At the same time, the caravan returned.
Seeing them, Su Tai couldn't help but have a headache again. When it starts to snow, it will be time for the seafood to appear. This year, Chen Yi definitely can't help her, so she has to do it herself.
Fortunately, with last year's experience, I can still accept it.
Su Tai was counting the money and dividing it in front of everyone, and casually asked about the affairs of the imperial capital.
Shen Dagou smiled brightly, "When we went there, my second sister's belly was already very obvious, and everyone in the Sixth Prince's Mansion looked after her like the apple of their eye.
Mr. Ma in our town has two concubines, but the Sixth Prince doesn't even have a new wife. My mother's words to comfort my second sister were all useless."
Su Tai was a little surprised, "The Sixth Prince doesn't even have a concubine?"
Shen Dagou nodded firmly, "I also found it strange, and asked Uncle Liu specifically. Uncle Liu said that the Sixth Prince was born with congenital deficiencies and had been weak and sickly since birth. The master of the Buddhist temple once said that he was suitable for retreating to Buddhism to cultivate his body and mind. The Empress was reluctant to let him go, so she kept him by her side to protect him, not allowing him to touch women, and often took him to recite scriptures and chant Buddhist scriptures.
This time the Sixth Prince married my second sister. The abbot of the Buddhist temple said that my second sister and the Sixth Prince were a match made in heaven. The Queen Mother meant that the Sixth Prince only needed someone who understood his feelings and didn’t need so many women. ”
Su Tai immediately gave a thumbs up. "It is said that a good birth is worse than a good fate. Look at our Tiantian. Wow. She is really amazing. Next time you go there, she should have given birth. You must prepare a generous gift."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Su Zhan drank a large bowl of hot ginger tea and sighed comfortably, "Sister, those things are easy to handle. All you need to do is get more seafood. What do you have this year?"
Su Tai glared at him unhappily, "How should I know! The caravan hasn't arrived yet! They have to wait until the weather freezes completely before they can come. Have you seen other merchants selling seafood in the imperial capital?"
"Really!" Su Chuan moved closer to Su Tai, "More than one company. I heard that several big trading companies worked together to go to Qiongzi and it seems that they really got a lot of goods, but the weather was not right and the goods could not be stored for that long. They sold them halfway and brought back some salted fish or dried seafood to the imperial capital. Naturally, the price was not that high. Overall, they still lost money.
But they refused to give up and said they would do the deal when the weather gets colder. Do you think our business will be affected?"
"No!" Su Tai said with certainty.
She knew the situation in Qiongzi. Those fishing boats still went out from her side. Perhaps they could really catch a lot of big goods, but the risks of crossing the ice field from Qiongzi back to Langya Kingdom in the middle of winter were not foreseeable to ordinary people. It would take at least ten days. By that time, their caravan would have set off for the imperial capital.
Since the other party cannot seize the initiative, it will naturally not affect their transactions.
Su Chuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "I believe you! We'll clean up in the next few days, and if you need our help, just let us know."
Su Tai divided the silver among them, and asked Su Chuan to deliver the village's share to the village chief's house.
When the villagers saw Su Chuan walking towards the village chief's house, they knew that they would have to distribute money again, and they all ran home happily.
Ye and Zhou's mother were working diligently in the wool processing workshop. The stove next to them was burning brightly, and there were five large pots cooking something on them. Two of the pots were placed on steamers, which contained freshly steamed meat buns and vegetarian buns in various flavors, including beef, mutton, pork, cabbage, sauerkraut, leek, and egg and vermicelli. You can choose whatever you want.
The third big pot contains mushroom and lean meat porridge. A bowl of it in this kind of weather can warm up your whole body.
The fourth big pot is used to boil milk tea. The rich aroma of milk and tea mixed together, filling the air with a rich fragrance.
There was hot water boiling in the last pot.
Everyone was working around the boiler and felt full of energy.
Ye and Zhou's mother could also have a meal here, saving a lot of food.
As for Zhou Ran and his two children, when the weather got cold, someone would go to the village school's kitchen every day to make a snack. It might be pancakes with hot soup, beef noodle soup, or a variety of steamed buns with milk tea. There was no repeat every day, and those snacks were enough for them.
"Mom, what do you want to eat later? Buns with porridge or milk tea?" Ye asked with a smile.
Mother Zhou said in high spirits, "I've tried the meat-filled buns these past few days. Wow, they taste really good. The buns in the capital can't compare to them. Let me try the vegetarian ones today. Let's have some egg vermicelli. I've never seen this before. And make me a bowl of milk tea. It's sweet and makes me feel good after drinking it."
Ye glanced at Zhou's mother, who looked much better, and nodded heavily.
At this moment, a woman ran in excitedly, "The caravan is back! Su Chuan went to the village chief's house, everyone hurry home to get your money bags, hurry up!"
"Right away, right away!" All the women working got up and ran out in a hurry, fearing that they would miss out and not get their share of the money if they were a step slower.
Ye and Zhou's mother looked at each other blankly.
Seeing that there were still a few people sitting steadily working in the workshop, he asked curiously, "Aren't you going?"
Mrs. Zhang said cheerfully, "I can't run, so I can't go! Anyway, the village chief has kept the accounts, so we just need to take the figures over to check, it's inevitable!"
Ye's mind suddenly changed, and she asked, "Is it the money from selling strawberry jam and wool sweaters?"
"Yes!" said Mrs. Zhang happily, "The villagers in the village rely on strawberry jam to save their fortunes. The woolen sweaters are the business of Shen Yi's family. We just earn some wages, but this wage is enough for our family to live on. The rest of the money will be saved to find a live-in son-in-law for my precious granddaughter in the future!"
"That's great! Your village is wealthy, so there must be a lot of sons-in-law who can live with your family!" Zhou's mother was full of envy, but regretted that they were not from Shenjiazhuang.
The woman next to Zhang Pozi said, "Aunt, if you ask me, your family is not bad now. It is not difficult to find a filial and virtuous daughter-in-law for Dalang. Although Shen Xi is a good child, she is not our own child after all, right?"
The joy on Mrs. Zhang's face faded a little, but she shook her head without hesitation, "It doesn't matter whether the child is her own or not, filial piety is the most important. My granddaughter treats me and her father very well. We can't be greedy. It's good enough now."
If it weren't for Shen Xi, his son wouldn't know how to get by! She wouldn't make trouble for no reason and break up a good family.
The woman curled her lips, thinking that Mrs. Zhang was old and confused, and didn't say anything else.
Ye and Zhou's mother lived in the village school, so they naturally knew Shen Xi.
He immediately praised: "Chen Xi is a really good child, smart, generous and polite. He always says that he wants to keep all the good things for his father and grandmother. It can be seen that he is really filial!"
"Isn't it? I said our Xiaoxi is the best!" Mrs. Zhang's face was full of smiles again. (End of this chapter)
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