Eating big melon is so refreshing

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky finally cleared up after several days of heavy snow, and the long-lost sunshine showed its smiling face from the thick clouds.

Zhaojia Village, the village chief’s home.

The layout of the village chief's house is similar to that of other houses. His house has nine blue brick and tile houses and a front porch that keeps rain out and can be used to dry things. It looks more imposing than other houses.

Xiao Qiulin believed that Zhao Ming failed the college entrance examination twice, most likely because he was not knowledgeable enough, so he got a place for Zhao Ming to study in Qinghe County Official School for a month. After all, Qinghe County had produced three scholars in the past 20 years!

Xiao Chunya was teaching Zhao Ming's eight-year-old son Jingger how to make the "Power Pill". The grandsons from the grandfather's family did not have any talent at all. Erniu from the uncle's family was obviously reluctant to learn anything other than books. Sandiu seemed to be raised only to eat, drink and have fun.

My younger brother told me not to meddle in other people’s business and told me that my uncle had changed and I should keep my distance from him.

Xiao Chunya thought that the division of the family property caused Zhao Dalang's mental breakdown. He had always believed that he could inherit seven parts of the wealth. No one would be willing to accept the drop from twenty-one acres to five acres. Even if he inherited Zhao Bei's five acres in the future, he would still lose half of the property. Where was the dignity of the eldest son?

Zhao Dalang was indeed feeling very uncomfortable. Farming was a torture in the past, but now one acre of land can produce 1000 kilograms of potatoes. Who wouldn't want a few more acres?

Accustomed to having a working ox at home and two servants to serve them, the Liu sisters had been enjoying a good life since they married into the Zhao family. Suddenly, they were told that this blessing was gone.

Zhao Erlang was leaving Huangyang County to open a shop in Qinghe County. It was agreed at the beginning that he would leave the cattle to his eldest wife, and the other brothers could also use them when they were cultivating the land in the future.

He was bound to take the two servants with him. The indentures were in his hands, and no one had said that they would be left to the first wife. There was no reason to stop him from taking them away.

Liu Lihua asked with concern, "Has my second brother found a shop in Qinghe County?"

"The house and the shop are all together, and the area is about the same size as the current dessert shop. I hurriedly completed the transfer procedures before the government office over there closed its doors (on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month). I plan to move to Qinghe County with the escort agency after the seventh day of the first lunar month." Zhao Erlang smiled brightly. "I took Xiaohua and Xiaoqiang with me as well. Xiaoqiuer got a place in the official school through connections. When the time comes, Brother Ming will go with us to Qinghe County to exchange ideas at the official school for a month. I hope it will help him with his college entrance examination."

It would benefit everyone in the village if Zhao Ming could pass the imperial examination. Zhao Ming and Zhao Erlang would set off together and they would be safe on the journey with the escort agency, so there would be no chance for any objection.

Liu Lihua's smile was somewhat forced. It was her first time to negotiate head-on with Zhao Erlang and she was no match for him at all.

Huangyang County has enjoyed good weather and good harvests for several years. Now with the emergence of potatoes, there is basically no situation of selling children. If you want to buy someone, not only do you have to pay a high price, but you also have to wait for an opportunity.

At the beginning of the first month of the lunar year, the imperial court issued an order that commoners were not allowed to buy slaves or hire long-term laborers. A tongsheng could buy one slave, a xiu could buy five slaves, a juren could not have more than ten slaves, and a jinshi could not have more than twenty.

Zhao Dalang said in a gentle voice, "Qinghe County is a large county with a more developed economy than Huangyang County. It is more promising to open a shop there. Do you want to hand over the dessert shop here to my third brother?"

"The third brother is weak and introverted. He is still a bit shy when dealing with people. If he meets a vicious person and gets yelled at, he won't know what to do." Zhao Erlang shook his head. "I took him to Qinghe County to do business with me, and the sugar water shop in Huangyang County was handed over to the fourth brother. The fourth brother is smart and has been running the business for another half a year. Anyway, his father-in-law and mother-in-law will help him."

The family has already split up. Zhao Erlang, Zhao Sanlang, and Zhao Silang are one family. If Zhao Erlang has any good things, he will definitely give them to his two younger brothers first. What can others say about him?

"Second brother!"

Zhao Wulang strode into the yard. He was in high spirits and his whole body was full of vitality.

"Fifth brother, have you made a breakthrough?"

"I asked someone to help me get a pill of Grass Rejuvenating Pill. I took it yesterday and I broke through to the next level this morning." Zhao Wulang was very excited. "I took a test and my strength reached 225 catties. Next year I will have the chance to reach 250 catties."

"250 kilograms of strength is a milestone. As long as you control the speed of your training, you can definitely pass the military officer exam before the age of ."

Zhao Erlang looked a little strange. "When did the Grass Rejuvenating Pill appear? Did you have any side effects after taking it?"

"Brother, the Cao Huan Dan was made by a disciple from Mount Longhu who came down from the mountain to practice. He passed by Huangyang County and felt that the people here were suffering, so he left twenty pills. Three taels of silver per pill, but after a few changes, it became five taels of silver. I was worried about buying a fake, so I invested all my salary and bonus this month into it."

Liu Xinyue came out of the room with a somewhat ugly look on her face. She married a man to provide her with clothes and food. She didn't want to use her dowry money, but she also didn't want her living conditions to decline, so she complained that Zhao Wulang was too selfish. How could she celebrate the New Year without money?

Zhao Erlang witnessed the quarrel between Zhao Wulang and Liu Xinyue, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. This Liu was just the cousin of his eldest sister-in-law, and was short-sighted like ordinary women in the village. The only difference was that her dowry was richer.

Zhao Wulang felt that radishes and cabbages could be eaten for a day. In the past, when his family was poor, being able to eat a bowl of rice was considered New Year's Day.

However, Liu Xinyue could not stand such a hard life. She was willing to marry Zhao Wulang because she was attracted by his status as a yamen runner and his stable income of one or two taels of silver every month.

Zhao Wulang did not have the bad habits of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, but he invested most of his money in cultivation. He would not buy a "Da Li Pill" for one tael of silver, but insisted on spending three taels of silver to buy the "Cao Huan Dan". How is he going to live in the future?

"I can't live like this anymore!" Liu Xinyue finally couldn't bear it anymore and started to throw a tantrum. In the past, whenever her mother and father made a scene like this, her father would always give in.

Zhao Wulang sneered, "Whether you want to pass or not, forget it. I won't fall for it. I tell you clearly that I will continue to buy pills and buy more pills in the future. No one can stop me from advancing to the dark energy level."

Liu Lihua tactfully advised, "Fifth brother, advancing to a higher level of cultivation is not something that can be achieved overnight. You also have to live your life. If you don't keep some money with you, what will you do if you have children in the future?"

"It was impossible for me to have children before I advanced to the Dark Power level. I gave myself a sterility drug!" Zhao Wulang blurted out, and the sound of his voice exploded in everyone's ears.

"Old Five! Are you crazy?" Zhao Dalang yelled, "How could you drug yourself? What if you can't have children in the future?"

Infertility drugs are a taboo word in Zhaojia Village. Zhao Wulang has stirred up a hornet's nest. This year, there has been nothing but criticism and struggle!