"You don't take the coarse cloth?"
"There are many people in Pengdong Manor, so let's keep the coarse cloth at the other end." She looked at her sisters-in-law Wangzu and Dujuan who were helping. "Brother Wangzu, sisters-in-law, come over and pick one each. The family is grateful to you."
Du Juan waved her hand and said, "We, we don't want it. We've already been paid, why should we take anything else?"
Wangzu also shook his head and said no.
"Pick your choice. Pick the color you like. Today everyone who sees it gets a share."
"Chunxiao asked you to pick, so hurry up and pick. Do you want me to pick one for you? I'm just afraid you won't like my taste."
The three of them happily picked one each.
"Sisters-in-law, besides picking out the ones you like, you can also pick out a few for the people in the farm so that everyone can make two sets."
In the end, Tian and Zhang picked out four horses for the people of Zhuangzi, and each picked out four horses for themselves. Chunxiao picked out two horses each for Zhou and Yan Bingfa.
Peng Dong originally had 14 pieces of good fine cloth and 31 pieces of coarse cloth left. With these cloths, they can all be used.
She decided to keep 100 pieces of fine cloth at home for future use, and take the rest back to Pengdong.
"It used to take years for my family to make a new dress, but now, we have more cloth than we can use up." Zhou touched the cloth in her hand and said, "I think the colors are all good. They are very good."
"Little sister, this southern boss is so generous. From what Shuwen said, he wants to please you. Maybe he deliberately picked some cloth that is neither good nor bad to give to you. I think these cloths are really good."
"Who cares what he's thinking? As long as we get the benefits, that's all that matters. Have you finished choosing? If you don't like it, change it quickly, or I'll put it away."
"You take it, we've picked it out."
Chunxiao saw two more boxes in the house yesterday. "Mom, you and Dad are really close. You packed two more boxes for me."
"You took that box away last time, so naturally I'll make you two more." Zhou helped her put the 100 bolts of cloth into the two boxes. "Two boxes are just right. I'll go to town tomorrow and buy two locks." The rest of the cloth was returned to the carriage.
Shufeng came back soon.
"The village meeting is over. How was it? Did many people respond?" Tian was curious.
"There are so many, we can't even squeeze in."
"What are you squeezing in for? Just to join in the fun."
"Grandma, I'm also a member of the village. I can participate, too. I paid 15 taels of silver."
"You kid, you're no better than the villagers for kicking your aunt. Are you stupid?"
"My aunt doesn't care about the little money I have. It's good to be with the villagers. It doesn't matter how much I earn, as long as I can make money."
"Shufeng, what you said is true. No matter how much, as long as it can make money, it can be invested." Chunxiao looked at Shufeng approvingly, but she leaned close to Shufeng's ear and said, "Shuwen wants to buy a farm, why don't you give him the money?"
"It will take a long time for him to buy it. I'd better earn some money first." The aunt and nephew whispered.
"So how many people are there and how much money do they have?"
Shufeng shook her head. "I don't know about that. Anyway, there are so many people. I found the villagers to be very interesting. When I paid them, they just looked at me and didn't move. But when I left, they were more active than ghosts. I think the head of the village couldn't even write down all the information. Anyway, I paid the money and left."
"Alright, alright, the work in the fields isn't done yet, stop talking nonsense and go help."
Chunxiao picked up a piece of fine cotton cloth and went to Cui's house, saying that it was a reward for Erniu's bravery, and expressed his gratitude to Cui. Cui was so happy that she almost cried.
The next day, Chunxiao took Shufeng and Bu to Lu Village.
As soon as they entered the area of the village, they saw large paddy fields. "Aunt, 100 acres of rice were planted outside this year, and the rest are wheat." Someone in the field had already seen them and was waving at them.
Chunxiao drove the carriage into the manor. Wang Shiwen was very happy. "Boss, you haven't been here for a long time."
"I'm going on a long journey and will have to leave again in a few days. Is everything okay, Zhuangzi?"
"It's fine. We've already stored all the soybeans from last year, but some died due to the snow at the end of the year. We harvested about 18,000 kilograms. I've kept a record of the harvest, but it's up to you to decide whether to sell them."
The grain wouldn't fetch much. "Let's keep it for now and eat it ourselves. If there's a high price, we'll sell it."
Wang Shiwen was stunned. "There were 5,000 kilograms of rice and more than 1,000 kilograms of wheat left in the warehouse. I thought these grains were valuable, so I asked them to mix them with soybeans for cooking. This way, we can keep some of the rice and wheat to send back to the owner."
"How about this, if I don't arrange for you to have enough food, you won't feel at ease. Send me 3,000 kilograms of rice, and you can find food for the rest. Just make sure it lasts until the autumn harvest. Don't be too hard on yourself, and take good care of the people for me. Shufeng, when the time comes, I'll put the food in my aunt's warehouse, and you can take whatever you want."
"I see, auntie. I told them not to eat watery meals every day. But Manager Wang always pretends to obey, but secretly disobeys. It seems your advice is still effective."
Wang Shiwen lowered his head and said, "Young Master, please don't blame me. This farm is meant to earn money for the owner. We are many people, and we eat whatever we eat, whether it's dry or sparse. Being able to eat enough is already a great blessing from heaven, and I dare not ask for more."
Shufeng curled her lips at Chunxiao and said, "Aunt, you can speak for yourself."
Chunxiao smiled. "Okay, now that we have food, you should listen to the young master. So, I'll set a rule for you: two days of liquid food and one day of dry food. You can get more rice, but you have to eat enough. Meat is served once every two weeks, and each person has a half-pound share. Keep a good account, because I want to see it."
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