Fan Jin's eyes asked, "Should I tell you?"
Bai Manshan blushed as he watched the two exchanging glances, and coughed to remind them.
Hmph, he's a grown man right here! Any sweet nothings you want to say, at least wait until he's gone.
Or, we can wait for Huyu to arrive!
Shui Qing suppressed her smile and pointed to the large swords stored in the warehouse: "After you brought up the matter of reducing the power of the princes last year, we were worried that we wouldn't be able to buy them if things really got chaotic, so we bought them little by little. We stockpiled about fifty or sixty, or maybe sixty or seventy swords."
We were worried that the lack of order would cause panic, and we were also afraid that people in the village who didn't get along with our family would go to the government to stir up trouble, so we didn't tell anyone.
My family knows, but I told them it was sent over by Sister Huyu for temporary storage! Isn't that a coincidence?
Just then, Li Huyu delivered several gifts over. Because they were gold and silver jewelry, she did it all in a mysterious way. The children only knew that she had come, but they didn't know why she came or what she brought. Her parents, on the other hand, only came during a downpour, and since the gifts were knives, they wouldn't say anything.
Bai Manshan opened his mouth, as if to say that this was just the right thing to do when he was sleepy!
No, the Shui family is their benefactor!
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not a coincidence, it's that you've thought things through in times of peace! Alright, let's just say to outsiders that we've temporarily stored it here, and we can take it out and use it tomorrow. This silver is still yours."
No need to go out to buy it, saves trouble, but the money can't be less.
Shui Qing pushed all the silver back, leaving nothing behind: "We didn't treat the people you brought outside with courtesy, but you want to pay for dozens of stockpiled knives? Are we obsessed with money?"
Bai Manshan instantly understood and didn't refuse. He put the silver ingots back into the cloth bag and said happily, "Then we really need to find a bamboo basket to store the silver tomorrow."
With the matter settled, Bai Manshan was finally able to rest with peace of mind.
Not only him, but everyone who came with him needs to get some rest.
More than half a month has passed since the torrential rain began, and this morning was the first time I had a proper meal.
In the past two weeks, they have experienced the destruction of their homes, the loss of their family members, and leaving the land where they grew up, moving to a new place. Everyone needs to relax and rest completely.
Hu's mother and her group had already tidied up the house where they were staying.
Jiang Hehu moved into Ling Ran's house, and Bai Manshan and Bai Ziqian shared a room. There weren't enough beds in the room, but fortunately it was summer and the weather was hot, so they could sleep on a straw mat on the bluestone floor.
The house was filled with the smoke of mugwort, there were no mosquitoes, and the floor was clean and refreshing. Compared to the damp and rotten conditions we had come from, it couldn't be better.
The group of more than twenty people originally thought they would have trouble falling asleep, just like when they were on a journey, but to their surprise, they all fell into a deep sleep in no time.
Shui Qing thought that Bai Manshan would have to lead these people to transport potatoes again tomorrow, which would take at least four or five days round trip. The journey would be arduous, so she needed to give them some nourishment!
Fan Jin went to the village to do what Bai Manshan had asked him to do.
Bai Ziqian and Hu Wenhua also went along.
Bai Ziqian wanted to help his father, while Hu Wenhua was just joining in the fun—he had already decided to go with them tomorrow and was now going to see his companions.
Not only did he go, but his father went with him. They earned 100 coins a day, and a round trip took four or five days, which amounted to 400 or 500 coins. The two of them went out for nearly 1000 taels of silver!
Who could resist going?
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