After a while, County Magistrate Gu waved his hand and took everyone to inspect the fields.
Tian An arranged for several old men who were responsible for managing the fields and the village chief to accompany the county magistrate to inspect the fields.
Then, as soon as the county magistrate left, she and Daniu quickly arranged for people to store all the potatoes in the warehouse.
He looked at the two ox carts brought by the county magistrate, gritted his teeth, and loaded eight bamboo baskets of potatoes onto each cart.
She had worked so hard to grow potatoes, and she hadn't even warmed them up yet! Everyone came to grab them. What a shame.
After the county magistrate visited the fields in Shangba Village, he found that no matter what they planted, the crops in Tian An's fields were always more vigorous and stronger than those in other families, and he believed that the harvest would be better in the future.
I couldn't help but think of Tian An's words, "Don't you look forward to something else?"
Could it be that this girl has some secret of farming?
When County Magistrate Gu came back after a round, he found that there was no trace of potatoes except the sixteen baskets of potatoes on the ox cart.
He laughed in his heart and thought: This girl really thinks he is a bandit.
But thinking of the green crops in the fields, he didn't say anything.
So, County Magistrate Gu took the sixteen baskets of potatoes prepared by Tian An back home.
Only after the county magistrate left did Tian An breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly opened the warehouse again to check the number of potatoes so that he could register them.
"Miss, there are still fifty-three stone of potatoes left." Chun Xi came back with the account book.
"Fifty-three stones? How come there are only fifty-three stones left? There must be at least seventy or eighty stones dug out!" Tian An said in surprise.
Chun Xi replied, "Besides the fifteen and a half dan you brought back to the county magistrate, Master Peng also took ten dan, so there are fifty-three dan left."
"Peng Zhang?" Tian An looked around for Peng Zhang.
Chun Xi, who was standing by, reminded her, "Miss, at noon, Master Peng brought two carriages from somewhere, loaded them with potatoes, and left."
When Chunxi said this, Tian An remembered that Chunxi had indeed come to tell him at noon that Peng Zhang had left. She asked her to come and tell him that she didn't need to see him off, and she also left her an envelope, but she was a little confused at the time, so Tian An didn't read it.
Tian An swung his hammer and said, "Ten stones! You are all bandits!"
After thinking for a while, he took out the envelope that Chunxi had brought him in the morning. After opening the envelope, Tian An handed the letter directly to Daniu and said, "Brother Daniu, take a look at what he said."
Da Niu frowned and looked at Tian An, but said nothing. He took the letter, read it through, and said, "He said he'd taken the potatoes with him first, and that we should go to the silk shop to settle the money for the potatoes along with the profit from the dolls. He's going back to the capital and his return date is uncertain, so we should go to the shopkeeper if we have any questions."
Tian An snorted coldly: "He runs fast."
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After dinner in the evening, Daniu called Tian An to his study, looked at Tian An seriously and said, "An An, can you tell me the truth about something?"
Looking at Da Niu's serious expression, Tian An felt a little guilty. Could it be that Da Niu discovered something?
Although he was nervous inside, he didn't show it on his face: "Brother Danniu, what's the matter? Why are you so serious?"
Daniu pursed his lips, hesitating to speak, and after a while he said, "An An, tell me the truth, can you read or not? Who taught you to read?"
Hearing what Da Niu said, Tian An breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he was going to ask him about planting potatoes!
Thinking about how Daniu frowned when she asked him to read Peng Zhang's letter today, I'm afraid he wanted to ask her at that time!
He just didn't ask in front of everyone out of consideration for her face. It was also hard for him to hold it in until this time.
But speaking of literacy, Tian An certainly couldn’t read, but she knew some.
She only knew the simplified Chinese characters of later generations. Later, when Danniu was teaching Xiaokang, she stole a few glances at them. But she didn't learn much. She couldn't read letters or books. So, whenever she signed a contract or other documents, she would let Danniu look at it first.
The only time when Da Niu was not around was when he signed the agreement to sever ties with Old Lady Wang and Li Dazhu's family when they split up the family.
That time, the document was written by the village chief. She believed that the village chief would not lie to her, so she read it through and signed it after thinking it was about right.
So at this moment Tian An shook his head.
Seeing Tian An shaking his head, Daniu was a little surprised, but it was also something he had expected. He frowned and said, "You can't read?"
Seeing Da Niu frown, Tian An nodded again.
Da Niu was puzzled and said with a smile: "An An, you are nodding and shaking your head, can you read or not?"
Tian An pulled up a stool and sighed, "I'm supposed to be illiterate, but I happen to know a few. So I don't know whether to nod or shake my head."
Da Niu asked, "How many do you know? Who taught you that?"
Tian An said righteously: "Brother Daniu, you taught me that!"
Tian An's actions confused even Da Niu. When did he ever teach this girl to read?
Before Daniu could ask, Tian An explained, "When Daniu was teaching Xiaokang to read at home, I saw him and learned a few of them. But then you all went to school and I stopped learning."
Tian An's words were indeed true. She was an adult at heart, and she was naturally intelligent and a quick learner. She could basically learn something after just one look. She had indeed learned a lot of characters during that time.
Da Niu didn't ask Tian An any more questions. After a while, he said, "Come over and study with me for an hour every day after dinner!"
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