The Female Officer Became a Farmer After Getting Reborn

Zhou Jia called Ji Xiang and left in a hurry. Li Mei smiled and pulled Li Yu, "Yu'er, how are you and Mr. Zhou?"

Li Yu smiled and said with a slight blush: "He said he would go to the official matchmaker to propose marriage."

After hearing this, Li Mei was very happy. She pulled Liu Changmin and said happily: "Zhao Di's father, did you hear that? Mr. Zhou is going to ask the official matchmaker to come and propose marriage. After the engagement, I will go and talk to Ah Shan and my siblings. Yu'er has found a good marriage so that they can rest assured underground."

Liu Changmin also giggled happily, "Okay, it's time to talk to them. I will go with you then."

Li Qing rushed over from the side and looked at Li Mei with a frown, "Aunt, who do you think my sister is going to be engaged to?"

"Your sister and Mr. Zhou are getting engaged, are you happy?" Li Mei looked at Li Qing and said with a smile.

Li Qing flattened his mouth and threw the grass into the bamboo basket with angrily, "I feel strange why Mr. Zhou often comes to me to ask about my sister's affairs. It turns out he is trying to trick my sister."

Li Mei looked at Li Qing's angry look and said curiously: "Ah Qing, Mr. Zhou is pretty good. Don't you like Mr. Zhou to be your brother-in-law?"

Li Qing frowned in confusion, "Mr. Zhou is fine, but I don't want him to marry my sister." Li Qing's eyes turned red and Li Yu cried, "Sister, I don't want you to get married. "

Li Yu didn't expect Li Qing to be so attached to her. He wiped the mud on his hands and patted him. Li Qing comforted him softly, "Ah Qing, it's not like I'm going to marry you soon. It's still a few years away! Besides, even if it's just a few years later, Sister Nian and Mr. Zhou are married, you can live with us too!"

Li Qing wiped his tears with his sleeves and looked at Li Yu with tears in his eyes, "I don't live in Mr. Zhou's house. If I live in his house, you won't have anywhere to go if he bullies you."

Li Mei felt sour after hearing this. She walked over with tears and hugged Li Qing, comforting her softly: "Qing, don't be afraid! Auntie sees that Mr. Zhou is not that kind of person and will be kind to your sister."

Li Yu smiled sourly and patted Li Qing, "Ah Qing, believe me. If he treats me badly, I will divorce him."

After hearing this, Li Qing burst into tears and smiled, "Yes, let's divorce him."

"How can you talk like this?" Li Mei smiled angrily and knocked on the siblings.

Zhou Jia took Jixiang to the city and found the official matchmaker Mrs. Wang. They agreed to send someone to pick her up early on the 16th and go to Qingshui Town to propose marriage. Then she took Jixiang to the bank to exchange the banknotes for silver, and then went with Jixiang. shop.

After Zhaocai handed over the money from selling bags before and after New Year's to Zhou Jia, the three masters and servants took the cloth goods back to Xishan Village and went to Li Yu's house.

When Zhou Jia arrived at Li Yu's house, he saw Li Qing looking at him from a distance and turning away. Feeling a little puzzled, he whispered to Jixiang: "Jixiang, what happened to the kid A Qing today? You didn't offend him, did you?"

After Jixiang heard this, he burst out laughing, "Master, if you want to snatch Ah Qing's sister away, will Ah Qing look good on you?"

Zhou Jia suddenly understood and nodded with a smile, "So that's the case. I shouldn't give him a good look. I'll go and coax him later."

Li Yu saw Jixiang and Zhaocai each holding a box, and the master and servant were standing at the door muttering, "Aren't you going to come in?"

Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu and said with a smile: "I exchanged the silver for you and brought back the silver from the last bags sold."

Jixiang and Zhaocai put the box on the table with a smile, saluted Li Yu with a smile, and then left to unload the goods.

Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu with a smile, "All the bags in the warehouse have been emptied before and after the new year. You have to arrange for people to work quickly!"

"They have also made a lot of bags these days. You can take them and sell them first." Li Yu smiled, "Hey! This year should not be as busy as at the beginning, and there should be more shops following the trend of making bags. Come on!"

