The eldest sister-in-law took the new clothes with a happy expression, "Our little sister is really capable! She bought new clothes for her brother and sister-in-law!"
Ruan Meng took out a pen and ink, handed them to her elder brother, and said with a smile, "The accountant can start work immediately!"
The older brother patted Ruan Meng's head.
The second brother turned around and, together with the third brother, carried the jars and other purchased ingredients and supplies into the house.
The elder brother and sister-in-law stepped outside, looked at the donkey, and asked, "The money my sister-in-law gave you shouldn't be enough to buy a donkey, right?"
The third brother explained with a smile, "Borrowed! The restaurant owner lent it to me!"
"Before my sister even said a word, the other party, as if afraid she would run away, offered it to her on their own initiative!"
"It's the He Family Restaurant, the one where my sister-in-law sold wild boar meat last time!"
The older sister-in-law asked with a smile, "So, the deal is done?"
"It's settled! It's settled! Besides lending the donkey and paying the deposit, they even gave us salt and vinegar!"
The third brother was overjoyed when he introduced himself.
The second brother explained the process with a smile, and the eldest sister-in-law nodded, "At that time, we were wearing the clothes of exiles, and the shopkeeper didn't nitpick. We could bargain, so it was quite fair!"
The second brother chimed in, "That's right! I told my little sister that when the shopkeeper was inspecting the pork, his servant even came to pour us water. My little sister also said that the shopkeeper is a good person."
"That's probably why my sister went straight to He's Restaurant."
Ruan Qian listened attentively without interrupting.
When the second brother embellished the story, describing how Ruan Meng negotiated with the shopkeeper, Ruan Meng untied her bundle and stuffed the still-steaming buns into the hands of her eldest brother and sister-in-law.
"younger sister......"
The third brother, standing behind, tentatively asked, "Is there any more?"
Ruan Meng turned her head and heard her third brother say, "I want to send it to Granny Liu."
"She's eating bitter melon all by herself, which doesn't provide much nutrition."
Ruan Meng smiled and handed the bundle over, letting her third brother take it himself.
Even if my third brother didn't ask, either I or my sister-in-law would have gone.
Previously, I made seafood in a gravy, but because the quantity was small, it had to be sent to the city. My family only had a taste of it, so I didn't send it to them.
Furthermore, when the Ruan family had nothing, they disliked visiting others and causing them trouble.
But if life improves, they are not ungrateful people.
After the third brother left, the second brother casually remarked, "How many oysters would it take to make such a large pot of broth?"
He turned to look at Ruan Meng and suggested, "Little sister, how about we ask the Song and Fan families to help us dig?"
"Should we share some of our money with them, or if they need something, we can go into town, buy it, and give it to them?"
Ruan Meng looked at her naive second brother, then turned to her eldest brother, "I'll listen to you, eldest brother, and follow your arrangements."
When Ruan Qian looked at her elder brother with great joy, her brother turned the tables and asked, "Brother wants to hear what little sister thinks?"
Knowing that her older brother would ask questions and guide their thinking, Ruan Meng smiled.
"My sister-in-law, in managing the household, once said something..."
"Those who are eager to make a living are not in business."
"Although my father and the Fan family were of different official ranks in the past, they were not inferior to each other."
"Now that we have connections in the business, wouldn't asking them for help make us seem superior?"
"Should we hire someone else, or order them around? Would they feel good about that?"
“If they encounter danger, based on how they took care of my elder brother and me on the road, we should be the first to go.”
"Because when it comes to saving lives, we are still equal."
"If they are bullied by the villagers, we should not stand idly by. Put ourselves in their shoes; if we were in danger, they would feel the same way."
"But there's an old saying that talking about money can hurt feelings. If it's a good relationship, you should cherish it. When money is involved, you should be more careful."
"Hiring them to help is different from paying them. I know my second brother means well, but we can't just be wishful and make them feel uncomfortable."
"If a rift develops later, it will be a loss for us."
The second brother's face gradually turned red, as if he felt ashamed. He realized that he hadn't thought things through and was glad that he hadn't spoken rashly, otherwise, it might have really hurt their relationship.
Ruan Meng comforted him again:
"I'm not saying this because I only care about my own family and don't want to share in their good life..."
"I just feel that we need the right timing and the right method."
“Like the villagers, we have no connection with them. If they offer to help, I will not refuse.”
"But if this money can be earned by villagers we don't know well, why can't it be earned by the Song and Fan families, who have always been good to us?"
“I would be willing, but if it might make them uncomfortable, I would rather not speak up.”
Ruan Yi seemed to understand something and nodded slowly.
Ruan Qian and his wife looked at each other and nodded in satisfaction.
Ruan Qian asked his second brother, "Second brother, do you think what little sister said is right?"
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