The next morning, Nanzhi woke up with dark circles under her eyes.
Wu Nanshuang was quite frightened when she saw it.
"Miss, what's wrong?" She hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
Nan Zhi's eyes were lifeless. "Haha, it's nothing. I just went to bed a little late last night."
"By the way, where is Song Hanyan?"
Wu Nanshuang shook her head: "I haven't seen anyone since I woke up this morning. Miss, let's freshen up."
Nan Zhi has never liked using cosmetics, but today she had no choice but to have Wu Nan Shuang apply a layer.
"Nan Shuang, what do you want to do by studying medicine?"
As Wu Nanshuang combed Nanzhi's hair, she said, "Thinking of healing the sick and saving lives, practicing medicine to help the world."
Nanzhi thought about it and made a decision.
“Nan Shuang, your goal in learning medicine is to save lives. Now that you have learned most of the knowledge in the books, I want to send you to town to learn from the owner of the pharmacy.”
Wu Nanshuang suddenly knelt on the ground.
"Girl, you're trying to send me away."
“No,” Nanzhi explained, not understanding why the girl would think of this place.
"It's about letting you actually get in touch with medical skills. You need to know that learning medicine is more than just learning from books."
Nanzhi helped her up, saying, "You are my disciple, so you must bring me honor."
"And don't worry, there will be room for you at home."
Wu Nanshuang couldn't look up, her eyes brimming with tears of emotion.
Girl, I know what she's thinking.
Nan Zhi ruffled her hair. "Silly Nan Shuang, you are already a member of the Nan family. When you get married, I will prepare a dowry for you."
"Girl!" Wu Nanshuang, who had been sobbing softly, burst into a loud wail upon hearing Nanzhi's words.
Grandma Nan came in. "Zhizhi, what's wrong with Wuya?"
Nanzhi covered her mouth and laughed, "She couldn't bear to part with me when she heard that I was going to marry her off."
Grandma Nan laughed along, "What woman doesn't get married? Grandma will give you a dowry when the time comes."
With tears welling up in her eyes, Wu Nanshuang hugged Old Lady Nan and cried for a long time.
A few days passed, and Nanzhi felt as if she had forgotten something.
"Nan girl, the village chief is here with his men," Qian Lanfang called from outside.
Nanzhi quickly straightened her clothes and went out.
Wang Zhenmin stood in the courtyard with the people he had previously arranged.
Song Hanyan greeted them from the side.
A dozen or so people looked at the pile of bricks and tiles with envious eyes.
"Song family eldest son, are you planning to build a brick house?"
Song Hanyan nodded: "The blue bricks have been brought back. I'll leave the rest of the work to you all."
The first brick house in their village was actually built by outsiders.
Wang Zhenmin couldn't help but remind him: "Song Jia Dalang, to tell you the truth, our village is not a wealthy place. We'll need money for many things in the future."
The cost of two brick houses would be at least fifty taels of silver.
Fifty taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family's expenses for five years.
Song Hanyan: "Thank you for the reminder, village chief."
Chen Guang whispered, "I heard they exchanged the fertile land for that hilltop, is that true?"
Wang Zhenmin: "I personally took them to the town to complete the household registration. Tell me if it's true or not."
Chen Guang sighed, "Is this Song family member an idiot?"
Another person said, "Tell me, how can Nankai have the nerve to accept so much fertile land?"
The crowd looked at Song Hanyan with more sympathy and at Nankai University with more curiosity.
The village chief was also puzzled. Nankai seemed like an honest man, but now it seemed that he was not.
At noon, when the sun came out, Nanzhi asked Wu Nanshuang to boil a pot of sugar water.
While everyone was distracted, he secretly dripped a drop of spiritual spring water into it.
Everyone is tired after working all morning.
Upon seeing the water that Nanzhi brought over, everyone put down what they were doing and rushed to drink it.
One bite, and it's sweet and refreshing, instantly wiping away all the fatigue in your body.
"Girl, what did you put in the water?" Chen Guang asked, full of questions.
Nanzhi, of course, couldn't let them know.
"It's just regular sugar water. If you need more, we have more."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard it was sweet soup.
Sugar is a good thing; we only buy it during holidays and festivals.
Who would put something so expensive in water to drink?
"I want more!"
"And me too."
After a few bowls of water, the men immediately felt full of energy.
I worked under the scorching sun for another hour.
Nan Zhi thought to herself, "Look, this is the power of the spiritual spring water."
Adding a few drops to their daily drinking water can help them improve their health and speed up the construction process.
Nan Chungu was busy all morning and was starving.
He peeked into the kitchen and saw that Nanzhi wasn't there.
He asked in a low voice, "Mom, what are we eating today? It's not going to be leftovers again, is it?"
Qian Lanfang chuckled, "You silly child, your sister has cooked the dishes again."
Nan Chungu was relieved.
Qian Lanfang and Grandma Nan cooked a few dishes, while Nan Zhi cooked the rest.
Because there were many people, Nanzhi asked Song Hanyan to go to town to buy some meat and then stew a pot of sauerkraut.
The aroma of meat wafted out, and the workers couldn't help but look into the kitchen.
"Dinner's ready!"
Several people came out carrying food.
The workers rushed forward.
Chen Guang's eyes lit up as he looked at the dishes on the table. "Girl, what are these dishes?"
Nanzhi: "This is stewed sauerkraut. The sauerkraut is homemade pickled Chinese cabbage."
Chen Guang couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks, and after one bite, his soul seemed to float away.
A dozen or so people, a pot of sauerkraut, and several extra-long dishes on the table, and in the end, not even a drop of broth was left.
Qian Lanfang was secretly amazed. So many dishes, and that's it?
It seems I'll have to do more tomorrow.
In the afternoon, it was time to finish work.
Chen Guang leaned closer to Nan Zhi and said, "Girl, how do you pickle your sauerkraut? Tell us about it."
Hearing him ask that question, a group of men gathered around.
"My wife's pickled vegetables are awful. Girl, do you have any ideas? Please teach us."
We'll have their wives learn to pickle vegetables too.
It's just pickled vegetables; there's no secret recipe.
Nanzhi explained everything clearly in a few words; as for how much they could learn, that was their business.
Qian Lanfang waited for the men to leave.
“Girl, you shouldn’t tell anyone about this secret recipe for pickled vegetables. If you pickle them yourself and sell them, you can make a lot of money.”
After listening, Grandma Nan did not refute.
It's important to understand that it's extremely difficult for ordinary people to find a way to support themselves and their families.
This girl's pickled vegetables are delicious; if she sells them, she can make a lot of money.
Nan Zhi smiled slightly, "Pickling vegetables is nothing special. Anyone can do it as long as they have a vat. Once the house is built, I'll teach you how to braise vegetables, which will make more money than pickling vegetables."
Qian Lanfang gets happy whenever money is mentioned.
"By the way, Auntie, are Chunxian and Chungu's luggage ready? Mr. Lin will be coming to pick them up later."
Qian Lanfang slapped her forehead, "Look at my memory, I'll go clean up for them right now."
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