"Guess what I brought you?"
Chunxiao walked to the basket with the child in her arms, "Hey, you're giving me some money!"
"You've been gone for so long, and the money hasn't been settled yet. I'm just waiting for you to settle it."
"Let's put the money aside for now, Shuwen. Give them some of the gifts we bought on the road. Look at how much is piled up on my table."
Everyone went into the house together, "Aunt, my brother said you bought me clothes and rouge, is that true?" Shufeng looked at the things on the table.
"Hey, the clothes were chosen in a hurry. Everyone has one set. You can go back and try them on later to see if they fit. If they don't fit, alter them yourself. Shuwen knows whose clothes belong to whom."
"This dress is so beautiful." Zhang took a piece of clothing and looked at it. The collar and cuffs were decorated with flowers.
"Second sister-in-law, that one is Shuduo's, the light yellow one is Pan'er's, and the light green one is yours."
"This color is beautiful, and the style is beautiful too. My little sister is really thoughtful."
"Yes, my aunt picked these clothes very carefully. I even served as her model."
"model?"
"She even asked me to help her try on clothes. It's as troublesome as it can be." Shuwen picked up a piece of clothing and said, "This is mine. I forgot to take it away."
In the end, everyone received a piece of clothing, along with various small items Chunxiao had bought. Yunzhou's Master Sun had given them twenty rolls of fine cloth, which she also took from the carriage, letting each family choose three rolls. She also picked two rolls each for Zhou and Yan Bingfa.
"This cloth is really nice. Look at the color. I haven't seen it very often. It's really beautiful."
"Yes, it feels delicate."
"I'm bribing you in advance." Chunxiao smiled. "There are still a lot of scraps of cloth in my carriage, that is, defective cloth. You have to help me sort it out tomorrow. They are for the people in the manor. If there are good ones, we can use them ourselves." Chunxiao locked the remaining 10 pieces of good cloth into the box.
After the things were distributed, it was time to distribute the money. Zhou took Shufeng and several other children out. There were farmhands working in the fields outside the yard. The children were responsible for guarding the door, while Shuwen held Changxing and played in the yard.
Five months passed in a flash, and they had not divided the silver for six months. Chunxiao took a quick look at the monthly ledger and finally divided the silver. In six months, she received a total of 438 taels of silver, and her two brothers received more than 300 taels of silver.
She'd been on the road all month, wasting too much time. She'd have to go back to Pengdong in a few days. Tomorrow she'd go to the restaurant to settle the bill.
Everyone was very curious about Peng Dong. During the meal, they kept asking her about her and Shuwen's life. "It's a pity that there are so many things going on at home, otherwise I really want to go and see what it's like over there."
"Mom, it looks different from where we are. I can't tell you what's different. My aunt said it's vast."
"I heard from Shuwen that you borrowed 1,000 taels from us to build the manor? I'll pay you back after the harvest."
"Brother, I don't need the money, why are you so anxious?"
"Shu Wen said you bought one or two hundred people. My God, how much money and food would it cost to have so many people?"
"Mom, if I don't hire people, I still have to spend money every day to hire temporary workers. If you ask Shuwen, I spent one or two hundred taels on the temporary workers. This time, the local township government gave us a lot of help, saving us a lot of trouble."
"Building a farm is really not easy. Just our 200-plus acres cost over 2,000 taels, not to mention Chunxiao's farm." Dahe looked at her with a smile and raised an eyebrow. "Chunxiao, you've been hiding your wealth very well. How much have you saved?"
Chunxiao had already eaten her fill in the afternoon, so she just sat with everyone and ate some food. "Second brother, let's see the truth but not say it out loud. Let's make a fortune in silence."
Everyone laughed. "Don't bother trying to find out about your sister's family background. Just remember to follow her closely."
"I also have two villages. From now on in our Yanjia Village, Chunxiao is first, big brother is second, and I am third."
"Uncle, Wuzhong and I are second, you have to line up at the back." Yan Qi suddenly stood up, "Grandpa, don't you agree?"
Yan Bingfa laughed out loud, "That's right, you guys are second, let your father and second uncle stand aside."
"Little brat." Yan Dahe touched Yan Qi's head and handed him a chicken leg. "Eat more. You've lost a lot of weight after being out for a few days."
"Little sister, when will you return to Pengdong?"
"I'm afraid I won't be here for a few days. I'll have to go back after I've arranged things here. June and July are crucial times, and I'm a little worried about you not being around. I'll have to trouble my parents and sisters-in-law with the land here. I'm going to go to Lu Village tomorrow after I divide the cloth."
"Aunt, I'll go with you. I went back after Xiaoqi's accident, and I haven't been there for a while."
A few people were eating when the village head and his family came over. "We were eating. We went over there but couldn't find anyone, so we came here."
"We've finished eating, so we can sit and chat." Several people quickly brought stools for them to sit on. "Why are you here? Is my niece-in-law feeling better?"
"Okay, I'm glad the child is back." Wang smiled sheepishly. "I was just too anxious. This time, it's all thanks to your family," she said, pulling out a number of small jars from Yan Mingze's backpack. "Your family doesn't lack for anything these days, and I always thought I had to show my appreciation no matter what. Here are all the various pickles I made. You can try them for a change of pace. Other than that, I don't have anything else to offer as a token of my gratitude."
Zhou took her hand and said, "Niece-in-law, why are you so polite? We are all from the same village. Helping you is also helping ourselves."
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