The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

Chapter 646 Liu Qian's Visit to Fulfill the Contract

"When we were poor before, our children were all around us, and it was lively and cheerful. We didn't think it was a big deal. But now that they have all gone to the county town, our home feels a lot quieter."

Zhang Cuihua was full of regret.

"We still have grandchildren, they all go to school in the village, and sleep in the old house at night. It's not as lively as when the family just separated."

The uncle snorted.

What a nice thing to say. Didn’t she always complain about her son and daughter-in-law being annoying? Now that they are not around to bother you, you start to feel lonely again.

He feels good now.

There are so many children around.

"I'm just nagging a little bit. Children are children, and adults are adults. To put it bluntly, I don't miss them anymore."

The village was very busy, otherwise Zhang Cuihua would have run to the county town to see them long ago.

"Uncle, aunt, the county town is not far away. I will take you to see my brother and his family tomorrow."

Su Wanwan chuckled.

"I'm not going. The village is busy too. They'll come back to visit every few days anyway."

Zhang Cuihua said one thing and meant another, mainly because her vermicelli business was very busy recently, and she would go to the county town after she was done with this busy period.

"Uncle, if you are too busy, then do less vermicelli business and line up for them. You only need to work half a day. It is not an urgent matter. Don't make yourself too tired. There is no end to the money you can make. Your health is more important."

Shen Yuan tried to persuade them, but of course, he thought they wouldn't listen.

Having lived through hard times, who wouldn’t want to earn more now that there’s a profitable business?

What's more, it's not that difficult to make vermicelli. There will definitely be more people doing this next year, and they will definitely want to make more money this year.

"We know what's going on, don't worry. By the way, Wanwan, take these with you when you deliver things to the capital recently. I picked out the best vermicelli and I remember your mother also likes to eat them."

Zhang Cuihua opened a bag and saw the vermicelli inside were all straight and neatly packed in handfuls. It was obvious that they were specially made.

After all, most vermicelli produced by current technology are bent and tangled together, and need to be broken apart when eating, which is troublesome.

"Okay, I'll take it. Thank you, auntie. My mother will definitely like it."

Su Wanwan naturally would not refuse. If you don't accept these favors, your aunt-in-law will be unhappy and feel that she looks down on these things.

"Our family is busier than each other now. I think the next time we get together will be during the Chinese New Year. Okay, we won't bother you anymore. You are busy. If you have any problems, come to the mill to find us."

Zhang Cuihua was also considerate. She delivered the things and prepared to leave.

Shen Songqing was also holding a pipe, and suddenly remembered something, and looked at Shen Yuan:

"By the way, a few days ago, Mr. Liu from the city came every day to ask if you had returned. I'm afraid he will come again today."

Shen Songqing and the others didn't know about Shen Yuan's cooperation with Mr. Liu regarding grain, but they could guess that Mr. Liu was probably going to buy Shen Yuan's grain.

Others may not know about the amount of food in Shen Yuan's home, but he knows it very well.

Not to mention this year's new grain, there is still a lot of grain from last year. Although Shen Su sold some of it to Fengning County a while ago, there are still quite a lot left.

They are piled everywhere now, and it’s time to deal with them quickly, otherwise they will be infested with insects next summer.

Sweet potatoes cannot be stored for a long time unless they are made into vermicelli or starch.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry about the food, uncle. I will take care of it in the next few days."

Shen Yuan also knew that his uncle was worried that their family had no place to store so much grain, and that the grain would grow insects and be eaten by rats.

It was really as if nothing happened. It was so strange that before Shen Songqing and his wife had gone far, a carriage came over in a hurry.

The person who came was Liu Qian.

Liu Qian came here as a routine to see if anyone had returned. He was already very disappointed, thinking that he might come back empty-handed this time as well. Unexpectedly, he saw Shen Yuan and his wife before he even reached the door. He was so excited that he almost burst into tears.

If they don't come back, he will go directly to Fengning County to find them.

"Princess, Sir Captain, you are finally back. I have been waiting anxiously for you!"

Without waiting to get off the carriage, Liu Qian shouted excitedly and jumped off the carriage quickly, as if he had met a relative he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Please forgive me, Mr. Liu. My family was exhausted from the autumn harvest, so I took them out for a stroll afterwards. Are you here to fulfill the contract?"

Shen Yuan saw his anxiety, but he was not anxious at all.

Liu Qian was speechless after hearing these vague words.

You transported so much grain to Fengning County, and you said you were just going for a stroll, thinking that everyone knew it.

Of course, he could only say this in his heart, and he remained polite on the surface:

"This is as it should be. The whole family has suffered because of the autumn harvest. Liu did this because of the contract."

Liu Qian smiled like a flower.

Shen Yuan did not rush to welcome him into the house to discuss the matter. He was surprised and said:

"It has been more than a month since the autumn harvest. I thought Mr. Liu didn't want to fulfill his contract, so I went to Fengning County and visited several other grain merchants."

The tone was quite complaining.

Liu Qian immediately apologized:

"Sir, this is Liu's fault. I was very busy in the days after the autumn harvest. I thought the contract was still a long way off, so I wasn't in a hurry. Who would have thought... it's only just reached the deadline? I came here with sincerity this time."

Liu Qian waved his hand and a servant unloaded a pile of gifts from the car.

"I have prepared a small gift. Please accept it, my lady and my lord. It will be my apology to you."

Having said that, Shen Yuan didn't want to argue anymore, so he pushed the door and invited the person in.

The gift looked heavy, filling up three large boxes. After the servant put the gift down, Shen Yuan asked Liu Qian to sit in the yard.

Su Wanwan went to make tea.

Liu Qian's eyes were fixed on the bags of grain under the shed in the yard, and he couldn't help but stand up:

"Sir, please allow me to take a look."

To be honest, corn and sweet potatoes are both scarce grains and are very filling. He has been a grain merchant for all these years, but this is the first time he has seen so many rare grains. They are really scarce.

He walked over and opened the sack directly. Inside was golden corn kernels, which were plump and very tempting.

I opened another bag and found a bag of sweet potatoes, which were also very big. The sweet taste mixed with the smell of earth made people feel relaxed and happy.

Even if he collected the grain himself, he could sell it at a high price with a little manipulation.

Even farmers would buy some to use as seeds.

Fortunately, he acted early, otherwise if he did it now, the price would not be the price in the contract.

From another perspective, although the noble man asked him to stop cooperating, it also brought him benefits.

If it weren't for those nobles, he wouldn't have thought of signing a contract with Shen Yuan and reserved so much food in advance.