After witnessing the severance of kinship between the second and third branches of the Qin family, the elders and the village chief felt complicated. It must be said that Old Man Qin was wise and rational. The family finally had a promising grandson, so naturally he could not let others hinder him and ruin his future. But if they were in his place, they would definitely not do such a thing as a severance of kinship.
Sometimes, when a grandson in the family is promising, they always want him to pull others up. However, as long as the second and third branches of the Qin family do not do anything out of line, the existence of this severance of kinship is nothing.
Alas... What they felt most deeply was that until now, they could not believe that the Qin family actually had a general, a general greater than the county lord.
However, this is also a good thing for Baili Village. This is why the village chief is so happy when a scholar or a general appears in the village, because it means that the village has a backer, and other villages dare not bully them. But a scholar or a general cannot be compared with a general. A scholar or a general is the beginning of an official, and a general is already an official, and a higher official than the county magistrate.
The Qin family has no clan and no family tree, so there is no need to open the clan temple and transfer the household after the severance letter is written. Just write the severance letter and it will be done.
However, because of Qin Fang, Grandpa Qin decided to establish a family tree from his generation.
Grandpa Qin put away the two severance letters and said, "Thank you, big brother and old village chief. Please keep the severance letters confidential." He didn't want to affect the second and third houses because of this matter when they were all right.
The elders and the village chief were certainly not stupid people. They all agreed.
The elder said, "Brother, Fang is so successful and now he is a general. We can't just let it go. We have to hold a banquet." Although they are not from the same clan, they are from the same village. They are afraid of being bullied by foreign forces, so they united to form a Qin family group, which is considered a clan. However, Qin Fang is successful, which is also good news for them. From then on, the Qin family is the largest clan in Baili Village.
Grandpa Qin said, "We must celebrate, and we must hold a banquet. Big brother and the village chief should be asked to tell everyone that we will hold a banquet in three days. Also, we want to buy ten acres of prime land. The village chief should be asked to keep an eye out for us and see who has prime land for sale." The village
chief was about to speak when Second Uncle Qin said, "Dad, I don't want ten acres of prime land. I want five acres. Can the rest be exchanged for medium land?" All the prime land would be wasted, and some of the medium land would also be acceptable.
Grandpa Qin thought and said, "Okay, ten mu of top-quality land is one hundred taels of silver. If you only want five mu, the remaining fifty taels can be exchanged for medium and low-quality land. You decide for yourself. The total amount is one hundred taels."
Uncle Qin was very happy when he heard it: "Ah."
The news that Qin Fang became a general spread in the village immediately. In less than half a day, everyone in the village knew about it. The Qin family had a good relationship with people, and because of this incident, more people came to congratulate them.
Yunxiang County
After Yang Haiyan finished her breakfast, she said to Nanny Lian, "It's been a month and a half, and Aunt Fan hasn't come back yet. There's not even any news. How can it make people feel uneasy?"
Nanny Lian said, "Who said it wasn't true? Sister Fan said she would be back in a month at most, and it's already June. Could something have happened?" Nanny Lian and Aunt Fan usually get along well. Now that Aunt Fan has been gone for so long, Nanny Lian is worried.
Yang Haiyan sighed: "Wait a few more days. If he still hasn't come, send someone to check there. How long does it take to get to the county town where Aunt Fan is from?"
Nanny Lian replied: "Not far, it's in Lin County. If we set out this morning and take a carriage, we will arrive by evening."
Yang Haiyan was surprised: "So close?"
Nanny Lian said: "Actually, it takes a whole day to travel by carriage, which is not close at all."
Yang Haiyan thought about it and realized that it was true. Even sitting in a carriage for half a day made her back ache and she felt very uncomfortable. "By the way, Nanny Lian, how is the shop going?"
Nanny Lian also wanted to talk about this matter. A few days ago, she and her wife went shopping and checked out a shop. The original owner of the shop wanted to move out of Yunxiang County because business in Yunxiang County was not doing well, so the wife bought the shop. However, the shop sold women's accessories and there was still a lot of inventory in the store, so the shop was sold for a while, but if these things were not sold, it would be a loss. So
the wife taught the shop owner a method, such as buy one get one free or something like that. Keeping the goods in hand would just be a waste of inventory, so it is naturally better to sell them.
Nanny Lian: "Early this morning, the shopkeeper came and said that the shop could be handed over to us tomorrow. Madam, are you really going to continue selling snacks after taking over this shop? Selling those French fries and the like you mentioned before?"
Yang Haiyan smiled and shook her head: "No, I just said it casually at the time. I don't plan to make snacks." She was a fifth-rank official with a monthly salary of sixty taels of silver, and she really didn't want to open a snack shop.
