044 A safe home is the key to a happy career
Wan Changsheng went to find Xu Zhuangtou early the next morning.
Since you have received your wages, you cannot not work.
The head of Xu Village listened to the eldest son's words. Since the other party was the father of the master's apprentice, he must have come to learn the skill of growing medicine.
Eight or ten years later, his son became a doctor and had his own pharmacy. Wouldn't he be making a lot of money?
We produce and sell our own products, and we can even think of a way to get them to work.
So it was impossible for him to regard him as someone who truly worked hard.
Head of the village Xu brought Wan Changsheng directly to find Lao Lu. Lao Lu was the most capable person in the village. After working with him for three years, he would naturally know everything.
Old Lu is in his forties and has been at the farm for more than ten years. He is in charge of the most valuable medicines on the farm.
Master Lu and his wife live alone, and they have no children. Last year, under the persuasion of everyone, they adopted an eight-year-old orphan from the village.
"Master Lu, this is Wan Changsheng. His son is the eldest son's apprentice. He and his wife have been working at the manor for the past two years.
The eldest son asked us to teach him how to grow herbs. I thought that you have the best skills here, so I'll let him follow you in the future.
Brother Wan, there are forty-eight people in the village, all of whom are life-long indentures. There are enough people to do the normal work. When it is really busy, we usually go to the next village to hire some long-term workers to come and do the rough work.
There is a canteen in the village where you can have three meals a day. Of course, you can also take some food home.
If you make it yourself, the village won't give you extra food, you have to buy it yourself.
We grow our own food and vegetables on the farm, so we don't have to spend money to buy them. The eldest son is kind and righteous, and the food on the farm is good. Okay, you will know it slowly, just talk to Master Lu. "
Xu Zhuangshang left in a hurry. It was late May and the village was really busy.
Wan Changsheng bowed with a smile and said, "Master Lu, please give me more guidance in the future."
Old Lu was a little overwhelmed: "Brother Wan, it's not like I can teach you anything. I will teach you everything I know."
Wan Changsheng took out a pound of brown sugar from his arms. This was given to him by his wife before he left, saying that the more gifts, the less blame.
"Master Lu, this is just a small token of my appreciation. It's not worth much. Please keep it."
"No, no, I can't accept it." Old Lu felt embarrassed.
Wan Changsheng said with a smile: "Master Lu, it's just a pound of brown sugar. One day when I have time, I will go to the city to buy some meat and ask my wife to make some meat dumplings for us. She is a good cook. Master Lu, I am much younger than you. I am 26 years old this year. You can just call me Changsheng."
Soon, Master Lu was coaxed into smiling from ear to ear by Wan Changsheng.
"Master Lu, I have to take a day off today. Help my wife prepare some household supplies and come to work early tomorrow morning."
Old Lu said hurriedly, "Don't worry, don't worry, not right now. You just arrived and everything is not going smoothly."
When Wan Changsheng returned home and told his wife about the canteen, Mei Niang was very happy.
"Husband, you can eat in the canteen on the farm from now on. If it's convenient, you can call back. The more you can save, the better.
I will look around the farm tomorrow to see if there is any corner where I can grow vegetables. It will be too late if I don’t plant them now.
This way, the family has basically no expenses, and I can also do some handicrafts, but unfortunately my embroidery skills are not very good, and I don’t know if the city will accept them. "
"As for the vegetable garden, I'll look for the village head this afternoon. He should know where there's vacant land. Mei Niang, make a list later to see what we need to add to the family so I can go to the city to buy it this afternoon. I'll have to start working tomorrow."
"Husband, Ping An told me that his master said that they don't need to bring winter clothes. If they don't come back by the time, the master will buy them locally. It will save trouble. So I can just make them summer clothes. Both children already have autumn clothes, so they don't need to buy these.
As for food, if you don't eat at home, it is definitely enough for me to eat for three or four months. You can also buy some and store it. The harvest this year should be good and the price won't go up much, so there's no need to store much.
