Xiaohua squatted in the carriage and looked at the cloths. "It's good that they were taken away. Now that they're back, there's no loss. Otherwise, they would have been burned in the fire."
"I'd rather they were burned." Chun Xiao glanced at the cloth. "If we don't find them, they'll just benefit the bad guys. Isn't it better to burn them?"
Xiaohua smiled, "Now that we've found it, it would be a shame to burn such fine cloth." She looked at Dongsheng, who was driving the cart, and said, "Brother Dongsheng, I heard you used to be the manager of our young lady's farm."
"Yes, before I went to the military camp, I was the manager of this Deer Village. I haven't been here for a long time, so I'm a little excited."
"Why are you so excited? Nothing has changed here. It's a pity that everyone wants to be the boss now, so I can't afford to hire you. Your arrival today will definitely surprise them. But the manor has added more than a dozen new people, I'm afraid you don't know them."
"Chunxiao, you're joking. If you ask me, I can still be your steward." Dongsheng glanced back at them, then turned his head with a smile. "When I was in the military camp, I often thought about the things on the farm. Things are simple at the farm, and I like it very much."
"There are many orange trees planted in the village now. The first batch of fruits will be produced this autumn. You can come and pick them then, Xiaohua. We can pick some and bring them back to the village for the children to eat." She became happy when she thought of this.
"Miss, you say that, but we don't know where we will be by then."
Several people drove their cars and knocked on the door of the manor.
Wang Shiwen wasn't surprised to see them, but when he saw Dongsheng, he didn't recognize him. "Are you, are you Manager Xu?"
"Manager Wang, I'm Xu Dongsheng." Dongsheng smiled and got out of the car. "I came with the boss to see you today. How are you guys?"
Wang Shiwen smiled and nodded, "Manager, you have grown taller and stronger. You are not like before." Now he has completely turned into a grown man.
"Xiaohua, accompany Dongsheng to the manor. I want to talk to the manager." Now the manor doesn't need her to take care of it at all. The main purpose of her coming today is still those banknotes. She was lucky that they were not burned in the fire this time. If they were burned, all the hard work of this year would be in vain.
The two of them went to the room, and Chunxiao took out a bag of silver notes. "Manager Wang, here are 120,000 taels of silver notes. Just like last time, you arrange for everyone to go to the various banks to exchange them for gold."
The last time he received fifty thousand taels, Wang Shiwen was already frightened for quite some time. He did not expect that his boss would give him another one hundred and twenty thousand taels this time. He took it with trembling hands again, "Boss, it is not very safe to store so much money in the cellar. If something unexpected happens in the farm..." He did not dare to think of the worst.
"You change it first. Something happened at home recently, and all this money was almost burned. It would be more reassuring to change it to gold ingots. Later, when the house is rebuilt, I will relocate this money. You must be careful during this period."
"Since you've given it to me, I'll definitely keep it safe for you. Don't worry, Boss. I'm not going to live without the money as long as I'm alive."
Chunxiao was left in a state of confusion. "Don't scare me by saying this. I want money, and I want good people." Seeing Wang Shiwen stuffing the bag of banknotes into his thick cotton-padded jacket, she said, "Please keep an eye out for me. Find two men and two women to work at my house later." Chunxiao thought for a moment and added, "It would be best if they were stronger, or at least two more would be fine."
"Are you looking for a couple or a single?"
"It's all right. You're just looking for a house for me. You'll live there from now on. I'll have someone buy some more people to fill in for you later."
"Boss, if you want someone to look after the house, I'm afraid everyone would be willing to go. I'm afraid I'm going to offend someone this time."
The two of them walked out of the house smiling. Wang Shiwen went to put the money away. Chunxiao walked out of the yard and saw a crowd of people gathered on the distant ridge of the field. Xiaohua saw her and waved to her.
There were soybeans planted in the fields now, and they were growing well in the cold winter. She walked around the ridges of the fields, and when she got to the front, everyone called her the host.
"Looks like you all still remember it."
"How could I not remember? It hasn't even been two years. I still remember it."
"Manager Xu has grown up, but nothing else has changed."
"Just now we asked the steward if he had been married, and he said no. Boss, how come no one wants such a handsome young man like our steward?"
Most of these women spoke directly, not intentionally embarrassing others. "His father isn't worried, but you are. He's no longer a member of our village, so this matter is not my responsibility." Chun Xiao smiled and looked at a child. "What's your name now?"
A woman pushed the child forward and said, "Hurry up and meet the boss. It's the boss's kindness that you can follow your parents."
The child looked at him timidly, "Boss, my name is Dapeng. It's the new name Uncle Wang gave me."
"Dapeng, this is a good name. I didn't realize that Wang Shiwen was not good at teaching him to read, but he gave him a very decent name."
Everyone laughed when they saw her smile. "We think this name is good. We say it means you'll have a bright future."
Dongsheng looked at the child and then at Chunxiao, "Does our village allow marriage now?"
Chunxiao nodded and said, "If they both want to, there's nothing wrong with that. If they get married and live together, they won't be lonely when they get older." Chunxiao looked around and said, "I'll go see my orange tree. I'm looking forward to it bearing more fruits in the fall." Several women hugged her and left.
Dongsheng looked at her from behind, clenched his hands and then released them.
"I also want to plant some orange trees in Su County, but the weather there may not make it easy for them to survive. We have planted a lot of persimmons and dates on Cotton Mountain. When the fruits are ripe, we will ask the caravan to help deliver some over. It just so happens that your manager Xu wants to build a horse company." Chunxiao chatted with everyone.
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