Tian Yiming even held his brother's hand tightly.
Li Chunxiang could easily see the distance between her two children and her. She felt a pang of sadness, but didn't know what to say.
The old lady took the purse from Tian Laosan's hand.
She didn't open it, she just weighed it in her hand.
Then she walked over to her two grandsons, handed the purse to Yifan, and said, "This is your mother's tuition for the academy."
"Keep it safe for yourself."
The old lady deliberately mentioned that Tian Yifan was going to the academy so that Li Chunxiang could hear it.
News of Yifan's studies quickly spread throughout Anping Village, while many women in the village were working over there at the main house.
Li Chunxiang will find out about this sooner or later.
If that's the case, then she'll tell Li Chunxiang, so that she won't feel uncomfortable that the Tian family spent her money.
Li Chunxiang had indeed grasped the key point. Overjoyed, she quickly ran over to ask her son.
But he was stopped after taking only two steps forward.
Having no other choice, she could only stand there and ask, "Yifan, are you really going to study? Which academy are you going to?"
Tian Yifan looked at his mother.
In the end, she kept her lower lip tightly pursed and didn't say anything.
Grandma Tian understood that her grandson didn't not want to talk to his mother, but rather that he didn't want to talk because he wasn't sure if he would pass the exam.
The old lady answered for her grandson, "It hasn't been decided yet, we're looking around!"
"You should go back now. Once things are settled in a while, I'll let you know!"
Li Chunxiang was a little disappointed.
I don't know if she was disappointed that her son wouldn't talk to her, or disappointed that he hadn't chosen a school yet. Looking at her two sons...
I wanted to talk to Tian Yiming a little longer.
When Tian Yiming met her gaze, he immediately hid behind his brother.
What else is there to say about Li Chunxiang?
She didn't say anything more.
They're gone!
With May fast approaching, the villagers of Anping Village have already finished planting vegetables, and the next step is to grow grains. Although the Tian family now makes a living by selling pig offal, they still need to plant crops.
That's how rural people are; they only feel at ease when they have grain at home.
Under normal circumstances, with a family of more than ten people, it would be impossible to cultivate only 2.5 mu of land.
Originally, the old lady wanted to buy some more land.
However, as the pig offal business became increasingly popular, the old lady decided to stop buying it and instead sell more pig offal to exchange for money to buy grain.
In Anping Village, corn and sorghum are planted this season.
At the end of April, the old lady asked her second and third sons to buy 10 jin of corn seeds and 10 jin of sorghum seeds to plant on their two mu of land.
In addition, the peanut seeds that General Cui had "prepared" earlier will soon come in handy.
However, General Cui was quite busy during this period. So he sent Yang Zhao to distribute peanut seeds.
On the first day of May, most of the villagers in Anping Village came to the fields.
Yang Zhao personally led everyone to dig the ground and make pits.
Of course, Tian Guoguo had already taught General Cui the planting methods and the depth of the peanut pits.
General Cui then handed it over to Yang Zhao.
The tool used for digging holes is the kind of hand-pushed roller that's similar to a bicycle wheel, with wooden blocks nailed to the outer rim.
The length and distance between the wooden blocks need to be calculated.
General Cui was very thoughtful; he had Yang Zhao go to the craftsmen's shop long ago to order one for every household in Anping Village.
Everyone is benefiting from the Tian family's good fortune again.
If it weren't for the Tian family, why would General Cui have come to take care of them?
Therefore, during the planting season, everyone praised the Tian family endlessly.
Tian Guoguo also came over to join in the fun.
During this period, Tian Guoguo has been practicing walking at home. Although her walking speed is still slow, it is a step forward compared to before.
Xie Shuyan held her little paws and walked slowly; she was already able to walk from home to the fields.
Yang Zhao had just finished teaching everyone how to dig a hole.
Next comes planting. "Just throw two or three peanuts into each hole. Remember not to throw in too many, otherwise they won't grow properly and it will affect the harvest."
