Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich

Ye Fengqi returned last night, and families nearby knew about it; the sisters who often visited her did not come last night, knowing they needed rest after returning from afar.

Ye Meicai visited Ye Fengqi this morning, learning that the other four sisters of the Ye family had not returned and would not be returning for a long time.

"Alas, once they went to the Capital City, they never came back, did they? Will we ever see them here again?"

The news had already spread around the village by morning: the golden phoenix of the mountains had flown away. The daughters of the Ye family had stayed in the Capital City and never returned, becoming the talk of the village.

The eldest daughter of the Ye family choosing her fiancé and marrying a rich young master from the Capital City marked the start; now the other daughters were also set to choose their husbands there.

Many people said the ancestral grave of the Ye family was emitting blue smoke, for birthing daughters as beautiful as flowers. Nobody thought Ye Fengqi, who had returned, would fail to marry into a major city.

Even for the Ye family's young master, people already speculated that he would not take a wife and have children here.

The Ye family's social status was now beyond what these peasants could compare to!

The Ye family's progress had become the epitome for all the peasants of this remote county.

Who doesn't like to dream? Dream about the day a peasant becomes a rich tycoon, an Old Master!

The elders even envied Hongji's father for taking a concubine at his old age!

"They will find time to return, but they all are busy. If it weren't for my brother needing to return with me, and me being sent back forcefully to watch over him, I would prefer to stay in the Capital City, side by side with my sisters!"

Ye Fengqi had things she couldn't share with her best friend; staying in the Capital City wasn't necessarily safe for her sisters. Her family had bought a house there and gotten involved in dangers.

"I really envy you guys. My brother asked me to inquire about how Ye Jiaxing and the others are doing in the Capital City?"

Ye Fengqi didn't have a good impression of Ye Jiaxing since childhood, but she didn't dislike him like her elder sisters did.

"What could he be doing? Working and earning money. Could he be in the Capital City and not making money? Tell your brother and his mother not to worry; we've established businesses there, and they all have places to live!"

Ye Meicai hadn't listened carefully to the details, but she already knew that the Ye family's business had expanded into the Capital City, and the young men from the village were now helping out there as staff.

She felt a bit sorry for her elder brother, who had intended to follow them to the Capital City but was forced by the family to stay at home. It seemed he had made the wrong move.

Ye Fengqi didn't elaborate on other matters, only mentioning that the staff who had been taken along were now in business with her uncle and had places to live; the family need not worry.

Ye Meicai spent the morning at the Ye family's home, chatting with Ye Fengqi, listening to the sound of Ye Wenjie reading books.

Mr. Chen was informed last night that the student had returned, and he came today to give Ye Wenjie a lesson.

At Ye Wenjie's age, he could attend classes at the academy in the county, but Hongji and Mrs. Li were worried about their son being at the academy alone.

They also didn't want their son to stay at his aunt's place. If they were determined to have their son leave their side, Mrs. Li would not have brought her son back yesterday; wouldn't it have been better to leave the son and daughter in the Capital City?

Previously, they had no intention of leaving the children in the Capital City, but later, hearing about the hidden dangers there, and fearing the daughters might not be able to protect themselves, how could they take care of their brother?

Mrs. Li decided to keep her son by her side, whether or not he turned out mediocre, as it was better than facing danger.

Hongji was not insistent that his son be brilliant both in academics and in martial skills; knowing how to read and being better than their generation was sufficient. He himself was still young and striving; much of the family wealth would be left to his son.

"One doesn't need to study intensely or become the top scorer; being safe and sound is all that matters!"

Their son had become the sole seedling of their family again!

Ye Meicai went home before lunch to help her grandmother cook, and during the meal, she brought up how the Ye family's sisters staying in the Capital City might be planning to start a significant business and seemed to have taken a liking to someone.

Her family warned her not to make wild guesses about such matters.

Ye Meicai also realized that her conjectures could tarnish the girls' reputations.

She then spoke to her elder brother, telling him that Ye Fengqi had mentioned to her in the morning that Ye Jiaxing, along with some companions and their fathers, were staying with Housekeeper Li in Jingdong, engaged in trades and were well-settled.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhongting nodded at his sister, then felt a hint of regret inside, thinking like his other siblings that he might regret not going to the Capital City.

He resentfully glanced at his parents, wondering why they had chosen this moment to arrange his marriage and prevent him from venturing out.

Ye Zhongting complained to his family members, who were left speechless by his words. As a young person whose future was limited, it was the timidness of the older generation and their narrow views that confined the youths' development.

Frustrated, Ye Zhongting decided that he would also seize any opportunity to go to the Capital City in the future, even if he was married, he still wanted to venture out.

After dinner, Ye Zhongting went to Ye Jiaxing's house and relayed the sisters' words to his mother.

Living alone at home, Ye Jiaxing's mother did not work outside anymore. She managed the vegetable garden and some land. She had been sleeping restlessly, worrying about how her husband and son were faring in the Capital City without any letters from them.

The Ye family had returned last night, which she knew, and she planned to visit young madam Mrs. Li in the evening.

Having heard from Ye Zhongting that her husband and son had settled down in the Capital City with a place to live, sufficient food, and the ability to earn money, she felt reassured. Although this was no different from their home setup, they had aspirations she could not confine.

"Alas, Ye Jiaxing has made a wise decision in taking the initiative; I hesitated when I heard the same and got scared off by my family's words, missing out on the opportunity!"

Feeling better from Ye Zhongting's words, Ye Jiaxing's mother also mentioned what her son had said before leaving.

"My son said once they are settled, they would take me too. Is it really that easy to settle in the Capital City?"

However, Ye Zhongting shook his head. In recent years, the Ye family had established an estate. Claiming outside that they were renting in the Capital City was just a ruse, he speculated, as the Ye family must have bought a house and a shop there.

That's how uncle could do business in the Capital City; otherwise, with so many employees there without accommodation, wouldn't they have returned with Hongji boss?

Ye Zhongting did not share these thoughts with Ye Jiaxing's mother.

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Mrs. Li and two maids then went to the county to visit her mother-in-law's house.

She saw her mother-in-law Mrs. Lai, whose complexion was rosy and seemed to have gained weight, all within a few days.

From her aunt-in-law, Mrs. Li learned the real reason they had fetched Mrs. Lai to live at their house.

On the day they left for the Capital City, immediately after their departure, Aunt Lai at breakfast made snide marks about Mrs. Lai and also restricted her diet.