Chapter 272 Relatives Visit
Xia Daohua searched for a long time before she found a line of small print in her account, explaining that the extra supermarket coins in her account were actually a one-time bonus - a reward for her to get energy suitable for upgrading the space - certain jade stones of special quality.
Xia Daohua smiled and shook her head. However, she became interested in jade products and became particularly fond of them.
She started visiting jade shops and jewelry stores, and went there diligently wherever there was a chance to see jade.
But judging from the reaction of the space, it seems that nothing suitable has been encountered.
Of course, it may also be that the space is full and does not need more energy for the time being, so it is indifferent to those top-grade jades?
As she went there so often, Xia Daohua felt embarrassed to not buy anything, so she bought some miscellaneous jade products, such as mutton-fat jade hairpins, green jade bracelets, topaz bracelets, etc.
Bits and pieces, over the course of several months, I did accumulate quite a bit.
Among them was a men's black jade hairpin, which Xia Daohua liked very much. She often wore men's clothes on weekdays, so she kept the hairpin with her and often wore it when she wore men's clothes.
As for other jade products, she only gave Jiang a pair of jade gourd-shaped earrings, gave Lihua a white jade pendant with flowing cloud patterns to hold the corner of her skirt, and gave Wulang a green jade plaque with a carp jumping over the dragon gate.
Linghua was still young, so Xia Daohua only gave her two tongcao flowers.
But Linghua liked it very much. She admired it happily for a long time, and then kept it away carefully, planning to take it out and wear it during the festivals.
Linghua felt contentedly that her tongcao flowers were much more beautiful than jade pendants.
The red brick workshop and cement workshop have both started to make profits, which was beyond Xia Daohua's expectations. She had originally prepared for losses for more than half a year.
I didn’t expect that I would have made my investment back after just two or three months of operation.
Eunuch Wei's people and Wang's people restrained each other. Eunuch Wei's subordinates were very good at managing people, and the manager sent by Wang was very good at accounting. The two workshops ran in an orderly manner, and Xia Daohua was happy to let go.
As her business grew, her life became less busy than it was at the beginning.
Just at this time, Wu's family also arrived.
They set out less than twenty days later than Jiang's family, and arrived in Jixiang County several months late.
Moreover, when the Jiang family arrived, their luggage was all there and they didn't spend too much money. Although everyone was dusty and exhausted, that was only due to the long journey and they didn't suffer any real loss.
The Wu family was reluctant to leave their belongings behind, so they took almost everything they could. However, they encountered several dangerous situations along the way and had to abandon most of them.
The Wu family members standing in front of the Xia family at this time were all in tattered clothes, with dark faces, skinny bodies, and the shoes on their feet had long been thrown away.
In order to save money, the Jiang family stayed in an inn for a few days when they first arrived in Jixiang County. However, the Wu family could not even afford to stay in an inn and had to sleep in the open air.
To be honest, it was a miracle that they could reach Jixiang County safely.
Mrs. Wu burst into tears out of heartache.
When the Wu family saw Mrs. Wu crying, the tears they had been holding back for a long time burst out without stopping.
It's understandable to cry a little after surviving a disaster and meeting each other again after a long separation.
I don’t know if the Wu family was too excited, but the whole courtyard was suddenly filled with crying sounds that echoed through the sky. The landlord and several other tenants were alarmed and they all poked their heads over to see what was going on - the crying here was really too miserable.
If you don’t know, you might think it’s someone’s funeral.
She cried for more than half an hour.
Xia Daohua felt her feet a little sore, so she quietly retreated and took her younger aunt Xia Yujiao and older aunt Xia Xuejiao to discuss how to entertain the relatives.
The entire Wu family came, and they lost all their money and property on the way, but their lives were saved. When they cried enough, we had to find a place for them to stay and treat them to a meal.
Now Mrs. Wu was too busy crying to remember anything. As Mrs. Wu's elder and younger sisters-in-law, Xia Xuejiao and Xia Yujiao should have stepped forward at this time.
In fact, it would have been better if Zhou had come forward, but maybe because he was old and away from his hometown, Zhou had become sentimental.
At this moment, she was holding hands with Wu's mother and wiping tears together. Although she didn't cry very hard, it was quite rare for Zhou to do that.
If her words and actions had not been the same as usual, Xia Daohua would have been unable to help but wonder if Zhou had been suddenly kidnapped by someone.
Xia Xuejiao has a straightforward personality. Although she can understand the Wu family's feelings, she is still very impatient with this kind of funeral-like scene.
Seeing that Xia Daohua, his capable niece, had pulled him over to discuss how to entertain relatives, his mood suddenly turned from gloomy to sunny, and he felt a lot more relaxed.
Xia Yujiao has been working beside Xia Xuejiao for some time, and gradually she has been infected by her and become more generous.
After some discussion, a few people decided to make dumplings.
But considering that the Wu family had traveled a long distance and had not eaten well on the way, I was afraid that they would get sick from bloating, so I specially cooked a large pot of millet porridge to nourish their stomachs.
The dumplings were finally decided to be stuffed with cabbage, with only a small amount of meat and eggs, and two pieces of tofu were added to the filling.
The filling is mostly vegetarian, so even if the Wu family members are quite full, they generally won’t get sick from overeating.
However, just in case, Xia Daohua prepared two large boxes of hawthorn pills and yeast tablets, and also brewed a pot of hawthorn fruit tea.
If someone really gets full, they can rely on these digestive aids as an emergency measure.
Mrs. Wu called Lanhua and Juhua to boil water, and asked the Wu family to wash up thoroughly. Finally, their true appearance was revealed.
The Wu family members all look good, but they have suffered a lot these days and don’t look like adults.
After drinking some porridge and eating dumplings, the Wu family members finally calmed down. They all breathed a sigh of relief and were no longer as frightened as they were at the beginning.
After asking for details, Xia Daohua finally realized that the reason the Wu family was in such a predicament was because the rebels from Bohai County had once invaded Qingzhou County.
The government troops of Qingzhou County fought back, and although they drove away the rebels of Bohai County, the battle left many stragglers.
The road that was originally smooth has become difficult to travel on.
Some rebellious soldiers simply became bandits.
There were also some disorderly troops who would rob refugees fleeing famine or war. Some would not only rob them of their money, but also kill them.
The more powerful ones even want to recruit others and force refugees to rebel together.
The reason why the Wu family was in such a mess was that they encountered two gangs of bandits and three waves of insurgents on the road.
In order to protect their family, they had no choice but to give up all their money and property and run for their lives. At least they managed to save their entire family.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^ Love you guys, (づ￣ 3￣)づ.
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