By the time Li Yuan took Caiwei back to Coral Garden, Su Mingshan and Qingmei had already returned with Qingsha.
They were relieved when they saw the calm faces of mother and daughter, especially when Caiwei's face showed no trace of the previous loneliness.
Before Su Mingshan could ask, Li Yuan took out the red seal from Qingsha's arms.
Then he opened the red envelopes and saw that the number was indeed the same as Caiwei's. He said to Qingsha: "Shasha, these red envelopes are too big. We can't take them. We have to return them to Grandpa Su and Grandma Su."
Xiao Qingsha didn't understand very well. She only knew that her sister said that these were all silver and could be used to buy many, many things, so she had to keep them well.
Hearing this, she subconsciously wanted to respond, but thinking of her sister, she suddenly looked at Caiwei again.
Seeing her nodding towards him, he replied with confidence: "Okay!"
Su Mingshan also didn't expect that the New Year's money given by her parents would be so much. When she heard Li Yuan's words, she wanted to say that it was the wishes of her elders, but she couldn't say it out loud.
Li Yuan put the five envelopes together and handed them to her, except for the red envelope Su Mingshan gave to Caiwei.
"Sister Su, ordinary people only give their children a few cents for crushed red envelopes. Even if there are many, it is only ten or twenty cents. Like my aunt giving one or two cents to her children, it is very rare. If not, This is the first year I have met my aunt. If we put it aside in normal times, if she gave so much, I would not let my child accept it. So, you’d better take it back. If you really want to give it, then give it ten cents. Eight articles is sufficient.”
Su Mingshan was silent for a moment, and while reaching out to take it, she said: "If Sister Li thinks it is too much, then I will take it back. But Sister Li, you also said that that is the amount that ordinary people give to the younger generation. Although our family is in Fucheng, it counts It’s not one of the best, but it’s still worthy of a good reputation. Usually, the rewards for servants are more than ten cents, so can you accept one penny?”
One penny was within the acceptable range for Li Yuan. She said ten cents before so that Su Mingshan could be mentally prepared.
So after she said one denarius, she "tangled a little" before "reluctantly" accepting it.
"Okay! When you get married and have children in the future, I will give you a big one to return!"
Su Mingshan breathed a sigh of relief, then took back the banknotes in person, and asked Suxue to go back to her room and wrap up five more ones and take them out.
Two of them were given to Caiwei for one penny, and the remaining three were given to Qingsha.
When giving it to the little girl again, she touched the red ribbon on the little girl's hair and said: "When Shasha grows up and offers me apprenticeship tea, then I will still give you ten taels of new year's money like today. Then. Then your mother won't have any objections."
Qingsha didn't quite understand what she meant. After she put away the red envelope, she smiled and said to Su Mingshan, "Thank you, Master!"
Su Mingshan and Li Yuan: "..."
Okay, a little girl who is only four years old, what can you expect her to know.
Because of this episode, the time has reached noon before I knew it.
Li Yuan didn't wait for Sulan to come back for a long time, and she wanted to go back.
Su Mingshan saw what she meant and asked: "Sister Li, are you in a hurry to go back if you have something to do? If you have something to do, then go back first. Anyway, the distance between me and your place is not very far. If Chen Miaomiao is free then, , I will take her to your place."
Li Yuan is really busy these two days!
She would definitely not be free tomorrow. After getting the layout of the Qian Mansion from Xie Yanzhi, she would study how to escape from the banquet smoothly and quickly get to the warehouse.
You still have to figure out how to avoid people and how to escape in the end.
After the banquet, the city would definitely be in chaos due to the theft of the Qian Mansion on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Although she could ignore everything, she had to make food for the road.
Well, to be precise, it is to prepare for the future.
Now there is a super large granary in her space. She can bring all the food to the big granary and store all the food she makes in the cellar where time is at a standstill.
The cellar has the same area as the space above. If you want to fill it with things that are ready to eat and take, you have to prepare for a long time.
She thought about doing part of it in the next few days, and when she got back, she would find a carpenter to build more wooden frames.
It is best to organize the cellar space like a library, just replace the books on the shelves with vegetables.
This way, you can put more and it won't be messy.
By then, she was also sorted.
For example, the potatoes are in a row, and then the potatoes are divided into sections. For example, the first layer is stir-fried shredded potatoes, the second layer is braised potato cubes, and the third layer is vinegar-coated shredded potatoes.
The same goes for other vegetables, including meat.
But as a result, more pots and pans are needed.
She wondered if she should cook as much as possible every time, just like making a big pot of rice, and then directly put it in a big jar or water jar.
When you want to eat, just go into the space and scoop it out, just like going to the canteen to get food.
Because she had this in mind, Li Yuan was about to agree when she heard Su Mingshan's words.
But after his eyes touched Caiwei's expression of wanting to have a meal with her, he changed his words and shook his head and said: "It's not that important. It's not too late to get busy when I get back. By the way, Sister Su, I heard it before Brother Xie and the old people in the village were talking about the coming year. The older generation said that the weather was unusually like this before, and it might not be appropriate next time. Does your Su family have Zhuangzi or something in your name? How about letting it go this year? Do people plant drought-tolerant crops? Drainage ditches also need to be built.”
When Su Mingshan heard this, her expression immediately became serious.
She trusted Li Yuan and Xie Yanzhi very much, especially when it came to the climate.
She had stayed in Liuyun County and knew how the people there escaped disaster.
When she returned to Fucheng and saw what the people were like in other places, her feelings became even deeper.
They say that without comparison, there is no harm.
The people of a county live and work in peace and contentment. In other places, people are dying and being injured. It can be said that people are having a hard time surviving.
After she returned to Fucheng and saw Shi Jianzhi's script, she was even more convinced of Xie Yanzhi and Li Yuan.
I have a lot to ask at this moment, but it is already noon, so I can only wait until after dinner.
Sulan came back alone. When she came back, Su Mingshan had already asked Li Yuan about the abnormal weather.
It was also decided that in the first half of this year, all the vacant land in the village owned by her mother and the Su family would be planted with drought-tolerant crops such as sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes.
She is not afraid that Li Yuan will cheat her, and she is willing to gamble with the output of the fields this year.
If the bet wins, it will be of great benefit to their Su family.
If you lose the bet, you will only lose half a year's or one year's production.
Especially her sister Li said that both sweet potatoes and potatoes can be made into pasta, and they can cooperate to open a workshop.
To her, by then, Xie Yanzhi would at least be a scholar.
And Li Yuan's cooperation with their family is equivalent to the fact that the Su family has completely tied up Xie Yanzhi.
This is completely different from her taking Cai Wei as her disciple!
Regardless of whether the weather is good or not, for her, it is a sure-profit business.
