Tai Yongning held his sister in his arms, said hello to his grandfather, and went to the east room to pack up his books and daily necessities.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue immediately ran to help like two little followers.
Old Master Tai recognized the origin of the bunch of silver flower fruits and thought of Chen Ruiyang. He said to Tai Jiye and Tai Yongan in the same room, "When I came back, I ran into Manager Qian, the manager of the caravan you went with to the south."
"Ah, Manager Qian is here again?" Tai Jiye exclaimed in surprise and joy, "Did Dad talk to him? Manager Qian helped us a lot on the road back then. I'm going to treat him well this time!"
Tai Yongan also asked, "Grandpa, is Manager Qian leading the caravan, or are they the same guards as before?"
Old Master Tai glared at his children and grandchildren, puffed on his pipe twice, and then said, "Manager Qian wanted to buy more of our cashmere clothes and trousers, and was asking the guy at the pastry shop about our family. I happened to run into him. I asked about Ruiyang and then made an appointment with him to meet at the pastry shop tomorrow."
Tai Yongan immediately rushed to his grandfather and asked, "Grandpa, has Ruiyang returned home? Manager Qian said he would send Ruiyang home. How is he? Is his father treating him well?"
Tai Jiye also stretched his neck waiting for the answer. He had to abandon Ruiyang at the beginning, and he felt guilty. Occasionally, he would dream that the child was lost, and he would break out in a cold sweat.
Seeing his children and grandchildren like this, Old Master Tai snorted coldly and replied, "Manager Qian said that he saw Ruiyang enter the house with his own eyes, and he even stayed an extra night. Ruiyang was not kicked out, so he must have stayed successfully."
Tai Jiye and Tai Yongan both breathed a sigh of relief and then became happy.
"I told you, Ruiyang is a smart kid. He knows what's going on and will definitely find his dad!" Tai Yongan practically danced with joy, shouting, "When I go south, I'll definitely go see him."
Tai Jiye also nodded, "That's for sure. As long as he still recognizes us, we can't cut off contact."
After saying this, he suddenly remembered that Manager Qian wanted to buy cashmere clothes, and immediately changed the subject, "Dad, do you know where Manager Qian is staying? I'm going to the city right now!"
Tai Yongan was also eager to try and wanted to follow.
Old Master Tai quickly stopped them, saying, "It's almost dark now. You won't be able to enter the city even if you rush. Besides, we can't rush into business. People will think our cashmere clothes and trousers are unsalable. How can we negotiate the price then? Just stay at home and sleep quietly. Tomorrow morning, we'll still have time to enter the city together."
Tai Jiye and Tai Yongan also knew that they were too impatient, so they smiled and tried to please the old man.
"Dad, you're right."
"Grandpa is the best!"
Old Master Tai couldn't bear to look at these two idiots, so he got up and went to the east room to look for his fat granddaughter.
Why does it make people feel so comfortable and happy when the fat granddaughter says the same words?
Because they were packing their luggage, it was late at night before the family had dinner. Of course, they had to give Yongning some more instructions.
After finally getting some rest, the whole family didn’t sleep well.
I was worried that Tai Yongning wouldn't be used to living and eating in the city, and I was afraid he'd be bullied. I also felt bad about not being able to see him every day...
By the time the sky was turning pale, the chicks the family had bought earlier had grown up and were crowing in tender voices. The Tai family members all got up with dark circles under their eyes.
Liu Dongniang and Yang Lihua personally cooked red date and white rice porridge, steamed buns, fried two dishes, and steamed two bowls of egg custard.
Needless to say, one bowl of egg custard is Zhuzhu's and the other is Yongning's!
Yongning wanted to refuse and give the egg custard to his grandfather or brothers, but Liu Dongniang stopped him and advised, "Yongning, hurry up and eat it while it's hot. You're going to the city soon, and it will probably take ten days or half a month for you to come back. I don't have time to make you dumplings this morning, so I can only steam an extra bowl of egg custard for you."
Grandpa Tai also said, "We are at home and can eat it anytime. Your aunt steamed it for you, so just eat it. Eat well and study hard!"
Tai Yongning had no choice but to eat it, but he still gave a spoonful to each of his two younger brothers.
Unfortunately, Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were not interested in eating at the moment. They were eagerly looking forward to their uncle taking them into the city to discuss business.
Tai Jiye didn't say anything, but the old man couldn't stand it anymore and scolded him with a smile, "Eat well, and if you want to go to the city, follow me. Just treat it as a way to get familiar with the door of the new courtyard, so that you won't be lost in the future!"
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue immediately became happy, and then Zhuzhu held the bowl and went to her grandfather's arms...
After the meal, everyone quickly harnessed the carts and loaded firewood and luggage. Uncle Tai San also brought Yongfeng over, as well as Tai Jisheng and his wife, Tai Jicai, and of course the villagers who came to join in the fun.
"Sixth Uncle, I heard that Yongning will be going to the city to study in the future?"
"Yongning is amazing! If he becomes the top scorer in the imperial examination, it will bring honor to our clan!"
"Yes, Yongning has made great progress, don't forget everyone!"
Uncle Tai San was afraid that Yongning would be under too much pressure, so he shouted loudly to the villagers.
"If you can speak, say more. If you can't, just shut up! The child has just started learning, and you can't help him, but you are already trying to take advantage of him! From now on, be honest and think more about what you do!
"If Yongning wants to take the imperial examination or become an official, someone from the imperial court will come to investigate. I heard that if you fellow clansmen do something bad, you will implicate Yongning!"
Everyone shrank their necks, laughed and didn't dare to say anything.
Old Master Tai once again came out to cooperate with his elder brother, smiling and greeting everyone, "It's not as serious as Third Brother said, but we are of the same clan. We share the same glory and the same disgrace. If Yongning really makes it in the future, he will definitely not forget to support his clansmen. However, if our clansmen make a big mistake, some people will use this to cause trouble for Yongning.
"However, this is all for the future. Let's just live our lives well and never worry about being schemed against by outsiders, right?
"The third brother is also going into the city to discuss business today. We may have to go to the grassland in a while. Everyone should take care of the household chores. Then we can leave at any time without any delay."
The villagers immediately stood up like crops after rain.
"Sixth Uncle, Sixth Uncle! Is it my turn to go to the grassland this time?"
"And me, and me too! I went with you last time and I know everything! Third Brother must take me with him again!"
For a moment, the area in front of Tai's courtyard was as lively as a market.
After finally getting out of the village, everyone in the Tai family breathed a sigh of relief.
Tai Jizu cracked his whip, and Zhuzhu, who was sitting in her grandfather's arms, followed suit with a baby voice, "Go!"
Everyone laughed and ran towards the city and their new life in the morning breeze!
In the Min family shop, Manager Qian had been waiting for quite some time.
He inconspicuously asked some people last night, and it seemed that the Tai family's cashmere clothes were not famous here yet, at least no one in the city had heard of them.
He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he didn't slack off and arrived early to take the lead!
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