Chapter 62 Who doesn’t have a dream?
"Miss."
As soon as Xiao Jiuyue stood up, she saw Aunt Lan coming in with the workshop's account book, which included how many oranges were harvested yesterday, how much the workshop spent on hiring workers, and the wages for purchasing materials and laying tiles.
Aunt Lan wrote every detail in great detail.
"Auntie Lan keeps a very good record of accounts." Xiao Jiuyue praised.
Aunt Lan said modestly, "They are just some simple accounts."
"Miss, I heard that you were injured. I, I prepared some supplements to help you recuperate." Aunt Lan opened the handkerchief, revealing a few banknotes inside.
"I appreciate Aunt Lan's kindness." Xiao Jiuyue's mouth twitched. No wonder her grandmother always looked down on Aunt Lan. Could it be that it was because Aunt Lan took money whenever she had something to do?
"Miss, I, I have an unreasonable request." Aunt Lan looked at Xiao Jiuyue with embarrassment.
"Aunt Lan, is this for Jiachen?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at her. Apart from her son Xiao Jiachen, Aunt Lan almost never made requests.
"Yes." Aunt Lan nodded, looked at Xiao Jiuyue with a pleading look and asked, "Miss, I heard that you are teaching the Third Young Master to play the piano. Can you teach Jiachen as well?"
Xiao Jiayuan is the third child in the family and is known as the third young master in the mansion.
"Auntie Lan, take this silver and buy a zither." Xiao Jiuyue did not refuse. As the young master of the Xiao family, even if he was a bastard, he could not lose face for the Xiao family.
"Thank you, Miss." Aunt Lan said excitedly. She took the silver back and thought to herself. When she went to the county to buy a piano, she specially picked out two pianos, one for Xiao Jiachen and one for Xiao Jiayuan.
"Miss, the shopkeeper said that this piano is particularly suitable for enlightenment. There happened to be two pianos, so I bought them all together." Aunt Lan said with a smile. She had carefully selected these two pianos.
"Jiayuan, why don't you thank Aunt Lan?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at Xiao Jiayuan beside her.
Xiao Jiayuan looked at the zither, puffed out his cheeks, and bowed, "Thank you, Aunt Lan."
"No, no, no." Aunt Lan urged Xiao Jiachen, "Jiachen, follow your elder sister and learn the piano well."
"Mom, I will." Xiao Jiachen held the zither and looked at Xiao Jiuyue with eyes full of curiosity.
With one more little one learning the piano, Xiao Jiuyue didn’t feel tired at all teaching them. On the contrary, her fingering skills improved a lot because of teaching them.
In the evening, Xiao Jiuyue was talking to Meiren Niang and said, "Mother, Aunt Lan gave Jiayuan a zither. What do you think I should give her in return?"
"No need to reply. Just focus on teaching Jiachen. Aunt Lan will be happy." Su was sewing jackets. After making new jackets for both her sister and brother, Su started to make a jacket for Xiao Fu.
"I think Jiachen has good upbringing." Su looked at her and said, "Yuer, your hand is still injured, so you should stop practicing the piano."
Xiao Jiuyue has been practicing the piano every day recently. Due to a hand injury, the sound of the piano is not as good as before.
"Mom, is this the coat you made for Dad?" Xiao Jiuyue decisively changed the subject and said, "It's already the end of November, which means it's been three months. Dad and Grandfather should have arrived in Lingnan. Lingnan is far from Hongdu, so if we send a letter, they should arrive in half a month."
"Yes, your father and his family must have gone to Lingnan. I don't know if it's cold there or if there's enough food." Su's eyes reddened at the mention of Xiao Fu. She said, "Your father's back hurts terribly whenever the weather changes. Without someone to massage him, I don't know how... he can survive."
Su wiped her tears.
Xiao Jiuyue: "..." She miscalculated. Why not change the subject?
"Mother." Xiao Jiuyue wiped her tears with a handkerchief and comforted her, "Mother, you must not cry. Otherwise, you will hurt your eyes. When Daddy writes, how will I reply?"
"Besides, you still have to make clothes for Daddy. When the time comes, tell him that we have settled down in Hongdu, and you must praise your daughter." Xiao Jiuyue coaxed the beautiful mother, "Look, I made a thousand taels of silver just by talking a few dishes, and now I'm helping the villagers get rich and make money."
"Pfft~" Su was amused by her narcissistic words, tears still hanging on her eyelashes. She said, "You are shameless! How can you praise yourself?"
"Mom, I'm telling the truth. Look, the orange canning workshop in the village has been built. Every household can earn more than ten taels of silver just by selling oranges. This year we can have a prosperous New Year!"
Xiao Jiuyue's words were full of pride. The canning of oranges had already begun. Not only could the villagers sell oranges, but some of those who were clean and hardworking also went to work in the workshop and could earn dozens of coins every day!
Although Xiao Jiuyue did not go out, she could hear Luo Kui talking about the happy people outside every day. The strong laborers in the village would make an appointment to go to the mountains to dig winter bamboo shoots before dawn, and Fengchunlou would come to the village every day to collect fresh winter bamboo shoots.
"Yes, yes, Yue'er is very capable. When the time comes, I will definitely praise you to your father." Su looked at Xiao Jiuyue with a smile on her face.
"By the way, I reserved a room for He Lian in the west wing." When Xiao Jiuyue mentioned He Lian, he did not hide it from Su.
When Mrs. Su heard what happened to He Lian, she felt extremely sympathetic towards the poor girl. She patted her chest and assured her, "Yuer, don't worry. I will take good care of Miss He Lian."
"Thank you, mother." Xiao Jiuyue coaxed Su into a happy mood before leaving with peace of mind.
During the days of recuperation, Xiao Jiuyue still felt very busy even if he did not go out. In the morning, he took care of some chores in the mansion, taught the people in the candy shop and Fengchunlou how to make snacks and cook. In the afternoon, he taught the two brothers Xiao Jiayuan and Xiao Jiachen to practice the piano and write big characters.
They will be sent to school in the spring of next year, and the temporary academic studies will fall on Xiao Jiuyue.
In the evening, Xiao Jiuyue practiced the piano for half an hour. She also had to write a plan on how to market the restaurant and organize activities. Although Fengchunlou did not agree to cooperate with her, she believed that Fengchunlou had tasted the sweetness and would definitely want to become the number one restaurant in Hongdu Prefecture!
When Xiao Jiuyue had nothing to do every day, she would start planning and thinking of schemes. At the same time, she also thought about the signature dishes that people would want to eat when they mentioned Fengchunlou.
The days passed one by one, and December came in the blink of an eye.
"Miss, the candy shop has sent a letter." Lianxin came forward with the letter and said excitedly, "When Luokui and I went out today, we ran into people in the village. They were all talking about the candy shop's lucky draw!"
"Everyone must be dreaming of winning the ultimate grand prize of fifty taels of silver." Xiao Jiuyue thought, who doesn't have a dream of winning five million?
Fifty taels of silver, in ancient times, is not much different from a five million dollar jackpot!
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