"We must quickly return and gather provisions, gather provisions."
He muttered to himself as he got on the horse carriage.
Grain in the capital isn’t expensive; with several thousand taels of silver, we can buy a lot. It’s not like directly donating those several hundred thousand taels, nearly one million taels.
Moreover, doing so can put in a good word for us with the official at the Ministry of Revenue, and maybe the ears of the two princes might hear about it, and they’ll rember my good deeds.
If the Emperor knows about this, I can also showcase my loyalty to the Emperor, wouldn’t that be right?
This is a great blessing. If the Patriarch Jin hadn’t ntioned it, I wouldn’t have thought of it. Indeed, friends should be worthwhile. It’s wise to reduce contact with those who backstab behind your back.
...
On the lotus boat, the four children felt as if they blinked and were on the big boat, looking bewildered.
"Mother, the lotus flowers, the lotus leaves, the lotus flowers and lotus leaves are still on the small boat."
Qian Yinuo wasn’t surprised at all. This is just how his parents operate. If they didn’t bring them back, that would be abnormal.
But the lotus flowers and lotus leaves he painstakingly picked are on the small boat; those can’t be lost.
"Alright, stop howling."
An Jiuyue sighed helplessly and lightly tapped the little one’s head twice.
"Later, your father will bring back what you picked; he won’t forget."
"That’s good, that’s good."
The little baby took a deep breath, relieved that those hard-picked items wouldn’t be lost.
As long as they aren’t lost, everything can be discussed.
"Mother, let’s fry the lotus flowers when we return to the mansion. The elder brothers mustn’t have tasted them." He smacked his small lips, softly pleading, having not had fried lotus flowers in a long ti.
"Alright, I’ll fry so lotus flowers for you."
An Jiuyue couldn’t resist her son, so she decided to pick so Seven-Colored Lotus Flower from the space for frying.
As for these normal lotus flowers they just picked, let the children play with them. Naturally, she wouldn’t fry them for eating. Those cultivating should eat what they’re supposed to eat.
"Have you played enough today?"
"Not yet."
Qian Yinuo replied.
How long has he played? His parents finished their tasks, and he just picked so lotus flowers and leaves. Haven’t done much else.
"I only picked this little."
At this ti, Qian Jiyun brought all the lotus flowers and leaves that the little ones picked onto the boat. An Jiuyue looked at the pile of lotus flowers and leaves, shaking her head in embarrassnt.
"What’s this, do you want to take the entire Moonlight Lotus embanknt back with you? If you keep picking, won’t the whole pond be stripped bare by you?"
That pile is huge, yet they say they haven’t picked much. How much are they planning to pick before it’s enough?
"How is it stripped bare? Although this looks like a lot, if Nuo Nuo and his brothers each take so, it won’t be much left. How little is it? He thought it was too little, wishing to pick a boatful back."
"Ti to go back."
An Jiuyue held onto Qian Yinuo and An Yilu, while Qian Jiyun held onto An Yixing and Yi Zhou, the family of six got off the boat.
The steward, with keen eyesight, had the young masters’ lotus flowers and leaves packed up and sent back to the mansion. anwhile, over by the Emperor, he’d also received the booklet the steward sent into the palace.
...
"Tsk."
Looking at the words recorded on the booklet, the Emperor couldn’t help but let out a light tsk.
"They truly are delighted to spend this silver!"
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