"I think it's better this way. Big brother needs to worry about the two children this year, and I will go to Pengdong later."
As soon as Yan Dahe opened his mouth, everyone looked at him, "You're going? You have three young children at home. If you leave, you're going to let your daughter-in-law take care of them all by herself?"
"How could that be!" Yan Dahe smiled. "We're not braising meat anymore now, so I'll take them with me. Just like I told Chunxiao, we'll go sightseeing. Pengdong, I wanted to go there since I heard you talk about it last year. Now's the perfect time. I'll leave this place to big brother and stay there for a year or two. You can stay at home and spend more time with the people. I'll let big brother and the others teach me how to drive a carriage today."
"Did you think about this a long time ago or did you just think of it? It's not something you can do as you please." Zhou was afraid that he would have a seizure and change his mind in a couple of days.
"I just thought about it. I didn't know before that I didn't have to braise meat every day."
"Then you should go back and discuss it with your wife. Should your whole family go, or just the two of you? You have to think it over carefully."
"Then I'll go back and think about it." Yan Dahe looked at Zhang and smiled, "Let's go back and think about it."
"I'm going to the farm tomorrow to pick up Shufeng. Oh, by the way, Dad, how's the matter of helping me build the house going?"
"We've already started. You said we'd build six rooms in a row, so I simply built two more warehouses in the back. We have enough money anyway. Your mother bought four more piglets for the farm this year, and the chickens are newly hatched. Last year, your second brother and I took the chickens to the county town a few days before the New Year and sold them. We even made over 20 taels of silver. The farm has quite a lot of pickled meat. You'll see tomorrow when you go and see."
"Then I'll go and take a look tomorrow and see if I can get more help for Zhuangzi."
"Chunxiao, if you want to go to the county to buy people, I will go with you. I will also pick a few more for the farm. It is not a problem for us to support a few more people now. These people are more convenient for us to use. If we buy them back and treat them well, it will be good for them."
"Okay, let me take a look first."
When everyone returned to the field, Xiaohua sat in the yard and looked at her and smiled.
"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" She walked over. "I have some cloth in my box. I'll give you two pieces later. When you have time, make some clothes for yourself. You don't have to make them for me. I have clothes to wear."
"Miss, before I came here, my sister said that the landlord's family members are all good. Today I saw that they are not only good, but I think they all listen to you. Miss, you are really amazing. In our place, women have no say."
"You know what it means to have money and power?" She thought for a moment and shook her head. "That's not true. After all, my parents are good to me."
Xiaohua's expression darkened. "I've never been the most unwelcome one at home. They never feed me cakes like the Madam does."
"Xiaohua, it's better not to have parents like yours. It's better to leave them and walk your own path in the future. Has Xingfu ever told you that I'm a divorced woman?"
Xiaohua bit her lip and said, "Sister didn't tell me. I asked it myself. She also told me not to ask nonsense questions. Miss, why don't you change my name too?"
Chun Xiao smiled and said, "Your name is good, nice and easy to remember, so I won't change it. Your life has nothing to do with your name. Just don't trap yourself in the past."
Xiaohua looked at her and nodded, "I'll take note, miss. From now on, I'll be called Yan Xiaohua. I want to take your last name, Yan."
That night, Chunxiao had a beautiful dream. Probably because of what Yan Dahe said during the day about exchanging for a full box of silver, she actually dreamed that she was standing in a cellar with box after box of silver in front of her. She was smiling devilishly in her dream.
They had originally planned to go to the farm the next day, but it started to rain. Although the carriage was not afraid of rain, Chunxiao loved the horse and it would be troublesome if the horse caught a cold, so she simply postponed the trip.
Yan Bingfa went to town to deliver goods today, and Zhou started to mend shoe soles in the house again.
"Mom, making shoes is too troublesome. Let's buy a few pairs for each family member next time."
"Shoes you buy aren't as durable as shoes you make yourself. What do you know?" Zhou scratched her hair. "Did Yan Qi tell you that his teacher wants him to take the Tongsheng exam next year? He took it once in February this year at Wuzhong, but didn't pass. Why is this exam so difficult?"
"Really?" Chunxiao didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Thinking about Yan Qi, he was already 13 this year. "Studying is not easy. Mom, if someone in our family becomes an official in the future, it would be incredible."
"It's so easy to pass the exam to become an official. Look at all the scholars, how many of them become officials? I just thought it would be great if I could pass the exam to become a scholar. If I pass the exam, I don't have to pay taxes on my land, which saves money."
Her mother is sober and realistic.
"Oh, Dongsheng came back last September. Wow, he looked like a real grown-up, like an official. I saw he brought quite a few people with him. Dongsheng is a good young man. He's 22 this year, a bit old, but otherwise he would be a good match for Shufeng. I quite like him."
Chun Xiao laughed when she heard that. "You want him to be your grandson-in-law? I think it's okay. Dongsheng used to work hard in our family. Six years old is not too old, right?"
"Age is secondary. The main thing is that we don't know when he will be back. We can't just leave us waiting for him. It won't sound good if we tell others. Your uncle Shizhu is extremely anxious about his marriage. He said that if he had known this would happen, he would have arranged a marriage before leaving. If he had done it then, his grandson would probably be several years old now."
"He came to my place to collect cotton last year. I even made two sets of clothes for each of the soldiers. I think he has a good impression of our family. If you really like him, go ask Uncle Shizhu for his opinion and get the deal done when Dongsheng comes back."
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