In the business partnership between the Wuda tribe, the Wan family, and Lin Qingyuan, the amount of beef, mutton, hides, cow horns, and gemstones adds up to a considerable sum.
However, after deducting the huge expenses for the tribe to purchase grain, tea, salt, and to support soldiers and laborers, only a little over five hundred taels of silver remained.
Excluding the surrounding vassal tribes and the four hundred Lei-character battalions, the main population of Wuda was over two hundred, equivalent to a wealthy and powerful family in the Wu Dynasty.
The profit of over five hundred taels of silver was distributed to each person, but less than three taels were actually earned.
Fortunately, Lin Qingyuan had to pay for the goods upfront, so Madam Wuya wasn't short of money.
Song Liyun also received the account book that Han Ming had brought over.
After winter set in, the ice cellars in Suijin Town were thriving, with a turnover of five thousand taels of silver, and the net profit of several factories was over a thousand taels of silver.
The bags, leather accessories, and cashmere fabrics that Wanjia sells in Southeast China and Beijing are the high-value luxury goods.
Song Liyun's private savings instantly amounted to tens of thousands of taels of silver per year, several times higher than the net profit of the Wuda tribe.
It seems that no matter what, hardworking farmers and herdsmen can never compete with middlemen.
What made Song Liyun happiest was a letter from Xiaoshi Village in Qingping Town.
Song Zhenping's baby was born half a month ago. Both mother and daughter are safe and sound. The baby is a big, healthy girl weighing seven pounds and eight ounces.
Song Liyun was overjoyed. In her previous life, she did not have the opportunity to have her own child, and in this life, she had only been married for two months and did not have a child yet.
Seeing children born to whom they share blood is an unbelievable and exhilarating experience.
In the letter, Song Zhenping said that the acorn workshop in Xiaoshi Village was making a profit, and that the land that Master Xue had helped to acquire was going smoothly. It seemed that half of the land could be planted with fodder and bean grass after the spring.
Song Liyun watched slowly.
Everything becomes easier once you get started; she's not in a hurry!
Song Zhenping added that since Niu Niu was going to have her 100-day celebration, and considering that Xiao Yun had only been married for two months and the journey was too far, there was no need for her to go back.
As long as Xiao An can return to Xiaoshi Village in February, that's fine.
Song Liyun thought about it. Song Zhenping had everything he needed, and she had important matters to attend to with Wan Youyou. It wouldn't be appropriate to just leave.
I'll wait until spring to go back to Suijin Town; I definitely want to visit my little niece.
Xiao An was overjoyed when he learned he was going to be an uncle, and he couldn't stop laughing.
"Second sister, I'll take Niu Niu horseback riding as soon as I get back!"
"Second sister, I want to give the dried meat that Brother Ashi gave me to Niu Niu!"
"Second sister..."
Song Liyun's head was throbbing from Xiao An's shouting: "Xiao An, Niu Niu is only two months old. She only drinks milk and sleeps, she doesn't ride horses!"
Xiao An was dumbfounded: "Then give the goat milk I drank to Niu Niu!"
In the Uda tribe, Xiao An not only drinks milk tea every day, but Granny Qi also gives him goat milk, which is more nourishing than cow milk.
Goat milk is better than cow milk, but the production volume is not large, so it's not feasible to make milk powder.
After two months of riding horses and herding livestock, eating meat and drinking goat milk, Xiao An did not gain weight; his round face thinned out, and he grew noticeably taller.
Song Liyun thanked the Wuda tribe for their kindness to Xiao An, but thinking about the five hundred taels of silver in the Wuda tribe's savings, she sighed inwardly: "With such a large family comes great expenses, I still need to find more ways for the tribe to make money."
That evening, Madam Wuya hosted a banquet to entertain Lin Qingyuan.
The five hundred taels of silver that Song Liyun looked down upon were very important to the tribe. At least it represented a profit after they broke away from the Zhenbei Army, and there would be more in the future.
Lin Qingyuan stayed in the tribe for three days, and Lady Wuya entertained him for those three days, while Song Liyun was busy preparing Xiao An's luggage.
Xiao An originally planned to stay with Song Liyun until spring before going back, but now she can't stay any longer.
She constantly thought of Tianxianglou, Dahua, Heijin, her elder brother and sister-in-law, and her little niece Niuniu whom she hadn't met yet, and wanted to return to Suijin Town with Lin Qingyuan.
Song Liyun wanted to stop her but couldn't.
Lin Qingyuan said that Song Zhenping had returned to Xiaoshi Village and Song Liyun had married into the grasslands. Now, apart from Han Ming, there was no proper master in Baolin Residence, so the stewards couldn't do their jobs freely.
As time goes on, it's inevitable that some people will harbor evil intentions and try to harm Han Ming.
People are not afraid of having bad intentions, but they are afraid of knowing that someone is tempting them and still giving them the opportunity.
As long as Xiao An stays in Broken Gold Town, others will know that the master of this house is still alive, so they will have to be less suspicious.
Song Liyun and Song Zhenping will take turns going back, which, while not foolproof, can avoid 90% of the risks.
Song Liyun was a little worried about sending Xiao An back to Suijin alone, and said she needed to think about it.
At night, Zhao Tingduo said, "Xiao An is already a half-grown boy. How can he always be protected by his older brothers and sisters? Otherwise, he will become a child who never grows up. You all have to let go eventually."
Although Xiao An has intellectual disabilities, he is not stupid. He just sometimes lacks a bit of common sense. With more thought and practice, he will become smarter.
Song Liyun also understood this principle.
While it's true that children from poor families mature early, sometimes, children from poor families are even more spoiled.
When adults feel guilty about their children's suffering, they dote on them and raise them to be pampered by their poor families.
When Song Liyun first arrived, Xiao An didn't even know how to dress or eat properly, and Song Zhenping took care of her in every little way.
It was through her rigorous training that she ended up looking the way she does now.
She made the same mistake, thinking that Xiao An was doing quite well, much better than before, and was very satisfied.
However, in the eyes of normal and rational men like Zhao Tingduo and Lin Qingyuan, she was clearly too spoiled and there was still room for improvement.
Zhao Tingduo couldn't say much before, but now that he's the brother-in-law, he has the right to discipline his brother-in-law.
Song Liyun realized her mistake and gritted her teeth before agreeing.
Xiao An isn't stupid; he takes learning to cook very seriously, and he's contributed to several dishes at Tianxianglou.
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