Chapter 227, Pleasing Yourself
In the New Year of the 18th year of Yongxing, everyone in the Yan family had a happy time.
Old Lady Yan was happy because the Yan family was getting better and better, and their descendants were becoming more and more promising. Even their daughter, who married far away in the capital, could now communicate regularly via correspondence.
Yan Zhigao was happy that the grain seeds were successfully planted. When the summer harvest came, as long as the yield was high and the bandit problem in Fenxi was alleviated, then after his term as prefect completed, he would be promoted to a higher position.
Mrs. Li is happy because her eldest son is becoming more and more stable and responsible, and will be able to get married in two years. Her second son is also becoming more and more motivated, and her daughter is needless to say, she is a good money-maker.
Not only did she make money, but her family and her parents' family also benefited a lot.
The Li family's winery has been built, and during the Chinese New Year period, they sold a lot of wine, making a profit from the investment in one go.
Since the Li family made money, they naturally would not treat the Yan family unfairly. Together with the New Year gifts, they directly gave the Yan family 12,000 taels of silver.
The Yan family's current wealth has been accumulated bit by bit.
The people in the second house were also very happy. They were happy that as the first house got better and better, they would also get better and better. However, the only drawback was that Yan Wenjie was unable to go to Wangyue Academy to study with the other three brothers in the family.
The people in the third house never asked for much, so they were the easiest to satisfy. Yan Zhiqiang and Wu watched their eldest son Wentao become more and more outstanding, their second son started to go to school, their youngest son grew up day by day, and the family had more and more fields and farms, so they no longer had any other thoughts.
The younger generations were also very happy. There were many banquets in each family during the Chinese New Year, and they received notices almost every day. They went from house to house, met new friends, and received gifts. How could they not be happy?
Daohua was naturally happy, if for no other reason than that there were more account books recording the income of the farm and shop.
Wang Maner looked at her own daughter sitting on the step, deftly using an abacus with one hand and flipping through the account book with the other, her eyes narrowed into slits from smiling, which made her feel both funny and happy.
She couldn't understand it before. She was the eldest daughter of the Yan family. If she needed money, she only needed to tell her wife. Why did she have to work hard every day to earn money? It was too tiring.
But from the last time, when the lady and Mrs. Zhou made an appointment to go to the temple to burn incense together, and on the way back, the girl and Miss Zhou fell in love with the newly-launched headwear, she realized that her girl was really far-sighted.
A set of newly launched head ornaments cost several hundred taels of silver. Miss Zhou liked one of them very much at the time, but unfortunately, she didn’t have the money herself, so she had to ask Mrs. Zhou for it.
However, Mrs. Zhou directly refused it because Miss Zhou had too many jewelry at home.
At that time, she stood aside and saw the loss and regret in Miss Zhou's eyes clearly.
As for her daughter, since she had money in her hands, she didn't even ask the lady, but directly bought the headwear she liked, and also bought a set for the old lady and the lady.
Although the girl often said that one should be talented and strong, everyone just listened and forgot about it. Only after experiencing this incident did she feel it deeply.
It was Miss Zhou who, after leaving the jewelry shop, pulled the girl aside and said that she also wanted to open a shop and make her own money.
"The medicinal herb seeds that Xiaoliu sent aren't enough. Let him go around to various medicine shops. He doesn't have to look for expensive herbs. Ordinary herbs are the most in demand."
After Daohua calculated the profits from the shop and the farm, she lowered her head and began to think about the medicinal herb planting that would be carried out immediately after the New Year.
Wang Man'er: "Don't worry, young lady. I'll go find Brother Xiaoliu and explain everything to him. By the way, young lady, are we still going to the provincial government for the Lantern Festival?"
Daohua shook her head and said, "No, my two uncles are busy with their business this year, so I won't bother them."
Wang Maner smiled and said, "My uncle's business is getting bigger and bigger now. I heard from Sister Pingtong that the wine they brew has been sold outside the province."
Daohua smiled and said, "As long as business is good." She had taken over three farms from the Li family. She would feel embarrassed if the Li family didn't make any money.
Wang Maner: "My two uncles are really amazing. How did you manage to buy wine outside the province?"
Daohua didn't respond.
In fact, the winemaking process is not difficult, and there are other businesses selling wine. The reason why Li's wine is so popular is because of the grapes.
Now the grapes planted in the Li family's fields are all grown from grape seeds in her space. These grapes are much better than others in terms of taste and nutrients.
Ordinary people may not feel much of the difference, but those who really love wine and food can definitely taste the difference.
This is the real reason why Li’s wine sells so well.
Of course, selling a good product also depends on the outstanding abilities of the two uncles.
Furthermore, the fact that the Li family was able to sell their wine successfully without being envied or suppressed by other merchants was also due to their cheap father.
In ancient times, in order to make money and keep the money you earned, many conditions were required, including the right time, place, and people.
At this time, Guyu and Lixia came in with a bamboo dustpan and placed it on the table.
Seeing this, Daohua immediately stood up and walked over.
The winnowing basket contained a large and plump sunflower seed.
Wang Man'er: "Girl, why did you pick out these sunflower seeds?"
Daohua smiled and said, "You will know later."
During the Chinese New Year, Daohua seldom went out. Except for the Zhou family and two or three other families who were familiar with Madam Li, she did not visit any other families. She stayed at home to cultivate medicinal seeds or practice piano music.
Shortly after the Lantern Festival, the two Yan brothers returned to the academy for classes. The weather began to warm up, and Daohua would occasionally ask Zhou Jingwan to go out for a ride on horseback.
Now, she can ride a horse, but she can't jump over obstacles.
"Daohua, in early March, the peach blossoms in Qiwu Mountain are in bloom. Miss Wang posted a message asking us to go and enjoy the peach blossoms together. Are you going?"
Zhou Jingwan could only trot on the horse, following behind the rice flowers, and asked loudly.
Daohua slowed down his horse and turned back, saying, "No, I'm not going. I've already started sowing seeds in my medicinal garden. I have to go check on it from time to time."
Zhou Jingwan came over on horseback and said, "You already have a tea garden, a flower garden, a vineyard, an orchard, and a granary. Why are you creating a medicinal garden now?"
Daohua: "Ah, it's because our family is poor that I have to work hard to make money."
Zhou Jingwan curled her lips and said, "How are you poor? Three sets of headgear cost more than a thousand taels of silver, and you bought them without blinking an eye. My mother said that you spend money even more than her."
Rice Flower smiled and shrugged.
Why does she make money? Isn't it just to please herself?
If you like something and can afford it, why not buy it?
(End of this chapter)
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