The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

On the way back with Dahua and Erhua, Lu Linlang heard that her sister had bought a farm. Dahua was very impressed and looked at her with admiration.

"Dahua, what's wrong? Can you move in and live with us in the future? We can take care of each other." Lu Linlang noticed Dahua's eyes and touched her forehead.

"Cousin, we're not moving there. We want to keep the house that grandma left us. If we don't live there, it will be ruined. I was just thinking, cousin, you're really amazing. You actually bought a farm. We don't have to worry about going hungry in the future."

"Dahua will definitely be able to afford a manor in the future. Since you don't want to move there, you can come to our house often. By the way, do you want to study? Brother Yunyi can teach you. He will be your teacher in the future."

Yun Yi was originally going to teach his younger brothers to read. Now that all the affairs in the village have been dealt with, they don’t have to worry about the next things for the time being. They just need to focus on their studies.

"Can we study too?" Dahua said in shock when she heard this. In her impression, studying is a man's job. Even though her grandparents loved them in the past, they never told them to go to school.

When Dahua lived in the county town, there was a boy a few years older than her in the neighboring house next door. His family sent him to school when he was six years old. Dahua asked her grandmother, and her grandmother said that school was a place only for boys, and that after studying hard, they could become high-ranking officials.

Therefore, Dahua has a kind of admiration for people who can read, and believes that people who can read are capable people.

Before, the villagers said that my cousin had a lot of books at home. They also saw Yunxi and others reading and were envious, but they could only watch from the side and did not dare to make any requests.

"Women can naturally read. Reading makes people wise and sensible. No matter who you are, you can read. It's just that most people don't have the conditions to read, so they don't. In the capital, even small businessmen know how to do accounting. Even my sister went to a women's school. Without education, you can't even participate in poetry gatherings."

When Yunyi heard Dahua say this, he couldn't help but speak to persuade her.

"That's right, Dahua, studying is good for you. Come and attend class with us tomorrow. We all need to study, and you can get snacks while you study." Lu Zhan also said.

"Lu Zhan, Dahua is older than you, you should call her sister."

"No, I don't want to. She's not even as tall as me. I just call her by her name." Lu Zhan compared his height with Dahua's. He was a head taller than Dahua.

Dahua wasn't sad; she was very happy. Everyone said so, proving that girls could also study. However, she still had a concern: "But we don't have money to buy books. I heard that studying costs a lot of money."

"It's okay. We have books. All you need to do is learn to read. I've prepared paper and pens. Just follow along and practice."

"Thank you, cousin. We are home now. Erhua and I will go there tomorrow morning." They arrived at the door of the house. Dahua greeted them and ran home holding Erhua's hand.

The next morning, Dahua brought Erhua over. She had been excited for a long time last night, thinking that she would be able to read today. She didn't know if she could understand. She should be able to, because she could remember clearly what her grandmother said and did in the past. But what if reading was difficult? Would she disappoint her sister?

With a nervous mood, Erhua knocked on the door of her cousin's house with joy. Xing'er had already gotten up and was waiting for them.

Lu Linlang is also running in the yard with her younger brothers at this moment. This is her habit after coming to Xishan Village. She exercises in the yard, and when she is familiar with the village, she runs a few laps in the village.

"Dahua, Erhua, you are here. Come and exercise with me. We will have breakfast later." Lu Linlang greeted the two while running.

Yun Yi behind him no longer had the image of a tall scholar as before. Among the few people, he had the worst physical strength. He had brains but no physical strength. He was already panting from running. Lu Zhan and Yun Can were still running and playing behind him, not looking tired at all.

Needless to say, Lu Linlang has been very strong since she was a child. She just pretends to be a lady. In fact, she is in good health and has no problem running.

Yunxi was in good physical condition, and was jogging at Lu Linlang's pace, even reciting medical books while running.

"Is this called exercise? Erhua and I used to run to the mountain to cut grass every morning." Dahua didn't think it was difficult, but seeing Brother Yunyi like that, she was embarrassed to say the latter part of the sentence.

"It's really not difficult, but running like this every day is good for your health, but some people are miserable and need to exercise more. Yun Yi will teach you to read in the future, so why don't you take him running with you?"

Lu Linlang saw what Dahua was thinking and joked with a smile.

Dahua was embarrassed to agree. Brother Yunyi would be their teacher in the future. It was heard that teachers were always dignified and one could not speak of them casually.

Erhua had already started running after Lu Zhan. She followed behind Lu Zhan, who was running in front with a smile on his face. The yard was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

After everyone had breakfast, Yun Yi took a few people to study. It was not the first time for Yun Yi to teach people, so he had his own experience in how to enlighten people like Da Hua and Er Hua who had never been to school. He quickly took them to read.

Lu Zhan and the other two were reading and practicing calligraphy. After Yun Yi assigned tasks to the three of them, he concentrated on teaching the Dahua sisters. The sound of reading aloud could be heard from the yard.

Lu Linlang also started the next purchasing plan. The most important thing in the next step was to buy grain. At this time, the grain had just been harvested and there was still grain in the granary, so the price was cheaper than usual.

She was still worried about what would happen a year later, so she did not store any food. That was the most dangerous situation. As long as the food was properly stored, it could be stored for three to five years. If there was no war, it could continue to be eaten. New rice could be purchased every year to preserve it.

The villagers were now gathered at the clan leader's house. After a night of fermentation, everyone in the village knew that Lu Linlang had bought the farm and was planning to recruit permanent and temporary workers. They were eager for their family to be selected.

There were too many people coming, and those at the back were waiting all the time, chattering with the people around them about the selection. No one knew what other way to select people, and they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to go.

"I heard that there are so many people looking for work in the county town that even the docks are crowded with people wanting to take jobs. The original ten cents a day's wages have been reduced to eight cents because everyone is rushing to do the work. Even so, there are still a lot of people willing to do it."

"That's right. Miss Linlang has given us a chance. We can't be like some ungrateful people who want to bully everyone in the village. Look, this time there's no chance for his family, right?"

"If you ask me, it's because Miss Linlang is too kindhearted that those people dare to bully her. If I could afford such a large farm, anyone who dared to glare at me would be out of work, and we could enjoy the blessings of being a landlord and his wife."

"Bah, you still want to be the landlord's wife? Being a farmhand is better, but I don't know if you want women or not. You haven't said anything. I see that the Luo family has signed up."

"That's right, they are outsiders and they are trying to steal my job."

"Speak less! If the clan leader hears this, you'll be scolded. I'm afraid it will affect your job as a farmhand."