Three days later.
Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao came to the cloth shop to get cotton seeds. There were 100 jin of cotton seeds in total. Song Yuehua took them all. She gave 1 liang at the time and now she gave the proprietress another 500 wen.
When checking out, the lady boss smiled and said, "If the cotton is of good quality, you can send it to me and I will give you a good price."
"Thank you very much." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
After going out, the two of them got on the ox cart. This time it was Dahei who came. Duan Yidao laughed and said, "It's really worthy of being the ox I chose. It walks steadily."
Song Yuehua chuckled twice.
The city has regained some vitality in the past two days, and a small number of shops have opened. Song Yuehua sat on the ox cart, thinking about the big meat buns she ate last time, and whether she should take two back home.
Suddenly, a man who looked like a beggar ran out.
Duan Yidao grabbed the rope and cursed, "Are you looking for death?"
When the beggar saw the two people, he was stunned at first, and then he immediately knelt down in front of Song Yuehua, "Miss, it's me, it's me!"
Song Yuehua took a look and didn't recognize him, so she said to Duan Yidao, "Let's go."
Duan Yidao recognized it, "Girl, do you remember when you bought Lao Yi, there were two scholars? It seems to be this one."
"Yes, yes, it's me. The owner who bought me beats people every day. I'm almost beaten to death. Please, girl, save me. Please, girl, save me!" The beggar said while kowtowing.
Seriously.
Song Yuehua didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so she just asked, "Are you running away privately?"
The beggar opened his mouth.
"Your indenture is still in someone else's hands, so how can I save you? I don't want to cause trouble for myself."
After Song Yuehua finished speaking, she took out a string of copper coins and said, "Here are 20 coins. I can only help you up to this point."
Duan Yidao was about to swing the whip and leave when the beggar crawled over and begged, "Girl, please buy me. If I'm caught again, I'll die. Girl, please have mercy on me and save my life!"
Song Yuehua was helpless. After thinking for a while, she said, "I'll take you out of the city. How far can you run? What do you think?"
The beggar kowtowed and kept saying, "Thank you, young lady! Your kindness will surely be rewarded!"
After hiding the people in the ox cart, Duan Yidao drove the cart without saying a word.
When the guards at the city gate were asking questions, Song Yuehua suddenly said, "Brother, there's a person hiding in the car. Take a good look."
As soon as the words fell.
The beggar lifted the sack on his body and stabbed Song Yuehua with a dagger.
Before the guard could make a move, Duan used two strikes to knock the man to the ground. The man stared at Song Yuehua and shouted in disbelief, "Why?"
Song Yuehua did not answer, and she did not say another word until the man was tied up and taken away.
The people guarding the city naturally couldn't let her leave easily. After asking her some questions, they brought her to the county magistrate.
The county magistrate had a round head and a moustache, and looked quite festive.
The county magistrate asked curiously, "How did you find out that there was something wrong with this person?"
Song Yuehua said respectfully, "This man said that he was abused by his master, but he can move freely and doesn't look injured. Although his clothes are dirty, there is no odor at all. To be honest, he doesn't look like a beggar, but more like a fake actor."
"A fake actor."
After hearing this, the county magistrate laughed out loud, "You are so smart at such a young age, and you helped us catch the spies from the Desert Kingdom. This is really a great achievement, and you deserve a reward!"
When Song Yuehua left, she took away 20 taels of silver as a reward.
Anyway, it's somewhat comforting.
On the way back, Duan Yidao blamed himself, "The girl must have seen it a long time ago and didn't want to cause trouble. If I hadn't been so nosy, I wouldn't have been involved in this kind of thing."
"This matter has little to do with you," Song Yuehua said, "It was my decision to let him get on the bus. It's not bad to catch a spy from an enemy country and get a reward."
Duan Yidao had a heavy expression on his face. He had been in the army for several years and naturally knew the temperament of the people in the desert. The people there were vindictive and it was not a good thing to get involved with these people.
It was already late when the two returned home.
Xiaoyu and Xiaoyu were standing at the door waiting. After Song Yuehua got off the car, Xiaoyu ran over and asked her why she came back so late. Song Yuehua just said that cotton seeds were hard to buy, and after running to several places, Xiaoyu didn't ask any further questions.
Duan Yidao nodded at her and drove the cows in.
Before the deed for the 30 acres of land was issued, Zhou Dafu had already gathered people to start reclaiming the land. With a monthly wage of 400 wen, it was not difficult to find temporary workers.
A few days passed.
The cowshed on the east hill was built, with mud brick walls and tiled roof. When Old Man Ren went to the cowshed in the backyard, he said jealously, "Two animals can live so well."
"Why, is your room not comfortable?" Song Yuehua's voice came from behind.
Old Man Ren was startled for a moment, then turned around and smiled with wrinkles all over his face, "My room is pretty good. I even helped to build a kang yesterday, so I'm not afraid of the cold in winter."
Song Yuehua asked, "Aren't you going to repair your own house?"
Old Man Ren laughed dryly and said, "Still saving money. Boss, you have already hired the Zong family, why don't you hire our family as well? We are all from the same village, what do you think..."
"We have hired enough people over there." Song Yuehua said.
Old Man Ren complained in his heart that this dead man Zhou Dafu actually looked down on him. He had been digging potatoes for two days but he didn't even ask him a question.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "Go ask Zong Yi, he might be short of one or two people."
"Uh..." Are they asking him to work under that brat Zong Yi?
No, no!
He had given the boy a lot of advice these days, and maybe the boy was holding a grudge against him. But when he thought of the monthly salary of 400 coins, Old Man Ren hesitated again.
That's not right. I've already found Song Daya, why do I have to find Zong Yi?
While Old Man Ren was struggling, Song Yuehua had already left with Liu Xue.
After leaving the courtyard, Liu Xue asked in confusion, "This old man Ren is a trouble. If you accept him, aren't you afraid that he will cause you trouble in the future?"
"That's why I asked him to find Zong Yi." Song Yuehua said.
Liu Xue, "..."
The farm has been covered with tiles and is almost completed.
The well outside is still being dug. Once it's completed, we can go buy piglets and chicks.
The area that was previously designated as a playground was already being prepared, and the foundations of the two mud-brick houses next to it had also been laid. When Liu Xue asked her what this place was used for, Song Yuehua asked back, "Why, can't you see?"
Liu Xue shook her head.
Song Yuehua explained, "When the school was first built, we didn't think carefully enough and didn't leave any space for martial arts training."
"We'll build a playground here. First, it will be convenient for students who practice martial arts. Second, it will provide a spacious drying area. If people live here, they can also help me guard the west side of the farm."
"Kill three birds with one stone, right?" Liu Xue said with a smile.
“I guess so.”
Half of the 10 acres of vegetable fields on the east side of the playground have been opened.
Song Yuehua told Liu Xue, "Let's keep this as a vegetable garden. Whether it's for you or the pigs, it should be enough for the time being."
Liu Xue snorted and said, "What if it's not enough?"
"Then just eat less." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
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