Shufeng watched the man walk away and walked over to Chunxiao. "Aunt, you are so majestic. How come those people are so obedient? Just now when you told them you would make cotton-padded clothes for them, I saw several of them secretly crying."
Shuwen walked over and knocked her on the head, "You don't understand this, you're just touched. Just look at what they're wearing and you'll know they must have had a hard time before."
Chunxiao looked at the two of them and said, "You two must remember that when managing people, you must use both kindness and authority. When you show kindness, you must make sure they remember it in their hearts, so that they will be truly loyal to you." Showing kindness without expecting anything in return is not her style. She is not that noble.
Shufeng nodded and said, "I want to manage the land even more now. I'll ask my father for help when I get back."
"Come on, I'll show you around and show you which places are Auntie's. From now on, you can walk freely in Auntie's territory." She had forgotten something today. She was so busy making mattresses for the people below that she hadn't even made her own. She had to prepare at least two communal rooms in the east fourth room. She also had to make a few more beds at home. She had a lot of cloth at home, so she could wash some fine cotton cloth to make them. She was afraid that she would need a lot of cotton.
After taking the two children around the entire area again, this time they were both convinced.
"Auntie, with so much land, you can harvest as much cotton as you want. You will be rich next year."
"What do you know? Our aunt has already made a fortune."
"Alas, no one in this farm can read. This is a problem. In the future, we will have to either hire an accountant or do it ourselves. I was thinking of asking Shuwen to help. You have to manage your own farm, and your aunt is short of talent."
"Aunt, you can go find Brother Dongsheng. He knows a lot of words now and can write. I taught him all of them. He can not only write but also calculate, although not as good as me." Shuwen was very proud.
"You have come up with a good idea for Auntie. I'll ask him later if he's willing to do it."
Before leaving, Chunxiao gave Wang Shiwen another 6 taels and 248 wen of silver. "Take this money. One tael and 248 wen is for the mattress. Give it to them when you get the quilt. Keep the rest. If the farm needs needles, thread, or other small things, you can buy them yourself. Keep an account afterwards. I know you can't write, so just write down what you can understand. At least I'll know how to use it when I ask."
Chunxiao is extremely poor now. This morning she gave 15 taels to Zhou. Zhou asked her to keep it but she insisted on giving it to her. Using parents' money is what a loser would do. Now she has given away another 6 taels, and she only has 9 taels left. Today is the 13th, and she decided not to go out before the 21st.
It was a rare opportunity to bring her nephews and nieces out, so when they arrived in town, Chunxiao found a noodle stall and ordered three bowls of beef noodles. She asked the owner to add a larger portion of meat and two plates of cold dishes, spending 50 coins. Although she had no money, she felt she couldn't treat herself badly when it came to food.
"Aunt, you need to hire someone to farm in the spring, but you don't have money. What should I do? I still have more than 10 taels of silver. I'll lend it to you."
"I don't care about your little money. Our braised meat brings in income every month. And you can see that I have a lot of soybeans planted in my field. When they grow up, they can be sold for a lot of money. Don't worry about it, but I still want to thank you."
"Why do you have more than 10 taels of silver?" Shufeng was dumbfounded.
"I got paid for helping my aunt sell cotton. Why can't I earn money by my own ability?"
The two started arguing again.
Chunxiao shook her head helplessly and ignored them, eating her own noodles. The beef was generous in portion and tasted good.
"Aunt, today is not a market day, but I feel like there are more people walking around in our town than before." Shufeng said casually as she watched the pedestrians walking on the side of the road.
Not only were there a lot of people, but they were also dressed rather shabbily. Chunxiao had noticed that there were refugees here too. Even at such a distance, the situation in the north must be grim. "Hurry up and eat. Let's go back early. And don't tell anyone we ate noodles outside. Just say we had steamed buns."
"Are you afraid that grandma will scold you? Don't worry. Grandma will scold anyone in our family who spends too much money, but she won't say anything when you spend money, aunt. That's what my mother said." Shufeng giggled.
"My aunt has no money now, but she will still say, 'I won't take this risk, eat quickly.'"
After eating the noodles, the three of them drove the ox cart back home.
After returning home, Chunxiao went to Yan Dashan's place. Unfortunately, she went there at the right time as several villagers were talking to Yan Bangfa and others in the yard. When they saw Chunxiao coming, they quickly stood up and greeted her.
"Now that we've talked about it, we're going back."
"Why did you leave when you saw me?" Chun Xiao watched them leave the yard. "I'm so scary!"
Yan Bingfa laughed when he heard it, "You think you are a big tiger, I am afraid of you, why don't you leave after you finish talking?"
"Is it about the seeds or the work?"
"I'm here to inquire about the work. I haven't made any progress myself. You've come just in time. Is everything settled over at the manor?"
"That's about it. I've done everything I can for them."
"Grandpa, you don't know how majestic my aunt is today. Everyone is kneeling to her."
"I've seen it before." Tian came out of the house. "Isn't the manor big? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Big, big boss."
"Come on, come on, hurry up, Shuwen, go call your second uncle over and tell him what we want to discuss."
Not long after, Yan Dahe came, followed by Pan'er, her follower. She came to play with Shufeng.
"Sister has something important to do today. You go back first. I will come to see you next time." After sending Pan'er away, she went to the table in the yard and listened to their conversation.
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