Yan Dashan and his companions returned on the fifth day after Chunxiao came back. This time they brought back two unexpected people, a brother and sister who had met them twice in Sanchuan County.
"Aunt!" She didn't recognize them at first when the two men came to her. Only after Shuwen told her did she remember.
"Why you?"
"Aunt, mom passed away last year, and my brother started doing hard labor to earn money. We are now selling goods and doing some small business. I ran into Brother Shuwen a few days ago, so I came over to visit."
"What do you mean by following along, aunt? They just wanted to come and see you. They wanted to buy you something, but I stopped them."
Chunxiao asked them to sit down, then looked at Tian and the others, "How was your trip? Did you enjoy it?"
"If you stay in one place all the time, you won't know how good things are outside. You should see more in the future. We had a lot of fun on the way. My dear sister, your place is really big. It took us a long time to get here after the carriage came in."
"Aunt, is this your farm?" Yang Huaitian looked outside the yard with some longing.
"Aunt, why does he call you aunt? How did you become his aunt?" Shufeng was unhappy.
Chunxiao glanced at her, signaling her not to get jealous, then smiled at the brother and sister, "Yes, this is my aunt's farm. Since you've finally come here, why don't you stay a few more days?"
Yang Huaitian looked at her with determination, "Aunt, I've decided to stay in Pengdong with my sister. After all, we're just running a small business, so anywhere is fine."
Shufeng came over all of a sudden and asked, "What kind of small business are you doing? Is it easy to do? Can you make money?"
Yang Xue looked at her and chuckled, "My brother is really good. He buys things in the county and sells them in the countryside. He can earn more than one or two taels of silver per trip. It's just very hard work. Girl, you can't do that."
Shufeng looked at her and said, "You've been calling me girl all the way here. My name is Shufeng. I'm one year older than you. You can just call me by my name. I know your name is Xiaoxue. I'll call you Xiaoxue just like your brother."
"Then how are you going to be accommodated?"
"Aunt, I plan to rent a house in Luokou Town. I've saved quite a few taels of silver these days, so renting a house won't be a problem."
Chunxiao looked at them, who were so young and yet had no parents. "How about this? I have a place to live here. If you decide to stay here, why not live with me? Why bother renting a house?"
Yang Huaitian smiled and shook his head. "No, we should find a place to live on our own. We can't always rely on others. I can support ourselves well, so don't worry, aunt."
He was an ambitious child. "It's up to you. If you don't like living outside, remember to tell your aunt. Don't force yourself. When you find a place, come and let me know so I can find it."
The two nodded obediently.
"Sister-in-law, have you settled in the farm? Are you feeling uncomfortable here?" Many people suffer from acclimatization problems.
"My mother is very relaxed. She walked around the farm this morning and then urged us to come over. She is in great spirits."
Tian smiled at the side, "Yes, I'm fine. I was so happy to see Zhuangzi so big, but when I came to your place, I realized what real bigness is. You have to take Shufeng and me to have a good look at your place later. Little sister, you are really amazing."
"Chunxiao, where did you put the marinade? I'll move the rest down for you." With so many people talking, Yan Dashan couldn't get a word in for a while.
Xiaohua took Yan Dashan and Shuwen to prepare the marinade ingredients, and Yang Huaitian also went to help.
Chunxiao asked Meiman to inform her sister-in-law in the kitchen to cook a few more dishes today. After chatting for a while, she took them to see the farm.
"I heard from Dashan that you have teachers here, which is really amazing." Classes are currently being given in Yards 1 and 2, and some people are studying inside.
"I also want to prepare a way out for myself. Now yards one, two and three are all full of people, and the layout of the yards is the same. There is no one in yard four, so I will take you to see it." They talked as they walked, and a few children followed behind and whispered all the way.
Chunxiao took them to Yard No. 4 and said, "This yard housed a group of refugees before the New Year, and they moved out at the beginning of the new year." They were thoughtful and had restored the rooms to be very clean.
"Aunt, is this the house you're giving the servants? Although it's a little small, it's better than the house we live in."
"That's why my aunt asked you to live here. Why bother renting a house in Zhenshan?"
"I've decided to rent a house in town." Yang Huaitian smiled. He couldn't bring himself to cause trouble for others. "This place is good, but my sister and I only need to rent a small house to live in."
Shufeng took Tian to look around, "Mom, I saw a large stone mill nearby. Why didn't Dad prepare a stone mill at the farm?"
"I have to prepare. I don't grow much food where I live, so just enough to prepare a bite will do."
"Brother, the past two days I was thinking about buying a piece of land to grow crops. I feel uneasy because there is no grain farm here."
Yan Dashan looked at her and asked, "What size do you want to buy?"
"Look, it doesn't have to be in one place for one or two hundred acres. I'm too lazy to build a farm after I buy it, so I'll just build a warehouse and hire people. I also plan to go to Hejian later."
"You're going to Hejian?"
"Now that there's no fighting over there, I have to go and take a look. I can't just buy this farm. Didn't you want to buy some land last year?"
"You don't have to go so far to buy land. I'm thinking of buying some in the nearby counties. Dahe told me before we came here that we should buy some if we can. But I don't want to go too far. Chunxiao, it's turbulent over there. Why are you thinking of going there? We're already doing fine now."
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