Wang Zeran said: "My aunt's people taught Mrs. Huai a lesson, which made her feel grudged. Even if she stayed in the Li family, she would not dare to return to her old business, let alone cause trouble in the Li family."

That night, Wan Xiangguang and the others also left very late. It was completely dark and they could no longer see their work, so they stopped working.

Li Liangjia was the last to leave Dongpo. He did not return to the county town at night and stayed at Wan Xiangguang's house, so he was not in a hurry to leave.

While he slowly packed up his tools, he looked around at the people coming and going. After he had packed everything, he didn't see the person he was looking for passing by, so he had to return to the village with some regret.

After all the outsiders left, Si Sheng, Niu Zhixin, and Lu Youqing discussed some things together, and dinner was all eaten by Lu Youqing's family.

When Si Sheng returned to Ye's house, it was already very late, and Suxue, Yong'an, and Wang Zeran were already asleep.

Si Sheng didn't bother anyone else, so he took a basin and scooped out warm water to wash up. Just as he picked up the basin and was about to leave the stove, he suddenly saw Mrs. Wang sitting behind the stove fire, rubbing her clothes in the light of the fire.

"Mom, it's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes and glanced at him, complaining a little: "Can I sleep well? The clothes are covered with mud, and I don't know how to wash them. A girl's house cannot be kept clean and tidy for her?"

Si Sheng looked over and saw that in the basin of Mrs. Wang was the blouse and pants that Suxue had changed out of in the afternoon. She quickly reached out to bring the basin over, "Mom, leave it there. I will wash it for her tomorrow. You can go to bed first."

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Mrs. Wang slapped his hand away and continued to rub it, "You wash it? You can't even take care of your own affairs, how can you care about anything else? What are you worrying about, these two children?"

Si Sheng felt a little ashamed when his mother told him that he had been too busy recently and didn't care about the lives of Suxue and Yong'an, especially Yong'an. He didn't even know where he ate.

My complaint was justified. She scooped some hot water out of the pot, poured it into Mrs. Wang's washing tub, and squatted next to her to accompany her.

When Mrs. Wang saw Si Sheng like this, she stopped talking about the topic and said, "Go and wash your face quickly. I didn't wash the clothes at this time specially. I'm waiting for your father, so I just rubbed it a few times."

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Si Sheng asked in surprise: "My dad? Isn't my dad at home? Where has he gone?"

"Who knows where he has gone? He has always been mysterious these past few days. He disappears in the blink of an eye. He leaves early and comes back late. He is very busy."

Si Sheng stood up and said, "I'll go look for him."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly grabbed him and said, "There's no need to look for him. He won't go far. He's just around the camp. He'll be back soon. He's been like this for the past two days."

"No, there are so many people coming and going here these days, I have to go take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure coming out from behind the sugar workshop. The man gently patted the dust on his body as he walked.

Si Sheng took a look and saw that it was Mr. Ye.

Mr. Ye was about to sneak into the thatched house when he turned his head and saw Mrs. Wang and Si Sheng beside the stove.

Seeing the two people looking at him, Mr. Ye coughed lightly, hid the things in his sleeves, straightened his back and walked over.

"Fourth brother, why haven't you slept yet? You also need to go to the toilet, and then go to sleep in the house when you come back." Mr. Ye said, and straightened his clothes, as if he had just come back from the toilet.

Si Sheng asked: "Dad, what have you been busy with recently? I never see you at home."

Mr. Ye said: "What can I do? Isn't it helping to lead the oxen and mules in the fields?"

Si Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mrs. Wang. It turned out that Mr. Ye had gone to work in the fields.

When he was at the bottom of the slope, Mr. Ye didn't go to the fields very much. He was in poor health and was busy planting flowers and plants. The family didn't expect him to go to the fields, so he was allowed to follow his own temperament.

Everyone in the village also knew about Mr. Ye's situation. When calculating labor in the cooperative, he was never counted as a share.

Now, he is happy to work in the fields. As long as his body can bear it, he can go.

But it was so late, and the people working in the fields had already come back, "Dad, you..."

Before Si Sheng could ask, Mr. Ye waved his hand and said, "I'm sleepy and I'm going to bed. You guys should go back to your house and sleep early."

Before Mr. Ye finished speaking, he had already slipped into the thatched house.

Si Sheng helplessly spread his hands to Mrs. Wang, "Mom, look at my dad."

Mrs. Wang also shook her head and said, "Don't worry about him. As long as nothing happens, just let him be."

Mrs. Wang poured the water in the basin into the open space on one side, scooped up the water again, and rinsed the clothes while saying: "Fourth, I haven't asked you in the past two days, when did you start the new business?"

Can we start work? Who will do it?"

In fact, this is what Mrs. Wang wanted to ask most after waiting for a long time.

She saw that Si Sheng had made snacks several times, but no one was asked to start work. Mrs. Wang was so anxious that she had nowhere to scratch her head. Although Sui Xin's wife and Mrs. Zhao's wife had been busy cooking for Master Wan and others these two days,

But they often came over to inquire about news.

Si Sheng said: "Mom, don't worry about the snacks now. Today we have finalized the matter of making sugar. We have to send people to buy materials tomorrow. Once the fence is built, the work will start immediately."

Mrs. Wang was surprised and said: "Really? After the white sugar is made, Zhao Laosan and the others will sell it in the county? We have decided how much it will cost per kilogram."

"The sugar is not sold in the county. It is purchased directly by Ms. Hong's family and sold by them."

Mrs. Wang was a little surprised and asked: "Which Miss Hong? She is the handsome woman who went to Lu's house today? Why did her family send a daughter to do business? Of course, this is none of our business. I mean, we only sell

If we give her a family, won’t they cheat us?”

Si Sheng didn't want to say too much to Mrs. Wang, lest she worry too much, so he just smiled and said: "Mom, the Hong family has a way to sell sugar to wealthy families in Kyoto. Those people only care about things and don't care about money, so

The price is much higher than what we sell in the county."

"Is that so? How high can it be?" Mrs. Wang is most concerned about money.

Si Sheng smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about the details. You just need to know that for every kilogram of sugar we make, we can make a net profit of 500 Wen."

"Five hundred coins?"

Mrs. Wang screamed in surprise. After she realized what she was doing, she covered her mouth. Then she stood up and looked around uneasily. When she saw nothing unusual, she squatted down again, pulled Si Sheng and said, "Then you

Why don't you hurry up and let someone make sugar? How much money will you make if you delay for one day?"

"There's no rush, mother, aren't we still building a wall right now? People are coming and going all day long, how can we make sweets in peace?"
Chapter completed!