You are unlucky and I am tough

After returning home, Wei Qinglang told his family that Cheng Chen and Cheng Xu had been sent to Mingde Academy to study.

Because of Zhao Xiuwen's relationship, Mr. Shen from the private school met the two children. After spending a morning together, he finally agreed to allow the two children to enroll in school.

The salary was five taels of silver a month, and the family had food and lodging there, and there was someone to take care of them. Except for the Chinese New Year, they could only go home for two days a month.

Wei Qinglang has already paid the tuition fee. He has been to the entire private school and found that the environment, food and accommodation are all good, and there are also special people to take care of him.

The two younger brothers also brought back two sets of school uniforms each, and as soon as they got home, the two little guys couldn't wait to put them on.

Cheng Shuang knew from their excitement that the two of them were still immersed in the excitement of being able to go to a private school and had not yet come to their senses. When they found out tomorrow that they would have to stay in the private school for a long time and could not go home, they would probably cry.

This matter was all thanks to Zhao Xiuwen's help. Cheng Shuang saw him sitting in the main room drinking tea, and he patiently told his two younger brothers to listen to Master Shen when they went to the private school.

She returned to her room and bought a clay inkstone and a piece of pine soot ink in the mall. She called Wei Qinglang over and gave the things to him to give to Zhao Xiuwen as a thank you gift.

As soon as Zhao Xiuwen saw these things, he felt that they were very valuable and was unwilling to take them. In the end, after much pushing and shoving, he only accepted a piece of pine soot ink.

After Zhao Xiuwen went back, Wei Qinglang went to the room and told Cheng Shuang about the situation of Cheng Zhengyi and his wife selling braised food.

"Uncle Cheng agreed with Taibailou to supply 30 kilograms a day as a trial. Taibailou accepted all the goods he brought, and they offered 70 wen per kilogram without bargaining.

Aunt Yang’s sales were also good, more than 20 kilograms were sold out in about an hour.

Aunt Yang said that it started with someone at a nearby breakfast stall buying two chicken feet and eating them with white noodles. He thought they were delicious and went back to order ten more. Then other people saw it and became curious.

Anyone who could afford two or three cents each would go to try it, and then more and more people gathered around the stall, and it was sold out quickly.

They're going to buy meat for tomorrow's delivery, so they'll be back much earlier than me. If you have any questions, you can go directly to the village head's house and ask."

Cheng Shuang shook her head, "It's nothing. I expected that there would be a market for braised food. Let them handle the rest.

That's right. I originally wanted to find another company to cooperate with to sell it in town, but Cheng Dafu and Zhao Daya have already sold it in advance. What they make is definitely not authentic. I guess they just throw the spice bags in and add water to cook it together.

But the problem is that they already know the spices. If I find someone else to sell them, and they sell them better than them, I'm afraid they'll get angry and leak the spice bag formula. Then, won't braised meat be sold everywhere in Qushan County? "

"Yes, if they can make some money, they will hide the recipe and make it themselves. If they can't make any money, who knows if they will spread the recipe." Wei Qinglang also felt that this was a tricky problem.

Considering the behavior of those two guys, the best way is to wait and see and find another opportunity to deal with them later.

In short, it is impossible to let the thief go just like that.

After dark, the people who were clearing the land outside went home. The six strong men had been busy all day and had completed two-thirds of the work. They could finish it all by tomorrow morning.

Cheng Shuang will go to Baicaotang to see patients early tomorrow morning, and reminds Wei Qinglang and others that after the fields are opened, they should go to each house to collect some wood ash and spread it on the land to fertilize it.

In the evening, after dinner, the family was busy packing the luggage of the two younger brothers to go to private school, including spare clothes, shoes and socks, as well as books and various learning tools.

Wei Xinyi packed the remaining snacks and dried fruits for the two of them, and Cheng Shuang also bought a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone for them at the mall.

Cheng Pan was already crying secretly because he couldn't bear to leave his younger brother, but the two little guys were still very happy. While helping to pack up, they told Cheng Shuang about Master Shen testing them on the Three Character Classic, showing that they were heartless.

Cheng Shuang wanted to wash her hair at night. After her brothers and sisters went back to their rooms to rest, she asked Wei Qinglang to take her into the space to take a shower. When she came out to blow dry her hair, she found Wei Qinglang in the bathroom looking at the crayfish in a rubber bucket.

She dried her hair and leaned against the door, "Dude, you're not going to want to eat them again."

