It is a hot day in June, and it is spring. The light is bright, and the rice waves are rolling under the sun, forming golden waves. The tenant farmers are busy in the fields, and they are still smiling under the scorching sun. This summer harvest is destined to be a bumper harvest year.
"Girl, this year is supposed to be a good harvest year. Look at these rice fields, they are so beautiful." Shuang Ning put down the car curtain and said to Su Liu with a smile.
Su Liu was leaning on the car couch with a book in his hand. He didn't even raise his head when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "There was a drought two years ago, and this year's bumper harvest also reassures the farmers, which is a good thing."
For the people, as long as they have a good harvest and live and work in peace and contentment, it is the happiest thing.
"It would be nice if our manor looked like this in the future. It's more than 10,000 acres. Gee, just thinking about it makes me feel great." Shuang Ning recalled the 10,000 acres of wasteland that Su Liu bought.
After Mrs. Chen came out of confinement, she brought back the middle-aged wife of the Cao family, leaving Su Liu completely free to concentrate on preparing for the wedding. Although she said she was preparing for the marriage, she was just doing embroidery work. The date has not yet been decided.
Coming down.
Su Liu freed up her hands and had more time. In addition, she now has ample manpower. In the past two months, in addition to doing embroidery, reading books and learning tea art, etc., or looking at the account books, for business, that is
He completely hides behind the scenes and becomes the boss who guides the country.
The idle days have been too long, and people have become a little lazy. They are also bored in the house, so they come to walk around the ten thousand acres of manor to see how it is going.
As early as after buying the land, Su Liu started arranging to reclaim wasteland and build a manor. Now, nearly four months later, the land has been cleared, and several large ponds have been dug on 10,000 acres of land to raise fish and water, and dug two ponds.
There are ten wells, which are very large.
As soon as the land was reclaimed, tenant farmers came to ask for rent. Of course, this was all handled by the people below, and Su Liu only gave some guidance. She knew how to use people well.
"There will be such a day." Mrs. Su looked up at her and smiled.
Ten thousand acres of land are planted with fruit trees and pastures in the mountains and forests. Now the wasteland has just been reclaimed and is not fertile. But in a few years and after several planting changes, it will slowly turn into fertile farmland.
Shuang Ning agreed with a smile, then changed the topic and said: "When I go back to Qingzhou this time, I guess the girl will be missed by the eldest lady again."
After Su Liu heard this, he couldn't help but stretched out his fingertips to rub his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "Being a mother is really something you can't mess with."
Shuang Ning and Xue Luo looked at each other after hearing this, then pursed their lips and snickered.
At the end of May, Cao Mingzhu gave birth to a daughter named Song Shuyuan. Su Liu also went to see her. Just like her mother, she was a delicate little beauty right after she was born. After giving birth to the baby, Cao Mingzhu became more verbose than before.
Now, this time Su Liu came out to Yuncheng to inspect the manor, and she thought about it for a long time, what to prepare for marriage, and what to raise well in order to be a beautiful bride. Su Liu only felt that she was possessed by Tang Monk.
Preparing to get married, that person didn’t even say a word, yet he was getting ready to get married, huh!
Thinking of a certain silent man, Su Liu felt discouraged and depressed for a while. He could no longer read the book and threw it aside.
The two maids saw that she looked a little depressed, and knew that she might have thought of something that made her unhappy, so they said: "Girl, do you think Miss Yuan is more beautiful now that she is one month old?"
Thinking of the little bun she had seen, Su Liu showed a soft smile and said: "Children are always the same every day. Her parents are both good-looking, so the genes will definitely not mutate!"
"Girl, what genes are you talking about?" Shuang Ning asked curiously. Her girls would come up with one or two weird words from time to time, and sometimes they would only guess blindly.
Su Liu snorted and said with a smile: "It means that her parents will inherit their advantages." She was afraid that Shuang Ning would break the casserole and ask the question, so she changed the subject in a hurry and said, "Let's see how far we have to go?"
"We have been walking for two hours now, and we should see the gate of Qingzhou City in half an hour." Xueluo looked at the hourglass and replied.
"Then I'll take a nap for a while and call me when you get there." Su Liu said and lay down.
In Gyeongju Song Mansion, because the granddaughter of the magistrate's family was one month old, the place was bustling with people to celebrate.
In Cao Mingzhu's yard, the Chen family's Su Xiao and other female relatives were sitting in the house, holding little Shuyuan in their arms and talking and laughing.
"Yu'er, go take a look again. Are you two girls back?" Cao Mingzhu urged Yu'er again.
Yu'er responded with a smile, and Mrs. Chen on the side said: "You are the only one who is worried about her. You are such a big person, why are you afraid that she will get lost?"
"Mom, you are also spoiling her. You have let her run around now. It's hot today and the sun is scorching. You don't have to tan your beautiful face into a pot-bottom look. In the future,
As a bride, there are times when she regrets it!" Cao Mingzhu said angrily.
Mrs. Chen smiled helplessly and said: "You don't know her temperament, how can she sit still? She had a lot of things to do in the past few days, and now that she is free, let her disperse."
Speaking of this, Cao Mingzhu said with some guilt: "I got married too early, so I can't help you at home, which makes her tired."
"Nonsense, this family is full of servants, how can we be tired? Now that you have married well, your father and I can rest assured. Although this first child is a daughter, it is rare that your mother-in-law and the others are also happy. As the saying goes, the flowers bloom first and then bear fruit.
