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Xiao Bao tilted his head, looking at them with some confusion. “Mom, our chicken coop has quite a few eggs. Big brother and I collected a basket.”
Not long after Little Flower hatched eggs, Big Black and Little Black also hatched two batches of chicks. There were a total of sixty-five hens and thirty roosters. Fortunately, the chicken coop was built large enough during the initial construction, or else it wouldn’t have been able to accommodate them all.
“So many? Are all our hens laying eggs?” Wang Jinhe couldn’t help but ask in surprise.
Xiao Bao nodded incessantly. “Yes, we saw a lot when brother and I went to collect eggs today.”
Wang Jinhe couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this. “It seems that we don’t have to worry about eggs anymore. Didn’t Brother say his friends needed eggs? Now we can sell them some.”
Su Yu made a sound of agreement. He knew Wang Jingyu’s friends, and they were all good people, worth befriending.
“As long as you’re happy.”
“Let’s go and draw the wine bottles. You have to make sure they are done quickly, or we won’t keep up with our schedule,” Wang Jinhe said to Su Yu with concern.
Su Yu shook his head helplessly. “Okay.”
When Wang Jinhe finished drawing the wine jar, Su Yu felt that just the jar itself could probably fetch a good price.
“What are you looking at? Can’t we make this wine jar?” Wang Jinhe thought Su Yu was hesitant because of the drawing.
Su Yu couldn’t help but laugh. “It’s not that. I just think this wine jar can also be sold for money.”
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu, wondering when he became so strapped for cash.
“It’s not that I’m short of money, it’s just that this wine jar you drew is too beautiful.”
“That’s true, but there should be the words ‘Four Seasons’ on top. Others can’t use it. As for the wine stopper, it should be made of silver to detect poison. After delivery, your people must inspect the goods jar by jar. Only after confirming everything is correct can they sign for it. Once signed, we are not responsible for any problems that may arise. This will be the procedure for selling the wine from now on,” Wang Jinhe had her own plans. She couldn’t keep guaranteeing the quality of the wine forever. After on-site inspection, they would settle the accounts.
Su Yu agreed with Wang Jinhe’s approach. “Good, what you’re doing is right, just to be on the safe side.”
After all, it was wine for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and thorough inspection was necessary before delivery.
“That’s true, but it’s a bit costly. I feel like we’re wasting a lot,” Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu with a touch of sadness.
Su Yu reached out and ruffled Wang Jinhe’s head, unable to suppress a smile. “We’re doing this to earn money better and safer. As for Grandpa and Grandma, we can mention it to the Emperor. If it works out, that would be the best.”
Even if the effects were not as noticeable as they were for her grandparents, it was still better than having no effect at all, right?
“Alright, you can discuss this with your brother,” Wang Jinhe’s relationship with Su Yu’s brother was through Su Yu, and they hadn’t reached the point of contacting each other privately.
Su Yu didn’t pay much attention to it and said, “When the wine jars are ready, we’ll convey the message when we deliver the wine. There’s no need to specifically bring it up now.”
Wang Jinhe nodded gently. “Okay, we’ll do it your way.”
There was a playful smile in Su Yu’s eyes. “By then, I’ll also ask my elder brother to pay attention to Gu Xiruo’s affairs, to prevent any unexpected developments when we are unaware.”
With a sigh of helplessness, Wang Jinhe said with a melancholic expression, “It’s nothing. Lets leave it as it is for now.”
After receiving the blueprints, Su Yu handed them to Yuan Lin to have the wine jars made as soon as possible.
While the wine jars were in production, Wang Jinhe and the others made another trip to the estate.
Looking at the ripe grapes, Wang Jinhe seemed to see a lot of money flying in front of her.
Seeing Wang Jinhe staring at the grapes without knowing what she was looking at, Su Yu took a glance and then waved his hand in front of her. “Xiao He, what are you thinking? You seem so absorbed.”
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu and said very seriously, “Actually, I’m not thinking about anything. I’m just thinking that a lot of money is flying in front of me.”
Su Yu couldn’t help but laugh at Wang Jinhe’s adorable demeanor.
“When I give you money, you don’t act like this,” Su Yu said with a wry smile.
Wang Jinhe wiggled her fingers and said with a mischievous smile, “Don’t you understand this? The money you give me, how can it compare to earning it myself?”
“Alright, I know you like earning your own money.”
The Twin sisters covered their mouths and giggled secretly. Sometimes, their young lady was truly amusing—just like now.
Seeing the maidservants giggling, Wang Jinhe reached out and playfully hit Su Yu, expressing her dissatisfaction. “It’s all your fault. You made me the subject of the maidservants’ laughter.”
Su Yu took Wang Jinhe’s hand and smiled gently. “It’s my fault. Shouldn’t we go pick grapes now?”
“Okay, let’s pick grapes.” Before Wang Jinhe could speak, Xiao Bao excitedly chimed in.
Grapes were Xiao Bao’s favorite fruit. He and Xiao Zhi had a bit of it every day. Even though they had something else to do today, when they heard about grape-picking, they insisted on joining.
Unable to resist Xiao Bao’s persistence, Wang Jinhe and Su Yu had no choice but to bring everyone along.
“Alright, let’s pick grapes.”
As soon as the grape-picking was mentioned, Xiao Bao behaved like an untamed wild horse, unstoppable.
Rubbing her forehead with her hand, Wang Jinhe said helplessly, “Seeing Xiao Bao like this, I always worry that he’ll fall.”
“Xiao Bao has started martial arts training. Even if he falls, it’s okay. Boys need to fall to grow, right?” Su Yu didn’t see any problem with it; in fact, he believed that falling was part of the process of growing up.
Wang Jinhe just mentioned it casually. She knew that boys being mischievous was perfectly normal.