Talking about the recent business from the stall, Grandma Mu was very grateful and said, "This small business has provided me with money for medicine, and it is enough for me and my granddaughter to make a living. If it weren't for the blessing of the girl, I would never have known such a kind person like Brother Zhang."
The two chatted for a while, and when Granny Mu was about to leave, Tang Yuan ran back and asked Song Yuehua, "Sister Song, do you still have wheelchairs for sale?"
"Why, grandma, you want to buy it?" Song Yuehua asked.
Tang Yuan smiled and said, "My grandma's is a little inflexible when she pushes it. I want to buy a new one to make her happy."
Song Yuehua said, "Yes, I'll have it delivered when it's ready."
"Well..." Tang Yuan said with a grin, "How much silver do you want?"
Song Yuehua thought for a moment and said with a smile, "500 wen, do you have it?"
"Yes!" Tangyuan quickly took out 500 coins from his pocket.
He had saved a lot of silver recently, and thought that if he had more than 2 taels, he would go to his eldest brother to borrow some silver. Unexpectedly, he only got 500 coins.
Song Yuehua smiled and took the coin from him.
After Tangyuan came out of Song's house, Grandma Mu turned the basket over for him to see. Under the dried vegetables there was a piece of bacon and a salted fish.
"We can't have this..."
Grandma Mu wanted to take out the bacon, but Tang Yuan stopped her and said, "Grandma, please accept it. We will return it next time. It's not nice to reject the gift on your first visit."
Grandma Mu thought about it and it made sense. She sighed and covered the basket with dried vegetables again.
Tang Yuan pushed the wheelchair and said happily, "Grandma, I will give you a big surprise in a while."
"What a big surprise?" Grandma Mu said with a smile.
Tang Yuan said, "I can't tell you now, you will know when the time comes."
Grandma Mu laughed and said, "Okay!"
Song Yuehua took the 500 coins and went to see Master Duan, asking him to make another wheelchair.
Master Duan took over and said, "Xiaofu's wheelchair uses a lot of iron parts. With this amount of money, you can make an old one, but I don't think it will be enough to make the same one that Xiaofu is using now."
If it was a wooden wheelchair, this money would be enough, but since there was a better one, Song Yuehua thought, "This money can be used to collect some scrap metal for Gouwazi, and then he can use it to refine it. It will be a good opportunity for him to practice. I will send you the remaining half jar of wine at home later as a reward for his hard work. How do you think?"
Master Duan laughed and said, "Girl really understands me!"
There was no rain for a whole month, and the water level in the well dropped a lot. Many people realized the crisis.
When Song Yuehua went to the county town again, the price of corn had risen to 30 wen per catty. Although the price had risen so high, there were still many people scrambling to buy it.
All the rice shops and grocery stores were crowded with people.
The two Zhang brothers came over, and Zhang Erniu said in distress, "Yuehua, the nearby river is no longer enough for us to use. If we plant these seedlings, I'm afraid they won't survive!"
Song Yuehua sighed and said, "Go to Dongshan to find Uncle Zhou and ask him and Zong Yi to assign a few people to you to carry water for you first, and we will also lend you the ox cart."
"Then you won't plant cotton anymore?" asked Zhang Daniu.
Song Yuehua shook her head, "I don't think so."
It's already April and the cotton seedlings have been grown and are waiting to be transplanted. Now we have to carry water to the fields every day. After the cotton is planted, the demand for water will be even greater. If we can keep irrigating the fields, it will only cost some manpower. But now even the water in the well is visibly decreasing. If there is no water in the well one day, then this year will be a big disaster.
Two months without rain is a drought.
Song Yuehua knew that she had to make a decision quickly. If she delayed any further, not only would she not be able to grow cotton, she might not be able to grow anything this year.
The land in Dongshan has always been irrigated with water and sufficient base fertilizer has been applied. If cotton cannot be grown, something else will be planted.
Song Yuehua found Zhou Dafu and Zong Yi and decided to plant potatoes on 30 acres and radishes on 30 acres. They started preparing for the planting that day.
"Although the water level in the well has dropped, it is still enough to irrigate the fields. If it doesn't rain, we have to work harder ourselves."
While things on the farm were becoming a headache, the county examination also began.
There were also three sessions in the provincial examination. The first two were completed in one day, and the last one lasted for two days. During these two days, candidates had to spend the night in the examination room. The Zhang family was afraid that Zhang Rushan would catch a cold, so they spent a lot of money to buy him a fur cloak.
It just so happened that Song Yuehua had a rabbit fur blanket that Xie Feng had given her, so she lent it to Bian Wuyong.
The examination hall for the provincial examination was far away from the county town, and Zhou Lizheng had already booked an inn for the two of them. It was not convenient for Song Yuehua to go with them, so in order to ensure their safety, Wei Da and Pei Feng were asked to accompany them.
Song Yuehua also told the two of them some specific things that they needed to pay attention to.
Zhang Erniu and Tang also wanted to go, but when they heard the room price, they immediately changed their minds and said, "We as parents might disturb the child if we go there."
"Yes, that's right." Zhang Erniu nodded repeatedly.
The provincial examination lasted a total of three days. On the third day, the couple rented a carriage to pick up people.
Song Yuehua has been working in Dongshan during this period. Bian Zhong came to see her again later and looked very angry.
Therefore, Song Yuehua made up her mind that after Bian Wu finished the exam, she would make sure to find out what was going on. This family was too weird.
That night, the two were brought back by a carriage, and Bian Wu fell asleep immediately after returning to the school.
The next morning, Zhang Rushan and Bian Wu entered Master Yi's study, and the three did not come out until that afternoon.
As soon as Song Yuehua arrived at the school, she saw Bian Wu and his son standing opposite each other. The atmosphere between them seemed tense and it seemed that they would fight at any moment. Then she heard Bian Zhong sternly say, "You'd better take care of yourself!"
After Bian Zhong left, Bian Wu stood there in a daze, looking a little pitiful.
Song Yuehua went over and asked, "I didn't want to ask you, but the situation in your family is too strange. Can you reveal some information so that I can know what's going on?"
Bian Wuqing hummed and said, "My mother is the daughter of the county magistrate of Yinsong County in Wutong Prefecture. My father is the steward of the family. The two of them came here for various reasons. But the boss doesn't have to worry. My family has already abandoned my mother."
The county magistrate’s daughter? What a bloody plot of a young lady’s housekeeper running away with the baby. Song Yuehua was shocked.
Bian Wu lowered his head. Seeing him like this, Song Yuehua didn't ask any more questions.
Song Yuehua didn't quite understand the ways of officialdom. After pondering for a long time, she thought that Bian Zhong probably didn't want to confront the Bian family again. If Bian Wu passed the imperial examination, the Bian family's scandals would also be discovered.
If that's the case, then why did Mr. and Mrs. Bian Zhong send Bian Wu to school?
This doesn’t make sense, Song Yuehua thought, I’ll go ask Bian Wu himself later.
But then again, the Bian family still has some background. A starved camel is bigger than a horse. The Bian family shouldn't hate her.
On the day when the results were announced, it was Wei Da who went to see the list. He did not return until the afternoon in a carriage.
On this day, the atmosphere in the school was quite relaxed. Song Yuehua granted Tang and Zhang two days off. The entire Zhang family sat upright since morning, looking towards the direction of the village entrance over and over again.
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