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

It took about sixteen days to travel from the capital to Luoshui. They even changed horses along the way. Everyone was exhausted and looked miserable.

Finally they entered Luoshui City. Shi Liu got off the horse, but his legs went weak and he almost couldn't stand up.

In Yuqian Hutong, Mrs. Deng opened the door and was startled to see the dusty group of people outside. She hurried out and helped Shi Liu into the house.

"What happened to you, girl? Why are you so haggard?"

Shi Liu shook her head and asked her family first, "Is everything okay? Is there any news from the village?"

Mrs. Deng replied, "Everything is fine. Didn't I make some pickles the other day? The eldest girl likes to eat what I make, so I asked my husband to send some over. It just so happened that the second cousin of the girl brought some things from home to the eldest girl, and I also heard that the second madam is pregnant!"

Shi Liu was also happy to hear that her second sister-in-law was pregnant. It seemed that everything was fine at home.

She breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandma Deng, hurry up and boil some hot water and make some more food."

She had been working day and night for half a day and had never had a proper bath or washed her hair. She felt like she was covered in lice.

Mrs. Deng nodded in agreement, went out and called Old Man Deng to help with the fire, and they started working together.

When the hot water was ready, Zuo Cheng hurriedly helped to bring it to Shi Liu. Shi Liu just asked them to wash themselves, change clothes and soak their feet.

Granny Deng wanted to help the girl take a bath, but Shi Liu refused. She had no choice but to ask her granddaughter, "Why is the girl alone? Didn't Fu Dong come back with her?"

Shi Liu knew that she must be worried about her granddaughter, so she smiled and said, "We came back first on horseback. Fu Dong and Sui Lu can't ride horses, so I asked someone to escort them and their carriages and luggage to catch up slowly. We estimate that they will arrive in two days."

After hearing this, Mrs. Deng did not ask any more questions. She knew that the girl must not have had a good meal or rest on the way back on horseback, so she hurriedly cooked some minced meat porridge and fried a light side dish.

After Shi Liu had a comfortable bath and washed her hair, changed into clean clothes and dried her hair, she had a hot meal.

After all the trouble, it’s already late. I don’t have time to think about anything else and just want to have a good sleep.

I slept very comfortably on the bed.

It was dawn when she woke up. She got dressed and Mrs. Deng brought her some hot water for her to wash.

I have been traveling all the way and haven't done any morning exercises. I don't feel like doing any today as the pain in my legs hasn't healed yet.

After breakfast, he harnessed a carriage parked here and rode out of the city directly.

I can't ride the horse anymore.

However, Ke Hu and his friends, who were used to riding horses, had a good night's rest and were fine, and were able to ride horses as usual.

After hurrying all the way, the carriage reached the stone bridge and entered Xiahe Village around noon.

Having been away from home for two months, Shi Liu now feels very familiar with every tree and blade of grass in the village.

Old Man Li, who was sitting under a locust tree at the entrance of the village chatting with a group of old men, suddenly saw a horse-drawn carriage coming in. He thought it was someone from the Ding family. After all, there were usually no horse-drawn carriages coming to their village. The Liu family used a row of carriages to transport goods, not just this one.

Then he looked again and saw people riding horses in front and behind the carriage. He squinted his eyes and took a closer look. Oh, it turned out that the person driving the carriage was Zuo Cheng!

Father Li stood up quickly and strode forward to greet him, "Is Shi Liu back?!"

Shi Liu immediately stuck his head out, looked at Old Man Li who was coming over, and shouted, "Grandpa!"

"Oh! Pomegranate is back! Pomegranate is back!" Upon seeing his granddaughter, Old Man Li was as happy as a child and immediately started shouting.

After hearing this shout, Clan Leader Li and the others came over. Even people at the workshop heard Old Man Li's shout and couldn't help but come out to see what was going on.

Shi Liu hurriedly got off the carriage and greeted everyone one by one, "I'm back!"

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!"

"Shi Liu, is the capital city big? Is it lively?"

"Shi Liu, did your business trip go smoothly? Is everything okay?"

"Shi Liu, why do you look so thin? You must be tired after the journey back here, right?"

Everyone started talking about it.

Pomegranate replied with a smile, everything is fine, everything is going well!

Seeing that everyone was chattering non-stop, Chief Li quickly said, "Shi Liu must be exhausted after the journey back, let her go home and have a good rest. If you have anything to say, we can talk later. It doesn't matter if you wait a little longer!"

Father Li also said: "That's right, everyone at home is looking forward to it!"

As he was saying this, he called out to Shi Liu to hurry home. He then saw Li Rongyu coming from the workshop and hurriedly called out to him, "Rongyu, run back and tell your grandma and the others that Shi Liu is back! Ask the kitchen to make more of Shi Liu's favorite dishes, quickly!"

Li Rongyu only had time to call out "Shiliu" before he was sent back by Old Man Li to report the news.

Old Man Li took Shi Liu home with him and talked to her about what had happened at home in the past two months.

"It's a good idea to build this school in our village. Shi Liu, you may not know that the sound of reading aloud at the foot of Nanshan Mountain is really refreshing. During the busy spring farming season, everyone is working in the fields. Just hearing the sound of reading gives them more energy to work!"

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"That doll shop has opened in Luoshui City and Fucheng City. I heard that the business is booming! Your eldest brother sent a letter saying that he has found a shop in Zhoucheng City and is decorating it——"

"By the way, Shi Liu, your second sister-in-law is pregnant! And your second cousin's wife is also pregnant. By the end of this year, our family will have another baby!"

As they chatted along the way, the workers in the workshop poked their heads out to greet Shi Liu one by one. Before turning the corner, they saw a small yellow ball rolling towards them like a ball. "Auntie!"

