, and Fan Jin also came in carrying his own book box.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the Lu family members coming out of the east room. He saw the pomegranate first and his eyes lit up.

Before she could say anything, a figure rushed over from the other end, "Sir, you are finally home! It was freezing cold all the way here, you must be tired? Come in quickly, I will bring you some hot water to warm your feet...warm them up."

The bookcase on Fan Jin's back was taken away, but he didn't care. He just strode towards Lu and said, "Not tired, not tired."

"Mom! I'm back!"

Fan Jin grinned, his eyes never leaving the pomegranate, "Pomegranate!"

He nodded and greeted both Fan and Huang Chunni.

Qiu Tong, who was holding a book box in the back, had her eyes almost glued to Fan Jin, her eyes moving around with a gleam of light.

"Is the government school on holiday?" Mrs. Lu pulled Fan Jin aside and looked at him for a while.

"It's holiday time. School will resume on the eighth day of the first lunar month after the New Year." Fan Jin nodded.

Mrs. Lu was reluctant to hear this, "You will only stay at home for about ten days."

Soon she started laughing again, "Fortunately, mother has something to do at home, so she doesn't feel bored. But you, are you used to being in the prefectural school? Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine! Mom, don't worry about me. Are you okay at home?" Fan Jin responded, but his eyes were always stealing glances at Shi Liu.

Mrs. Lu saw it clearly and smiled softly, and said quickly, "I'm fine. It's cold outside. Let's go inside and talk by the fire."

As he spoke, he had already taken Shi Liu's arm, and called Fan and Huang Chunni, and went to the main hall together.

After they entered the house and sat down, Mrs. Lu mentioned that Shi Liu had opened a puppet workshop and she was also in charge of the business.

Fan Jin listened, but he didn't know that Shi Liu was busy with this at home, a puppet workshop? His mother loved embroidery, so this was in line with her interests.

If I am busy with something during the day and he is not at home, I will not worry about him all the time and feel uneasy.

He looked at Shi Liu, his eyes shining, "I'm not home, thank you for taking care of my mother."

Shi Liu glanced at him and said to Mrs. Lu, "No, I should thank my aunt for helping me."

Mrs. Lu smiled from ear to ear, "We help each other, and I wish I could help you more. If you marry me sooner, we can get along harmoniously. I also look forward to talking and laughing with you every day."

Back to the topic just now, Shi Liu was a little embarrassed and glanced at Fan Jin quickly.

Others may not know what is going on with them, but the two parties involved know it very well.

Fan Jin glanced at Shi Liu and said hurriedly, "Mother! Didn't we agree that there is no rush to get married? Shi Liu is still young. Besides, Shi Liu is different from other girls. Even if she gets married, she still has to take care of her own affairs. By then, I'm afraid she won't be able to spend much time at home. Please don't mind, mother."

Mrs. Lu listened and looked at Shi Liu and said, "I know. I know it very well in my heart. Even if you marry me in the future, just do your own thing. I won't say anything and I support you."

In her heart, she was extremely satisfied with her daughter-in-law and admired her very much. Naturally, she would support her in doing what she liked.

She doesn't think that after getting married, one should serve the parents-in-law, take care of the husband and children, stay at home and never go out of the house.

As long as Shi Liu was her daughter-in-law and she could often look after her, and the two of them could live a happy life together, she didn't care about whether she was served or not.

The most important thing is that she hopes that Shi Liu will give birth to grandchildren as soon as possible. She thinks that the children born by Shi Liu will definitely be smart and cute. She is now looking forward to seeing her future grandchildren as soon as possible!
She wished Shi Liu would give her grandchildren to take care of, and she was willing to bear the hard work.

After more than a month of frequent contact and interaction with Lu, Shi Liu has gotten to know her very well. She knows that what she said is from the heart and her heart is deeply touched.

With such an understanding mother-in-law, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be great.

But then she thought about the fake marriage she had agreed upon with Fan Jin, and she couldn't help feeling guilty again. She felt that she was really letting down the joy and expectations of her 'future mother-in-law'.

But she said from her heart: "Don't worry, Auntie. Even if I am often away from home, I will always come back to accompany you."

Lu immediately smiled, "Okay, okay!"

