Chapter 103 I'm afraid there will be trouble again
"Daohua, tell me honestly, how much money can you actually make from this small business?"
"This... is hard to say. Let's do some calculations..."
"I know, I know, let me tell you, let me tell you!"
Xia Daohua and Linghua spoke at the same time.
Xia Daohua smiled, paused, and let Linghua, who wanted to be in the spotlight, speak.
Linghua suddenly became timid: "Oh, sister, why don't you just say it!"
Xia Daohua encouraged her, "It's okay, just tell me! If I say anything wrong or missed something, I'll add to it."
Linghua smiled happily, her big round eyes curved into two crescents, her little nose wrinkled, and her mouth curved into a small boat with pointed ends.
Linghua covered her mouth with her palm - she had recently started to grow teeth and had lost a front tooth, which she found a bit ugly, so whenever she laughed, she couldn't help but raise her little hand to cover her mouth.
After a while, seeing that everyone was waiting for her quietly, Linghua put down her hands and seriously reported their costs and profits to Xia Youtian and Jiang.
The more Xia Youtian and Jiang listened, the wider their eyes widened and their breathing became more rapid.
Jiang's expression was still a little angry, but Xia Youtian was smiling.
When Linghua finished speaking and looked at her expectantly, Xia Daohua smiled and nodded at her, then turned her gaze to Xia Youtian and Jiang:
"Ryoka said it very well."
Jiang still maintained an angry expression:
"Xia Daohua, you are actually hiding something from your mother! Where did you hide all that silver? Did you put it behind the firewood pile and your second aunt picked it up?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said:
"How can that be? No one can find the things I hide except myself.
"The last time the official in black came, he gave me the gold that was given to our family. Didn't I hide it? You've been looking for it for so long, have you found it?"
Jiang was choked by Xia Daohua and glared at her angrily: "How dare you say that!"
Xia Daohua smiled and was not angry at all: "I know how to hide things, and that's a skill. Why don't you have the face to say it?"
Xia Youtian spoke up in time, interrupting the endless cycle of the two mothers: "Okay, Daohua, stop talking, and don't just make your mother angry!"
However, Xia Youtian's words were very serious, but he still had a smile on his face. His face was almost full of elation and rosy.
That’s right, don’t you see how hard-working these kids are?
After Daohua fell and broke her head, she actually got some enlightenment!
Of course, it could also be that her gluttony was aroused.
Otherwise, how come all of her skills are related to food? She came up with these money-making ideas, which were inseparable from the new and fresh food...
Xia Youtian was proud of Xia Daohua, but also a little puzzled.
Beiguan Village has a large area of land and a small population, so everyone lives a pretty good life.
The Xia family was considered a middle-class family. Maybe even a little above the middle class. In terms of food, clothing, shelter and transportation, they were not very good, but at least they were able to get enough food and clothing.
But the Xia family doesn’t usually prepare so many fresh foods.
He really couldn't understand why someone would be willing to spend so much money just to eat something new and different?
Could it be that their silver was actually blown away by the wind?
However, despite his confusion, Xia Youtian still realized the benefits of this business faster than Jiang.
He quickly made a decision:
“This is something the kids did well.
Wife, although farm work is important, how much money can we earn in a year? We pay taxes on grain and sell it to grain merchants, so there is nothing left for us.
How can it be comfortable to do this?
It's just business, some people make money and some people lose money.
We may not always make money, nor may we always have business to do.
As for the money that is now delivered to our doorstep, there is absolutely no reason for us to push it away!
Since the children need our help, we have to help no matter how hard it is!
But we still can’t abandon this part of the field.”
Xia Youtian became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice was trembling even a little bit, which he himself did not notice:
"How about this. You put your housework aside for now and focus on the children. I'll work hard in the fields and cultivate our land. When I have free time, I'll help you and the children."
Jiang always obeyed Xia Youtian's orders. Although she was still a little hesitant at this time, since Xia Youtian had spoken and made the decision, she would not go against Xia Youtian's wishes even if she had different opinions.
Xia Daohua winked at Wu Lang, and Wu Lang decisively took the blame from his sister:
"Dad, Mom, there is one more thing..."
"Wulang, you speak." Jiang was always very kind and patient when dealing with Wulang.
"Hey, can you please not tell anyone about the money we made? Don't tell my grandparents, my grandmother's family, or my aunts and uncles, don't tell them at all."
Xia Youtian and Jiang looked at each other, smiled and nodded, neither of them expressed any objection.
Jiang also praised Wulang for his thoughtfulness.
Xia Daohua, Lihua and Linghua exchanged glances with each other and smiled with their lips pursed.
If Xia Daohua said the same thing, it would not have the same effect. But if Wu Lang said it, all of Jiang's concerns and objections would disappear.
The couple knew clearly that after the separation, there wouldn't be much difference in everyone's life.
But after Daohua went into the mountains several times, his family became wealthy.
Later, the old man dealt with the wolves, and Jiang was also worried, so Xia Daohua rarely went into the mountains again.
A large part of this extra income has been lost.
Later, the children made bamboo tube rice and ran to the town to set up a stall.
Jiang has always been somewhat opposed.
She always felt that the town was unsafe, with carriages and horses rushing around recklessly, ruffians roaming around everywhere, and the police officers were in cahoots with the ruffians. If Lihua and the others suffered any harm in the town, it would be too late to regret it.
However, Daohua and the others kept nagging Xia Youtian, and Wulang also put in a lot of effort in front of Jiang, and finally the stall was managed.
Faced with the little income they had reported before, Jiang did a rough calculation and felt that it would not make much difference whether they handed it over to the government or not.
So he turned a blind eye and did not collect the money they earned.
Other families also knew that a few kids had set up a small stall in the town, but they didn't take it seriously.
I never expected that these kids were so cunning that the income they reported was not the real situation.
Such important information naturally cannot be leaked to others.
Even telling it to the old couple would not be appropriate.
They were not afraid of being targeted by the old couple, but they were afraid that if the old couple let the secret slip and the other families - especially the first and second families - got to know about it, there would be another commotion.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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