After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man
Chapter 289: Unable to collect enough silver 2
"Mrs. Bai, because the amount of money from your family is quite large, we need to collect the remaining silver and calculate it before we can distribute it."
Lord Zhou never tires of explaining things that anyone with eyes can see.
Bai's mother said politely, "We have a lot of land at home, and we planted a lot of potatoes this year. I guess it will be like this every day from now on."
"Please excuse me, gentlemen, for hurrying up. Why don't you have dinner at home tonight before returning to the government office?"
Mr. Zhou waved his hand and refused, "Madam Duo means well, but there are many things to do in the government office, so it's better to go back early."
"I'm going back late, which will disturb your colleagues' rest. We still have a few busy days to go!"
"Sir, I've checked it..." The man hesitated, leaving Zhou Jing confused.
"Then give the money to them quickly so we can go back!" Zhou Jing said as a matter of course.
The man had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Master Zhou, this... the money is not enough!"
Zhou Jing took the account book with a slightly red face and wanted to check it carefully herself, but she knew in her heart that everyone was careful and would not make mistakes.
Bai Qingyun looked into the distance guiltily. Actually... if he hadn't added a few thousand kilograms of potatoes, the money should have been enough.
Zhou Jing had no choice but to put all the silver into the wooden box and said, "Madam Bai, your potatoes are 98,500 catties. Based on the purchase price of eight cents per catty, it should be 788 taels of silver."
"Here is four hundred and fifty-three taels and eight cents. I'll write you a receipt for the rest and send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow morning!"
Bai's mother nodded and accepted the receipt.
The team led by Lord Zhou was filled with a total of six carriages, and there were also officers and soldiers accompanying the carriages.
Bai's mother and Bai Qingyun stood at the entrance of the village and watched the team leave before turning around and going home.
Just then, I ran into Mr. Bai who was returning home from working in the fields at the doorstep: “We’re sold out!”
Seeing Bai's mother holding a heavy wooden box, he was about to reach out to take it, but was avoided by Bai's mother without leaving a trace.
Father Bai looked at Mother Bai's resolute figure, feeling a little lonely.
Bai Qingyun patted his father's shoulder and said, "Dad, take care at night!"
She knew that once her mother saw her father, she would definitely remember what happened at noon when Mrs. Su messed up the kitchen, and naturally she would be furious with her father.
However, Bai Qingyun did not stand idly by.
After dinner, Bai Qingyun returned to his yard.
Various fruits were placed on the stone table in the yard, and in the center was still a pot of tea brewed by Mrs. Su.
Bai Qingyun, Xie Shuer, Su Niangzi, and Xiao Yan each sat on a stone bench. If it were usual, Xi Yue would also be there, but recently Carpenter Yang returned to the village, and Xi Yue got Bai Qingyun's approval and went home to reunite with her family.
Huo Huo stayed in Xiao Yan's arms, while Zhu Zi held the chicken leg and ate it happily under the pear tree.
"Sister Shuer, how about that tranquilizer?" Bai Qingyun asked softly in Xie Shuer's ear.
Xie Shu'er replied in the same soft voice: "Don't worry, it's warming up on the stove now! Do you need it sent to Madam right now?"
The two of them whispered to each other, thinking they could hide it from the two people sitting opposite them.
Little did they know that the master and disciple just remained calm and silent.
Xiao Yan hugged Huo Huo with one hand and used the other hand to pour tea for the people sitting there.
Bai Qingyun continued in a human-like manner: "Don't worry, we just finished our meal, it's still early for bed!"
In fact, Bai Qingyun thought about it for a moment and realized that the two had just finished their meal and were probably still angry.
Although her mother didn't resort to violence, she would still give her a scolding.
If Sister Shu'er were to go and deliver the tranquilizing medicine now, she would definitely run into her father being scolded like a quail, with his head down and silent.
For my father's sake, it's better to keep this matter behind closed doors.
"Xiao Yan, how was your martial arts training today?" Bai Qingyun asked the two of them.
It seemed like he was asking Xiaoyan about his learning results today, or like he was asking how Su Niangzi's sister performed today.
Xiao Yan glanced at Madam Su. She would not speak before her master started talking.
"It's okay!" Madam Su's carefully carved hands gently put down the teacup in her hands, picked up a grape and put it into her mouth.
These hands instantly attracted the attention of everyone present and became the focus of the night.
Leprechaun!
Bai Qingyun said this secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it in front of her.
Then he turned his eyes and said to Xiao Yan: "Xiao Yan, when you grow up a little bit, you can also go into the kitchen and learn some cooking skills."
Those eyes looked at Su Niangzi cunningly, and the look in Huo Huo's eyes was exactly the same: "Lest... Master starve to death..."
Seeing that the topic was back to herself, Madam Su immediately stood up and said, "I feel a little tired today, so I'll go back to my room and rest first."
Xiao Yan looked at the master who stood up in confusion, then looked at Bai Qingyun and asked, "Sister Yun, when can I enter the kitchen?"
Even at a young age, she wanted to help with chores at home and share the burden with the adults.
But the work of the Bai family nowadays is either hard labor in the fields or dangerous labor in the mountains to repair repairs. The easiest job is daily washing or cooking.
But washing requires water from a well, and Xiaoyan's body cannot bear it.
If cooking, it would be difficult for those little hands to hold a kitchen knife.
The people of the Bai family comforted Xiao Yan, saying that the most urgent thing for him was to learn some skills first, and it would not be too late to do things within his ability when he grew up.
This calmed the little girl's eager heart.
Bai Qingyun was about to answer Xiao Yan's question with great interest, but just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice coming from Su Niangzi's room.
"Disciple, come and attend today's evening class!"
Xiao Yan did not doubt him, and quickly handed the Huo Huo in his arms to Bai Qingyun beside him, and went into the room without any delay.
Xie Shu'er looked at Bai Qingyun with amusement. Seeing her frustrated look, she dared not say anything. She just stared angrily at Su Niangzi's closed door.
"You!" The higher the virtue, the higher the evil. It has to be said that Madam Su is Bai Qingyun's evil!
Then Xie Shuer stood up with a smile and walked towards the small kitchen.
Seeing that his anger received no attention, Bai Qingyun had no choice but to carry Huo Huo back to the room. Zhuzi was absorbed in chewing on a chicken bone. The stewed chicken legs were so soft and tasty that even the bones were fragrant.
Just as he was about to curl up comfortably on the sofa and get ready to contact Lin Yan about the progress of the ring design, he saw Bai's mother come in holding a wooden box.
"Mom, why are you here so late?"
Bai's mother put the wooden box on the small wooden coffee table. Bai Qingyun recognized that it was the wooden box that contained silver during the day.
Bai's mother said, "My little one, I thought half of those potatoes belonged to your divine treasure, so I'll give you half of the money I earned from selling them today."
It was just as Bai Qingyun had guessed.
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