"Yes, I will go and tell the kitchen right away."
In addition to preparing what the master ordered, the cook also had to think about anything the master had left behind that could be taken along.
It is cold in winter and there are not many inns on the road. Most of the time you have to sleep outdoors, so you must prepare a thick mattress.
"Lei Zi, are you going back to the village?" The teacher was wrapped up like a rice dumpling. Ever since he fell ill last time, his family has been particularly concerned about his well-being. They were afraid that he would catch a cold, so they kept dressing him in thicker clothes.
"Yes, I'll be leaving in a few days. I'll need your notes when I come back."
"Okay, okay. But when you get back, don't fall behind in your studies. You have to make time to study every day."
"Xiao Lei understands."
Neither he nor the teacher passed the imperial examination this year. Even though some people wet their papers and others caught a cold on the way, they still failed.
The teacher thought it over and decided that he must study very hard in the next three years. He said that both of them must pass the exam in three years.
Already forty, he doesn't have much time to waste.
Xiao Lei understood his anxiety, but he was still young after all, and his wife also said that she didn't want him to push himself too much, so he gave himself six years.
Of course, it would be best if you could pass the exam within three years, but if not, try next time.
It would be useless to pass the exam if one's health deteriorated. He felt that what his wife said made sense.
But now he feels a little ashamed to say that he is just a gigolo.
So I also learned how to do business from Qian Youfu in private, and opened a grocery store based on his advice. The business was not very good and the profit was not much.
On his way back this time, he planned to pay Youfu more money to learn from him. At least he could earn money to support his family instead of being a hands-off boss who didn't care about anything.
Isn't it the man's job to support the family?
I regret that I didn’t think about doing business in the past few years and just went hunting in the mountains. Now I think I was so stupid.
He also had a plan. He wanted to borrow some money from his wife, hire a group of people to go to the border to purchase goods, and then take their goods to the border to sell.
Hire another group of people to go to the south to get the goods. Now Youfu obviously doesn't want to do business so far away, and he kind of wants to do it.
It doesn't matter if you can't leave, he will coordinate everything.
I don’t know if this will work out, I’ll discuss it with my wife later.
She has been busy packing these days and will pick it up on the way.
After returning home in the evening, Xiao Lei did not go to study after dinner, but accompanied Zhao Xiaoyu to pack up.
"Why are you so free today?"
"I don't want you to suffer too much, my wife. Do you think I'm useless? After you marry me, it's you and Dad who take care of the family, and I can't take care of anything."
"No, everyone has their own responsibilities. Isn't the reason you study now for a better future?"
"Really? I feel pretty useless. I will change and try my best to balance my studies and the family. I'm new to marriage and have no experience, but I will do better in the future."
"I believe you. These are enough to pack up. Everything is almost ready and loaded onto the carriage. We will set off the day after tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'll be back early tomorrow afternoon to check if there's anything else I need to take. By the way, do you and mom need anything to take with you tomorrow? I'll buy some while I'm in town."
"Then go buy some more hams. Uncle Shunzi and his family like to eat them, and they're only sold in the city."
"Okay, ten is enough?"
"Fifteen, maybe? Give grandpa and the others a few more legs so they can eat them slowly."
On the day of leaving the city, everyone had a full meal at home before getting on the carriage. The head of the farm sent them out of the farm gate. Zhao Dashu told him to just take care of the farm and not go out unless necessary.
"Master, don't worry. I will definitely protect the manor."
They all grew up here and have always considered the farm their home.
The carriage moved forward and headed towards Old Sow Village.
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