Nanny Lian: "So what kind of business do you plan to do?"
Yang Haiyan said: "When we passed by the academy earlier, we saw many small stalls in front of the academy gate. I think the snack business is good. However, selling snacks requires hiring cooks, which is also troublesome." The main thing is, if there is something wrong with the food, it will be troublesome, so she didn't want to buy food.
"Madam..." Just as Yang Haiyan was lost in thought, Aunt Yu's voice rang out, "Madam, Uncle Hong is here, saying that some villagers are at the door and want to see you."
Yang Haiyan was stunned: "Villagers?"
Aunt Yu said: "They are villagers from the nearby Miaopu Village. The food for the military camp was purchased from Miaopu Village."
Yang Haiyan understood what they were here for. "Please let them in." She stood up again, "Madam Lian, let's go and take a look."
Aunt Lian: "Hey. Madam, they may be here for food. It's June now, and the food planted at the beginning of the year has a good harvest."
Yang Haiyan nodded. The barracks have not yet found a bookkeeper, so the money of the barracks is still in her hands. She orders the food, vegetables, and meat of the barracks every month. Because of this, Yang Haiyan is very busy for a few days every month. Because there are thousands of soldiers in the barracks, the order quantity is large. Fortunately, it is only a few days a month. She has greeted the seller, and the seller will deliver fresh vegetables and meat to the barracks every day.
Yang Haiyan thought that the bookkeeper of the barracks must be someone Qin Fang trusts. If Qin Shouye can take over the bookkeeper, it will be a good thing. She can teach Qin Shouye how to do the accounting. Although she does not know how to do the accounting professionally, she has made a form by herself and does the accounting according to the form, which is very convenient and clear.
Yang Haiyan and Nanny Lian arrived to ask, and the woman who poured water had already served tea. In the hall was the head of Miaopu Village with two men, who greeted Yang Haiyan and said, "I have met the general's wife."
The head of Miaopu Village had some connection with County Magistrate Bai's family, so when Yang Haiyan and County Magistrate Yang said that she wanted to order food for the military camp, County Magistrate Bai recommended Mayor Bai, and Miaopu Village was under the jurisdiction of Mayor Bai, and the daughter of the head of Miaopu Village married into Mayor Bai's family.
Although they are related by marriage, the food harvested from Miaopu Village is indeed good. From April to now, Miaopu has been delivering food, vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. to the military camp every day.
Of course, it is not only Miaopu Village that is delivered, but also other villages, because the harvest of Miaopu Village alone cannot meet the needs of thousands of soldiers in the military camp.
Yang Haiyan said: "Village Chief Miao, please stand up and sit down."
Most of the villagers in Miaopu Village are surnamed Miao, and Miao is a big surname in Miaopu Village.
Village Chief Miao was a little nervous before coming, although they had met this general's wife when she came to order food, and they also felt that this general's wife was easy to get along with and had a good personality. But before coming, Village Chief Miao was still worried about what might happen. The mayor of Bai, his relative, had already made arrangements for them, so he didn't want to trouble him again. Besides, if he troubled his relative many times and made him tired of it, he might end up disliking his daughter, which would be bad. So after thinking it over, Village Chief Miao brought his son and nephew and came to the general's mansion himself.
Village Chief Miao didn't dare to sit down. He stuttered and said, "General's wife, I am sorry for coming here today. I apologize first."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "It's okay. But you suddenly came to my house. Is there something?"
Seeing her approachable tone, Village Chief Miao was more relaxed. He said, "It's like this. The summer harvest is about to start this year. I want to ask you, how much grain did the villagers harvest in the summer? "Do you still want to order food crops?"
Yang Haiyan asked, "If you do, do you have a lot of food crops in the summer?"
Village Chief Miao said, "Not as much as in previous years. Because no one buys the food crops we grow, we grow less every year. I want to say that if you want to order, the summer harvest of our Miaonu Village alone may not be able to support the military camp for long."
Yang Haiyan said, "Thank you, Village Chief Miao . Reminder. The crops you plant are getting less and less every year, but what should you do with the extra land? "
Speaking of this, Village Chief Miao also sighed: "Some families leave their land empty, while others continue to plant. Because the grain cannot be sold, if the family has more land, they still have to pay to find someone to plant the land, so they don't count it. However, many of us ordinary people don't have much land. However, even if the family has little land, , we have more than enough harvest from these fields. The common people know that the military camp has its own fields. In autumn, the crops in the military camp fields can also be harvested. Alas, I don’t know who we can sell our harvest to. "
Yang Haiyan said: "Didn’t you plant sweet potatoes in previous years, and then dry them into sweet potatoes for storage?"
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