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

Chapter 555 Reluctant

After taking a nap, Shi Liu drank the white fungus and lotus seed soup brought by Xichun.

It has been two months since Shi Liu left. Xichun and the others missed her very much and were now surrounding her, talking and laughing.

Surrounded by beauties, Shi Liu also smiled happily, talking about some interesting things and experiences in the capital, "I brought good things for you guys, but they are all in the car, coming back with Fu Dong and the others, and I estimate they will arrive in two days."

Xichun and the others hurriedly thanked her, "Young lady, you have worked hard on your journey, and you have brought us gifts. We are really flattered."

"You are thinking about me, and I am naturally thinking about you too!" Shi Liu said this sincerely, especially Fu Dong Xichun and the others, who have been by her side for three years, taking good care of her and doing things considerately. She likes them very much.

Bai Cui and the others couldn't help but laugh with their hands covering their mouths. There was laughter and joy in the embroidery pavilion, and the sunshine outside became especially bright.

It was a lazy day. With the beautiful girl as his company, Shi Liu really didn't want to move. However, he had just come back and had a lot to do, so he couldn't sit idle.

She immediately changed into a new spring dress with jade beads and silver locks, and went out with Bai Cui.

The marriages of Bai Cui and the others have been arranged. Normally, Jiang Bing and the others are not young anymore and it is time for them to have a wedding. However, after what happened last year, Jiang Bing and the others are in mourning, so the marriages can only wait until next year when the mourning period is over.

Therefore, Yunsu and Juxiang went back to their respective farms, and Shiliu only stayed with Baicui, because he liked her more.

Jiang Bing and the others' marriages could not be arranged, so Shi Liu planned that now that she was back, she could arrange Zuo Cheng's marriage.

He met a girl from Dazaozhuang at a blind date party last year, and with the help of Mother Liu, he had already arranged all the engagement gifts.

In addition, Liang Zheng, the girl he liked had an accident in Erlizhuang last year, and the girl is gone, so he has to look for someone new.

As for the rest of the things that need to be done as a guard, let’s do them quickly while the spring weather is nice.

But Mother Liu went to the provincial capital with her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Lin, so someone has to take care of this matter.

After thinking about it, Shi Liu felt that she should have two steady, reliable and responsible maids around her.

Then he turned around and asked the head of Dazaozhuang to pick two.

Thinking about these things all the way, he arrived at the village entrance and met old men and women gathered under the old locust tree chatting and chatting. Shi Liu greeted them one by one, stepped onto the stone bridge, and headed towards Shanghe Village.

Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Lu had been in the workshop the whole time and didn't know that Shi Liu had returned. They only heard the gatekeeper outside call out "Young lady" in surprise, and then they all came out to see what was going on.

As soon as he saw that the person entering the yard was Pomegranate, he became excited.

"Pomegranate is back!"

Shi Liu first glanced at Huang Chunni, who didn't look very pregnant yet. Seeing that she had a rosy complexion and was in good spirits, she smiled at her and then turned to talk to Fan and Lu.

"Aunt, you've worked so hard, has everything been going well in the workshop these past two months?"

Mrs. Fan started chattering, "All is well! The shop opened on the date you said, and we sold out all the stock. We are working hard every day. The shop in the state capital is about to open soon. I was just wondering when you would come back to see if we should hire more people in the workshop, otherwise we will be too busy!"

As he was talking, he took Shi Liu into the workshop to see how everything was working. When the workers saw Shi Liu, they all greeted her and called out "Hello, Miss Shi Liu."

After looking it over for a while, they sat down in the main hall. Lu showed Shi Liu the shipment status and workers' production volume of the past three months. Huang Chunni also showed Shi Liu the account books of workshop wage expenditure.

Shi Liu believed in them and did not need to look at the accounts in detail. He only looked at the workers' output, which was much higher than when the workshop was first opened last year. Everyone had become more skilled, so the speed naturally increased.

However, this output is far from enough to supply three shops or even more shops.

"Let's recruit more workers, or start from the surrounding villages..." There are more or less men in the surrounding villages who have joined the Weifeng Express, so it would be more reassuring to recruit them.

In addition, she plans to open a puppet workshop in the state capital, which will make it more convenient for the workshop to expand to other state capitals in the future.

Mrs. Fan nodded and took over the conversation, "Then tell all the workers after work today and let them tell everyone when they return to the village. Once the word gets out, people will definitely come tomorrow. Everyone is looking forward to it!"

Shi Liu nodded, "This workshop is managed by you, Aunt Zutang. You guys are in charge of the recruitment. You guys know what kind of people are suitable to hire."

After talking about the main business of the workshop, they turned to personal matters. Of course, Fan and the others asked about Shi Liu's trip to the capital, and they couldn't help but complain about Shi Liu's weight loss.

Shi Liu talked about what he saw and heard in the capital and the bustle of the capital.

Then he changed the subject and looked at Lu and said, "By the way, aunt, I have something else to tell you."

When Fan and Huang Chunni heard this, they immediately left with the excuse of going to the workshop. Lu looked at Shi Liu and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"It's not a bad thing, don't worry, aunt." Shi Liu told her about her chance encounter with Madam Luo in the shop in the capital, and only glossed over the things that happened later, such as attending the banquet. These things could not be explained clearly in the short term, which made people worry.

