Unexpectedly, the Bai family did not respond, but went over and started chatting and laughing with Li Laosan and Wu Laojiu.
The villagers were extremely puzzled, and only later did they learn that the Bai family had also rented ten acres of land.
Now they were completely helpless and could only stand at a distance with blank faces...
Soon, Li Laosan and Wu Laojiu led the Tian and Bai families to the fields.
The Tian family's wife and the Bai family's wife helped Wu Jiu's wife settle her things, chatted for a while, and then happily came out of the yard.
The woman from the Tian family immediately called on two of her close female friends, saying, "Go home and get your buckets, carrying poles, and water ladles. Come with us to the fields to water the seedlings. Be back before dark. You'll get twenty coins a day."
The two young wives immediately became happy and went over to ask.
The bystanders, envious, chimed in with their own chatter.
The Tian family's daughter-in-law smiled even more broadly and chatted with everyone for a few more minutes.
Not to be outdone, Bai's wife would occasionally add her own thoughts.
A moment later, everyone knew that ten acres of vegetables were to be planted outside the village to supply the academy's canteen.
Although they didn't get the land to rent, the villagers were still excited just thinking about how much work would be done in ten acres of vegetable fields.
Planting vegetables, harvesting vegetables, watering, weeding—we need manpower everywhere!
It's convenient to come and go right by the door, the work isn't tiring, and I earn twenty coins a day.
Even if you only work five or six days a month, it's enough to buy lamp oil and coarse salt for your family.
So the women began to pledge their loyalty, one saying she was efficient at her work, another saying she was strong, and they almost caused a huge uproar.
As Wu Jiu's wife listened in the courtyard, she felt much more at ease...
Leaving aside the hustle and bustle in the fields, the Li family, young and old, went to the academy's canteen after breakfast.
The canteen is located in the southwest corner of the academy. Perhaps to facilitate the delivery of firewood, rice, and vegetables, a separate side gate was opened here.
It had been locked up all along, but now the key has been given to the Li family.
This way, we won't have to go through the main gate every time, nor will we have to cross the entire academy...
It was called a canteen, but it was actually five large north-facing rooms with three west wing rooms.
The east side was empty, with a simple fence erected around it.
The main building has five rooms, with the westernmost room used as a storeroom where grains and miscellaneous goods are usually stored.
The second room is the kitchen. As soon as you enter, there are two rows of large stoves with seven or eight large pots, plus two small stoves and a small earthen stove.
There is also a row of cutting boards in the middle of the room, used for chopping vegetables.
There was a small well dug at the innermost side, and two pools were built next to it with bluestone. Each pool had an outlet connected to a ceramic pipe about the thickness of a ceramic bowl, which directly discharged the dirty water into the ditch outside the house.
In this way, fetching water, washing vegetables, washing dishes, and finally draining the wastewater becomes a veritable assembly line, clean and convenient.
The remaining three rooms, two of which were combined and furnished with more than twenty sets of tables and chairs, with each set seating eight people, can accommodate two hundred people for dining at the same time.
The last room, which used to be the workers' quarters, has now been vacated, and they are currently removing doors and windows from the wall facing the dining hall.
It's just started construction, so it's a bit messy and we can't tell what it will look like yet.
The construction of the three outer rooms is also underway, with one of them having a kang (heated brick bed) being built.
Dazhuang and Sun Erge were covered in mud and water, and their foreheads were covered in sweat, but they were smiling brightly.
Grandma Li was strolling around the cafeteria with her granddaughter, and when they got here, she told them not to overwork themselves, as the work couldn't be finished in one day...
Jiayin knew, however, that they planned to finish building the house as soon as possible so that people could move in sooner.
These three side rooms are enough for their two families and Wu San's family to each get one.
From now on, we will take care of the students' meals during the day, and they will sleep here at night, taking turns to stand guard over the warehouse.
The grandmother and grandson circled around several times before Li Laosan finally returned. Li Laotai then called him to pay his respects to the dean.
Old Madam Li is a first-rank imperial consort, and it is more than enough for her to make the appearance. Adding Princess Jiayin would be too grand.
So, Jiayin was handed over to Granny He.
Seeing that her grandmother and third uncle had taken the prepared flowerpots and walked away, Jiayin urged Granny He to take her on an "adventure" to a more distant place.
She had visited the academy several times before, but she never had the chance to walk around.
Before Granny He could respond, a crisp sound suddenly came from inside the room.
She turned to run inside, but was stopped by Granny He, who insisted on carrying her into the dining hall.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru looked very unwell. There were four people standing opposite them, two men and two women.
On the table between them was a large earthenware basin filled with a pile of dirty dishes.
Tao Hongying grabbed one and slammed it hard at the feet of the group, scaring them so much that they jumped up and down and started yelling.
One of the women, a large, stout woman with a fierce face, had a particularly loud voice: "Why are you throwing things? Just because you're the owner doesn't mean you're so great! We haven't signed any contracts, we're not your servants!"
Another woman chimed in, "Yes, we've already said we weren't feeling well, that's why we've been delayed. If you're unhappy, just say so. Who are you trying to impress by smashing bowls and plates?"
Tao Hongying sneered and replied, "So you guys aren't blind? You could see that I smashed bowls and plates! But why didn't you see how dirty those bowls and plates were?!"
"I've been asking you to wash just one basin of dishes for three whole days, and this is how you did it? And now you dare to come here and yell? Who gave you the nerve?!"
"To put it bluntly, even if the dogs in our village were brought over, they'd be better off licking us with their tongues than you'd scrubbed them!"
"Then go and walk the dog! What are we supposed to do? We don't want to do it!" The fat woman rolled her eyes, looking arrogant and fearless.
Tao Hongying wasn't afraid at all and retorted fiercely, "Bringing the dogs over is fine, after all, my family often feeds them leftovers, so they'll definitely be obedient when the dogs do chores. They might even wag their tails while they're working!"
"But what about you? You took your wages, but you don't want to work. What are you thinking? Don't tell me you're less sensible than a dog!"
"You, you're not as sensible as a dog!" The fat woman jumped up and down in anger.
Tao Hongying glanced at her sideways and replied coolly, "What's your hurry? You're more sensible than a dog, isn't that enough?"
The plump woman thought she had won the argument and was about to be happy when she realized that her words didn't quite hit the mark.
Looking at Zhao Yuru across from her, and seeing the strange expressions on the faces of her three companions, she finally realized what was happening and became completely enraged.
The plump woman rolled up her sleeves, ready to hit someone, yelling, "You little bitch, how dare you insult me!"
Little did she expect that Tao Hongying was even more nimble. Before she could even make a move, she had already slapped her across the face, making her see stars!
"Who are you calling a slut? My husband is a border guard at the dock, patrolling day and night, fighting to the death with the barbarians. Is he protecting a fool like you?" Tao Hongying raised her foot and kicked the fat woman in the stomach again, causing her to fall to the ground in pain.
The other three wanted to help, but hesitated when they heard the word "guardian".
Taking advantage of this moment, Tao Hongying had already picked up a broom, stepped on the woman, and started sweeping away the broom with a clatter.
"I hate idiots like you. You have two eyes but your brains are full of lard! Whoever pays you is your master!"
"You take other people's money and still act all high and mighty? Do you think our family needs you, this pig? If we don't raise you, we'll have nowhere to put our grain and nowhere to throw away our money!"
"I didn't like you last night, and you dare to bully my third sister-in-law? I've never even raised my voice at her in all these years, who do you think you are?!"
Served at four o'clock~~~
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