"Grandpa, if I cultivate the land well and increase the grain yield by a lot, do you think I can make a lot of money?" Yun Duo asked Yun Dazheng.
"Haha, what a silly child." Yun Dazheng couldn't help but shake his head and said, "If you want to make money by producing a lot of grain from the land, you have to be a big landowner with a lot of land. The more land they have, the more grain they produce and sell, and naturally they have more money."
"Even in a good year, a typical farming family might harvest more grain, but that's only enough to feed themselves. Moreover, the better the harvest, the lower the price. Putting aside everything else, just to make enough for daily expenses and taxes, they have to sell much more grain than in previous years. So, in the end, what they actually have in their granaries might be less than in previous years."
"The rich buy grain cheaply in good years and sell it at high prices in bad years. They make all the money..."
"So, it's tough for ordinary people to make money..."
As Yun Dazheng spoke, he shook his head, secretly relieved: "However, now that we have Xiao Jiu, not to mention selling royal jelly, the money from selling honey alone can cover our pre-tax and daily expenses. If we're frugal, we can even have some left over. If grain production really increases, we can harvest a lot more grain ourselves."
"This is a blessing that Xiao Jiu brought us, and we must cherish it."
At this point, Yun Dazheng looked at Yun Duo and said, "Duo'er, you must thank Xiao Jiu properly, and help Grandpa thank it too, okay?"
Yun Duo would occasionally, intentionally or unintentionally, reveal to Yun Dazheng and Yun Qishi that Xiao Jiu could understand most of what she said. So now Yun Dazheng and the others also know that Xiao Jiu can understand most of what their granddaughter says. Although they find it incredible, they have gradually gotten used to and accepted this "setup".
"Yes, Grandpa, I understand," Yun Duo nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Yun Dazheng praised Xiao Jiu a few more times, and he seemed to have great respect for Xiao Jiu.
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"Older people tend to overthink things and are afraid of change, so it's understandable that they don't want to move, right, Xiao Jiu?"
After dinner, Yun Duo made an excuse to read, grabbed a dictionary, and sat by the brazier, lost in thought. Of course, she only appeared to be daydreaming; in reality, she was talking to Xiao Jiu in her mind, saying words of comfort to herself.
From the earlier probing, Yun Duo could tell that her grandparents' meaning was clear: they didn't want to leave this small village and move elsewhere. As for their later remarks about waiting for her to "get married," it was just the same thought as most older generations—hoping that the younger generation in the family would be successful. It wasn't really a promise to her at all.
"Is that right?" Xiao Jiu replied somewhat uncertainly.
After a moment, it spoke again in the cloud's ear: "But master, you don't need to worry too much. I just heard Grandpa Cloud talking, and I feel that he is quite grateful and respectful to me. Maybe he thinks of me as one of those monsters from your myths and legends. If we really have to move, I can make a scene that ordinary people find unbelievable, so they will believe it. Then you can fan the flames, and there shouldn't be any problem."
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