An eight-year-old kid emptied his scumbag father's warehouse and followed his grandparents into

Xiushuitun is on the left side of Majiatun. According to Aunt Eleven, if you walk sideways from the corner they just turned, you will reach it in about a mile.

But they walked at least two miles before they reached Jing Yongjian, their second uncle's home.

The reason why we have to walk so far is not because the village is big, but because the house Jing Yongjian bought is at the very edge of Xiushui Village, which is also the very edge of the entire village and is the farthest from the pier.

Fortunately, we had practiced our leg skills during the exile, and we were able to see the general scenery of the village along the way, so no one felt tired.

The old lady took the stool handed to her by her second uncle's wife, sat down, and complained unhappily, "Why do you live so far away? There is no suitable house in the village? I have to walk several miles to pass on a message."

Not only is this house far away, there are no neighbors nearby. If it gets dark, I wouldn't dare walk there alone.

"We don't want to either! Do you think I don't want to move a stool and chat with you at the door every day to enjoy the cool air? Even if it is, the whole family has to live here." The second aunt sighed.

There are a total of twenty-two people in their family, which is almost the same number as Jing Yongcheng's family, including servants and guards.

It's just because I don't want to spend too much money and can't find a suitable big house, so I can only settle for the second best, otherwise I have to split up the family, which is a no-brainer.

The house is not too big, but it has many rooms and a wide area. There are five rooms in the main hall, three rooms in the east and west side rooms, three rooms in the west and three rooms in the west. There is a separate kitchen, toilet and a well.

Originally, this house would only have two or three more rooms than the larger houses in the village, but the advantage was that the wall as high as a person enclosed a large piece of land of two or three acres. There were two houses built on each side of the wall at the entrance. The materials used for the small houses were the same as those for the main house, but they were half a foot shorter.

This family was originally a wealthy family and could afford a doorman or servants. The four rooms were probably used by the doorman or servants.

"We thought that having a large family doesn't mean we have to worry about trouble, and living farther away means there will be fewer arguments. We can let the women in the family take care of these acres of land. They can still get some harvest without having to show up in public, and the four rooms outside are enough for the grandchildren to live in."

Jing Yongjian was smiling. He didn't feel that the house was far away at all. Instead, he felt that he had gotten a good deal. The whole family slept comfortably last night, which showed that the feng shui of the house was good.

For the same price, they can get a few more houses and three acres of land. Anyone would be happy. Walking a few more steps is nothing to them now.

Jing Yongjian took Jing Yongcheng and Jing Changning to the main hall for tea, and Sanlang and Silang were also pulled out by several boys from his family.

The main hall couldn't accommodate so many people, so my second aunt-in-law asked several daughters-in-law to bring out two benches and asked them to sit in the yard.

Jing Mingyue and Jing Chunxi were also led by their eldest granddaughter Jing Xiu for a stroll in the spacious courtyard. The biggest advantage of this house is that it is open on all sides and very quiet. Looking up, the blue sky and white clouds seem more intimate, closer, and almost within reach.

The old lady took a couple of sips of tea and told them about Jing Yongming and Jing Changdu's family. Second Aunt and her daughters-in-law sighed: "They are so frugal and hardworking, and those two daughters-in-law are good at managing the household. They will always be able to handle it."

Daqing's wife: "They are considered lucky. Think about all the people who died on the way home. It's really not worth it."

Second Uncle's Wife sighed, "So people, you just can't do anything immoral. God is watching you!"

Daqing's wife: "After we finish cleaning up, let's go over there and take a walk. We have to get to know the place first."

Mrs. Erqing was also very kind: "When there is anything extra left over, we can send some to that family."

Second Auntie remembered, "The owner of this house is quite polite. He left half of the sweet potatoes in the house and said he was giving them all to us. We'll go over and get a bag for you all to try."

"There are sweet potatoes steaming on the stove. Don't you think these sweet potatoes grown in sandy soil are so soft, sticky and sweet? I'll bring them over for you to eat." After hearing this, Mrs. Sanqing ran back in a hurry.

Second uncle's wife laughed and said, "Last night, a few boys took a handful of sweet potatoes to roast. They all said they were so sweet that they were dripping with oil. So Third daughter-in-law had to steam a big pot early in the morning. We used to eat fish and meat every day, but I never heard them say it was delicious."

It made everyone laugh.

The cooked sweet potatoes were brought out with a scoop after a while, still steaming.

Sweet potatoes are not big in size, with only a layer of purple skin as thin as wings. The inside is the color of egg yolk. They are very soft and sweet when eaten, and have a faint fragrance. They are really delicious.

The old lady didn't hesitate and ate three of them at once, saying they were delicious.

He even said to Daqing's wife with a smile: "Please give us an extra bag when you go."

The second uncle's wife smiled and said, "Okay, okay! You have a big family, I'll pull two bags for you."

The old lady then told them about the time when her family would slaughter the New Year pig, and told them to remember to come over for a meal. Then, not wanting to waste other people's time, she told them to go back. If they didn't leave now, it would be almost lunchtime, so could they really expect others to treat them to a meal?

