The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

"But I didn’t plan to cheat him out of his money, did I? Why did he get so scared?" Yangyang thought for a moment and scratched his head, "Could it be just because I intentionally said those few words? Tsk tsk, all’s fair in war, doesn’t he understand that? And he’s the commander of the Imperial Army too."

"Hey, so you two deliberately said those things for the commander and me to hear, huh?" Yang Chuxia wondered why her sons were so blunt, speaking so loudly.

"Of course, those people had already been to our teacher’s yard, so naturally we knew about it," Lele nodded.

Ye Zi’an pulled Yangyang aside, "Little Second, you did quite well, knowing that all’s fair in war."

"Oh dear handsome dad, don’t praise me like that, you’re making me embarrassed," Yangyang said, covering his face and pretending to be bashful like a girl, all the while wriggling shyly, making Ye Zi’an’s face darken with lines.

"Speak properly."

Yangyang’s demeanor changed instantly, and he stood up straight, "It was the teacher who taught me. He knows I practice martial arts, so he often tells me little stories related to it. He just talked about all’s fair in war during today’s break."

"Your teacher is quite good," Yang Chuxia thought, and decided to increase his pay by 20% after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"I think so too," Yangyang nodded, then asked, "By the way, mom, what about those beggars? Where did you arrange for them to go?"

Back in Shandong, Yangyang told a group of beggars to come to the Capital City to find him. A few days ago, someone brought a jade pendant to Prince An’s Mansion.

But Yangyang was troubled by the group, as he had no idea what to do. Lele said he could arrange a few people, but there were still so many left, and he was at a loss.

So helplessly, Yang Chuxia had to clean up the mess for her son.

"I asked them what they wanted. Those who didn’t want to beg anymore were sent to work at the manor in the outskirts of the Capital City. Some who didn’t want to work are now helping me with errands. In a few days, I’m planning to open two shops in the Capital City, and I’ll just employ them."

"Mom, you want to open shops again?" Lele asked quickly, "What kind of shops do you want to open?"

"What? Are you very interested?" Yang Chuxia said, "Our family is in the Capital City, and the socializing expenses are so high. Do you think your paltry salary is enough? And the food and drink for the whole family, I won’t skimp on this. Plus, the high-quality learning materials I’ve prepared for you and your brother, the expenses are enormous."

"Although our family has other income, when you grow up, won’t you need money when you get married? Over in Mianyang, your uncle from the Jiang Family figured out a way to improve the juice’s shelf life and introduced new varieties. He wrote last time saying it could be promoted. I’m planning to open two juice shops in the Capital City to earn some daily expenses for us, and it happens to avoid competing with Uncle Mu’s fruit wine business."

Yang Chuxia calculated that preparing for the marriage of the children would need at least a hundred thousand taels, at the very minimum.

"Dear, aren’t we going back to Funan after the New Year?"

"Aren’t you currently helping your cousin with work? Besides, who knows if the Emperor will reinstate you after the New Year? How could we go back if that happens? Staying in the Capital City for so long, you have something to do, why wouldn’t I? I might as well open a shop for fun, and even if we don’t stay in the Capital City in the future, Lele is bound to stay here, and the shop could be left for him."