"I knew Sister Meiman would be happy." The carriage entered the yard. Xiaohua jumped out and helped Chunxiao down. Dongsheng also got out of the carriage. "We were just passing by and came to visit."
Meiman quickly asked her sister-in-law who was helping in the yard to pour some cold tea. "Of course I'm happy. I just heard in the yard that the young lady was coming, and I thought I heard it wrong."
"Go get someone to boil some water first. We're all sweaty and need a wash to feel better."
"I don't need hot water. A grown man would be more comfortable with cold water. Just point me to a place later. But boss, your farm is really huge. The cotton fields are endless."
Dongsheng also wanted to say that he would use cold water, but thinking of Chunxiao's careful care along the way, he chose not to speak.
"Why are there so many houses next to the village? They belong to the nearby villages."
"Well, most of them are from nearby villages, and some are from our village. Didn't you bring me the rules booklet earlier? I built a few independent houses as instructed. Miss, you will see tomorrow that our place is busier than before during the day. There are quite a few people selling food. They have money and are willing to spend a few copper coins a day. How long will you stay this time?"
"I just stopped by to take a look. I won't be staying for a few days. Tomorrow I'll go to Linye to see my second uncle and his family. Shuwen is getting married on the eighth day of the eighth month. I'll see when they'll be leaving. Then I'll go to Huangkou Village in the afternoon. After we've seen everything, we'll leave."
Although Meiman was reluctant to leave, she knew that Chunxiao was always busy and definitely could not stay here forever. Although she felt a little disappointed, she was mostly happy to see him.
After taking a shower and having their own meal in the evening, Chunxiao asked someone to re-bandage Dongsheng's wound. Thanks to her good care, the wound did not worsen in such hot weather. Some scabs began to form on the edges. After arranging the two of them to live in the house, she and Xiaohua went to Meiman to talk.
"If you can't bear to leave us, just follow us tomorrow." The three of them leaned on the big lounge chairs and fanned themselves with palm-leaf fans.
"Of course I want to follow you. I'm afraid you can't drive me away even if you try. But we can't go to the young master's wedding."
"As long as the thought is there, that's all that matters. By the way, I brought you a gift, but it's too dark now, so it's hard to find. I'll give it to you tomorrow."
"Miss, what did you bring me?"
Xiaohua smiled at the side, "It's a good thing, you will definitely like it. The young lady picked it out for a long time, and my sister also has it."
"Why did Captain Xu come with you?"
"The young lady and he opened a horse racing business together. There's also one in Pengdong County, the Chunsheng Horse Racing Business on Main Street. The young lady went out this time just for business related to the horse racing business. Sister Meiman has also met the owner of the horse racing business, Xiao Sang, who was here before."
"No wonder!" Meiman looked at Xiaohua, "Xiaohua has become more cheerful now. Being with the young lady always allows her to see more things that we can't see. I envy her. The last time I went to see your sister, she said that since you are with the young lady, she is not worried about you at all."
"Follow me and you'll share the hardships." Chun Xiao couldn't help but feel a little guilty when thinking about what happened. "How has Zhuangzi been these past six months? Nothing serious has happened, right?"
"It's all good, except that people always come to ask about growing cotton. But everyone knows how hard it is, and the people working in the nearby villages know it too. Since we've signed the contract with them, they won't say anything nonsense."
"If someone asks you, just refuse in a nice manner, but don't get into a fight."
"Don't worry, we have a lot of people in our village, most people don't dare to provoke us easily. We are just afraid that those villains will do something bad, and now there are people patrolling nearby every day and night."
"I'm always at ease with you in charge. Why didn't I see Chunliu today?"
"He went to the county town to repair his tools. Our farm tools were worn out after being used for a long time, and there wasn't much work to do in town, so he took his tools to the county town."
"They missed it today. From now on, when they go to the county town, they can stay at the carriage and horse shop. It's safe. I will tell Dongsheng and he can just tell the people at the carriage and horse shop." Anyway, there shouldn't be many such requests.
"That's great! Now that we have a carriage and horse-drawn carriage, it will be more convenient for us to travel."
"Sister Meiman, where do you want to go?"
"Go to Hejian, Fangzhou, and visit the farms over there. Anything is fine. I haven't seen them for a long time and I miss them a little." After all, we have worked together for so long.
"Then you have to wait for a while until Dongsheng builds outlets throughout the north. That's when it will be truly convenient."
"Network?"
"It's the headquarters of the carriage and horse company in each county. That would be convenient for me. I don't have to drive a carriage when I go out. It's convenient and safe to let the carriage company take me."
The three of them talked for a long time and only went to bed when they were really sleepy.
The next morning, Chunxiao asked Xiaohua to retrieve the gold jewelry she had bought for Meiman from the carriage. It was a hairpin with two small flowers and leaves. It was unobtrusive but very eye-catching on her head. She put the item back in its original box and brought it to Meiman. "Here, your gift."
Meiman took the gift and opened it. She was surprised to find that it was actually gold jewelry. She closed the lid with some fear and said, "Miss, how can a maid like me carry such an expensive gift?"
"I didn't say you were a maid, who would dare to laugh at you? We spent a long time choosing this, and it doesn't cost much. I'm heartbroken if you don't accept it."
Meiman naturally didn't believe her words. This was gold, how could it not be expensive?
Xiaohua raised the jewel chain she was wearing and said, "Look, this was also bought for me by the young lady. I accepted it without hesitation. Sister Meiman, you can keep it. The young lady sells a lot of them. This one was bought especially for you. She said it would look good on you."
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