When Xia Chunmei returned home, Qiu Mei and Dong Mei were excitedly preparing to try on their new clothes.
"Try on the clothes later. You two go and keep watch at the door for me."
Xia Chunmei sent her two younger sisters out, then bolted the door. She opened the boxes and rummaged through the bottom, finding a small box under the second box.
Xia Chunmei took out the box and opened it. To her surprise, inside there was a pair of gold bracelets, a pair of gold hairpins, a pair of jade bracelets, a pair of pearl earrings, and a white magnolia hairpin. At the very bottom of the box were two silver notes, each worth one hundred taels.
That's a big investment.
Although the amount of money was considerable, what moved Xia Chunmei even more was Jin Yuntian's actions.
This thank-you gift could have been given openly and honestly, but Jin Yuntian gave it secretly, actually because he took Xia Chunmei's situation into consideration.
Her whole family consists of young girls. If people find out that she is carrying a large sum of money, it will definitely cause trouble. Even if the Jin family can support Xia Chunmei, they are so far away that they can't help her if something happens.
Xia Chunmei finally understood why Jin Yuntian had Wuhan open the box in public; his purpose was to let everyone know that the box contained only clothing and fabric, nothing else.
After everyone has finished looking at it and is about to leave, have someone stuff the money and jewelry into the box, without anyone noticing.
He is so meticulous and thoughtful.
Xia Chunmei has developed a strong liking for Jin Yuntian.
Now that she has money, she can buy a father for her unborn child.
"Chunmei, Chunmei." Xia Hongfen's voice rang out from outside.
Xia Chunmei quickly hid her jewelry and money. Xia Hongfen was indeed good to Xia Chunmei, but no matter how good their relationship was, Xia Chunmei would never reveal all her family's wealth to her.
After hiding the things, Xia Chunmei opened the door: "Auntie, did you call me?"
"Chunmei, did the nobleman really give you that mule cart?" Xia Hongfen quickly stepped forward to ask.
"Yes, they gave it to me, saying it would make it easier for us to go to the city or hold banquets in the future."
"That's wonderful! We won't have to carry so much stuff ourselves anymore." Xia Hongfen was genuinely happy for her niece.
For ordinary people, building a house and buying large livestock are as important events as getting married.
Xia Chunmei smiled and said, "Uncle Huohua, you'll have to learn how to drive a mule cart from now on. You're the only man in our team, so this important task of driving the mule cart will be entrusted to you."
"This isn't heavy work at all; it's clearly the easiest job," Xia Huohua said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Uncle, you should go and try it out. There's a banquet to be held tomorrow, right? If you learn how to drive a carriage today, you can take the carriage there tomorrow."
"Then I'll give it a try."
Xia Huohua went to practice driving the cart with great excitement, his mouth never closing as he thought about having a mule cart to use in the future.
"Chunmei, are you saying you're not going to the banquet tomorrow?"
"Uncle Jin just told me to go to the Jin residence tomorrow to teach their chef how to cook, so I won't be attending any of the banquets in the next few days."
Xia Mingshi said, "That's alright. Anyway, your aunt has now graduated from her apprenticeship. You should focus on taking care of the important guests first."
"Actually, there's something else I want to tell everyone."
"What's up?"
"Everyone has had the boiled pork slices for lunch today, so I don't need to say more about how delicious it is."
"tasty."
"Yes, it's really delicious. It's the first time I've ever known that lean meat can taste so good."
"Chunmei, what exactly are you trying to say? Stop pausing and you're driving me crazy."
"I want to promote the dish of boiled sliced pork. This dish uses only lean meat. One pound of meat with one pound of bean sprouts can make three bowls. If this dish is served at a banquet, bean sprouts will definitely be used, and in very large quantities."
We now handle banquets with at least 30 tables each, and most have 50 or 60 tables. If we calculate based on 50 tables, we need to prepare at least 20 jin of bean sprouts.
Here's what I was thinking: My aunt is going back to Xiaojiaping in a few days, and I'm going to pass on my skills to the four of you..."
"Chunmei, what did you say?" Xia Hongfen screamed excitedly before Xia Chunmei could finish speaking.
Who doesn't keep their skills hidden? But my niece said she wanted to teach them her skills!
Xia Hongfen thought her niece might be possessed by a madman, otherwise why would she do such a thing?
Xia Mingshi, Aunt Lihua, and Chen Jinlian all looked shocked and incredulous.
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