My husband, with the thirty taels given by the eldest son, our savings are exactly one hundred. Do you think we can add a few acres of land if we have the chance? I can farm it myself."
Wan Changsheng smiled and said, "That's not necessary, Mei Niang. Near the city, the better farmland probably costs about 15 or 16 taels per mu. The little money we have is only enough to buy five or six mu of good farmland. The key is that the location is not right. It's not convenient for us to farm it ourselves. If we rent it out to others, we can only get 600 to 700 kilograms of rent a year. Wait a minute, get familiar with it, and I'll find a better farm.
Why don't I go to the city now, buy some more meat, make some meat dumplings for the child, and cook some braised pork. After the child leaves in a few days, we can eat whatever we want."
Mei Niang nodded: "That's fine, you can prepare some salt and oil, and take care of the rest, I won't go."
Wan Changsheng had no plan to ask Mei Niang to go. It would be better for her to go out less in the next few years.
He has been married for two months, and this period of time is the happiest time of his life. He doesn't want any accidents to happen.
It's a shame for my wife to stay at the farm.
He felt that there was something wrong with him. The happier he was, the more worried he became. And he couldn't tell anyone about this feeling. Over time, he would sometimes suddenly become irritable.
Wan Changsheng went into the city to make purchases, and Erqiang naturally followed him.
He didn't understand why his little cousin didn't want to go into the city to play. He had money in his pocket and he was planning to spend some of it.
As for what to buy? Of course, food. He would leave in a few days. His aunt made several new clothes for him, and he also wanted to buy some small things for her and his uncle.
Ping'an continued to stroll around the village. It was approaching summer, but not yet summer. The breeze was blowing gently, and it was very comfortable.
When they arrived at Zhuanghe, they saw a small river more than ten feet wide, sparkling and clear. It was ten times better for his parents to live here than in Wanjia Village. There were no unforeseen risks in the mountains, and no entanglement with bad relatives. He could travel with peace of mind.
He didn't understand why the Great Zhou, which had never existed in history, had Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, Thousand Character Classic, as well as Yuhang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, while Yong'an Prefecture and so on did not exist in his previous life.
He was confused by the real and unreal, the existence and non-existence, and the Confucian idea that filial piety is the most important virtue was everywhere.
filial piety?
He and his mother did it, too.
She had served and sent off her grandparents, and had to sell herself and marry off to pay off her debts, or she sold one and gave one away for free. Before leaving, she even found someone to sweep the grave, and she didn't take any of her house or land with her.
No matter what they talked about, they had nothing to say. Even if their biological father was still alive, they would have nothing to complain about.
Ping An was still satisfied with the arrangements he had made before coming to Wanjia.
As people live in the world, the older they get, the more they have to face all kinds of things. All hidden dangers must be eliminated early so that they can do their own things without any worries.
He couldn't wait to walk around and see if the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou had any traces of the Hua Dynasty in his previous life.
He wants to learn from a master, study hard for a few years, and slowly display his talents. No matter which dynasty he is in, he wants to live at the top of the pyramid, rather than being unknown and poor.
To be successful in life and to gain both fame and fortune has been the goal pursued by everyone since ancient times, and he has always been such a person.
That day, the family of four had meat dumplings for dinner, and they were the kind that they could eat as much as they wanted. Unlike Ping An who was taking his time, Er Qiang ate with big mouthfuls and smiled from ear to ear.
These days have given him too many surprises. When faced with delicious food, he thought of his older brother, younger sister, and cousins. How nice it would be if they were all here.
Unfortunately not.
Ping An said he would bring his elder brother out as soon as possible.
He undoubtedly has the deepest affection for his elder brother, who is three years older than him. He doesn't want his elder brother to live in the mountain village forever, but he can't do anything about it and can only pin his hopes on safety.
My little cousin Ping'an is a capable man.
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