Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

After listening to Jiang Yue's story, Jiang's father's doubts were dispelled. Although he didn't know why there was so much money in his pocket, as long as it was earned legitimately, it was fine. Jiang's father smiled and praised Jiang Yue as a lucky little star, then took Jiang Yue out for dinner.

During the meal, Jiang's father and Liu did not shy away from the two children. They discussed how to spend the money. Jiang's father and mother Liu both said to save it for future use. Jiang Yue raised her hand and expressed a different opinion. Jiang's father gestured to Jiang Yue to speak because she had picked up the money:

"Dad, Mom, if you save money and leave it there, it will only get less and less. I remember the family next door spent 15 taels of silver to buy a house. We can also buy a small yard, so that we can save the rent money. We can also plant a fruit tree in the yard, grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks, and save a lot of money on buying vegetables and meat. What you save is what you earn."

"Second, we can buy a cow. A big black cow costs three taels of silver. During the busy farming season, we can help grandpa and grandma plow the land. When we are free, dad can drive the ox cart to the surrounding villages to sell goods. We can earn more money and save some effort."

"Then I can save the remaining money to pay for my brother's tuition and buy writing brushes, inkstones and paper."

Jiang Yue finished her words and ate in silence. Jiang's father and mother Liu looked at each other without saying anything. They didn't know when their daughter would come up with such constructive suggestions, but they couldn't make a decision right away to spend 20 taels of silver at once. They didn't mention it later. After dinner, Jiang's father said that business was good today, and sighed, "It would be great if the third prince could get married every day."

At night, when mother Liu and father Jiang were getting ready to go to bed, Liu turned over and said to father Jiang, "Dad, what do you think of what Daya said today?"

Father Jiang also didn't sleep and was thinking about this, but he was still a little hesitant: "This is 20 taels of silver. If I save it up, I can pay for Er Gou's tuition in the next few years."

"But what Daya said makes sense. How much will the rent be in a few years? And if I really buy a yard, I can grow some vegetables, raise some chickens and ducks, and sell eggs. During the holidays, I can also have some meat to nourish my family."

"Buying a cow is also very useful. Just like Daya said, it can plow the land when it's busy, and it can be used by you when it's free. You can also save some energy. According to Daya, the yard and the cow will cost 18 taels of silver. You earned 2 taels today, and the family can still have 4 taels of silver left."

"In the end, we can still have four ounces of silver, a home of our own, and a cow. What do you think, Mr.

Father Jiang's heart was pounding. After thinking for a moment, he turned over and pressed on Chen, muttering, "Let's do it!"

The next morning, when Jiang Yue woke up, she found that both of them were full of energy. Usually at this time, Jiang's father would go out to buy goods. During dinner, Jiang's father announced: "Today, our family is going to buy a yard."

Jiang Yue breathed a sigh of relief and started laughing. Yesterday she was worried that her family wouldn't listen to her, so after dinner, the family packed up their things and went out to find a dentist.

After wandering around for a day, I chose a place not far from where I live now. It has four rooms and a yard with a jujube tree and a well. The asking price was 18 taels, but I finally bargained down to 16 taels.

After accompanying the broker to the government office to complete the formalities, Jiang's father also got the house deed. In the afternoon, the family cleaned the new house. After all, no one had lived there for a while and there was a lot of dust. When it got dark, the family only cleaned the two main rooms.

After returning to their residence, Jiang's father and mother Liu went to find Aunt Li to talk about the rent withdrawal. Aunt Li thought they were scared by the rent increase, and said hesitantly that if it was difficult, they could just pay the current rent. Mother Liu smiled and said, "Aunt Li, we have saved some money in the past few years, and today we bought a yard, so..."

Aunt Li said unhappily: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Then move out as soon as possible and clean the house for me." After that she sent the two away.

Father Jiang and Mrs. Liu looked at each other. This incident did not affect their good mood at all. After they returned home, the whole family began to pack up their things, packing up what should be thrown away...but there was nothing that should be thrown away.

The next morning, Jiang's father went out early. There happened to be a bull market today, so Jiang's father went there early. Otherwise, if he missed today, he would have to wait for a long time. Sometimes there was a bull market only once every few months. When Jiang Yue woke up, Liu was packing her things by herself. Jiang Yue put on her clothes and helped to pack.

When Jiang's father came back, he bought not only the cow but also the ox cart. The whole family surrounded the cow for a while. Jiang's father took out some grass and soybeans to feed the cow. While the cow was full and resting, the family packed up their things and cleaned the house.

Then they put all their belongings on the ox cart and the family headed towards their new home. When they arrived at their new home, they drove the ox cart into the yard and unloaded all the things. Then they freed the ox and tied it against the wall, put feed on it, and found a bucket to get water for the ox. After taking care of the ox, they began to pack up.

After unpacking all the big and small bags, the other three people in the family followed the instructions of their mother Liu, putting one here and a few there, and the rest was slowly tidying up. Then they cleaned the remaining two rooms, and the day passed like this. The new house was not yet popular, so they had to go out to eat and be extravagant.

The next day, Jiang's father sent his younger brother to school. After two days of vacation, school started again. The other three still cleaned up the house. By noon, everything was ready. Mother Liu clapped her hands and nodded with satisfaction. Jiang's father had the same expression. After a while, he said, "I will buy goods tomorrow, and then go back to the village and visit my father-in-law to tell them about our move and see if they have time. We will have a meal at home to warm up the house."

Liu also nodded: "It's up to you to decide. Find someone to clean the well later. I don't know how long it has been unused."

"Then I'll go find someone now. Maybe we can finish cleaning it up today. I happen to know someone who specializes in this." After saying that, Father Jiang went out to find someone.

After cleaning up the house, Jiang Yue went into the house to continue embroidering her handkerchief purse. She found a slightly more complicated pattern in the space, looked at the specific needlework, and started embroidering.

Liu soaked all the dirty clothes. This water is not drinkable but it is good for washing clothes. She also added water to the cow. Anyway, she was busy and couldn't stop. Soon, Jiang's father came back with four people. The leader took a look and said, "Yours looks quite clean. Why did you clean it? Did you use it for a long time?"

"No, we just moved here and we haven't used this well, so we thought we'd clean it up." Then they agreed on the price and started cleaning. The four of them were very fast and finished in no time. Then the leader said, "Wait until some water is stored, then you can clean the water and store it again so you can drink it."