"It's indeed a lot more, but we also made a lot of money," Zhou Jia opened the box, pointed at the silver inside and said with a smile, "In just three months, we made a total of more than 10,000 taels after excluding the capital. , leave it all to you."

Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia, "Aren't you afraid that I will run away with the money?"

Zhou Jia sat opposite Li Yu and took Li Yu's hand, smiling confidently: "Don't be afraid, I'm worth much more than silver, and you won't be able to part with it."

Li Yu glared at him and pulled his hand back, "Let's get down to business! Look, it hasn't rained much since years ago, and the water in the ditch is getting shallower. I don't think it's going to happen. Waterlogging is a sign of drought. If there is a drought, no matter how much money you spend, you won’t be able to buy water, so I think we have to find a way to save some water."

After hearing this, Zhou Jia thought that Uncle Zhou had said the same thing. He looked at Li Yu and said softly: "I asked Uncle Zhou to save some water. When I got together with Xia Tao a few years ago, I heard him say that the drought in Daqi is still spreading. , Qingzhou Prefecture, which is adjacent to Daqi, also has signs of drought.

We went to check the Qingshan County Chronicle. According to the records in the Qingshan County Chronicle, Qingshan has only experienced one drought in the past century. After suffering severe drought for three consecutive years, it suffered a locust plague. The entire Qingzhou Prefecture was starved to death. After the disaster, Qingzhou Mansion is even more empty. "

Li Yu was stunned after hearing this, yes! Water and food are the source of human life. Without water and food, how can we survive? When the time comes, the only option is to flee, and it seems that I still have to make two preparations.

"Zhou Jia, I think we still have to be prepared. If we really encounter a drought, we will have to flee. Find someone to make a few large wooden barrels for vegetable oil. In the future, whether it is to store food or hold water, You can use them all, and buy two big green mule carts."

Zhou Jia felt a lot more at ease when he saw that Li Yu did not panic, but instead began to prepare to escape, "Okay, leave all these preparations to me, and I also need to secretly find someone to make a few bows and arrows to hide." Come on, there will be no shortage of bandits by then."

"Okay, let's take our time, don't panic," Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia and said with relief.

Zhou Jia stood up and looked at Li Yu, blushing, "Well! Tell your aunt that Matchmaker Wang will come to propose marriage tomorrow."

Li Yu nodded generously and sent Zhou Jia out. After watching the three masters and servants pulling the goods away, he returned to the main room and looked at the white silver in the wooden box, feeling a little sweet in his heart. meaning.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Yu got up early and went hunting in the mountains.

Matchmaker Wang came to Li Yu's house with a pair of big geese in her arms. As soon as she entered the door, she congratulated Li Mei and said, "Ms. Li, I'm so happy! Today I was entrusted by the Zhou Dynasty scholar Zhou to propose marriage to the noble daughter Li Yu. I hope the two families will be close. Receive relatives, come and go often, and marry Qin and Jin."

Li Mei welcomed Matchmaker Wang into her home with a happy smile, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Matchmaker Wang, "The countryside is simple and simple. I've excused you from making this trip. Please drink some water to moisten your mouth."

Matchmaker Wang smiled cheerfully and said, "I'm not tired. Mr. Zhou sent someone to pick me up." Then she pointed at the spacious courtyard and said with a smile, "Your place is more spacious."

After the two were polite and agreed on the marriage with a smile, Matchmaker Wang stood up and left. Before leaving, Li Mei gave a red envelope and two bags of cakes to Matchmaker Wang, who happily went to Zhou's house with them.

Li and others waited for Li Mei to return to the wing and asked happily: "Sister, it must be Zhou Xiucai from East Village who sent someone to propose marriage!"

"Yeah! It was he who sent someone to propose marriage." Li Mei laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.

Everyone was also happy for Li Yu, "No wonder Xiaoyu went hunting today. She was afraid that we would make fun of her!"

Li said with a smile: "We Xiaoyu are very lucky. This week the scholar is handsome and has a good family background, and his appearance matches Xiaoyu. The two of them are a good match."

"Yes! Both of them are good-looking and capable. Yue Lao finally got the right red line." Qian also praised.