[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the-":3,"chapter-exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-356":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1210996,1576,"Chapter 356 - 344: Clever Little Girl","exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-356",356,"\u003Cp>When Li Jing left the Capital, he was just over two years old and quite oblivious, unaware of the roles of his uncle and aunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu promptly reminded him, \"These are your mother’s brother and sister-in-law.\" He then called out, \"Uncle, Aunt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai smiled and patted his head, \"Jingjing is really sensible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guoguo in her arms also shouted crisply, \"Uncle, Aunt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldest Young Master Chai looked over and responded with a hearty laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, there’s another little cutie here.\" Sister-in-law Chai kissed Guoguo’s little face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldest Young Master Chai, having finished his business and seen off two guests, brushed off the dust on his sleeves, came over, and said with a smile, \"Why are we talking at the door? Come in and sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuntao, the maid of Sister-in-law Chai, came over with a smile and said, \"Eldest Young Master, young mistress, the tea is ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, we’ll have tea and snacks.\" Sister-in-law Chai led everyone through the shop to the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The layout of a shop in the front and residence in the back is common for stores along the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the house, Chun’er, the maid sent by the County Magistrate’s Wife, placed the gifts on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai laughed, \"Why bring gifts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu laughed, \"Bringing the children to meet relatives, it’s the proper etiquette.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After marrying into the Li Family, Chai Eying had only seen her brother and sister-in-law on the third day after the wedding. Afterward, Eldest Young Master Chai and his wife went to the county town to tend to the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Eldest Young Master Chai and Sister-in-law Chai had not seen the two children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s visit marked their first formal meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Princess Consort Luling learned that Chai Eying would bring the children to visit her brother and sister-in-law, she prepared gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai smiled and said, \"In that case, I’ll accept them.\" Inwardly, she sighed, realizing the Li Family greatly valued etiquette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having received gifts from the nephew, it was only polite to reciprocate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai gave each child a silver lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu thanked on behalf of the children, \"Sister-in-law Chai, these gifts are too generous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, not at all, it was a rush, and I didn’t prepare much.\" Sister-in-law Chai laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver locks, about the size of an adult’s thumb, hung on red strings, sparkling brightly and looking very beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingjing, being a boy, was indifferent to aesthetics and just wore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guoguo looked at the lock and grinned, \"Pretty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She made Sister-in-law Chai laugh, \"Oh, you little one, you know what’s pretty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guoguo nodded, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai laughed even more, \"Well, well, a clever little girl indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldest Young Master Chai carried down his son, who had napped well, from the loft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Tianlang, half a year older than Li Jing, perked up immediately upon seeing the two children his age, \"Dad, who are they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your cousin Li Jing, and this is your cousin Li Guoguo; they are your aunt’s children. You’re the elder brother, you should take care of them, understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Tianlang slid down from Eldest Young Master Chai’s arms, glanced at Li Jing, then looked earnestly at Li Guoguo, grinning, \"Oh, I have cousins now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clapped his hands joyfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai turned to Chai Eying and Li Yuzhu with a smile, \"Our neighbor, the shopkeeper’s six-year-old son, has two cousin brothers and a cousin sister. Tianlang was so envious and kept pestering me to find him a cousin brother and sister. At that time, Eying hadn’t married yet, so where could I find him cousins? Now, his wish has finally come true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Eying smiled softly, amused that her marriage somehow fulfilled her little nephew’s wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu and Chai Eying watched over the children playing while Sister-in-law Chai and Eldest Young Master Chai went to the back hall to bathe and change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting ready, they closed the shop, and everyone boarded a carriage to attend a banquet at Chai Eying’s grand-aunt’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just around dusk at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gates of a sizable mansion were wide open, decorated with lights and filled with festive music. Outside, many carriages and sedan chairs were parked, with guests arriving from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the door stood a middle-aged man in lavish attire, accompanied by a steward and a housekeeper, busy welcoming guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu and the others approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man first recognized Sister-in-law Chai and Eldest Young Master Chai, smiling, \"Yunniang and nephew-in-law have arrived? Please come in, come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai and Eldest Young Master Chai called out together, \"Third Uncle Zhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good.\" The middle-aged man nodded with a smile, then his gaze fell on Chai Eying, and he said with a smile, \"Isn’t this nephew-in-law’s sister? I didn’t expect you to come too, thank you, thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Eying stepped forward and bowed, \"Hello, Third Uncle Zhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu also followed in greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good, you all came from afar to celebrate a birthday. The old master will surely be pleased. Please, come in.