Meanwhile, two days later, a package containing a thick stack of military scrips and a letter filled with communication information from the north was sent from the Lion Independent Regiment in Kyoto to Anle Village, Ankou Town, Anping County, Flying Dragon Province.
But at this moment, An Moxue, who was far away in Feilong Province, was unaware that she was working hard on the land in Anle Village, applying organic fertilizer to the soil.
The other educated youths didn't understand what was wrong with An Moxue these past two days. She hadn't worked for over ten days, and now that she was back, she was spreading out this stinky farmyard manure with great enthusiasm, her smile practically reaching her ears. Hmm, could she be seriously ill?
An Moxue ignored their murmurs. She rolled her eyes twice in a direction they couldn't see, letting them keep whispering to themselves.
Just having so many gems makes me incredibly happy every day, but who among you knows? I can only secretly rejoice.
An Moxue's injuries had healed, and the bruises on her face were no longer visible. The weather in the north was getting colder day by day, the leaves on the trees had all fallen, and the autumn wind was bleak, foreshadowing the imminent arrival of winter.
In their spare time, people are busy stocking up on autumn vegetables, preparing clothes for winter, and gathering firewood to repair their houses, fearing that if they are not prepared enough in any of these areas, they may easily freeze to death in the cold winter.
Winters here are no joke; the snow is knee-deep, the temperature is tens of degrees below zero, and water freezes instantly.
An Moxue kept herself busy like a spinning top. After work, she went to Aunt Guo to teach her how to pickle sauerkraut, pickle radishes and peppers. Whether people eat them or not, they have to let others know that they have prepared food and have food. At this time, the common people don't have much entertainment. They just gossip about what each family has. Outsiders might know more about this than their own family.
An Moxue has now upgraded her vigilance to the maximum level.
Once she was fully recovered, she planned to dig a trench around the inside of the courtyard wall and bury horse-saw stakes in the trench.
The weather is getting colder every day, and the ground is about to freeze. If we don't dig now, we won't be able to dig trenches or bury horse stakes in a few days.
So these past two days, after work she has been trying to find wood on the mountain and sharpen one end of the wood.
The house needs a lot of saw stakes around it, which is quite a lot of work to prepare. You have to find similar pieces of wood and then bury the sharpened wood in the trench with the sharp end facing up.
An Moxue dug a little trench every day and prepared some wood the next day. She did this little by little, and it took her ten days to finish digging the trench. All the horse stakes were nailed into the trench.
Even if someone tries to climb over the wall again, she won't be afraid. The thought of them falling into the ditch and getting stuck in the saw stakes fills An Moxue with a sense of security.
The two little ones grew up day by day, and she would take them with her whenever she went up the mountain. If any other people came for a year or two, the two little ones could handle it for a while.
Now that the injuries are fully healed and the defenses of the courtyard are complete, it's time to go and settle accounts with Jiang Shi's family. The idea that debts are settled after death doesn't apply to her. You, Jiang Shi, and your family have enjoyed the benefits of profiting from my, An Moxue's, blood, so it's only right that I settle accounts with you.
After finishing work in the afternoon, An Moxue quickly ate dinner and headed towards the county town along the mountain road.
After going far out of the village, she went into her spatial dimension to put on makeup, then came out, lit a kerosene lamp, and rode her bicycle at breakneck speed. By the time she arrived outside Jiang Shi's courtyard in the county town, it was already midnight.
She looked around, put away her bicycle, nimbly climbed over into the yard, then crouched down and tiptoed to a window. She pressed her ear to it and waited for a while, but heard nothing. She then went to another window and listened for a while, but still heard nothing.
She took out a sleeping incense from her spatial storage, put on a mask, lit it, and then made one in each room.
Twenty minutes later, An Moxue took out a dagger and pried open the door bolt in a few strokes. She carefully went into the kitchen and took out a kerosene lamp. The children in the west room didn't find anything. She went to the east room and found a woman, probably Jiang Shi's wife. She carefully checked everything, under the kang mat, on the door frame, inside the cabinet, and even the mouse hole, but she didn't find any useful clues.
