Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 200: Return to Qingyun Town (4)_1

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Return to Qingyun Town (4)_1

Mu Zhongli saw that Cai Wei listened to his demands calmly and without any visible reaction. He thought he had a chance and hurriedly took out a list from his bosom, handing it over to Cai Wei with a smiling face, "Uncle is afraid that you might forget because of your busy schedule, so I wrote down all the items grandpa wants. Whenever you have time, you can buy them, it will make the old man happy. If you are too busy, I can help you buy them. We’re family after all, I will not be greedy for your money."

Ai Wei took the list, glanced at it, and burst into laughter. Last night, she thought that snake demon was the most shameless person in the world, but compared to the occupants of the main house, he fell a little short!

The list was densely filled with their requested items: a basket of silver frost coal, a load of japonica rice, ten catties of top-class cotton, seven bolts of silk, one hundred catties of fine flour, ten blue and white porcelain bowls, twenty jin of fatty pork, one hundred eggs, one hundred duck eggs, ten catties of Daqu liquor, ten jin of lamp oil, twenty jin of soybean oil...

Such items filled an entire page!

As Cai Wei looked at it, a deep, inscrutable smile slowly crept onto her face. Seeing her smile, Mu Liankui and his family couldn’t figure out her intentions and grew increasingly restless.

"Er, niece, arguably, showing respect to the elderly should not involve haggling. But if you are in a difficult position, it is acceptable to skip one or two items..."

Cai Wei looked up at the fretful Mu Zhongli, then at his three grandchildren, each with different expressions. She couldn’t help but give a chilling laugh and said leisurely: "Why bother sacrificing anything? Don’t worry, none of the items on this list will be missing, not one, hehe..."

To their surprise, Cai Wei, the naughty girl, had agreed without hesitation. All four of them were overjoyed, regretting that they hadn’t asked for more. Seeing her so willing, maybe they could have asked for more!

Because Cai Wei agreed to the unreasonable requests of the main family, Mu Liankui and his son left in high spirits, promptly hiring a horse carriage back to Qingyun Town. Before leaving, they repeatedly told Cai Wei that she must bring back all the items requested by their grandfather when she returned to Mu Family Village on New Year’s morning.

After the main family left, Lady Du worriedly said, "Wei’er, did you agree too hastily? Earning money isn’t easy for our family. Look, with all these items your grandpa asked for, it might cost a hundred and eighty taels of silver to cover everything. If it’s difficult, don’t force yourself too much; it’s acceptable to skip a few items."

Cai Wei laughed and said: "Don’t worry, didn’t Mu Zhongli just say that showing respect to the elders should not involve haggling? Let me respect our revered elders properly."

After lunch, the Cai family travelled back to Qingyun Town in their horse carriage. Today was only the twenty-eighth, and New Year’s was only two days away. They needed to return to the tavern in town to make some arrangements, then go back to Mu Family Village to celebrate New Year’s.

The news of returning to Mu Family Village for New Year’s dampened the children’s spirits. One by one, they became gloomy as if hit by frost. Even Wu’er, who usually loved to talk, pouted, and leaned into his older sister’s bosom, silent.

Sensing the children’s reluctance, Mu Zhongqing said apologetically: "Once we return to Mu Family Village, we’ll stay in our own house. We only need to go to the main house for the New Year meal."

With their father’s reassurance, the children’s mood gradually warmed. They chatted and laughed on their way back to Qingyun Town, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Cai Wei remembered that Big Brother Huo had said he would set off for Bianzhou Prefecture on the twenty-eighth morning. By now, he was probably on the road. She planned that if the old demon from Beijing arrived late, she could travel to Bianzhou Prefecture during the fifth or sixth day of the New Year to check out the situation of the winery, get to know Situ Changge, the future manager of the winery, and then deal with him accordingly. If the old demon arrived early, she would put the trip to Bianzhou Prefecture on hold, concentrate her energy, and deal with the old demon first!

The carriage traveled for two to three hours, and finally, before night fell, they returned to the town. As they pulled up in front of Bafu Winery, Cai Wei lifted the carriage curtain and was immediately stunned, taking a while to come back to her senses.