Grandpa Ma dropped off a few people at the entrance of the village, and sent Song Yuehua and Master Yi to the end of the village.
After unloading the things, Grandpa Ma rubbed his hands and smiled sincerely, "Daya, my two boys will be delivered in a few days!"
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "Great!"
Grandpa Ma's eyes were filled with gratitude and he didn't know what to say. He just said cheerfully, "Thank you! Thank you!"
Paper, ink, pens and inkstones are delivered directly to the school.
Song Yuehua gave two wolf-hair brushes, one to Master Yi and the other to Xie Yu.
Mr. Xuetang should have two good pens.
Song Yue carried the three suckling pigs back to her own kitchen and distributed 20 kilograms of fat, one pig's trotter, and two kilograms of pork belly to the school.
After telling Xie Wenwu what dishes to cook in the evening, he went to the village head's house.
Zhou Lizheng didn't expect that Song Yuehua would buy the land so soon.
"It would be best if it were a piece of good farmland that was connected to my home. It would be even better if it was closer to my home. For now, I plan to buy 20 acres. If there are any unwanted hills or wasteland, I will also buy some. I'll see what the situation is when the time comes."
After Song Yuehua finished speaking, she took out 105 taels of silver and handed it to Zhou Lizheng.
"One more thing. I'm planning to build a higher fence. Grandpa Zhou, can you help me calculate how much it will cost?"
Zhou Lizheng pushed the five taels of silver back and said, "I'll take the money for the land first, and you don't need to pay for anything else. The fence is easy to build, just pull a few carts of mud bricks and ask Dafu and Ergui to help you build it. You don't need to pay anything else. They've made a lot of money from you by building houses and schools."
Song Yuehua shook her head and said, "You have done so many things for me, including the documents for the division of the family, the land deeds and the house deeds. I am sure that I have to deal with the government office. I could pretend to be deaf and dumb before, but I am afraid that these five taels are not enough. If you don't want to count the amount for the wall, then I will count it as one tael. I won't make up for it if it's less."
After saying that, Song Yuehua took out another tael of silver from her bosom and pushed it over together with the other 5 taels, advising, "You also know that I killed a bear, and I earned the silver. You should take what you deserve."
"Bears are so easy to kill!" Zhou Lizheng disagreed.
If it were so easy to make money in the mountains, wouldn't everyone become a hunter?
As the saying goes, there is no returning from the mountains. Every time you go into the mountains you are putting yourself in danger.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
Zhou Lizheng sighed, "Girl, I really didn't spend so much money. If I want to do something, I have to spend several taels. Who dares to build a house or buy land? I have already taken what I should take. If I take more, I will feel guilty."
"Good farmland is not easy to come by, so you have to manage it. Just take it." Song Yuehua forced the silver into her hands.
Zhou Lizheng sighed, "Go back. I'll go to the county government office tomorrow and help you find one first."
Song Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief. After saying goodbye, she returned home and counted the remaining silver. There were still 80 taels left.
Although it was not a small amount, she had once owned 275 taels, so the sense of gap was immediately apparent.
In the future, after I have planted fields, raised pigs, and some chickens and ducks, I will be self-sufficient and have less expenses, and then I can save some money.
For dinner, Xie Wenwu prepared stir-fried pork slices with white pepper, braised pork trotters, meatball spinach soup, and cold cucumber salad.
This kid's cooking skills are improving with each passing day, and the taste has long surpassed that of her, the master.
Song Yuehua asked, "Wenwu, you have already mastered the cooking skills, do you have any ideas of your own?"
Hearing this, Xie Wenwu didn't even hold his meatballs, and said in disbelief, "Master, are you going to chase me away?"
"I'm not trying to chase you away." Song Yuehua explained.
"As for cooking, I have nothing to teach you anymore, and you can't learn anything either. Instead of being content with the status quo, you should seek better development."
Xie Wenwu cried, "Master, I just want to stay with you, and my archery skills are still a long way from perfect. Aren't you going to teach me?"
Song Yuehua: "..." Still thinking about archery? Liu Xue is better than him now, how can he have the nerve to mention it.
"Okay!" Song Yuehua said while picking up a pig's trotter.
"You are only 11 years old anyway, there is no need to rush for anything else. The school has just started, so you can either study with Master Yi or learn martial arts with Master Duan. Call me Master, and I will not let you waste your time."
Xie Wenwu opened his mouth and muttered, "Then I'd better learn martial arts. Studying is too painful."
Xie Yu, who was standing by, hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Sister Song, is my elementary school closed?"
It was rare to see this mischievous girl in such a panic. Song Yuehua patted her head and said, "After everyone goes to the academy, wouldn't it be good for Xiaoyu to go there and teach the students as well?"
"Can I also teach in the school?" Xie Yu asked excitedly.
"certainly!"
Song Yuehua regretted not telling him earlier. This little brat must have been troubled for a long time in private.
"Yes! Yes!" Xie Yu's eyes sparkled and he nodded heavily.
Song Yuehua added, "From now on, your father won't have to give you money every month. The monthly salary will be used to cover the food expenses."
"However, you still have to go to Master Yi for lessons. Learning is endless. If you have the chance in the future, you can also teach older children. Before that, your knowledge should not be too shallow. Don't you agree?"
Xie Yu blushed and hummed twice.
Song Yuehua said to Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, you must study hard, whether it is studying or embroidery skills. I will open an embroidery course for the girls' class in the future. How about you teach everyone embroidery then?"
Xiaoyu envied Xiaoyu's cheerful appearance in class.
I didn’t expect that I would have the opportunity to be a teacher, and I said excitedly, “Sister, I, I will work hard and not embarrass you!”
Song Yuehua was in a playful mood. She held Xiaoyu in her left hand and Xiaoyu in her right hand, and lifted them both up high.
I had a lot of fun playing with the two little girls.
Granny Wang was deeply relieved when she saw this scene.
Xie Wenwu cried out, aggrieved, "Master, I want to be hugged too!"
As a result, Granny Wang stopped him unexpectedly and started to teach him a lesson, "How old are you? Men and women should not touch each other, don't you know? If you really want to hug, go hug Dabao and Xiaobao."
When Dabao and Xiaobao, who were standing nearby, heard the voice, they raised their little faces covered with egg custard and looked at Xie Wenwu.
Xie Wenwu: "..." He wanted to be hugged, not to hug a baby.
Looking at the three people having so much fun, Xie Wenwu could only sit back dejectedly, gnawing on the pig's trotter while staring eagerly.
The next day, Song Yuehua roasted three suckling pigs early in the morning, kept one, carried two on her back, and went up the mountain with Liu Xue.
After entering the snake cave, before Song Yuehua could say anything, the white snake swam over, unwrapped the cotton cloth, and looked at the wound. Although the bite did not worsen, it still looked horrible.
"We need more wine!" Song Yuehua said helplessly.
The white snake shuddered and was about to run away when Song Yuehua put down the basket and pointed at the two crispy suckling pigs inside and said, "After disinfecting and applying medicine, I'll give it to you to eat."
After a jar of wine was poured, the white snake almost shook like a sieve.
After applying the medicine, she wrapped the wound with new cotton cloth. When she was done, Song Yuehua fed the roasted suckling pig to the dog, and it swallowed it in one bite.
With this way of eating the pork whole, Song Yuehua felt that it didn't make any difference whether the pig was roasted or not.
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