"Daohua, tell me honestly, how much money can you actually make from this small business?"
"That's... hard to say. Let's do some calculations..."
"I know, I know, let me tell you, let me tell you!"
Xia Daohua and Linghua spoke at the same time.
Xia Daohua smiled, paused, and let Linghua, who wanted to show off, speak.
Linghua suddenly became timid: "Oh, sister, why don't you just say it!"
Xia Daohua encouraged her, "It's okay, just tell me! If I make a mistake or miss something, I'll fill it in."
Linghua smiled happily, her big round eyes curved into two crescents, her little nose wrinkled, and her mouth curved into a small boat with pointed ends.
Linghua covered her mouth with her palm - she had recently started to change her teeth and had lost a front tooth, which she found a bit ugly. Whenever she laughed, she couldn't help but raise her little hand to cover her mouth.
After a while, seeing that everyone was waiting for her quietly, Linghua put down her hands and seriously reported their costs and profits to Xia Youtian and Jiang.
The more Xia Youtian and Jiang listened, the wider their eyes widened and their breathing became faster.
Jiang's expression was still a little angry, but Xia Youtian was smiling.
When Linghua finished speaking and looked at him expectantly, Xia Daohua smiled and nodded at her, then turned her gaze to Xia Youtian and Jiang:
"Ryoka said it very well."
Jiang still maintained an angry expression:
"Wow, Xia Daohua, you're actually hiding something from your mother! Where did you hide all that silver? Maybe you stuffed it behind the firewood pile and your second aunt picked it up?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said:
"How could that be? No one can find what I hide except myself.
"The last time that black-clad official came, he gave me the gold that belonged to our family. Didn't I hide it? You've been looking for it for so long, have you found it?"
Jiang choked on Xia Daohua's words and glared at her angrily: "How dare you say that!"
Xia Daohua smiled, not angry at all: "I know how to hide things, it's a skill, why are you too embarrassed to say it?"
Xia Youtian spoke up in time, interrupting the endless cycle of the mother and the other two: "Alright, Daohua, stop talking and don't just make your mother angry!"
However, Xia Youtian spoke seriously, but a smile remained on his face. His expression was almost smug and flushed.
That’s right, don’t you see how hard-working these kids are!
After the rice flower fell and broke its head, it actually got some enlightenment!
Of course, it could also be that it brought out her gluttony.
Why else would all of her skills be related to food? Coming up with these money-making ideas is also inseparable from these novel and innovative ways to make food...
Xia Youtian was proud of Xia Daohua, but also a little puzzled.
Beiguan Village has a lot of land and a small population, so everyone lives a pretty good life.
The Xia family was considered a middle-class family. Perhaps even a little above middle-class. Their food, clothing, shelter, and transportation were not particularly good, but at least they were just barely able to get by.
But the Xia family doesn’t usually prepare so many fresh foods.
He really couldn't understand why anyone would be willing to spend so much money just to eat something new and different?
Could it be that their silver was actually blown away by the wind?
However, despite his confusion, Xia Youtian finally realized the benefits of this business faster than Jiang.
He quickly made a decision:
“Well done to you, kids.
My dear, although working in the fields is important, how much money can we earn in a year? We pay taxes on the grain and sell it to the grain merchants, so there is nothing left for us.
How can it be comfortable to do this?
It's just business, some people make money and some people lose money.
We may not always make money, nor will we always have business to do.
As for the money that is now delivered to our door, there is absolutely no reason for us to push it away!
Since the children need our help, we have to help no matter how hard it is!
But, we still can’t abandon this part of the field.”
Xia Youtian became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice already trembling a little, even though he himself didn't notice it:
"How about this. You put the housework aside for a while and focus on the children. I'll spend more time in the fields, cultivating our land. When I have free time, I'll come and help you and the children."
Jiang always obeyed Xia Youtian's words. Although she was still a little hesitant at this time, since Xia Youtian had spoken and made the decision, she would not go against Xia Youtian's wishes even if she had a different opinion.
Xia Daohua winked at Wu Lang, and Wu Lang decisively took the blame from his sister:
"Dad, Mom, there's one more thing..."
"Wulang, you speak." Jiang was always very kind and patient with Wulang.
"Hey, can you please keep the news of our earnings to yourself? Don't tell my grandparents, my grandmother's family, or my aunts and uncles about it."
Xia Youtian and Jiang looked at each other, smiled and nodded, neither of them showing any objection.
Jiang also praised Wulang for his thoughtfulness.
Xia Daohua, Lihua and Linghua exchanged glances with each other and smiled with their lips pursed.
If Xia Daohua had said the same thing, it wouldn't have had the same effect. But if Wu Lang had said it, all of Jiang's concerns and objections would have vanished without a trace.
The couple knew that after the separation, there would not be much difference in everyone's life.
But after Daohua went into the mountains several times, his family became more prosperous.
Later, the old man arranged for the wolves, and Jiang was also worried, so Xia Daohua rarely went into the mountains again.
A large part of this extra income is gone.
Later, the children made bamboo tube rice and ran to the town to set up a stall.
Jiang has always been somewhat opposed to it.
She always felt that the town was unsafe. The carriages and horses were rushing around recklessly, the ruffians were wandering around, and the police were in cahoots with the ruffians. If Lihua and the others suffered any harm in the town, it would be too late to regret it.
However, Daohua and the others kept nagging Xia Youtian, and Wulang also put in a lot of effort in front of Jiang, and finally the stall was managed.
Faced with the small amount of income they had reported before, Jiang did a rough calculation and felt that it didn't make much difference whether they handed it over to the government or not.
So he turned a blind eye and did not collect the money they earned.
The heads of other houses also knew that a few kids had set up a small stall in the town, but they didn't take it seriously.
I never expected that these children were so cunning that the income they reported was not the real situation.
Such important information naturally cannot be leaked to others.
Even if I tell it to the old couple, it would not be appropriate.
They were not afraid of being noticed by the old couple, but they were afraid that if the old couple let the secret slip and the other branches - especially the first and second branches - knew about it, there would be another commotion.
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