Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

"What's wrong? What happened?" Qing Ning's voice was so loud that it even alarmed Tan in the yard.

When Qing Ning saw Tan, she hugged her thighs, her frightened eyes wet.

Tan felt distressed when she saw him. She squatted down, picked him up, and asked softly, "What's wrong? Why are you like this? Tell me."

While comforting her daughter, Tan glanced at Manager Xu, which made the three of them feel embarrassed.

"When Uncle Xu arrived, he asked my two brothers and sisters to kneel down in front of me. I was scared." To be honest, although this was an era with differences in status, it was not necessary to kneel when meeting people. Besides, she had never experienced it before.

"What? Kneel down to you? Why?" After hearing this, Tan looked at Manager Xu with curiosity.

Seeing the mother and daughter like this, Shopkeeper Xu smiled embarrassedly and explained, "Mrs. Tan and Qing Ning are like this."

After the two of them sat down, he continued, "This Spring Banquet was held very well. The Young Master, in recognition of my discerning eye for talent and the fact that I've secured a lot of business with your family, is willing to reward me with grace."

He paused, a little sad. "Qing Ning, you know I've always wanted to escape slavery for the sake of my descendants. So I asked the Young Master for help. Who would have thought that the Young Master, mindful of my meritorious service and the great honor he bestowed upon me because of you, would actually agree to release my entire family."

"That's great, Manager Xu. It seems that Young Master Xu is extremely generous and kind to his servants." Tan was happy for them from the bottom of her heart.

Shopkeeper Xu nodded repeatedly, almost crying with joy. "Yes, yes, yes~ Not only that, the young master also allowed me to continue working for the Xu family and promoted me to the position of chief steward in this county, responsible for all business dealings between the Xu family's business and this place."

When he was so excited, Manager Xu actually shed tears.

"You are my family's great benefactor, and you are my lucky star. So, I hastily prepared gifts and brought my two children to kowtow and express my gratitude. My mother doesn't know yet. If she knew, she would definitely want to join us. I'm afraid she would think the gifts I prepared are too light."

As he spoke, he pulled two more people forward and was about to kowtow to Qing Ning, but was quickly interrupted by Tan.

"Manager Xu, you're really embarrassing this little girl. She's too young to be kowtowed to by you. Besides, we farmers don't do that. Please stop. We accept the gift, but kowtow is fine. You absolutely cannot do that. It will shorten the child's life."

Qingning nodded continuously as she listened, yes, it will shorten your life.

Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Xu was very persistent. He felt that such a great favor was like a rebirth and even kowtowing was not enough for him.

Qing Ning was so frightened that she ran away. Tan Shi had no choice but to smile and say, "Look, Manager Xu, this child doesn't want to accept it. You'd better give up. Now that you're here, don't rush to leave. Come back after dinner. You two can sit for a while while I go to the kitchen to help."

After saying that, Tan turned and walked out, leaving the three of them in the hall.

"Father, what should we do now?" Xu Jingyan asked.

"Stay and have dinner, then kowtow again. You must kowtow this time no matter what." Seeing that their father was determined, the two of them didn't say much.

"Father, I'll go out and help." Xu Jingyue said and walked out without waiting for Manager Xu to react.

Seeing that Tan was busy in the yard, she rolled up her sleeves and started to help. Tan saw that it was impossible to let a guest work, and repeatedly asked her to go and rest. Xu Jingyue was also stubborn and refused to listen. Seeing that she could not persuade her, Tan just let her go.

When Chen Changjiang and his companions came back after looking around, they saw an ox cart tied at the gate of the courtyard and knew that guests had arrived.

Seeing that the visitor was Manager Xu, the few of them exchanged pleasantries again. After dinner, Manager Xu brought up the old matter again.

"Manager Xu, why are you doing this? Although Qingning contributed to this, if you hadn't been able to discern people and didn't look down on Qingning, how could we have had this fate later? You've been tired for several days and it's getting late. We won't keep you here any longer. Go back quickly." Chen Changjiang said as he stood up and pushed him out.

Manager Xu was being pushed, but he was not as strong as Chen Changjiang after all. One was pushing while the other was retreating, and the scene was really funny.

"Brother Changjiang, please don't push me. Alas, alas, alas~ Jingyan, Jingyue, come and help me."

The two siblings were also unable to take care of themselves at this time, but they were slightly better off than their father.

"Okay, okay~ Brother Changjiang, please stop pushing me and listen to me, okay?"

Chen Changjiang looked at him, thought for a moment, and then let go, but he stayed close to him, afraid that he would suddenly kneel down so that he could support him in time.

Shopkeeper Xu straightened his clothes, composed his expression, and bowed deeply to everyone in the Chen family.

"Although business is all about profit, if kindness and righteousness are lost, one is no different from a walking corpse. We will not dwell on the past, but we must discuss the present. Our family has this good relationship because of the good karma you have created. So, no matter what, please accept our respect and allow my two young sons to kowtow to us, as a token of our gratitude."

Shopkeeper Xu spoke so earnestly that the Chen family was moved.

Old Lady Chen said, "If that's the case, then this is well deserved. Please invite Mr. Yu and the other gentlemen to take a seat with Qing Ning, and let the two children kowtow to you. This will be considered as a token of gratitude to Manager Xu and his family."

Old Yu and his group had been there the entire time, but since this matter had nothing to do with them, they had remained silent. They were somewhat puzzled when Old Lady Chen mentioned them.

"Yes, it's as it should be. If it weren't for Brother Yu Qi's introduction that day, there wouldn't have been any subsequent events. So, this head is as it should be~as it should be." Shopkeeper Xu is a grateful person.

Old Master Yu and the others also understood what Old Lady Chen meant, and immediately said, "If that's the case, then let Old Qi and Qing Ning accept this favor. We have no favor to accept."

No one had any objection. Qing Ning saw that she was bound to take the blame today, so she had no choice but to agree.

"Benefactor, we are Xu Shi Jing Yan (Xu Shi Jing Yue), and we kowtow to you for your great kindness." The two men kowtowed to Yu Qi and Qing Ning in a serious manner.

"Okay, okay, please stand up, brothers and sisters. Don't do this again in the future." As soon as the brother and sister finished their greetings, Qing Ning immediately stepped forward and helped them up.

"I'm sorry to bother you today. It's getting late, so I'll go back first. I hope you won't mind if I bother you again in the future."

After saying this, he bowed and took his people away.