The next day, Dongsheng came early in the morning.

Chunxiao saw him and smiled apologetically. "I forgot to tell you, you should have a good rest for two days. You don't have to work during these two days. You will be paid when the time comes."

"Sister Chunxiao, you brought back so much money yesterday that my parents were terrified. When they found out I earned it by helping sell cotton, they were so excited they couldn't sleep all night. You don't know how expensive it is to see a doctor in the county these days. The eight or nine taels of silver you paid last time only covered three days of acupuncture and a few days of medicine. Your money means so much to me. I'm really grateful to you."

"You earned this with your own ability. I just kept my promise." Chunxiao smiled and then remembered something, "You'd better not let Wangzu know about this." They all worked together, and more than 30 taels was a big difference.

"I understand. I'll just say I'm running for you. I won't say anything else."

"Then go back and rest."

"I went home yesterday, took a shower and had a good sleep, and I feel much better now. I'm not tired anymore."

Chun Xiao shook her head. "I still have a lot of work to do later, and I want you to help me look after the two of us at home. You have to get enough rest."

Dongsheng finally went back.

Yan Dashan slept soundly and when he woke up it was almost noon. He first went to find Dashan, and then he and Dashan went to find Chunxiao.

There had been little work to do in the fields these days, and with Wangzu chopping firewood, Dashan had been staying home with the children. Seeing the two brothers coming over, he knew they must have something to tell him. "Looking for me?"

"Let's talk about something, let's go in and talk."

Chunxiao followed them into the main room.

"Speaking of selling cotton, today is November 11th. It will take us at least half a month to go back and forth. Now that we have bought the land, we have to wait for the arrangements over there. I think we can just go with a four-car truck this time. We already have two cars, so we can just rent another one."

"Four cars are fine, but where can we find so many people?"

"I just told Dahe about this. Dahe also wants to come with us. My sister-in-law won't give birth until January, which is more than three months away. He said that we can let mom stay there first to help take care of her for a while."

Chunxiao looked at Yan Dahe and asked, "Have you told your second sister-in-law? Does she agree?"

Yan Dahe nodded. "Now that we've bought some land, we don't have much money. We still need to buy land in Zhoujiazhuang to build a house and a warehouse. I'm counting on these cotton crops to make money. I won't feel safe if I don't go with you. We still have about 700 kilograms of cotton at home. We'll keep 50 kilograms for ourselves. Your second sister-in-law also asked me to go."

"Even if you go, second brother, I'm afraid we won't have enough people. There are four of you and four cars. Do you really treat Shuwen like an adult? After all, he's only less than 13 years old."

"Of course not." Yan Bingfa smiled helplessly. "He must have been very tired on the way. I don't dare to tire him out. Mother will definitely punish me when we get back. I want Wangzu and Uncle Musheng to go together. They are familiar with our family's affairs and won't gossip about how much cotton we have sold for. We won't calculate it based on your commission. You and Dongsheng have agreed on this and it can't be changed. We will give them 10 taels of silver each. Dahe and I will each pay 10 taels of silver."

Chunxiao thought about it and decided that this was a good idea. "Then will Shuwen still go?"

"He has to go. This kid has learned a lot from you and is quite good at accounting. If he doesn't go, it will be inconvenient for us to stay overnight when we get there."

"I think your plan is feasible. When the time comes, each of you will have one truck, and my two trucks will be enough. I will keep the 300 pounds of things that can't be transported. I will need to make a few more quilts at home. Otherwise, when Uncle Wu makes a bed, there will be no room for people to live without quilts."

"When Wang Zu comes back, I'll go with him to find his father."

Wangzu came back at noon. He heard that Yan Dashan had something to talk to him and his father about, so he took him back without even having time to eat. After returning, he learned that Dashan wanted to ask the two of them to help run errands to sell cotton, and would pay 10 taels of silver each. The two were almost stunned by the news, and naturally agreed with great joy. Wangfu said that the escort agency's escort drivers only earned a few taels of silver for a trip, so they were considered lucky.

They were eagerly anticipating their departure on the third day, but it started to rain, and it only got heavier. Fortunately, it wasn't raining heavily when Dahe returned from delivering the goods, otherwise their clothes would have been soaked. The air felt especially cold when it rained, so Chunxiao sat by the fire with Tianshi to keep warm.

"Why is it raining out of the blue?

"We definitely can't go if it's raining. Cotton is most afraid of rain."

“What if it rains halfway through their journey?”

"They have several straw raincoats in their car. If it suddenly starts to rain, they will cover themselves with the raincoats and find a place to hide."

"Shuwen has been able to broaden his horizons with his father. Yesterday he told me a lot of strange things about the outside world, many of which I had never heard of before. Just look at him, he's lived in such a small place his whole life and doesn't even know what the outside world is like." Tian sighed, "Even if someone tells you something that's obviously true, you might not believe it if you haven't seen it yourself."

"Sister-in-law, this is easy. When we're not busy anymore, we can rent a car and go out for fun. We can eat, drink and have fun at one place, and then move on to another. They say that the more you see, the more open your mind becomes. Things that you used to think were important will become trivial after you've experienced them."

"Little sister, what you said is really something I yearn for. But there is always a time when I am not busy. Even in winter, I don't have to work every day, but there are still a lot of trivial things. People are always busy throughout their lives."

"When you make more money, that day will come naturally." Chunxiao warmed her hands by the stove. "It's great that I don't have to burn charcoal this winter. Last winter, burning charcoal was a torture. My hands were often numb from the cold."

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