"My lord, you're going back to the academy tomorrow morning. Shall I set off with you then?"

"My second brother and sister-in-law are already quite skilled at making liangpi (cold skin noodles). I plan to take them to town tomorrow morning to test their skills!"

"What do you think about us setting up a stall on North Street?"

Huangjia Town's main street is divided into South Street and North Street. South Street is mostly inhabited by ordinary people, while North Street is inhabited by more wealthy people, mostly business people who own shops in the town. They prefer to buy houses on North Street.

Moreover, the town mayor's office is located on North Street!

Prices on North Street are generally higher than on South Street, and more people are willing to spend money on street food there.

"Sure, our academy is located on North Street, so I'll take my classmates to patronize Second Brother's business after school at noon!"

Huang Dehai knew Lin Xue's plan; for the first few days, she would accompany her second brother and sister-in-law to set up a stall on the street.

Once his second brother and sister-in-law are able to manage on their own, his wife will still have to stay at home and focus on embroidery.

"Alright, but you don't need to be too deliberate about this. Our cold noodles and cold rice noodles are always in high demand. If people don't want to come, don't force them!"

Lin Xue knew how popular cold noodles and liangpi (cold skin noodles) would become in later generations.

Don't underestimate this small business; once you open up the market, it can be a good way to make money.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

The couple chatted for a while longer before finally falling asleep.

The next morning.

Huang Degui got up early and set up the oxcart. After two days of rest, the big yellow ox was now full of energy.

Part of the reason was due to the herbal medicine, and another part was because Lin Xue secretly fed the big yellow ox a lot of spiritual spring water.

In addition, Old Huang led the big yellow ox to find fresh grass to eat every day, and the big yellow ox was no longer as listless and weak as before.

Although she is still a bit thin, she is much more lively than when she first arrived.

As soon as it saw Lin Xue come out, it immediately started mooing in her direction.

Lin Xue knew what the big yellow ox meant. She picked up the bucket that was specially used to feed the ox, filled it halfway with water from the well, and then secretly added some spiritual spring water when no one was looking.

As soon as Lin Xue brought the bucket back, the big yellow ox couldn't wait to stick its head into the bucket.

Lin Xue discovered that after several upgrades, the spiritual spring inside seemed to be much more potent than before.

Back then, when Grandma Huang went mushroom picking with Lin Xue, she would have to massage her back and legs to relieve the discomfort after squatting for a long time. Now, Grandma Huang can go up the mountain with her second daughter-in-law to gather grass and firewood.

Those two legs moved as fast as a young person's.

Old Huang seems to have improved his work speed a lot compared to before. Lin Xue remembers that when she first came, it would take Old Huang a whole afternoon to repair a hoe.

Now, if you ask him to cut down a few bamboo stalks, he'll just chop them down a few times, put them on his shoulder, and drag them home without delaying anything!

This shows that Old Huang wasn't born slow; he might have been slow before because he lacked energy and was somewhat confused.

Ever since Lin Xue added spiritual spring water to the water tank, the elderly people in the family have hardly wanted to rest at home.

Grandma Huang would either go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, or go up the mountain to collect firewood, or she would spend her time in the fields catching insects and weeding.

Now, the Huang family's fields are spotless; the weeds haven't even had a chance to grow before Old Mrs. Huang has already cleared them all.

As for Old Huang, he would run to the East River Ditch whenever he had something to do.

They either bring back some crabs or some fish and shrimp!

He even went so far as to follow Lin Xue to a secluded spot in the back of the mountain to dig traps and set snares.

Of course, she didn't forget to bring her second son along. The two of them pestered Lin Xue for a long time before she finally put down her embroidery and took them to the back mountain to learn how to set up traps.

Zhang, on the other hand, would think of new foods every day and try to take everything to town to sell.

But that's a story for another time. Right now, Lin Xue and Huang Dehai are following the oxcart.

Huang Zhiqiang sat on the oxcart, holding onto several wooden buckets, while Huang Degui led the ox with the reins.

Zhang walked behind the oxcart, worried that something might fall off.

Old Huang specifically instructed them not to let the ox get tired, since the ox had just recovered a little.

So the whole family had to follow behind the oxcart, and only Huang Zhiqiang, being a child, was allowed to sit on the oxcart.

Huang Zhiyuan was sent to town by Old Man Huang yesterday, and Huang Dequan and his wife took him to the private school to register.

Yesterday, when Old Man Huang took Huang Zhiyuan to town, Huang Zhiqiang refused to go back with him.

The boy thought the countryside was much more interesting than the town. He could play with his younger siblings, go up the mountain with Huang Degui to set traps, and go to Donghegou to play in the water with Old Man Huang and his big yellow ox.

In short, Huang Zhiqiang has been so happy these past two days that he feels like he can fly.

If it weren't for the fact that today is a school day, Huang Zhiqiang wouldn't want to go back!

However, he had already made arrangements with Old Huang that he would return to Huangjia Village with Huang Zhiyuan as soon as the holiday started.

In the future, I can also do my homework with Huang Zhiyuan and his brother, and go up the mountain and down the river together.

Boys always like this feeling of freedom.

When the group arrived in town, they first took Huang Zhiqiang to Huang's Restaurant, and then Huang's eldest sister-in-law took the two children to the private school.

Huang Dehai went to the academy by himself, while Lin Xue took Huang Degui and his wife to North Street.

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