The sun shone in through the window, and Man Bao turned over and climbed up.

Everyone in the family has had breakfast a long time ago. There is nothing to do in the winter. Most of them have gone out to play. Only a few people are still at home.

Xiao Qian was preparing New Year's gifts for each family according to Qian's instructions. The New Year was about to come, and he bumped into Man Bao and the others coming back from the capital. The things they gave to their relatives must be generous.

Especially those from Uncle Qian’s family.

Seeing Man Bao coming over, Xiao Qian wiped her hands and asked, "Wake up, are you hungry? I'll give you a bowl of noodles."

Man Bao had already slipped into the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot and saw another white steamed bun, and said, "No, just eat the steamed bun."

Qian took one look and said, "Just boil an egg for her and eat it with the steamed buns. No need to cook it below."

Xiao Qian responded, but not only boiled eggs for Man Bao, but also fried vegetables for her.

Manbao was very happy.

She smiled and said: "Early in the morning, Wu Lang said that you can rarely eat green vegetables in the capital. Once winter comes, you can only eat cabbages and some dried vegetables. The weather is quite warm this year, and the vegetables grown in the vegetable fields can still be eaten.

It was still alive, so I folded some more and came back.”

Man Bao took the steamed bun and ate it while watching them put things away, and asked: "Mom, where are my father and the others?"

"He's out," Qian said, "He must have been wandering around the village bragging, and he's still wearing the fox fur coat you gave him."

Not to mention, the fox fur coat is still very warm, plush, and blocks the wind. Qili Village is in the mountains, so it feels chilly even when the sun is out. In winter, it only feels better when I sit around a fire pot.

But burning the brazier requires too much firewood, and there are many people in the family, so it doesn't rise often. With this coat, I won't feel cold when I go out for a walk.

Everyone Qian liked it, not to mention Lao Zhoutou.

Manbao also wanted to go shopping in the village, so she ate the steamed buns quickly. After finishing her breakfast, she clapped her hands and ran out. Xiao Qian wanted to hold her back to measure her feet and make shoes, but he didn't hold her back.

Qian laughed and said, "I think she is almost the same height as Da Ya now. Just follow Da Ya's feet and do it for her."

Xiao Qian agreed and took the divided New Year gifts back to the main house to put them away.

Man Bao was about to run to Bai's house to find Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, but when he arrived at the bridge, he saw the two of them coming over there, and the three of them met on the bridge.

Bai Shandao: "We want to take a look at the small farm, will you go?"

Man Bao immediately changed his mind and said, "Okay."

Daji has already driven the cart out, but it is not a horse, but a mule. On the bumpy roads in the countryside, mules can walk more steadily than horses.

Manager Bai went over with them. He also sat in the car and introduced them to Zhuangzi's situation this year.

This year Zhuangzi had less income from new wheat seeds, so he made a lot less money, but he also made a lot of money. Because of the bumper grain harvest, he also made a lot of money from selling it.

In addition to grain, there are also a lot of harvests from the ginger, fruit trees, chickens and ducks raised in the village. Manager Bai knows that this small farm is the main source of the three young masters' expenses outside, so he is very concerned about it.

Bai Shan didn't mind the bumpy car and checked the account directly in the car. Bai Erlang felt dizzy and didn't look at it. He just asked him, "Do you have enough money to pay me back?"

Manager Bai glanced at their young master curiously. Shouldn't it be the young master who borrowed money from their young master?

Why are you doing it the other way around now?

Bai Shanmo calculated the total of various incomes, nodded and said: "It's enough."

Bai Erlang was very happy, "Then when will you pay me back?"

"You will pay back the money after you divide it." Bai Shan looked at him curiously, "Are you in urgent need of money now?"

Bai Erlang said: "I'm not in a hurry. My cousin borrowed money from me last night. He said he wanted to do business and was short of capital. I thought his business was good, so I wanted to invest in it, so I agreed.

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Bai Shan and Man Bao were curious, "Your cousin?"

Bai Erlang nodded, "My cousin and cousin are at my house. You haven't met them yet. I will take you to meet them when I get back in the afternoon."

Not to mention Man Bao, even Bai Shan has never met Bai Erlang's cousins, because he always goes to his uncle's house, and his uncle's children never come over. However, his uncle does come over occasionally. Man Bao and Bai Erlang

I have seen all goodness.

Bai Shan asked, "Are they coming here to celebrate the New Year?"

Bai Erlang: "I don't know."

He thought for a moment and said, "You're here to borrow money, right? I just came back to the house last night and my cousin came over to borrow money from me."

Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other and couldn't help but said, "You couldn't have been deceived by your cousin, right?"

"No," Bai Erlang said confidently: "I have asked clearly. He does want to do business. He has even found a shop, but he doesn't have enough money, so he doesn't have a shop, and he has little money to purchase goods."

"Then why don't you borrow money from your father?" Bai Shan always felt something was wrong, "Your uncle's family is not short of money either."

"It's not like you don't know what the adults think. They think we can't do anything we do, so they don't give us any money at all," Bai Erlang said: "My cousin came to borrow from me because he couldn't borrow from my father.

"

Man Bao said: "My mother often said that the old man said that there is a bright street light. Why don't you ask your father's opinion instead of asking you to listen to him? You can think about it after asking?"

Bai Shan also nodded, "My cousin is much smarter than you. You have so much money and you never see him interfere. It shows that he is an open-minded person. You might as well ask him why he refuses to lend money to your cousin."

Bai Erlang might not listen to what others said, but Bai Shan and Man Bao said that he did. The three of them grew up together, and their feelings are different from others, and he knows in his heart that both of them are smarter than him.

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While they were talking, the car arrived at their village. Bai Shan jumped out of the car and reached out to support Man Bao. The three of them looked back at the road together, thinking thoughtfully, "This road seems to be wider and smoother."

Manager Bai smiled and said: "All the wheat and rice harvested this year were beaten and dried here. In addition, occasionally we have to go out to sell eggs. There are many people coming and going, so this road seems difficult. When the farm is slack, the old lady goes

We hired some day laborers to tidy up the road, at least to make it easier to get in and out."

Bai Shan nodded, and the three of them walked forward together.

It belonged to the messy rocky land at the foot of Zhoulang Mountain. At this time, five small courtyards were built there. Manager Bai said: "The land is busy, so we hired two families of long-term workers. This is the house they built. This one

It is the warehouse where Zhuangzi's output is stored, and it is guarded by an old concierge from our family."

It also means keeping an eye on the four long-term workers.

In other places, there are three large fenced open spaces, which are full of chickens. The yards are relatively clean. Each large yard has a low chicken shed built with thatch, and the chickens will live in it at night.

The three of them also saw a very familiar goose inside.
Chapter completed!