470 I Don't Want to Leave
Ping An quickly rushed to Jia'an Village with his family and subordinates.
The snow on the road had long since disappeared, and Hu Zi's car entered the farm first. When Master Qin and others heard that the young master had returned and the master and the mistress had also arrived, they hurriedly took Xiao Shan and the others to the farm gate to greet them.
Ping An jumped out of the carriage, greeted everyone with a smile, and let the carriage continue to the main courtyard before stopping.
Wait until Wan Changsheng, Sun Hongyu and others got off the car.
Ping An said, "Dad, Mom, Uncle, this is Master Qin. I learned how to make medicine from him. Master Qin, this is my parents, uncle, brother and sister. We will live in the farm for two or three days first, and then move to the city. But I think the farm should be more like a home in the future. We basically live in the farm in Yong'an."
Master Qin brought everyone to pay their respects to Wan Changsheng and his family.
Wan Changsheng and Sun Hongyu didn't ask everyone to really perform the formal ceremony. There was no need for that. Ping An had always treated them like family.
Mei Niang walked into the main courtyard with her two children.
"Ping An, this house is so nice and the farm is so big. I don't want to leave after living here."
Ping An smiled. This farm was naturally big, with two or three hundred acres of land. The houses here were good to begin with, and he later built many small courtyards for his group of people to live in.
This Jia'an Manor is his real base in the capital.
"Mom, we must live in the city. Xuan'er will have to go to school in two years, and Xi'er can't live in the manor forever. But you can come here often and stay for a few days occasionally. It's only half an hour away from the city by carriage. It's a really good manor that is hard to buy. I named it Jia'an Manor."
Sun Hongyu said, "Yes, this name is good. Jia means good, and there is also the word An in it, which means peace. Changsheng, such a large manor can be used everywhere. Are you still worried that you will have nothing to do in the capital?"
Wan Changsheng couldn't stop smiling since he entered the manor: "That's right, uncle. In the future, we can go out early and come back late if we have nothing to do. We can stay for a night or two occasionally. Xuan'er and Xi'er can also be brought in."
Mei Niang pretended to be angry and said, "My husband, you mentioned everyone but Ping An and me."
"Hahaha, how could I miss you two? Madam, think about it, the spring exam will be on February 20th, and the palace exam will be on April 2nd. The results will be in mid-April. Ping An might be free during this time, right? You won't have to stay at home to take care of Ping An and the others, right?"
Mei Niang agreed when she thought about it. Sanqiang, Chen Xuan, and Zhou Heng all lived with them, and they all had exams to take. It would be impossible to rely solely on Xizhi and the others. How could the house not have a mistress to take care of it? It would be better to marry a daughter-in-law earlier. She was most impatient to take care of these trivial matters.
Master Qin had already had everyone prepare everything neatly, including new quilts and other items. Mei Niang and everyone settled in quickly, and some of the luggage didn't even need to be unpacked, as they could just take it directly to the house in the city.
While everyone was busy, Ping'an went to find Master Qin and Dawu and went into the study.
"How are the greenhouse vegetables this year?"
Master Qin smiled and said, "We have built two greenhouses this year, but we still don't have enough vegetables to sell. Our prices are reasonable, and those who are a little better off want to buy them for their elderly and children. It's only been a few days since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and we've already earned a lot of money."
Ping An looked at Xiang Da Wu again and asked: "How are the people who were taken in?"
Da Wudao: "In the past three years, I have bought nearly 30 young men and women, divided into three categories, one group learns medicine from Xiaoshan and Master Qin, one group learns medicine from Xiaochen and Wenzhu, and one group learns martial arts from me. They spend half of their time learning these and the other half helping out in the farm. They are all doing well."
"Okay, you've worked hard, Master Qin. Later, you and Da Wu will each receive 200 taels of silver from the public account as a reward. Xiao Shan, Xiao Chen, Wen Zhu will receive 120 taels, and the others will receive 80 taels. These awards have nothing to do with the New Year's reward. We will give them out during the New Year."
Master Qin smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank the master on behalf of all of us."
They accepted the rewards from their master, but wasn't the reward a bit too generous?
What Ping An was thinking in his heart was that these people had been silently helping him to look after the family, and those who went out with him had earned a lot of income in addition to their monthly salary in the past three years, so he couldn't favor one over the other.
What is money? If you can earn it, you must know how to spend it, otherwise it will always be just a number.
"Da Wu, tomorrow you will come with me to the new house in the city to have a look, buy whatever is needed, and move back within three days if possible. I will then invite guests back to the new house. You should discuss this with your wife, and male and female guests must be separated."
"Understood, Master."
Ping An stood up and said, "It's getting late. It's time for dinner. Master Qin, you've worked hard to run such a big farm. Da Wu has worked hard too."
"Master, we don't have to work hard. More people means more work."
"Da Wu, have all the farmers prepared new clothes for the New Year? New Year's goods must be prepared in advance. The New Year is only about 20 days away, including new clothes for you all."
"Master, I distributed cloth to each of the farmers last month. I think the clothes have been made almost completely. As for the remaining newly bought ones, some of the young girls can do needlework. I will let the wives of the farmers take them home to make them. I will give them extra wages, and they are all willing to do it."
Ping An nodded, "That's fine too. You guys can just go to the clothing store and buy two sets. The more you buy, the cheaper it is. They will look better when you wear them. Okay, Da Wu, you should prepare all the small things you need for the New Year."
"Yes, Master."
Da Wu is very capable and is just approaching thirty years old. He needs a steward who is as capable as Wanli.
Master Qin is old, already 57 or 58 years old. His main job is to help him manage the farm and teach Xiaoshan how to make medicine, which is not easy.
There were both meat and vegetarian dishes for dinner. Especially for people who had traveled long distances, it would be very satisfying to eat such delicious meals. Even the children ate a lot.
Mei Niang smiled and said, "Ping An, it's so comfortable to live here. My children and I don't want to leave. To be honest, there's really no place like Zhuangzi in the city."
"Mom, come here often if you like. The house here is always cleaned, and there are quilts and other things. Dad, mom, uncle, grandpa, I was thinking, when we move into the new house, should we invite everyone from the Sun family, Xiansheng's family, Fu An's family, and Hao's family to get together?"
Mei Niang said, "Of course, you can invite everyone you need. There are many people in the village, so you can bring them to help."
"Also, mother, I planted some winter vegetables on the farm. We have so many people to feed them. Please don't tell others about it when you gossip. But those vegetables are all over the mountain. You can hardly see them here."
Mei Niang waved her hands and said, "I know all this, just like the alcohol in Yong'an Manor, it's all secret. We're not stupid, so why would we tell anyone? More than a hundred people need to eat and need monthly wages, which is not a small amount."
Wan Changsheng nodded and said, "Ping An, your winter vegetables are far from the entrance of the village, and the children usually don't go there to play. We are all careful and usually don't bring guests there."
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