Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

"Mom, think about it, you and my dad have three taels of silver a month now. Even if you two eat one egg a day, it's only a few cents. If you are healthy and live a few more years, you can earn a lot more money. Isn't that the truth?"

“That seems to be the case.”

Sun Zhang felt that what Zhao Yuanzhen said made sense.

"Then eat more good food and take good care of your body. Mom, Dad, I bought a house in the capital, and there is a yard that needs a caretaker. Can you two help me take care of it?"

After thinking about it, I decided to let them take it away, but I don’t know if they are willing to go.

Sun Zhang glanced at Zhang Sandao, who shook his head and then spoke to Zhao Yuanzhen.

"Second brother, I know you want us to live with you in the capital, that's why you said that. We won't go. We are old now, and we just want to stay in the village, where we know each other and can chat.

You gave us this job because we knew you were taking care of us. I also thought you were a capable person who could make money, so I shamelessly accepted the job.

If we earn more every month, we can help the elders more. Don’t be upset when mom says this. The elders are not as smart as you, and mom lives with them, so I am biased towards them.”

"Mom, don't worry. I won't be unhappy. Big brother and big sister-in-law take good care of you. You should be nice to big brother and big sister-in-law. Besides, you two really helped me a lot. Without you two watching over me, I wouldn't dare to run around every day."

The eldest brother and sister-in-law take care of them in their old age. It is normal for them to be partial to them. I will not be angry. Instead, I will be grateful to the eldest brother and sister-in-law for taking such good care of them.

"I'm glad you're not angry. Mother knows that you've read a lot and know a lot of truths."

"Mom, Dad. Why don't you two help me look after the yard? Stay there for two days. Let's go there together in the afternoon. Stay there for two days, then come back and take a good look around the capital."

"The workshop is busy, so we can't both leave. Let your mother go, I won't go."

Zhang Sandao feels that the warehouse cannot be left without people.

"Dad, don't worry. Xin Bai will take care of it for the next two days. Don't worry. You guys pack up and I'll pick you up this afternoon. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Zhao Yuanzhen was afraid that the two of them would go back on their word, so she left quickly.

I originally wanted to see her off, but seeing that she was walking very fast, she was out the door in a moment.

"This kid, why is he running so fast?"

"My sister-in-law is worried that you two won't go. Mom, Dad, just go. She's your daughter-in-law after all. What's wrong with going to your son's house?"

Wu Erping persuaded.

Although she is her daughter-in-law, she is not her son's family. Her son cannot earn such a huge fortune. It was all earned by the second son's wife. Now the second son is gone, so she has no nerve to bother him.

"Mom, look at how many good things my sister-in-law has brought."

Wu Erping looked through the things Zhao Yuanzhen brought.

The salt is really fine. Such a big jar must weigh several kilograms, which would cost several taels of silver.

There is also sugar, both white sugar and brown sugar, which looks like it must weigh more than 20 kilograms.

My sister-in-law is really generous. We can't finish it all in one year.

Sun Zhang immediately stood up to look at the things Zhao Yuanzhen had sent. She was afraid it was too late and had let Wu Erping take them all away.

Looking through them, I wonder why the second brother's family brought so many things this time.

The salt is really fine, and there is a lot of sugar. I have never seen so much sugar before when I was in confinement after childbirth.

Sun Zhang put cotton, cloth, brown sugar, white sugar, and salt in her room.

I took some of the fine salt and put it in my own salt jar to mix with the coarse salt. The rest was locked in my own cupboard.

The meat and milk were given to Wu Erping to take to the kitchen.

By the way, he gave instructions to Wu Erping.

"Then boil the milk tonight and drink a bowl each. Eat the mutton first tonight and soak the beef in water. Eat it tomorrow to prevent it from going bad."

"Okay, Mom, I got it."

Wu Erping found a basin of water to soak the beef and stewed the mutton in the evening. There happened to be some radishes at home.

She hasn't eaten beef or mutton for a long time.

After finishing, he went back to the main room and walked to the door, and heard the old couple talking.

"The second brother's family took too many things. There must be 20 kilograms of cotton and 2 rolls of cloth."

"Well, the second oldest is a filial son. You can keep some of the cloth and cotton, and use the rest to make new clothes for the younger ones. Zihu is also going to the capital to study in a college, and can't stay in the village any longer."

"Well, when I go to the city with the second brother's family this afternoon, I can ask her. She will definitely know which academy is good."

"Yes, sure. The same goes for Zimei. Ask if there is anyone who can teach knitting and needlework. I think the little girl really likes it."

"Okay, I'll ask when the time comes. Qingyan is not at home, otherwise I can just study with Qingyan."

"Yes, Qingyan's cooking skills are top-notch. Look, everyone in the second brother's family praises her."

"How about we send Zimei to Qingyan's place?"

"No, it's too far. Zimei's mother will miss her child. Besides, won't this cause trouble for the second brother's family? She still has to take care of such a young child."

