Xia Daohua searched for a long time before she found a line of small words in her account explaining that the extra supermarket coins in her account were actually a one-time bonus - a reward for her to get energy suitable for upgrading the space - certain special quality jade.
Xia Daohua smiled and shook her head. However, she became obsessed with jade and became particularly fond of various jade products.
She started visiting jade shops and jewelry stores, and went to any place where she had the chance to see jade.
But judging from the reaction of the space, it seems that nothing suitable has been found.
Of course, it may also be that the space is full and does not need more energy for the time being, so it is indifferent to those high-quality jades?
As she went there more often, Xia Daohua felt embarrassed to not buy anything, so she bought some miscellaneous jade products, such as mutton-fat jade hairpins, green jade bracelets, topaz bracelets, etc.
Bits and pieces, over the months, I accumulated quite a bit.
Among them was a men's black jade hairpin, which Xia Daohua liked very much. She often wore men's clothes on weekdays, so she kept the hairpin with her and often wore it when wearing men's clothes.
As for other jade products, she only gave Jiang a pair of jade gourd-shaped earrings, gave Lihua a white jade pendant with flowing cloud patterns to hold the hem of her skirt, and gave Wulang a green jade plaque with a carp jumping over the dragon gate.
Linghua was still young, so Xia Daohua only gave her two tongcao flowers.
But Linghua liked it very much. She admired it happily for a long time, and then kept it away carefully, planning to take it out and wear it during the holidays.
Linghua felt contented that her tongcao flowers were much more beautiful than jade pendants.
Xia Daohua had expected that both the red brick and cement workshops were profitable, as she had been prepared for losses of more than half a year.
I didn’t expect that I would have made my investment back after just two or three months of operation.
Eunuch Wei's men and Wang's men checked and balanced each other. Eunuch Wei's men were very good at managing people, and the manager sent by Wang was very good at accounting. The two workshops ran in an orderly manner, and Xia Daohua was happy to let go.
As her business grew, her life became less busy than it was at the beginning.
Just at this time, Wu's family also arrived.
They set out less than twenty days later than Jiang's family, but arrived in Jixiang County several months late.
Moreover, when the Jiang family arrived, their luggage was all there and they didn't spend too much money. Although everyone was dusty and exhausted, that was just the result of the long journey and they didn't suffer any real loss.
The Wu family was reluctant to leave their belongings behind, so they took almost everything they could take with them. However, they encountered several dangerous situations along the way and had to abandon most of their belongings.
The Wu family members standing in front of the Xia family at this time were all in tattered clothes, with dark faces, skinny bodies, and the shoes on their feet had long been thrown away.
In order to save money, the Jiang family stayed in an inn for a few days when they first arrived in Jixiang County. However, the Wu family could not even afford to stay in an inn and had to sleep in the open air.
To be honest, it was a miracle that they were able to reach Jixiang County safely.
Mrs. Wu burst into tears out of heartache.
When the Wu family saw Mrs. Wu crying, the tears they had been holding back for a long time burst out.
It's understandable to cry a little after surviving a disaster after a long separation.
I don’t know if the Wu family was too excited, but the whole courtyard was suddenly filled with crying sounds that resounded to the sky. The landlord and several other tenants were alarmed and came over to see what was going on - the crying here was really too miserable.
If you don’t know, you might think it’s someone’s funeral.
She cried for more than half an hour.
Xia Daohua felt her feet were a little sore, so she quietly retreated and took her younger aunt Xia Yujiao and older aunt Xia Xuejiao to discuss how to entertain the relatives.
The entire Wu family had arrived. They had lost all their money and property on the way, but they had all survived. After they had cried enough, we had to find a place for them to stay and treat them to a meal.
Now Mrs. Wu was busy crying and couldn't remember anything. As Mrs. Wu's elder and younger sisters-in-law, Xia Xuejiao and Xia Yujiao should have come forward at this time.
In fact, it would have been better if Zhou had come forward, but perhaps because Zhou was old and away from his hometown, he had become sentimental.
At this moment, she was holding hands with Wu's mother, wiping tears together. Although she didn't cry too hard, it was quite rare for Zhou to do so.
If her words and actions were not the same as usual, Xia Daohua would have suspected that Zhou had been suddenly kidnapped by someone.
Xia Xuejiao has a straightforward personality. Although she can understand the Wu family's feelings, she is still very impatient with this kind of mourning scene.
Seeing that Xia Daohua, his capable niece, pulled him over to discuss how to entertain relatives, his mood suddenly turned from gloomy to cheerful, and he felt much more relaxed.
Xia Yujiao has been working beside Xia Xuejiao for some time, and has gradually been infected by her and become more generous.
After some discussion, a few people decided to make dumplings.
But considering that the Wu family had traveled a long distance and had not eaten well on the road, I was afraid that they would get sick from bloating, so I specially cooked a large pot of millet porridge to nourish their stomachs.
The dumplings were finally decided to be stuffed with cabbage, with only a small amount of meat and eggs, and two pieces of tofu were added to the filling.
The filling is mostly vegetarian, so even if the Wu family members are quite full, they generally won’t get sick from eating too much.
However, just in case, Xia Daohua prepared two large boxes of hawthorn pills and yeast tablets, and also brewed a pot of hawthorn fruit tea.
If someone really feels full, they can rely on these digestive aids as an emergency measure.
Mrs. Wu called Lanhua and Juhua to boil water, and asked the Wu family to wash up thoroughly. Finally, their true appearance was revealed.
The Wu family members are all good-looking, but they have suffered a lot these days and don’t look like adults.
After drinking some porridge and eating dumplings, the Wu family members finally calmed down. They all breathed a sigh of relief and no longer looked as frightened as they did at the beginning.
After asking for details, Xia Daohua finally realized that the reason the Wu family was in such a predicament was because the rebels from Bohai County had once invaded Qingzhou County.
The government troops of Qingzhou County fought back and although they drove away the rebels of Bohai County, this battle resulted in the loss of many stragglers.
The road that was originally smooth has become difficult to walk on.
Some of the rebellious soldiers simply became bandits.
There were also some rebel troops who would rob refugees fleeing famine or war, and some would not only rob them of their money but also kill them.
The more powerful ones even want to recruit others and force refugees to rebel together.
The reason why the Wu family was in such a mess was that they encountered two gangs of bandits and three waves of rebel troops on the road.
In order to protect their families, they had no choice but to give up all their money and property and run for their lives. At least they managed to save their family's lives.
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