Rong Sheng and Rong Yu did not stop Xu Shi, after all, when they were not at home, Xu Shi was indeed very bored by herself with nothing to do.
But while Rong Dong'an and Madam Xu were there, Rong Sheng gave Rong Dong'an the blueprints for the sleds and asked him to build about ten of them, as they would definitely be needed in the future.
Rong Dong'an immediately took action. He had heard Rong Sheng mention the snow disaster before, and now that Rong Hua had built a large shed, if there were no sleds, it would be very troublesome when the snow disaster struck!
So Rong Dong'an adjusted the amount based on the number of greenhouses and built half of the sleds. Of course, they also built their own sleds and bought a lot of coal, which would be used not only in the county town but also in their new home in Anning Village!
The Rong clan was very united, but coal was an expensive commodity, and no household could afford to buy it. Rong Sheng said that she hadn't made the cosmetics herself, but had exchanged them from the system. She felt uneasy about earning the money, so Rong Dong'an reassured her and used the money from the cosmetics to buy a large amount of coal, sending five tons to each household in the Rong clan. He also bought the stoves and stove pipes and helped them install them.
After the snowstorm hit, at least the Rong clan wouldn't suffer a major disaster. As for the others? Sorry, that's none of their business! The Rong family isn't a charity; they can't possibly take care of them. They can only worry about their own Rong clan!
Because Xu Shi liked Han Chan and her brother, and Xu Shi treated Han Chan as her eldest daughter-in-law, Rong Dong'an also sent them coal and stoves, and installed them for them.
Han Tao wasn't home, and Han Chan kept refusing, but Rong Dong'an wouldn't listen. He even sent Rong Hua over to persuade Han Chan, encouraging the two of them to talk things out. Although Rong Hua didn't quite understand why his parents were taking such good care of Han Chan and her brother, they had already spoken and acted on their behalf, so what could he, as their son, say?
But then he said, "Father, buying so much coal to help the clansmen buy stoves and chimneys must have cost a lot of money, right? It's money that my third brother worked so hard to earn..."
Rong Dong'an said, "Your sister Sheng Bao said that because the clansmen are good to our family and to her, she wants to do what she can! In this way, the clansmen will help you even more! But it will only last for one year! In the future, our family will not help people like this! As for money? Don't worry about it! Your third brother is very capable. He has made a lot of money with cosmetics. In addition to our Wenhong County, he has opened Qinxiang Pavilion in several other counties and also opened a workshop to make cosmetics every day, so you don't have to worry about anything."
Ronghua then stopped talking and comforted Han Chan, saying that their family's situation had improved this year because the village head and village chief had helped them and their siblings by providing compensation, allowing them to live a stable life for a few years and enabling Han Tao to study under Pei Xiucai. However, their family had no money and could not afford to buy coal or other heating materials to get through the winter.
If you feel bad about it, just wait until Han Tao becomes successful before you repay them!
Anyway, I said a lot, hoping that Han Chan would accept it.
Han Chan felt uneasy and didn't want to accept it because the Rong family had helped them so much. But no matter what she said, Rong Hua and the others wouldn't listen. Even when members of the Rong family came to persuade Han Chan, she couldn't change their minds. She could only watch helplessly as Rong Dong'an and the others delivered coal to her house and installed the stove and chimney.
But regarding this matter, he made a special trip to the county town, to Pei Xiucai's school, to find Han Tao, and told Han Tao: "Tao Tao, the debt we siblings owe to the Rong family is getting bigger and bigger, what should we do?"
Han Chan was extremely grateful to Rong Hua's family. They had helped her and her brother escape their hardships, helped them build a house, and even gave them so much coal. Han Chan had carefully calculated and inquired about the value of the coal, estimating it to be around a thousand taels of silver, while the coal was worth only a small amount to her and her brother's…
Han Tao hadn't expected the Rong family to send them so much coal and even install a stove and chimney for their home. But thinking about his sister living alone with no one to talk to, and how he wouldn't be home often in the winter, he didn't even know if she was cold or not. And the siblings had no money and no way to buy these things for their home.
Since they've already given it to us: "Sister, the Rong family is worried that we siblings aren't doing well and are afraid we'll be cold in the winter! Since they've already given it to us, let's accept it. We siblings don't have the means to thank them right now, so sister, please help Ronghua in the village and be kinder to his family and the Rong clan. Otherwise, we siblings will never have peace of mind!"
As for repaying their favor, we'll decide after Tao Tao passes the Resonance exam! Also, if Rong Hua needs any help, remember to come to the county town and let me know! I will definitely find a way to help Rong Hua and his family and clan!
Han Chan knew that this was the only way for now.
So she nodded: "Don't worry, Tao Tao, I will definitely do my best! You must study hard and pass the imperial examinations, no matter what kind of degree you want, you must pass them, so that we can thank them with our own abilities!"
Han Tao nodded emphatically: "Don't worry, sister, Tao Tao will definitely work hard."
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To avoid arousing Rong Yu's suspicion, Rong Sheng deliberately delayed for a few days. Through a patient, she found some books, swapped them with the books she had redeemed from the system, and then gave them to Rong Yu.
When Rong Yu saw the thick stack of books on the desk, all of which he could use, including the Book of Poetry, the Book of Documents, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, the Spring and Autumn Annals, and so on, as well as books about court officials and members of the royal family, he would have been very happy. However, when he saw the books about court officials and members of the royal family, Rong Yu frowned very deeply: "Sheng Bao, where did you get these books?"
Rong Sheng smiled and said, "I have a patient from out of town. His family owns a bookstore, so I asked him about it. He then had his family send these books to me, saying that you will definitely need them! If you don't need them, that's okay. Apart from the eight-legged essay, the classics of poetry, literature, rites, and the Spring and Autumn Annals, the other books are all unofficial histories and may not be true. Fourth Brother, you can take a look when you have time! There's no need to take them seriously!"
Rong Yu was filled with doubt, but seeing how serious Rong Sheng was, and knowing that the bookstore would sell some unofficial histories of officials and members of the royal family, he didn't say anything.
But something still felt off. Even if Shengbao gave her books, he wouldn't give her these kinds of books, would he?
Sheng Bao may not understand the imperial examination, but how could someone who runs a bookstore not understand it?
There's something fishy about this; he has to find out the truth.
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