"Of course not. Everyone is busy making money right now. Once they finish picking up the river gourds, they will have nothing to do."
"Then I guess they've all been living in the county town lately."
"It's possible."
He was envied by others in the village and ran away like a thief every year.
To this day, no one in the village knows where their house in the county town is, and they keep it a secret.
Arriving at the county town, Zhao Dashu first went to find the village chief. It was his children who opened the door, and the whole family moved to the county town again.
"Uncle, didn't you go to the capital city?"
Why are you back so soon?
"I'm worried about my son back home, so I've been busy lately so I've come back to look after him."
It's clear that those who make money have to be attentive.
"Uncle, come in and sit down."
They didn't know when their parents would come back. Sometimes it would be one or two days, sometimes three or four days. They would come back when the mule cart was full and there was no room left.
"I'm just here to take a look. I'm not going to sit down anymore. I need to go back to the village. You guys should stay home and don't run around."
"I didn't run around. I still had to look after my little nephew." Only their two youngest children, as well as their nephews and nieces were left at home. Everyone else had gone out to work.
"Okay, just stay at home and watch over the house. I'm leaving first."
As he spoke, he took down the snacks and candies he had brought for them from the carriage and said, "Take them home and eat them slowly. I'm going back first."
"Thank you, uncle."
They hadn’t eaten the sweet snacks in the city for a long time, and the children were very happy.
Zhao Dashu went to Liu Shunzi and others' homes to deliver some things and then set off back to the village.
"I feel like I've been to the county town for a long time and it's been a long time since I last went there. I'll be back again next year."
"Why don't you come back for the New Year?"
Zhao Dashu shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, it's not possible. The city is not lively during the New Year. It's much better in the village. A family can drink several bottles of wine in a day."
So, what are you complaining about?
Instead of going back to the village directly, they went to the farm to check the production of river gourds.
"The Master and the Miss are back!"
Upon hearing the news, the butler rushed to the door to greet him.
"How's the river gourd sauce?"
"It's done every day. According to the master and the young lady's instructions, after they deliver the river gourds, they will weigh the silver in front of us. After they are paid, they will move to the back to add more."
The butler looked at Zhao Xiaoyu and said, "Miss, all the procedures are the same as in previous years. We can make about thirty jars of sauce a day. I have been delivering them to the restaurant every day as required. The money I brought back has been deposited into the account. Master and Miss can go and check it out later."
Zhao Dashu felt relieved. After working as a housekeeper for two years, he should be able to get the hang of it.
"Dad, let's go check on the river gourd sauce."
The butler accompanied them. It was the first time that the master and the young lady entrusted everything to him, so he did not dare to slack off for even a moment.
Before sealing each jar, each one is carefully checked to ensure that there are no problems with the sauce.
The people who make river gourd sauce are the same old people from the past, and they have no problems at all.
Zhao Xiaoyu checked around and found that there was indeed no problem. The housekeeper's bill was also very detailed, showing how much silver was paid out and how much silver was received. There was no difference between the silver and the banknotes.
"You did a good job. Now we can rest assured."
The butler bent down and said, "These are just small books. As long as there are no mistakes, it's good."
I inspected other things in the house and found that everything was well tidied.
"Dad, it seems like we're leaving this time." There's nothing to do with them at all.
"Why would he leave? We're also collecting river gourds. We'll send them over tomorrow."
"Dad is right. I won't leave this time either."
I have to go to their home in the county town tomorrow. After releasing the river gourds, someone will come and move them.
All in all, they made a lot of money.
"Dad, we both made a lot of money."
Zhao Dashu was proud. "If I'm done, what else would I do? I can't let go of this once-a-year chance to make a lot of money."
The two of them were very quick, so Shunzi and the others might miss them if they walked too far.
The area they picked up was really quite large.
"Let's go back to the village to see your grandma. If you don't go home to see her, she'll nag you."
Okay, this is the ancestor of the village.
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