When Grandma Yun saw that Grandpa Yun not only didn't agree with her but also belittled her, she pinched his waist hard and said, "You old geezer, you just don't care about your own daughter."
Old Man Yun cried out in pain and slapped Old Woman Yun's hand repeatedly. He only breathed a sigh of relief after she let go. "You old woman, let me ask you, did the young master try to find out what Xia-jie likes to do at home?"
"No."
"Did you inquire about what Xia-jie'er likes to eat? Did you secretly observe Xia-jie'er? Did you talk to her more?"
"No!"
Old Lady Yun remembered that he mentioned Ling-jie, but Ling-jie had never met that young master, so why would he have designs on Ling-jie? Maybe he was just asking casually.
"Then pinch me, and hurry up and rub it, or it'll get bruised tomorrow."
Old Lady Yun smiled to cover her embarrassment and then gently massaged her hands.
Old Man Yun was quite pleased, so he added, "At that young master's age, he's just beginning to experience romantic feelings. Whether he likes someone or not is written all over his face and on his lips. If he doesn't, you can rest assured, this matter won't work out."
Old Lady Yun felt somewhat relieved, but also felt it was a pity. Lu Yinghuai and Xia Jie'er were a good match in age, and the two of them were equally talented and beautiful. Moreover, Xia Jie'er liked doing business, so they were a perfect match. But... sigh, she didn't want to think about it. She still had Chun Jie'er to worry about.
The next morning, Yun Shenghua rushed to fetch a doctor. The doctor arrived in a hurry, and Yun Chu stood aside watching how he took her pulse, secretly trying to figure out the pressure he applied. Then she ran back into the house and picked up a medical book to study.
"The person is not seriously injured, but due to the lack of water and food for many days, his body is severely depleted and he is a bit weak. If you want him to recover quickly, feed him chicken soup; if it takes longer, feed him rice water. He will wake up naturally, so don't be afraid."
"Thank you for your trouble."
After paying the consultation fee, Yun Shenghua saw the doctor off and then drove his donkey cart to the trading company. Yun Ruoxia quickly followed. She had originally wanted to take Yun Ling with her to the Lu family trading company to sign the agreement, just in case there were some things she hadn't noticed. However, Yun Ling had to collect the last batch of honey before summer and also get royal jelly, so she couldn't spare the time.
Lu Yinghuai didn't see Yun Ling, and there was an indescribable sense of loss in his eyes. He should have turned back yesterday and just seen her once, just once. But once he saw her, did he really just want to see her once and say nothing? He couldn't say for sure.
The conversation was naturally left to Uncle Cao. Uncle Cao didn't know what was wrong with his young master. Yesterday he was reluctant to leave and wanted to turn back to see them, but now that they were here, he couldn't muster any enthusiasm. It was really something.
Uncle Cao took the pre-drafted agreement and greeted Yun Ruoxia with a smile as she sat down. "Second Madam, our young master has divided the quantity into three grades: thirty catties a year, twenty catties a year, and ten catties a year. Of course, this quantity will change as you expand your breeding scale."
"Now, if you supply us with ten catties of royal jelly a year, you will receive an extra five points as a reward. These five points are based on the price you sell the royal jelly at. To put it simply, you get two hundred guan for one catty of royal jelly, so ten catties would be two thousand guan, and five points would be one hundred guan."
Yun Ruoxia's heart was pounding. She hadn't yet recovered from the price of royal jelly at 200 guan per jin, and now they were saying there would be a reward of 100 guan. She was very glad that she was sitting down, otherwise she would definitely have collapsed.
"But if the bees produce 20 jin (10 kg) of royal jelly in a year, they will receive an extra 8 points as a bonus. If they produce 30 jin (15 kg), they will receive 10 points. I wonder if this would encourage the bees to produce royal jelly more efficiently?"
Yun Ruoxia nodded blankly. Let alone the bee colony producing honey, she would want to produce honey herself if she could.
"If Second Aunt thinks there's no problem, sign here or put your thumbprint. Our agreement will then be in effect. You previously sent two catties of royal jelly, so I'll exchange this four hundred strings for coins. As for the winter honey, spring honey, and dried black fungus, I'll settle for copper coins directly. Is that alright?"
"That's fine, of course it's fine, thank you Uncle Cao."
When Yun Ruoxia left the Lu Family Trading Company, her legs were still weak. Four hundred strings of cash! That was a full four hundred strings of cash, enough for her family to buy a large house in the county town and live a comfortable life.
When she returned to the Fu family business, she was so preoccupied with what to do with the money that she didn't even notice when Yun Da and Liu Shi carried the large round barrel past her.
Back home, Yun Ruoxia shook out all the copper coins she had obtained, which made the whole family's eyes pop out. Except for Yun Shenghua, no one else in the family had ever seen copper coins before. Yun's mother hugged Yun Ling tightly, saying, "Father, Father, God bless our third family!"
Yun Ruoxia moved four banknotes in front of Zhang Shi, saying, "Sister-in-law, hide them well. You'll have money to buy houses, fields, and land in the future." She moved most of the other copper coins in front of Yun Ling, according to the agreement with Yun Ling to split the money, and kept the rest for herself as a small reward.
Zhang's hands were trembling when she picked up the paper money. She had no appetite and was only thinking about where to hide the money.
**
If this money were given to Liu, she would not hesitate to take out 280 strings of cash to return to the temple to fill this bottomless debt. Then she would use the rest to find her two grandsons and repair the house. She thought about it carefully and realized that this was exactly how it was originally.
At first, the house was fine, and her grandson was still alive. Life was tough, but there were no debts she couldn't pay off. Now, thanks to the third branch of the family, she's ended up in such a miserable state. She'll make them pay sooner or later!
With this belief, Liu and Yun encouraged each other and headed into the deep mountains. Sure enough, they found a beehive and even found two of them.
Yun was very excited. Looking at the beehive, he seemed to see countless copper coins beckoning to him. He rushed over, but if he had to climb up, his old bones would not be able to withstand the strain. If he fell from the tree, wouldn't that be a loss?
"You go ahead! But be careful not to get stung by the bees."
"Me?" Liu couldn't believe it. How could she climb a tree, especially such a tall one? She was an old woman; if she fell, her back would break.
"If it wasn't you, then it was me. I twisted my back last time, and it still hurts."
"Master, let's use bamboo to poke the beehive down, then cover it with a blanket. The bees won't be able to see it, so they won't be able to sting us."
Yun Da thought it was a good idea. He had originally intended to get the honey from the beehive. As long as he could get the honey without getting stung, he didn't care about the bees' lives. So he quickly told Liu to run home to get the quilt, while he went to cut bamboo.
Liu was naturally happy to see that she didn't have to climb the tree. She quickly ran home to get two quilts and had Yun Xiaosan and Yun Xiaosi take them up the mountain. She pretended to be lame and stayed home to rest while waiting for Yun Da to bring back the honey.
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