Chapter 41

It rained for three days in a row. After the rain stopped, the weather suddenly became cold and cold.

Fortunately, Mrs. Liu had bought a lot of firewood a few days ago, bought a charcoal basin and a charcoal fire, and prepared thick quilts for the winter. She even made two jackets and cotton robes for one person.There is also Zhang Erlang, who has been doing nothing for the past few days and concentrating on reviewing his books to prepare for the Qingyun Academy assessment.

Now the Liu family completely regards Zhang Erlang as her daughter's savior, so naturally she should treat him well.

Although the weather is getting colder, there are still things to do. For example, Wang De, a mason, came over to renovate the stove in the kitchen according to his own ideas, design a chimney, and think about what to do in the backyard.The small warehouse that was built also needs to be built, as well as the west wing and dining room that are about to be refurbished.

So Chen Nianguan saw Xiao You again.

I heard that the last time it was thanks to Xiao You's help that I found myself trapped in Song Yapo's yard in time. After that, Chen Nianguan thanked Xiao You, and Xiao You bluntly said that he took money to do things. Chen Nianguan didn't know about Zhang Erlang.I spent three taels of silver to save myself.

Moreover, Zhang Erlang said that Xiao You has martial arts at a young age, even if he doesn't reveal his identity, he probably has a very special background.

A rare soldier like Xiao You is undoubtedly a thigh, and if you have a thigh, you have to hug it. Chen Nianguan really needs it.

Helpless, Xiao You didn't get in, and he couldn't do anything to please him and build a good relationship. Isn't this the opportunity?

Now that the weather is getting colder, the masons' wages have risen accordingly. Chen Nianguan paid Wang De 600 Wen for the whole work, and Xiao You 400 Wen.

Sure enough, Wang De was very satisfied. Although Xiao You's face was calm, the corners of his mouth slightly pursed revealed his true mood.

Very good, to make the thigh happy is to be convenient for myself, and it will be much easier to find the thigh to dispatch me when I have something to do in the future.

But at this time, the field that the staff of the Dental Bank was paying attention to said that someone had released a few acres of fertile land and asked Chen Nianguan if he was interested.

Mrs. Liu stayed to look after Xuan Xuan and greeted Wang De and Xiao You. Chen Nianguan went out by himself. When he passed the west chamber, Zhang Erlang said that he just wanted to relax.When Mrs. Song robbed her again, they drove out together in a donkey cart.

Fields in this age are extremely hard to come by.

Because the land is the life that farmers rely on for their livelihood, and it is generally an ancestral property passed down from generation to generation. No one is willing to sell their own land unless it is a last resort.

Today is not a time of war and chaos, nor is it a year of disasters. When Chen Nianguan went to the dental clinic to ask, he said that there was no one on the market, and he would inform them when someone sold it.

Now the clerk of the tooth shop took them to see the five-acre field. It is said that the farmers who suffered trouble had to sell their ancestral property and release it.

Chen Nianguan went to see the land and found out that it was a five-acre paddy field near the river beach.

Because Funing County is on the bank of the inland river, it has abundant water sources, and the fields around the county town are mostly paddy fields.

It's just that the five acres of paddy fields are close to the river beach, which has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it is not far from the river, and it is convenient to divert water. The disadvantage is that if the river floods in any season and the paddy fields are flooded, it means that all the hard-working crops will disappear.

It's strange that the farmer will sell the five acres of paddy fields first, and even if they buy them, they don't know if they can grow crops, because there is no way to predict whether the inland river will flood in the coming year, and whether the paddy fields will be flooded.

Ask the nearby farmers again, and I heard that most of the paddy fields in this position are basically abandoned, because mud legs depend on the sky for food, and no one dares to gamble with the sky, so they simply don’t plant them, so these fields are basicallyThe above is that no one wants it.

That farmer is a bold one. He even planted a crop of rice this year, and there are still rice stalks left in the paddy field.

That is to say, using this as an excuse to let Chen Nianguan buy the cultivation with peace of mind, it is still at the usual asking price of 8 taels of silver per mu.