Wei Qinglang grabbed a crayfish from the bucket and put his finger in front of the claws. "I think these shrimps may not live for a few days. Look, they don't even pinch me."

Cheng Shuang squinted at him, "You come to see them every day, hoping they'll wilt quickly so you can cook them and eat them."

Wei Qinglang smiled and did not deny it. Cheng Shuang went over to take a look and saw that some of them did look listless. So the two of them worked together to pick out the listless ones, about three pounds in total, and made them all into spicy crayfish.

It was already past ten o'clock when they finished, and the dinner they had at six o'clock was almost digested, so they had another midnight snack.

Fortunately, Cheng Shuang is thin now and doesn't have to worry about gaining weight, otherwise she would feel guilty.

"I don't think I've seen you playing games recently?" Cheng Shuang, who was peeling shrimps, suddenly asked the person opposite.

Wei Qinglang sighed helplessly, "With so much going on every day, how can I still have the energy to play? Besides, I can't communicate with the outside world. Playing single-player for a long time is quite boring."

"I told the village chief today about going into the mountains. In a few days, we'll take people in to search thoroughly. If we really can't find enough Gastrodia elata, I'll secretly buy some from the mall to take advantage of the situation. No matter what, we'll gather enough for Chengjia Village."

Wei Qinglang looked at her and said, "I'll prepare some things for the mountain trip in the next few days. But we'll have to spend the night in the mountains this time. Are you sure you want to come with me?"

"Of course." Cheng Shuang nodded, "The forest is so big, if I don't go there, who among you would know where there might be Gastrodia elata?

It will take forever to find them bit by bit, and each one is of different sizes. Do you know how much is enough?

There might be some other precious medicinal herbs in the mountains. If I don't go there, will you know them?"

Wei Qinglang opened his mouth and closed it again. Well, he really didn't know this.

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Because they had agreed to hitchhike in advance, Cheng Zhengyi drove a donkey cart to the bamboo house to pick them up at dawn the next day. Cheng Shuang took her two younger brothers on the cart and set off for the county town.

After entering the city, the donkey cart stopped on the street in front of Mingde Academy. After separating from Cheng Zhengyi and his wife, Cheng Shuang walked to the academy gate with her two younger brothers and handed the two admission certificates to the gate guard.

After a while, someone came out. He looked to be about 40 years old and looked gentle, but his temperament was very different.

He doesn't look like someone who came from a small place like Qushan County. He has the calmness and composure of someone who has experienced many ups and downs. No one knows why he ended up being a teacher in a small private school here.

Cheng Chen and Cheng Xu greeted the newcomer with a proper bow and said in unison, "Greetings, Master Shen."

Master Shen nodded and looked at Cheng Shuang. "This must be Madam Wei, right? Mingde Academy has accepted the two children and will take good care of them. Madam Wei, please stay here. The children can only go home for two days at the end of the month. If you want to visit on weekdays, you can go to the back door to register and be informed. Each visit will take no more than half an hour. I hope you understand all this."

Cheng Shuang nodded. Wei Qinglang had already said all this. She bowed and said, "My two younger brothers will trouble Master Shen from now on."

The two children finally came to their senses and realized that they would not be able to go home for a long time, and immediately their eyes became tearful.

Cheng Xu rushed over and hugged Cheng Shuang, tears falling like broken strings, "Xiao Si can't go home for a long time. What if he misses his elder sister and brother-in-law?"

Cheng Shuang rubbed his head and said, "It's okay. Sister will come to see you. Didn't the teacher say that I can visit you?"

Cheng Chen also ran over to look at her. Cheng Shuang reached out and patted his head, "Chen'er, you have to keep an eye on your brother, okay?"

Cheng Chen nodded obediently. Although he was reluctant, he did not cry like his brother. He reached out and wiped away the tears silently.

After letting him cry for a while, Cheng Shuang pushed Cheng Xu away and pushed him towards the door, "Go, go, study hard."

"Woooo..."

It is difficult for children to calm down once their feelings of separation are aroused. Cheng Xu was so sad that he took just two steps and turned around to pounce again.

Cheng Shuang held his shoulders, squatted down, and wiped away his tears. "Okay, okay, stop crying. Study hard with the teacher. If you really can't concentrate, just eat more. It's five taels of silver a month. Don't starve."

Master Shen, who was standing at the door, asked, "........?"

After coaxing him a few more times, Cheng Shuang picked up her brother, walked to the doorstep, let him in, then turned around and left without looking back.

Parents cannot watch it when sending their children to school. The more they watch, the more they cry.