"Sir, I made you some brown sugar dumplings. Eat them while they're hot to warm you up."

A delicate voice interrupted, Shi Liu turned her head and saw Qiu Tong holding a bowl next to Fan Jin. Her phoenix eyes were fixed on Fan Jin, her eyes were full of spirit.

Fan Jin didn't look at Qiu Tong. He took the bowl and said, "Bring a bowl to everyone."

Qiu Tong said, "My lord, you must be cold and hungry after your long journey. I made this with your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus wine. I didn't use fermented glutinous rice because I was afraid that the guests might not be used to it. Please eat it first. I will go back to the kitchen and make some with fermented glutinous rice for the guests."

Mrs. Lu listened and said, "I got up early and asked Sister Zhu to cook bird's nest, white fungus and lotus seed soup. You can go and get it. Then tell Sister Zhu to prepare lunch quickly and make a few more of her signature dishes."

Then he turned to look at Shi Liu and Fan and said, "Let's have lunch here today."

Before Shi Liu could say anything, Fan spoke first, "Thanks to Jin'er, we can taste Sister Zhu's cooking again today." Qiu Tong pursed her lips, responded softly, and stepped back.

Soon, he came back with a tray, placed it on the table nearby, and served Shi Liu a bowl of tea with a spoon.

Shi Liu looked at the bird's nest and white fungus that were stewed to the point of being gelatinous. They looked delicious, and she was indeed a little hungry. But she didn't know what she thought of. Her eyes flashed slightly, and she paused before reaching out to take it.

I don't know if she took it too slowly or Qiu Tong let go too quickly, but by coincidence, a bowl of bird's nest, white fungus and lotus seed soup fell and landed on Shi Liu's leg.

Fortunately, it was not scalding hot, but the pomegranate still splashed all over half of her body, soaking her clothes.

Fan Jin, who was eating dumplings, had been paying attention to Pomegranate. Seeing this, he quickly wanted to catch it, but because he was in front of Pomegranate, he didn't have time to catch it.

He asked hurriedly, "Pomegranate, is it burned?"

Mrs. Lu was also startled. She said to Qiu Tong first, "How did you carry it? How did the pomegranate spill all over you?"

He hurriedly pulled the pomegranate to look at it and asked, "Is it burned?"

Fan and Huang Chunni were also startled and looked at Shi Liu with concern.

Shi Liu looked up with a half-smile at Qiu Tong, who was looking down with a terrified expression, and shook her head, saying, "I'm not burned, it's just that my clothes are wet."

Mrs. Lu breathed a sigh of relief. "Hurry up and change your clothes to avoid catching a cold. Fortunately, the clothes I made for you are ready. I wanted to give them to you in two days. Come on, follow me to my room to change clothes."

As he said this, he pulled Shi Liu towards Er Men.

"Aunt also made clothes for me?"

"I didn't measure your size, but I've been doing embroidery for so many years, my eyes are my ruler, it should be just right, you try it first, if it doesn't fit, I'll alter it for you right away."

Mrs. Lu took Shi Liu into her room and took out a large bundle from the cupboard. "We are pressed for time, so I only made two sets of clothes for you. Take a look. Do you like them?"

When the bundle was opened, Shi Liu looked at the lilac and rose-red clothes inside, both of which were the colors she liked to wear in the past. It seemed that Mrs. Lu had also made careful observations.

Looking at the lifelike pomegranate flowers and colorful flowers and plants embroidered on it, Pomegranate couldn't help but admire: "Aunt's embroidery is really good! The pomegranate flowers are embroidered like the real thing. I can't bear to wear it."

Mrs. Lu chuckled, "These clothes are made to be worn, how can I be reluctant to wear them? I'm happy that you like the clothes I made. When I have time in the future, I will make a few more for you!"

"How can I trouble you, my aunt?" Shi Liu was really flattered.

"Not tired, not tired, I like it! I like you, Shi Liu, and I wish I could make more clothes for you. I'm also happy that you can wear the clothes I made!" Mrs. Lu waved her hand and urged Shi Liu to change clothes quickly to avoid catching a cold.

Pomegranate took the dress embroidered with pomegranate flowers and went behind the screen.

