Chapter 716 - 644, Critically Ill_1
After the Dong Family left, Daohua’s spirits were low for several days, and afterward, she followed Madam Li every day, reviewing and calculating the accounts in addition to preparing for the end-of-year gift exchanges.
Once the accounts were settled and seeing the Yan Family’s wealth grow thicker, Madam Li’s smile deepened, "Before, when I found out that your father took over as the Magistrate of Ningmen Prefecture, I was rather reluctant."
"Ningmen Prefecture is vast with a sparse population, and most of the counties under its jurisdiction have barren land and impoverished people, making it difficult to manage. But now that I think about it, coming here really is the most suitable for our family."
Being sparsely populated, they could acquire more manors and farmland.
What might not be cost-effective for other families was almost certain to be profitable for theirs, as they possessed high-yield grain varieties.
Thinking of the origins of those grain varieties, Madam Li looked at Daohua with affection, "The old lady was right, a daughter is indeed a blessing to the family."
Seeing Madam Li staring at her, Daohua asked with a smile, "Mother, why are you looking at your daughter like that?"
Madam Li smiled and patted the account book on the table, "With the family’s current assets, I can now prepare a decent dowry for you."
The smile on Daohua’s face faltered.
Having witnessed her third brother and Jingwan being forced to part, and then seeing Yuanyao and Sun Changze elope, she deeply understood that in these rigorously traditional ancient times, free love was not tolerated by society.