Chapter 276 Going Down the Mountain Again

"Fourth place, Lian Haichang, reward of 40 coins!"

Yin Huaishan read the name, thought of the paper written by Lian Haichang, and couldn't help but add another sentence.

"I made some progress on this test, and my handwriting was decent, but my hands were not clean enough, so the paper got dirty. If you do this again next time, I will lose points."

Lian Haichang blushed, and he hid his paws behind his back in guilt. His excitement about collecting the money was reduced by half. He had medicine on his hands, and he probably didn't get it on the paper. This was indeed his negligence, and he would remember it next time.

The top five can get a monetary reward, which he and his brother really need. He will definitely pay more attention in the future and not be careless.

"Third place, Lian Xing, reward of 60 coins!"

"Second place, Lian Haisheng, reward of 80 coins!"

"First place, Lian Jiaming, reward of 100 coins!"

Yin Huaishan finished reading it in one breath, and the class burst into wows.

"Uncle Jiaming is so lucky! He actually has a hundred coins!"

"My parents will nag me again when I get home..."

“Wow wow wow… I can buy so much meat!”

Lian Jiaming is only eleven years old and is usually a very good student, so it was not surprising that he took first place.

Who wouldn't like a good student? Yin Huaishan liked him very much anyway. He gave Lian Jiaming a hundred coins and encouraged him a few words before turning back to the younger class.

The younger children gave him a surprise this time.

Everyone's handwriting seemed to have improved overnight. Most of the children wrote quite well, and there were not as many mistakes as expected.

Some of his favorite children, such as Jinbao and Xiaoyuanzi, all received awards.

Not bad, not bad.

The school's reward money caused a huge stir in the village. Everyone was shocked when they heard that the first place winner would receive a hundred coins.

I have only heard that going to school requires money, but I have never heard that the school can give money.

So many in one shot.

Nowadays, villagers no longer gossip while working, but instead talk about the school's reward money.

There is no negative impact. On the contrary, the children are more motivated to study.

The old village chief had some idea in his mind why the school gave out silver rewards. He didn't say much but just sighed in his heart.

It is really remarkable that there are two families, Yin and Zhou, in the village.

Now the Haichang brothers have 120 coins in their hands, so they don't have to worry about their lives.

The old village chief asked someone to clean up the cousin's previous house and let the two brothers move in.

It can be said that the two brothers are lucky, as no one has ever bought their cousin's house.

Those are three bright rooms.

Well... of course. My cousin has been dead for many years, and two rooms of his house have collapsed. They have to rely on themselves to collect mud and repair it.

I have done my best.

After Haichang Haisheng finished school, he moved to his current home. The villagers knew that they had a hard time, so some of them gave them a pound of grain, some gave them some miscellaneous fish, and some even gave them broken pottery jars and bowls and chopsticks from their homes.

Each family brought in a little bit of stuff, and the small family actually started to look somewhat presentable.

The two brothers are used to doing housework, so cleaning the house and cooking are no problem for them now.

They remembered the kindness of the village, especially the help given to them by the Master.

I'll give you my reward when they grow up.

Now I can only study hard.

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The story of the two brothers soon faded away in the village, and the issue of the school giving out money was only hot for a few days before no one mentioned it again. However, the villagers have been talking about the coconut oil ever since.

Jiang Wan taught them step by step that day. As long as you are not too stupid and can do some work on the stove, you can basically make it.

In fact, the villagers seldom eat oil. The occasional bit of oil they eat is from the pork fat they cook when they buy meat and bring it home.

Who would be willing to eat it under normal circumstances?

Now that coconuts can actually be boiled to produce oil, everyone was overjoyed. They only kept a little for daily consumption, and took the rest to Jiang Wan's house to sell.

One pound costs sixty coins, and even the poorest families can earn two or three hundred coins.

Soon the coconut grove was crowded with people. Within three days, all the ripe coconuts in the grove were snatched away by the villagers.

"Haha!! You are so awesome, boss!"

Lao Meng's wife slapped him on the face, with indescribable joy in her voice.

When Jiang Wan's kid taught her how to make coconut oil, she went to learn it. She wanted to give it a try when she got home, but she was dragged to the coconut grove by the owner and had to pick coconuts until dark.

Before most people could react, they had already got a lot of coconuts.

There is almost no place to step in the yard now.

These are not coconuts, these are money. Otherwise, why would the old wife be so happy?

"Well, there are no more coconuts in the coconut grove. The third child will stay with your mother at home to make coconut oil, and the eldest and second child will come with me."

"Ah? Where are you taking your son, sir?"

“Go pick coconuts.”

When Lao Meng thought of the coconut oil at 60 cents per pound, his heart was burning with excitement. This was a chance to make a lot of money, and he absolutely couldn't let it go.

The last time he went out to sea with Jiang Wan to pick coconuts, there were still many coconuts on the island she rented that had not been picked, but most people in the village didn't know about it.

I have to get more coconuts home before they can react. The second and third sons' houses and money for marrying wives all depend on this.

"Don't tell anyone about me getting coconuts."

The whole family nodded repeatedly, and of course they had to focus on making money.

There were people in the village who had the same idea as Lao Meng, and those who had gone to pick coconuts with him. Jiang Wan was not surprised at all when they came to him together.

She would be delighted if someone could help her get the coconut back.

As for whether to send someone to keep an eye on them, she had no idea. She really couldn't spare anyone at the moment, and she would know how many coconuts there were when they were unloaded at the shore anyway, so there was no need to follow them to the island.

There has been a constant stream of people coming to her house to sell oil today, and she is completely focused on coconut oil.

Yesterday and today, she collected more than 200 kilograms of coconut oil. The power of the crowd is great.

With this coconut oil, she and her mother can produce skin care products in large quantities.

The days of lying down and counting money are not far away.

Hehe~

Jiang Wan was feeling happy when she suddenly saw two tall men coming in through the door. They were carrying things and covering their faces, but they looked inexplicably familiar.

"uncle!!"

Hearing Anan's excited voice, Jiang Wan finally reacted.

Ah~ It’s Li Xiao who is interested in A Niang.

I haven't come down the mountain for a long time. If I don't come down soon, I will forget about this person.

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(Happy National Day, my little cuties!! I went out for a day with my family today and was so tired, so I can only update once. Good night~)