, you are young and your children are coming one after another!" Mrs. Chen smiled kindly.
When Cao Mingzhu gave birth to her son, Mrs. Chen was worried for a while when she heard that it was a daughter. She was afraid that Magistrate Song and others would not be happy. However, after they came, Mrs. Song took the initiative to comfort her and said that it would bloom first and bear fruit later. Her husband’s daughter would be better, and
Seeing how much she loved and cared for Sister Yuan, and the people who served Cao Mingzhu were also very attentive, I felt relieved.
Cao Mingzhu was also grateful. From the beginning, Mrs. Song was not satisfied with her background, so she and Song Fei also had some twists and turns. Later, they slowly agreed to the marriage, and their subsequent interactions, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The relationship was also extremely harmonious. She gave birth to a daughter for the first time, and she was also quite disappointed and worried. Fortunately, Song Fei was happy, and even Mrs. Song loved the house as much as she loved her. She comforted her from time to time, and then she felt a little relieved and respected her mother-in-law even more.
"Mom, I know everything!" Cao Mingzhu blushed, glanced at her daughter on the couch lovingly, and said, "She is lucky, and her father also values her very much!"
"I know that." Mrs. Chen held her hand and whispered: "Your mother-in-law is a good person, so don't be petty. You are right to be more tolerant in everything, but you are not as good as your sister-in-law.
If you do it yourself, she won't be able to find any thorns in it, and only then can everyone live in harmony and live a good life!"
Cao Mingzhu nodded and said, "My mother and sister-in-law treat me very well. Don't worry, mother!"
Mrs. Chen smiled and patted her hand. A girl outside reported that Miss Liu was here. Cao Mingzhu said, "Ke'er is back with a lot of heart. We, Sister Yuan, have been waiting impatiently."
"I heard you complaining all the way, eldest sister. Now that you are a mother, you have to recite Buddha's name all the time!" Su Liu walked in with a smile, followed by Xueluo, the second maid, holding many things in her hands.
Cao Mingzhu glared at her angrily and said, "You even started to argue, I almost thought you weren't coming!"
"It's such a good time for our sister Yuan, how dare I, the aunt, not come? Where's my little darling, let me see it." Su Liu smiled and saluted Mrs. Chen and the others, and then looked for someone.
.
Cao Mingzhu led him over. On the soft couch, there were one red and one sapphire blue swaddling clothes. The swaddling clothes in sapphire blue belonged to Su Liu and their younger brother Cao Xiaobao. The red one next to them was the protagonist today, Sister Yuan.
The two little guys were sleeping side by side, both curious about each other. Their big eyes were staring at each other, and they made babbling sounds from time to time, as if they were saying, "How can you imitate me, how can you be like me," which made people feel very happy.
Su Liu first hugged Sister Yuan and gave her a few kisses. Then she picked up Cao Xiaobao and gave her a few kisses without showing any favoritism.
"You've really grown up a lot." Su Liu looked at this and then that, with deep love in his eyes, and said to Xueluo: "Bring the things here."
Xueluo handed over an exquisite carved red lacquer box, and Su Liu opened it. Inside was a mutton-fat white jade Buddha statue. It was warm to the touch, and the jade color was crystal clear and moist. It was very beautiful.
"It is said that it is a piece of warm jade. I found it at Jubaozhai in Yuncheng and gave it to Sister Yuan to wear." Su Liu said with a smile.
"Ouch, thank you to our second aunt, this is a good thing." Cao Mingzhu said with an exaggerated smile: "For the sake of this piece of warm jade, I will spare you this time."
Su Liu rolled her eyes angrily, lowered her head and said to Sister Yuan: "Sister Yuan, we are not stingy people."
Sister Yuan spit out a bubble and danced with her hands and feet, giggling as if in response to her words.
After chatting with everyone for a while, the servants came to invite Cao Mingzhu and the others to the banquet. They all went to the banquet with their children in their arms.
At this time, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside the city. A handsome man on a horse threw out a token and ran quickly towards the city. Behind him, there was a rumble and dust flying behind him.
, it seems that thousands of troops and horses are coming, attracting people to stop and look around.
The Song Mansion was full of guests. They were changing cups and cups. As the male host, Magistrate Song was all smiles. Suddenly, he heard the housekeeper come to report quickly, and there was a strange expression on his face. After a while, he said: "Quick, go and inform Madam.
side."
Mrs. Song also greeted the female guests: "It's time to eat well today."
"Madam." The confidant Nanny walked over quickly and whispered a few words in her ear. Mrs. Song stood up in shock, with a happy face: "Are you serious?"
"The master has already gone to the front to pick him up." The confidant nanny smiled broadly.
"Foster mother, what's wrong?" Seeing this, Su Liu asked.
Mrs. Song looked at her, showed a smile, and said: "Well, you girl, you are indeed a lucky one." Then she looked at Mrs. Chen beside her and said: "My mother-in-law, we are going to have a happy event again!"
Mrs. Chen didn't understand. When Mrs. Song blinked, she suddenly understood and stood up: "You mean?"
Mrs. Song nodded, and both of them looked at Su Liu.
Su Liu looked at the joy on the faces of the two people, and something flashed through his mind. He took a breath, his heart suddenly started beating fast, and he clenched his hands subconsciously.
