"We don't have the time to raise pigs on our farm. Nineteen, go to the village in a few days and buy two pigs. We can eat some during the New Year. If we can't finish them, pickle them and dry them in the sun. They will last for a long time."
"I understand, Boss. We are all feeling a little uneasy because we don't have any crops to grow this winter."
"You only have two or three months to rest. Once the new year arrives in February, you'll be busy all over again. Take advantage of the time you have to rest." She looked at the hands of the women warming themselves by the fire. "Your hands are all cracked. Go to town later and buy some hand oil. One bottle per person. I'll withdraw the money from your account."
"Boss, it's okay. Haven't you seen that the women in the village have even worse cracked hands? It's cold here, and they're used to having cracked hands every year. Once you get used to it, it will heal."
"Now that Zhuangzi has made money, we shouldn't save this little bit." Chun Xiao stretched lazily. "My back and waist are sore from traveling so much these days."
"Master, why don't you go and rest for a while? The bed is already made for you, with a new mattress."
"It's getting late. Let's go after dinner. I don't want to be woken up to eat after sleeping so warmly." She got up and went to the small greenhouse. "Is the clothes finished drying?"
"It's almost done. It's much faster with the sisters-in-law helping." Xiaohua smiled. "Miss, our luggage is still in the carriage. They don't know what to take down. I'll be ready soon. I'll get it myself. Tell them not to touch it."
"Don't worry, they won't take anything without my knowledge. Being able to rush back to the manor today is a great achievement for you. Think about what reward you want."
"What's the big deal? I've been driving the carriage for so long, so I should have some confidence." Xiaohua started to feel proud again.
The people in the manor gathered together for dinner. As it grew darker, Nineteen brought the account book over and handed the key to the cash box to Chunxiao. "Boss, please check the account book against the money. If there are any questions, we can check again tomorrow."
"Okay, Nineteen, thank you for your hard work."
"Boss, this is what I should do. It's not hard work. I won't bother you.
Chunxiao closed the door, moved a high round table for drinking tea to the side of the bed, lay down on the bed, leaned against the back of the bed and read the account book under the lamp.
As a result, she fell asleep halfway through the book. She didn't want to make things difficult for herself, so she blew out the lights and went straight to bed. She slept until noon the next day and no one disturbed her. It was a very comfortable sleep, and the quilt was warm.
If Xiaohua hadn't knocked on the door out of fear that she was hungry, she felt like she could just lie there all day.
After all, she was afraid of being scolded by Xiaohua, so she got up and opened the door. After washing up, Xiaohua brought her the pork dumpling soup. "Miss, it's past dinner time. Aren't you hungry? Just eat inside. It's cold outside."
"They didn't laugh at me, did they?"
"They weren't laughing at you, they were just worried about you. I wanted to knock on your door this morning, but the sisters-in-law wouldn't let me, saying you were tired and wanted you to sleep a little longer."
"It's so comfortable to sleep in our own place. I slept very well last night."
"Me too. Actually, I got up late today too." Xiaohua smiled and pushed the bowl in front of Chunxiao. "Miss, please eat quickly. It's cold out here, and the food will get cold if you leave it out."
"Okay, I'll eat and you work."
"Miss, what do you want me to do for you?"
"Go and close the door, and open the cash box in the cabinet over there."
Xiaohua closed the door as she was told. "Miss, you asked me to help you count money again." She smiled and opened the cabinet. "There are two boxes here, a big one on top and a small one on the bottom. Which one should I count?"
"The small one should be filled with banknotes, and the big one should be filled with cash. Just count the banknotes in the small box.
Xiaohua took out the small box and placed it on the bed, then opened it, "Wow, miss, there are so many banknotes." The money the miss asked her to count was more and more each time, and she couldn't count it all.
Chunxiao had expected this. Although he hadn't finished reading the account book, considering this year's harvest, the amount of money would definitely not be less. "You count it and tell me the whole number."
Xiaohua counted the notes one by one. Most of them were 1,000 taels, and there were also many 100 tael notes. She counted them twice and confirmed that the total was 60,000 taels. "Miss, here are 60,000 taels. It's a lot of money. Add the 30,000 taels you brought with you, and you have a total of more than 90,000 taels of silver notes."
Even Chunxiao felt that it was a bit too much. She was making money too fast. "Just count the ones in that big box and you'll get an approximate number."
Xiaohua spent the entire afternoon counting money in Chunxiao's room. There were more than 3,500 taels of silver in the box.
Xiaohua, whose hands were originally cold from counting the money, felt very excited at the sight of all this money. "Miss, I'm really becoming more and more knowledgeable following you. Will I not be surprised to see 100,000 taels of silver in the future? This is too much money."
"Okay, help me count it so I know what's going on. Later tonight, sew the sixty thousand taels of silver into the other two old clothes. That's your next task."
Last time, she left 6,000 taels of silver for Guanshan Manor. She took away more than 31,000 taels herself. Now, with the addition of more than 3,500 taels, she has more than 4,800 taels of loose change outside, which should be enough for the manor's expenses. "You can take the 60,000 taels of silver notes."
"Miss, so much money is too scary. I'd better take the clothes and sew them in your room. I'm not going anywhere and will just stay here." Xiaohua ran away, probably to get clothes.
Chunxiao finished her meal and walked to the cabinet to look at the box of silver. It was time to distribute the money, but it might be a bit difficult to carry the box of money out. Xiaohua came in with clothes.
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