Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 424 Backbone

The sunset in early winter, like a bright red fireball, began to sink gradually to the west.

On the rugged mountain road, the cold air gradually permeated the mountains and forests, and the withered and yellow weeds seemed to be shivering.

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When we returned to Baili Village, the villagers were waiting at the east end of the village.

Seeing An Yue, Li Jing and the others coming back, everyone gathered around them.

Everyone was eager to ask about the various things they had experienced.

A group of people walked towards the west end of the village while listening to Li Jing and others talking about their experiences in Dongwu Mountain Village.

An Yue walked towards the path leading back home.

Soon, we arrived at the door of our home.

An Yue knocked on the gate of the courtyard.

dong dong dong.

"Who is it?" The aunt's voice came from the yard.

"it's me."

The aunt recognized An Yue's voice and shouted loudly, "Yue Yue is back, Yue Yue is back."

Soon, the door was opened.

When the aunt saw An Yue, she said excitedly: "You are finally back, little girl."

Then, she hurriedly shouted loudly towards the east ear room: "Mom, Xiu'er, Yueyue is back!"

Grandmother Zhou and my sisters-in-law Meng Xiuer and An Nian all ran out of the house.

When they saw An Yue returning home safely, they all had happy smiles on their faces and surrounded An Yue.

Chunzhi, Daniu and Ale were preparing dinner in the kitchen when they heard that An Yue had returned.

Chunzhi rushed out of the kitchen, hugged An Yue excitedly, and said with a smile: "Miss, you scared us to death when you left. Fortunately, you came back safely."

Everyone else happily gathered around An Yue.

An Yue asked in bewilderment, "I've only been out for half a day, and you guys are acting like we're parting forever. What's going on?"

Ale, who was standing nearby, said, "Miss, you don't know. Today, when we were in the shop, we saw a group of officials walking on the street."

"We asked several customers of the shop and learned that these officials were going to Dongwu Mountain to suppress the bandits. After hearing the news, we became very worried about your situation."

An Yue suppressed a laugh and said, "Have you ever seen the officials returning to the county town?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"You only saw how glorious they were when they came, but you never saw how miserable they were when they returned to the county town."

Chunzhi slowly let go of An Yue. She asked curiously, "What do you mean, young lady?"

An Yue briefly told them what she had experienced in Dongwu Mountain.

"Those officials were just people sent by the county magistrate to put on a show. They..."

After listening to An Yue's experience in Dongwu Mountain, everyone burst into laughter.

Sister-in-law Meng Xiuer stood by holding Xiaobao, and said with a look of pity: "Yueyue, don't take risks again in the future. You are the backbone of our family, but you can't have any mistakes."

The eldest aunt also agreed: "That's right, the fight between the bandits and the officials is really too dangerous."

"Besides, if you were to participate and get caught by the officials, your career would be ruined for the rest of your life."

"Yes, yes, I will pay attention."

"Miss, are you hurt anywhere?" Chunzhi said, tilting her head to begin checking An Yue's body.

An Yue acted as if nothing had happened and comforted them: "Okay, okay, I'm fine, don't worry!"

An Nian held the book in his hands, frowned and sighed, "Alas! Officials don't serve the people, and the people don't like officials. How sad, how sad!"

An Yue saw that An Nian spoke like an adult.

She stretched out her hands, gently held An Nian's face, and asked tentatively: "Then according to An Nian, how can we solve the problem between our officials and the people?"

"Although I don't have any great knowledge, I still know a little bit."

He said seriously: "Since ancient times, if you win the hearts of the people, you win the world; if you lose the hearts of the people, you lose the world."

"Similarly, if local officials do not provide livelihoods for the people and are not supported by the people, they will eventually cut off their own tendons and veins."

After hearing what An Nian said, An Yue showed admiration in her eyes.

He smiled and nodded, praising: "Well, what Nian Nian said is very true. The right path is what the people want."

An Nian sighed thoughtfully, "In today's world, corrupt officials are rampant, merchants are rampant, and the people are suffering. It's probably not easy to change the situation."

"Alright, alright, let's not discuss these things that cannot be changed. Yueyue is back safely, let's hurry up and have dinner!"

As the aunt-in-law said this, she walked towards the kitchen.

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After a while, the family sat in the main hall and started to have dinner.

As night falls, the sky becomes filled with stars.

After dinner, the family helped to clean up the house.

An Yue washed her face and soaked her feet.

After finishing the housework, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

An Yue took the oil lamp and went to the west wing, wrote the recipe of "Golden Jade Marriage" on a piece of paper, and then returned to the east wing and lay on the kang.

The next day.

Mao Shi.

Chunzhi and her aunt prepared breakfast in the kitchen early.

The family had breakfast.

As usual, several people were busy feeding the poultry and livestock.

At daybreak, the family went to the shop in the town, carrying the ingredients they had prepared in advance.

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As soon as they entered the shop, the family started to get busy.

An Yue was in the shop and did a quick check.

First he checked every corner of the shop, then went to the counter to look at the account book.

Finally, I went to the kitchen and checked every aspect of the kitchen, as well as the various ingredients for making malatang and the secret spice chili oil.

She came to the dining room and praised: "I didn't come to the shop yesterday, and everyone did a great job."

"The tables and chairs in the dining room are very clean, and everything in the kitchen is also very well tidied. I hope everyone will keep it up."

An Yue looked at Chunzhi and said with a smile: "However, there was a small mistake in Chunzhi's accounting yesterday."

After hearing this, Chunzhi felt a little discouraged.

An Yue said quickly: "Wait a moment, I will explain it to you in detail."

At this time, my aunt, who was wiping the table, suddenly said, "Yueyue, the business in the shop is booming, and we are all very happy."

The eldest aunt said cautiously: "It's just...it's just that our family has been working so hard, I'm afraid our bodies can't take it!"

After hearing this, An Yue rolled her eyes and thought that what her aunt-in-law said made sense.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I have also thought about the problem that my aunt asked. But, once we have figured out the shop, we will hire someone. What do you think?"

The aunt analyzed: "Well, hiring someone is a good idea."

"It's just that... when hiring someone, you have to find someone you know well. If he steals our spicy hot pot recipe, the loss will be huge."

An Yue told them about her plan for the backyard: "In this backyard, I see there are two small houses and a small hall."