The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

"A small house like yours on Changshui Street would cost about eight thousand taels."

Su He breathed a sigh of relief. He could afford it.

"But you probably won't be able to buy one. Houses near the academy are very popular."

Su He sighed helplessly. If it really didn't work, she could only buy a house farther away, but she didn't want to buy an old, dilapidated house.

"Yunkai Academy has dormitories. You can buy a house farther away so you can travel with a carriage. Zichen and the others are also studying there. These two children are scholars just like your brother."

Su He just smiled and nodded. She knew that her brother would not have any intersection with Chen's two grandsons.

At least not now.

"Hehua, then you won't go back to Guangyuan?"

Mother Zhang was very reluctant and took the food brought by Xier and put it in front of Suhe.

I thought we could live together for the rest of our lives, but now we have to separate again.

"I won't be able to come back for the next three or four years. If I do, I will definitely come to see you."

Su He didn't want to run around, she had managed her territory so well, and now she was leaving like this. She was more or less reluctant to leave.

As they were about to part, Mother Zhang became much gentler.

He even took the initiative to pour milk tea for Su He, which touched Su He deeply.

"Don't forget to send me the dividends from the storybook."

Su He thought that she would get some cold shoulder from Zhang's mother, but to her surprise, Zhang's mother patted her chest and promised.

"Don't worry, I know you're short of money. I'll send it to you when I get five hundred taels."

"By the way, Lotus, please find time to write two more storybooks. We have almost run out of money from our old ones. The capital is under the emperor's feet, and everything is expensive. I advise you to finish writing a storybook before the New Year so that we can sell it well during the New Year."

Chen advised Su He earnestly.

Su He frowned and thought, although she had no shortage of money, she was indeed quite free recently, so she might consider writing another book.

"Okay, I'll go back and think about it. I can't guarantee that I can deliver it before the end of the year, so don't expect too much, old lady."

Chen nodded repeatedly, "I won't rush you. Don't worry, just take your time and write. Come to my place more often during this period. I don't know if we will meet again in the future."

As Chen spoke, she became inexplicably sad.

Mother Zhang hurried over to comfort her, and Su He also joined in the fun.

The two of them were busy for a while before Chen smiled again.

When Su He got home, Mu Tou and his friends had not yet finished school.

In the evening, six people sat together for dinner, and Su He told them about his plans.

"Brother Bing, next year when we leave, I'll leave this house to you."

Wang Bin nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Lotus. I'll come to check on you from time to time."

They have decided to move into the small house that He Chuchu brought as a dowry next year.

It is close to the county government office and it is not easy to be late, especially in winter, and these people also want to sleep more.

"If someone from the village comes to the city for business, you can let them sleep here. Just lock my room. It will save them from having to spend money to stay at an inn."

A house needs to be occupied all the time so that it is less likely to deteriorate.

"Okay, I got it. I'll let Dad look after Hezhuang for you."

"Okay. Let the kids stay there from time to time when it's hot."

The brother and sister discussed the matter, and both Wang Zhi and Wang Liang felt a little unhappy.

They still seemed unwilling to accept the fact that Su He was leaving.

"Sister Lotus, then you won't come back?"

Wang Liang hung his head and poked at the bowl with his chopsticks, looking as if he had no appetite.

"My sister will come back when I finish my studies."

Mu Tou said to Wang Liang seriously.

Wang Liang glared at Mu Tou angrily and gave Su He some advice.

"Sister Hehua, find a wife for Mu Tou and let her accompany him to school. And buy him two servants. Mu Tou is 17 years old now, so you can find one."

Su He laughed. Before she could say anything, the wood was already dry.

"Who asked you to make the decision for me? I want to pass the imperial examination and become an official before I get married."

Wang Liang snorted coldly, "What if you fail the exam?"

"Ouch."

Wang Liang's head was hit from all directions.

"Don't talk nonsense, the wood will definitely hit."

