After everyone finished their lively meal, it was already very late. The plan to divide the silver could only be postponed until the next night. Why the night? Because everyone was busy during the day.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua also returned to the mansion. The next evening, when everyone was dividing the silver, the two of them did not go up the mountain. Instead, they got up in the morning, skipped lunch, and took a carriage to Jinnan City.
The reason they weren't eating lunch was that the cafeteria hadn't prepared it yet, and they wanted to eat in Jinnan City. Of course, it was only An Shuyi who wanted to eat there, and Xia Hua was just listening to her, since it didn't matter where they ate.
Upon arriving in Jinnan City, the first thing the two did was eat a bowl of noodles. After finishing, they left the city, tied the carriage to a tree, and went into a grove of trees. After confirming that no one was around, An Shuyi bought six dairy cows, tied them with ropes, and then drove them out of the grove.
After they left, Xia Hua drove the carriage back first, while An Shuyi drove the oxen slowly behind. Not long after, Lin Changwu arrived in his carriage.
After stopping the carriage, he said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, this is the cow that Sister Xia was talking about. I thought it was the same as the cows in the village, but I didn't expect this cow to be completely different."
"But isn't this ox faster at plowing? It must be, otherwise the two sisters-in-law wouldn't have bought it." He nodded affirmatively after saying that.
As he was speaking, the carriage curtain was suddenly opened, and several people jumped out. Xia Hua also came out and sat in Lin Changwu's seat.
An Shuyi shook her head, "This ox is no good for plowing. Not only is it no good, but it also needs to be well-fed and cared for. This is a dairy cow that can produce milk. There are quite a few pregnant women in the village now, so buying a dairy cow can also help them get some nutrition."
"I had a hard time getting this. Women from wealthy families drink cow's milk, and their babies are born with fair skin. Moreover, children and the elderly can drink this milk too; it's good for their health."
However, she couldn't tell the males from the females of these cows, but with six of them, there must be some females.
"Milk?" Lin Changwu exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that what calves drink? How can a person drink it?"
"Anyway, as long as it's drinkable, you guys take the ox back, your sister-in-law Xia and I will go back first." An Shuyi said and jumped onto the carriage.
Hua Hua went back to get them to help her drive the cattle; otherwise, she would have to drive six cattle back by herself until dark, and she didn't know how to drive cattle.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, the three of us will definitely be able to drive the cattle back," Lin Changwu said.
An Shuyi nodded, Xia Hua cracked the whip, and the horse started to move forward. When they returned to the village, it was still not time to eat, so Wenming took the carriage down, the horse was taken to feed it, and the two of them went back to the house.
Thinking of the silver she had taken from the mountain stronghold, Xia Hua closed the door and pulled her into the room. Then she took out the boxes. She had been busy these past few days, and with Eunuch Deng around, she hadn't had time to check the boxes, so they had been left with her.
An Shuyi looked at the boxes she had taken out; there were more than ten boxes. "Huahua, could this be the silver that those bandits stole? There's so much of it."
So many boxes filled her room. Some of the boxes were still on the table. She went up and opened them. Inside were gleaming silver, two boxes of gold ingots, and one box of jewelry. One box of gold ingots was neatly stacked, while the other box was not full.
Besides these three boxes, the other twelve boxes were filled with gleaming silver. One box was not even full. I never thought that robbing people would bring in so much money. If it were me, I would have to rob them too. This is a faster way to make money than doing anything else.
"Huahua, what do you think about us finding more mountain strongholds to rob? That way, it won't be long before we have more silver than the Emperor of Yichen Kingdom has in his treasury."
Xia Hua really wanted to answer that was all, but she didn't expect her to ask such a question. However, after thinking for a while, she nodded in agreement and continued, "Your method is feasible. If we need to recruit soldiers, buy horses, and purchase weapons in the future, the amount of silver required will be considerable."
“We can go and rob those bandits now and turn all their silver into ours. That way we won’t have to worry about not having enough silver to fight in the future. Also, we can store the grain grown on those farms in your warehouse.”
"In this way, we will not lack food and supplies for future battles. With these good weapons and warhorses, we may be able to conquer the world, establish our own kingdom, and wait for others to come and pay tribute."
An Shuyi hadn't expected that Hua Hua could think of so much just because she wanted to rob bandits and make herself have more silver than the emperor. It seemed that she was very confident this time and would not give up until she achieved her goal.
But she couldn't help but say, "Huahua, is there no need to be in such a hurry? The Emperor of Yichen Kingdom is still here, and Xiao Zili hasn't even sat on the throne yet. Is it really appropriate for us to act like this?"
Xia Hua waved her hand dismissively, "You don't understand, this is called being prepared for a rainy day. We won't divide this silver among ourselves, since we don't need it right now. We'll just keep it all in your warehouse."
From now on, any ill-gotten gains will be used to recruit soldiers and buy farms to grow grain. The resulting grain will then be used to feed the soldiers.
An Shuyi nodded, put all the boxes into the warehouse, and then occupied one of the storage spaces.
When the village bell rang, the two headed to the canteen. During the meal, Village Chief Lin asked about the dairy cows. After all, if the cows were really as the two women said, they would be too precious and needed to be raised properly, unlike the other cattle and horses.
When he asked, the other villagers were listening, so An Shuyi had to explain to them that they didn't need to be too careful, just be prepared. However, the place where the cattle were kept should be kept very clean, and not made to smell bad.
After listening, everyone nodded seriously, indicating that they would clean it up.
Xia Hua said from the side, "I'll demonstrate how to get milk from those cows later. Fresh milk will have a fishy smell, which some people may not like, so we'll heat it up and add some sugar."
"Also, fresh milk doesn't keep well, so we have to drink it all. Except for pregnant women, if there's any left, everyone should drink some. It's good for your health."
After listening, everyone nodded in agreement, but it was unclear how many people actually listened.
After the meal, everyone washed the bowls, chopsticks, pots, pans, and dishes together, wiped the table clean, put out melon seeds and fruit, and everyone sat down to wait for the money to be divided.
Lin Wenyi was the first to start. He took out an account book from the ice workshop. Although the weather wasn't as hot as before, there were still people buying ice, especially during the harvest month when many people bought ice.
This time, anyone from the ice workshop could easily get several hundred taels of silver, while An Shuyi and Xia Hua could each get more than 40,000 taels. After giving the ice workshop's account book to his mother and aunt, Lin Wenyi took out the brewing workshop's account book.
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