Just before leaving the house, Jingxiu realized that Silang and Sanlang were missing, so she said, "They ran out of the yard a long time ago."

"Grandpa and grandma, you go back first. I'll go with them to stuff rats. We'll have fried rat meat tonight."

When I went out, I found a group of children of different sizes. Some of them were holding shovels, and some were holding hoes. They had already run a long way and dug up a lot of new mud in the sand along the way.

Only after hearing the shouts did Shilang turn around and waved at them from a distance, asking them to go back first.

"Oh! Why are you feeding you rat? Don't you think it's ugly? Who would dare to eat it?" The old lady was shocked. She had heard that this kind of dirty thing would only be eaten by people who were so poor that they had nothing to eat. Rich people didn't even dare to taste it for fear of getting sick from eating it.

"Let them be! Just think of them as meeting new friends. Just pour some food back and you won't eat it."

My second aunt-in-law laughed and added, "Yesterday, quite a few children from the village came over and became familiar with my grandchildren. They agreed to take them to hunt rats today. They also said that rat meat with a little more ginger and scallions would be so delicious when stir-fried. They said they wouldn't even trade an old hen for it, hahaha!"

This caused another round of laughter, but Zhuang still said to Daqing's wife, "Tell them to force-feed the rats but don't bring them home. If they want to eat them, let them go to another house and eat them. Don't scare our two little ones at home."

Daqing's wife smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing in this field right now. I think the mouse is just skin and bones, not even enough for these guys to roast, so there's no way they'd bring it back."

Jing Changning remembered that he was going to the county town to do some shopping before the New Year, and told them about it. Daqing and Erqing thought it would be a good idea to go to the county town before the New Year, since they were in need of everything at home. However, they said they would go home to discuss it and would get back to them when the time came.

However, what the men were most worried about was the division of the land. There were not many adult men in each family, and they were worried that they would not be able to cultivate all the land.

Daqing: "With such a high rent, it would be fine if we could split up a few people to do some business, maybe we could make some money to supplement the rent. But the small market in this village is so deserted, and the county town doesn't have a large population either, so I'm afraid business won't be easy."

This is indeed a difficult task. The land is vast, sparsely populated and barren. It is not easy to do a profitable business here. Moreover, it takes a whole day to go back and forth to the county town.

Although each family still has some money, they still have a long way to go. They can't use money to subsidize the crops every year if they don't grow well. This way, they will only spend money and not earn money. They will end up eating up the mountain. Only by increasing revenue and reducing expenditure can they survive.

People from both families comforted each other, saying that there was no need to rush as they had only arrived in the past two days. They were considered to be people with some experience in the capital. If they couldn't find food to eat in this remote and backward place, it would be even harder for the locals.

My second aunt and uncle, along with their son and daughter-in-law, sent them to the center of Xiushuitun. Seeing that the way home was easier to recognize, they said goodbye to each other.

Jing Changning and his father muttered in the back, "There doesn't seem to be any academy or private school in this village. I'll ask the village chief someday."

After arriving here, we must pick up the children's books after the New Year. This is a consensus reached with the elders in the family. We must not throw away books, otherwise the whole family will be in ruins when we return to the capital and will never recover.

He thought about it and couldn't find anything else to do. With his vast knowledge, he was more than qualified to be a teacher.

Jing Chunxi also told her third uncle that the space not only contained his original collection of books, but also the study of her scumbag father and grandfather had been moved in. Opening a private school only required having a room and adding pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

Jing Yongcheng felt much better when he heard that his son was not discouraged but had such a plan right after arriving. He comforted him and said, "Don't worry, take your time."

The poorer the place, the harder it is to produce educated people, because people here don’t attach much importance to studying and only think about how to avoid starvation.

In the annual imperial examinations, there are not many people from the southern barbarian regions who can pass the imperial examinations and become Jinshi. It can be said that they can be counted on one hand, and even fewer can serve as officials in the court.

When they returned to Majiatun, the little girl squinted her eyes and asked Dalang to hold her, and the old lady looked a little tired.

Fengyutun was a long way north of the three villages. Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Zhuang suggested, "We don't have much to do this afternoon anyway, so we should go back and eat first, take a nap after lunch, and then go to Fengyutun in the afternoon."

When they got home, Nanny Wang followed them and said to the general and Jing Changning, "Masters, we're back. Village Chief Li just came over and told us to send someone in charge to the village chief tomorrow to sign the land distribution for each family."

Jing Changning nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go tomorrow."

Issues like land distribution should be resolved as soon as possible.

Jing Yongcheng: "You should take Xiaobei and two guards with you tomorrow. It's not just about signing. I will definitely take you to see the location of the land. It will be easier to make plans with two more people."

Jing Changning: "Okay!"

Jing Changning also thought this was a good idea. After all, he didn't know much about farming. Xiaobei's grandfather had lived in the farm before, and the two guards were also farmers, so they would have a general understanding of farming.

PS: On Christmas Eve, I lay down.

You can be patriotic and keep your pockets tight.