Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Yun Zian looked at the scene of his sister and Shen Chuning laughing and playing, as if he thought of something, and mist gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Uncle Yun, this small box of seals shouldn't be for Aning. Aning is a beginner, please don't waste these seals."

Yun Zian hesitated to speak, "They are just some things, how can I say whether they are wasted or not?"

Shen Chuning suddenly remembered that Yun Zian had mentioned Concubine Hui just now. Second aunt and Concubine Hui were close friends, and Yun Zian was second aunt's biological brother, so Yun Zian and Concubine Hui must know each other.

Concubine Hui loved to carve seals. Uncle Yun had collected this box of stones over the years and carved a seal button with a blank surface every year. It is reasonable to suspect that this carved rabbit was also a favorite of Concubine Hui.

Shen Chuning felt that she had discovered a shocking secret, but she didn't know whether the reason why her uncle from the Yun family couldn't get married was because of Concubine Hui.

"Can I give this box seal to someone else?" Shen Chuning asked tentatively.

Yun Zian replied with obvious nervousness: "If I give it to you, it's naturally yours. You can do whatever you want with it."

"Then I will give them to Concubine Hui. She has taken good care of me in the palace. These seals will not be buried in her hands."

Yun Zian obviously relaxed. "Whatever you want, just don't say it's from me."

Shen Chuning became more certain of her guess and whispered in Yun Zian's ear, "Don't worry, I guarantee it will be delivered."

Yun Zian's face flushed instantly, and he said, "You are so disrespectful."

"Brother, how many days will you stay in the capital this year?" Mrs. Shen Er hurriedly came to Yun Zian's rescue.

"At most, we'll leave in two or three days, once Yun Yan has finished inspecting all the shops in the capital. This winter is exceptionally cold, and the weather has been terribly gloomy. If we don't leave soon, we're afraid of getting stuck on the road due to heavy snow, and we won't be able to make it back to Nanjing before the New Year."

Heavy snow? Shen Chuning suddenly thought that the fifteenth year of Mingde was the driest year in recorded history, with only a few scattered rains in the autumn. The fifteenth year of Mingde is next year, isn't it?

So the heavy snow that Yun Zian mentioned would never happen.

"Uncle Yun, why don't you and cousin Yun Yan stay in the capital for a few more days? It hasn't been sunny for a few days since the beginning of winter, and heavy snow doesn't just come when you say it will."

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for the worst. When you go out on a journey, you naturally have to prepare for the worst." Yun Zian was unmoved.

"Brother, just stay for another day or two. You haven't told me in detail about our parents' recent situation. Aning has been very energetic recently. If she said it won't snow, then it probably won't snow." Madam Shen also wanted to keep Yun Zian. After all, they only saw each other once a year, so there was no reason for him to leave after just two or three days.

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Yun Zian asked curiously.

"At the end of August, it rained in the capital for nearly a month straight. I don't know how much grain was lost. At first, no one paid much attention. But An Ning said the rain would probably last a long time, so the farm built shelves in the barn to raise the grain and stored the grain in advance. That's why it didn't get flooded."

Yun Zian became interested. "Then how did Xiao Chu Ning know it wouldn't snow this time?"

"A few days ago, I went to the farm with my sixth brother to play. I heard from the farmers there that the rain in autumn was so heavy that it washed away all the rain in recent years. So I think it will definitely not rain next year." Shen Chuning said firmly.

"Hahahahahaha..." Yun Zian was amused by Shen Chuning's words, "Little Chuning, those are just jokes from the farmers. They don't count."

Shen Chuning continued to argue, "How can it be counted? They are all experienced farmers. What they say must be based on their own experience. We can't help but believe it."

Yun Zian had no choice but to agree to stay for one more day after being persuaded by Shen Chuning.

"Uncle Yun, can you help me with a business?" Shen Chuning suddenly said.

Although Shen Chuning was still a child in Yun Zian's eyes, he still asked seriously, "What kind of business do you want to start?"

"I want to do grain business. This autumn, there was a flood near the capital, and grain prices have risen slightly. If there is a severe drought next year as the farmers say, grain prices will definitely rise further."

"The grain business is not like your gold and silver jewelry business. If you buy too much grain and can't sell it this year, it will become stale grain next year and won't even be worth the purchase price." Yun Zian explained the interests involved to Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning seemed to be thinking about Yun Zian's words, but in fact she was thinking about how to persuade Yun Zian to do the grain business without exposing herself.

"There's an old saying that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. If it doesn't snow on your way back to Nanjing, wouldn't that confirm the farmers' words? There will be a severe drought next year. By the time you get back, your uncle can get a rough idea of the extent of the drought."

Yun Zian thought about it carefully and actually felt that Shen Chuning's words made some sense.

"Then how much business do you want to do?" Yun Zian asked.

Shen Chuning took out a silver note worth 80,000 taels and handed it to Yun Zian.

Yun Zian counted the silver and looked at Shen Chuning. Seeing that she was dressed rather simply today, he asked, "Where did you get so much silver, little girl? Did you pawn all your jewelry and clothes to get the silver?"

Madam Shen Er smiled and said, "This girl has earned quite a bit of money from Wanbaoxuan this year. After paying it back to the government, she still has quite a bit left. But this should be all the money she has."

Of course, Shen Chuning couldn't say that she had more than that and that the remaining money had other uses.

Yun Zian took out another lotus from his pocket and handed it to Shen Chuning, "This is a bag of golden melon seeds. Little girl, you used all your money to do business. How can you do that without any money to reward your servants?"

Shen Chuning took the purse from Yun Zian and thanked him. "Uncle Yun, are you really not going to consider joining me in the grain business?"

Yun Zian was amused by Shen Chuning and said to Madam Shen Er: "Shuxuan, your niece is interesting. Let me follow her to do business."

Second Madam Shen usually interacted with Shen Chuning a lot, so she naturally knew some of her abilities. "Brother, why don't you give it a try? Anyway, even if the grain business loses money, it won't be much. What if you make a profit?"

Yun Zian nodded and said, "Okay, if it doesn't snow on the way back, I'll make arrangements when we get to Jinling."

"Uncle Yun, arrange for people to collect the grain and distribute it more widely to prevent others from driving up prices and causing inflated costs." Shen Chuning reminded.

"Don't worry, uncle still understands this truth."

Lunch was arranged at the Yun family restaurant. It was said that Yun Zian brought three chefs from there and improved the dishes of the Yun family restaurant. He wanted to take Madam Shen Er and Shen Chuning to try them out.

When Shen Chuning and the others arrived, Yun Yan was already sitting in the private room, and there was someone next to him that Shen Chuning had not expected.

"Why are you here?"