Ten days have passed since Wu Dayong left Shi'an Village.
The village chief An Qingnian asked Xia Manni several times, both openly and secretly, and asked about Wu Dayong's opinion.
"Village chief, I don't live in the same yard with him, and I don't know where he went."
"Oh, I know. Isn't it because Dr. Jin next door doesn't like to talk? Otherwise, I wouldn't keep asking you."
Xia Manni called Zhang Cuiling and the two of them planned to take a walk around the village.
"Village chief, we are busy. Wu Dayong will definitely come back when he is supposed to."
"Okay, okay. I also want him to keep an eye on the men in our village and practice martial arts."
Xia Manni: "Village Chief, be careful! Be careful not to let the higher-ups find out and think you're training troops privately."
An Qingnian said with a fierce face: "You little girl, you are very sharp-tongued. I am just making good defense. Humph, if you don't want to talk, then don't talk. I will find someone else."
Xia Manni and Zhang Cuiling laughed. "Haha, don't worry, Village Chief. When the enemy attacks, just call us two."
An Qingnian looked unconvinced and said, "Alright, alright, stop making fun of me."
Just as she was about to leave, Zhang Cuiling called out, "Village Chief, what Manny said is true. We both killed a lot of wild boars."
An Qingnian's beard twitched, and he thought to himself, no wonder the two of them could go all the way north from the south.
"It's the village chief. Don't look down on us women."
"Okay, okay, I'll count on you to help me when the time comes."
The laughter of several people was so loud that people around could hear it.
Xia Manni's purpose today is to see what livelihoods are available in the village.
Since arriving in Shi'an Village, I have to spend money to repair the house, buy food, and make quilts...
Now there are only twenty taels of silver left in my hand, and Sister Cuiling has almost nothing left after living frugally.
They have to find a way to make money quickly.
Ten days ago, she had a chat with Wu Dayong, and he left the next day.
After he left, he left her a letter which said: I am willing to wait for you, and will come back soon.
It's impossible to say that she wasn't moved, but Xia Manni really had no romantic feelings for Wu Dayong.
From the mountain village to Jin'an, Wu Dayong took good care of her along the way and was also very good to the children.
But their temperaments and personalities are very incompatible, and I can’t imagine their future life.
On the other hand, if she was with Wu Dayong, she would have to face the challenge of living in a mountain village with her children.
It was Jin Zian, on the other hand, who became more talkative after Wu Dayong left.
Every day, he either takes Sinier around to look for herbs, or takes Sinier to look at acupuncture charts at home.
Every day, the eldest child either does housework or studies calligraphy and reading.
Erwa practices the martial arts secrets given to him by his master every day.
Sanwa had nothing to do, so Xia Manni took him with her when she inspected the village this time.
This little money was not enough for a family of six to celebrate the New Year, so Xia Manni thought of taking a closer look at the famous wealthy village in Jin'an City to see how they usually made money.
They had chosen the morning time on purpose, as they had just met the village chief and wasted some time.
By the time they reached the road, many people had already left the village carrying their loads.
They were running so fast that the three of them had to run a few steps before they caught up.
"Brother, are you going out?"
"Hey, go out and set up a stall."
They walked very quickly. Xia Manni observed and saw that they were picking out food and woven gadgets.
Some of them should have gone to the city to work as waiters. In short, there were quite a lot of people.
Then they walked around all the streets in the village. The village was not big, but they spent the whole morning wandering around.
The main food here is rice, sweet potatoes and soybeans.
There are no mountains nearby, but there are many fruit trees planted.
Xia Manni: "After the tour, what do you think?"
Zhang Cuiling couldn't help but sigh: "I used to think that all villages were filled with farmers working on the farm. I didn't expect there would be a village like this."
Sanwa: "Mom, there are so many workshops in the village that I can't even count them all."
Xia Manni smiled and said, "There are indeed quite a lot. I counted and there are actually more than a dozen workshops, and there are many varieties."
Zhang Cuiling: "This is the first time I've seen tofu being made. The tofu shop is quite clean."
Sanwa: "Mom, I think that preserved fruit workshop is great."
Xia Manni: "You little glutton, I think that dyeing workshop is amazing. The workshops in this village really have everything you need for food, drink, housing and transportation."
They are just small workshops, and because of staffing issues, they are not large in scale.
For such a nice village, does it have any shortcomings?
Yes, there are.
Xia Manni found that there was no school here, and the children at home also had to work.
That’s why Da Wa and Jin Zian are so popular here.
Zhang Cuiling recalled the scene she had just seen: "Manny, I see that handicraft workshop is also recruiting workers. I want to give it a try."
Xia Manni thought about it and realized that she was probably talking about the workshop that made furniture and various handicrafts.
They said they were in need of a strong man and would be paid fifty cents a month.
Because there is not much farmland in Shi'an Village, the village chief did not mention the issue of land division after the three families arrived, and the few people tacitly did not ask any more questions.
Every household in this village is wealthy and hardworking, so there is not much free time to cause conflicts between neighbors.
Xia Manni feels very satisfied coming here, but she feels insecure because she has no money.
Zhang Cuiling was even more panicked. After all, when she was in Shizai Village, she only knew how to do farm work and work hard.
Ergou would go to Erwa to learn kung fu every day. Sometimes when he couldn't keep up or didn't understand, he would just watch from the side.
She heard Xia Manni say that she wanted to send her second child to the city to learn martial arts and send other children to school.
She wanted to too.
She had to make money, and doing physical labor was what she did best.
Although she has lost a lot of weight, she is still capable of enduring hardships and using brute force.
"Aunt Zhang, why do we have to work for others? Can't we do it ourselves?"
Sanwa scratched his head, not quite understanding.
Zhang Cuiling opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
She just looked at Sanwa and smiled. Doesn't business require money? Besides, she is not cut out for business.
Xia Manni said, "I also think Sanwa is right. We can find a business to make a living."
Zhang Cuiling said somewhat embarrassedly, "But I don't have any cash."
The few taels of silver in my hand have to be kept to buy food.
"You don't, but I do!"
"But...what can we do?"
Xia Manni did not answer, but asked Sanwa: "Sanwa, do you have any ideas?"
"Mom, why don't we go to the city and see what other people are doing?"
Xia Manni nodded, confirming Sanwa's statement.
"Let's go. We haven't seen the market in Jin'an yet. Let's go and investigate what sells the most and what's not sold there."
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