Chapter 149: Open the treasure bag and confirm the opening time
After Old Mrs. Wan poured out everything in the bag, she took them out one by one and looked at them carefully in the candlelight.
There was a pair of mutton-fat white jade bracelets, a piece of mutton-fat jade, a jade ring, and a pair of large gold bracelets that felt solid and a bit heavy.
There were also several gold rings, two pairs of gold earrings, a small gold lock, and six gold ingots of different sizes, the largest weighing five taels and the smallest weighing one tael.
There are four gold hairpins below, all of which have beautiful patterns. However, Old Mrs. Wan has never seen any gold or silver jewelry before. For her, it is enough for the patterns to look good. As for whether they are in fashion or not, she does not care, as she has no intention of wearing them anyway.
Old Mrs. Wan dug around again and pulled out a pearl bracelet. It was pink in color and each pearl was the size of a thumb. The most amazing thing was that each one was the same size. Old Mrs. Wan took out the pearl bracelet, a gold hairpin and all the jade jewelry.
Old Lady Wan divided the things into two piles, and then said seriously: "Listen carefully, all of you, these things are all blessings brought by my little Fubao. Now I'm going to give this pile to little Fubao, and it will be kept by the second son's wife for the time being. Do you have any objections?"
The sons didn't dare to object, they all shook their heads and said in unison: "No objection, this is what little Fubao deserves."
Mrs. Wan smiled again and said, "When we rest at night, you can tell your wife that it's not that I am partial to you, but people should know how to repay kindness. Xiao Fubao came to our house when we were the poorest and had the hardest time. Since then, our family has never suffered. We have had meat to eat and drink along the way, which is better than in the village. We have never been wronged, not to mention the blessings that Xiao Fubao has brought to our family after we settled in Shizi Village. You should all know it clearly, so I don't need to explain it again. So these things are what Xiao Fubao deserves. When she gets married in the future, we will give her the most decent dowry and marry her off in glory."
Boss Wan and the others nodded repeatedly without saying anything, and agreed unanimously.
After Old Lady Wan distributed the things, what was left were all gold items that could be sold for money for emergencies. All these things were kept with Old Lady Wan, with no intention of distributing them.
Old Mrs. Wan put the portion for Xiao Fubao in a separate bag and gave it to Old Second Wan, asking him to take it back and hide it, and inform his wife in the evening.
Old Mrs. Wan locked all the remaining money in her own kang cabinet and placed it in a large box together with the family's silver.
With this unexpected fortune, Old Lady Wan suddenly felt her back straightened a lot.
She told her sons not to tell anyone and then took the meat to the kitchen. She glanced at the pound of meat in her hand, thought for a while, then went back and took out a large piece. Today was an unexpected fortune and it was a happy event, so she had to have a good meal. There were many people in the family and each person could only eat a few slices of the pound of meat before it was gone.
Old Mrs. Wan was no longer stingy. She took two pieces of meat to the kitchen and gave them to her two daughters-in-law.
"Let's stew all of this today and have white rice tonight. It's as much as you want."
Mrs. Wan Er and Mrs. Wan San naturally knew the reason why Old Lady Wan did this, but it surprised Shen and Liu who were busy at the stove.
Seeing that Old Mrs. Wan was full of joy, Liu guessed that there must be some happy event at home. She glanced at Shen, thinking that there was some progress in the relationship between Shen and Boss Wan. However, Shen also looked shocked, so she realized that she was wrong.
However, Liu didn't dwell on these things and continued to make a fire.
The dinner was very sumptuous with meat, and we also cooked a large amount of white rice. The whole family was full.
After the meal, I started to feel sleepy. After all, I had worked on the farm all day, and there weren’t many entertainment activities for people in the countryside. After the meal, everyone went to rest.
Only then did Liu realize that her family had received a large sum of unexpected money today. Liu was extremely happy. She was about to give birth. If the family conditions were good, Grandma Wan would definitely be willing to give her delicious food. Giving birth is a journey through the gates of hell for a woman, which depletes her energy and blood, and she also has to feed the child.
If she can take good care of herself, her body will recover quickly and maybe she will be able to have a second child next year.
For several days, the Wan family was filled with joy, and even the work of reclaiming the land was done with great enthusiasm.
It was drizzling that day. People say spring rain is as precious as oil. If this rain is good and thorough, we might be able to sow in a few days.
Rainy days are not suitable for farm work, so the family finished their meal early, put on their raincoats and prepared to go to the town.
After all, the house had been left empty for a few days, and Old Mrs. Wan wanted to see when the business would open. Now that she had already bought the shop, there was no reason for it to be left vacant and not make any money.
It just so happened that Zhao also wanted to go to the town to sell embroidery. She had never seen the Wan family's shop, so today was a good opportunity for her to go and take a look.
