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Chapter 42 Marrying a Daughter-in-law?

After saying goodbye to Li Dechen and others, Liu You went to visit several other farmers, and then went home with Liu Eryou.

When he got home, Liu Yi bought hundreds of white papers at once and placed them in front of Liu Erzhao's desk. The reason for this was to let Liu Erzhao practice calligraphy, but the content of the practice was the contract he read out by Li Dechen in the morning. In Liu Yi's words, Liu Erzhao, as a disciple of a sixth-rank official, will also be an official in the future. Once you become an official, you will inevitably mention words and write couplets to others. If the characters are too ugly, it will definitely make people laugh. Can our Liu family lose that kind of person? No! Can Lord Wang lose that kind of person? No! So in order not to be embarrassed in the future, to be able to have some face in front of others, practice calligraphy.

After saying this, Liu Ertiao had no reason to refuse, so he had to stay at home obediently to "practice calligraphy".

Seeing that Liu Ertiao was so obedient, Liu You nodded with satisfaction, praised him a few words and then went out with the money.

He also wants to buy willow trees.

According to the address provided by Yuan Fang, Liu Yiuan quickly found the merchant providing the wood.

Thirty willow trees are not decimal places, and they are even a car in size when piled up. Fortunately, the seller's service attitude is pretty good. After hearing that the wood was sent to Yuan Fang's house, he took the initiative to deliver the goods to his door. Even the price was much cheaper than others. It saved Liu Yi a lot of trouble, and also made him see Yuan Fang's influence in the carpentry circle, and he became more confident in Yuan Fang's making the curved plow.

The delivery guy was a young man who drove a donkey cart. Liu Yi took his donkey cart all the way to Yuan Fang's mansion in Xiaer Village.

After arriving at the ground, Liu Yi got out of the car and knocked on the door. Yuan Pei was still the one who opened the door. Seeing that it was Doctor Liu, Yuan Pei warmly greeted, "So it's Doctor Liu, please come in quickly." Seeing the young man behind Liu Yi, he also smiled and said, "Xiao Fu, are you here to deliver it today? Haha, bring the donkey cart in, and the wood will be unloaded to the previous place. Please trouble you."

"Why, you all know each other?" When Xiaofu led the donkey into the backyard, Liu Yiu asked Yuan Pei.

Yuan Pei smiled and explained: "My father and I are both carpenters. We are always indispensable for daily workmanship. Every time we make it, we have to send it to them. In this way, we get to know each other more when we interact."

Liu Yi nodded, and to put it bluntly, Xiaofu and the others are the wood suppliers designated by the Yuan family. No wonder it would be cheaper to buy raw materials from them.

Following Yuan Pei into the main hall, Yuan Fangzheng sat there studying the drawings. Seeing Liu Yi's arrival, Yuan Fang stood up to greet him, "Mr. Liu is here, please sit down quickly. Pei'er, pour tea for Mr. Liu!"

"Old Yuan invited me." Liu Yi returned the gift and sat down after Yuan Fang sat down. He said, "Old Yuan, I have sent the wood. I wonder when Old Yuan will be able to make the first one? To be honest, Yi Yi is also very curious about this kind of plowshare and wants to see its full picture as soon as possible."

Speaking of his profession, Yuan Fang suddenly became energetic and smiled at Liu Yi: "Mr. Liu, don't be anxious. Through the measurements last night, the old man was sure to make the first plowshare in three days. After that, the second and third ones will be faster and will not delay your farming."

"As for the function of the plowshare," Yuan Fang hesitated: "Because I have never seen such a plow before, I can only make some guesses from the picture, so I am not sure that I can make a plow that is exactly the same as the one drawn in the picture. But I can be sure that the newly made plow will definitely be ten times better than the ones that are currently used!"

Liu Yi nodded, it would be normal. It would be strange if Yuan Fang could really make a curved plow that was exactly the same as later generations. He said to Yuan Fang: "It doesn't matter if it's different. One thing is for the sake of being useful. If the newly made plow is more useful than the current one, you will be content."

"Haha, Mr. Liu just rest assured about this." Yuan Fang said to Liu Yi with a smile. Seeing Xiao Fu pulling out of the backyard with an empty car and knowing that the wood had been unloaded, Yuan Fang stood up and bowed to Liu Yi, "Mr. Liu, the wood is ready, the old man is going to do it first, it's rude."

Liu Yiu also stood up and said, "Old Yuan is polite, Yiu will take his leave. Yiu still has to customize plowshares and deal with some mundane things in the afternoon, so I will not disturb you anymore."

Yuan Fang nodded and asked Yuan Pei to see off the guests on his behalf, but he went to the backyard to start making the new plow.

Liu Yi smiled knowingly in this regard and expressed his understanding. In his eyes, Yuan Fang now looks very much like some modern workaholics.

I returned home on foot and found that Liu He was not at home.

This has never happened since Liu Yi came through. Liu Yi was a little anxious. Could it be that something happened at home? He quickly went to various rooms and looked at it, and found that Liu Xiaohui was not at home. Only Liu Eryou sat there obediently "practice in calligraphy".

Seeing this, Liu Yi's heart was relieved. Liu Ertiao was still in the mood to practice calligraphy, which means there was not much problem.

"Erzhao, father, mother, and younger sister? Why didn't I see them?" Liu You walked behind Liu Laoer and asked, "Is something wrong at home?"

"Brother?" Liu Erzhao put down his pen and turned around. Looking at Liu Yi, there was a teasing smile on his face. He said, "Brother, there is something, it's just a happy event. Don't worry, brother."

"Happy event?" Liu Yiu felt something was wrong. Could it be that Lao Liu mentioned the matter of getting married a wife a few days ago and asked, "What happy event?"

"The third aunt at the village head told the eldest brother about a wife. Both parents were very satisfied, so they went with the third aunt to see her. If they liked each other, there would be more sisters-in-law at home. Well, maybe I can have another little nephew next year. Brother, tell me, isn't this a happy event?"

Seeing Liu Ertiao's smiley face, Liu Yi felt unhappy. She slapped Liu Ertiao's head and pressed him to the chair under her butt, cursing angrily: "What do you little brat know? Practice your calligraphy well, I'll take it away later."

"What little brat?" Liu Ertiao turned his head and said dissatisfiedly: "I am fifteen years old now, and my father means I can get married in the next year!"

"Uh" Liu Yi was speechless. Liu Eryi was right. In this era, it is normal to marry at the age of fifteen and sixteen, but marrying at the age of eighteen became an anomaly. If you don't want to get entangled in this issue, you asked: "Where have your parents and the others gone, and how long have you been away?"

"It's not far from Xiaoxinzhuang. It's been nearly an hour since I went there, so it's time to come back." After saying that, Liu Erzhao muttered quietly: "I originally wanted to go and see it, but my father didn't allow it, and he said he wanted to avoid suspicion. Do I still need to avoid suspicion when I go to see my sister-in-law? Really."

A black line rose from Liu Yi's forehead. He thought about whether he would buy a few hundred pages of paper and let the kid practice for a few more days?

Fortunately, Lao Liu and Liu He happened to come back at this time, allowing Liu Ertiao to escape the disaster.

When Lao Liu entered the house and saw Liu Yi was there, he walked over happily and said to Liu Yi with a smile: "Yi, you are at home. The third aunt at the village head told you about a wife. Your mother had just visited her. The girl is very handsome and innocent, and she deserves you."
Chapter completed!
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