Brother He was in a good mood today, laughing heartily. "Today is really a day worth being happy. My group of brothers are still saying that they have nothing to do, but thanks to my sister, after finishing these things, life will be a little better this year. By the way, sister, you asked me about the house, and I found out. A friend of mine has a small yard for sale. It's not big, with a master bedroom, two side rooms, and a kitchen. If you want to buy it, I will take you to see it today. The asking price is 80 taels. He needs money urgently these days, so I estimate that he can buy it for taels. If you are interested in buying it, I will take you to see it now."

80 taels is really a very low price. I calculated that after buying a house, the money I have can support me for a while. Moreover, if Dabao and Xiaobao want to go to school, there is no school in the countryside, and it takes too much time to go back and forth every day. It is more convenient for me to do things in town. I can go back every few days to take care of the vegetables and medicinal herbs at home. I don’t need to stay at home every day. What I do in town is not so conspicuous. Now I just bought a few acres of wasteland and the villagers have begun to pay attention. If I make more money in the future, it will cause more trouble. It is better to put it aside for the time being. After thinking about this, I immediately said to Brother He:

"Okay, let's go check it out now!"

The house was a little off the beaten track, on the edge of town, with a small courtyard and a well. There was also a little open space. I was very satisfied. I immediately asked Brother He to call the boss over and agreed to go to the government office to transfer the ownership tomorrow.

On the way back, I saw a clothing store and pulled at the patches on my body. The patched clothes were really hard to wear.

The shop owner is very good at doing business, and she is a master at reading people's expressions. I just stopped for a moment, looked at my clothes, and then came out to greet her:

Hey, sister, do you want to come in and look at the clothes? I have a lot of affordable fabrics here, it's worth a look.

I smiled. I would have more opportunities to interact with people in the future, so it would be inappropriate to wear this kind of clothes all the time. More importantly, it was too uncomfortable for me to wear.

I walked in and took a look at the fabrics the boss lady recommended to me. I didn't make a choice. I didn't know how to make them, so it was useless to buy them. I turned around and went to the place where ready-made clothes were sold. I chose six sets of ready-made clothes, four blue ones for Dabao, two sets for Xiaobao, and two gray ones for myself. Xiaobao's was cheaper, 25 wen a set, and Dabao and I had 35 wen a set. I also bought three pairs of shoes, 20 wen a pair. After much persuasion, the boss lady gave me 200 wen less and gave me wen.

After I packed my clothes and shoes, the lady boss kept saying, "What a loss." I held back my laughter and said a bunch of auspicious words. I put the packed clothes and shoes in a backpack, carried it on my shoulders and hurried home.

When we got home, Dabao put my backpack down. I hugged Xiaobao and said to them happily, "Mom, I have a gift for you today. Guess what it is? If you guess it, you will get a prize."

Dabao had already touched the clothes and said to me with a smile: "Mom, did you buy new clothes?"

"Brother, you guessed too quickly. You guessed it before I even said it. I also knew it was clothes."

"Okay, Xiaobao, just pretend that my brother didn't say anything. Guess again, you little naive kid."

"Hahahaha, I am childish. What can you do? What can you do with me? What can you do?"

"What should I do? Xiaobao, is your skin itchy? Do you want me to loosen it for you?"

Xiaobao turned behind me, stuck his head out from behind me and stuck out his tongue: lalalalalalalalalalalalalalal!

I saw that they had almost finished their quarrel, so I gave them some clothes and told them to take a shower and change their clothes. The two brothers happily boiled water and went to take a bath.

During this period, they had enough to eat and their lives improved a little. Dabao and Xiaobao gained some weight and their faces looked rounder. They washed their hair and put it down behind them. They changed into new clothes and new shoes, and looked quite handsome. When they grow up, they should be two handsome young men.

I was in a very good mood and told Dabao and Xiaobao about the house I had chosen. I decided to take Dabao and Xiaobao to town tomorrow to get the title deed done, and then go inside to take a look at the new house and tidy it up.

The next day, I got up early. No one was watching the house, so I had to go early and come back early. Not long after dawn, I arrived in town and came to the place where I had agreed to meet my eldest brother.

Brother He and the owner of the mansion were eating noodles, and I took Dabao and Xiaobao to pay my respects to Brother He. Brother He readily gave each of them 20 coins as a gift, and I did not refuse, and asked Dabao and Xiaobao to accept it.

I heard that Brother He has a pair of twin daughters. After I buy the house, I will buy them some gifts and take them to see them.

The owner of the house left in a hurry. He had breakfast and went to the government office to transfer the land deed. I paid the money and left.

I took Dabao and Xiaobao to clean the house. I decided to go back and move my things here tomorrow. Before I leave, I asked Brother He to ask which academy in the town accepts students? Which academy has a better reputation? Since I have decided to send them to school, I won’t think too much about it. There will always be a way to make money.

After returning home, I took out the Thousand Characters and Hundred Family Names, and while Dabao and Xiaobao were happy, I told them that from now on, they had to learn the Thousand Characters and Hundred Family Names. After finding the academy, I went to study there.

Dabao and Xiaobao looked at me with their big eyes.

Dabao: "Mom, are we really going to study? If not, just let Xiaobao go. If I go too, there will be no one to do the work at home."

I said seriously, "Dabao, you must read books. When you read books, the world is in front of you. If you don't read books, the world is yours. If you read good books, your words will be warm and your actions will be measured. Only by reading good books can you have your own vision. You don't have to rush to work, and you don't have to worry about money."

"Mom, I understand. We will learn everything you teach us."

Xiaobao also nodded: "Mom, I will study hard too."

I took out the sand that I had prepared long ago and poured it on the ground. Each of them prepared a stick and started reading from the Hundred Family Names. What I never expected was that these two children had a very good memory. They basically remembered it after I read it once. They could simulate it after I wrote it down once. If they were in modern times, they would definitely be two academic masters. How could I be so lucky to have picked up two such well-behaved children.

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