"Actually, there’s something I’ll never be able to do!" Ye Zi’an suddenly said very seriously.
"Having a baby!" Ye Zi’an answered, looking dead serious.
"Pffft, oh my..." Yang Chuxia burst out laughing, and due to the excessive excitement, she accidentally hit her head against the carriage.
"Are you all right?" Ye Zi’an quickly stopped the carriage and asked her.
"I’m fine, I just bumped it." Yang Chuxia rubbed her head with her face full of laughter. "Brother An, your words are astonishing. It made me laugh to death!"
"Is it really that funny?" Ye Zi’an gently rubbed Yang Chuxia’s head, feeling a little helpless. Wasn’t he just stating the obvious?
"It’s funny when you say it. Look at you, looking so serious while saying such things, it’s very contradicting!" Yang Chuxia laughed and pulled his hand away. "It’s nothing, not painful. Let’s hurry to the shop to meet up with Uncle Niu, then head back to the village."
"Alright, you sit tight first."
As for Yang Chuxia’s uncontrollable laughter, Ye Zi’an, who had a high sense of humor, couldn’t understand where the humor was. Waiting for Yang Chuxia to be seated properly, he drove the carriage back to the shop.
When they arrived at the shop, Uncle Niu was already waiting for them, and the rented carriage hadn’t been returned. So, they all went to Yangshu Village together.
Upon returning to Yangshu Village, every household’s cooking smoke had already risen, they met Land Officer Yang at the entrance of the village and had a few words before going home.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, we’re back." As soon as they reached the entrance, Yang Chuxia yelled out before even getting off the carriage.
Yang Dachuan and Ms. Wang came out of the room upon hearing the call and saw two carriages parked in front of the house, they wondered, "How much did you buy, girl?"
Ms. Wang had noticed that her daughter would always return with a loaded carriage every time she went to town or the county, which meant that she had bought many things. Each time, Ms. Wang would worry, did their family have that much silver?
"I didn’t buy much, just things for the New Year and gifts for a few families. I picked up some exquisite items from the county to go with our family’s specialties."
"Then why did you bring two carriages back?" Ms. Wang came over to help get the things and saw some boxes wrapped up.
"Mom, I forgot to tell you, I bought that carriage. I bought it back when we were in town."
"Huh?" Yang Dachuan was astonished. "Why did you buy a carriage?"
"We’ll need it anyway. Once spring comes, there’ll be a lot of work at home. We can’t just rely on the ox cart. Plus, the carriage is faster."
Yang Chuxia continued, "That’s right. Tomorrow, let Fugui and the others drive the carriage to deliver the New Year gifts. Those wealthy households all despise others; driving a carriage to deliver gifts is more impressive than using an ox cart."
"Exactly, Xiaxia is right," Old Yang nodded in agreement.
"Grandpa, you’ve smoked all your tobacco, right? I bought you another two pounds when I went to the county. The shopkeeper told me that it’s the best they have."
"Good, good. I know you’re filial." The mention of tobacco made Old Yang grin from ear to ear.
"Sister, is the carriage really ours?" Although they had an ox cart at home, having a carriage was exceptional. They could ride the ox cart often, but not the carriage.