After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

Let’s talk about Li Xiaoxiao’s family. Li Xiaoxiao directly gave Bai Dong a big bag of copper coins, and Bai Dong was responsible for weighing the villagers and settling the copper coins.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai were responsible for processing the collected bamboo shoots, blanching them, and drying them in the sun. They were very busy and had a lot of fun.

Li Fang and Li Linlin have to go out to herd cattle every day and find food for the chickens and ducks at home. For them, there is a lot to do.

After a few days of hard work, most of the bamboo shoots that could be pulled from the mountains in the village had been picked. The next batch would probably have to wait a few more days to grow. Most people in the village made some money by selling bamboo shoots.

Li Xiaoxiao's family was still busy processing the bamboo shoots and meat they had purchased. The quantity was quite large, so when there were fewer people delivering bamboo shoots and meat, Bai Dong also helped to process them.

After everything was dried, Li Xiaoxiao weighed it and it was about three or four hundred kilograms, which seemed like a lot.

Li Xiaoxiao immediately went to the town to find Shopkeeper Zhao, "Shopkeeper Zhao, I came here today to ask if you still need dried bamboo shoots. If not, I will take them to the market to sell." Li Xiaoxiao said straight to the point.

"Hahaha, I knew you would come." Shopkeeper Zhao said with a smile, "How could I not want such good dried bamboo shoots? I'll take as many as you have."

Li Xiaoxiao was delighted and said quickly, "I have three or four hundred kilograms here, take a look..."

Shopkeeper Zhao waved his hand and said, "No problem, but the price this time might be a little lower than last time. How about thirty-three coins per pound?"

Li Xiaoxiao thought about it for a moment before agreeing. After all, these dried bamboo shoots were the product of their painstaking efforts to dry, and if they weren't sold, they would simply go to waste. Furthermore, being able to sell them to Shopkeeper Zhao meant they had a stable market.

After the transaction was completed, Li Xiaoxiao happily returned home with the money.

In the afternoon, Manager Zhao sent someone to take away all the dried bamboo shoots from Li Xiaoxiao's house. As for how Xiangmanlou arranged it, that was no longer Li Xiaoxiao's business.

While having dinner in the evening, Li Xiaoxiao remembered what she had promised Li Fang last year that she would send him to school. "Mom, why don't we go to the village school to find Master Li tomorrow? I was busy building the house before, and then I was busy making chopped peppers, so I delayed Fang'er's schooling." Li Xiaoxiao touched Li Fang's head and said guiltily.

Mrs. Bai nodded and said, "It's time to send Fang'er to school. Our family doesn't need the money now."

"Well, boys should study if they can, so that they can have a bright future!" Bai Dong also spoke with a smile.

Hearing that he could go to school tomorrow, Li Fang was very excited and wished the sun would rise sooner.

The next morning, Li Xiaoxiao and Bai Shi brought a box of cakes and a pot of white wine and took Li Fang to the village school.

In the school, Master Li was teaching several children to read.

Li Xiaoxiao took a look and found that except for the two grandsons of the village chief of Lijia Village and two other children from relatively wealthy families, the rest were sent from the neighboring village. There were only seven or eight students in total.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai explained their purpose. Master Li looked at Li Fang, smiled, and nodded. "I've heard a lot about Li Fang. He's very smart."

Bai was very happy to hear what Master Li said. She paid a tael of silver as a salary and let Li Fang follow Master Li in. Then the mother and daughter went home.

The school is close to home, so Li Xiaoxiao doesn’t have to worry about Li Fang going home. Li Fang can come back by himself after school.

After the mother and daughter arrived home, Mrs. Bai went back to her room to do her embroidery. Li Xiaoxiao returned to her own room. Her two uncles had been working at her house for over a month. Li Xiaoxiao took out two small purses, put two taels of silver in each, and went out to find Bai Dong and Bai Jing. "Uncle, uncle, this is your wages for last month. Take it!"

Bai Dong and Bai Jing took the purse and were very happy.

"Xiaoxiao, isn't this a bit too much silver?" Bai Jing asked Li Xiaoxiao with a smile.

"Uncle, uncle, the extra ones are just rewards for you." Li Xiaoxiao smiled. "By the way, uncle, if there are more villagers giving you bamboo shoots, you should take them all. They will all be made into dried bamboo shoots anyway. I want to go to town to buy some more things later."

"Okay, go ahead and be careful on the road." Bai Dong instructed.

Li Xiaoxiao nodded, chatted with the two for a few more words, and then went to the town.

When he arrived in town, Li Xiaoxiao first went to the cloth shop to buy some cloth to make some new clothes for his family.

She went to the grocery store to buy some daily necessities and food, and finally picked out a few books suitable for Li Fang. When she returned home with her bags, it was almost dark.

Now that Li Fang has started going to school, Li Xiaoxiao no longer dares to let Li Linlin, a girl, go out to herd cattle, pick grass for pigs, or dig wild vegetables. Although most of the children in the village do so, Li Xiaoxiao is still worried, so the task of herding cattle is handed over to Bai Jing. According to Bai Jing, he has to go to the river every day anyway, so it is convenient to herd cattle there. He can drive the cattle to the river in the morning and take them back home when he comes back at noon.

Li Xiaoxiao agreed. During dinner, Li Xiaoxiao asked Li Fang about his studies at the academy, and Li Fang happily shared what he had learned. After the family finished their meal, Li Xiaoxiao handed Li Fang the enlightenment books he had bought in town that day, including the Thousand Character Classic and Hundred Family Names. Li Fang looked at the books with such care that he made Li Xiaoxiao laugh.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Xiaoxiao told Li Fang to go and rest, and she also lay down on the bed with her clothes on.

Li Xiaoxiao had been so busy lately that she seldom thought of Yun Che. She didn't know how he was doing now. She hadn't seen him in ages. She hadn't received any letters from Yun Che since the Chinese New Year, and she had no idea about his situation. It was heartbreaking to think that she had finally found someone she loved in this ancient world, but he was in such a situation. As she thought about it, Li Xiaoxiao fell asleep.

The next day, Li Xiaoxiao woke up early and cooked as usual. She planned to go check out the wasteland after dinner and plan what to plant later. Just as she was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Li Xiaoxiao opened the door and saw that it was Aunt Lin from next door.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm at home." Aunt Lin said with a smile, "I came here today to ask you what you plan to plant on your wasteland."

Li Xiaoxiao invited Aunt Lin in and poured her a glass of water. "I haven't thought about it yet. Aunt Lin, do you have any suggestions?"

Aunt Lin took a sip of water and said, "I think it's a good idea to grow some vegetables. It will be convenient for us to eat them ourselves."

Li Xiaoxiao nodded. "Growing vegetables is a good idea, but wasteland is not as good as vegetable fields. I'm afraid the vegetables won't grow well. I think it's better to plant some soybeans."

Aunt Lin agreed: "Soybeans are fine too. They don't have such high requirements for the growing environment."

Thinking about the soybeans grown on the two acres of wasteland at home, Li Xiaoxiao still had some confidence in growing soybeans. "Thank you, Aunt Lin. I'll go to the wasteland later to take a look and make some plans."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Aunt Lin stood up. "If you need any help, just let me know."

Li Xiaoxiao saw Aunt Lin off, had breakfast, and then went to the wasteland with Bai Dong and Bai Shi, taking tools.