Yunling sneezed!
She must have caught a cold from playing in the snow earlier. She quickly picked up the ginger soup that Zhang had brought and drank it all in one gulp. Although they didn't go to the county town to see the lanterns, playing hide-and-seek in the snow was still quite an experience.
After the New Year, the family got busy with their own things again, and Yunling started her beekeeping business. She first took out the foundation she had stored and put it on the honeycomb frames. After the spring, she took beeswax up the mountain to attract bees.
The bee-attracting boxes she placed before the Lunar New Year are still there, but the bees inside have either died or left, which is normal. She didn't manage to attract a queen bee at the time, so why would the other bees stay? Besides, ordinary bees only live for one to two months. Without a queen bee to lay eggs, there are no larvae, so the boxes are naturally empty.
Yunling was not discouraged. Now was the perfect time, with flowers in full bloom. She gently pried up the dried-out comb, discarded it, and replaced it with fresh beeswax.
After covering the wooden lid, Yunling repeated the previous action, lighting the beeswax, smearing it on the nearby rocks and leaves, and then using her supernatural ability to blow the fragrance far away.
After three days, the wooden cover was lifted again, and countless bees were stuck to the beeswax. Yunling noticed that a slightly larger bee with a longer tail was mixed in with the beeswax. She was delighted and immediately took out a black cloth bee-catching cover and covered the beeswax with it.
"Ling-jie, you think you can catch bees like that?"
According to Yun Ruoxia's idea, she should take the bee trap back so that she could catch the bees in the trap and put them into the beehives.
While checking on the bees, Yunling replied, "Aunt, what would you do if someone kidnapped Grandma?"
"What else can we do? Go find them."
Yunling tilted her head and chuckled, "That's right, if I catch their queen bee, won't the other bees follow?"
Yun Ruoxia's eyes lit up; she had learned something new! She wanted to see what the queen bee looked like, but now wasn't the time. She would have to ask Yun Ling about it next time.
In no time, Yunling had collected all the bees in the hive. She covered it with the wooden lid, tied the opening of the bee collection cage, and then went down the mountain to go home and release the bees.
After placing the bees into the hive, Yunling didn't dare to be careless. She boiled some honey water to calm the bees down and kept a close eye on them.
Before the queen bee lays eggs, Yunling has to stimulate the worker bees to build comb by feeding them; otherwise, once they are released, they won't even return to collect pollen or honey, let alone be seen.
However, she didn't put all her attention on this. She also took the time to touch the seeds for seedling cultivation and picked black fungus with Yun Ruoxia to dry in the yard. However, the matter of selling it to Lu Family Trading Company after drying was none of her business.
Three days later, Yunling took the bee-collecting cages up the mountain to collect the second wave of bees, while Yun Ruoxia took mushrooms and dried black fungus and followed Yun Shenghua out of the city.
The two were both happy, but Lu Yinghuai, who had deliberately dressed nicely, was somewhat distressed. Why couldn't they come together to do something as important as selling black fungus? Didn't she even think about the person who owed her twenty strings of cash? Didn't she even consider looking for him? Please, they had been through thick and thin together, how could she be so heartless!
Although Lu Yinghuai was grumbling in his heart, he still maintained a gentle smile that no one could find fault with. "Did you come alone again?"
Yun Ruoxia was caught off guard by the question. Didn't she come alone last time? But since this person was the young master, she could only smile and nod in agreement.
Uncle Cao, who was standing to the side, smiled so much that his eyes almost narrowed into slits. "Second Aunt, you've finally arrived. Our young master has missed you terribly... he's been craving these dried black fungus."
Yun Ruoxia was stunned. Was dried black fungus really so easy to sell? It was truly a shame that her family didn't have enough space to raise it. If she had a large yard, she would definitely raise it in large quantities.
Seeing Yun Ruoxia's expression, Uncle Cao knew she hadn't understood his hint. This simpleton was probably still blaming herself for not planting enough.
In fact, not only Yun Ruoxia thought so, but Lu Yinghuai also thought so. It must be because they didn't raise enough black fungus, which is why one of them came out alone.
"What other pets do you keep at home?"
Lu Yinghuai had already asked this question, but he couldn't help asking it again.
Yun Ruoxia replied, "I started raising bees this year, and I'm looking forward to eating honey soon."
"Really? Then we have to try this first batch of honey."
Seeing Lu Yinghuai's worthless appearance, Uncle Cao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Many beekeepers supplied them with honey; others had only just started beekeeping, yet he was so eager. But it was alright, honey, honey, a happy marriage, and blissful contentment, so he tried to salvage the situation:
"Young Master means that the dried black fungus you raise is of high quality, and I imagine the honey is also of good quality. We also want to sell good products to retain dignitaries, which is why we are in such a hurry. Please don't take offense, Second Madam."
"No, no, I should thank you all."
Yun Ruoxia cherished their kindness in knowing how to appreciate honey, and if she ever produced any honey, she would definitely send them some to try.
The three stood together, each with their own thoughts, just like on the day of rice planting, when Grandpa Yun and the others went to the fields, Yun Ruoxia went to the city, Yun Ling looked after the bees, and Yun Chu practiced calligraphy—each busy with their own tasks.
This year, the eldest son's family has been idle. They don't focus on farm work; instead, they're thinking about making a fortune by doing business with Yun Er.
This was their third visit this year. The whole family wore any clothes they had that weren't torn, trying to look as presentable as possible so as not to embarrass themselves.
After the first two negotiations, they received another twenty strings of cash from Yun Er and a promise that Yun Er would take them into business. They planned to pay off their debt to the temple first, then move their entire family to the city to become wealthy and powerful.
They wouldn't do such despicable manual labor as farming or hunting. They wanted to ride in horse-drawn carriages, live in nice houses, and show everyone in the village that their main house was the most blessed.
However, when they arrived at Yun Er's house, the neighbors told them that Yun Er had already taken his family and left two days ago!
For them, the news was like a bolt from the blue. They asked several households, but none of them knew where Yun Er's family had moved to. They felt as if the sky was about to fall.
Without Yun Er, where can they throw money around and demand more? How long will it take for the temple to pay its debts?
"Dad, this house still belongs to Second Uncle, right? Why don't we..."
Yun Dazhuang is right. The people are gone, but the house is still there. If they can move in, it will be much more convenient for them to work in the city. Besides, he and Yun Er are brothers, so what belongs to Yun Er is his.
Thinking about it this way, Yun Dayue felt it was only natural, so he completely regarded himself as the owner of the house and kicked open the door.
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