The blacksmith, who was initially confused, became very eager to try his hand at the craft after listening to Anle's explanation.
"No problem. I've been a blacksmith for so many years, I can handle this kind of precise work. I can tell how to get the dimensions right just by looking at it."
Although he couldn't understand the little kid's string of words, it didn't stop him from understanding the meaning behind them.
"Alright, since you've said so, Master, then this job is yours to do."
After readily agreeing with the master, Anle paid a deposit of three hundred coins and arranged to pick up the goods in seven days. Anle happily followed Anmancang onto Xu Suozhu's oxcart and returned to the village.
During dinner that evening, when Anle said that work could begin, An Yi's little face was beaming with joy.
"Little sister, is that thing you mentioned that can earn five taels of silver really achievable?"
"Yes, the blacksmith said he could make it, so we can proceed with the work without worry. Once it's finished in a few days, I'll take it to town and sell it to that young master."
"That blacksmith shop is indeed the best blacksmith shop, but it's too expensive. It cost three hundred coins in one go. You really dare to spend money to let Le Wa do whatever he wants." Qiao Qiu Niang gave An Man Cang a coquettish look.
An Mancang muttered, "I made another tael of silver today."
Qiao Qiuniang paused for a moment, then said nothing more.
The family earned a little over one tael of silver thanks to Lewazi. Even if they spent three hundred coins on her, they would still have more than seven hundred coins left.
Normally, this family wouldn't earn this much money in a month.
Anle looked at her shrewd father and took a bite of sweet potato with a smile.
“Dad, let’s make it tonight. Let’s chop down a piece of wood and shave it as I told you.”
Actually, skateboards can be grown from her system's garden!
But the problem remains: those gold and silver wheels are worthless once they're taken out.
It's worth more than silver, that's incredible!
Looking at the Rubik's Cube that An Kang was playing with, An Le grinned. This kind of sweetness that comes without effort is only good to taste occasionally. If you eat too much of it, you won't find it sweet anymore.
"Let's do it during the day. Lighting kerosene lamps at night is too expensive," Qiao Qiuniang said as she fed An Kang rice porridge.
Anle twitched her lips.
"Mom, you're living too frugally."
Qiao Qiuniang glanced helplessly at Anle.
"We spent quite a bit on meat buns yesterday. When have we ever spent so much in our daily lives? I can only guess that it was you, Lewa, who persuaded your dad to buy them."
Anle curled her lip, unconvinced.
"Didn't we not separate before? Now that we've separated and are living our own lives, we can naturally live however we feel comfortable."
This is what a normal life should be like. She's not from this era. Who could stand eating coarse food every day?
She'd rather not suffer like that and make herself miserable.
Qiao Qiuniang glanced at Anle and sighed inwardly, wondering who this child took after, spending money so extravagantly.
He glanced at An Mancang and asked with concern.
"How's the inquiry about Satisfaction going?"
An Mancang shook his head. "I didn't ask. I figured the boss was right. Even if I asked, they wouldn't listen. With Man's temper, they'd be even less likely to listen."
Anjing smiled slightly, "Well, from now on, let's just live our own lives behind closed doors and not get involved in other people's business."
Anle raised her eyebrows. Her eldest sister looked quiet and gentle, but she wasn't a delicate flower at all. She liked this personality.
"Yes, Dad's blockhead has finally come to his senses. Let's not worry about other people's business for now, let's focus on our own."
Tomorrow, Father, go and pay those two taels of silver.
My second and third brothers still need to go to school; their schooling can't be delayed.
As soon as Anle said that, the whole family stared blankly at Anle, who had just made such a surprising statement.
"Little sister, I... I want to go to school too?"
Anle shrugged, looking completely at ease.
"Ah, of course! I said not only Third Brother would go to school, but Second Brother, you will too. A promise is a promise, and I can't go back on my word and let the whole village laugh at me."
If I were to boast and become the butt of jokes, how would I ever get married? Would I still have any reputation as a woman?
Qiao Qiuniang stared at Anle with a stiff expression. "Lewa, this is all the money our family has. We finally managed to save up two taels of silver. If we take it all away, how will we survive?"
Anle blinked.
“Our family didn’t have this much money before, but we still lived just fine, didn’t we?”
Besides, things are different now. From now on, I will work hard to make money for everyone, so don't worry about money.
I'll take care of everything. As long as you follow my instructions, I guarantee our family will live more comfortably than anyone else in the village.
Oh, right, for now, let's let our second and third brothers go to school. When our family has more money in a while, we'll send our eldest and fourth sisters to school as well.
It's always good for someone to know how to read.
Then she would take the opportunity to go to school, so that she could naturally put her literacy on the table.
Otherwise, it would be too inconvenient for her to pretend to be illiterate when she can clearly read.
As soon as Anle said that, everyone was stunned.
"What? Little sister, what did you say? I... I'm going to school with my older sister too?" An Ning stared blankly at An Le like a silly goose.
Anle responded lightly.
"Ah, that's what I think, and that's what I'll do."
"But, but only daughters of wealthy families in the town can go to school. How can the girls from our surrounding villages go out to study?"
Although An Ning spoke somewhat nervously, the sparkle in her eyes made An Le secretly smile.
Her fourth sister is definitely tempted.
"Relax, relax, our family will become a wealthy and powerful family too. These past two days, with my ability to make money, don't you believe in my capabilities?"
"Mancang, did you hear what Lewa said? She said she's going to send all our kids... to school?!"
An Mancang nodded silently, but his shocked and somewhat dazed gaze suddenly became complicated.
He would be happy if his children did well.
But four children would cost four taels of silver a year, and that was just for tuition.
He didn't have the ability to earn so much money to support the education of these four children.
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