After finishing the meeting, Jiang Zhi left the mess to the villagers and went to rest in the house she rented from Wang Xiaoju. She didn't forget to call her newly bought maid, He Xiang, to come with her.
The boy led the ox and went with Errui.
This time, after signing a contract to buy two older children, Jiang Zhi changed their names when she was bored walking at night.
The twelve-year-old girl was named Hexiang, and the fifteen-year-old boy was named Qianniu.
He Xiang is the same as Huo Xiang, and Qian Niu Zi is the same as Qian Niu Hua.
This name made Mr. Pi laugh so hard he said, "Why give a girl a grass name and a boy a flower name?"
Jiang Zhi glanced at her and said, "You only know that patchouli is a weed, but you don't know that this herb is very fragrant, can be eaten and can cure diseases, while morning glory is a flower but can kill people."
Pi was immediately dumbfounded; all she knew was that one was grass and the other was a flower.
There's a reason Jiang Zhi chose these names; these are all medicines, and since he runs a pharmaceutical business, he'll be dealing with medicine all the time, so his servants and employees will all have to have stage names.
And the name has to be one that everyone is most familiar with.
Almost everyone from a farming family knows agastache rugosa. In the summer, it can be used as a cold dish to prevent night blindness, and the fresh leaves can be steeped in water to treat abdominal distension and vomiting caused by heatstroke.
Hold a leaf in your mouth to freshen your breath and prevent bad breath.
It's even simpler to name a boy "Morning Glory." Morning glories climb fences and are a common starting point for gardeners, as well as a frequent sight in rural areas.
Besides, the boy herds cattle at home every day, so this name is more suitable for him.
Herbaceous grass and morning glory are common weeds that the two children are familiar with.
Familiar things always evoke a sense of warmth, so people naturally accept new names.
He Xiang didn't react much when she heard her own name; she just said she liked it and that she knew Huo Xiangcao herself.
But the boy heard that his name was also "Ugly Ox".
The Ox is further divided into "white Ox" and "black Ox".
When Jiang Zhi said that the white ugliness was a whitening powder used only by nobles in the palace, and that he could only be black ugliness, his black face immediately turned red, which amused everyone.
Small joys can ease the sadness of leaving home. The children use the name of grass, which is wild grass in the field, and they can quickly take root in the new land.
Having named the two older children, Jiang Zhi also changed the names of Tan's eldest daughter and second daughter.
The old name can no longer be used, so it will now be called Fennel.
However, Da Ya is star anise and Er Ya is fennel. Both of these herbs are both spices and medicines, and both have the effect of warming the middle and dispelling cold.
Using medicine as a name makes it easy to remember, and it also hopes to warm their hearts.
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This time, Jiang Zhi bought four children, and she originally treated them all equally.
In the county town, Pi took them to buy clothes, shoes, and fabric.
But this time, Jiang Zhi arranged for everyone to attend the meeting, except for the Tan mother and daughter, who were not mentioned.
Being bullied by one person might be due to their actions, but being bullied by a group of people requires you to examine your own behavior.
Jiang Zhi knew that Tan was cowardly, but she underestimated the extent of her cowardice. She probably would have thought the dog was right even if a dog barked at her a few times.
We agreed to take turns riding in the car, with younger or weaker passengers able to sit longer.
Ms. Tan never sits, saying that she can walk and doesn't need to sit.
She wouldn't let the two children sit either, saying that the children could walk and that others should sit instead.
In the end, Jiang Zhi forced the child to get on the bus.
Even when it came to naming their children, Mrs. Tan was filled with anxiety and said pitifully that girls didn't need such good names. The two children were also timid and showed no joy whatsoever.
Her weakness was harming both herself and her child, which made Jiang Zhi feel increasingly angry.
Buying three people would be a lifesaver, and feeding three mouths wouldn't be difficult, but I don't have time to be a psychologist and comfort the children.
As the saying goes: if you fall into a mud pit, you can't get out just by waiting for someone else to save you; you have to figure it out yourself and reach out first.
Jiang Zhi is an ordinary person who likes to see smiling faces and hear laughter, and she also has a lot on her mind.
So she didn't pay much attention to the mother and her two children when they entered the village. She observed them first and then casually left them with the villagers.
It's unclear whether they were taken away by the Qin family or the Pi family.
Hopefully, as Tan spends more time in the village and mingles with these feisty women, she will eventually learn to stand up for herself.
During the meeting, Xu Gensheng managed to get information from Jiang Zhi that the interests of Xujia Village would not be leaked, which immediately gave him confidence.
He quietly told each household in the village that the workshop would not allow these few households to get involved, and that nothing would change.
There is no enemy if there is no conflict of interest. By the time Jiang Zhi had rested, all the refugees had been taken care of by the villagers.
Li Laoshi ran around getting several families to vacate their spaces.
Tian Gui and his group cooked a vegetable porridge, and each family contributed a bowl of rice, so that dozens of people could quickly eat their fill and settle down in this unfamiliar place.
On the other side, Xiaoman also took the Ma family to Qingquan Bay, where they saw lush flowers and plants, and several small vegetable gardens growing just right.
Xiaoman pointed to the staff rest area and said, "Brother Ma, Auntie said you can stay here for now. There's a stove and pots for cooking, and you can buy anything you need in town."
There's some land in front of the medicine shop; you can plant something there if you want.
The Ma family originally thought they would live in a shack, but they were surprised to find a brand new house with land and grain.
The ten-year-old twin sons of Maguan were very curious about the mill and went straight there to see the waterwheel.
He wandered around the house, repeatedly asking his family, "Grandpa, will we live here from now on and never leave again?"
"Mom, look at the stream! It'll be so much easier for you to wash clothes now!"
The little girl, just over a year old, was afraid of the barking bears, so she clung to Ma Guan's wife and dared not get down from the ground.
Qingquan Bay was once again filled with the clear, childlike voices of children.
Ma Guan liked this place very much, and the elderly couple were even more satisfied.
Because Village Chief Jiang said they could work at the pharmacy, and how much they could earn depended on the job, but they could earn at least three or four hundred coins a month.
With accommodation, food, and money to earn, this is a rare opportunity.
The afternoon was a chaotic flurry of activity. After resting, Jiang Zhi looked around the various places again.
Seeing that everyone was basically satisfied, the matter was put aside, and she and Errui went back to the mountain.
When we were in the city, Dejin's wife gave Qiaoyun a basket of apricots. She had to take them back quickly, otherwise they would all rot in two more days.
This time, it wasn't just the two of them returning to the mountain; He Xiang and Qian Niu were also going home to visit. Xiao Man was also going to come along.
After he was injured, Xu Dazhu couldn't go down the mountain to visit him. He could only hear from others that he was out of danger, but he was still worried about him.
When the group returned to the mountain, Jiang Zhi showed He Xiang and Qian Niu to Xiao Man's grandfather: "Uncle Chang Geng, from now on, when Xiao Man is not at home, you can keep Qian Niu to serve you!"
Qianniu is now fifteen years old, the same age as when she first came up the mountain during the Xiaoman solar term.
Grandpa Xiaoman laughed and said, "My legs are still fine, how can I keep this child to waste his time? Let him work with Errui, the village is short of manpower right now!"
Jiang Zhi came back this time to discuss the house repair with Xiaoman's grandfather.
I didn't have time to repair the house last winter, and I originally planned to move it to this winter, but now I really feel that I need to have a house, so I'm building it ahead of schedule.
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