After thinking for a moment, she took out three hundred yuan from the cabinet and put the rest back. She wouldn't suffer a loss, and she couldn't cross her bottom line as a person.
After leaving Jiang Shi's house, she thought that if she couldn't get four wheels for the time being, four hooves would do, either would be better than two legs, so she went to Er Gouzi's place to take a look.
When they were almost at Er Gouzi's place, An Moxue took out a wild boar from a secluded spot and placed it in the back of the car. When they arrived, Er Gouzi opened the door and was overjoyed to see that she had brought a wild boar. Just in time, a big client needed it, and his older sister really knew what he needed and gave him what he needed!
As Er Gouzi opened the door, he said enthusiastically to An Moxue, "Big sister, come in quickly! You've come at just the right time!"
An Moxue asked, "What's wrong?"
"Big sister, you've really saved me from a dire situation. I happen to have a big client who wants half a pig, and you've sent me a whole one."
"Oh, then shouldn't you also help me solve my problem?"
"Big sister, just say so. As long as it's within my power, don't hesitate to ask."
"It's nothing major, I just want a horse or a mule. Preferably a strong adult, but if that's not possible, a pony or a mule will do."
"Sister, we really don't have that. But I can ask around for you, though it'll take a while. How about you come over in about two weeks?"
"Okay, so how much does it cost?"
"Yeah, this kind of big animal is really hard to get. If it's a fully grown horse or mule, I estimate it would cost at least 200 yuan. This is quite expensive, sis."
"It's fine, as long as I have it, I'm not short of money. What if it's a little kid?"
"Well, that one will be cheaper, I estimate it will be around fifty, seventy or eighty."
"Okay, put some effort into it for me, I don't mind spending a little more money. Hmm, you also need to get me a set of horse reins, saddle, and whip, the good stuff."
"Sister, I understand, this is easy." As he spoke, he had already entered the house. Er Gouzi took out a scale and weighed An Moxue's pig. It weighed 240 jin (120 catties), and he received 120 yuan.
A horse or a mule costs only as much as two wild boars, and there's plenty more in the space.
"Hey Er Gouzi, any good stuff lately?"
"Nothing much, sis, what do you want?"
"Do you have beef? We have plenty of other things. If you have anything new or interesting, feel free to take a look."
"Sis, do you like jewelry or anything like that? I have some, but it's not worth much these days. And you can't wear it."
An Moxue said, "Sure, take a look. If you like them, buy two to keep as toys. I don't want the bad ones!"
"Oh, I know. I can't give you the cheapest thing. We've known each other for ages, we're practically family! Don't worry, I'd never cheat you, let alone anyone else."
"Okay, then bring it to me so I can take a look."
A moment later, Er Gouzi brought a box. Inside, there were rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, hairpins, hair ornaments, and hair sticks. In the end, An Moxue only chose a gold hairpin, which was inlaid with a ruby and a white jade bracelet.
Er Gouzi could tell from the sight of her that she only wanted the best quality items and had very high standards.
"Sis, you're really good at this. You have a good eye for quality. You can't even stand the slightly inferior ones."
"There's nothing I can do, I've been used to it since I was a child. If you have these two kinds of quality in the future, you can keep them for me, I'll take them all. I don't want anything worse than this. Not just jewelry, other things are fine too, but the price can't be too high, I won't take it if it's too expensive. This stuff isn't worth much now, it's just something to buy for fun, buying too much is a waste of money."
"Okay, sis, I'll save the best ones for you in the future."
"Okay. How much do you think these two cost?"
"Hey lady, look at these two. I'll give you 90 yuan in total, okay? I really didn't make any money off you. You can tell how much gold this hair ornament is. Even if this thing isn't popular now, the weight of the gold is there, it has weight."
"Okay, that's settled." The money An Moxue had just received was returned to Er Gouzi's hands. Er Gouzi was a little stunned, not expecting An Moxue to be so agreeable.
An Moxue ignored the stunned Er Gouzi, paid the money, and left with her belongings.
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