Even a farmer would know this.
Everyone responded and followed suit.
Tian Guoguo also grabbed a handful of peanuts from her own land and planted them to work in the field.
The little girl was wearing a red embroidered dress that her grandma had specially chosen for her this morning, and her hair was tied in two cute little buns. Her soft, chubby little body would occasionally bend down to put two seeds into the pit, and then stand up again to walk to the next pit.
Her busy little face is cute and endearing.
I must say, it actually looks pretty convincing!
Seeing how enthusiastically she was working, Xie Shuyan joined in.
But he hadn't heard what Yang Zhao said; his beautiful phoenix eyes were fixed on his wife.
He was afraid his wife might accidentally fall!
After all, this is a field, and there are too many potholes.
Therefore, he did not know how many seeds to put in each pit.
He grabbed a handful of peanuts and, imitating his wife, threw some into the pit, some more, and some more…
I'll probably only throw it three times.
His hands were now empty of seeds.
Tian Guoguo was also stunned.
What are you doing?
Xie Shuyan's hands are not big; he can grab a dozen peanuts in one handful and throw them into three holes, which means there are at least five or six peanuts in each hole.
So, this is...
Did you come here to squander your money?
So, what do you do when you have such a spendthrift kid at home?
Little Guoguo can only…
"Don't put too many peanut seeds in. Just put two or three in each hole. You've put too many in... take them out quickly."
I patiently explained it to Xie Shuyan again and again.
Then we picked seeds together.
Xie Shuyan loved working with his wife, and upon hearing this, he was truly...
Not only did they pick out the extra seeds, but they also picked out the seeds that should have been kept!
Tian Guoguo…
In Anping Village, almost every household has set aside half an acre of land to grow peanuts, and it takes about a day to plant them all.
evening.
Yang Zhao didn't have time to go back and report to the general; he first explained to the villagers when peanuts would sprout.
It takes about 6-10 days for the seeds to sprout. If they don't sprout, wait a few more days. If they still don't sprout after a few days, you'll have to replant them.
Everyone gathered around the edge of the field to listen to him speak and take careful notes.
Yang Zhao didn't linger after he finished speaking; he got up to leave.
Grandma Tian hurriedly told him to stay and have dinner before leaving, and the other villagers all agreed.
Yang Zhao still had military duties to fulfill, so he politely declined.
After peanuts are harvested in May, sorghum and corn will follow.
The Tian family could choose not to buy land, but many other families in the village still wanted to, which sparked a land-buying frenzy in the village.
To be precise, it was a land grabbing frenzy.
Yang Qiuci, the village head, and the village chief were all in a frenzy.
Everything seemed normal at the Tian family's side.
When planting sorghum and corn, Tian Guoguo changed the seeds again, still insisting that her grandmother use her seeds.
The old lady was curious, but didn't ask any further questions.
The two acres of land were planted quickly; the entire family, young and old, pitched in, and the planting was completed in three days.
Before we knew it, it was mid-May.
During this period, Tian Laosi wandered around the bookstores in Kyoto every day, and reciting and copying books became his daily routine.
Tian Yihong and Tian Yifan were also present.
Tomorrow is the exam day, so they are studying very hard tonight, even reading while eating.
The old lady felt sorry for her.
I was about to tell them to rest for a bit, but as soon as I opened my mouth, they all stood up and said in unison, "We're finished eating."
Afterwards, they each went back to their rooms to read.
Knowing that their mother-in-law was worried about her brother-in-law and children, Madam Wen and Madam He quickly reassured the old lady.
Besides, they're only busy tonight; they can finally rest properly after the exam tomorrow.
The old lady sighed heavily.
He didn't say anything.
Early the next morning.
The three men, uncle and nephew, entered the city before dawn.
They got up very quietly, washed up silently, and quietly led the donkey cart out the door.
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