Chapter 74, Daohuaxuan
"Mom, I heard you're going to buy a farm for Daohua? That's great! Wenjie and Yihuan are all your grandchildren too. You can't favor one over the other!"
That evening, the Yan family stayed at an inn. During dinner, Sun happily brought up the matter of buying the farm.
Suddenly, everyone looked at Old Lady Yan.
The people from the first house looked surprised, the people from the second house looked gloomy, and the people from the third house looked indifferent.
Daohua frowned and put down her bowl and chopsticks. She had only mentioned the matter of buying the farm to her mother and grandmother in the carriage, but had not made any decision. How did her second aunt know about it?
There were only three of them in the carriage at the time, and their mother and grandmother would definitely not tell anyone, so it could only be the coachman who drove the carriage.
Daohua's heart was slightly moved. She didn't expect that the small Yan family also had factions.
Old Lady Yan glanced at Sun indifferently. She had never liked the second son's wife when she first married her. There was no special reason, but because she was just like her parents, too shrewd and calculating.
"Why, do I have to report to you before I do anything?" Old Mrs. Yan said in a cold voice.
Seeing that the old lady was angry, Yan Zhiyuan hurriedly pulled Sun and signaled her to stop talking.
Sun was a little afraid of the old lady, but she was really unwilling to accept it.
Now that the Yan family has not split up yet, the second wife should have a share of the family property. Why should Daohua’s three children have no share when the farm is bought for her?
"Mom, that's not what I meant. I'm just asking casually to see if there's anything I can do to help."
Old Madam Yan snorted coldly, "I know exactly what you're thinking. After all these years, you haven't changed at all. But since you asked, I'll make it clear in front of everyone today, so you won't accuse me of bias behind my back."
After saying that, Old Lady Yan looked at Yan Zhiqiang and said, "Old Third, tell us how much money Daohua has made in these years."
Yan Zhiqiang nodded and looked at Yan Zhigao and Madam Li: "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm not exaggerating, but Daohua is really a good farmer. The crops she grows are better than those grown by others."
"The reason why our family's land production has been higher than others in recent years is because we use rice seeds to grow crops. We can earn a lot of money from the fields every day."
Sun murmured, "That's also our family's product."
Old Madam Yan glanced at Sun and said, "Third brother, please continue."
Yan Zhiqiang: "Daohua heard from somewhere that medicinal herbs can make money, so she teamed up with the other children in the tribe to plant honeysuckle, wolfberry, isatis root, dandelion and other things on the barren hill behind the village."
"Everyone was pessimistic at first, but who would have thought that the next year, these herbs actually grew and thrived, and even fetched a good price. When the clan leader learned about this, he immediately organized the tribe to plant these herbs all over the barren mountain, making them public property of the clan."
"The crops that Daohua and the other children planted were not taken back by the clan, so the clan gave them as rewards and considered them their private property. Wentao is very strong, and when he planted before, he planted a wide area, about 10 to 20 acres. In the past few years, he and Daohua have saved a lot of money just by selling medicinal herbs from the barren mountains. They are richer than me, their father."
Everyone in the Yan family was stunned when they heard this, while Yan Wentao smiled shyly.
Sun was a little skeptical: "How can those things make so much money?"
Yan Zhiqiang corrected her, "Second sister-in-law, those are medicinal herbs, they're not cheap. Besides, Daohua also grows flowers and plants. Two years ago, a traveling merchant passed by our village and saw a pot of daffodils grown by Daohua. He directly bought it for fifty taels."
No one doubted this. They had seen with their own eyes the method of cultivating rice in pots, and they knew that every time they planted a pot, it would survive.
Sun moved her lips and wanted to say something. It was not that she did not believe Yan Zhiqiang, but she felt that even if this was the case, it was still the family's money.
Old Lady Yan didn't know the second son's wife completely, but she understood a lot. She snorted coldly, "Even I haven't asked Daohua or Wentao for a penny of the produce from the barren hills of our clan. Our family hasn't been divided yet, but that doesn't mean the money the children earn has to go into the public treasury."
"Daohua wants to buy the farm, but she's using her own money. If you guys want to buy it too, no one's stopping you. Just pay for it yourself."
Yan Zhiyuan immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, mother is right. Sun is used to speaking without restraint. You should not take it personally."
Old Lady Yan glanced at Er'er and snorted coldly, "It's better to speak out. Otherwise, who knows what you will say behind my back."
Yan Zhiyuan smiled apologetically, "How could my sons dare to do that? You're overthinking it."
Old Lady Yan: "Now that we've come to this, let me say one more thing. In the future, if the younger ones like Wenxiu have the ability, you should stay out of the money they earn." As she said this, she glanced at Yan Zhigao and Madam Li.
Yan Zhigao and Madam Li looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Obviously, the old lady was trying to trick them. The couple had never expected that their daughter was such a good money-maker.
Not only did he make money for himself, but he also helped people in the tribe.
Daohua was very quiet this time, smiling slightly as she watched Old Lady Yan speak for her and fight for her interests. When the old lady finished speaking, she immediately put a chicken drumstick into the old lady's bowl and said sweetly, "Grandma, eat quickly, or the food will get cold later."
Seeing her granddaughter's fawning look, Old Lady Yan felt a little better. She snorted, picked up the chicken leg and started eating it in a cold manner.
Other people would lose their appetite after sitting in a carriage for a long time, but this would not happen with the old lady.
Daohua also likes to eat meat. The grandfather and grandson ate meat in front of a group of people who could only drink porridge and eat vegetables, with their mouths full of oil and faces full of satisfaction.
Yan Wenkai sighed, "Grandma has really good teeth!"
After several days of travel, at the end of February, the Yan family arrived in Xingzhou City.
The provincial government office is larger than the county government office, and accordingly, the backyard is also much larger. Apart from anything else, the backyard has more courtyards than the county government office.
Madam Li allocated a courtyard to each family according to the distribution in the backyard of the county government office, and let everyone settle down first, and deal with other things later.
"Mom, can I live in a yard by myself?"
After taking a tour around the backyard of the provincial government, Daohua immediately stood up for her rights.
She didn't want to live in the same courtyard with others anymore; it was too inconvenient.
Madam Li pretended to be displeased: "Why, you really don't want to live in the same courtyard with mother?"
Daohua quickly acted coquettishly: "No, even if I live in another courtyard, I will come to see me every day. Mom, just let me live alone!"
“You!”
Mrs. Li enjoyed her daughter's closeness and her smile never faltered. "Are there any yards you like?"
Even if her daughter didn't say it, she would let her live in a separate yard. It's not that she didn't want to live with her daughter, but her daughter was already 9 years old. Having a separate yard would make it easier for her to learn how to discipline servants.
Daohua's eyes lit up and she immediately chose a yard with a wider view.
Madam Li followed Daohua to look at the courtyard. It was not far from the main courtyard and close to the old lady's courtyard. She nodded in agreement and said, "Do you want to give the courtyard a name?"
Daohua tilted her head and thought about it. She was terrible at naming. After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't come up with a good idea: "Mom, help me choose one."
Madam Li smiled and tapped Daohua's forehead. "You are just lazy, girl." She thought for a moment and said, "How about we call it Daohuaxuan?"
Daohua nodded hurriedly: "This is a good name, I know it's where I live!"
(End of this chapter)
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