Lin Mo took out a pen and paper and called Lin Wen in. Everyone at home was busy and he had nothing to do, so he played in the mud in the yard.
"Awen, you stay at home to take care of Mumu today, and also finish the homework I taught you."
Lin Mo gave each of them a piece of paper and pen, taught them simple modern numbers, and focused on teaching Su Mu the multiplication formulas.
"Don't be afraid of wasting paper. Practice your handwriting and memorize the text well. These things will come in handy in the future."
Lin Mo took out another bundle of white paper as he spoke. Paper is relatively expensive in this world, so there are so few educated people. Most families cannot afford to have a scholar.
He also visited a private school in the provincial capital. While working in a restaurant, he followed the teacher to learn to read in the private school, just to find an excuse to learn to read. However, he also truly understood how expensive and difficult it was to study. Those complicated classical Chinese texts were really going to cost him his life.
At first, he thought about whether to send Lin Wu to a private school to learn to read. After all, he was the only one in the family who was old enough to study. Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, he could make money and go into business, but business came last.
In this place where everything is inferior except studying, studying is obviously the best way out. However, according to his memory, Lin Wu is impulsive and has average concentration, so sending him to learn martial arts may be more effective.
After thinking it over, Lin Mo decided to give up. After the shop was opened, he would spend money to hire a teacher to come to his house. As long as the teacher could read and write, Lin Mo felt that it was enough.
"I'm going to discuss the land purchase with the village chief. You two should practice well at home. I'll come back for a checkup at noon."
Lin Wen nodded and excitedly wrote and drew on the paper. Although he was stupid, he knew the value of paper. He was very careful with every stroke and was very serious.
There was no desk at home, so Lin Mo had to move the tattered dining table into the room so that both of them could sit and write properly. He also placed some cakes and snacks on the table before leaving with peace of mind.
The end of summer still makes people feel hot and unbearable, but fortunately, a cool mountain breeze blows across his face from time to time, making Lin Mo feel much more refreshed.
Life in the village is relatively simple and hard. Villagers help each other and the living standards of each family are similar.
Over the years, the original owner's family has survived with the help of many villagers, and Lin Mo is quite grateful for this. As long as they are kind-hearted, he doesn't mind giving them a hand.
Lin Mo's task today was very simple. He had to find the village chief to discuss buying land and building a house. He also had to find a few people to help repair the house and then simply add a few rooms to live in until the new house was completed.
Since he came to this world, Lin Mo also planned to live a good life. Moreover, he met Su Mu, so he had to make the living place more comfortable. Lin Mo still yearned to build his favorite house. He even drew several designs.
Walking on the narrow muddy path, Shang Linmo felt a little embarrassed. No matter whether the passers-by were men or women, even children would look at him and whisper to each other.
"Lin Mo?"
A man about the same age as Lin Mo shouted in surprise.
The villagers are discussing going up the mountain to hunt. Every year, the village organizes a hunting trip from time to time, and those from poor families will follow the large group up the mountain. It seems that Lin Wu went there last year and broke his leg, but he also got a lot of prey.
"The third son of the Lin family, why are you here?" The village chief Liu Da asked in confusion, and the villagers' eyes fell on him. Lin Mo seldom went out, and most people had not seen him many times.
Lin Mo smiled awkwardly. In that instant, everyone's eyes were on him, and he felt a little anxious.
"Uncle Liu, autumn is almost here, and before the harvest, I'd like to ask you to help me find some people to repair and add to our house."
Lin Mo walked closer, neither servile nor arrogant, and continued in a calm voice, "I was lucky on this business trip. I followed my boss to the provincial capital and made some money. My family has been so well taken care of over the years, and I felt embarrassed to ask you for help for nothing. So I thought I'd ask the village chief to arrange for me to earn thirty cents a day, with lunch provided, so I can find a job during my free time."
The men in the village were furious when they heard this.
Thirty cents. In this village, if anyone wants to repair their house, they just give them money and give them a meal to help. No one would pay them money!
Moreover, thirty cents is too much. Usually, helping out in building a house only earns about twenty-five cents a day, and finding work in town also earns more than twenty cents a day. Lin Mo asked for thirty cents right away. He is really making a lot of money!
"Lin Mo, thirty cents is too much, right? Adding a few rooms won't require many people, and it won't take many days. If you provide meals, everyone will be willing to go." A tall man said.
This man has a muscular body, a tall stature, thick eyebrows and big eyes. It is obvious that he has been doing hard labor for many years.
Several villagers nodded. In fact, they felt embarrassed to accept the money even if it was given to them. They were from the same village. Besides, everyone had seen how difficult the Lin family had been in the past. They didn't want Lin Mo to waste the money like that.
Lin Mo felt warm in his heart. The original intention of offering this wage was to take better care of the villagers. With everyone's attitude, he naturally wouldn't be reluctant to spend the money.
"Brother Tang, don't worry. I'm not only planning to add a few more rooms, I'm also looking to buy some land and rebuild a new house. As everyone knows, my adobe house is really dilapidated. I'm worried that a heavy rain that day will wash it away."
Lin Mo walked through the crowd and approached the village chief.
"As everyone knows, I'm married now, and my home is really full. I'm thinking of building a few more rooms. Once the new house is built, I'll have a wedding banquet and invite everyone to join me."
"Okay, count me in no matter how many people you want." Tang Le nodded.
Lin Mo kept smiling, but there was a bit more appreciation in his eyes when he looked at Tang Le.
Tang Le is not very good-looking, but he is a very upright person. He is tall and strong, with a dark and yellow complexion. He is a typical farmer. He seems to have endless energy and has helped the original owner's family a lot over the years.
With him taking the lead, many people also began to express their willingness to help. Everyone knew that Lin Mo was helping the villagers increase their income in disguise, and they all rushed to sign up.
"Okay, I'd like to thank you all here first. I will go discuss the land purchase with the village chief first. The specific time will be informed to everyone later. Then everyone can go to the village chief to sign up." Lin Mo bowed slightly.
The whole village was dumbfounded. They always felt that Lin Mo was really different. The way he spoke, did things, and behaved was just like those scholars. It was obvious at first glance that he was different from them, a group of peasants.
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