Watching Qin Mu leave, Chi Yu turned to look at Chi Da Hu and sighed helplessly.

"Little Fish, let's not wait for Amu to finish the county exam."

After we buy the cow, let's see what else we can buy to take back with us.

Now that the imperial court has issued the order, we need to hurry back and tell everyone in the village.

Furthermore, now that you're getting married, we need to start making preparations.

If possible, I'll go back tomorrow!

Chi Yu shook his head and replied in a low voice as he walked away, "Brother, we might not be able to go back tomorrow."

My sister-in-law and I discussed the deal with Madam Zheng this morning, but the documents weren't signed and the goods weren't delivered.

Or, let's have Ah Kang go back and tell everyone first.

"We can wait until the paperwork is signed before setting off."

Chi Dahu knew that Chi Yu wanted to sell soap, and upon hearing this, he frowned and asked:

"You didn't reach an agreement this morning?"

"It's settled! But something unexpected happened, the documents haven't been signed yet, so it might take a few days."

"What accident?"

Chi Yu looked around to make sure no one was there before replying:

"Brother, yesterday Lord Fang mentioned that the common people would have to perform forced labor in April. You should have been there at the time, right?"

Chi Dahu nodded: "Yes! I went with your sister-in-law. I was there when Lord Fang spoke of it."

"Then you should know, brother, how difficult it is for the Chi family to come up with five taels of silver right now, right?"

Although I don't lack it, I previously asked Amu and Shen Kai to help me find a way to exchange it for gold.

Since we can't use it now, we'll have to find another way.

Look, there are many things in the cave that our Great Chu Kingdom doesn't have.

My sister-in-law and I discussed it and decided to use Madam Zheng's help to sell some of the 'gems'.

The gods will send me this thing at fixed times.

I figured that if I didn't need it, He wouldn't send it.

"If He'll just give us more money after we use it, why not take it out and exchange it for cash to help the people of Chijia'ao get through this?"

Chi Dahu paused, then frowned and looked at her.

“Little Fish, a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment. If you do too much for everyone, I’m afraid some people will take it for granted.”

Another issue is that making money is difficult in this world. After deducting food and drink expenses, most families can't save much money in a year.

"It's easy for you to lend it out, but getting it back won't be so simple!"

"Brother, everyone knows that I have a shop in Chijia'ao."

They also knew that I should have no less than two hundred taels of silver on hand.

After all, I received over two hundred taels just from the clan when we sold wild animals before the New Year.

Right now, it's about corvée labor. If everyone asks me for money, do you think I should lend it to them or not?

The entire clan needs to send more than twenty people to perform corvée labor. They can calculate that, and all of this adds up to less than two hundred taels of silver. I am fully capable of doing so.

Even though they won't say anything if I don't lend it to them, I can't help feeling uncomfortable.

If there were no soap, I might try to hide.

That way they can't see me, and they can't borrow my things even if they want to.

But now that I have soap, I want to build a workshop in Chijia'ao and have the villagers work there, and that will change things.

Every household has a fixed source of income, and I can deduct a certain amount from their monthly allowance each month.

"With that in mind, why would I be afraid they won't pay me back?"

As for the saying "a small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment," those don't exist at this time.

They are all from the same village and clan, and she would make sure to explain things clearly to the clan chief and elders before building the workshop.

When the time comes, the documents will be signed with the clan, not with each individual.

If anyone has any problems, the clan is responsible for handling them.

The rich and capable person is the father!

She is willing to work for the benefit of the villagers and lead them to a better life, but they have to listen to her, right?