\" Third Uncle Zhao called over a housekeeper to attend to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Gui and Eldest Young Master Chai’s driver were directed to another room to drink and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu and the others followed the Zhao family’s housekeeper into the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked to the main hall, Chai Eying quietly introduced Li Yuzhu to the Zhao family’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhao family’s ancestors had held official positions. After Old Master Zhao retired and returned to his hometown, he bought land and a house in the county town and led a secluded life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the old man passed away, Old Mrs. Zhao took her children and grandchildren and started the banking business, making the family very wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu realized, so that’s why, no wonder this family’s house is so grand, even bigger than the County Magistrate’s Wife’s friend Mrs. Sang’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered the main hall of the Zhao family’s front yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventy-year-old Old Mrs. Zhao was very energetic, wearing fine clothes and adorned with jewels, seated at the top enjoying the kneeling of her younger generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a round face full of blessings, smiling joyfully at everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai and Eldest Young Master Chai led Chai Eying and Li Yuzhu, along with several children, to kneel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Eying and Li Yuzhu followed Sister-in-law Chai in calling her \"Grand Aunt,\" and Li Jing and Guoguo followed Chai Tianlang in calling her \"Great Grand Aunt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elderly folks are like this, they love seeing a large crowd of children and grandchildren kneeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai’s group, which had the most people paying their respects and many children, pleased Old Mrs. Zhao greatly, and she took red envelopes from a brocade box beside her and handed them to Li Yuzhu and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu secretly pinched the red envelope, guessing what was inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the thin red paper envelope, there was a slightly hard item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the birthday greetings, they stepped aside to watch others pay their respects. Li Yuzhu quietly opened her envelope and found, surprisingly, ten gold leaves inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was astonished, this Zhao family is truly wealthy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving gold as a return gift, with so many guests, how much gold does the Zhao family have to give out for this celebration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the currency value of this period, each gold leaf was made with one tael of gold, equivalent to ten thousand coins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing her surprise, Li Yuzhu asked Chai Eying, \"Sister-in-law, what’s in your red envelope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Eying blinked, \"I haven’t looked.\" But seeing her sister-in-law’s curiosity, she opened it, \"Wow, a silver note for fifty taels!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was surprised, a fifty-tael silver note as a return gift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu whispered to her, \"Sister-in-law, my red envelope is even more astonishing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s yours?\" Chai Eying was caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten gold leaves.\" Li Yuzhu whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhao family’s return gifts are really unique, surprisingly they are different?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gold...gold?\" Chai Eying was almost faint with shock, and ten of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How strange, why are they different?\" Li Yuzhu took another look at the envelope in her hand, worried she’d seen it wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon confirming they were indeed gold leaves, she sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something seems off.\" Chai Eying pondered and quietly asked her sister-in-law, \"Sister-in-law, what’s in your return red envelope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, girl, always curious about others’ envelopes.\" Sister-in-law Chai smirked as she opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu and Chai Eying crowded around to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Sister-in-law Chai’s envelope was also a silver note, but only for ten taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Sister-in-law Chai was still surprised, \"Ten taels! How come Grand Aunt gave a return gift of ten taels?\" She looked at Chai Eying, \"E Ying, is yours ten taels too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Eying chuckled, \"No, it’s fifty taels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai, \"...\" She laughed in frustration, \"E Ying, it seems Grand Aunt favors you and not us rightful juniors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Eying thought, no, the Zhao family Grand Aunt favors Li Yuzhu the most, Li Yuzhu got ten gold leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s ten taels of gold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldest Young Master Chai overheard them discussing envelopes and quietly opened his own, smiling, \"I must be the pitiable one, only five copper coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Li, what about yours?\" Sister-in-law Chai whispered to Li Yuzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they already opened theirs, why not open and play with them together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuzhu looked at them, \"Ten gold leaves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldest Young Master Chai, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai sighed, \"What is happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder what the children have.\" Chai Eying held Guoguo’s envelope, squeezing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister-in-law Chai, feeling playful, \"Let’s open them and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they opened the children’s envelopes too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, the contents inside were all different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Li Jing’s envelope was a silver ingot, Guoguo’s contained a silver bracelet, and Chai Tianlang’s had two silver notes of twenty taels each.\u003C\u002Fp>",1640,"2026-06-03T14:18:47.884Z",1,"novelbin.me","eeda732d5603001131552e79d69d87badf884056450ce3ec8901cb1ad1876df3","exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-357","exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-355",912,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fexile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--cover.jpg"]