Until late spring, there was still no rain.
However, the Shenshu Village was not too panicked, because the swallows and millet that everyone planted sprouted normally, and the lush green calmed everyone's anxious hearts.
The wheat in the fields near the river is still green for now.
Relying on these harvests, it is not a big problem to survive a famine year.
The grandson of Lao Bai's family, Xiaolang, is one month old, and the family simply held a few banquets.
As soon as this son was born, Eugene Gui was completely suppressed.
The daughter she longed for finally flew away. When she was pregnant, she asked her mother to go to the temple to offer a sea lantern. She spent several taels of silver in vain, but she still did not give birth to a daughter.
She was so angry that she bit her quilt and cried.
In the past, Mrs. Bai and Bai Banban would have been disappointed if they had a baby, but now that they have little Fuyuan, they have no expectations for the gender of their newborn.
Anyway, they are all children of Lao Bai's family. It's better if they are girls, but it doesn't matter if they are boys.
After eating the full moon wine, Bai Sanzhuang and Tian Maimiao did not go back.
"Grandma, this is the money I earned in the past few months." Tian Maimiao poured out the money from his pocket.
"A total of three hundred taels."
"So much? Why did you all take it home and not keep it as capital?" Mrs. Bai had a smile on her face.
"The capital is still there." Tian Maimiao smiled and took out the account book and handed it to Zhen and said, "Mom, this is the account book. You can check it."
Zhen is literate, can write and do math, and she is in charge of the family's accounts.
"Can the family still believe you and Sanzhuang?" Zhen didn't answer and said with a smile, "You are more stable than Sanzhuang. Without you watching, the shop will not develop so well."
Dalang was eager to give it a try and said, "Let me take a look at this account book."
After being slapped by Xie Chuntao, Zhen handed the account book to Da Lang and said, "Since Da Lang wants to do business with his third uncle in the future, he needs to read the account books. Let Da Lang practice his skills first. I won't do it." Ask your third uncle. But this account book is not allowed to be shown to others or taken out of the house."
"I got it, Nanny." Dalang happily walked away with his account book.
"Thanks to Xiao Yuanbao this time, the pattern of materials she chose is very popular." Tian Maimiao nodded Xiao Fuyuan's forehead and said, "The money in the family is all thanks to you."
Xiao Fuyuan smiled and said: "The third brother and the third sister-in-law have the greatest contribution."
When the shop first opened, there were no customers. Qiuniang used the Sichuan brocade in the shop to make a dress for Xiao Fuyuan. She stood at the door of Sange's shop for a long time, attracting girls from all over the town to pull the cloth.
"Sister Qiu's embroidery patterns also attract a lot of customers to our shop," Tian Maimiao said.
Old Mrs. Bai took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to Qiuniang and said, "This silver is for you. You can help with the embroidery in the shop."
Qiuniang waved her hands and said, "My aunt taught me that trick. I can't take the money."
"Sister Qiu, take it, I still need your help with the designs of the shop." Tian Maimiao stuffed the silver into Qiu Niang's arms.
Zhen also asked her to take it, so she just took it.
Qiuniang herself is good at embroidery, and under Zhen's guidance, her embroidery is even more lifelike. As long as new materials come to the shop, Tian Maimiao will ask Qiuniang to help match, cut, embroider, and come up with samples. Many girls in the town bought the materials and directly cut and made clothes according to Qiuniang's samples.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Qiuniang has contributed to the development of the shop.
"These twenty taels are for you, Chuntao. You can take the flowers yourself, save them, or give them to your parents' family, it's up to you." Old Mrs. Bai gave Xie Chuntao twenty taels.
"Why did you give it back to me?" Xie Chuntao didn't understand.
"Sister-in-law, Sanzhuang and I are doing business outside, and you are in charge of the house. You have contributed a lot to stabilizing the home front. My sister-in-law has a share of the credit for our family's making money," Tian Maimiao said.
The money given to Qiuniang and Xie Chuntao was agreed upon by Mrs. Bai Miao and others.
They discussed privately that every time they made money, they would both have a share.
Everyone sat and talked again.
Old Mrs. Bai swept Tian Maimiao's belly, and Tian Maimiao blushed.
She has been married for so long, but her stomach has been silent. She is not in a hurry because she is afraid that her elders will be.
"You just got married, so don't be in a hurry." Madam Zhen comforted her.
Tian Maimiao rubbed Xiao Fuyuan's head. Although she told Xie Chuntao that as long as it was her child, she would like her child regardless of gender, but in her heart she hoped to have a lovely daughter like her sister-in-law.
I don’t know if there is such a blessing.
…
Before the Dragon Boat Festival, Lao Bai's family received good news.
Bai Panmei, the fourth eldest daughter of the Bai family, was admitted as a scholar in the government examination and still ranked first.
Xiao Fukuoka went to school and learned the news from the villagers.
Ah Zhen doesn't go to school these days. He stands at the door of the school waiting for Xiao Fufang to finish school.
On the way home together, the two of them heard people in the village talking about Bai Panmei's success in becoming a scholar.
"He's better than his second brother, and he immediately takes the top spot."
"The future of the fourth son of the Bai family is immeasurable." Uncle Li, the oldest in the village, used an idiom from the drama and said in a discerning tone, "He entered Huaishui Academy. Where is that place? The land of talents in the world, he Even being able to take the top spot shows how capable the fourth child is."
"To be honest, I would be disgusted if other people in our village become high officials, but I am happy that the fourth son of the Bai family will become a high official in the future, because the old Bai family is so kind. When the fourth son becomes a high official in the future, he will definitely miss us fellow villagers. Let's take advantage of it." said a sister-in-law who had a good relationship with Xie Chuntao.
Seeing Xiao Fuyuan coming over, Aunt Hu shouted: "Xiao Yuanbao, your fourth brother takes the first place. If you ask me, it's all the luck you brought to your fourth brother. Your fourth brother didn't even know how to read before. How amazing it is to say that your fourth brother only realized it after you were born, and the boy got the first place, and the scholar got the first place."
Xiao Fuyuan: "..."
Aunt Hu, I gave you a bag of wheat, why are you so blind to me?
Not only Aunt Hu was deeply interested in Xiao Fuyuan's filter, but also the village chief's wife, Xiao Fuyuan's biggest fan in Shenshu Village.
"No! They all belong to Xiao Yuan Baowang, not to mention the fourth child of the Bai family. The business of the third child, the big and strong Yanshu seeds, none of them are from Xiao Yuan Baowang." said the village chief's wife.
"I wonder what kind of marriage arrangements little Yuanbao will be able to make when she grows up. She is so blessed. I don't think there is any boy in our village who is worthy of her." Aunt Hu said with a smile.
Xiao Fuyuan: "..."
As he was talking, he went off track.
She's still a baby, so don't talk about kissing her.
"In the future, Xiao Yuanbao will be worthy of an official family, like a young master from Liu Hong's family." Xia Qingpi's daughter-in-law, Zheng, said.
A Zhen's face was dark.
"That young master is not good. He is not as tall as A Zhen. He looks like a straw bag at first glance and is not worthy of Xiao Yuan Bao." The village chief's wife glanced at A Zhen and said.
The corners of Ah Zhen's mouth were slightly raised, but his face was straight.
The village chief’s wife is still very discerning!
Xiao Fuyuan took A Zhen's hand and walked home. She didn't know when these aunts and ladies were going to stay.
"Sister Xiao Yuanbao."
A crisp voice sounded on the village road behind him.
(End of chapter)
