Chapter two hundred and ninety-six with father-in-law
In the bedroom, the angel was leaning against the bed, while Li Xiu sat opposite her, and told her in a low tone that she was injured and seriously ill. Finally, she spoke again: "This is the thing. Listening to Lao Fu's tone, I must have wanted to invite you to come over, you can see..."
"Husband, today I went to the princess's place and wanted to invite her to live in the yard next to her, but the princess didn't say she agreed or refused. You can go there in person tomorrow. Anyway, the princess is not an outsider, so she looks like a family when she lives together!" Before Li Xiu finished speaking, she was interrupted by the lady in the clothes and turned the topic aside.
"Hey, you... that..." Li Xiu didn't know what to say when he heard this. Yi Niang obviously didn't want to talk about Pei Ju, but the more she didn't want to talk about it, the more it meant that she actually cared about it in her heart. I'm afraid that only Yi Niang himself understood this conflict.
"Forget it, I won't say much about anything else, but you have to know that no matter what choice you make, I will support you!" Li Xiu finally shook his head helplessly and then turned around and left the room.
As soon as Li Xiu left the room, the lady in the air fell to the edge of the bed with a little helplessness, and a complex look appeared on her face, both resentment and helplessness, but more of it was a kind of confusion. She originally thought that she only had an extremely hatred for her father Pei Ju, but when she heard that he was injured after visiting the grave that day, and now his injury worsened, she suddenly felt at a loss. After all, that kind of blood and family affection could not be cut off anyway.
Li Xiu left the bedroom and wanted to find Princess Pingyang, but was worried that there would be something wrong with Yi Niang, so he had no choice but to go to the guest room to rest. The next morning, he found Yi Niang was still like usual, and he did whatever he should do. It seemed that he didn't take Pei Ju's affairs to heart. This made him shake his head secretly. With his understanding of Yi Niang, he was afraid that she would not be as calm as he seemed, but he needed to respect Yi Niang's choice, so he was not convenient for him to interfere.
After breakfast, Li Xiu went to the old house first, but found that it had been almost renovated. There were many wooden sheds inside and outside the old house, and stoves for stir-frying tea were built inside, which could be used only after a few days. This also made Yuechan start to hurry up and notify those women who were willing to come to work, and it would probably be officially started in a few days.
In contrast, the Agriculture Department's yamen is still busy. After all, it is not built in a short time. Yang Nong, with white hair, was not touching the ground with the help of a group of officials around him. Li Xiu did not dare to disturb him when he saw this. Then he went to the cornfield and sweet potato field. As a result, he found that many Agriculture Department officials stood in the fields and carefully observed the growth of crops. It seemed that the Tang Dynasty court really regarded these two crops as treasures.
Finally, Li Xiu came to the Princess Villa. When he saw Princess Pingyang, he saw that the other party was trimming flowers and plants in the garden. So Li Xiu found scissors from the side and came to Princess Pingyang to help trim together.
"Why are you here today?" Princess Pingyang said charmingly to Li Xiu. Since she became a husband and wife, Princess Pingyang has become much more courageous. She was a little dissatisfied with Li Xiu's dismissal yesterday, and she was full of resentment in her words.
"Something happened yesterday. Didn't the lady in the clothes ask you to live there? Why didn't you agree?" Li Xiu smiled at this time. In fact, he was looking forward to living with Princess Pingyang normally. Then the family would be happy, so that he would not run away again.
"I...I'm a little worried!" What Li Xiu didn't expect was that Princess Pingyang suddenly showed a sad expression at this time.
"What's wrong? What's there to worry about?" Li Xiu asked strangely at this time. In his opinion, Princess Pingyang had regained her freedom, and it was natural to live with her, not to mention that both of them had the reality of being a husband and wife.
"I..." Princess Pingyang hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Although we had a visit at the beginning, to outsiders, Mother Yi is your wife, and Mother Yi is pregnant. Now I suddenly live in your house. What kind of identity should I have? What will others think of you?"