Wang Bin scolded his brother with a sullen face.

"You are such a bad mouth, God, please don't listen to him."

Liu Niang quickly clasped her hands together and bowed.

"It's okay. It's not like you can't pass the exam just because you say so. It would be the best if Mu Tou can pass. If not, we don't have to force it. You can come back to Guangyuan and become a teacher or find a job in the county government. It's all very good. Mu Tou doesn't have to feel pressured."

Su He smiled and comforted his brother.

"Let's not be stupid and keep taking exams until we are old. It would be better to get married early and raise the next generation instead of spending time on it."

Mu Tou nodded obediently, "I understand, sister."

"Brother Wang Liang is quite old now. Sister, go back and talk to my aunt and ask her to find him a wife as soon as possible. Humph."

Mu Tou snorted coldly at Wang Liang, and the two of them disliked each other.

"Sister Lotus, then you should buy more food and take good care of yourselves in the capital."

Wang Zhi was very worried when he thought about the natural disasters he had encountered in recent years.

"We are all in Guangyuan, so we can't take care of you if something happens."

"Don't worry, I won't really stay away from you for four or five years. Mu Tou will take the imperial examination next year, and I will come back no matter what the result is, okay?"

Su He smiled and comforted her family.

The atmosphere in the kitchen finally became a little better.

The year after next won’t be too hard to endure.

Wang Liang's expression became much better after thinking about it. At Su He's urging, everyone quickly started to eat.

Five days later, Mu Tou and the other two decided to set out for the border early. They boarded a boat to Su'an County to meet the people from the escort agency.

Su He took Liu Niang back to the village to accompany Zhou. When she was alone at night, she began to write a storybook. This time, she wanted to write a story about a farm girl who became rich through hard work.

Until before the Chinese New Year, Su He returned to the city only once, to serve as an examiner to review the rules and then hand in the dialogue notebook.

At this moment, Su He was watching the villagers making candles. The first batch of candles had been tested and the candles made from Tung oil tree had stable properties.

When burning, it does not make any sound like a pine oil candle, but emits obvious white smoke.

Very suitable for use in tea stalls.

For such an important matter, every household contributed people to help. This year, each family divided the proceeds equally and kept them safe.

No one is willing to use it now, everyone wants to save it for the critical moment.

Jinyang City

Mu Tou and the other two followed the soldiers who came to pick them up and walked on the once busiest street. Now it was dilapidated and there was not a trace of life in the whole city.

The stalls that once existed on the streets are no longer there.

Occasionally, we would meet patrolling soldiers, but they were passing by in a hurry.

When Mu Tou passed by the ruins of Weiyuan Escort Agency, he unconsciously walked to the gate, the same place it was six years ago.

That day, my sister stood with him, paid four hundred taels of silver for him, and vowed to bring this group of tribesmen to Su'an.

He didn't have the confidence that he could do it.

But my sister really did it.

He told his sister that he must study hard, and he almost broke his promise and missed such a good opportunity.

"Mu Tou, let's just stay for one night and then leave. Didn't Chen Wen say that we can stay in the military camp? Let's go, it's going to be dark soon, and I think it's pretty scary here."

Qu Qing was obviously not used to the atmosphere here. He touched the goose bumps on his arm and urged Mu Tou repeatedly.

"Yeah, Mu Tou, I'm hungry. This journey has been really tiring."

Xu Wenyuan touched his belly and joined in the fun.

"Okay, let's go."

Mu Tou came to his senses and followed the soldier into the temporary residence with his two companions.

Near the city gate, it was much more lively. In addition to soldiers, there were also women coming and going, obviously the soldiers' families.

"This is Chen Wen's residence. If you three feel it's too small, one of you can come live with us."

Mu Tou saw that the room was quite spacious inside and politely declined the soldier's kindness.

"No need, Brother Xu, please lead the way, we can just squeeze in."

As soon as the soldiers left, the three men went into the house and lay down.