Chapter 100 – Opening of a New Shop

When she heard Yun praise Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan’s fists couldn’t help but tighten.

Nowadays both father and mother feel that her sister is better than her.

Wei Qingwan followed Yun’s words and said in an offhanded tone, “Yes, it would have been nice if sister had told us earlier.”

Hearing these words, Yun’s expression stuttered slightly.

She did not know that her eldest daughter’s rice seed was good, but her eldest daughter herself should have known.

However, this thought only stayed in Yun’s mind for a moment, and it quickly occurred to her that when she picked up her eldest daughter, their early rice was already being transplanted.

“This should not be blamed on Ruo’er, I remember that the fields were already planting rice seedlings at the time she came back. I should not have believed her immediately when she told me to plant a different kind of rice plant.” Yun said.

On this matter, Yun still remembers clearly, at the very beginning when her daughter said that she wanted to improve the land in the south of the city she was still against it, not quite believing that her eldest daughter really had this ability.

“Right …… right oh, my daughter almost forgot. It turns out that sister came back at that time, I remembered the fork in the road.” Wei Qingwan’s face was busy seconding the suggestion.

Just when Yun was worried about the food, something from the Zhongyi Burial House in the capital arrived.

It was a gift from Old Uncle and Wei Mingting’s two elder brothers to congratulate Wei Mingting on his promotion.

Among them are several carts of rice, the first half of the waterway faster, after the Hangzhou House after the land route, a lot of time delay, so until today to deliver.

Seeing the cartload of stuff, Yun was overjoyed.

Although Yun was also psychologically clear that the reason why the eunuch and the two elder brothers were so enthusiastic was inevitably because her husband had been promoted, and was now the only person in the Zhongyi Burial Mansion who was a serious official, almost the Zhongyi Burial Mansion’s backbone.

But it must be said that this portion of food knotted up her immediate needs.

The Zhongyi Burial House sent, in addition to grain, some cloth and jewelry from the old uncle and the old madam.

“Third Mistress, these are from Old Uncle and Old Madam for the eldest miss.”

The man who came to deliver the gift made a point of explaining.

“Good.” As Yun agreed, her gaze looked to Wei Qingwan at her side, her eyes dripping with concern.

Wei Qingwan’s face was a little white, facing Yun’s concerned gaze, she still managed to harden a smile.

But instead, her smile made Yun pity her even more.

Yun had not yet opened her mouth to talk about this matter, Wei Qingwan took a step ahead and said, “Mother, my daughter is fine, my sister has just returned to the house, it’s only right for my grandparents to care more about my sister.”

Hearing her daughter’s words of such understanding, Yun’s mood became heavier and heavier.

Yun glanced at the cloths and jewelry in front of her, and her heart wavered for a while before she said, “Wanwan, next time, when the mansion is a bit more generous, Mother will add some more for you.”

Yun’s heart is very want to share some out to Wei Qingwan, but she still has a trace of reason in, these cloths and jewelry and the last time those ornaments are not the same, these things are to wear out.

In the future, they would still have to return to the capital, and when that time came for her in-laws to know that she had privately given these things named for the eldest daughter to the second daughter, her in-laws were bound to be displeased.

Yun, no matter how much she wanted to take care of her second daughter’s mood, she didn’t dare to go against her in-laws.

Hearing Yun’s words, Wei Qingwan froze and looked at Yun in a daze.

“What happened to Wanwan?” Yun looked at Wei Qingwan suspiciously.

“It’s fine, Mother I’m fine ……” Wei Qingwan immediately returned to her senses, emphasizing in a loud voice that she was fine.

“Well, it’s good that it’s okay.” Yun didn’t think much about it, Wan Wan’s nature she understood, it was inevitable that her grandparents’ attitude would make her a little sad, but it was certain that she would not have other things on her mind.

After thinking about it, Yun added: “Mother there is a set of pearl head and face, I was going to give it to you when you reach maturity, but now I plan to give it to you first, and then when you go to the Prefecture Wanwan will wear it to go.”

Yun was also considering this not only because of today’s matter, but also the matter of the Yun Jin Satin. She didn’t want Wanwan to feel too aggrieved, nor did she want Wanwan’s clothes to be dressed too much worse than her eldest daughter when she went to the Prefecture at that time.

“No no no, daughter can’t use it, daughter that still has some head and face, mother’s still keep it herself.” Wei Qingwan quickly refused.

“Use it, you are mother’s daughter, all of mother’s things will be both you and Ruo’er’s in the future.” Yun said in relief.

“Then …… that daughter thanked mother.” Wei Qingwan didn’t push back any further and looked blushingly grateful.

“Silly child, what thank you to mother, go, follow mother to the house.”

Yun took Wei Qingwan’s hand and walked towards her house, ready to give Wei Qingwan the set of pearl headgear now.

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The things that the Zhongyi Burial Mansion had named to be given to Wei Ruo were sent to Listening Pine Court.

This time the box was small, but the stuff was much more expensive than the bronze ornaments that were sent the first time.

“Miss, here’s a set of gold jewelry! There’s also some emerald jewelry, it looks like it’s all expensive.” Xiu Mei said in surprise.

Wei Ruo was also a little surprised, not expecting Zhongyi Bo to actually give himself some valuable jewelry in a practical way.

Those cloths were not as expensive as the cloud brocade satin, but there was a whole box of them, and they were also satin, so the price was not cheap.

“It’s true that a thin camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how much the Zhongyi Burial House has fallen, there are still some bases in the end.” Wei Ruo muttered.

What made Wei Ruo curious was how the old uncle and the old madam could give themselves such expensive things, something that had not happened in the original story.

Thinking about it, the difference from the original lies in the fact that the feats she made in the south of the city brought benefits to the Wei family.

So the two old men weren’t exactly cherishing her as a granddaughter they hadn’t even met yet, and they were acting more out of family interests.

But this is good, at least real money is given, this way is what Wei Ruo likes very much.

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For several days in a row, the elders of Xiaoyang Mountain were busy harvesting sweet potatoes, and several pre-acquired warehouses were filled to the brim.

Dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips were then on the agenda.

Nurse Nanny followed Wei Ruo’s wishes and specially selected women from poor families to learn how to make dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato flakes, and then handed over a large number of dried sweet potatoes to them.

Each person is paid five cents a day for his work plus one large sweet potato per person.

This is not a high income, but it is a good job for village women who have problems eating, at least it keeps them from starving, and the work is not too intensive, it is something they can do.

Meanwhile, a grain store opened up in a frenzy next to the Four Treasures.

The name of the store is simple and straightforward, called Xu Ji Grain Shop.

Inside the store, the main grains – rice and sweet potatoes – are sold, with fresh and dried shiitake mushrooms on the side.

Dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips will also be sold in some cases, at the same price as they are sold in the dried fruit store.