"I won't dare to do anything in the future." Manager Cao immediately took over the conversation and expressed his determination, "In the future, I will always follow the girl's lead."

Li Qingyou smiled and said, "Just work hard from now on."

Li Qingyou did not keep the banknotes from Manager Cao, but directly took out one hundred taels of silver banknotes and gave them to Patriarch Li, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone has helped me so much. I would like to thank you for troublesome Patriarch to give you a share."

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Even if we are taking advantage of each other, we can't deny others any sweetness. Real money can move people's hearts more than what has not yet been realized.

Patriarch Li's eyes were full of smiles when he saw Yinzi. Even if he was the patriarch, he couldn't just ask the tribesmen to do things.

At the moment, Li Qingyou has given him far more than he can make up for, so naturally he feels very happy.

"We are all from the same clan, and we should support each other. You are too outsider." Chief Li said politely, but he didn't hesitate at all when he put the banknotes in his arms.

Li Qingyou also smiled and said, "Brothers must also settle accounts. It's all for their own livelihood. The clan leader shouldn't be polite."

Seeing that it was noon, Patriarch Li invited Li Qingyou to his house for dinner, called Manager Cao, and they went to Patriarch Li's house together.

As the head of the Li clan, Patriarch Li has a reputation as a scholar, and his family is considered well-off among the Li clan, so his family is naturally one of the best in Lijiazhuang.

There is a neatly arranged courtyard with five main rooms, three east and west side rooms, and on both sides are vegetable gardens, pig pens, chicken coops, and livestock sheds. When someone comes in, they all start a chorus of gurgling and snoring.

In addition, three or four little carrot heads ran out, holding Patriarch Li's legs and calling him daddy. These were all his children, the older one was seven or eight years old, and the younger one was still in his arms.

There was a woman in her twenties or eighty who came out with the children. Judging from her dress, she must be the daughter-in-law of Patriarch Li.

"The officials are back, who are these?" Patriarch Li's wife quickly glanced at everyone, her eyes resting on Li Qingyou's face. It must be said that the most popular person in Li Family Village during this period is Li Qingyou.

Every household, man, woman, old and young, knows her. Although she has never seen her before, looking at this girl dressed as a man, she knows it is her.

"This is Qingyou, right? I'm your aunt. We haven't seen each other for several years, and I almost don't recognize her." Patriarch Li's wife enthusiastically greeted everyone in, "Come in quickly, it's noon, the sun is shining on your head."

Come on, come in and drink some water."

Li Qingyou glanced at the other party, and the only impression she had of her aunt was a quick glance when Old Man Li took her back to Li's Manor to write the family tree a few years ago.

"I've met my aunt." Li Qingyou took a step back slightly, held up his hands and gave a manly salute.

Patriarch Li's wife was stunned for a moment, then started laughing again, and then she quickly stopped when she saw Patriarch Li looking over.

"Hurry up and prepare the banquet. Let's go to the study and have a chat. We can just bring the food and wine directly to the study later." Patriarch Li waved his hand and led several people into the courtyard.

He said he was going to the study room, but after all, Li Qingyou was also a member of the Li clan, and there were elders above him, so he had to meet and bow to him no matter what.

Patriarch Li took Li Qingyou to the east room of the main house and met with her parents and grandparents. After a few words, they took her out again and went to the backyard.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the front yard, the backyard is much quieter. A wall seems to separate the front and backyard into two worlds. The large open space does not have vegetables like the front yard, but some flowers and plants are planted, and there are a few in the corner.

The tail green bamboo adds a touch of elegance.

It was not until this moment that Li Qingyou felt that Patriarch Li was a scholar. Before, he always felt that he had a philistine spirit.

Li Qingyou noticed that there was an iron gate in the front and back yard. It seemed that this was Patriarch Li's private place.

There are three main rooms in the backyard, with the main room in the middle. There are desks and many books in the east room, which seems to be the study room, and the west room is the living room. The simple furnishings are a bit deserted. It is estimated that Patriarch Li's wife and children do not sleep here.

Patriarch Li led the two of them to sit down in the main room. Li Qingyou didn't talk much. Whether it was with Patriarch Li or Guan Cao, there was basically nothing to talk about except official matters.

Fortunately, Manager Cao is very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. He seems to be able to chat about anything, and that's quite true.

Watching the two of them "talking happily" at this meeting, Li Qingyou also found it quite interesting, but she was a little sleepy. She had been thinking about Manager Cao every day these days and couldn't sleep well at night.

Patriarch Li saw that Li Qingyou looked tired and asked her to take a nap in the Xili room. "I'll call you later when dinner is ready."

Li Qingyou was not polite and went to Xili Room to sleep for a while until she was woken up to eat. When she sat at the table, she discovered that besides her and Manager Cao, there was another young man.

The young man is about twenty years old. He is not very good-looking, but he is quite clean and has a bookish air about him.

"This is my nephew, Wu Gang." Patriarch Li introduced: "This is your sister Qingyou."

Li Qingyou knew that this was Patriarch Li's nephew who had passed the exam and wanted to work in the ranch. He had also wanted to replace Cao as manager.

"Sister Qingyou." Wu Gang bowed.

Li Qingyou nodded towards the other party, and did not follow the wishes of Patriarch Li and call him brother, but only called him Mr. Wu.

Wu Gang glanced at Li Qingyou and said nothing, but when he called her again, he changed his name to Miss Li.

The atmosphere at the table was a little subtle. Patriarch Li glanced at his nephew, then at Li Qingyou, while Manager Cao on the other side smiled calmly.

After dinner, several people returned to the ranch. By now, the wood and stone had been delivered, and the craftsmen had already been found. Everyone was performing their duties, and Li Qingyou was not idle either, walking back and forth.

I was busy supervising the work, looking here and there from time to time.

Holding the banknote in hand, Li Qingyou felt more at ease. After excluding the one hundred taels given to Patriarch Li, there were still two hundred and thirty taels left.

First he took out eighty taels of silver to redeem the house deed and land deed, and then took seventy taels of silver to Qian's house.

"Brother Qian, I bought this donkey. This is seventy taels of silver. Please order a little." Li Qingyou handed over the silver that he had exchanged from the bank.

Qian Fugui was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Li Qingyou was still renting his donkey. Looking at the white money in front of him, Qian Fugui hesitated. Seventy taels of silver was not a decimal, let alone putting it in the homes of ordinary people.

Home is not something that can be obtained casually.
Chapter completed!