Chen Ahfu nodded in response, took the silver, and took out a ten-liang silver ingot and said, "Uncle Yang, can you help me change it into ten one-liang silver ingots?"

Yang Mingyuan changed it into a small silver ingot for her.

Having made another profit, Chen Ahfu was overjoyed and said to Dabao, "Dabao, it's time for us to go."

When Yang Chao and Yang Qian heard that they were leaving, they were reluctant to let them go, especially Yang Qian, whose tears welled up. She said, "Let's play a little longer. We like Huihui and we don't want to let it go."

The two children were well educated. They did not look down on Chen Dabao and her, who were wearing shabby clothes, nor did they force Huihui. Chen Ahfu had a very good impression of them, and also had a better impression of the shrewd businessman surnamed Yang. If he could educate his children in this way, he must be a good person. If he wants to eat delicious food again in the future, they can continue to cooperate.

Yang Mingyuan stood up, picked up his daughter and coaxed her, "Be good, Sister Qian. If Brother Chen and Huihui don't come home soon, it will be too late and they won't be able to leave the city."

Yang Qian did not try to force Huihui to stay, but the tears in her eyes fell.

Chen Dabao couldn't bear it, and hurriedly said, "Sister Qian, you and Brother Chao can come to my house to play some other day. My family not only has Huihui, but also Jinbao and Qiqi. Jinbao's voice is very pleasant and powerful. Qiqi is as beautiful as Sister Qian, and can speak a lot and recite poems."

Chen Chao and Chen Qian looked envious after hearing this.

Chen Chao even said with bulging eyes, "How beautiful it would be to be as beautiful as my sister."

Chen Dabao glanced at Yang Qian, nodded heavily and said, "Yes, she is just like Sister Qian, very beautiful." He added, "Our home is in Xiangluo Village, not far from the county town. It only takes half an hour to get there by donkey cart."

Chen Chao happily accepted the invitation and said, "Brother Dabao, if you have nothing to do, bring Huihui and the others to the county town to play. My home is only two blocks away from here. If my father and we are not in the restaurant, let Manager Xu take you to my home." He then said to Manager Xu, "Grandpa Xu, did you hear that?"

Shopkeeper Xu quickly smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to the instructions of the young master."

Seeing that the children's friendship had progressed to this point, the adults of both families had no choice but to express their approval.

Because Chen Dabao and Huihui did a good job in tackling the problem, Yang Mingyuan asked Manager Xu to send them a crispy duck from the restaurant.

Chen Ahfu and her son left the restaurant and walked towards the south city gate. They passed by a small cloth shop, where the cloth was cheaper than that of Jinyun Embroidery Workshop. Chen Ahfu went in and bought a few pieces of fine cloth, more than 20 feet of coarse cloth and two beds of fluffed cotton. She planned to make a set of clothes for each family member, and a bed quilt and mattress for herself and Dabao. This cost her one tael of silver and more than 200 coins.

It’s really expensive. No wonder many people in the countryside who live a good life wear patched clothes.

She spent another fifty cents to buy some scraps of cloth and made some dolls for Dabao to play with, and maybe she could even sell them for some money.

Then, he called a donkey cart on the roadside and put the things on it. He also bought two pots, one large and one small, a kettle, a set of bowls and chopsticks, a set of tea bowls and other household items to take to the new home. He also bought a bronze mirror, a box of balsam, tooth powder, putty and other items, as well as ten catties of white flour, ten catties of refined rice, and ten catties of vegetable oil. These cost more than two taels of silver.

After living in Dashun for so long, she became a shopaholic for the first time.

It feels so good!

After leaving the city, the sun was setting, and Chen Dabao finally closed his mouth. Although he knew that his mother had earned so much money, he was still surprised at how fast she spent it.

He whispered in Chen Ahfu's ear, "Mom, we don't even have an acre of land. We can't spend all the money."

Chen Ahfu squeezed his little hand and whispered, "Mom knows."

When he got home, Chen Ming was already very anxious. He was relieved only when he saw Chen Afu and his son returned safely.

Seeing the driver helping to unload so many things from the cart, he felt dizzy again. He guessed that Ah Fu had sold the recipe, but that was not the way to spend money. When he heard that the recipe was sold for 55 taels of silver, he smiled a little.

Chen Ahfu wanted to give him twenty taels of silver, but he refused resolutely, saying, "You are still young, and Dabao is still young. You should save more money to buy land."

Chen Ahfu thought that what belonged to him was also theirs, and they would make fortunes together in the future. Besides, it would be safer to keep it in his own space, so he put it away.

Chen Ming saw that only Huihui had returned, and asked where Jin Yanzi and Qiqi had gone. After listening to Dabao's story, he was surprised and asked, "Can Jinbao really bring Qiqi back?"

Chen Ahfu had full confidence in the golden swallows and said with a smile, "They were brought back by Jin Bao even from the deeper mountains, let alone in the county town."

Before dinner, Chen Ming asked Chen Dabao to deliver half of the crispy duck to Chen Ye's family.

When Dabao came back, his face was red with anger, and he said angrily, "Grandpa, I sent the crispy duck, but Great Grandma said that our family got the money by some means, and they eat and drink a lot all day long, either braised meat, big meat dumplings, or crispy duck. They wasted all the money, and didn't thank Great Grandpa and her for raising them, and even asked Grandpa to learn from Third Grandpa. I told her that the crispy duck was not bought, but given by someone, but she didn't believe it."

Chen Ming was so angry that his face darkened, but he still said, "Just pretend you didn't hear what great-grandma said. Great-grandma is the elder, and great-grandfather has helped us before, we should remember these favors."

Chen Afu secretly complained that Mrs. Hu was really as bad as Nun Miejue, asking for things from others so confidently and shamelessly.

She vaguely heard Chen Ming and Wang chatting, as if the new courtyard of the eldest house was something that Hu had asked Chen Shi for without the knowledge of Chen Ye and Old Lady Chen. Chen Shi was grateful to Chen Ye, but he also knew that Chen Ye was too proud to tell him this, so he had to grit his teeth and build a courtyard for the eldest house. He never returned to the village again, not even during the Chinese New Year last year, because he didn't dare to come back. Chen Shi whispered this to Chen Ming before he left.

During the meal, Chen Afu saw that Chen Ming was still angry, so he advised, "Don't be angry, Dad. No matter what she says, we have made up our minds not to give it to her. We can't indulge her bad habits. I also know that my grandma and uncle are good people. When we become stronger, we won't be afraid of Mrs. Hu. We should be filial and thank them. And Brother Agui, we should remember all those who helped us."

At night, Huihui felt uncomfortable without Qiqi's company and kept cawing and refused to sleep. Chen Afu tried to coax him at first, but seeing that he kept cawing and his voice was so loud, he was afraid that Chen Ming would have a seizure, so he had to close the doors and windows of his room.

Dabao, who was lying on the bed, was also muttering, "Mom, it's dark now, why hasn't Jinbao brought Qiqi back yet?"

Chen Afu coaxed her again, "Go to sleep. When you open your eyes tomorrow, Qiqi will be back."