"Xiu Ning, you are thinking too much. No matter what others think about it, in my eyes, you are my wife, and the lady in the qin also admits this. Now that you move in, our family lives together to live our own lives. If anyone doesn't accept it, let him come to me!" Li Xiu advised very domineeringly, he didn't care what others think of him.
"But... But what if the father is angry about this, I don't know how to explain it to his father." Princess Pingyang said hesitantly again. In fact, she didn't sleep well last night, mainly because she was considering this issue.
"Your Majesty, blame it. Last time I mobilized the prince and the King of Qin to help you get divorced, Your Majesty has long hated me, so this time is not bad!" Li Xiu said indifferently again. Since Li Yuan refused to let Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao dissolve their marriage last time, Li Yuan's attitude was no longer within his consideration.
"No, the father's attitude must be considered. Just like yours, the father probably hated you last time. Maybe he is worried that he can't find a handle to punish you now. If he lets him know that I live in your home, it may make his father angry. What should he do if he punishes you with this excuse?" Princess Pingyang insisted in panic that no one knows his father Li Yuan's personality better than her.
"This... why are you all in a dilemma like the angel in a dilemma because of your father's affairs?" Li Xiu saw Princess Pingyang's firm attitude, and finally complained helplessly. He didn't understand why the two women he married were both difficult to deal with. Is he destined to be incompatible with his father-in-law?
"What's wrong with Mother Yi? Is Pei Ju annoyed you again?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but say in surprise when she heard Li Xiu's words.
"It's not just to bother us, but Pei Ju was injured before, and it is said to be very serious..." Li Xiu said as he talked about the grave sweeping that day and what Lao Fu said yesterday, and finally talked about the reaction of the wardrobe's reaction when he heard this.
"Look, the lady in the air didn't say anything, and she deliberately pretended to be as if nothing had happened today. But according to my understanding, she must care about this matter, but she stubbornly refused to face her true thoughts in her heart. And you are worried about His Majesty's attitude and refused to go back to live with us. I married you two, not because you married your father together, but for them, she wanted to make trouble for my family. Who would I provoke whom?" Li Xiu also complained helplessly at this time. He could not handle the two women. It was hard to imagine what Li Yuan would look like in a group of harems?
"Hehe, who told you that you only marry one person? Is it good to marry two families? So people are only willing to marry one wife, and the others can only be considered concubines. As a result, you got married two at once. This can only be said that you are asking for trouble!" Princess Pingyang said with some gloating after hearing Li Xiu's complaint.
"Ha~, you admit that I married you, then you are my wife now!" Li Xiu said, and suddenly bent down and hugged Princess Pingyang. She was so scared that she screamed, then hurriedly covered her mouth, and at the same time, her face changed color and said, "You are crazy, put me down quickly, it's bad for people to see!"
"Hehe, it is natural for a husband to hold his wife, and I have to do something that my husband should do!" Li Xiu said as he hugged Princess Pingyang and walked towards the bedroom, which made Princess Pingyang even more embarrassed and anxious. She patted Li Xiu's shoulder and whispered, "Let me go down, it's still daylight now, so people know that I have no shame to see anyone!"
Unfortunately, Li Xiucai didn't care about these things. What happened during the day is so interesting. So no matter how hard Princess Pingyang struggled, he was finally carried into the bedroom. Then she turned over the children and was not suitable. Princess Pingyang's struggle became softer and softer, and she finally gave up resisting.
After a long time, the bedroom finally returned to peace again. Li Xiu lay on the bed with satisfaction, while Princess Pingyang kept twisting his arms, and the expression on her face was shy and a little rosy, which looked particularly attractive.
"You are like this in broad daylight. How can I meet people in the future?" Princess Pingyang twisted Li Xiu's arm and wanted to take revenge, but she couldn't bear to use force. Finally, she had to pound Li Xiu's chest hard and said.
