Upon hearing that he would even help her source the goods, Chi Yu immediately agreed with a smile.
"Okay, then wait for me!" With that, she turned and went back to the main room.
Chi Qiao was playing with Zhuangzhuang when she saw her come in, and she was a little curious.
"What's wrong? Didn't you say this is your home? As the host, you can't just do nothing and wait for the younger generation to be filial. You have to cook for yourself."
Judging by the time, the rice isn't even cooked properly yet!
When Chi Qiao said this, she was both amused and exasperated that her younger sister had such good fortune but didn't know how to enjoy it.
Doing nothing and just waiting for your peers to pamper you and for the younger generation to be filial is not good, is it?
Others would love to be at home, where they can be waited on hand and foot.
Many people would rather lie on the sofa watching videos or playing games than get up to help someone who has spilled soy sauce.
Chi Yu understood the teasing tone in her older sister's words, so she explained seriously:
"I'm going inside to get some money. Brother Qin needs to settle the cost of the charcoal with the villagers, but the banknotes can't be broken."
After saying this, he closed the door and took out a box containing silver ingots from his spatial storage.
Chi Qiao put down the rattle drum she was holding, came over, and helped her count out sixty taels. Then she took a piece of blue linen cloth and wrapped it up.
"In the past few years, the weather has been favorable, and the villagers have generally lived a decent life."
Since you got married, the village's fortunes have started to decline.
It's not too bad, but it's not as good as before, especially around April and May this year.
Chi Qiao recalled the original owner's memories, sighing as she spoke.
Thinking back to what Chi Lin had said before, Chi Yu asked, "Sister, you said April or May this year, is that the time last year when we were sent to the county town to be apprentices?"
Chi Qiao nodded: "Yes! One died, one was injured, and the other was ruined by the compensation."
If it weren't for the help of my clansmen, I don't know what would have happened to me.
It is precisely because their clansmen lent them money that every household now has very little money.
Especially last month, after your older brother came back, he told the villagers that you felt there would be various disasters coming.
While our family was stockpiling rice, flour, and other supplies, everyone else also went down the mountain to buy some.
Therefore, even with all the silver in the village combined, they really couldn't break that hundred taels of silver note.
Chi Yu knew that her people trusted her very much.
But to everyone's surprise, his elder brother would say such a thing to the clansmen, and they all actually believed it.
Chi Qiao didn't have time to say much to her at the moment, and stuffed the large bag of silver ingots into her hand.
"Go ahead, the young master of the Qin family is still waiting for you outside."
Chi Yu had many questions in his mind.
But as her older sister said, Qin Mu was still waiting outside.
Therefore, she only went to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) to look at her son who was playing happily before going out.
As soon as she went outside, she saw Qin Mu looking over, so she strode forward a few steps and placed the silver in his hand.
"There are sixty taels in total, Brother Qin, please confirm."
Qin Mu subconsciously wanted to say no, but then he remembered that when they got to the ancestral hall, the clan chief and others would have to count the items, so he didn't say anything like "I believe you."
After all, having faith is one thing, and having the right attitude towards things is another.
Chi Yu watched him count the items. Once they confirmed the numbers matched, they nodded to each other and then went their separate ways to continue their work.
Chi Yu didn't go back to the kitchen, but went back into the main house.
This time, she sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), watching her sister play with her son, and asked:
"Sis, you said that my brother told everyone he had a feeling there would be all sorts of disasters coming, and they believed him?"
Chi Qiao hadn't expected that she wouldn't go to the kitchen, but would come in just to talk about this.
"Yes! Little Fish, don't underestimate your status in the hearts of your people."
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