Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

Lu Qingyao opened the door to welcome guests.

A bonfire blazed in the courtyard, and people drank and chatted merrily.

As soon as the villagers entered the house, they looked around, following the aroma of food.

At Jiang Yunhu's table were young men who had worked hard all day digging bamboo shoots.

Almost all of them were on good terms with Jiang Yunhu and were reliable and capable.

They ate quickly and had already eaten most of it; the cups and plates were almost empty.

He glanced at the table with the women and children.

Gee!

There was stewed meat, stewed pork ribs with winter bamboo shoots, steamed egg custard...

There's also stir-fried wild vegetables!

Many families in the village don't even own an iron pot.

Iron was very expensive at that time.

When will we be able to eat meat as freely as we do at home?

The group stared intently at the food on the table, unconsciously swallowing hard.

"Please come in, gentlemen!" Lu Qingyao welcomed them into the guest hall.

The group withdrew their burning gazes and followed.

Seeing this, Liu Yuniang followed them inside and served them tea.

Introducing Lu Qingyao, "This is Aunt Fang, this is Sister Zhou, Aunt Yang, Sun Tiantian, and Shitou..."

The group met at the entrance.

Sun Tiantian and Shitou, in particular, stood at the door for a while before coming in together when the older aunts and uncles knocked.

They hadn't had much interaction with Lu Qingyao, especially given her special status.

Therefore, I felt somewhat restrained.

Right now, they're looking at each other, waiting for the other to speak.

Lu Qingyao nodded slightly and went straight to the point: "May I ask what brings you all here to see me?"

The woman at the head of the group, Granny Yang, sat upright, mimicking the manners of a wealthy lady, and took a small sip of tea.

He glanced at the baby in Lu Qingyao's arms, smiled, and took out a small piece of candy from his pocket and handed it to her.

"This little girl is really pretty, all fair and chubby. She'll definitely find a good husband someday."

Jiang Miaomiao: "......"

The village has a lot of aunts and uncles.

Whenever they see a young girl and want to compliment her, they'll say things like she's pretty, has a big bottom, is fertile, and will find a good family to marry into...

Fortunately, she was young.

Otherwise, she would have been depressed for days after being praised like that.

Lu Qingyao looked at the pouting baby in her arms and said gently, "Nannan, this is your Aunt Yang. She's giving you candy. Here, take it."

As she spoke, she hugged her daughter and moved closer.

Jiang Miaomiao withdrew her outstretched hand, turned her head away... and didn't take it.

I don't like it, and I don't want it!

You give someone something without even asking if they can eat it...

No sincerity.

Liu Yuniang reminded her, "Aunt Yang, the little girl doesn't have any teeth yet, she can't eat that."

"Really? Look at my memory, haha..." Aunt Yang chuckled and awkwardly withdrew her hand.

These were all leftovers from her little grandson's meal; she couldn't possibly remember how old Jiang Miaomiao was.

Lu Qingyao smiled faintly, "Is there something you want to tell me, Aunt Yang?"

Aunt Yang tugged at the hem of her clothes and slowly spoke.

"Auntie, we've come today to discuss something with you. Could you perhaps take some of our bamboo shoots to Jiangzhou to sell?"

incidentally!

Jiang Miaomiao stared at Aunt Yang in astonishment, her mouth agape.

What kind of person is this, to actually dare to say such a thing!

Before Mother could even speak.

The eldest aunt was also displeased upon hearing this, "Aunt Yang, how can you take advantage of my sister-in-law like this? You have no idea how expensive that oxcart was, thirty taels of silver..."

In other words.

How can you take advantage of this?

Granny Yang's expression changed, and she glared at Liu Yuniang, "What do you mean by taking advantage? Madam Lu's family has so many carriages. Anyway, she's going to Jiangzhou, so it's just a convenient thing. Why put it in such an unpleasant way?"

“Of course! We’re all neighbors, we see each other all the time. It’s no big deal, why make things so difficult?” Aunt Zhou chimed in.

Aunt Fang and Shi Tou remained silent, like gourds with their mouths sawed off.

Sun Tiantian said timidly, "Auntie, we can give you travel expenses..."

“Yes, we’ll provide travel expenses, how about ten coins per person per trip?” Granny Yang chimed in.

After saying that, he added, "Ten coins is not low. Wang Quan's oxcart only costs two coins to go from the village to Qingshi Town, so ten coins to go to Jiangzhou is not a small amount."

"Ten coins! How dare you even say that?" Liu Yuniang said with a dark face.

I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't be able to refuse and will agree immediately.

I knew my sister-in-law's ostentatious behavior was never a good thing.

She was a pampered young lady, how could she know the greed of human nature!

He pulled Lu Qingyao aside and winked, signaling her not to agree.

"belch......"

Jiang Miaomiao was shocked and couldn't help but burp.

Lu Qingyao gently patted the baby's chest, looked up and smiled.

A gentle smile, beautiful eyes.

She looks like she has a good temper.

The group thought she had agreed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qingyao asked again, "How many bamboo shoots do you have at your homes?"

Several people looked at each other.

“My family has eighty jin (40 kg) of meat,” Aunt Yang said proudly.

Her husband and son dug for a whole day and actually dug up so much.

A rough calculation shows it should cost at least three taels of silver!

Thinking about it makes me excited.

The others also gave their numbers.

"Fifty jin..."

"Seventy jin..."

"Thirty jin..."

"Sixty jin..."

"So many!" Liu Yuniang exclaimed in surprise.

This is called "carrying along"?!

"That's right." The group looked excited, their minds filled with images of piles of silver.

Lu Qingyao picked up the abacus and casually counted on her fingers. "That must be about 290 jin, right? How many of you are planning to go?"

Aunt Yang thought for a moment, "One for each family..."

Aunt Fang: "I won't go. Auntie, you can help us sell them."

“We’re not going either,” Sun Tiantian and Shi Tou said hastily.

Liu Yuniang's face grew increasingly grim.

Lu Qingyao smiled slightly, "A single oxcart can only carry a maximum of 250 catties of bamboo shoots, plus people, so we'd probably need two oxcarts..."

Upon hearing this, the smiles on their faces froze.

This is starting to sound increasingly off...

Lu Qingyao looked helpless.

"Auntie, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that we don't have a car..."

"If you don't believe me, go take a look inside the yard. It's completely full; there's no room left. And one of the oxcarts was even borrowed from Old Man Liu..."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Yang's face fell immediately, and she pouted, saying, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You've wasted half a day of my breath."

Lu Qingyao smiled, "It's just that we haven't had a chance to say it yet. Actually, there are ways..."

"Say it!"

"If you ask me, there are still a few oxcarts in Taoxi Village, right? Master Tao, Master Liu, and the Wang family all have some. If that doesn't work, we can try looking in the next village or town... We should be able to borrow one..."

Aunt Yang gritted her teeth and said, "Alright then! We won't bother you any longer, we'll be going now."

"Hurry up! If you're late, someone will borrow it." Lu Qingyao got up and saw the group off.

The little baby really wanted to give her mother a thumbs up, but her chubby little hands wouldn't obey...

It cannot be straightened.

Sun Tiantian and Shi Tou walked a few steps, then turned back.

Head bowed, clutching the hem of his clothes, he seemed hesitant to speak.