Chapter 587: The whole village is looking for a wife
While the four brothers and sisters were still doing winter training in the yard, their senior sister Yue was already sitting in front of the warm charcoal stove, enjoying the date cake baked by their master's grandfather for their master.
"My lady, it's freshly baked, so crispy and crunchy." Liu Ji pinched a piece of freshly baked date cake with his fingertips and handed it to Qin Yao's mouth.
Qin Yao had already eaten several pieces and was a little sick of it. She turned her head and motioned for him to take it away so as not to block her from reading the letter.
"Eat another bite." Liu Ji persisted, as if if Qin Yao ate one more bite, he would be able to become an immortal happily.
Qin Yao glanced at him suspiciously. Liu Ji's eyelashes fluttered like little brushes, and he said aggrievedly, "I worked so hard to bake it, and now it's just the right time to be crispy."
Qin Yao took a deep breath, lowered her head reluctantly and took a small bite, then immediately took Liu Ji's hand away, "No, eat it yourself!"
Liu Ji: "Okay."
He picked up the piece she pushed back, put it into his mouth naturally, and chewed it with big mouthfuls. He was visibly happy, and continued to hum a little tune he had learned from somewhere while baking other date cakes.
Seeing that Yin Le had finished the piece in her hand, he generously gave her another piece. He baked the rest and put them on a plate, and then took them to the children at home.
There was no way. Just because of his casual words, Li made so many date cakes. If he didn't finish them quickly, when his wife came to her senses, she would scold him again.
Qin Yao sniffed the sweet aroma of date cakes that filled the room, calmed herself down, and continued to read the letter Liu Fei had sent from the capital.
In the letter, Liu Fei said that he had completed the two tasks she assigned to him.
The endorsement fee has been successfully delivered to the Princess's Mansion, and the location of the Lady's Box counter store has also been reserved. Now all that's left is the store decoration.
In order not to delay the opening of the store, he will not come back during the New Year and asks Qin Yao to inform everyone in the old house so that his parents and brothers don't have to wait for him.
The payment for the 100 ladies' boxes that were newly sent to the capital has been delivered to the provincial capital by the cargo ship of the Fulong Trading Company. Manager Jiang Wen will personally deliver the money to Qin Yao soon.
At the end of the letter, Liu Fei said that he had left an extra 1,000 taels of silver in the capital for emergencies, and asked his third sister-in-law not to blame him for acting on his own.
Liu Ji came over at some point, and when he saw this sentence, his eyes widened. "Old Four, you are quite brave!"
I secretly raised my eyes to observe Qin Yao's expression. She was still smiling?
Liu Ji snorted quietly, but he didn't tell anyone who was feeling unbalanced!
After reading the letter, Qin Yao felt very relieved.
This kid Liu Fei is quite capable. It is not easy to complete the two tasks she assigned him.
If you fail to deliver the endorsement fee to the Princess's Mansion, not only will you not get the money, you may also lose your life.
Just trying to find a legitimate reason to give benefits to an important figure like the princess would waste the brain cells of countless advisers.
After thinking about it, Qin Yao asked Liu Ji to bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. She read to him to write a letter of encouragement and thanks to Liu Fei, telling the young man to go for it.
On the day the letter was delivered by the convoy, Jiang Wen came to deliver the silver.
Because Liu Fei had already deducted the endorsement fee that was to be sent to the Princess's Mansion, plus the one thousand taels that he had temporarily moved, Jiang Wen brought a total of five thousand five hundred taels of silver notes.
After deducting costs and various dividends, Qin Yao still had four thousand taels left.
All of a sudden, Qin Yao had accumulated 6,736 taels of silver.
He became the new nouveau riche in Kaiyang County overnight.
With so much money, anyone would have been dazzled and dizzy. Qin Yao still did not have much emotional fluctuation.
It was the end of the year and money was still waiting to be settled. Jiang Wen did not have much time to stay. After the money was delivered and he finalized matters related to the new products to be put on the counter, he only stayed for one night and left early the next morning.
As soon as Jiang Wen left, Qin Yao became busy. She had to give bonuses to the workers, distribute dividends to the villagers, pay taxes to the county town, and take care of the remaining official business that had accumulated in the village over the year.
When the land of this family was exchanged with that family, she not only had to testify on the spot, but also had to take the land deeds exchanged between the two families to the village head to register them in preparation for next year's taxation.
It's the end of the year and everyone is busy, so friction is inevitable and the village chief has to go and mediate.
Or maybe the couple in that family had a fight, and the old lady in this family took the wrong chicken from someone else's house, involving emotions and property. Qin Yao, the village chief, wished he could split the matter into two, acting as both a psychologist and a judge.
Qin Yao went out before dawn every day and came home after dark. Liu Ji didn't even know where she had breakfast and lunch. When it was time for dinner in the evening, she would go around the village looking for her wife, which became the greatest fun for the villagers during the New Year period.
When they saw Liu Ji still wandering around the village at night, the villagers would jokingly ask, "Mr. Juren, are you looking for your village chief to come home for dinner again?"
Liu Ji had a cold face and snorted arrogantly, not bothering to pay attention.
If they encountered someone who teased them too much, they would just pull out the sole of their shoe and hit them with it, so that they would realize that even if Liu Saner became a juren, he was still the same scoundrel, and they would shut up immediately.
"Then we'll discuss it after the New Year. Have a safe journey, Village Chief."
Qin Yao nodded. After leaving Liu Dafu's house, everything had been arranged. Thinking that she could sleep until she woke up naturally tomorrow, her steps became lighter.
It was already dark. Qin Yao had strong night vision, so she refused the lantern handed to her by Liu Dafu's family and walked towards home under the dim moonlight in the sky.
Suddenly, a bright orange light appeared in front of them, and Liu Ji's surprised voice said, "Madam, you are here. It took me so long to find you!"
Qin Yao frowned, "Didn't I tell you not to come? Why are you still here?"
"It's getting dark now and you're worried that you won't be able to see the way home clearly." Liu Ji cursed inwardly for being ungrateful, but he still honestly walked forward with the lantern in hand to light the way for her.
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows and said nothing more. The two of them walked towards home in silence.
Halfway through the walk, Liu Ji could no longer hold back and started talking about how his family was planning to celebrate the New Year this year and what they were going to buy at the market in a couple of days. He kept muttering to herself, not caring whether she listened or not, and just kept talking about his plans.
Qin Yao didn't feel annoyed. If she wanted to listen, she would listen. If she didn't want to listen, she would just look at the lights that were lit in the night.
When they reached the door of their home, Liu Ji asked Qin Yao, "Will both sides celebrate the New Year together this year?"
"It seems like we have been separated for all these years. I had nightmares recently. I suddenly thought that if my father passed away accidentally next year, I, as his son, would not let him enjoy a single day of happiness. I felt like a bit of a degenerate."
Liu Ji muttered: "It's all thanks to the old man who went against the crowd and spent his savings to send me to the academy. Although I didn't learn much, if it weren't for the old man's initiative, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Qin Yao stared at him for several seconds as if seeing a ghost, and after confirming that it was him, she taunted him, "I'm a little uncomfortable with your sudden filial piety."
Liu Ji blew out the lantern and hung it on the hook beside the gate. He looked back and lifted his hair in a self-righteous manner, "People always change~"
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