Jiang's concerns also reminded Xia Youtian. He pondered for a while and said:
"I'm going to say hello to my parents.
We can't make this public, but we can't keep it a secret, or else our parents will be sad."
Seeing the worried expressions on the children's faces, Xia Youtian smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Dad won't reveal your secrets to anyone."
Xia Daohua thought about it and decided that both Xia Youtian and Jiang Shi were pretty reliable. There shouldn't be any mistakes.
Early the next morning, Xia Youtian went to find the old couple.
Xia Youtian was indeed a reliable person. I don’t know how he talked to the old couple, but he not only gained their understanding, but also their support.
Zhou took out ten taels of silver and said she wanted to give it to Xia Yujiao as a share.
Zhou said:
"Yujiao will most likely never marry again. If she doesn't live off the few acres of land and the little money she has, she won't be able to eat well for many more years. Now that I have this opportunity, I'm going to be shameless and take advantage of you four families. Do you blame me for being partial?"
Xia Youtian quickly denied it:
"Mom, what are you talking about? Yujiao is not only my sister, but she's only a few years older than Lihua. I've watched her grow up. How could I not love her?"
Zhou said:
“Mom knows you love Yujiao too.
But after all, you have a family and a career, so it is only natural to put your wife and children before your sister.
Mother doesn't expect you to support Yujiao for the rest of her life.
But since you have come across this opportunity to make money, you can help her a little, so that your mother can feel more at ease.
Don't blame your mother for being partial.
The little money my mother had for the coffin was accumulated bit by bit through careful calculation and hard work.
In addition to being a burial fund for your father and me, it is also for you children, and another reason is to prepare for famine.
Even if someone were to flee the famine, he couldn't leave without money.
Before the family split up, Mom was very strict with the money. She knew in her heart that you were all so restricted that it was inevitable that you would have resentment.
But now that you've all established your own households and are in charge of your own lives, you must have already understood what it means to have expensive food and daily necessities, right? "
Xia Youtian listened respectfully.
What Zhou meant was that Xia Yujiao would most likely not be able to get married in the future, so it would be better for her to save more money.
Although Xia Youtian didn't quite understand why Zhou felt that Xia Yujiao would not be able to get married.
Didn’t she just break off the engagement with the Xie family and then reject Jin Yong?
But he did not refute Zhou's words.
Zhou just wanted to make some money for Xia Yujiao, and she also contributed ten taels of capital, which was already very generous.
Otherwise, even if Zhou asked him to give up the business and let the first and second wives or even the whole family get involved, he could not refuse out of filial piety.
Xia Youtian took the ten taels of silver and turned around to tell Jiang and the children about it, but Jiang and the children didn't say anything.
Xia Youtian smiled bitterly and said:
"Although Mother asked me to take Qi Yujiao with me and give her a share, she didn't say how much interest to give her. If you are unhappy, just give her less interest, that's all."
Jiang said thoughtfully:
"Don't say that. I'm not upset, I'm just a little surprised.
Yujiao is beautiful, capable, hardworking, and gentle. How could mother think that Yujiao would not be able to get married?
Xia Youtian said, "I don't know either."
Xia Daohua knew some of the inside story.
It seems that the old couple did a pretty good job of keeping it secret.
Since the old couple is willing to keep it a secret, it’s better not to let my parents be too curious.
Xia Daohua changed the subject and said with a smile:
"What's the big deal? Why should you be unhappy?
Anyway, my aunt is free, so there is nothing wrong in letting her join in.
Maybe if she has something to do, her aunt's mood will brighten up."
Since Xia Youtian and Xia Daohua had no objections, it was almost equivalent to everyone having no objections.
After all, Jiang only listens to Xia Youtian.
Erlang, Taohua, and the children all listen to Xia Daohua.
Since then, Xia Daohua's small business has expanded from a children's play mode to a cooperative model involving adults and three households.
The speed at which the members are expanding is like a snowball!
Xia Daohua is somewhat happy to see this happen. She is not afraid of more people getting involved, as long as they are obedient and useful.
I don't lack goods, but I lack trustworthy and reliable people.
But the children and the couple in the fourth room were somewhat worried. They were afraid that the money earned from their small business would not be enough to support so many people, and that they would lose money again in the end.
Linghua even suggested that they buy some sugar and store it first.
By preparing in this way, if you suffer losses later, you won’t have to worry about not having money to buy candy.
As soon as Linghua said these words, Wulang hit her on the head.
The music made her eyes well up with tears. She took Xia Daohua's hand and shook it back and forth, neither crying nor not crying. Her face was full of grievance and she pouted to pretend to be pitiful.
Xia Daohua smiled and scratched her little nose:
"Don't worry, you'll always have candy to eat! Who knows, I might be able to come up with some even tastier candies in a few days!"
Linghua's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but slurp her saliva: "Slurp...Sister, you are the best!"
She jumped up with a "whoosh", rushed upwards, hugged Xia Daohua's neck, and put her soft little mouth against Xia Daohua's face. With a "smack", she left a wet saliva mark.
Xia Daohua resisted the urge to wipe it, bent down slightly, and put Linghua Fang on the ground: "Stop making trouble, go play. Let me think of making you something delicious."
After sending Linghua away, Xia Daohua thought that many of the candies in the space supermarket could be used, but the original packaging had to be replaced.
If I don't ask for help from others, I will be exhausted.
If we delegate the task to someone else, there will inevitably be a risk of exposing the secret.
The most trustworthy ones at the moment are only Lihua and Jiro.
During the wolf hunting incident, Lihua had already shown her absolute trust in herself and her efforts to protect her.
As for Erlang, he probably decided to be of one mind with me from the moment I quietly packed his bags, kept his money without hesitation, didn't show any disapproval towards his plan to marry a widow, and didn't say anything behind his back!
Others, including Jiang and Xia Youtian, may not be reliable.
Of course, the couple would not sell themselves out.
But the two of them certainly couldn't hold back their curiosity and calmly accept those abnormal phenomena, let alone not ask further questions.
What's more, when it comes to secrets, the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Xia Daohua had no intention of revealing her secret.
At least, it cannot be exposed actively.
Forget it, let’s talk about the sugar later, let’s sell the pickles first!
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