Mrs. Lu was waiting outside, wondering what Shi Liu would look like wearing the clothes she made.

"Does it fit?"

"It fits, but..."

"what happened?"

Shi Liu put on her jacket and frowned as she looked at the horse-faced skirt in her hand.

Mrs. Lu didn't hear Shi Liu's response for a long time. She was very worried and hurried behind the screen. "Shi Liu, I came in. You...ah! What's going on?"

Looking at the skirt with several holes in it, Mrs. Lu's eyes widened. "How could it be? Is there a mouse in my room?"

"Wear that one first. I'll make a new one for you later." Mrs. Lu said, and turned to go out and bring in another one. But when she spread it out, she found that the skirt also had holes in it.

Mrs. Lu was stunned. "I didn't hear any rat noises. When did it get gnawed like this?"

It was clear that these two sets of clothes were made not long ago and had been kept in the closet. How did a mouse get in?

Shi Liu blinked and said, "Aunt, please go out and ask Sui Lu to go back and get me some clothes."

Mrs. Lu didn't bother to pursue the matter of the rat. She nodded hurriedly when she heard it. "If you don't mind, you can go to my bed and warm yourself with the quilt to avoid catching a cold. I'll call your maid."

Having said that, he hurried outside.

A quarter of an hour later, Shi Liu put on the clothes that Sui Lu had brought back and sat in front of Lu's dressing table to comb her hair again.

Mrs. Lu took over Sui Lu's job and combed Shi Liu's hair with a smile, "I was looking forward to having a daughter and dressing her up. Unfortunately, after giving birth to Jin Er, I never got pregnant again. His father was not in good health and passed away early. It's a pity after all.

So, I hope Jiner can get married soon, because a daughter-in-law is also a daughter!"

Unexpectedly, before Shi Liu even came home, she was already busy dressing up her daughter.

Mrs. Lu was so happy that her eyebrows and eyes were curved.

However, thinking about the two sets of clothes that she had made with great difficulty, which were eaten by mice before Shi Liu could even wear them, Lu was also very depressed.

"I'll ask Jin'er to go to Uncle Eight's house and get some rat poison to kill these damn rats."

Shi Liu looked at the depressed look of Lady Lu in the bronze mirror and couldn't help but say, "I see that hole doesn't look like it was gnawed by a mouse."

"Really?" Mrs. Lu was stunned. She first tied up her hair, then put on a hairpin. She looked at her hair, and found that this hairpin was a little monotonous.

Her eyes lit up, and she opened the jewelry box on the table, took out a pair of butterfly hairpins from it, and inserted them on both sides of her bun.

Looking at the pomegranate again, he could not help but nod his head, "The pomegranate is so beautiful."

Shi Liu touched the butterfly hairpin and said, "Aunt, this..."

"This is the jewelry I wore when I was young. Now that I'm old, it's not suitable for me to wear this. Look how beautiful it looks on you. I hope you don't mind it."

"How could I dislike it? It's you who always send me gifts, I feel so embarrassed."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? I like you, and we will be a family in the future. Everything that's mine is yours!" Mrs. Lu smiled.

After she had combed her hair, she turned around and took the two skirts to look at them.

After a closer look, he really found something wrong, "…Why does it look like it was cut with scissors? Look at the pomegranate, the cut is so neat. If it was gnawed by a mouse, it wouldn't be so flat."

Mrs. Lu was shocked. "What's going on? I made it and put it away carefully in the cabinet..."

She wasn't crazy, she couldn't just make something good and then ruin it with scissors...

Shi Liu asked softly, "Aunt, does anyone usually come into this room?"

It was unknown what Lu was thinking of. Her eyes flashed, and she looked confused and complicated.

After a moment, she put down the skirt, looked at Shi Liu and said, "Fortunately, the jackets are all good. I will hurry up and make two more skirts. When they are finished, I will send them to you."

Shi Liu looked at her expression and thought that she had already thought of something, so she said no more and just smiled and said, "I am sorry for the trouble, aunt. I really don't know how to thank you for your kindness."

Mrs. Lu held Shi Liu's hand and smiled, "You don't need to be grateful to me. I'm looking forward to you coming home and becoming my daughter soon."