The group of people chatted and laughed along the way and walked quite quickly. After walking for an hour and a half, they finally arrived at the town around noon.
Surprisingly, there was no rain in the town, so everyone took off their raincoats and went to the shop as if they were familiar with the place.
Zhao was not in a hurry to sell her embroidery, but instead went to the shop opened by the Wan family.
Before I got close to the shop, I could hear voices coming from afar. There were at least several hundred people.
This was also the first time that Old Lady Wan saw construction begin on the wasteland. It was completely different from what she heard from Boss Wan and the others. Seeing it with her own eyes was even more shocking.
In the eyes of Old Lady Wan, these people have become money, walking big bucks.
The key to the shop was with Wan Laosan. He went forward to unlock the door, and a smell of paint hit him in the face.
After the decoration was completed, it was the first time for Grandma Wan and the children to come. The children were very curious and ran to the backyard as soon as they entered the house.
Little Fubao became unruly in Wan Laoer's arms. He twisted his little body and stretched out his little hands anxiously, calling for his brother.
"Guo Guo, Fu Bao is going, Fu Bao is going."
Wan Wen heard the baby voice of little Fubao and quickly turned back. Wan Laoer handed little Fubao to Wan Wen and told him to take good care of his sister.
But little Fubao didn't want others to hold her. She walked to the backyard crookedly but steadily like a little duck. Every time she was about to fall, she stood firm again. Wan Wen was frightened by this and kept stretching his arms behind her to protect his sister nervously.
Little Fubao, however, was the complete opposite. She had a smile on her face and was giggling as she walked. Her saliva was all over her. She was so happy and curious about the new environment. She would stand in place and raise her little head from time to time to take a look at things she had never seen before.
Her tiny body was not even as tall as the table legs. She looked so cute and adorable. She was so excited that she wanted to jump three feet high, but she couldn't. She could only make some movements, and she was wobbling. Wan Wen gasped for breath, fearing that his sister would fall on her butt if he wasn't careful.
Soon, the children who went to the backyard came back like a gust of wind. When they saw little Fubao coming, they all had excited smiles on their faces and rushed to hold their sister's hand. Finally, the two youngest ones, Wanxi and Wanhu, each took little Fubao to play in the backyard. The three little kids looked very funny.
After several adults in the shop in front accompanied Old Lady Wan for a tour, Old Lady Wan was very satisfied. She was very happy in her heart. She didn't expect that in her lifetime, she could still see the Wan family buy shops and acquire land. Even if she passed away, she would be able to give an account to the ancestors of the Wan family.
"I think we should pick a good day to open the shop. The sooner we open, the sooner we can make money. It just so happens that it has been raining these two days. You guys should think of a name for the shop and pick a good day to hang up the signboard."
When it comes to naming, it is a difficult task for many men. Among the several sons of the Wan family, only the four elders are strong, while the others can only do hard labor.
So the task of naming naturally fell on Wan Laosi.
Wan Lao Si looked at Wan Sansao and said, "Sansao, since you can cook, you must have heard of many nice restaurant names. Why don't you tell us a few? We can discuss and compromise."
Mrs. Wan San had actually heard her grandfather talk about many restaurants in the capital.
"How about Yunkelai?" Mrs. Wan thought for a moment and said a name.
Zhao said softly at this time: "Guests come like clouds, this name is quite good."
When everyone heard this, even Zhao from the capital agreed, and the Wan family immediately decided on this name.
"We should have Yunkelai, this name is good, 'Guests come like clouds', it has a good meaning." Mrs. Wan made the final decision and asked Wan Laosan to buy a piece of good wood to make a plaque.
Wan Laosan is very good at handicrafts and is more than capable of making a plaque by himself. When the time comes, he can just ask Wan Xingmo to write some words for them.
After discussing the plaque, it was time to open the shop.
It is already February 15th, and in a few days it will be February 18th, which is just right for opening.
After discussing it with her sons, Old Mrs. Wan all agreed that this was a good day, meaning that the eighth month would bring prosperity and it would be a good start for those doing business.
After everything was agreed upon, Zhao went to the only embroidery workshop in the town. They agreed to gather in the shop later and go back together.
Old Mrs. Wan also wanted to go for a walk in the town and buy a headband for little Fubao. It was already noon and time to eat, so she waved her hand and indicated that everyone should go out to eat today.
After waiting for Zhao, he locked the door and went to a small restaurant in the town that did relatively good business.
Not far from the restaurant, a carriage drove over from the opposite direction. Wan Laoer, holding little Fubao, was looking at the shops along the street with great interest. There were all kinds of things, and little Fubao was dazzled by them. He kept twisting his little body on Wan Laoer.
The curtain of the carriage was blown up by the wind, revealing a jade-like face inside. She happened to look out the window and saw the cute little Fubao at first sight. The woman was slightly startled, and then the carriage passed by her.
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