After the evil sister took over, all the best went crazy

Chapter 212 Sister, Su Maolin is dead!

Wei didn't interrupt her when she heard this, but just nodded.

Su Rongrong continued, "Well, I'll go back tonight to see how my mother is doing.

If there is no problem, I will go back to Sujia Village early tomorrow morning and buy watermelons from the villagers.

However, this money needs to be paid in advance.

You see, Wei Bo Niang, I bought it directly and then let you sell it when the time comes, and you can take a commission.

You can take the money and buy the villagers' houses except for mine.

Whether you make more or less money at that time is your problem and has nothing to do with me."

Wei naturally wanted to make more money for herself. Both her husband's family and her own family supported a lot of disabled soldiers.

Even when times were good, she still felt it was difficult to support these people through business.

The current economic situation is bad, and she feels more and more powerless.

But it would be great if the watermelon could make her a lot of money and make up for the losses from other businesses.

What's more, she believed in Rongrong and her son.

"Rongrong, if Auntie wants to buy out everyone in Sujia Village except your family and make money for herself.

Do you think my aunt is too greedy? "

“No, this is normal operation.

If I can solve the transportation problem and have sales channels, I also want to maximize the profits.

What's more, I also know where you spend all the money you earn, Wei Bo Niang."

Hearing Su Rongrong's words, Wei heaved a sigh of relief and said immediately, "That's fine!

Rongrong, look at this batch of fruits and vegetables. Can you estimate how much silver it will cost?

Auntie, please prepare the money first!"

Su Rongrong has not been back since she left at the end of February, and has no idea about the situation of the watermelons in the village.

After hearing this, I said, "Auntie, I have to go back and take a look first!

As for silver, you should prepare five hundred taels first.

If it's not enough, I can help you fill it up first."

Wei didn't expect her to say that, and was very grateful when she heard it.

"Rongrong, thank you!"

The Wei family used to have a lot of money on hand, but starting from March this year, the temperature has risen visibly.

As a result, the amount of silver flowing back into her hands became less and less, while the amount she gave out became more and more.

If she needs to come up with 1,800 taels at once, she can do that.

But she still doesn't know when the watermelons will pay off.

In addition, money is needed everywhere now, especially the soldiers on the border.

If the drought there is extremely severe, there will be no harvest from the fields.

However, the imperial court was unable to allocate food and fodder in a timely manner, nor solve the water problem.

That would inevitably require her to pay the money first to buy it.

Now the military power of her husband's family has been handed over, but her family has not yet.

Those soldiers had been with her father through thick and thin for years, and she couldn't bear to watch them die of thirst or starvation.

No matter what, just do your best.

It’s not that she was unwilling to notify them so that they could make preparations earlier and buy food and fodder earlier.

But as the mistress of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, she couldn't do that.

Not only her and her husband's family, but also her parents' family is not allowed.

That would be seen as hoarding food and fodder, which is tantamount to plotting rebellion.

So, except for those who were eating at home, she would take things one step at a time for everyone else.

Her father-in-law, her father, and her husband all meant the same thing, otherwise they would not have reported it to the court so early!

Now she has specially saved a sum of money, mainly for emergency use there.

If it really comes to that, it would mean that the court has given up on them.

I think my father-in-law and father might have other solutions...

Because Baili Zheng did not hide anything, Su Rongrong could actually guess that the Wei family was not in a very convenient situation at the moment.

That's why she said that if it's not enough, she can help make up for it.

Seeing that Wei was grateful, she didn't want to continue the topic, so she changed the subject and asked:

"Mrs. Wei, I think the list of the college entrance examination in the prefectural city has been announced, right?

I walked very slowly all the way back, and I don't know how Jinhong did in the exam."

Speaking of this, the smile on Wei's face was particularly bright.

“I heard that in previous years’ provincial examinations, there were only about ten people from our Lanxia County on the list.

When there are fewer, there are only three or five.

This time our Lanxia County has become famous.

Nine out of ten people who took the exam at the county school passed.

Among the top ten, four are scholars from our county.

Your younger brother Jinhong, who was ranked sixth in the previous county examination, ranked second this time.

Your uncle said that if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be in the top five in the next provincial examination.

Rongrong, congratulations! "

Su Rongrong knew that Jinhong would definitely pass the exam this time, but she didn't expect that he would do so well.

You know, he is not even thirteen years old.

In their Lanxia County, there were also 13-year-old students, but their rankings were not prominent.

Moreover, after Jinhong was adopted by Suda's family, he did not receive proper education.

In addition, in the second half of the year, after his hands were injured, he even needed to be fed at first, let alone read a book.

If he had continued to study in the county school at that time and his hands had not been affected, he might still be ranked first now.

But this result is already very good.

As long as this child passes the exam and becomes a scholar, their family will no longer have to worry about corvee labor!

Thinking of this, Su Rongrong smiled and replied, "Auntie, congratulations too!"

Wei knew what she meant. This was simply the result of her man taking office.

It is equivalent to one of her man’s political achievements.

So she just smiled and didn't say anything else.

That night, Su Rongrong, led by Xiang Yang, went directly back to the freshman courtyard that Su Jinhong had bought.

Before she entered, Qi Jianing's voice was heard from inside.

"Sister Man, is your sister back?"

"not yet!"

“Strange, I seemed to have seen her this morning and thought she was back.

Is this my illusion? "

When Su Rongrong heard this, she knew that her aunt had just arrived here before her.

Hearing this, he replied: "Aunt, I'm back, I'm here!"

Others heard the sound and walked out.

"Sister, you are really back? That's great!"

"I said it must be Sister Rong who is back. Look, she is right here!"

"Sister, I missed you so much during your absence!"

Facing everyone talking at once, Su Rongrong's lips remained raised.

"Yes, I'm back. I didn't know where my home was, so I went to my aunt's house first.

My aunt might have lived in the cellar and didn't hear anything, so I went to the back hall.

I have come back this time and everything is done. I will go back to Sujia Village tomorrow if there is no problem.

The watermelons in our field are almost ripe.

By the way, did you know that Jinhong passed the exam as a student with the second highest score?"

As she finished speaking, everyone responded in unison: "I know!"

Su Manman quickly added, "Sister, Su Maolin is dead."