The elders each received a red envelope. When spring dawn came, Shuwen smiled and said, "Shufeng said that if you get a red envelope from your aunt, you will become rich. I must see it for myself."
Chunxiao drank their tea and handed the red envelope to them. "If I gave you too little, you'd accuse me of being partial. Fortunately, I've always been fair. I treat every child in our family equally." She smiled and helped Haitang up. "That's great! Our Shuwen is finally wanted. If he treats you badly, just complain."
Haitang blushed, "He, he treats me very well."
Everyone in the room laughed.
"Aunt, you still want to sow discord, but we are very united now."
"You even accused me of sowing discord. Weren't all those bad ideas yesterday yours? Did you say anything about your brother's wedding?"
Shufeng shook the red envelope in her hand and said, "I don't need to express my gratitude. This was given to me by my sister-in-law. Duo'er and the others also have it." After saying that, she stuck out her tongue at Chunxiao.
"You're already a mother, but you're still acting like a child." Tian asked them to sit down. She took Haitang's hand and said, "From now on, we'll be a family. As you can see, there are no rules in our family. As long as you and your wife are happy, you can live your life as comfortably as you can. Shuwen plans to go into business with your brother-in-law. You're newlyweds, so you can come with them. I don't need you waiting around."
Yesterday, Shuwen told her that he was going to start a business, and she thought that they would be apart from each other in the future. Unexpectedly, her mother-in-law gave her a reassurance today, which made her feel embarrassed. "Mom, how can this be possible? You need someone to take care of you."
Tian laughed, "Your grandmother hasn't asked me to take care of her at her age, so why would I need you to take care of her? When the time comes, just take care of yourselves outside. If you can get good news as soon as possible like Shufeng, I will be very happy."
Haitang blushed again.
"Second brother, Huaitian, when are you leaving?"
"The harvest is almost over at Zhuangzi. I'm leaving tomorrow. Huaitian and the others said we'll leave later, after we help our family harvest the first crop of cotton. It's estimated to be around the 20th."
"Second sister-in-law and Changxing stayed at home?"
"Yes, I will be back in a few months. It's rare for me to go back and forth. Your second sister-in-law and the others will stay at home."
Chunxiao nodded, "That's right."
"If I were to pass away all of a sudden, I'd feel so empty inside. This is good, at least my grandchildren and granddaughter-in-law can stay with me for a while."
"Brother, how much wheat have you planted in Zhouzhuang this year? I'll bring some rice back from the farm in a few days. Do you want some?"
"We only have 20 mu of wheat planted in our farm. Many families in the village have planted cotton this year. They said they'll buy some grain from us when the time comes. Oh, I forgot to tell you this. Don't rush to sell the grain in your farm yet. Let's see how much the village wants when the time comes."
"I didn't sell any of the grain from the farm last year. I have to go and check it out. I told them before that we can buy the previous season's grain after the new season's harvest. I don't know if they have sold it. But even if they have, it doesn't matter. More than 100 acres of rice will be enough." Part of the grain stored at home was burned in the fire, and there is not much left. She has to store some grain at home.
Haitang had just married and wasn't very familiar with the family's wealth. She listened quietly to them talking about this, feeling inexplicably nervous. Shufeng, who was standing beside her, pulled her hand and said, "You haven't been to our farm yet, have you? Let me take you there when you have time. My aunt's farm is huge, especially the one on the Pengdong side. I'll definitely take you there someday. The flat land there connects to the mountains, and the scenery is incredible. When the cotton flowers bloom, you can't forget the whole view. It's truly spectacular."
Haitang was moved by her words and said, "My parents just said that there is a lot of land at home, and asked me to work hard. I must go and see it if I have the chance."
"Fusheng and his wife are down-to-earth. We have a lot of land, but you don't have to work too hard. You'll understand after you follow Shuwen and observe more." Yan Bingfa looked at his grandson and his wife with a smile on his face. "Okay, after you finish your big things, it's time to deal with the cotton. The villagers say that our cotton is eye-catching and they're afraid that jealous people will take it. The village needs to select people to patrol the night, and our family will also need someone. You can discuss how to take turns."
Originally, Iida didn't want Haitang to help with lunch, but Haitang insisted on helping, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together to prepare a table full of dishes. However, many of them were leftovers from yesterday. In the hot weather, they gave away a lot of them yesterday to prevent them from spoiling. Today, they cooked all the leftovers.
Tian was afraid that they wouldn't be able to finish the food, so she asked someone to call Ximei and the other three to come and eat together. So at noon, the family set up three tables and ate happily.
Yan Dahe left with his luggage early the next morning. Xiaohua came back at 3 p.m. the next day. On the third day, Chunxiao took her to the farm.
As expected, all the rice outside the farm had been harvested, leaving only acres of rice stalks.
Wang Shiwen saw her as if she were his savior, "Boss, you're finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have found a time to look for you."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong, Zhuangzi?" Chunxiao followed him to the warehouse.
"We just harvested the grain. Originally, we were going to sell the old grain after the new grain was harvested, but the day before yesterday, when I went to the town to ask, I heard that now the only way to sell the grain is to sell it to the government. The government's purchase price is lower than before. I can't make up my mind whether to sell it or not. I was thinking of asking you for the rules."
What was supposed to happen finally happened. Now that Chun Xiao knew the whole story, she remained calm. "Then we won't sell it. Can we store it in the warehouse?"
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