"What is this for?"
Old man Zhao drank his tea and looked in surprise at the two girls carrying out a pile of white paper.
"Making money." Ling Jinyue smiled. Only by following her sister-in-law could she eat meat.
“Making money from white paper?”
Old man Zhao walked over suspiciously with a teacup in his hand. When he saw Meng Qidi coming out with a printing press, he immediately understood.
"You want to print something to sell? Print test papers?"
"Well, I bought a lot of papers in Jing City. They are all similar. I'm sure a lot of people will buy them after they are printed."
Meng Qidi put the printing press on the ground, and Xiao Chengzi ran out staggeringly with ink in his hand.
Meng Qidi turned around and took it, "However, we have to add a Beijing City exam preparation question when we carve the words."
The printing presses used at home these days use manual ink-brushing, and the test papers have to be engraved on carved paper in advance before printing. After applying, you have to wait for the ink to dry.
The finished paper has a light ink and is of course different from those printed by printing factories.
"Why add this?" Old man Zhao picked up the test paper and asked casually.
"Beijing is more expensive. For the same price, everyone would definitely prefer to buy something of better quality."
Old man Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth, wanting to accuse her of cheating, but the test paper she had completed had Beijing test questions written on it.
Besides, if he and she were as old as each other, they would really choose Beijing when buying things, especially when it comes to major life events.
I casually flipped through it and found that Meng Qidi's handwriting was okay, but it was not suitable for the test paper.
"How about I help you carve the words?"
Meng Qidi was a little surprised.
Old man Zhao stared at her and drank his tea in one gulp. "Why, do you look down on me? You little girl, let me tell you, whether it's regular script or cursive script, I, Zhao Dezhong, dare to admit that I'm second. Few of those old men in Beijing dare to claim to be first!"
Meng Qidi came back to her senses. "No, I'm just a little surprised. It would be great if you are willing to help. I'll go cut some bamboos."
"Don't leave in a hurry. Let me make it clear first. You have to provide food."
Wang Jinhua came out of the house and said, "It's fine if you provide accommodation. We don't have anything else but we have many rooms."
There are still many empty rooms in the ear room.
Now that her eyes were better, Wang Jinhua could still see the road, although she didn't dare to look for too long as she couldn't be dazzled by the sun.
Old man Zhao waved his hand and said, "Forget about living here. It's not like my cowshed is uninhabitable. Your house was washed away by the last flood, but my cowshed is still in good condition."
Meng Qidi...
What are you talking about? How can this be the same? The water from the broken dam is coming directly to the Ling family, right?
Their village is located on high ground, so there must be nothing wrong with it. Apart from the fact that the old Meng’s cowshed is leaking, isn’t it also safe and sound?
Hearing the aunt's voice, Ling Jinyue turned around, and then her face was full of shock and she asked ecstatically, "Auntie, can you see it?"
"You naughty kid, why are you yelling so loudly?" Wang Jinhua walked out angrily and looked at Old Man Zhao gratefully, "I still have to thank you for your miraculous healing."
Old Man Meng brought a stool over and said, "No, I didn't contribute much. It's just that your family is blessed and your life is getting better and better."
Perhaps God couldn't bear to see the Ling family suffer so much, so he found a good wife here and married her to a good husband.
The girl has made a fortune in silence. If he hadn't discovered it with his sharp eyes, who knows how long she could have kept it secret. She has even wanted to kill him, so I guess her man is still alive and well, and he definitely doesn't know anything unusual about his family.
Bah! He is so jealous. This girl is his student now, which means this place is also his. It makes no difference. If he wants to study, he can just come and get some.
"You are too polite, but our Xiaoqi is blessed. Since she got married, our family has been getting better. Our Xiaoqi is a future college student. This girl is filial..."
The old lady praised her in various ways. Meng Qidi twitched the corner of her mouth, turned around and went into the house to get an axe to chop bamboo.
"This girl must be shy." Wang Jinhua smiled.
Old man Zhao suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were wrong. How could she be shy? Was it possible that the Ling family had already known about the abnormality at home, but they were just blind?
Glancing at Ling Jinyue who was fiddling with the printing press without any sign of anything unusual, Old Man Zhao sighed and said, "Get to work."
They are all his students, how could she have any bad intentions towards him?
Meng Qidi cut ten small bamboos at the dam, removed the branches and leaves, and then dragged the bamboo poles back.
He moved a few benches, carefully placed the bamboo poles horizontally, and told Ling Jinyue, "When you're done, hang them directly on top."
"Xiaoqi, what can I do?" Wang Jinhua's eyes had finally recovered, and she couldn't wait to help her daughter-in-law.
Meng Qidi looked around. She had washed the clothes and chopped the firewood. The yard was clean...
Little Orange jumped in front of the old lady and looked up, "Grandma, you have to take care of me! Just now Aunt Jin Yue told me not to act naughty."
Ling Jinyue pointed at herself innocently, then pointed at that little girl. She didn't say anything, okay?
Meng Qidi chuckled, "Mom, there are all kinds of food in the kitchen. You can think about what to cook for us in the evening."
"Of course I have. I have heard from Jin Yue that my elder sister's cooking is delicious. My elder sister should go back to her room and have a good rest. She will show us her cooking skills for dinner. By the way, Xiaoqi, do you still have any rice wine?"
Old man Zhao picked up the carving knife and asked.
Ling Jinyue pointed at herself innocently again. When did she say that? Auntie cooked delicious food, but she didn't say it, okay?
"There's more." Meng Qidi moved the stool, took out a piece of engraving paper and a carving knife, and prepared to help carve.
"Don't move, your words don't fit." Old man Zhao stopped the student and carved seriously.
"Since we are planning to copy the exam papers from Beijing, the characters must be in regular script. We have to pretend to be realistic."
Meng Qidi put down the carving knife and walked over suspiciously. On the paper, the old man's handwriting was particularly square, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to believe that it was carved.
Some people even believe it was printed with movable type.
"Writing is just like being a person, every stroke should be straight..." the old man muttered.
This was the first time Meng Qidi did not refute his words; she was a little distracted.
She went to school by secretly picking wild duck eggs to earn money, and later on the Meng family paid for her studies. No one taught her these principles.
Meng Daqiang was willing to let her study before, but it was only because she could marry into the city if she had a high level of education...
She was not needed in the yard, and Wang Jinhua was not one to sit still, so she took her granddaughter for a walk.
She was already very familiar with this house, but this was the first time she saw it.
She should take a good look at this paradise-like courtyard created by Xiaoqi.
He walked around the yard, then went to the kitchen room in the backyard upstairs, his granddaughter's room, and finally his own room.
She also had a dressing table in her room. The old lady felt a little sad, thinking that this girl was so thoughtful.
When she saw the mirror, she let go of her granddaughter and walked over subconsciously. From what she could see with her own eyes, she had never thought of looking in the mirror, and only remembered it now.
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