"Is there anything else you need here?" Qing Ning asked.

Zhao Qian stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Young lady, I still need to go back and take care of my mother. I beg you to be lenient."

"You go ahead. If Grandma Zhao is willing, you can go to Chenjia Village together. That way, you can also take care of her and fulfill your filial duties."

Zhao Qian knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed to Qing Ning, who was a little at a loss.

He hurriedly said, "Uncle Zhao, please get up quickly."

Zhao Qian said, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady, for allowing me to bring my mother with me."

"Alas, Uncle Zhao, didn't you sell yourself to save Mother? Even so, Grandma Zhao, who is still ill, must be cared for. So, I have one more thing to tell you."

"Miss, please give your orders."

"Go to the county market and buy two cows, one male and one female, both strong and healthy. If you have any calves, buy two of those too. Also buy a cart. And see if there are any sheep, also one male and one female."

Qingke quietly pulled Qingning and whispered, "Little sister, why did you buy so many cows and sheep? These cows are not cheap."

Qing Ning smiled and said, "Although my eldest sister's family has bought an ox, it's not enough. We have to borrow Grandpa and his ox cart to deliver goods on weekdays. When the busy farming season comes, we have to focus on the work in the fields first, so we don't have time to take care of everything."

Qingke also knew this, but she also really cared about the money.

Even though it seems like I've made a lot of money recently, I've also lost a lot.

"Uncle Zhao, did you hear that clearly?" Qing Ning looked at him.

Zhao Qian: "I heard you clearly, young lady. Don't worry, I will make a careful selection."

Qing Ning nodded in agreement.

He turned to his brothers and sisters and asked, "Brothers and sisters, do you have any money on you?"

After hearing this, several people hurriedly took off their purses and handed them to her.

Qingsong: "I have two taels here."

Qingbai: "I still have one or two here."

Qing Wu: "I still have five hundred coins left."

Qing Yu: "I still have 1,500 coins here."

Qingzhu: "I still have three or two here."

Qingke: "I only have 200 coins here, and I just bought some snacks."

Qing Ning took the money and added what she brought with her, but after counting it, it was still not enough.

"Uncle Qi, Uncle Shi, do you have any money?" Qing Ning felt a little embarrassed. She brought a lot of money today, but she didn't expect to spend it so quickly.

Yu Qi smiled and said, "How much more do you need?"

Qing Ning calculated for a moment and said, "We still need forty taels."

This is not a small amount, and Yu Qi and his friends didn’t carry that much money with them when they went out.

Everyone felt a little embarrassed for a moment, needless to say Yu Er and his companions had brought some money, but not much.

Meng Er said, "Sister Qing Ning, none of us have ever carried so much silver with us, but we still have a few taels of silver. Let's pool our money and see how much we need."

As they spoke, several people opened their bags.

Seeing them like this, Xue Shu had to interrupt them: "You don't have to collect the money. I have silver here. My mother gave me a lot when I left today. If it's not enough, my sister still has some. Wait for her to pack up and come over. You can ask her for the money."

Qing Ning looked at Xue Shu's eyes, which were shining brightly, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Xue. I will borrow fifty taels of silver from you. I will pay you back after returning to the village."

Xue Shu didn't say much, counted out fifty taels of silver and handed it to her.

Qing Ning took the money and thanked him again, then turned around and gave it to Zhao: "Uncle Zhao, this is the money for buying cattle and sheep. I calculated that it should be enough."

Zhao Qian took the money and carefully put it into his bag, then put it in his arms and patted it.

"According to the market price, there might even be a surplus."

Qing Ning: "Uncle Zhao, please go back and make the arrangements first. Tomorrow you can go to Chenjia Village by yourself. If you are not familiar with the road, just ask people on the road. It won't be difficult to find it."

Zhao Qian: "Don't worry, young lady. I won't have to worry about it."

Qing Ning seemed to have thought of something and called Zhao Qian back after he left the house.

"Uncle Zhao, there are a lot of cattle and sheep here. I'm afraid you can't take care of them all by yourself with Grandma Zhao. So, Madam Xu, you and your children should go back with Uncle Zhao tomorrow."

Several people agreed and turned around to leave together.

"It's getting late, let's go back early." Yu Qi urged.

A few of them packed up their things, and asked Shu Qing to urge Xue Luo and his servant to come back, and then they said goodbye to Manager Xu and Xu Jingyue.

The carriage stopped in front of Xue's house, and Xue Jingtang and Zhou were also waiting with their carriages.

"Mom and Dad, where are you going?" Xue Shu asked curiously.

Xue Jingtang said, "We will go back to the village with you today to visit the old man and others and do something important."

"What's the big deal?" Xue Luo came out of the carriage and asked.

Zhou smiled slightly: "I won't tell you."

Xue Luo's face wrinkled and she pouted: "Huh, Daddy and Mommy are really stingy."

Yu Qi and the others greeted him and said, "Then Mr. Ming and his wife, please return with us."

There were quite a few people coming, and there was one more carriage when we returned, so it was really lively.

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After seeing off a few people, Shopkeeper Xu bowed to Xu Jingyue, which frightened Xu Jingyue.

"Uncle Xu, why are you doing this?"

"Of course it is. Uncle Xu, you can't accept this favor in vain."

Xu Jingyue sighed and said, "Uncle Xu, you and my father grew up together. We are brothers, not blood brothers, but better than brothers. My father is where he is today because of your support. Moreover, my relationship with Sister Baoru is self-evident. We are a family."

Shopkeeper Xu said, "My dear child, your family is all good, and I know that. But this favor you've received today is truly enormous. I haven't done anything to deserve this."

"What haven't you done? Didn't you hire that trafficker? Or wasn't it you who ran the errands for the county government office?"

"Alas, that's not what I meant."

Shopkeeper Xu wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Xu Jingyue: "Uncle Xu, if you continue to be so polite, you are not treating me as your daughter. I know that you and your godmother are just hoping that Sister Baoru can change her nationality. We don't know how we can help, but we have received such great benefits thanks to the benefactor of the Chen family. So, if you can get to know her a little bit and do more work for her, maybe one day you will have such great fortune, and then we can ask the young master to fulfill his wish."

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Xu calmed down for a long time. He sighed and said, "I hope so. Such great fortune can only be found in some places."

"Uncle, there's no need to be like this. We just need to do our job well. The boss is not a demanding family."

Shopkeeper Xu exhaled and said with a smile, "Yes, just do your job well."

"By the way, Uncle, Dad told me a while ago that Fu Sheng Ji's products are only sold in the Shixiu Pavilion in town. Dad is asking if the Shixiu Pavilion should also consider setting up a counter to sell them?"

"Of course I wanted to, but didn't I hear before that they were unwilling?"

"It's not that they don't want to, it's that they don't have anyone or a car. Fu Sheng Ji's products are all delivered by themselves, and most of them are food. They are afraid that it will go bad on the way in the hot weather, so they only sell them in Shizhen Pavilion."

"Oh, what's there to be afraid of? People far away will naturally consider these things, but it's close to me, right?"

Shopkeeper Xu clapped his hands and became energetic. He urged his men to prepare the carriage so that he could go to Chenjia Village as well.

"Jingyue, you should go with uncle. I've missed out on so much money. Only those with no brains would dare to ask a question."

Xu Jingyue covered her mouth and chuckled, then sent someone home to report the news, and went to Chenjia Village with her maid and Manager Xu.

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