Chapter 456 The day of departure is getting closer
"Where are you going?" Cen Hongmian asked. They didn't even want such valuable things!
"Back to Chang'an!" Xiaotao replied.
"Chang'an? Where is Chang'an? Is it far away?" Cen Hongmian had never heard of it.
In her world there was only Shannan Village, and later there was a pawnshop and a large mansion, and then there was this place called Huanggou Village.
She is not as bold and daring as her elder sister, nor as smart and resourceful as her elder sister.
"It's very far from here! It took us more than two months to walk from there to here." The experience of exile is an indelible memory in Xiaotao's life.
I walked and walked, even when my feet hurt and blisters formed, I couldn't stop.
I was hungry, thirsty and tired, and there was no end in sight as I could see the road ahead.
If her brothers hadn't taken turns carrying her, she wouldn't have been able to finish the journey.
"So far? Then you have to walk back?" Cen Hongmian couldn't imagine how people could get there after traveling thousands of miles.
"How stupid! We take a carriage and go to Guangzhou Port to ride a big ship and see the sea!" Xiao Tao felt that this young lady knew nothing.
"A big ship? What is a big ship? What is the sea?" Cen Hongmian's cognition was challenged again and again.
"Have you seen the fishing boats in the river?" Xiao Tao asked.
Cen Hongmian shook her head. There was no river around their village, and they had never left the village and had never seen a fishing boat.
"Oh, you don't know anything. Even if I tell you, you still won't understand!" Xiao Tao sighed.
In fact, she herself had never seen how big a ship was. The only ship she had seen was a cruise ship in Qujiang Lake.
Cen Hongmian twisted the corner of her clothes awkwardly. Compared with these lively and clever friends, she knew nothing and was so stupid!
"Don't worry, sister. Just study for a few more days and you will know everything!" Xiao Tao saw that the little sister looked depressed and hurried to comfort her.
"Yeah!" Cen Hongmian nodded and secretly made up his mind to study hard and be as smart and capable as his friends.
"Cen Hongmian, Cen Hongjuan, we are going to study abroad in September. Are you going too?" Niu Xiaobao came over.
"Study abroad?" The two sisters looked confused.
"Oh, just go to Chang'an with Xiaotao and the others, see the outside world while walking, and learn more things!" Niu Xiaobao stomped his feet.
"Is Chang'an fun?" Cen Hongmian was very curious why everyone wanted to go to Chang'an.
"Of course it's fun. That's the Imperial City, right? It's where the emperor lives! It's very big, and there are lots of people!" Niu Xiaobao gestured.
"Oh!" Cen Hongmian seemed to understand, "Can we go?"
"I'm asking you. Are you going too?" Niu Xiaobao was dizzy. He asked them, but in turn he was asking himself.
“We don’t know…” How much does it cost to go that far?
In the following days, Huanggou Village was busy all day and night. Some were harvesting, some were weaving, some were planting beans, and some were plowing the fields.
After finishing this round of work, a month has passed and the second season of seedlings has grown, so we started transplanting rice seedlings again.
The Su family's land was divided into four parts, three acres of dry land and three acres of paddy fields were sold to Cen Hongying and her three sisters, and the remaining land was rented by the Zhou family, the Song family, and Qin Tieniu's family each.
One acre of paddy field cost two strings of coins, and one acre of dry land cost one string of coins, for a total of nine strings of coins. The three sisters Cen Hongying earned the money slowly and paid it in installments over five years without interest.
The Su family no longer had to trouble the villagers to farm the land. The villagers helped to manage the land of the three sisters Cen Hongying.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Cen Hongying's eyes were red, and she felt the warmth between people here.
"What are you thanking me for?" Su Ying said softly, "Let's go. I've made some mung bean soup on the stove to quench our uncles' thirst!"
"Yes!" Cen Hongying took her two younger sisters and followed Su Ying back.
"Here's a coin. Use it to buy some meat and treat your uncles to a meal!"
Su Ying stuffed a string of money into Cen Hongying's hand, and there was a bag of rice and a bag of flour on the ground.
"Sir, no need, no need! I have saved some money!" Cen Hongying quickly declined.
Lord Xiao Su said that he was selling the land to them, but in fact it was half-sale and half-giveaway.
The land in Huanggou Village is well maintained, and the Su family's land is the most fertile and has the highest yield.
She didn't know how much an acre of land sold for outside, but she had seen that good paddy fields in Shannan Village were worth at least four strings of cash, and were not as fertile as this land.
Master Su only sells it for two strings of cash, and it can be paid in installments for five years without any interest!
Cen Hongying was thankful that she had met this noble man in her life. How could she take advantage of him again and again?
"Okay, take it quickly. You have to learn how to manage the household, manage finances, and raise your two younger sisters!" Su Ying stuffed the money into Cen Hongying's hands.
"When getting along with people in the village, you have to learn the ways of the world. Uncles and aunts helping you is out of their goodwill. Don't take it for granted. You have to show your appreciation too!
Make some soup or something to eat and send it to them to express your gratitude for their help. In the future, when your uncles and aunts have something going on at home, go and help them.
If you have money, donate money; if you don't have money, donate labor; that's also a favor! This is how friendships are built between people!"
"I will remember your teachings!" Cen Hongying was about to cry.
How much older is Xiao Su than me? He knows so much and teaches me carefully!
I am unfortunate in this life to have met incompetent, ignorant and foolish parents, but I am so lucky to have met Lord Xiao Su!
"Silly child! Why are you crying? You are so capable, but you can't earn nine strings of cash in five years? I can only say that my vision is too poor!" Su Ying teased.
"It won't take five years, I can definitely pay it off in three years at most!" Cen Hongying wiped away her tears and said confidently.
The three sisters were provided with free food and lodging. They saved the crops grown in the fields, keeping some for emergency use and selling the rest.
You can participate in various labor activities in the village in your spare time and get paid, including beekeeping.
After the caravan arrives to collect the goods, the village settles the accounts and every household gets a share.
According to this calculation, it will take less than two years to pay off Master Su's debt and even have a surplus.
If I learn a skill, I will be able to be a manager in the village in the future. If the county magistrate sets up a textile factory, I will have the opportunity to apply for the job. In short, my future will not be bad.
"I believe it!" Su Ying said with a smile, admiring this self-reliant girl.
"I'm reminding you, don't take anything from Huanggou Village out, and don't take the money you earn to Shannan Village.
Don't be soft-hearted and bring yourself endless troubles."
Even the slightest leakage between Cen Hongying's fingers is something that the villagers of Shannan Village can never dream of in their lifetime.
Given the bad nature of Mr. and Mrs. Cen Shitou, Cen Hongying's softness and attempts to please him would make her become a blood-sucking leech.
Get a heads-up in advance. If you're breaking up, do it cleanly and don't be clingy.
Some people may be poor and pitiful, but they do not deserve sympathy.
"I saved it! I broke off the relationship because I didn't want to be bound by their kinship anymore! Sir, am I too cold-blooded and heartless?"
Cen Hongying looked at Su Ying. It was not a pleasant feeling to be called heartless. After all, she was only an eleven-year-old girl.
"You're right! It's better not to have parents who are selfish, ignorant, and don't treat girls as human beings!" Su Ying said seriously.
"If you have any problems, go find the village elders, they will help you!" Su Ying reminded, as the day of departure was getting closer.
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