The things in the box were specialties that Jiang Huaixu bought in Jiangnan, as well as some gifts.

She opened one of the boxes, which contained some pens, ink, paper, inkstone and books.

I opened another one and found a box of cloth, all of which were fine cotton cloth that farmers could wear.

"How much silver will this cost?" Zheng Wangshi smacked her lips, feeling extremely envious.

"There was a clearance sale at the cloth shop before the New Year, so I took advantage of the low prices and bought more." Jiang Huaixu said regretfully, "It's a pity that there's no one in my family who has achieved academic success, otherwise I could have bought even more cloth."

She spent a lot of time picking and choosing before buying these.

Qian Xiuzhu knew Jiang Huaixu could earn money as well as spend it, but she still felt bad seeing the five large boxes in front of her. She quickly said, "You work all day, why would you wear that? These are enough. You must be tired carrying so many things back. Come inside and have some hot tea. Let your father and eldest brother take care of the rest."

"The rest are some local specialties, and there are also things Sister Qiaoer bought. It's okay to make them later."

After hearing this, Jiang Boliang did not open the last three boxes, but moved them under the eaves. The last box was particularly heavy, so he asked Jiang Dalang to help move it. Finally, he patted his hands in confusion and went into the house.

Jiang Erlang watched Jiang Huaixu being surrounded and escorted into the house. He picked up the top few pages of paper in the box and flipped through them. He found that they seemed to be the questions for the provincial examinations over the years.

I flipped down again and saw a huge pile of documents, which had not yet been bound into a book.

The exam questions in Jiangnan are among the most difficult in the world. If he can thoroughly understand these exam questions and articles, it will be of great help to him.

A warm feeling surged in his heart. He looked at Jiang Huaixu, who was talking and laughing in the room, with a smile in his eyes. He picked up the test questions and articles carefully and planned to bind them together.

Jiang Dalang called out to him, "Erlang! It's so late, why are you still reading?"

"These are Jiangnan's exam questions and students' essays. I'll go bind them up."

"Exam questions and essays? These are great things! It must have cost a lot of money to get so many. You are really thoughtful, little sister." Jiang Dalang walked over and flipped through them. "Go quickly. I'll bring you food later."

After Jiang Huaixu satisfied everyone's curiosity in the house, the sky darkened completely. Second Grandma and a few others walked towards the tofu shop while chatting and laughing, leaving only Jiang Huaixu's family at home.

She asked her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant? Do you want me to feel your pulse?"

Zheng Li Niang showed embarrassment, "It's still young, I haven't told anyone else."

Jiang Huaixu took a small stool and sat in front of Zheng Li Niang to feel her pulse.

"Mrs. Zheng doesn't care whether we say anything or not. She is happy all day long and doesn't let my sister-in-law do anything, for fear that others won't guess it." Jiang Wei couldn't stop laughing.

After taking her pulse, Jiang Huaixu said, "Sister-in-law, you've been recovering well lately. Avoid heavy work if possible and eat less raw and cold food... I also brought some crabs back, but I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy them. Crabs are cold in nature, so it's best not to eat them if you're pregnant."

Zheng Li Niang shook her head to indicate that it was nothing. "This child was difficult to conceive. I just want to give birth to him safely."

"Come and eat quickly!" Jiang Tao's voice rang out outside the house, and the hungry people stood up and went to get their bowls and chopsticks.

After happily finishing their first meal after returning home, Jiang Huaixu took out a box from the box he brought back.

"Little sister, what is this?" Jiang Sanlang asked curiously.

Jiang Huaixu opened the box, revealing the jewelry inside. "These are all the jewelry I picked out, all in sets. Mom, you can distribute them to the family members.

The remaining two boxes contain some cakes, dried beef and mutton, leather and other things. There are many Hu merchants in Jiangnan, so it is cheaper to buy these things from them."

Jiang Boliang estimated in his mind the things his little girl brought back. The more he calculated, the more he felt that it was a huge loss to let his little girl go out this time.

When he left, he took away fifty taels of silver. When he came back, he found that fifty taels was only a fraction of what he had spent, and the rest was probably all given by his little girl.

"How can I spend all the money I earn from a trip on buying things for my family?" He thought for a moment, winked at Qian Xiuzhu and was about to stand up.

Jiang Huaixu saw the eye contact between the two and knew that they were going to discuss how to make up for him. He said with a little guilt, "Dad, Mom, don't be busy yet. Let's see this last one first."

She and Jiang Boliang moved the last box into the house, glanced at everyone, and opened it.

Ginseng, bird's nest, deer antler, jade Guanyin ornaments, various agates, pearls...

For a moment, the only sounds in the room were the soft crackling of the fire and everyone's breathing.

Jiang Sanlang looked at Jiang Huaixu, his face full of horror, "Little sister, are you robbing the pirates again?!"

Jiang Huaixu had never expected Jiang Sanlang's train of thought to be so unusual. Looking at the expressions of the others, who seemed quite unsurprised, she said speechlessly, "Are you saying that Sister Qiao'er and I were robbing the pirates?"

"...there's indeed a huge disparity in strength." Jiang Sanlang pointed at the things in the box and asked in confusion, "Where did these things come from? They look very expensive! I can't afford them even if they were sold, right?"

Jiang Huaixu closed the box and answered the question irrelevantly: "Where's my second brother? Is he still reading?"

Seeing that Jiang Huaixu had something to say, Jiang Boliang said to Jiang Dalang, "Boss, go call your second brother."

Besides Jiang Erlang, Jiang Zhengmao also came with them.

Jiang Zhengmao walked into the room and saw everyone's strange expressions. He couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? It's such a happy occasion for Miss Xu to return home, why don't they look so happy?"

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