Chapter 680: Girl dolls are also useful
"Zhou Kui is no longer qualified to be our clan leader. We will probably have to replace him soon. He is old. He may have died in prison in the past twelve years. God has eyes. It's not that he won't punish him, it's just that the time has not come yet!"
"You deserve it. You killed other people's crops and refused to admit it. You forced Zhou Liu's family to move to Jiangjia Village. Oh, I'm so jealous. Didn't you see that Zhou Liu even wore a silver hairpin on her head? It's only been a short time, and she's already living a good life.
Jiangjia Village is getting richer and richer. Before the Chinese New Year, I went to the town and saw the women in their village buying meat by the pound, five or ten pounds at a time. My family only dared to buy a few ounces during the Chinese New Year. For a family of four, each person could get two pieces, which was extravagant enough. But the meat that flowed out of their fingers was more than what I bought. "
“But in just a few years, Jiangjia Village has become what it is today. It seems that Zhangjia Village, which was ranked first, has to give way. Their village is the closest to the city and occupies a good location. No wonder they were the richest before. Look at Jiangjia Village, it is the farthest away.
We have been poor for so many years. If the village chief of Jiangjia Village had not had a good granddaughter who is not only a miraculous doctor but also married to the prefect and county magistrate, Jiangjia Village would probably still be poor. Who says daughters are useless? If I had such a capable daughter, I would be willing to worship her and raise her as an ancestor."
"That's right. Last year, my daughter-in-law gave birth to a girl. I wanted to give her away, but then I thought, since other people's granddaughters are so successful, what if my granddaughter is also successful? I might as well raise her and give her food to eat. Maybe with her, our family can be like the Jiang family in the future."
The snow has melted.
The sun climbed high in the sky and the temperature warmed up, as if spring had arrived in an instant.
Seven or eight women were sitting on the road in the village, eating melon seeds, basking in the sun and chatting.
Although Ruling Prefecture is not in the south of the Yangtze River, it belongs to the south. The winter here is not like the winter in Yingnan Prefecture in the north where you can be warm by wearing thick clothes to block the wind. The houses here are even colder than outside.
So, when the sun comes out.
Everyone in the village likes to bring their stools and chairs out to bask in the sun.
It's warmer this way.
After sunbathing for a while, your body will feel warm.
"Haven't you noticed? Not only in our village, but also in several nearby villages, there are more baby girls. In the past, those who gave birth to baby girls either gave them away or drowned them. How many actually kept them? Now, almost every family has several baby girls. It seems that they all think the same as we do.
I thought that if they could raise a promising child, like the young doctor, the whole family would not have to worry about their lives. It is said that women are useless, but the Jiang family has produced such a useful one. Who wouldn't be jealous? Even if he is really useless, the doctor said that he would recruit a group of disciples every year. Then I will send my daughter to him and become a female doctor too."
"You're right. No matter how bad the situation is, there is always a way out. Alas, we were born at the wrong time. I still remember that when I was a child, I didn't have enough to eat or warm clothes, but I did the most work at home. Fortunately, I met a good in-law family and my mother-in-law never bullied me.
I was also very lucky and gave birth to three big fat boys for my husband's family right after I was born. That's when we started to live a good life. If I had been born later, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had to suffer so much."
"Everyone is like this. We all went through this. Well, I don't dislike girls. After all, I'm just afraid that my in-laws will dislike me. I hope my little daughter can do well. I don't want her to make a lot of money. I just hope she will be chosen by the little doctor.
I heard that he is going to study medicine. It is free and provides food and accommodation. The key is that after the students finish their studies, the little doctor will send these children to various places. Do you know how much the monthly salary is?"
One of the women, leaning back in her chair, spoke with a hint of amazement.
"How many?"
"Half an ounce of silver?"
"It should be more than this, I guess one or two."
"Oh, how much is it?"
"The starting price is three taels of silver a month! And this is for an intern doctor. You probably don't know what internship means, but I know it. It means that after you become an apprentice, you can intern in the clinic run by the little genius doctor.
The internship period is one year, after which you become a formal doctor, and your monthly salary will increase. I think it’s 5 taels a month. Wow, what you earn in a month is more than what our whole family earns in a year.”
What she said was true.
Jiang Fubao’s clinic was indeed planned in this way.
After these children finish their studies, they will be assigned to hospitals across the country.
It's just early.
A clinic needs to be built. There is no shortage of funds, but the main shortage is manpower. Jiang Fubao plans to pick some free time this year or next year to travel around the entire Tianling Kingdom, set up a shop, and see if he can recruit apprentices from other places.
Studying medicine requires understanding.
The new apprentices are not that smart and have a hard time learning.
However, they had a very hard life and were unloved by their families. If Jiang Fubao did not accept them as his disciples, they would probably be given away or sold.
The end was miserable.
We have enough food anyway, so just consider it as a good deed.
There are indeed a lot more little girls in Zhoujia Village and several surrounding villages.
Especially among the girls born in the past two years, the largest number are those who have just learned to walk.
Jiang Fubao didn't know how many girls had saved their lives because of her and didn't have to become feeder as soon as they were born.
After the Chinese New Year, she continued to live the same life as before.
As for Kong's Restaurant, it has been cleared of the suspicion of poisoning. In order to get rid of the bad luck for the shop, Kong Yuanbao launched pomelo chicken.
They also invited dragon dancers and acrobats to perform in front of the entrance of Kong's Restaurant.
The sounds of gongs and drums attracted many people.
Very lively.
From then on, the business of Kongjia Restaurant became more and more prosperous.
As for Zhou Kui's house, it was not uninhabited as the villagers said.
The only survivor, Sun Xiaotao, stayed there.
The government did not take away Zhou Kui's house and land.
After all, it was just cheating, which was not very serious. If a fine of money was imposed, it would be too much. Letting the people know would only backfire.
Sun Xiaotao could not return to her parents' home, and as soon as she showed up, she was beaten up by her younger brothers and sisters.
Unless she takes the silver back.
However, the Zhou family's money was hidden, and Sun Xiaotao searched the entire house but couldn't find it.
With nowhere to go and no money, she could only stay alone in Zhou's house, farming, chopping firewood, cooking for herself, and doing laundry. Half a year passed like this.
It’s midsummer.
The villages near the mountain are surrounded by colorful colors.
The scenery is beautiful and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Due to the huge demand for medicinal herbs, the wasteland in Jiangjia Village has been fully planted.
Zhoujia Village, adjacent to Jiangjia Village, became Jiang Fubao's alternative.
On a leisurely morning, she came to Zhoujia Village by carriage.
The carriage stopped at the door of Village Chief Zhou's house.