"Hehe, you just..." Li Xiu was about to make a few jokes, but Princess Pingyang suddenly twisted her chest hard, which made him gasp with a "ouch". When he lowered his head, he saw that his chest was blue, which made him no longer dare to talk nonsense. He smiled and said, "Okay, I won't say it anymore, but the matter between you and the Yi Mother really gave me a headache. I was worried about Yi Mother's failure to come yesterday."
When Princess Pingyang heard what Li Xiu mentioned before, she couldn't help but feel silent. After a moment, she said, "Li Xiu, let me leave my affairs for the time being. Anyway, we have never lived together. It's good now. In addition, although I and I get along well with each other, no one can guarantee whether there will be conflicts when we live together. Moreover, she is pregnant, you should take care of her and give birth to the child first!"
"Miss Yi is pregnant, so what if you are pregnant, do you have to live here alone?" Li Xiu asked again with some reluctance.
"That's so fast. If I have a child, then move in and live with you and let you take care of me, okay?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but smile and said with a smile. If she was pregnant, she also wanted to live with Li Xiu and enjoy Li Xiu's care for her wife. Before, she saw Li Xiu taking care of her mother-in-law, but she was very jealous.
"Okay, then I'll make up. If you're pregnant, just live with me at home!" Li Xiu suddenly said excitedly when he heard this. After saying that, he suddenly turned over and pressed Princess Pingyang under her again, which made her scream. It was too late to resist.
Li Xiu stayed at Princess Pingyang until the afternoon before going back, and she also took a detour to the old house. She found that Yuechan and Fat Sister were busy there, and Fan'er was even more instructing the country. After all, she was the one who knew how to cook tea best, so how to arrange the workshop was also very important. However, her opinions were too naive, and many of them needed Yuechan to consider, but Fan'er didn't care. This was what she wanted.
"Master, the workshop has been arranged, and the female workers have also notified them. Three days later, they will be asked to start construction here. Moreover, the houses in the old house have been converted into places to live. From now on, the female workers will live in the workshop!" When Yuechan saw Li Xiu, she hurriedly stepped forward to report to him.
"The workshop is very good, but aren't the female workers all from nearby villages? Why don't they go home?" Li Xiu asked strangely at the end. The villages are not far away within a radius of ten miles. Wouldn't living in the workshop increase the expenses of the workshop? Not to mention anything else, three meals a day must be provided.
"Master, you can't think so. Work in the workshop starts sooner or later. Even the female workers living in nearby villages need to go out early and come back late. Although it is peaceful now, there are still some unreasonable people in some villages. Not only am I worried about the safety of the female workers, but even the families of those female workers are worried. So after thinking about it, I decided to let them all live in the workshop. If there is something wrong, the person who can go back home. Then the Fat Sister and the others will arrange for someone to send it home. After all, if something happens, our reputation in the workshop will be ruined!" Yuechan said with a thoughtful expression at this time.
"So that's it. Yuechan, you are very considerate. I was not considerate just now!" Li Xiu couldn't help but nod in agreement when he heard this.
They are not the first to recruit women to work. For example, there are many female workers picking tea in Princess Pingyang’s garden, but they are mainly long-term workers in tea gardens. The whole family eats and lives in tea gardens, which is similar to tenants. Tea workshops are somewhat similar to factories in later generations, so the safety of female workers is indeed a big problem. Especially Yuechan said that most of the people who come to the workshops to work are unmarried farm women. The main reason is that their families are too poor, so they come out to work. Now the public security of the Tang Dynasty is far inferior to that of later generations. If something happens to them, their families will definitely cry to death, so safety must be considered first.
"Mr. Xie praised it, but in this way, we not only need to provide a place to live, but also provide three meals a day. The cost has increased, and the price of tea must be raised, otherwise there will be no profit!" Yue Chan said again at this time, and she was also smart when she spoke, like a profiteering businessman.
"Hahaha~, okay, this is what you want. The cost has increased. It is not scary to let those who buy tea pay more. Yuechan, you are becoming more and more like a businessman now!" Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he looked at Yuechan's appearance, but Yuechan was a little embarrassed by his praise.
Chapter completed!