Jiang Wei stuck out her tongue sheepishly, "I know, Dad."
"Dad, my youngest sister sent me some saplings. She wrote that they'll bear delicious fruit when they grow up. Just pick a spot and leave this to me, okay?"
Jiang Boliang and Jiang Zhengmao looked at each other and said in unison, "No way."
Jiang Sanlang was stunned, "Why?"
"In a few days, we'll renovate the house, and then you, your eldest brother, and your cousin Zhou will go to the private school in the neighboring Dafeng Village. This is what your uncle and I have agreed on."
"What?" Jiang Sanlang cried out in disbelief. "My eldest brother, second brother, and I are all going to private school. What are we going to do with all the land we have?"
"Your mother and I are here, so don't worry about it. Even if you can't pass the imperial examination, at least you can pass the examination to become a scholar and have a good reputation. The family is much more relaxed now, and we can hire some farmhands without any shortage of money. In short, don't think about wandering around the fields. Learn from your second brother and settle down to study hard."
Jiang Sanlang felt as if he had eaten coptis root, and his heart was extremely bitter. When they were still farmers, his parents praised him, but now? He had no words to express his suffering.
Besides, when his eldest brother was young, he was at least taught by his grandfather for a period of time. Among the three brothers in the family, he was the only one who could barely recite the "Thousand Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names". Isn't this embarrassing? Jiang Sanlang was very melancholy.
Chen Huaixu has been following up on the business at home and in Huaizhou City through correspondence. With the help of Uncle Yan in Huaizhou City, the five-spice powder business has been expanding very smoothly. Lu Hui now has people available at hand, and everything is developing step by step in a good direction.
Time passed quickly. Chen Huaixu saw patients in Jishidiang every day and had gained a small reputation in Kyoto. Many people knew that there was a young female doctor in Jishidiang who had good medical skills and was very familiar with external injuries and women's diseases.
Despite this, the wealthy and powerful families still looked down on her. They always sought out imperial physicians when possible, and if they couldn't find any, they would hire experienced old doctors. Someone as young as her was not even worth their attention.
Shen Huaixu was very happy to see this situation. She was too lazy to deal with those wealthy and aristocratic families with strict rules. Apart from going to the palace to give acupuncture to the empress, she, the only daughter of Xuanping Hou and the Princess of Mingyi County, had not appeared on important occasions. Many people had only heard of her but had never seen her, so few people knew that she was a doctor in Jishiditang. She was very quiet during her daily consultations and was very satisfied just by watching the points slowly rising on the light screen.
In early April, she received a letter from Beichuan County. The house was still being renovated, and Jiang Erlang was also about to take the college entrance examination.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
