After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

"Mom, are you feeling tired?"

On the carriage back to the city, Mingjia asked Dong with some worry.

Dong shook his head, "I rested in Zhuangzi for a long time, I'm not tired!"

"Next time I come to see Zhuangzi, my mother will accompany you again!"

Mingjia heard Dong's comforting tone and turned to look at her mother with some confusion.

"Mother, do you want to buy another village?"

Dong and Mingjia looked at each other, and Dong suddenly exclaimed: "You want to buy this Zhuangzi?"

Mingjia nodded, this village was good overall, and if it was sold again after a few years, it would be a sure profit.

"How many taels of silver?"

"Two thousand taels, mother, don't think about money!"

Dong glanced at Ming Jia and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and nodded to show that he understood.

On the way back to the city, Mingjia was thinking about the arrangements of the two Zhuangzi, and at the same time he was counting the money in his hand.

"Hey~! No money!"

Ms. Dong was also very silent. Mingjia thought her mother was tired, but in fact Ms. Dong was also counting money in her mind.

"The small village in Qu County only has 200 acres of land. It was originally purchased for taels of silver per acre. The full amount was less than taels of silver."

"Originally, I planned to buy it from Dianzhou with Mingjun's money, and it will go directly to Mingjun's name. Zhuangzi from Qu County added Mingjia's dowry list!"

"This is too different!"

Mrs. Dong originally wanted to persuade her daughter not to buy this Zhuangzi, but seeing that her daughter really liked it, she also wanted to simply pay for it and use it as a dowry for her daughter.

As a result, the price was two thousand taels of silver. The Xiao family's current wealth was not enough for this amount of silver.

"Oh~! This must be a boy in your belly! Your parents can't afford to save a dowry for you, and your sister's alone will put a lot of pressure on you."

Mingjia suddenly became nervous when she saw her mother sigh suddenly and start stroking her belly.

"Mom! Are you feeling uncomfortable? Let's go to the hospital!"

Dong quickly stopped Mingjia, "Don't panic! I'm fine! I was just talking to your brother! Don't you always say that he can hear you?"

Mingjia... "Mom, you used to call her sister!"

Dong was a little embarrassed when asked by Ming Jia, and it took a while before she spoke.

"Let this hot spring village be recorded in your father's name! We borrowed these two thousand taels from Ming Jun, and we will pay him back the money in the future!"

Mingjia couldn't figure out why her mother said this, but she was just using her brother's name to buy some property for the family.

"Whatever mom wants to do, do it!"

Back at the government office, Mingjia sent Mrs. Dong back to rest first, and then went back to the study to settle the accounts.

When leaving Qu County, Mingjia brought a total of 34,110 taels of silver, of which 20,000 taels were given by his master, 14,000 taels were earned over the years, and one hundred taels were provided by his parents.

Liancheng bought medicine and Jingcheng spent a total of five hundred taels of silver to buy gifts for Crown Princess Yang. This was because the golden Ruyi handle was relatively small and used less materials.

The total cost of food in my hometown in Qingzhou, including buying gifts for the neighbors, was no more than fifty taels of silver.

When she separated from her brother Mingjun, Mingjia brought 100 taels of silver to her brother, and another 100 taels of silver to Shisan and Aman.

Mingjia is always worried that her brother will not have enough money in his wallet again.

The remaining expenses are all in Xuzhou City:

Xuzhou Shiqulou bought a shop for 650 taels of silver, and Mingjia left 350 taels of silver for the decoration and early start-up capital for Huang Zhengqing.

The hills and wasteland in the harbor were too large to build warehouses, so it was difficult to estimate the cost. Mingjia directly left 25,000 taels of silver for Huang Zhengqing.

After arriving in Dianzhou, the expenses were much less, and the expenses for the lower tribes were paid by my parents. But Mingjia himself prepared a new year gift for his "senior brother" in Beijing.

Then there are these two Zhuangzi, one big and one small, but the price is the same, two thousand taels each.

Mingjia had a headache when she looked at the account books that she had recorded in her own hand, especially when the final balance was less than three thousand miles.

I also need to build a greenhouse and collect some medicinal seeds or seedlings.

I also want to cultivate a group of medicine boys who can concoct medicinal materials, but I still have to buy a group of people for insurance.

"Why do I have the illusion that I am quite rich? Ah~! Ah~! You have to calculate your expenses carefully."

Just when Mingjia was looking at the account book in a daze, Shuang'er happily knocked on the study door with a greeting card in hand.

"Master, the beautiful lady has arrived in Dianzhou!"

Yanniang originally set out from Sichuan to Dianzhou with the Xiao family, but on the way through Shu, she was attracted by Shu embroidery and Shu brocade, so she stayed alone in Shu for a while.

"Even though it's here, I'm afraid she'll be celebrating the New Year alone in Shu!"

Mingjia took the post and read that it said she wanted to visit tomorrow morning.

Mingjia quickly asked Shuang'er, "Who sent it? Does Yan Niang have a place to live now?"

Shuang'er answered Master Mingjia with a smile.

"The beautiful lady has not arrived in Dianzhou yet, and is not expected to arrive until the afternoon. She sent someone to deliver the greeting card in advance. The wife asked the maid to forward it."

"My wife has already sent someone to reply. I'll invite the beautiful lady to come over tomorrow."

Ming Jia didn't say anything after hearing this, and only waited to see Yan Niang tomorrow to ask more questions.

When he thought of Yan Niang arriving in Dianzhou, Ming Jia felt that he would have help all of a sudden, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, Mingjia even considered transferring the children Huang Zhengqing brought to Xuzhou to Dianzhou to deal with the emergency.

"Yanniang, you came just in time!"

Mingjia's mood suddenly improved a lot. Mingjia jumped off the seat to greet Shuang'er.

"Let's go! Go back to the backyard to eat and take a nap! There's nothing left to do until the beautiful lady arrives!"

Shuang'er looked at Master Mingjia who suddenly became happy, feeling a little at a loss but more worried about Yan Niang.

The reason Lady Yan came to the government office was to pay homage to Mr. Dong. Early in the morning, Mrs. Shui had given instructions to the gatekeeper at the side door. When Lady Yan arrived, she could just go directly into the main courtyard.

Mingjia had already arranged things for Chengwen and Chengzhi to do. Chengzhi was good at drawing drawings, so Mingjia borrowed them from his father.

"The Chinese New Year is almost here, and I rarely go out anymore. Chengzhi will just stay here and follow your orders!"

Xiao Qingshan directly returned Chengzhi to Mingjia. Xiao Qingshan guessed that his daughter must be short of manpower.

When Yan Niang arrived at the government office, she went to see Mrs. Dong first, but was still shocked when she saw Mrs. Dong's pregnant belly.

"Not long after I separated from you, I asked the doctor to check my pulse and said that I was already two months pregnant."

Mr. Dong explained to Yan Niang with a smile, and then asked Yan Niang to sit down and chat.

When Ming Jia arrived, Mrs. Dong had already been chatting with Lady Yan for quite some time.

"Jiajia, come quickly! The beautiful lady has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Mrs. Dong knew that Ming Jia had something serious to talk to Yan Niangzi, so she got up and planned to go to the kitchen to take a look.

"You guys chat, the beautiful lady will stay for lunch at noon!"