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Jing Yongning also proposed to start a private school after the spring plowing, but he did not plan to recruit students from outside. He just wanted to gather all the children in the clan together and study for two hours in the afternoon when it was hottest and they could not go out to work; in spring, autumn and winter, they would choose one hour after dawn.

Dalang also wanted to get people to practice martial arts together in the early morning, but there was no room at home. In the end, Jing Yongcheng suggested that they get together every day to run around the village for morning exercises, to build up their physical fitness first, and then make plans later.

Although the backyard is very large, he plans to dig only four ridges of vegetable beds. According to the old lady, it is enough to eat. Jing Chunxi planned to sprinkle well water twice when loosening the soil, and sprinkle it again when planting the vegetable seedlings. This way, it will not be worse than what other people grow.

The rest of the open space, in addition to a corner for raising chickens and rabbits, has another piece of space reserved for Grandpa Xiaobei and Jing Yongcheng to do morning boxing exercises.

As for the family's carriage and livestock, they plan to build two more houses outside the wall. If they want to take care of them in the long term, they will make plans after the New Year.

Jing Chunxi moved out all the fruit trees that he had collected in the space from the remaining open space next to the wall. These were the few bunches of wild fruits that he had randomly dug up in the forest. Except for leaving three bunches in the space, he moved the others out and planted them against the wall.

All of this was possible because her uncle and grandmother covered for her.

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Zhou Wei bought the house very quickly. In less than five days, he sent someone back to say that it was available for use.

It was only the 22nd day of the 12th lunar month, and there were still a few days before slaughtering the New Year pig.

I heard from my neighbors that the county town will still be bustling on the 27th and 28th, but it will be too late to buy New Year's goods by then, and everything you want will be out of stock, so it is best to go early.

After hearing this, Zhuang became a little anxious. She had made preparations long ago and had recorded many things that needed to be purchased in a small notebook. Even when she was lying in bed at night, she would get up and write them down when she remembered them.

When she met Jing Changning, she felt that they had to hurry to the county town.

Finally, the two agreed to go to the market on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

Jing Changning asked Dalang to visit several of their families and tell them that they were going to the county town, but only Jing Yongjian replied: Brother Daqing will bring a few boys with us tomorrow.

Jing Yongqiang came over specifically to give Jing Yongning a list, asking him to buy a few things. Zhuang took a look at it and saw that they were all small things that didn't take up much space. She nodded slightly, understanding that they were very considerate. If someone bought something for you and it took up half the car, it would be really ignorant of etiquette.

Jing Changming's family replied directly, saying that they already had everything at home and didn't need to buy anything. It turned out that they still wanted to save money for the New Year.

Saburo and Silang went to their house again yesterday and said that the main room now has all the tables and chairs; there is also a dining table, and a few wooden blocks were sawed because there were not enough stools; there are beds in several rooms, and there are two box cabins.

The old clothes that the family wore during exile and those that were distributed were now washed and repaired by the two aunts, making them neat and clean. The family now dressed no worse than the people in the village.

It's the vegetable garden that has been cultivated in the yard. The vegetable seedlings have been planted, and several little girls are busy carrying water to water the vegetables.

He also said that he saw the two youngest daughters in his family helping their neighbors harvest cabbages, and they got five or six cabbages in return. They also picked up some unwanted cabbage stalks and fed them to the chickens or ate them themselves, leaving no one else to know.

Their main food is still sweet potatoes and some coarse grains sent by several other families. There is no refined rice or flour in the rice jar.

The old lady looked at Jing Mingrong and said, "Hey! Although life is a little hard, it's still neat and tidy.

It's you, live well with us! If you can't go back in the future, grandma will help you find a good family to marry when you are old enough."

After arriving at Yamen Village, Jing Chunxi discussed with Jing Changning and decided to sign a contract with Jing Mingrong, making Jing Mingrong her servant.

Jing Mingrong shook her head, not a trace of shyness, but her face was not gloomy, and she still smiled brightly, and did not change her mouth to call her grandma: "I will go wherever the old lady goes in the future. If I marry, I will marry someone in the mansion. If I die, I will die in this mansion. I will not go anywhere else."