Looking at this large paddy field, Chen Nianguan hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to buy it. Of course, the price must be reduced, one or two per mu.

After all, it is equivalent to a paddy field that will be abandoned at any time. The risk of planting is too high, but it is still possible to use it for other purposes.

In the end, the farmer agreed and was very happy. If she wanted to cultivate the five acres of paddy fields next year, she could hire him as a tenant farmer, and he would work hard for Chen Nianguan. Of course, if the river flooded, the loss would not be counted against him.on the head.

Chen Nianguan couldn't help but laugh at such an honest farmer.

Zhang Erlang, who accompanied her to see the paddy field, also knew that the paddy field was extremely risky, so he asked her why she bought it?

Without a detailed plan, Chen Nianguan would not be able to speak, he smiled and played riddles with Zhang Erlang: "Guess?"

Zhang Erlang couldn't guess, so he didn't guess, but he knew that Miss Chen bought this paddy field that others didn't like.He smiled lightly.

Such a cunning little lady looks so charming.

When he was driving the donkey cart back to the city, he let the donkey leisurely walk ahead. Chen Nianguan looked at Mr. Lang sitting on the rafters in front of the carriage with him, and asked about entering Qingyun Academy to study.Zhi Ming'er was the day when Zhang Erlang went to the academy to meet the masters and asked, "Are you confident to pass the exam?"

Although Zhang Erlang claimed that he was good at studying, and although Fan Shanchang seemed to appreciate Zhang Erlang quite a lot, Chen Nianguan still couldn't help but feel a little worried if he really wanted to go on stage and practice real knowledge.

After all, it is the golden thigh that I am optimistic about, so it would be bad to fall in the first round of the admission interview.

Zhang Erlang saw that the little lady was worried about him, his heart became hot, his face was shy, he clenched his fist and put it to his mouth and coughed: "It's okay, Miss Chen Si can rest assured, I may not be good at other things, but when it comes to studying, I'm good at it."Still feel good about it.”

Chen Nianguan nodded a little reassuringly, and asked how much money he had to pay to study at Qingyun Academy, besides Shu Xiu, who was apprenticed to his teacher, and whether he had enough.

"Miss Chen, don't worry, the current money is enough, but not enough, I will earn it back by myself."

Although he spent all the three taels of silver he saved so hard to save people before, he helped to make preserved meat, and the money he got after selling it, plus more than ten taels for copying books by himself, was enough to spend half a year in the academy.

If the expenses of buying books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are not enough, he can just earn more.

A majestic man, you can't let the little lady worry about whether you have enough money to spend, obviously you should...

Zhang Erlang glanced at Chen Nianguan, silent in his heart, obviously he should worry about this matter, he should give the money to her.

"Copying books?" Chen Nianwan smiled and looked straight at him.

Zhang Erlang's ears were red now, and he nodded silently.

Heh, the shy handsome guy is so pretty!

Seeing Zhang Erlang's embarrassment, Chen Nianguan, who thought the beauty was so seductive, understood his mood, and silently looked away.

After she was rescued, she thought about returning the three taels of silver that she paid to Xiao You to Zhang Erlang, but Zhang Erlang refused to accept anything, saying that she came out to ask Xiao You to do it., She should pay the money by herself, it has nothing to do with her, she is so stubborn and cute, and said that the little money can be earned back by copying a few more books, she didn't know that scholars can make so much money by copying books.

Zhang Erlang nodded, and said: "Of course, if Miss Chen still has a job like making cured meat that makes a lot of money at once, it would be even better if she could bring me to earn more money."

"Okay." Chen Nianguan readily agreed.

Zhang Erlang pursed his lips, turned his head to one side, and went to look at the scenery. His heart was like a river of spring water that had begun to freeze, stagnant and stagnant.

Ms. Chen's ability to make money is better than her own, so he can't compare.

You still have to work hard in your studies, be a promising scholar, and let her think highly of yourself in the future!