The group chatted as they walked, and Ye Ming introduced the various parts of the academy before finally arriving at the academy's entrance.
Ye Ming looked at everyone, scratched his head, and said, "I plan to try the county examination next February."
Ye Panjiu was taken aback for a moment, "Ming'er, you'll only be sixteen next May, you're still young, but if you want to give it a try, your aunt will fully support you."
Sun said excitedly, "Mother supports you too!"
Ye Erniu patted his head and said, "Dad has high hopes for you. Whether you pass or not, you will always be the pride of the Ye family!"
Ye Daniu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Good nephew, well done."
Ye Ming nodded heavily, his heart filled with warmth.
Ye Panjiu pulled Sun down the mountain, and Sun looked back every few steps, so reluctant to part.
"Alright, Second Sister-in-law, if you're going to be reluctant to leave tomorrow, you should hurry up and go," Ye Panjiu advised.
Sun turned her head away and didn't look back, her eyes reddening. "It's only been half a month since I last saw him, but I feel like he's a stranger to me. I really want to stay at the academy and study with him."
Ye Panjiu sighed, "Second sister-in-law, children will all spread their wings and fly high. You should be happy."
Sun wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "Yes, I was just too happy. The clothes I made for him were all a little too small, so I couldn't give them to him."
Ye Panjiu wiped away her tears, "It's alright. Tomorrow I'll bring peach blossoms and osmanthus flowers to the academy. You can come with me after you've made the changes."
"My little sister is so kind." Madam Sun rested her head on Ye Panjiu's shoulder.
How understanding she is!
After leaving the academy, the western sky was already filled with the golden afterglow of the setting sun.
The group returned home.
"You're back. Come and eat. Ling'er is already up." Grandma Ye held Ling'er's hand and was wiping her face and hands with a hot towel.
Ye Panjiu felt a warmth in her heart as she watched.
Actually, when she first transmigrated, she wasn't very used to the large family of the Ye family with so many members.
She has lived alone ever since she was able to rent a place.
But the longer I lived there, the more I appreciated the warmth of the Ye family home.
There were occasional hiccups, but most of the time it was filled with love and warmth.
"Ling'er, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you must tell me immediately." She walked over and patted the little girl's head.
Ling'er's eyes were very bright, like those of a deer, and they were moist. She nodded obediently.
After the family was seated at the table, Madam Sun spoke first, "Little sister, what was that good thing you mentioned earlier?"
Ye Panjiu glanced at her, both amused and exasperated. She still remembered that.
"Today I bought a shop in the county. The front sells braised food, and there are two rooms and a kitchen in the back."
Grandma Ye placed a piece of pork rib, stewed until it fell off the bone, on Ling'er's plate. "And there's a golden tree too, it's incredibly beautiful!"
Ling'er ate the ribs slowly. Although she had never eaten anything so delicious before, she didn't eat in a hurry.
“Yes, it’s a ginkgo tree,” Ye Panjiu said with a smile.
Sun was overjoyed and squeezed her hips closer to Ye Panjiu, "Little sister, who's going to stay in those two rooms?"
She really wanted to try living in the county!
Born in Sunjia Village, she has rarely been to the county. If she could live in the county, she would be so comfortable.
Ye Panjiu looked at her with amusement, "We now provide one bucket of peach blossoms to the town, one bucket to the county, and one bucket to the academy every day. The peach blossoms and osmanthus will be sent to the academy tomorrow to start their studies."
Upon hearing this, Ye Taohua exchanged a glance with Ye Guihua, and her face darkened with displeasure.
Ye Guihua and Liu Shi turned to look at Ye Daniu together.
Ye Daniu nodded.
Neither the mother nor the daughter felt anything was wrong.
Ye Guihua was used to listening to her parents.
Moreover, she now feels that what her aunt said is basically correct.
“I’ve decided to stop setting up a stall in town. If someone in town comes to me, we can supply them with our goods, and they’ll all be sold in shops in the county.”
Old Man Ye pondered for a moment, "Does my daughter mean that the shops in the county are open all day?"
Ye Panjiu smiled and shook her head, "No, we'll still only sell two barrels, and then we'll close down."
She believed that her braised food was very competitive in taste, so she naturally wanted to use scarcity marketing to make everyone remember it and create hype through popularity.
Besides, the ingredients must be fresh. If you prepare too much and can't sell it, selling it the next day would ruin your reputation.
Grandma Ye asked in confusion, "Then we don't need so many people."
Ye Panjiu nodded. "That's right. We'll continue to stock up on goods at home. We have a lot of stock now. I need one room in the shop in the county for my sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and mother. The other room will be for my father and eldest brother. We don't need this room yet."
She picked up her bowl, took a sip of soup, and continued, "In the county, there are only my second brother and sister-in-law. My eldest brother and sister-in-law sell braised food in their shop. I'm thinking of starting to build a house again, and finishing it before the New Year."
The whole family got goosebumps with excitement when they heard about building a house.
"Build a house! How do you want to build it, little sister?" Ye Erniu stopped eating his food and craned his neck to look at Ye Panjiu.
Old Man Ye put down his chopsticks as well. “Let’s make it clear first, this time when we build a house, the whole family will split the cost equally.”
Ye Panjiu waved her hand, "Father, the academy gives ten taels of silver a day. Use that money to build a spacious house with blue bricks and tiles."
The house still lacks natural light, and the dirt floor is never very clean; sweeping it leaves a trail of dust.
"How about we level the vegetable garden in the back and use it to build a house?" Ye Erniu gestured excitedly towards the backyard.
Sun glared at him, and Old Lady Ye slapped him on the back. "Move out! It's easy to say. Where will we eat vegetables next year if we move out?"
Ye Panjiu agreed, "Let's leave the vegetable garden as is, planting some vegetables and fruit trees is still a good idea. Are there any vacant lots nearby we can buy?"
Old Man Ye picked up his chopsticks again. "We'll have to ask Da Yi about this."
"Okay, I'll go after I finish eating."
The family quickly picked up their chopsticks and began to eat properly. Ling'er looked at this and then at that.
I couldn't understand why we were having such a passionate discussion just a moment ago, and then suddenly we were eating.
Only then did Ye Taohua softly call out to Ye Panjiu, "Mother..."
Ye Panjiu understood immediately. "Good boy, you're not just going to study. You'll learn the Six Arts of a Gentleman, astronomy, geography, martial arts, and everything else. Then, whatever you're interested in, you can specialize in that one, okay?"
Liu was somewhat surprised, "Martial arts?"
Ye Guihua also opened her mouth in shock.
"Auntie, should I learn martial arts?"
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Learning martial arts is tough. You may not be interested, and you may not be able to stick with it. Give it a try first."
"Besides, if either of you is good at martial arts, you could easily drive all those debt collectors out of our house by yourself, so they wouldn't dare to cause trouble here."
Ye Taohua, who had been wearing a bitter face, suddenly had a fiery light in her eyes upon hearing this. She slammed her hand on the table and exclaimed, "That's right! If I knew martial arts, I would beat them to a pulp!"
Ye Panjiu's heart skipped a beat as she looked at her daughter.
What's with this chivalrous woman's tone?
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