An Ning put a big bone and a few pieces of radish in each person's bowl, then scooped two spoonfuls of soup and said, "Dad, Mom, please try this bone soup and see if it tastes good."
An Dashan and Gao Shi looked at the white bone soup in the bowl and felt very hungry. They took a sip from the bowl and found the soup very delicious. An Dashan put down the bowl and said, "I didn't expect that bones with little meat could make such a delicious soup."
An Ning smiled and said, "Dad, this bone soup is not only delicious, but also nutritious." An Dashan nodded and continued to eat. An Ning didn't say anything more, took a bite of the bun, drank a sip of the bone soup, and ate very satisfied.
After dinner, when Gao had finished washing the dishes, An Ning handed Gao three more eggs. Gao was used to it, so she put the eggs in the bamboo basket in the kitchen, and then walked out of the kitchen with An Ning. An Dashan saw that the two had finished their work, and said, "Yingniang, Daya, come in with me." Gao and An Ning did not ask any more questions, and followed An Dashan into the east room.
An Dashan took out the silver hidden under the cabinet. After deducting the money spent today, there were still thirty taels of silver and fifty-two coins left, all of which were placed on the table. Gao looked at the shining silver and finally believed what An Ning had said to her this afternoon. She picked up a silver ingot, put it in her mouth, bit it, and said, "I am not dreaming!"
An Dashan smiled and said, "This is true, Yingniang, it was earned by our daughter."
Gao hugged An Ning and kissed her on the face, then said, "Daya, you are really the lucky star of our family."
An Ning was already confused by Gao's actions. It had been a long time since she had such an intimate action with someone else. She calmed down and said, "Mom, I'm just lucky."
An Dashan said, "Mother Ying, I plan to give ten taels of this thirty taels of silver to Daya as a dowry, and save the rest to renovate the house next year. What do you think?"
Gao nodded and said, "Well, I agree." An Ning was speechless when she heard that they had to save up a dowry for her so early. She was only twelve years old in this body. Wasn't it too early to save up a dowry now? In fact, in ancient times, families with a wealthy family would start saving dowries when their children were born. Even ordinary families would prepare dowries for their children early. Only the most unsuccessful families would not give their daughters dowries. An Ning knew that this was her parents' love for her, so she did not say anything to stop them. Anyway, she believed that she had the ability to make her family live a good life. However, at the moment, she had other plans for the money, so she said, "Dad, Mom, I think we might as well use this money to buy a few more acres of land after the autumn harvest. I learned a lot about planting techniques from the old immortal, and I think I can try it out in my own land first."
An Dashan and Gao looked at each other. They believed in their daughter, and buying land was also a good idea. The An family was a military household, so they didn't have much land. They only had three acres of good farmland and two acres of less good farmland. That's why An Dashan relied on hunting to supplement the family income. Even if their daughter couldn't grow any food, at least the land was still theirs, so it wasn't a loss. So the couple nodded, and Xu Dajiang said, "Okay, since this is the method the old immortal taught you, there should be no problem. But thirty taels of silver can only buy five acres of good farmland."
An Ning was still very touched that Xu Dashan and his wife believed in him, so he said, "Dad, five acres of good farmland is enough. I just want to give it a try first, and I don't know if it will work."
An Ning thought of using these five acres of fertile land to try growing winter wheat first. If it succeeds, he can lead the villagers to grow it together and then gradually promote it.
Gao thought for a moment and said, "Should we use all the money to buy the land? Should we keep some for household expenses?"
An Ning also felt that what Gao said made sense, so she said, "Mom, Dad and I will go to the mountains again tomorrow to see if we can get anything."
Gao and An Dashan now had a mysterious belief in their daughter. They always felt that their daughter was a lucky star and would definitely get good things in the mountains. So they both nodded, and Gao said, "Okay, then I'll cook eggs for you tomorrow morning. Eat your fill before going up the mountain."
An Ning also smiled and nodded. She said, "Okay, mother loves me the most."
After discussing the purpose of the silver, An Ning went back to her room to rest. Watching An Ning leave, An Dashan moved the cabinet away, dug a hole in the corner behind the cabinet, put the silver in, covered it with soil, and stepped on it firmly before going to bed with peace of mind.
An Ning returned to her room and lay on the bed thinking about what to do next. She couldn't always sell medicinal herbs, so it seemed that she had to put raising rabbits on the agenda. Thinking of this, An Ning had an idea and entered the space. After An Ning entered the space, she went directly to the place where the rabbits were raised. Looking at the lively rabbits, An Ning decided to go into the mountains with An Dashan tomorrow and find a chance to get some rabbits.
Having made up her mind, An Ning returned to the small room in the space. She walked into the kitchen, heated a cup of milk, and prepared to drink the milk before going to bed. The original owner was too thin and malnourished. If An Ning wanted to live a prosperous life in this ancient time, she must first have a good body, so An Ning would give herself extra meals whenever she had time. In the past few days since she came here, her face has become a little more rosy due to the constant extra meals. After drinking the milk and washing up, she left the space, lay on the bed, and fell asleep soon.
The next day, An Ning was awakened by the chirping of birds outside. She opened her eyes and looked at the bright sky outside. She got up and dressed without delay and went to the kitchen. Looking at Gao who was busy in the kitchen, An Ning felt that such a day was not bad.
Gao saw An Ning getting up and said, "I've prepared the water for you to wash your face. Go wash your face. We'll be having dinner soon."
An Ning nodded and said, "Thank you, mother." Then she turned around to wash her face. When An Ning finished washing her face, Gao had already served the meal on the table. Today's breakfast was quite rich, with a bowl of porridge for each person, yesterday's leftover buns, today's freshly boiled eggs, and a portion of pickles. An Ning also ate a lot.
After breakfast, An Dashan took his bow and arrows and machete, put on a backpack and took An Ning out. An Ning still carried the small backpack on her back, and the two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the mountain. Since they left early today, they did not run into other villagers.
The place they came to this time was farther away than the last time. An Ning chose a place and stopped moving forward. He said to An Dashan, "Dad, you go and look around. I'll see if there's anything good around here."
Seeing that there should be no danger around, An Dashan nodded and walked away.
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