She was replaced by a husband, married the future tyrant and farmed to fight back

Chapter 160: People who dare to do big things are not easy to mess with.

Although the Qian family's farm is not as large as the Qin family's current farm.

But there are also fifteen houses, and there is a three-acre pond in the village, in which fish and lotus roots are raised. There is also a five-acre fruit forest in the village.

Building a manor like this would cost at least one thousand taels.

Mr. Qian was secretly surprised that Liu Yingyue was so generous. Could it be that Liu Yingyue and her husband were really doing something big?
People who dare to do big things are not easy to mess with.

What's more, Liu Yingyue still has the upper hand over him.

Since there is something good to gain, it won’t be too bad either. Mr. Qian said, “As long as Madam Ying guarantees that you and your son will live in peace until old age, I won’t lose too much in business. Your business is my business!”

Liu Yingyue raised her lips, "So, Mr. Qian agrees to this deal?"

"Mr. Qian agreed."

"Okay, then we have a deal!"

However, Mr. Qian was a cautious man, so he still wrote a contract, specifying the price, quantity and delivery date.

It's not a big deal.

Liu Yingyue agreed to write the contract.

In order to prevent Mr. Qian from feeling too bad, she paid the advance payment of four hundred taels as usual.

After agreeing on the delivery date and checking Madam Xu's fetal condition, Liu Yingyue returned home.

Qin Yiran was standing at the door of Zhuangzi.

"Where did you go today, my lady?" Qin Yiran came over and helped Liu Yingyue dismount from the horse.

"I met Mr. Qian and discussed a business deal." Liu Yingyue handed the horse to the gatekeeper and said, "Let's go in and talk."

After entering the manor and seeing that there was no one around, Liu Yingyue started talking.
"I did a business deal with Mr. Qian and ordered 100,000 sets of cotton clothing, asking him to deliver them before the end of the year."

Qin Yiran's eyes narrowed slightly, "One hundred thousand sets? Why order so many cotton clothes?"

"Make money, Yiran! The last order was sold out in just a few days. It shows that the cotton clothes I purchased are quite popular. So just buy more." Liu Yingyue said easily.

Qin Yiran is currently collecting cotton clothes and preparing personnel to go north.

He has not yet decided where to find the source of supply, because the quantity is too large and any carelessness could lead to trouble.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yingyue had already purchased it.

"Look, this is the contract. I gave a deposit of four hundred taels. Because the quantity is large this time, I have lowered the unit price again. A set only costs two hundred and fifty cents." Liu Yingyue took out the contract from her arms and gave it to Qin Yiran.

The words were written clearly in black and white, and it was exactly as Liu Yingyue said.

Qin Yiran looked at the contract, then glanced at Liu Yingyue who was calculating how much money she could make like a money-grubber. He wondered in his heart, did she simply want to make some money?

"Yingyue." Qin Yiran said seriously, "The number is too large, it might arouse suspicion from outsiders. Didn't Mr. Qian ask you anything?"

"I place orders and he makes money, what can he ask? He is busy taking care of his mistress who is about to give birth, how can he have the mood to ask me other things?" Liu Yingyue smiled, "It's funny, his wife Gao doesn't even know that he has a mistress."

Qin Yiran suddenly realized that if this was the case, Mr. Qian really wouldn't dare to speak nonsense.

"Does anyone else know that you ordered 100,000 sets of cotton coats?" Qin Yiran asked again.

This matter was of great importance, and he did not want irrelevant people to know about it.

"Only three people know about this: Mr. Qian, me, and you." Liu Yingyue raised her lips.

Qin Yiran finally felt relieved.

He held Liu Yingyue's shoulders and said seriously, "Yingyue, the fewer people who know about this, the better."

Liu Yingyue pretended not to know the inside story and nodded, saying, "Of course, I want others to steal my business."

Qin Yiran twitched his lips, "Yes, that's the truth."
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The weather was getting colder. There was less and less work to do in the farm, and all the temporary workers were sent home. Liu Yingyue arranged for the permanent workers to tidy up the farm walls or repair the furniture, or to dig deep for fish soup during the dry season or to prevent frost in the orchard.

All doing odd jobs.

But Qin Yiran became even busier, often leaving early and returning late.

He didn't say what he was busy with, so Liu Yingyue didn't ask.

That day, the gatekeeper Changfu came to the backyard to see Liu Yingyue and handed her a package. "Madam Ying, the eldest son was riding in a hurry just now and dropped a package. I called him but he didn't hear me. I thought that the eldest son would come back and look for it, so I'd better give it to you for safekeeping."

Liu Yingyue took it and opened the seal of the small cloth bag.

This sight gave her a big fright.

The villagers didn’t know him, but she did!
These are some arrows for bows and crossbows.

The villagers also used bows and arrows to hunt, but the arrowheads were made of only thin iron.

Poorer hunters didn't even use iron arrowheads, they just sharpened bamboo.

The arrows in this cloth bag are three-feathered arrows. This type of arrow has strong penetrating power and can shoot far.

If it hits the body, it can make a hole in the flesh.

In this era, there are no fast-acting anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics. If you have a few holes in your body, you will quickly get infected and die.

Some even died on the spot.

Whoever masters this weapon will have a strong military force.

But this kind of arrowhead is complicated to make and ordinary craftsmen cannot make it.

Qin Yiran often takes this cloth bag out these days. Is he looking for a craftsman, but hasn't found one?

Liu Yingyue took the cloth bag and nodded to Changfu, "Please leave it here. I will tell Dalangjun."

After Changfu left, Liu Yingyue packed the cloth into her backpack, took two pieces of cakes and candied fruits that children liked to eat, ordered Hongzhu to harness the carriage, left the farm, and headed for Liu Yuanwai's house.

As I recall, there was a farmhand in Mr. Liu's family who had superb blacksmithing skills.

Qin Yiran came to invite him several times in person, but this person always ignored him.

Later, Yang Yongcui used some means to invite blacksmith Feng.

Also because of this incident, Yang Yongcui holds a very high position in Qin Yiran's heart.

Before Liu Yingyue got married, she was a frequent visitor to Liujiazhuang. She was the savior of Mr. Liu's son and also his adopted sister.

The gatekeeper saw her and greeted her enthusiastically, "Madam Ying is here?"

"Come and see Tianbao, how is he doing recently?"

"Good, you have been going to school recently and can write couplets. The master is happily giving away his calligraphy everywhere. Madam Ying, if you come, maybe you can get a piece of calligraphy from Master Tianbao." The gatekeeper said with a smile.

"Then I came at the right time." Liu Yingyue said with a smile.

The gatekeeper opened the door, and another farmhand ran into the village quickly to pass on the message.

Mr. Liu brought Liu Tianbao to personally greet Liu Yingyue.

Liu Yingyue waved her hand, "How can we let Uncle Liu come to greet us personally?"

"Madam Ying is Tianbao's noble lady, so it's only right that we greet her in person." Mr. Liu smiled and invited Liu Yingyue into the back house.

When Madam Liu heard that Liu Yingyue had arrived, she also came out to greet her.

When Liu Yingyue saw her coming late and walking unsteadily, she thought she was sick, but Yuanwai Liu said she was pregnant.

Madam Liu was nearly fifty and pregnant again. She was embarrassed and refused to see outsiders for a while. It was only because Liu Yingyue knew her well that she agreed to come out.