Chapter 36 - 36 36 I will raise _1

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36: Chapter 36 I will raise _1 36: Chapter 36 I will raise _1 As Cai Wei came out of the back kitchen, she bumped into the shop assistant leading a broker from the broker house upstairs. Just now she had taught the two head chefs of Zuixian Residence how to prepare the phoenix egg and frozen pork skin dishes. In order to prevent the recipe from getting out, the chefs had specifically expelled all the kitchen helpers from the back kitchen during the instruction. Cai Wei greeted Jiujin then she followed the shop assistant and the broker from the broker house upstairs. At this time, County Magistrate An Qiyun and Shopkeeper Shen had just finished their lunch and were sitting on chairs enjoying tea and conversation. An Qiyun supported Cai Wei’s plan to establish the nursing homes and had sent his subordinates to investigate the matters she had questioned, which had already been clarified. Currently, there were about seventeen or eighteen beggars in the town, most of them were the elderly with no children, abandoned infants, disabled people unable to work, and a few fools with weak mental capacity. All of them met the conditions for living in nursing homes. The broker had also brought information about houses, a total of three reasonably priced and suitable sized houses. The first was near the vegetable market, it was the house of a butcher. It had two sections with five rooms in the front and back, and side rooms on each side. The asking price was one hundred and fifty taels. The second was in the west suburb of the town, the outer house of Wu Dachao who owned a pawn shop in the town. His wife discovered and berated him for keeping it as a secret dwelling. Somehow, the pampered lady living in there mysteriously jumped into the well and died. Some said Mrs. Wu had someone throw the lady into the well to drown her, others said the lady was humiliated by Mrs. Wu and took her own life out of anger. In any case, someone had died in the house, making it a notorious “haunted house”. That’s why this three-section fully furnished mansion was only selling for a hundred and eighty taels. The third was on Front Street, the house of Official Li who owned the oil mill. There was a shop in the front, and a small courtyard in the back, with two sections that had four rooms each in the front and back and side rooms on each side. It also had a small garden with an asking price of 230 taels. Cai Wei pondered and thought from the size, price, and environment, the second house was the most suitable, so she sought the opinion of the county magistrate. As it so happened, An Qiyun also favored this house. The place was spacious, well-equipped, and peaceful making it suitable for elderly and disabled people to live. Seeing that Cai Wei agreed with him, An Qiyun was even more pleased. He immediately ordered his people to call for the house owner Wu Dachao and personally took Cai Wei to inspect the house. Wu Dachao’s house was situated in a sparsely populated suburb, surrounded by mountains and rivers with a beautiful environment. The mansion had three sections, structured in the shape of a “日”, the first section had several door rooms, the second section was a hall, separated with a flower curtain door was the third section’s rooms. Between the second and third section was a small garden. This season was the coldest and there were not many blooming flowers and plants. At the side of the house, there were a few pines and cypresses which stood tall and sturdy. In the summer, the elderly could sit under the trees to play chess and drink tea while the children could play around the trees. The house was made of green bricks and azure tiles, and inside, all the furniture and items were already available, eliminating the need for Cai Wei to buy anything else! After a round of inspection, Cai Wei was even more satisfied, and An Qiyun also praised it repeatedly. Therefore, they immediately settled the payment with Wu Dachao, exchanging silver for the house deed, finalized the transaction documents and completed the transaction. The moment she received the deed to the house, Cai Wei suddenly felt light-headed. Two days ago, she was a starving pauper who couldn’t even afford a few grains of coarse rice. But today, because of just two dishes, she has become the owner of such a large mansion! It seems that silver truly has the power to change one’s fate, she should continue doing this business! Not long after the house deed was signed, the local official with seventeen beggars from the town had came. As the county magistrate had said, these seventeen beggars were either old, young, foolish or handicapped, among them were Yuan’er and his grandpa. “Everyone, this is Miss Mu who is establishing the nursing homes for everyone, let’s all meet her!” County Magistrate An Qiyun announced loudly. Immediately, a group of beggars knelt down, the sound of kowtow echoed around: “Benefactor, please receive our bows...” Some were moved to tears, some wanted to serve Cai Wei as servants, and some wanted to erect a longevity tablet for Cai Wei... ... The nursing home is officially established now. The past Cai Wei often accompanied the president to visit various charitable organizations, so she had some understanding of the management of such institutions. Thus, managing a small welfare institute made up of seventeen people was quite easy for her. Before nightfall, she had already established the rules and regulations of the nursing home, assigned the seventeen people their dwellings, arranged their daily work, and even sent Jiujin to buy enough rice, firewood and some necessary daily amenities... After taking care of the nursing home matters, it was already late, so Cai Wei finally remembered that she needed to go home. She had left in such a hurry in the morning before her mother and younger siblings had awoken, without saying a word to her mother. Even though she knew Aunt Zhou would go to her house and inform her mother about her coming to the town, her mother would still not be pleased about her going out without telling her. Thinking about this, Cai Wei shrunk a bit. Even though she had been here for only three days, she had unconsciously started to regards Lady Du as her own birth mother. She cared about her mother’s feelings! On her way home, the cow cart was still slowly swaying along, calmly facing the afterglow of the sunset. Cai Wei, who had been busy all day, was a bit tired, so she closed her eyes and dozed off within the pile of hay. Jiujin silently drove the cart, desperately trying to suppress the unease in his heart! What happened to Sister Wei’er? Why did she decide to open a nursing home out of nowhere? How can she afford to feed so many mouths when her own family is struggling financially? As they neared the village, he finally couldn’t hold back, pulling the reins and turning around. “Sister Wei’er!” “Hmm?” Cai Wei opened her sleepy eyes: “What is it?” As he met Cai Wei’s eyes, Jiujin’s face turned red as usual. He looked away and asked with a hint of worry: “Does Aunt Du know about the nursing home you set up?” “She doesn’t. I also don’t plan to let her know, in case she worries.” Cai Wei was indirectly hinting that Jiujin shouldn’t reveal the fact she had opened a nursing home, to avoid causing her mother concern. Jiujin thought for a moment, then earnestly said: “The nursing home needs to feed a large group of people. How can you do it alone? Let me help you!” “What?” Cai Wei was stunned. “I said, let me help!” “Wei’er, I know your money is all spent. Don’t worry, tomorrow I will go hunting on the mountain, catch more game, sell more silver, and help you feed that group of people.” “Err... Hahaha...” Cai Wei laughed joyfully. Her crisp laughter echoed through the empty mountain road, sounding particularly pleasant. “Brother Jiujin, you’re worried that I can’t afford to feed those people? You’re underestimating me!”

Chapter 36 - 36 36 I will raise _1

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