At the gate of Tai's house, Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang were talking to a man who looked like a manager, and there were also villagers who had rushed over after hearing the news.
As Mr. Tai and the others stepped forward, Yang Lihua quickly said, "Dad, these are the grain shop owners from the city. They said someone ordered a lot of grain for our family."
When the grain shop owner saw the real owner, he quickly bowed to the old man.
"I hope you're well, Mr. Tai. I'm from Wu's Grain Shop in the city. Yesterday, someone bought fifty bags of rice and fifty bags of fine noodles from us, along with some other sundries. We're sending them to you today."
"The buyer has already paid. We can't take these things back. So... should we unload the rice quickly?"
Old Master Tai frowned, thought about it carefully, and guessed a little.
He hesitated for a moment and called to the villagers, "Please help unload the grain. We'll talk later."
The villagers were very obedient, and the carts full of grain were so attractive. As we unloaded the bags one by one, they were so heavy that even though we didn't eat them, we felt at ease.
The grain store owner felt more at ease than the villagers when he saw the empty carriage.
Since the goods were delivered, he could be said to have earned the money safely!
He quickly said goodbye, smiling and saying a lot of nice things.
As soon as the carriage left the village, the old man called out to a villager, "Go to the stable and bring Ruiyang back!"
The villagers ran away in response and soon came back carrying Chen Ruiyang on their backs.
Chen Ruiyang was still holding the brush in his hand, and was obviously brushing the pony's hair, when he was "directly robbed"!
He looked at everyone in confusion, not understanding what was going on.
Yang Lihua, fearing she would frighten the child, stepped forward to straighten his disheveled clothes and asked, "Ruiyang, the owner of a grain store suddenly came to our house and gave us a lot of rice and flour. Think carefully, was this arranged by your uncle?"
Chen Ruiyang was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Yes, yes! I forgot about this!"
He stepped forward and stood beside the old man, saying, "Grandpa, my uncle said last night that he's very grateful for everyone's care for me. He said that while he's away from home, I need to stay with you. So he bought some food and asked you to help distribute it to the village. Each family will get a bag of white rice and a bag of fine noodles. The rest will be ours."
The old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and patted the brat's head, "You little brat, you can forget such an important thing!"
Chen Ruiyang chuckled and quickly apologized, "I sent my uncle off this morning and then went to see Xiao Ma. I didn't think about it!"
The old man was completely relieved and said to Uncle Tai San and the villagers, "This is a kind gesture from Uncle Ruiyang. Don't refuse it. Each family should take a bag of rice and a bag of fine noodles back home quickly."
From now on, when this kid is in the village, please take good care of him, and it won't be in vain that he eats his uncle's rice!"
Third Master Tai also smiled and responded, "Uncle Ruiyang is just being polite. We all treat Ruiyang as our own child. Even if he doesn't buy rice and grain, we will still be nice to Ruiyang."
"They're polite! Let's move our things back!" the old man instructed. "Everyone, eat, but watch your mouths and don't gossip."
Everyone was already grinning from ear to ear, and responded loudly.
Although life in the village is better now, people can only afford to eat sorghum rice, and white rice and fine noodles are still rare on the table.
Now, thanks to Chen Ruiyang, a bag of white rice and a bag of fine noodles are enough for the whole family to eat for two months.
Autumn will arrive in two months, and the corn harvest will be abundant, which can be exchanged for more food...
People started carrying rice and flour home, and people started coming to collect them after hearing the news. Most of them were the family members and children who came to watch the fun. Everyone was smiling, as if it was Chinese New Year.
And for many days after that, Chen Ruiyang would receive meals from various families, including rice, chicken stewed with mushrooms, dumplings, buns and steamed buns.
Occasionally, by chance, two families would deliver food together, and the Tai family, young and old, would also eat together.
After all, the weather is hot and it will easily spoil if not eaten in time.
Well, it is always mutual. One party is grateful and the other party is willing to give back. This is the basis of harmony and beauty.
Of course, this is all in the past.
At this moment, Chen Ruiyang took advantage of the chaos and pulled his stepmother into the house.
He quietly took out a box, which was filled with silver bills. The denominations were not large, only twenty taels each, but the total amount was as much as one thousand taels.
Yang Lihua was startled and asked in a low voice, "Where did you get so much money, kid?"
Chen Ruiyang shoved the box over and replied with a grin, "Mom, this is what my uncle gave me last night. Although he lived in my house before, he was worried that my father would come back suddenly and would not feel comfortable living there. So, he bought an extra small courtyard in the city and put most of his family fortune there.
"Although my house was on fire, his wealth was not damaged. He said he was going south this time and didn't know how long he would be back. He asked me to give all these banknotes to you so that my family can spend them without worry."
"Your uncle is really..." Yang Lihua wanted to say that Chen Zhao was too polite, but if she put herself in his shoes, if she gave Zhuzhu to someone else to raise, she would definitely want to prepare everything for her, including food, clothing, and other necessities, in order to feel at ease.
She sighed softly and put away the box. "You are still young, it is really not easy for you to keep so much money. Your stepmother will keep it for you, and you can return it to your uncle when he comes back."
"Mom, this is what my uncle gave us!" Chen Ruiyang said anxiously, "It's for buying food and daily necessities for the family, and for buying jewelry and clothes for Zhuzhu..."
Yang Lihua smiled and rubbed his hair, comforting him, "Okay, okay, I know. For now, life is good at home, so we don't need this money. But stepmother promises that if the family needs it, she will definitely give it to them."
Chen Ruiyang had no choice but to compromise.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Mother, please give me ten taels of silver. I'll take Sister Zhuzhu to the city in a few days to buy some delicious food!"
Unfortunately, Yang Lihua immediately saw through his little trick and scolded him, "Don't play tricks on me! Ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live on for a year. How can you spend so much just for a trip to the city? I'll give you copper coins whenever you go!"
"Also, you've neglected your studies for a few months now. Start picking them up these days. If there's anything you don't understand, ask your second brother when he comes back.
"Don't even mention that you want to do business in the future. No matter what you do, you must be literate. It's always good to read and understand things. Don't be lazy!"
Chen Ruiyang was completely discouraged. He failed to extort money, but instead got more work to do in studying.
I'm afraid I won't have so much free time to spend with Xiao Ma in the future...
Yang Lihua doesn't care about him. Children must be disciplined and not indulged. Otherwise, it is not loving him, but harming him!
In a blink of an eye, another three or five days passed and the village returned to peace and tranquility.
Early in the morning, all the young and old men in the village, even the naughty boys, gathered at the village entrance and were taught by He Shan, Hengqi and others. Each of them had a wooden sword and tried hard to learn simple and effective moves such as chopping.
During the day, they were busy with farm work, and at night, they patrolled the fields to ensure that the crops were not eaten by greedy beasts...
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