Song Ning continued with her life as usual. What made her happy was that Xie Linzhou hadn't come to see her recently, nor had he mentioned punishing her.
Several days passed without any further developments, and Song Ning finally felt relieved.
The canal digging has been progressing much faster recently, and the dock is almost finished as well.
Song Ning consulted with Zheng Gaoyi beforehand and asked for two shops.
Both shops occupy a considerable area and are two-story buildings.
Song Ning plans to combine the two shops together, so that one can eat and the other can stay, making it more convenient to come and go.
We don't really need her for digging the canal right now. As long as we dig along the pre-drawn route, we can probably use her when it rains in July or August.
With some free time, Song Ning started tinkering with other things.
Their daily sales of braised food are relatively stable now, but they can't rely on that alone.
Of course, the more money the better.
So, after dinner today, she took Xu Feng out.
Tianxiang County is still a mess, with many old dry branches, firewood, and grass scattered along the roads.
Song Ning brought a tinderbox and asked Xu Feng to pile up all the dry firewood around them.
Xu Feng said reluctantly, "You're making me do the work while you sit here. Is there no justice in this world?"
"You're my underling now, isn't it your duty to work for me?"
Xu Feng put his hands on his hips and asked, "Who's your little brother?"
"You're eating and living in my house now, what else are you but my little brother?"
"I had no choice in the matter. Do you think I wanted to?"
Song Ning shrugged: "I didn't force you. If you don't want to stay, you can leave on your own."
Xu Feng was so angry he gritted his teeth; Song Erya was doing it on purpose!
She said those things to provoke him because she knew he wouldn't dare leave.
Xu Feng obediently went to gather firewood. It was truly a case of a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs. He would definitely teach Song Erya a lesson when he turned the tables one day.
Song Ning didn't forget to remind him, "By the way, I'm responsible for all your food and clothing now, so you'd better be polite to me in the future, otherwise you won't have anything to eat if I'm unhappy."
Xu Feng's teeth were practically grinding to powder, but he didn't refute it.
He's a man, he doesn't bother arguing with those young women.
He would never admit that it was because he was afraid of going hungry.
Song Ning gathered a pile of firewood, lit it, and the flames quickly shot up high.
"You're a girl, and you actually like playing this? Aren't you afraid of wetting the bed at night?"
The local saying is that children who play with fire will wet the bed at night.
"I'm an adult now. But you, don't actually get my bedding dirty tonight."
Xu Feng glared at her, then picked up a long stick and started poking at the dry firewood every now and then.
He burned pile after pile of firewood, and Xu Feng was almost going crazy: "Why are you burning firewood for no reason? Are you bored?"
Glancing at him, Song Ning curled her lip: "What do you know? These things are very useful to me. If it works out, these things can make money."
"Are you out of your mind to buy this junk? Who would buy your worthless trash? People aren't stupid."
Song Ning smiled without saying a word, then put all the ashes from the ground into a bag and placed it directly on Xu Feng's back.
"Take good care of this, it's a treasure."
Xu Feng really wanted to quit, but he was afraid of going hungry that night.
He slunk away, following Song Ning home.
Old Man Yu was teaching Xiaomei and Xiaotao to read, while Xiaocui moved a stool over and sat down to learn arithmetic.
Seeing her return, he quickly went inside to pour her some water: "Miss is back."
"Xiao Cui, please don't call me Miss anymore, it sounds awkward."
She's just a hardworking ordinary person; the title "Miss" is not for her.
Xiao Cui was in a dilemma: "But if I don't call you 'Miss,' what should I call you?"
"Hmm... how about you just call me Sister Song? It sounds more friendly."
Xiao Cui quickly waved her hand: "No, no, you are the host, how can you call me that?"
"Then how about we call him 'Boss'?"
Anyway, that's what everyone who farms for her calls her, and she's gotten used to it.
"Okay, then I'll call you 'Boss' from now on."
"Alright, go back to your studies. You don't need to pour water for me when I come back. Just do your own thing."
Xiao Cui was a little disappointed: "Boss, I also want to help with the work. Everyone has work to do, but I'm the only one who gets to do it... I don't want to be a freeloader."
Xiao Cui's time to prove herself is yet to come; there's really nothing for her to do right now.
"Your most important task right now is to study. If you have time, you can help my mother with cooking."
"Yes, boss, don't worry, I will definitely study hard."
She glanced back at Xu Feng, thinking about Xiao Cui's awareness and how she should learn from her.
Xu Feng pretended not to see it.
Song Ning took out the small clay pot she had bought earlier, added water, placed the pot on the stove, and then added wood ash.
Xu Feng looked at her as if she were an idiot.
This Song Erya is no ordinary person; she can even boil wood ash. Is this stuff edible or something?
Stir constantly while cooking, and when it looks about right, lift the pot and set it aside.
Cover the basin with a breathable cloth, pour the contents of the pot into it, and discard the filtered residue.
Then I added some white powdery stuff to the basin.
This is in the north, and seashells are not common here. She could only add a little quicklime, and she didn't know if it would work.
Continue stirring until it's almost done, then continue filtering.
Song Ning carefully placed the remaining half-basin of water in the corner, afraid that someone might spill it.
In the afternoon, Song Ning continued to take Xu Feng to pull weeds and gather firewood. While they were busy, Xu Feng suddenly spoke up: "Er Ya, look, aren't those the Zhou family members?"
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