Chapter 201 Bai Rong Township
Zi Yisheng looked at the young girl who seemed to have given up on herself and felt a pang of sympathy.
"Don't think of yourself as a burden to us. This is all our fault. If you were born into a simple family, you wouldn't be so constrained. So, it's I who should apologize to you.
Besides, you are actually very capable. You could graduate early with excellent grades, and you can even make all sorts of strange powders yourself. You've also learned acupuncture in your free time. It's Ye family and I who have held you back. You've already been through enough."
Ye Shengge was deeply touched by Zi Yisheng's words. In her past life, she was confined by her poor health, and in this life, she was protected due to some struggles she didn't even understand.
None of this was something she could resist, but she had always been a person who went with the flow. Knowing that she didn't have the ability to fight or resist, why should she force herself to become a powerful figure?
Perhaps she was the favored child of Heaven, destined to be pampered and receive endless wealth without having to worry about anything, allowing her to truly embrace the role of a salted fish.
Actually, this was quite good. After all, she didn't have any grand ambitions. Heaven had clearly not given her the innate talent of those heroines in novels who shone in every field. So, her choice to lie flat was simply following destiny. Hahaha, this was the right way to think.
"I'm not wronged at all. As long as you all handle things for me, I'll be happy. Just remember to make plenty of money for me. I'm happy counting money at home every day."
What could Zi Yisheng say about the girl's character? She was obedient, sensible, understood how to analyze the current situation, and could find a path that benefited her in difficult times. She was truly smart and didn't bottle things up.
"Alright, from now on, I'll work hard to make money for you. Let's aim to count our money at home every month."
The two hearts connected once again, growing even closer.
"As for this old lady, if you want to meet her, I can accompany you. If she's worth cooperating with, we'll continue. If not, we'll never contact her again."
"Yes, that's what I think too. With Brother Kui and you taking care of things, I can't afford to be distracted. However, the old lady was my first client, and I still want to hear what she has to say."
Zi Yisheng never went into battle unprepared. He would definitely investigate first before letting the young girl meet her.
"I have important matters to attend to tomorrow. How about we schedule it for the day after tomorrow?"
"Sure, it's not like she'll starve if we delay for a couple of days, given all the supplies we send her every time."
However, what Ye Shengge didn't know was that because she delayed for these few days, people almost starved to death.
The Bai family of Mingcheng, seizing the opportunity of the chaos, had half their people disappear. Ye Mama was entrusted with an important task, and Old Master Bai handed over all the treasures hidden by the Bai family in Mingcheng to Ye Mama.
When Ye Mama saw the two rooms full of chests in the secret chamber, her lips twitched, and her heart fluttered. These things should be entrusted to her daughter for safekeeping, and a management fee would be charged, otherwise, it would be too hard on her daughter.
Her daughter had told her that she worked hard to label each box to whom it belonged. With so many boxes, her daughter would have to do so much work. It would be against heavenly principles not to charge a management fee.
Finally, through Ye Mama's direct negotiations, she managed to save another fifth of the management fee for her daughter.
In fact, Old Master Bai was the fairest and most just to his children. He had five children in his life, so the Bai family's fortune would be divided into five parts.
When her daughter asked for a management fee, Old Master Bai treated it as a child's play, simply giving his daughter a portion of the inheritance in advance under a different name.
Bai Rong Township, located in the southeast, had a pleasant climate, not too cold in winter, making it suitable for settling down.
It was previously called Bai Rong Township, but now it was known as Bai Rong Production Brigade. A production brigade had over two hundred households and a population of over a thousand people, making it quite a large township.
The place Zi Yisheng arranged was the second team of the Bai Rong Production Brigade. Most of the families here were surnamed Gong and Ji.
In the most difficult times, Zi Yisheng had provided grain assistance to the Bai Rong Production Brigade for two consecutive years. Therefore, the people here all knew that the benefactor who saved over a thousand lives was surnamed Zi, and they would soon be living here.
The second team was chosen because it was remote, and the team had the fewest people. Fewer people meant fewer troubles.
The first people to be arranged were Asen and Ating, who used to protect Zi Yisheng from the shadows. No one in Mingcheng knew their identities, so their arrival at Bai Rong Brigade did not attract much attention. After all, many people were being relocated to the countryside at this time, reducing the burden of food and housing in the cities.
The houses of the Ye family, Zi family, and Bai family were built adjacent to each other. The Ye family was in the middle, the Zi family to the right, and the Bai family to the left. Next to these two families were the people who accompanied them for protection. The row of houses was quite impressive.
Those who would live with Ye Dad and Ye Mama included the Mo Lin siblings and Ye Shengge's two masters. The houses were built large to ensure everyone had their own private room.
Zi Yisheng's house was smaller. He lived alone, at least until he married Ye Shengge.
The Bai family's house was even larger. Old Master Bai, his wife, their three sons and their wives, plus a swarm of grandchildren. The house was at least three times the size of the Ye family's.
The Bai family did not plan to divide their household, especially since Bai Lao Si was still working hard abroad to earn money for everyone. Moreover, the Bai family had always been harmonious, with no major conflicts. Living together was also lively.
Next to the Zi family, two houses of similar size to the Zi family's were built for the people who had always followed Zi Yisheng.
There were no servants or accompanying people arranged next to the Bai family, as they intended to fully integrate the Bai family into the rural life.
Next to the Bai family was the Ouyang family. They had always followed Zi Yisheng and would naturally stand with him at this time.
All the houses were built far from the village, close to the mountains, and away from the hustle and bustle of the village.
Although Zi Yisheng had made excellent arrangements, he overlooked his future mother-in-law and his girlfriend's love for gossip. It was as if they had suddenly let go and found the joy of their lives, liking to squat by the roadside every day with melon seeds, joining in the fun.
Zi Yisheng also took to the path of Ye Dad's daily excursions to find people and bring them home for meals, tirelessly doing so. And with exemplary male conduct, he was responsible for sending them stools whenever he had free time, to prevent them from getting tired.
Ye Mama's phone rang again. Ye Shengge rolled her eyes upon hearing her mother fighting for her treasures.
"Mom, even a mountain of gold is useless to me now. I have no opportunity, no conditions, and no way. It's all because you're not by my side."
Ye Mama thought about how her daughter didn't even have anyone to cover for her, and she had indeed been having a difficult time lately.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll transport all the goods to the countryside and store them when you get there. I'll collect another half-layer of interest for you as compensation later."
Ye Shengge could only start writing small labels in her space in advance, as she would soon have a lot of management fees and interest to deal with.