The old lady smiled happily: "You think highly of me, but I will be dead by now, how can I see you grow old?"

Jing Mingrong: "I will study hard with Nanny Wang. After serving the old lady, I will serve the eldest lady and help the old lady take care of her great-grandson."

She raised her head and still smiled: "Unless Miss Xi takes me back, I will stay in the Jing family forever."

The old lady didn't let her call herself a slave, she also had some selfish motives. In the future, whether she left the house or got married, she would have someone to rely on by saying that she was the granddaughter of her in-laws.

Jing Mingrong’s idea was very simple. It was Jing Chunxi who saved her, and she would be grateful for the rest of her life.

Although she wanted to stay by her side, she knew it wasn't possible. Jing Chunxi had placed her here, so she would do her job well. This was what she had always wanted. Her lifelong ambition was to be a maid, then an aunt, and finally a nanny. In short, she didn't want to leave this loving, homely family.

The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month.

Two horse-drawn carriages, a mule-drawn carriage, and a mule-drawn carriage from Daqing's family set off just after midnight.

The county town is more than 40 miles away. If you drive fast, you can arrive when the city gate opens.

Many people from their family went out to the market. Except for the old lady, three concubines, and two little girls who stayed at home, everyone else went out.

Only Jing Yongcheng and Jing Chunxi were sitting in the carriage pulled by the chestnut horse left by Tao Jin. The driver was Jing Yongning. After saying goodbye, they left early and told Dalang and Xiaobei's grandfather, who were driving the carriage behind, the specific location of the house and asked them to get someone from the county town to drive the carriage there.

The carriage was light and moved fast, so they were the first to enter the city at dawn. People and horses had to pay two copper coins to enter the city, which they didn't know when they were released as prisoners last time.

As soon as I entered the city gate, I saw the guards who were originally agreed to guard the house. Zhou Wei left two guards to guard the house, and the one who came to pick people up was one of them. He used to be a guard in the mansion, and both the general and Jing Changning knew him.

The guard came out on foot, greeted them, and then took over as the coachman.

While driving the cart, he was talking to Jing Yongning, who was sitting on the shaft, and the old general in the carriage: "We bought a three-courtyard house with many spacious rooms. One of us will live in the gatehouse and the other in the corner room in the backyard. We have checked everything. The walls are very high and there is a cellar, but there is no other way out.

Even the dog holes are sealed, the house is very safe, the neighbors are all real people, and there are very few petty thefts in the whole alley."

I knew Zhou Wei could do it properly.

The house is located in the east of the city, where the county government office is located. Zhou Wei bought it after careful consideration for safety reasons. However, it is only three streets away from the county government office, so it is not too conspicuous.

Looking through the main entrance, the gray walls and green tiles are not much different from the houses next to it. It looks like an old house. The guard at the door knocked on the door, and it was immediately opened from the inside.

The other guard was so happy to see the old general and Jing Changning that he wanted to pounce on them, his eyes shining, but he still saluted respectfully.

The carriage drove in, and after exchanging a few pleasantries with the two guards, Jing Yongcheng said, "Where does Zhou Wei live? Take me there!"

Zhou Wei rarely shows up during the day, and most of the people who contact them are other guards.

The guards who had parked the carriage went out first. The guard who had opened the door wanted to follow the old general, but he was still hesitating whether he should follow too.

Jing Yongcheng said, "Let's go, let's all go together, the Third Master will be watching over here.

You've all worked hard on this journey. Let's have lunch together today. You don't have to worry about anything here. Come back after we leave."

The guards were very happy to hear this, but they did not leave immediately. They handed Jing Changning a bunch of keys and told him which key was for which door. After making sure they understood everything, they followed the old general.

Zhou Wei naturally couldn't live here. He had sent people into the village to report that the people who came were divided into three groups. One group rented houses, another group took turns living in a large dormitory, all of them disguised as merchants and craftsmen, and a few people lived in different locations in Yamen Village. Even Baihua Village near Yamen had people settled there.