Chunxiao, Yan Bingfa, and Zhou were sitting in the main hall. She looked at Zhou and said, "Mom, do you miss me? Are you surprised that I'm back?"
Zhou looked at her with a smile, "I've been looking forward to your return day and day, and finally you've come back. Did you come back alone this time, or did Dashan come back with you?"
"Big brother and Shuwen came back together. It's too late today, so big brother didn't come."
"Don't worry, don't worry. You've finally come back, and you won't be leaving for another day or two. It's okay to talk tomorrow if you have anything to say. I just dried the quilts in these rooms in the sun two days ago, and they're all clean. By the way, Chunxiao, I sold the cotton in your field for you last October. The price was high, 110 wen, so I sold it all for over 510 taels of silver, which I've locked in the box in your room. I also have six acres of wheat and soybeans, which I've stored in the warehouse. And..."
Chunxiao held her mother's hand and said, "Mom, you said you can't be impatient anymore, and now you are telling me all this. Let's talk about this tomorrow. Let me take a good look at you and see if you have lost weight while I'm away, and whether Dad has taken good care of you."
"How can I control her?" Yan Bing sighed with a smile, "She is the one who controls me."
"You all received the letter I sent you before the New Year, right? I was originally planning to come back in November to celebrate the New Year together, but Tongzhou was locked down and I couldn't come back. I only came back recently after the lockdown was lifted."
"I got it. We're relieved to know that you're all doing well. Fortunately, I sent you a letter, otherwise I would be worried sick if I didn't hear from you during the New Year."
The three of them were talking under the lamp when Xiaohua came over. "Miss, the water is ready. I'll add some water for you to wash. You must be tired after such a long journey."
"Look at us, we're just too happy." Zhou stood up hurriedly, "You guys should go take a shower and rest. We can talk tomorrow. We're going to bed too."
Chun Xiao nodded, "Then let's talk about it after we have a good rest."
Chunxiao took a shower and returned to her room. She fell on the bed and was finally back.
She quickly took out an old dress from her bag and cut open the lining that was sewn shut. Inside was her 35,100 taels of silver notes. With so much money, she had traveled very fast all the way for fear of any accidents. Now she finally returned safely.
She opened her secret cabinet and took out the money box. She took out the original 5,000 taels of silver notes from the box and rolled over on the bed. She finally achieved financial freedom. She put the 40,000 taels of silver notes back into the box and put it back into the secret cabinet. She opened the cloth box again. She originally thought there were only 500 taels in it, but she didn't expect there were more than 10 silver notes inside. She was afraid that there was other money besides cotton money.
After closing the box, she lay back on the bed. Although she hadn't been back for a long time, this place was a real home to her. She lay on the bed, feeling extremely at ease, and fell asleep in just a few minutes.
Chunxiao was awakened by a burst of delicious food. It was already daybreak. She got dressed and went to the kitchen. She saw Tian teaching Xiaohua how to make pancakes. "You kid, I told you to put more oil in, otherwise it would be hard to flip the pancakes. Why didn't you learn to be more flexible when you were with Chunxiao?"
"Mom, what kind of pancakes are you frying? They smell so good."
"You're up now, go wash up quickly. I'm making you some chive and egg pancakes. But this little girl is so stingy with the oil, which is not like you at all. Don't you make pancakes there?"
"Mom, we have a special sister-in-law over there who cooks for us. Xiaohua, please add more oil, otherwise my mom will not only blame you for being stingy, but will blame me for being stingy."
Xiaohua frowned and responded. She felt that she had already added a lot of oil. Alas, she was used to being frugal and couldn't change it for the time being.
Chunxiao stood in the yard brushing her teeth, "Where's my dad?"
"Outside the yard, in the fields, Wangzu and the others are all here. I hired two more farmhands for you. They've already started planting seedlings in the fields out front a few days ago."
"Mom, can we only grow crops here this year?"
"Oh, that's right. Without new decrees, we can only do as before. Fortunately, there's no harm in growing more crops. Have you finished washing? If you have, come and eat the pancakes quickly. They won't taste good if they get cold." Zhou picked up a piece from the plate and put it to Xiaohua's mouth. "Ah, open your mouth."
Xiaohua opened her mouth reflexively, but she hadn't reacted yet.
Zhou fed the cake in, "Try it, isn't it better with more oil? You look like a bean sprout, girl, without any meat at all."
Xiaohua ate the cake in a daze, staring at Zhou in a daze, and after a long time she said, "It's delicious."
"The two in this bowl are yours. Eat them quickly." Zhou said, carrying the other bowl of cakes out. She walked into the yard and gave the cakes to Chunxiao. "Eat them quickly. Your eldest brother and his family will definitely be here soon. Maybe some villagers will come too."
Chunxiao took the bowl and chopsticks and took a big bite. "Mom, this is so delicious."
Before they had finished eating the Chunxiao cake, Yan Dashan and Tian came over with Shuwen. After a while, Yan Dahe and his family also came over.
"You've even started eating breakfast this morning."
"Second brother, second sister-in-law." Chunxiao looked at them with a smile and reached out to hug the little Changxing in Zhang's arms. As a result, the little Changxing turned his head and lay on Zhang's shoulder, not letting her hold him. Chunxiao patted his butt and said, "Little rascal, don't let your aunt hold you. I won't tell you stories anymore."
Pan'er laughed at the side, "Auntie, he will regret it and cry later."
"Is Xiaoqi going to private school?"
"Yes, he knew you were back. He was dawdling this morning and didn't want to go. I told him to bring him over in the evening, and he kept looking back as he left." Tian saw Xiaohua standing at the kitchen door. "Did you buy her new one?"
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