In the afternoon, she took Zhou and Yan Bangfa back to the end of the village. Yan Dashan delivered suitable wood to them in an ox cart. They dug a few piles of soil on the slope outside and continued to work in the backyard.
Xiaohua was overjoyed when she heard Chunxiao wanted to teach her how to make charcoal. "Miss, it's time to teach me. I wouldn't have dared to mention it before, so why do you think of it again today?"
"Because my mother needs charcoal." Chun Xiao felt helpless. "Xiaohua, you must study hard. From now on, the difficult task of using charcoal will be handed over to you."
Xiaohua didn't think this task was anything special at all. She just smiled and said, "Miss, I will definitely study hard."
Chunxiao was so moved.
It was sunny today and the temperature wasn't too low in the afternoon, so it was a good day for burning charcoal. They were busy in the yard, and Zhou told Xiaohua about the early days when their family was poor and relied on burning charcoal to make money.
Xiaohua still finds it hard to believe that Chunxiao's family was as poor as theirs. She thinks their young lady is really amazing. She earned so much money in just a few years after the divorce.
Several people were busy from the afternoon until the evening, so the Zhou couple simply stayed at Chunxiao's place. In the evening, Xiaohua cooked noodles for them as a midnight snack.
Today is the 28th. Chunxiao asked Xiaohua to take the box of cloth and drive the carriage to Lu Village.
Lu Village was still the same, but the people in the village looked much better than before, especially the newly bought ones.
"Boss, you're back!" Wang Shiwen smiled as he saw him.
"Is everything okay at the village?"
"All good, all good. We slaughtered a pig at the beginning of the month. I asked the old boss what to do with it, and he told us to keep it for ourselves, so we cut it all into strips and dried it. It's just in time for you to come back. You can bring back two pigs. We've sold the chickens and the others."
"We've already killed a pig at home, so I don't need that much. I'll just take the meat from one, and you can keep the rest."
The soybeans were still being planted in the fields, and although it was winter, they looked like they were growing well. Chunxiao took Xiaohua for a walk around the fields, and then followed Wang Shiwen to check the account books.
"As you instructed, I stored the newly harvested grain and sold last season's harvest. This year, I sold the soybeans and got over 1,500 taels of silver. I put the whole amount in the money cellar."
Speaking of Qianjiao Chunxiao, he wanted to go and take a look. "All the things that were asked to be replaced have been replaced."
"Everything has been changed. Don't worry, boss. We are being very careful. I will arrange for someone to watch over it in front. I will take you to see it."
"Okay, let's go and take a look." If possible, she would like to hide some more, but she has to move to another place because she can't put all her eggs in one basket.
At noon, she started looking at the account book of the farm. In fact, the account book of the farm was relatively simple. Apart from some expenses for hiring workers, the daily expenses were very little. Running the farm was indeed a business that was sure to make a profit.
After lunch, Wang Shiwen sent everyone else off to work and asked two people to guard the back door. He took Chunxiao down to the money cellar. Chunxiao had been down there once before, and she'd thought it was quite secluded. Now, she found the ground and surrounding areas covered in wooden planks, along with lampposts. There was no light above, so the light below was adequate.
"Boss, these five boxes contain five thousand taels of gold, and the two boxes next to them contain two thousand taels of silver. Let me open them for you to see."
The box was actually not as big as imagined, but it was locked. Wang Shiwen opened the gold box. Chunxiao looked at the gold ingots in front of her and was overjoyed. Oh my God, these were her real five boxes of gold. She picked up the gold ingots and had the urge to take a bite. No wonder those people in TV dramas would take a bite of the money they got, they really had this urge.
Wang Shiwen opened the boxes one by one. As expected, cash was still what made her excited. She felt that all her banknotes were not worth this money.
"There are over 800 taels of silver in your room. When I get 1,000 taels, I'll convert it into whole silver and save it."
After checking the money, the two quickly left the vault, "It should be safe here."
"Don't worry, Boss. The people in our village are all reliable."
Chunxiao nodded. "Is it troublesome to change the money?"
"It's not a big deal, but I have to be careful if I'm afraid someone will notice me."
"Then next time I take the money, you can change it into gold for me as before." No woman would not be moved by the sight of gold. After seeing the money, Chun Xiao felt happy. The thought of having so much gold was simply too wonderful.
"Miss, should we distribute them?" Xiaohua reminded.
This seemed to have become a tradition. "Go find someone to take the cloth off the carriage." She looked at Wang Shiwen, "There are exactly 40 people in our village now."
"The boss is right. There are exactly 40 people."
"Find an empty box and take out 210 taels of silver from the money box in my room. We'll distribute the silver before the New Year."
When someone went to tell everyone that the boss was going to give everyone money, everyone was overjoyed. Every time the boss showed up, there would definitely be good things, so everyone was looking forward to her coming.
Soon, all the people and money arrived. Chunxiao expressed his gratitude for everyone's hard work and said a few simple words of encouragement. Then he asked Xiaohua and Wang Shiwen to distribute the money to everyone.
Except for Wang Shiwen, who received 10 taels, everyone else received 5 taels plus a bolt of cloth. Everyone was extremely happy. They had good food and shelter, and they were paid. They couldn't find such a good thing anywhere else. They even had meat on a regular basis. Even the farmhands in the village envied them for their living.
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