"Yeah, then let's ask someone else tomorrow."

"Ah."

The only sound left was the old lady packing up her things and the puffing of the old man's cigarette.

Wu Erping didn't go in, but turned around and left quietly.

It turned out that her parents had planned even further ahead than she did, and had even thought about Zimei.

The old lady never gave her the power to manage the household, and most of the money in the family was taken by the old lady, and she always complained about it before.

Ugh.

Zhao Yuanzhen came out of the old house and went back.

Li Zhijuan and the others haven't come back yet, and there's nothing much to do in the village, so let them stay at home for a few more days.

Enjoy your newly moved home for a few more days.

I'll ask Qian Xiaohui to train two more housekeepers. Once the housekeepers are trained, there won't be a need for anyone to stay here long-term.

I would love to live in the village, but it's too busy now. I'll come back and be a lazy guy after she's done with her work.

In the afternoon, they harnessed a comfortable carriage, picked up Zhang Sandao and Sun Zhang, and went to the capital.

"Second brother, do you know which academy in the capital is good? I want to send Zihu to study in the city. Zihu knows everything that the village teacher teaches him."

"Mom, why don't you let Zihu go to Zijin's academy? This academy is where Xin Shu studied before. It's very good, but you need to take an exam to enter the academy. Only after passing the exam can you study in the academy."

Zijin was also sent there by Xin Shu. He passed the exam smoothly and entered the academy.

"That's great. I see Zihu is studying very hard, so he should be about the same. Why not let him try? What do you think, old man?"

"Well, try it."

"Okay, then I'll ask Xin Nian to pick him up tomorrow, and then I'll send him off when Xin Shu comes back to try."

"Okay, I'll trouble you then."

"Mom, don't be so polite. We are all family."

"There's one more thing. From the second family, I see Zimei really likes knitting and sewing, just like Qingyan did when she was little. I want to find a master to teach her. Do you know any?"

She remembered that the little girl seemed to be 8 years old this year and was old enough to learn a craft.

"Mom, there is a knitting workshop in the village. I will find a master for her and let her go to the village to learn. When she is older, she can go to Xiaoshan County to find her aunt and learn from Qingyan. Qingyan's craftsmanship is beyond reproach."

"Okay, you said this method is good, but I don't know if it will be troublesome."

"It's not a problem. The needlework section in the manor is full of girls. If Zimei wants to live in the manor, she can live in her aunt's old room.

There is also a canteen in the manor. If Xinsheng and Shuang'er are worried and miss the child, they can pick him up and drop him off every day. It's not too far away anyway."

"Okay, I'll go back and ask them what they think."

"Okay, just tell me when you're done."

"Okay, the second one's."

When they arrived at Cheng Garden, a separate courtyard was arranged for the old man and the old lady, and several maids, servants, and boys were assigned to live there.

"Grandpa, grandma, come here, sit down and drink some water."

Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan both brought their children over to accompany the old man and woman.

"You don't have to accompany us. We can just stay here casually."

The two elders felt a little uncomfortable.

"Mom, I want to take you to the yard so you and Dad can have a rest and get familiar with the yard. I'll go call you when dinner is ready."

"Okay, that's fine."

Zhao Yuanzhen sent them to the yard and told the maid to serve them well.

When Sun Zhang saw that they had all left, she and Zhang Sandao's things were placed on the table.

"The second family is so amazing. Their house is so big, it's probably as big as our village."

"Yes, it's about a hundred acres. It's very beautifully cultivated."

"Yes, our yard is about four or five acres, and it's well maintained. Let's go take a look later."

Sun Zhang packed up their things, rested for a while, drank some tea, and prepared to go out for a walk.

"Hello, Master and Madam. What do you need? Just tell us."

"No, you guys go and do your work, we'll just take a stroll."

The two of them looked around here and there, and walked around a small courtyard until they had dinner.

"You don't have to cook so many dishes. Your father and I are not picky eaters."

"Mom, Dad, it's okay. They're all made by the cook. You two can try them. If you like whichever one you like, we'll make it again tomorrow."

"You kid."

Then we started eating. The kitchen prepared 16 dishes and a soup for dinner.

Sun Zhangshi and Zhang Sandao ate a mix of meat and vegetables and were very full.

This day is like a fairy tale.

After eating, I took a while to digest.

Zhao Yuanzhen took Sun Zhang to the beauty salon.

"Dad, let Xin Bai and Xin Nian take you to the street. There are also night markets in the capital. I'll take mom to the shops to have a look."

"Well, okay, go ahead."

"Second brother's, which shop should we go to?"

"Go to a beauty shop, they offer massages, it's very comfortable, but they only accept women, so I can't bring my dad over."

"It's okay. Your father doesn't like these things either. Let's just go and take a look."

Zhao Yuanzhen and Sun Zhang enjoyed the whole night.

Sun Zhang’s mind was full of thoughts: Wow, rich people really know how to enjoy themselves, this is so comfortable.