Another New Year has arrived, and after the New Year comes a new beginning.
The sky has been overcast since morning, and now it's snowing.
Liu Yuelan sighed, "Time really flies. We've been in Tianxiang County for three years now, haven't we?"
"I remember when we first arrived, we had nothing and could only huddle together in a makeshift tent to keep warm. Even after we built a house, we were still shivering from the cold."
"Back then, everyone was starving and freezing, living in ruins. Look at us now, these are the best days ever."
"We're lucky, but unfortunately some people... didn't get to experience such good times."
Song Ning knew that this meant he was thinking about the days when he was fleeing famine.
Song Ning quickly changed the subject: "Dad, Mom, there's something I want to discuss with you."
"you say."
"I plan to go to the capital when the weather gets warmer."
This statement successfully stunned the two of them.
"Have Father and Mother forgotten? We have businesses in the capital."
Liu Yuelan clapped her hands: "That's right, how could I forget about that? We still have gifts from His Majesty in the capital."
"But...we've already settled down here, why are we still going to the capital?"
“Mother, before we had no foothold in the capital, it would have been inappropriate to go there rashly. But now that we have a family fortune in the capital, we should go.”
"Everything in the capital is the most advanced in the Jin Dynasty. If we go to the capital, life will be more convenient."
She had initially planned to stay in Tianxiang County, but after thinking about it, she decided that it would be better to go to Beijing for the sake of her elderly family members' retirement and medical care.
Besides, the shops and residences in the capital still need to be managed.
"What do we do here then?"
"I have so many people under me, I can just hand them over when the time comes. They all have experience now, so it won't be a problem to hand them over to them."
"Now the question is, are Mom and Dad willing to go?"
Liu Yuelan naturally approves of whatever her daughter wants to do, and Song Dahai will not object.
“Now that you’re all grown up, whatever you decide, your father and mother will naturally not object. Wherever you go, we’ll go. As long as our family is together, anywhere is home.”
"I'll trouble you to talk to Grandma and Auntie."
"Don't worry, they'll definitely agree."
That's how it's decided. After the New Year and planting, we should set off around May or June.
These next few months will be a hassle to get everything settled and pack things up.
There will definitely be others going to the capital with them, and Xiao Cui will definitely go with her. Xiao Cui is worth several people by herself.
But there's no other way. If all else fails, we'll train a few more in the meantime.
The news that they were going to the capital gradually spread.
Especially Aunt Zhao and Sister-in-law Sun's family, the three families have been together since they were in Nanshan Village, and they have always helped each other here.
Now that they are going to the capital, it is natural to explain things to them.
We've all made this place our home for so long, so naturally we're reluctant to leave.
Sister-in-law Sun spoke first: "Er Ya, there are still cotton-padded clothes for the military camps in Tianxiang County that haven't been finished yet. I'm the workshop manager, so let's keep them."
Jiang Yongshou and Jiang Yongde have very stable jobs now, and they earn quite a bit of money every day, so they are indeed a little reluctant to give them up.
Song Ning nodded: "Indeed, we can't do without Sister-in-law Sun here right now. You have to keep an eye on things for me. Brother Jiang and Brother Jiang can't leave either, so it's really suitable for them to stay."
“Er Ya, let’s stay too. There are still many things we need to do here,” Aunt Zhao said.
Aunt Zhao's braised food business is doing very well now, Li Xingwang is also doing well at Xiangyunlou, and Li Daniu is now in charge of all the purchasing, so he really can't leave.
After all that talk, in the end, only Xiao Cui and Mr. Yu were going to go to the capital with Song Ning.
As for the Zhou family, since Zhou Ling'an was going to the capital to take the imperial examination, the Zhou family would also be going. Although they wouldn't be traveling with her family, they would still be traveling together.
The rest decided to stay in Tianxiang County.
Song Xiu'e was originally going to go too, but she and Zhu Shun had a lot of things to do right now, and they also had to wait for Song Rui to return, so they decided not to go for the time being.
"Alright, that's settled then. The New Year is over, everyone get back to work."
After the first month of the lunar calendar, it's time to plant crops in the third month.
This year, Song Ning doesn't plan to farm; she has distributed all her previous land to the people who work for her.
Cotton is the foundation of Tianxiang County's future, and it must continue to be planted. Even if she is not here, these things cannot be neglected.
As for the rest, let the county magistrate arrange it.
The business was handed over to the subordinates, and the Song family spent their days tidying up at home.
Liu Yuelan was reluctant to part with anything: "Shouldn't we take these beddings? They were just made last year and can be used for many more years."
"And this cloth is leftover from making clothes before; it will definitely come in handy when we get to the capital."
"And these too, these are newly made, I need to take them with me..."
In fact, Song Ning could take everything from home with her in one space.
However, after they go to the capital, they may not need some of the things here, so it doesn't matter whether they bring them or not.
"Mom, keep those pots, pans and all that stuff. They'll be perfect for my aunt. When we leave, she can move in here. She'll need all that stuff."
"Sigh, these are all the savings we worked so hard to accumulate. It's really hard to just give them up like this."
Song Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, we'll work hard to earn money when we get to the capital, and we can earn all of these things back then."
"Let's only take the essentials with us, and keep the rest. Besides, what if we come back again?"
How could Liu Yuelan not know? If she leaves, the chances of her coming back will be slim.
"Alright, let's just take some essentials and leave the rest. Taking too much will only be a burden on the road."
Grandma Liu has been so excited lately that she can't sleep.
She never imagined in her lifetime that she would be able to visit the capital.
"Do I... need to prepare something?"
"Grandma, you don't need to prepare anything. You just go and enjoy yourself. I'll take care of the rest."
Given Old Mrs. Liu's age, she's considered quite old for this era. She didn't have many good days in the first half of her life, so she should naturally enjoy her later years.
Grandma Liu couldn't stop smiling: "Good, good, I'm so lucky to have such a filial granddaughter."
Instead of relying on his son and grandson, he was counting on his daughter and granddaughter.
Song Xiu'e and Yun Niang helped pack their things, and said with a smile, "We can't count on men, let alone husbands, but we can count on Er Ya, this child."
"Who can argue with that? Everyone says it's good to have a son, but now it seems that a daughter is the best."
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