Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Taohua's eyes were filled with emotion. She bit her lip slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "Mother, I already have clothes for my coming-of-age ceremony. Let's leave these dresses to my sisters."

She knew in her heart that her mother had spent a full one hundred taels of silver on her coming-of-age dress. One hundred taels of silver was no small sum, so how could she be so unsatisfied as to greedily ask for these winter clothes?

Xiuying looked at Taohua lovingly, patted her hand gently, and said slowly, "Taohua, the dress for your coming-of-age ceremony was specially prepared for you on that day. But these clothes are specially prepared for you to wear during the winter. Look at how thick the fabric is and how fine the workmanship is. Wearing them will definitely keep you warm all winter long."

She paused slightly, looking away from Taohua, and then looked around at her other daughters, then continued, "It's not just you, Taohua. When my sisters reach the age of coming of age, I will personally go to the city and choose the most beautiful and appropriate coming of age dress for each of them."

Xiu Yingwen continued with a serious expression, "The dresses you wear on a daily basis are made by your mother's aunts, and their craftsmanship is naturally impeccable, but the coming-of-age ceremony is different. This is a major event in your life, and it affects your future. A good coming-of-age ceremony will have important significance for your future marriage and career. Therefore, you can't be careless about the dresses for this ceremony."

As she spoke, Xiuying nodded slightly to Dongmei. Dongmei carefully brought out an exquisite box from the inner room and gently placed it on the table.

Xiuying smiled and opened the box, revealing seven sets of head ornaments neatly arranged inside. These were velvet ornaments purchased from the space. Although not made of gold or silver, the velvet ornaments were brightly colored and lifelike.

Xiuying then pulled out seven pink pearl necklaces from the box. Each pearl was round and plump. In that era, pink pearls were extremely rare, but in the modern world Xiuying knew, artificially cultivated pink pearls were very affordable. Xiuying handed these exquisite ornaments to her daughters one by one.

Guihua held up the pink pearl necklace with both hands, her eyes sparkling with surprise, "Thank you, mother, this is so beautiful!"

Lamei also tightly grasped her own gift, her face flushed with excitement, and said crisply, "Thank you, mother. I have never seen such a beautiful pearl necklace!"

The other daughters also gathered around, their eyes fixed on the pink pearl necklace in their hands, their eyes filled with uncontrollable joy.

They never imagined that they could own such a precious and beautiful necklace, and it was made of extremely rare pink pearls. You know, even the daughters of famous families in the city might not be lucky enough to own such a beautiful necklace.

Xiuying looked at her daughters with a bright smile and said softly, "As long as you like it, I'm happy. Come, put the clothes and pearl necklace away and wear them on your eldest sister's coming-of-age day."

In fact, with Xiuying's current financial situation, it would not be difficult for her to purchase a golden headpiece. However, she felt that her daughters were still young, and that it would not be a good idea for them to be too conspicuous.

Li Dongmei ran in excitedly, her voice clear and loud: "Madam, Master Qingfeng is back!"

Upon hearing this, Xiuying quickly stood up from her chair, her tone unable to conceal her joy: "Qingfeng is back!"

When the daughters heard this, their eyes lit up like stars. Like happy little birds, they couldn't wait to run out of the house, shouting in unison: "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Uncle!"

When they arrived at the yard, they saw Yang's mother had already come forward. She held Yang Qingfeng's arm tightly with both hands, her eyes full of concern, and said softly, "You've had a hard time on the road, child."

Father Yang stood aside, his eyes slightly red, but he tried hard not to let them fall, his gaze fixed on his son in front of him.

However, after being away from home for more than a month, Yang Qingfeng had become a little thinner, and his cheeks were slightly sunken. Yang's father looked distressed and said, "It's better to come back, it's better to come back!"

Xiuying's daughters surrounded them like a group of chirping sparrows.

"Uncle, you are finally back. We have been looking forward to seeing you every day!"

"Uncle, we missed you so much!"

Yang Qingfeng had a gentle smile on his face. He squatted down gently, reached into the bag he was carrying, and carefully took out seven delicate little flowers.

"Girls, come and take a look. Isn't this little flower pretty?" Yang Qingfeng raised the velvet flower in his hand, his eyes full of doting. "This is the most fashionable style in the capital right now. I bought one specially for each of you. Wear it on your heads, and I guarantee you'll all look as beautiful as a flower fairy."

The girls immediately swarmed over like little bees attracted by nectar, and surrounded Yang Qingfeng's broad hands.

"Wow, this little flower is so beautiful!" Little Laoqi's eyes widened.

"Well, this little flower is a bit similar to the velvet flower my mother bought, but it also seems a little different. The one my uncle bought is also very beautiful!" The little girl Lao Qi tilted her head and looked at it carefully and said.

"Hehe, we like everything as long as it's bought by my uncle!" said Guihua.

Taohua smiled gently and said, "Mother and Uncle have the same good taste, so naturally the things they buy are similar. Uncle can find such fashionable things in the capital, and Mother can always find the most beautiful things for us at home."

Shi Liu also quickly agreed, "Yes, Mom must have spent a long time preparing to buy us the most popular velvet flowers. Mom has always been attentive to us and wants to give us the best in everything."

The two sisters knew that their mother had most likely bought these velvet flowers from that mysterious treasure. In this family, there were secrets that needed to be protected, so they had to tacitly cover up for their mother and prevent others from noticing anything unusual.

Xiuying smiled brightly and said calmly, "Master Chen sent a lot of things over a while ago. There were many kinds of things, and I carefully selected some that were useful to keep. I thought you children would be happy to see them."

After saying that, she turned her head to look at Dongmei beside her and ordered in an orderly manner: "Dongmei, go prepare some food. Qingfeng must have been hungry after the long journey."

Xiuying had already figured out that her ability to pull out all sorts of valuables from the system would inevitably arouse suspicion, so she used the excuse of Master Chen's gift as a cover. After all, Master Chen had traveled extensively and had a wide range of knowledge, interacting with wealthy families. Naturally, he had collected many rare and valuable items. Having this ready-made cover explained the origins of her treasures while also avoiding unwarranted speculation—a perfect solution.