On September 21, the wheat in Guang County was about to be harvested.
Everyone in Huajiabao was beaming with joy, because they already knew that the family caravan was about to return. Every time the caravan returned and made money, a celebration would be held. The more money they made, the bigger the celebration would be, which meant that the family was getting stronger and stronger.
The villagers of Huajiabao were gathered early in the morning, and everyone began to assign tasks. Some people began to tidy up the newly built yard and put new furniture and bedding in it. This was Hua Kai's request.
The main courtyard and all the guest rooms of Hua Zihuan's house were also cleaned, because it was heard that the Hua family bought a lot of servants on the grassland this year.
Hua Yue is now at the fifth level of Qidong Realm and is one of the main combat forces of the family. He left Huajiabao early in the morning with more than 20 people from the Hua family. His task today was to collect the goods needed for the caravan to return.
"Captain, did you hear correctly that you bought 100 sheep and 5 cows at one time? How could our village use so many things?" A villager said with disbelief when he heard Hua Yue's words.
"How could it be wrong? The fourth master gave me 30 gold in the morning, and I was shocked at the time. If I only bought food with these 30 gold, I would have to buy all the cattle and sheep outside Guang County. The fourth master said that if we encounter wild beast meat in the county, we will buy 500 kilograms. When has our Huajiabao been so rich in all these years!" Hua Yue said with a proud smile on his face.
"Wild beast meat? Our caravan returns to eat wild beast meat? How much money did the caravan make this time!" A servant exclaimed.
"I think we can make at least 300 gold." A servant said.
"300 gold dare to spend 30 gold to buy food? I think we can make at least thousands of gold." Another servant said.
How much thousands of gold is no one dares to imagine. In the past, Huajiabao could not make dozens of gold a year. Several villagers who just joined the Hua family this year couldn't help but feel fortunate in their hearts. This Hua family is almost going to be promoted to a noble family!
The whole Huajiabao was busy shopping all day long. The servants all felt the joy of waving thousands of bone coins. Everyone knew that the Hua family made a lot of money on the grassland this time. They were going to be rich!
Huang Guangqi also heard that the caravan from Guangxian to the grassland was coming back. The Hua family made a lot of money on the grassland this time. After lunch at noon, he heard that someone from the Hua family was coming. When he came in, he saw that it was Hua Mo, the 12-year-old of the Hua family!
"Uncle! The Hua family caravan will return the day after tomorrow. My father and uncles are preparing to welcome it. I came here today to invite the Huang family to participate in the celebration of the return of the Hua family caravan. I hope my uncle can attend in person at that time."
Hua Mo is Hua Kai's cousin. There is a monster named Hua Kai who led the family to the grassland to trade at the age of 13. The family tries to train the abilities of outstanding young people over 12 years old, so Hua Mo was sent to the Huang family.
Huang Guangqi is Hua Kai's uncle, so Hua Mo naturally has to call him uncle.
"Well! I've heard about your Hua family. I will definitely go there in person. With such outstanding young people like you brothers, the Hua family will surely become stronger and stronger in the future." The Huang family has a special relationship with the Hua family, and they must support the Hua family.
In the afternoon, more and more people from the Guangxian caravans returned home to report the news. The whole Guangxian knew that the Hua family outside the city made a lot of money this time, and there were actually four people in the Qi training realm in the Hua family.
This news was like a huge rock thrown on the calm water. All the families were considering how to get along with the Hua family in the future. After all, there were only four families in the entire Guangxian city with more than 4 people in the Qi training realm, namely the seventh-rank county magistrate Han Xu, the eighth-rank Li County Lieutenant (city guard), the eighth-rank Shi Zhishi (politics), and the seventh-rank Wang family. The Hua family would definitely not be satisfied with staying outside the city.
By September 22, the entire Guangxian city was shrouded in the atmosphere of the caravan's return. The families who went to trade would bring back huge profits, and the families who did not go to trade could also buy grassland goods from them and make a lot of money by reselling them.
Hua Zihuan arranged all the work for the day in the morning. Now the preparations for the return of the Hua family caravan have been almost done. Not only the villages outside Guang County have confirmed that they will come to show their support, but even the major families in the county have also clearly stated that they will come. Only the families in the county have not responded yet.
"Fourth Master, someone from the Jia family has come. The one sent is the eldest son Jia Jian. Fourth Master, how about welcoming him in person?" A servant came to Hua Zihuan's study and reported to Hua Zihuan.
Hua Zihuan felt a little puzzled. As a ninth-rank family in Guang County, the Jia family manages the entire northern river of the county. They have more than 20 large and small ships. Today, they actually sent someone to the Hua family, and it was the eldest son of their family. This has a very different meaning.
"You go and notify the second master, the third master, and the fifth master, and let them go with me to welcome him." Hua Zihuan thought for a while and said.
The four brothers came to the gate tower of Huajiabao. A man in brocade clothes got off the carriage of the Jia family. More than 20 Jia family servants followed the carriage. Hua Zihuan saluted Jia Jian when he saw this.
There is a difference between the noble family and the ordinary family. If the etiquette is not up to the noble family, there is every reason to hold the ordinary family accountable.