"Mrs. Luo told you to visit her at her house if you come to Beijing in the future."

When Mrs. Lu heard that the cousin who had raised her since she was a child had actually met Shi Liu by chance, and it was because of the pair of bracelets, she couldn't help but sigh that this was really a mysterious thing.

"I haven't heard from my cousin for a long time. I only know that she took her children back to her clan after her husband died. I don't know where the Luo family's ancestral home is. It's so far away, and I'm raising Jin'er all by myself. I can't help it. It's been almost 20 years since I last saw her."

Thinking of this aunt, Mrs. Lu's eyes also turned red. "How is she? Is she healthy?"

Shi Liu said, "I saw that her face was rosy and she was in good health. When she talked about you, her eyes were red and she kept asking if you were okay."

Mrs. Lu wiped the corners of her eyes lightly and talked about her childhood.

Her mother died of illness when she was three years old. Her father was busy with the family business and had no time to take care of her, so he often left her at the home of her uncle next door. Her aunt was only ten years older than her. Although she was called an aunt, she was actually no different from a sister. She took care of her food and sleep, and taught her to write and embroider.

When she was eight years old, her uncle arranged a marriage for her aunt. At that time, she didn't know what remarriage meant. She only knew that her aunt was going to marry a prefectural magistrate and she would be an official's wife. Although she was reluctant to not see her aunt in the future, she was also very happy for her.

Later, when she grew up, she gradually understood what a second marriage was, and she also knew that Lord Naro was much older than her aunt.

However, she received a letter from her cousin, saying that she was living a good life. Later, she got married. It was after she got married that she finally met her cousin who had come back to visit her family after many years. The pair of bracelets were given to her at that time.

At that time, she saw that her aunt was dressed elegantly and well, and she believed that she was really living a good life.

But within two years, her uncle and aunt passed away, and her aunt didn't come back. She then found out that her aunt's husband had also passed away. She became a widow at a young age, and had to raise her step-son and daughter alone.

She knows too well what it feels like to be a widow.

Fortunately, although there has been no news for so many years, she now knows that her cousin is doing well, her daughter has married into the uncle's house, her stepson has become an official, and she has been granted an imperial decree. Finally, all the hard work has paid off.

Mrs. Lu wiped her tears secretly and said, "You are so funny to call me Shi Liu. Auntie is almost a grandmother, but she is still crying like a child."

Shi Liu reached out and held her hand, giving her silent comfort. She now heard the whole story that Old Madam Luo had not told in detail. It turned out to be such a relationship. Although they had not seen each other for many years due to various reasons, they truly missed each other, which was very touching.

"If Fan Jin goes to Beijing to take the imperial examination next year, Auntie might as well go with him. Old Madam Luo also wants to meet you."

Although Mrs. Lu had the intention, she only said, "If he can really go to the capital to take the exam, it would be a great thing. So it's not good to follow him to the capital, lest he be distracted. I am now hoping that he can get a good family background and marry you in a grand manner. I can see him get married with my own eyes and have a son or a daughter. Then my hope in this life will be fulfilled."

As for my aunt, I know she is doing well and she is in the capital. No matter if it is next year or the year after, I will definitely go to see her!"

Seeing that she was urging for the wedding again, Shi Liu lowered her head and did not dare to look at her.

She didn't even dare to think about it. If Mrs. Lu knew that she and Fan Jin had a fake marriage, and that Fan Jin had planned to deceive Mrs. Lu by saying that she couldn't have children and that there would be an adopted child to carry on the family line, she would probably be so scared that she would fall sick.
She felt sad, and thought that Lu was so nice that it was wrong for her to deceive her. It would be better for her to make the fake play with Fan Jin real. She was also tempted in her heart, wasn't she?

But she suddenly thought of the quarrels between her parents in her previous life. Her parents fought and almost broke their heads. Then, her father slammed the door in anger and never came back. Her mother also picked up her luggage and left resolutely, ignoring her cries and requests to stay.

The parents who once loved each other and the happy and warm family of three seemed like a dream she had.

When she woke up from the dream, all that was left for her was to depend on her grandmother, and to spend many quiet nights curled up in a corner, silently licking her scars.

No matter how much two people love each other, they can eventually become like enemies, so she is afraid.

She was tempted, but she was afraid to give her heart away.

"Pomegranate? Pomegranate?" Mrs. Lu called out to Pomegranate several times, but she kept her head down and didn't respond. She lowered her head and saw that Pomegranate's eyes were red.

She was startled at once, "Shi Liu, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your aunt, did I say something wrong? Why are you crying?"

Shi Liu came back to her senses and quickly pulled herself away from her memories. She quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, shook her head and smiled, "Aunt, I'm fine! It's just that I feel a little sad for a while when I think about leaving my parents after getting married."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then she reached out and touched her head, saying softly: "Every girl who is about to get married is like this. Although my father didn't care about me since I was a child, I was reluctant to leave home when I got married!

Fortunately, our two families are so close, even if you marry here in the future, you can go back to your parents' home at any time, and your aunt won't mind."

Pomegranate nodded and smiled, "Auntie is so nice."

Lu touched her gently with a loving look in her eyes.