"Orb!"

Shi Liu squatted down, caught the yellow ball that rushed over, and hugged it up, "Baozhu, do you miss your aunt?"

"I want to!" Baozhu, who was one and a half years old, was as fat as a ball, with a rosy little face and a pair of big, bright eyes. She was extremely cute.

Shi Liu was so fond of her that she couldn't help kissing her. "Do you really miss your aunt? Unfortunately, your aunt forgot to bring a gift for Baozhu. What should I do?"

"Ah?" Baozhu blinked, unbelieving, and leaned over to look at the carriage following behind. Huh? Why is there only one carriage? She remembered that when her aunt left, there were many carriages.

Seeing her looking behind, Shi Liu suppressed her laughter and said, "Look, there is only a carriage, empty, nothing on it. My aunt really forgot to bring a gift for Baozhu."

Baozhu curled her lips, her eyes rolled around, and she turned around and reached out to Song who was following behind her, "Grandma, hold me."

Shi Liu immediately pushed the person into Song's hands with disdain, "Oh, my aunt is so sad. I thought Bao Zhu really missed me, but it turns out she just wanted a gift!"

Baozhu, who was about to hug Song's neck, turned back immediately after hearing this, hugged Shi Liu's neck with her backhand, and smacked Shi Liu on the face, "Baozhu is teasing my aunt! Baozhu misses my aunt, misses her!"

As if afraid that Shi Liu wouldn't believe it, she nodded her head heavily, her big eyes blinking.

Pomegranate was overjoyed, "You little girl!"

Then he carried her home, talking to Song, "Mom, I'm back!"

Song looked Shi Liu up and down, her eyes reddened, "You have lost weight."

My daughter must have suffered a lot on this trip to the capital. The last time she went on a long journey to the south, she didn't look thinner when she came back.

When they entered the house, Old Yuan and Li Jihe saw Shi Liu and kept saying that Shi Liu had become thinner.

After half a month of running around and sleeping in the open air, it would be a problem if I didn't lose weight.

However, Shi Liu was not going to tell this to her family and make them worry.

He looked at his family members carefully again and again, and seeing that everyone was fine, the worry and anxiety he had felt for the past half month finally came to an end.

Fortunately, fortunately, everything is fine at home.

"Shi Liu, why are you crying? Did someone bully you when you went out this time?" Song was sharp-eyed and saw the sparkling tears in her daughter's eyes and immediately became worried.

Shi Liu quickly suppressed her excitement and shook her head, "How could that be? With Uncle Liu by my side, how could I be bullied? This time I went to the capital, and opened two doll shops. Not only are the businesses booming, but I also bought a big house! Next year, our whole family will go to the capital to play, and we'll have a place to live!"

"Bought a big house in the capital? Oh, that must cost a lot of money!" Everyone was immediately attracted by the news.

"Of course, houses in the capital are not cheap, but this house is a good deal. It has three entrances and a cross courtyard, a large garden, and a lotus pond! It's huge!"

"The capital is also very lively. Let's go to the capital to play later!"

Everyone listened, especially Old Man Li, whose mouth corners were stretched to the back of his head, and they responded with "yes" repeatedly.

Go to the capital city. He never dreamed that he would be able to go to the capital city in this life and visit the emperor's feet!
However, Song still became suspicious because she did not see Fudong and Suilu, and there was only one carriage.

Shi Liu said, "Because I missed you so much and was eager to go home, I came back on horseback with Zuo Cheng and the others first, and Fu Dong and the others followed slowly behind in the carriage with their luggage."

"No wonder, I said you were so skinny. How could you have ridden such a long way back on horseback?" Song felt distressed. "You are the same. Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you come back slowly? Home is right here. Can't you run away?"

Shi Liu grinned and joked, "Isn't it because I'm afraid of running away from home? I'm afraid that I'll be away from home for too long and you'll forget me!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this. There was nothing more joyful than seeing children thinking about home while away from home.

Everyone was extremely happy because Shi Liu was back. Old Man Li, who usually didn't drink at noon, took out some wine for the first time and asked Li Jihe and Li Rongyu to drink a couple of glasses with him.

As for Old Yuan and Mrs. Song, they kept picking up vegetables for Shi Liu, asking her to eat more and make up for the lost weight.

Seeing that they were alone, Shi Liu couldn't help but ask, "Second sister-in-law is pregnant, why is she still going to the workshop?"

Li Rongyu said, "I told her not to go and just stay at home to take care of the baby, but she insisted on going. She said that she could just watch everyone working in the workshop, and she didn't have to do anything. It would be more lively if everyone talked together, and it would be better if she walked around. Fortunately, her baby seemed stable, and she didn't have any pregnancy symptoms, so we just let her go."

"How many months?"

"I asked a doctor to feel your pulse shortly after you left home. It's been more than three months now."

When Shi Liu heard that the baby had been pregnant for three months, she felt that it was stable. Going out for a walk would be good for the pregnant woman's mood. She didn't need to do any strenuous work in the workshop. Besides, her great aunt and aunt would keep an eye on her.

She nodded and said nothing more. She just wanted to pick a little maid from the farm and bring her back to follow her second sister-in-law. It would be safer to have someone watching over her when she went out and came home.

After dinner, Shi Liu wanted to go out and take a look around, but the Song family said that she was tired from the journey and asked her to go back to the house and rest. Now that they were back, there was plenty of time to look around, so it didn't matter if she waited a little longer.

She then went back to the embroidery pavilion.

After not seeing each other for more than two months, Shi Hong, Baicui and the others were very happy to see the girl back and busied themselves serving her.

After changing into casual clothes, Pomegranate lay on the soft couch, with the big goose as her pillow, and sighed comfortably.

It's better to be at home.

(End of this chapter)