After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The homestead of the Ye family's forest farmer was agreed to produce 100 kilograms of grain a year.

Boss Ye picked some vegetables and packed a few pumpkins to take to Doctor Lin.

Doctor Lin rents a house in the city, so he has to spend a lot of money, but he doesn't have to spend money on the vegetables he grows in his own garden.

After Boss Ye and Ye Qing delivered the eggs, they went to Doctor Lin's house.

Doctor Lin rented a small courtyard with three rooms, two of which were used for living and the remaining one was used as a kitchen.

"Is Doctor Lin at home?" Boss Ye shouted when he saw that the door was not locked.

"I'm here, I'm at home, who is it?" Doctor Lin walked out of the house.

"Grandpa Lin, I'm Qingya. My father is here to give you something." Ye Qing also spoke.

"Qingya, you're here, come in, come in. Why did you bring so much food for me? Keep it for yourself." Doctor Lin looked at the dishes spread on the floor.

"Doctor Lin doesn't have much. They're all grown by our family. Let you try some. The grain at home has been harvested and we're sending it to you." Boss Ye also said politely.

Ye Qing helped to bring in all the vegetables on the ground. The Lin family’s house was very clean, and there was even a small garden in the yard.

"Grandpa Lin, where is Brother Xuan? You are the only one at home."

"Qingya has grown taller again. Your brother Xuan has gone to a private school and won't be back until the evening."

Boss Ye was a little curious, "Doctor Lin, where is Brother Xuan attending private school? How is the teacher?"

"The teacher is quite knowledgeable, has a good temper, and teaches seriously. He is a juren who has passed the imperial examination. As he is old, he doesn't plan to take the exam anymore, so he accepted a few students to teach. At the beginning of this year, only five or six students have gone." Doctor Lin asked several people before he got a clear understanding of the teacher's situation.

Ye Qing asked again: "Master, do you have any requirements for accepting students?"

"You have to meet the students before you accept them. Don't accept students without any foundation. If you are teaching students for the first time, you should be strict with them."

"Grandpa Lin, can my brothers come and learn too? They had studied for two years before they fled the famine, so they don't have no basics."

Boss Ye also thought of his son and nephew at home. Everything else is inferior, only studying is superior. Now that the family is well-off, they can let the children continue to study for a few more years.

Boss Ye took Doctor Lin's hand and found out that if there were one or two promising children in the family, the Ye family would be able to gain a foothold in Wu'an City.

After asking for the address, Boss Ye took Ye Qing back home to discuss the matter of attending private school.

Boss Ye first discussed it with Old Man Ye, and they both felt that the child still needed to stay in school for a few more years.

Boss Ye called his three sons over and said, "I called you here to discuss something. Doctor Lin's grandson has gone to a private school. You should go there to study for two years."

Ye Dalang spoke first: "Dad, I won't go. I'm already this old, I don't want to study with a bunch of kids. I want to stay at home and work. If everyone else goes to study, there will be too much work to do at home."

Boss Ye also agreed in his heart. Dalang is already seventeen years old and can get married in a year or two. Now someone needs to take care of the family business.

Ye Erlang was a little hesitant. He liked reading very much, but he was old and couldn't learn much. He might as well stay at home and raise ducks to make money.

"Dad, I'm not going to school anymore. The chickens and ducks at home need people to take care of them." Ye Erlang also made a choice.

Ye Wulang was only eleven years old and was studying in the village before he fled. Before Ye Wulang could say anything, the elder brother of Ye decided that Dalang and Erlang would stay at home and Wulang would go to a private school.

Old Man Ye also asked his grandson to call all his daughters and sons, and if any child was willing to study, they could go together.

Ye Lao Er agreed with this idea very much. If the family has the ability and the children are willing to learn, they can go to school for two years. Those who do well can continue their studies, and those who do not do well can find a job as an accountant in the city.

When the Sun family heard that the aunt planned to send both children to school, they agreed. The family did not have much land, so several adults came to take care of it.

Now I sell snails at the market and earn three to four hundred coins a day, which is enough to pay for my two children's education.

The two children can learn to read and write a little, so they can go to the city and find a job, which is better than digging in the dirt.

The next morning, Wulang from the eldest son of Ye Laoda, Liulang from the second son of Ye Laoer, Silang and Qilang from the third son of Ye Laoer, and the two children from my aunt's family took a bullock cart to the city.

Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San were also worried about the children, so they drove the ox cart along as well.

When they arrived at the private school in the city, several people listened to the sound of reading aloud inside and were very envious.

Boss Ye went to knock on the door first. After knocking for a long time, a maid came to answer.

"Aunt, is this Master Jiang's home? We brought a few children to the master for a look. If they are suitable, they can stay and study."

The old woman looked at Boss Ye and then at the young men.

Before going out, the children changed into clean and fitting clothes. In addition, the Ye family members were all good-looking and looked very handsome.

The old woman was also very polite, "Everyone wait a moment, I will go and report to the master."

They waited for a while before the old woman came out and led them in.

Master Jiang received them in a side hall, next to which was where the children were studying. Boss Ye saw Lin Wenxuan at first glance, looking very scholarly.

Boss Ye bowed respectfully and then said that he wanted to send several children from his family to study.

Master Jiang took a few young men to the inner room and began to examine them one by one.

The three brothers of the Ye family were waiting outside anxiously. They wanted to walk around, but were afraid of being impolite, so they could only keep changing their positions on the chairs.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Mr. Jiang came out with a few children.

Mr. Jiang bowed his hands first and then said, "These children are all good. I will keep them all. You can go back and prepare and come to class the day after tomorrow."

Boss Ye thanked Mr. Jiang again before returning with the children.

The family was very happy to hear that the children could go to school. Old Man Ye was busy helping the children make bamboo boxes to store books.

The three Zhou sisters-in-law could no longer sit still. The family had not made any new clothes this year, so they called Aunt Ye and went to the city to buy cloth together.

Ye Qing often went to the city to sell things and was very familiar with the city. Ye Dalang drove a few people to Liu's cloth shop. The cloth in this shop was of good quality and the price was reasonable.

As soon as they arrived at the door, a waiter came to greet them. "Dear guests, please come in. Are you buying fabrics or ready-made clothes?"

"Show us all, and we'll buy if we find something suitable." Ye Qingxian said.

The clerk led a few people into the cloth shop, "Here are the cloths, guys. Gray and black are suitable for boys. This light green one is also suitable for girls."

"What should scholars wear? The children at home are going to school." Shen asked the clerk while touching a batch of green cloth in her hand.

"Sister-in-law, this batch is very suitable for your child who has just started school. Both gray and black are suitable."