After finishing the cake, Zhang Rushan nudged Xie Wenwu with his shoulder and asked, "Old Xie, what did you wish for?"
"Of course I hope you'll be on the list. Otherwise, what else is there to wish for? Isn't this cake made for this?" Xie Wenwu said as a matter of course.
Zhang Rushan's heart trembled, he was so moved that he embraced Xie Wenwu who was half a head taller than him, "Old Xie, you are my brother for life!"
Xie Yu was also very curious and asked Bian Wu, "Brother Bian Wu, what wish did you make?"
Bian Wu looked at her and smiled without saying anything.
Somehow, Xie Yu's face turned red.
If you ask Song Yuehua what wish she made, she only prays that it would rain soon.
The next morning, Wei Da drove a ox cart and took the few people to You Mansion.
A strange person came to the Song family.
Although Bian Zhong came with bad intentions, Song Yuehua still politely poured him a cup of tea, wanting to hear what he was going to say.
"Miss Song, your school is too self-willed. Don't you need to discuss the imperial examination with your family?" Bian Zhong asked.
"You send students to school for the imperial examinations, don't you?" Song Yuehua asked back.
Bian Zhong said, "We just want our child to learn a few more words, and we have no intention of letting him enter the government."
Song Yuehua shrugged and said, "I have no say in that. This is the student's own wish."
"Where is Bian Wu now?" Bian Zhong asked.
Song Yuehua rubbed her neck, "Let's go to Luozhou. I heard that the Linghua Temple there is very spiritual. The two of them went there to ask for Buddha's blessing."
"Luozhou?" Bian Zhong's face showed disbelief. "You have to go so far to worship Buddha?"
"Your sincerity will only appear better if you stay farther away." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
“Miss Song, I hope you will stop meddling in other people’s business.” Bian Zhong said coldly.
Song Yuehua stared at him without saying anything.
Bian Zhong shook his sleeves heavily and left the Song family.
Song Yuehua was somewhat glad that she had sent the two away so early. The provincial examination would be held in April. During this period of more than a month, Zhang Rushan had been able to hide away, and Bian Wucai had escaped a disaster.
Just a few days after the county exam, the farm was able to sell all 50 pigs.
This time, Song Yuehua, Liu Xue and Qin Xiuxiu went to look for the person who collected the pigs. Unexpectedly, they met Zhu Wenyan dressed as a pigherd at the market.
When I went up to ask, I found out that he had taken over his uncle's job and was now buying and selling pigs at the market.
While the three were talking, suddenly another man dressed as a pigherd came over with a smile and greeted Liu Xue.
"I remember that Miss Liu's pigs from last year should have been harvested. Weighing and selling pigs requires experience and vision. I promise to pick a batch of the best piglets for Miss Liu. What do you think?"
This business snatching is too disrespectful. Song Yuehua looked at the two of them without saying anything.
Before Liu Xue could open her mouth, a sharp voice shouted from the side.
"How shameless of you to steal a kid's business as a grown man. Do you really think there is no one left in our Zhu family?"
Song Yuehua looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a patched red dress, rushing towards them with a butcher knife in her hand. The man who had just been trying to steal their business shrank his neck and ran away.
The woman in red put the butcher knife into its leather sheath and came in front of Zhu Wenyan.
"Aunt..." Zhu Wenyan said weakly.
"It's so early in the morning and you haven't even had breakfast. Do you want to starve yourself to death?" After saying that, the woman in red took out an egg from her arms and stuffed a piece of oil paper into it.
Zhu Wenyan quickly introduced, "Aunt, these three are..."
"I recognize them. Miss Song, Miss Liu, and Madam Tan."
The red-dressed lady's expression changed from anger to laughter. "I am Li Hongxia, Lao Zhu's wife. Although Lao Zhu has been imprisoned, our family is still doing the business of buying and selling pigs. If you are worried, Wen Yan, I will do it. Do you think it's okay?"
It was normal to recognize Liu Xue and Tan Xiuxiu. Song Yuehua was a little curious, "How do you recognize me?"
Li Hongxia smiled and said, "I was in the crowd during the eating contest last year. I only found out it was you when I asked Lao Zhu later."
"Aunt, you don't have to be so polite. We know each other. As long as you don't let me suffer any loss, I can't go to anyone else's place." Song Yuehua said.
Li Hongxia quickly agreed, and they made an appointment to go and collect the pigs early the next day.
On the way back, Liu Xue asked Song Yuehua how many piglets she wanted to buy this time, and then said, "Didn't Master say that he wanted to raise some sows this year? Do you want to buy a few tomorrow?"
Song Yuehua shook her head. There was no rush about this matter. If it rained a few times, they could try again in the second half of the year.
The next day, Li Hongxia and Zhu Wenyan came together to collect the pigs. After weighing them, Zhu Wenyan calculated the total weight to be 350 taels.
"The price of pork has gone up a lot today. How much is a piglet?" Song Yuehua asked.
Li Hongxia said, "Today, not only pork prices have increased, but also grain prices. Everything related to people's livelihood has increased. The price of a piglet has increased by 500 wen."
After saying that, Li Hongxia counted out a silver note worth 350 taels and handed it to Song Yuehua.
I was originally a little worried whether I could receive the money from selling the pigs on the same day. It seems that the pigherd has kept something back, Song Yuehua thought to herself.
After calling Liu Xue and Tan Xiuxiu over, Song Yuehua took out 150 taels of silver notes and said, "Ask Aunt Li to pick out another 100 piglets tomorrow."
Li Hongxia smiled as she packed her things, "Everyone who knows me calls me Sister Hong. If you think I'm too old, you can just call me Aunt Hong."
"Sister Hong, I have to have a good chat with you tomorrow." Tan Xiuxiu walked over and said with a smile while helping.
Li Hongxia called Zhu Wenyan over and said, "You have to learn from Aunt Qin. If you can be half as eloquent as she is, you will be able to do this job well."
Before leaving, Li Hongxia said, "I usually kill pigs and sell meat in the county. If you want to find someone to kill pigs here in the future, just come to me. I won't charge you."
When the two of them were driving the carriage back, they passed by the school. Zhu Wenyan took a look inside. Li Hongxia stopped and said, "Do you want to go in and say hello to your teacher?"
Zhu Wenyan shook his head and said, "No need, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Li Hongxia nodded and continued to leave.
"Aunt, Ping'an is only 8 years old. The Bailu Academy in the county can't afford to send him to school. Why don't we send him here? After all, the two of us can support him by working." Zhu Wenyan said.
Li Hongxia sighed softly and patted Zhu Wenyan on the back, "Let's talk about it later."
The next day, 100 piglets were bought from Dongshan. They were crying loudly and everyone in the compound was busy.
When Song Yuehua came over, Dao Xiaoyi was shoveling with a shovel. After she finished, the water had not come yet, so she could not wait and ran outside to fetch four buckets of water at once, and flushed the pigsty one bucket at a time. The work that was originally done by three people was finished by her alone.
Liu Xue whispered, "Don't be so stubborn. Don't be impatient when working. It's not worth it to tire yourself out."
Dao Xiaoyi chuckled and said, "I'm strong and can do it, but I will eat more at night."
"Okay then. Everyone is tired today. I'll ask the kitchen to cook more rice and more dishes so we can have a full meal tonight." Liu Xue said.
After hearing this, Song Yuehua added, "Catch a chicken, stew it in a pot, and have a meat dish."
Dao Xiaoyi nodded happily.
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