"Uncles, don't be too polite. Yesterday, the messenger of the Jia family caravan came back and said that the Jia family was able to return safely this time, thanks to the help of the Hua family. This morning, my father asked me to personally go to Huajiabao to thank them." Jia Jian was polite and spoke appropriately. He was worthy of being a talent cultivated by the noble family.
Hua Zihuan and others were relieved when they heard this. Jia Jian came to the Hua family on behalf of the head of the Jia family this time, which means that the Jia family is completely equal to the Hua family. They all looked at Hua Zichen on the side, wondering what kind of help the Hua family gave to the Jia family this time, and how the Jia family treated them like this.
Hua Zichen pretended not to see it and smiled lightly. These negotiations between families are not his forte, so he will tell everyone everything after Hua Kai comes back.
Jia Jian entered Huajiabao and presented a valuable gift of thanks, saying that he would not come in person when the Jia family caravan returns tomorrow, but would send other representatives.
The two sides chatted for a while, and Jia Jian proposed to visit Hua Kai's mother and grandmother, because strictly speaking, the most important people now are still the old lady and Huang Shuyun. Jia Jian called the old lady grandma when he saw her, and called Huang Shuyun aunt when he saw her.
Everyone understood that the Jia family really wanted to treat the Hua family as an ally, and the relationship between the two families would be as close as that of the Huang family and the Geng family in the future.
After Jia Jian left, representatives from the Ren family, Tai family, Chen family and other families in Guang County all came to the Hua family to express their gratitude. The gifts they brought were very generous, and roughly estimated that most of them were more than 5 gold. Everyone in the Hua family finally understood one thing.
The Hua family is different from before.
At this time, in the courtyard of the Shen family in Guang County, Shen Yueru and Shen Bao, brother and sister, were sitting below their mother with frowns on their faces. They had heard that the Hua family caravan was coming back.
"Mom, you said you would help me keep the land and house deeds of the Hua family weapons shop, but in the end it was my brother who drove the Hua family out of Guang County. Now the Hua family caravan is back. I heard that there are four people in the Qi training realm in the family. What should we do now?" Shen Yueru knelt in front of her mother and cried.
As the aunt of the head of the Shen family, Shen Yueru's mother has been sitting behind the Shen family for so many years to suppress ordinary families in Guang County, and has accumulated a lot of financial resources and reputation for the family. At this time, she sat in the main seat and closed her eyes and spoke:
"What if the Hua family caravan is back? Do they dare to attack our Shen family?" Shen Yueru's mother said softly.
"Mom, you can't say that. There are only three people in the Qi training realm in our Shen family. This time we robbed the Hua family's store. How could the Hua family let it go? I'm afraid that the family will put all the responsibility on us, and I, the son, will be the first one to be pushed out... Mom, I don't want to die!" Shen Bao suddenly knelt in front of his mother and cried.
Shen Yueru was also crying. She didn't expect that the Hua family would really become prosperous, to the point where they might be able to fight against the Shen family. Thinking of what she had done in the Hua family in the past few years, she was terrified.
After all, she was the daughter-in-law of the Hua family, and she had been hiding in the Shen family for more than half a year. If the Hua family wanted the Shen family to let her go now, the Shen family had no reason to refuse. At that time, she...
Thinking of this, Shen Yueru looked at her mother with a pleading face. This time, she offended the Hua family so badly, but it was all the idea of the mother in front of her.
"Okay! Stop crying! I'll go find the head of the family later. I only have you two children, how can I ignore you? Just wait quietly in the yard!" The old woman said softly after a pause.
In the afternoon, Hua Ziqi was leading people to clean up the stables and cowsheds. Although the stables and cowsheds were newly built this year, they still could not accommodate more than 600 horses. Therefore, he led people to clean up all the cowsheds today, and some horses can be settled in the cowsheds.
Someone came to tell Hua Ziqi that Shen Yuru was outside the village, and the fourth master asked him to ask him if he wanted to let her in.
Hua Ziqi sneered in his heart. He and Shen Yuru have been married for more than ten years. How could he not know what the other party wanted to do when she came back?
A few days ago, he had someone keep an eye on whether Shen Yuru and Shen Bao left the Shen family. If they left the Shen family, he was ready to kill them with his own hands, one life for two lives, but he didn't expect that the other party would come back by himself.
"Haha! You know to look for me at this time. The Hua family doesn't need such a daughter-in-law. I know!" Hua Ziqi said and concentrated on renovating the cowshed.
Shen Yueru waited for more than an hour at the gate of Huajiabao. The guard who went back to ask for instructions ignored her from a distance after returning. She knew what the Hua family's attitude towards her was.
After Shen Yueru's mother discussed with the head of the Shen family, they decided to let Shen Yueru go back to the Hua family to visit the Hua family's attitude. If the Hua family can put aside the past grudges, everything will be fine.
Shen Yueru was a little panicked at this time. If the Hua family didn't let go, she might really be abandoned. At this time, she thought of her son Hua Mo. If Hua Mo was willing to see her, then everything would still be hopeful.
But to her disappointment, she finally persuaded the guard to bring the message to Hua Mo, but Hua Mo also refused to see her. It was not until the evening that Shen Yueru left the gate of Huajiabao.