A master of metaphysics is farming.

Xiang He carried water home, Su was changing Xiang Daqiang's dressings and bandages, Xiang Yun was obediently living by the stove, and Xiang Yang was helping to carry firewood inside.

That already dilapidated thatched hut now doesn't even have a front door; it's truly run-down.

Xiang He put the water down and took out the odds and ends she had bought that day, including pots, pans and bowls. She knew she would need all of these in the future, and she couldn't buy any less.

"Xiao Yang, come help me wash the chores, I need to cut the meat."

"Coming!"

Xiang He took out the wooden cutting board she bought today and placed it on the table. She twirled a new kitchen knife in her hand and cut a large piece of pork into strips. She would eat a small strip tonight, and Su would deal with the rest tomorrow.

Her movements were incredibly fast, leaving Xiangyang stunned. "When did you learn all this, sister...?"

Xiang He paused, and Su Shi and Xiang Dayong were also taken aback. She put down the cleaver and rubbed Xiang Yang's head, "This is called practice makes perfect. Your older sister cuts vegetables every day, and I still can't do it?"

"Too!"

As Xiang Yang lowered his head to wash carefully, his cheeks showed some bruises, and Xiang He's eyes were deep and thoughtful.

"Xiao Yang, your older brother will be going to the private school in a few days. You and Yun will go with him. I've already spoken to the teacher."

I thought he would be happy to hear that he could go to school, but he didn't seem so at the moment. He was looking down, seemingly lost in thought.

Xiang He nudged him with her elbow, "What's wrong? Don't you want to go to school?"

"no……"

Seeing him hesitate, Xiang He didn't press him. Instead, Xiang Yun ran out of the house and shouted, "Brother wants to be a great general!"

"Keep your voice down!"

Xiangyang blushed, which made everyone laugh and cry.

Xiang He pinched his flushed cheek. "To be a great general, you need to be able to read. You can't even understand those military books, so how can you be a great general, right?"

"Hmm..." Xiangyang rubbed his face, "Then I'll go to school, and when I'm older I'll join the army!"

Once the conversation started, the family chatted and laughed until dinner was over.

As night deepened, the two younger children had already fallen asleep. Madam Su wiped her hands and came out. Seeing Xiang He sitting outside, she walked over and sat down beside her. "He'er, go inside and sleep."

Xiang He looked into the distance and said, "No need. Master Huang will come to repair the house tomorrow. I estimate I can sleep in the bed tomorrow night. I can make do for one more night."

Moreover, she really didn't want to sleep together; she preferred to meditate outside.

"Thank you, you've fulfilled our wishes..."

Xiang He was slightly taken aback, and when she turned her head to look at her, she chuckled softly, "No need to thank me, and I think this kind of life is not bad. By the way," Xiang He took out her purse, "there is a stub from Wande Money Shop inside, and there are ninety taels of silver in it, Mother, please keep it safe."

Upon hearing that there was so much silver, Madam Su quickly pushed the purse back to her, saying, "This silver is yours to keep. If I take it, that old hag will snatch it away sooner or later."

Xiang He didn't refuse, took out the stub and handed her the purse, saying, "I have a money bag, here's the purse for you, so you can put those few dozen copper coins in it."

"This purse is pretty."

As the two were talking, Xiang He suddenly raised his index finger to his lips and pointed to Xiang Lao Si's house in the distance.

“Mother, listen carefully.”

Following her finger, Su looked in that direction, and a moment later, a shout came from the distance—

"Ghost!!!"

Along with that shout, there was also cursing from Xiang Lao Si, followed by cursing from the neighboring houses. In the middle of the night, it was incredibly noisy.

Xiang He and Su Shi smiled broadly. Xiang Dayong leaned on his wooden arm and watched the two of them. The smile that had not been seen for a long time filled his eyes. His injured hand clenched slightly, as if he was making up his mind.

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Xiang He slept soundly through the night, and before dawn, he had already gone to the river to fetch water.

She planned to make several trips to fill the large vat with water as soon as possible, so that she wouldn't have to fetch water when she urgently needed it.

Life in the countryside is quite nice, but there aren't as many seasonings as there are in modern times. She plans to do some research and make some herself, since this is the kind of food she loves.

Thinking about the good life ahead, he quickened his pace in carrying water. After the large vat was filled, his family got up and immediately started a fire to cook.

After Xiang He finished eating, she picked up a hoe and went to the back of the house. She wanted to build a bigger house, so this area needed to be developed.

"Wow! He's up so early this morning!"

Xiang He put down his hoe and looked up. "Fourth Aunt is here, so early in the morning?"

She smiled and pointed down, "I'm here to show people the way. Master Huang is here, and he brought a lot of people to push mud bricks. The village chief was stunned by the sight!"

Xiang He hurriedly ran to the edge and looked down. Sure enough, Huang Laoliu, whom he had seen yesterday, was directing from the front, with about ten people behind him, pushing neatly stacked mud bricks in pairs.

Huang Laoliu originally had another suggestion, which was to break the mud and let it dry on site. However, the drying time would take several days, and she couldn't wait. She was worried that if the house was built halfway, people from Li's side would come and cause trouble again. It would be better to spend more money to hire people to push the mud bricks.

These are all mud bricks that Huang Laoliu has dried at home. As long as the location is cleared and the existing house is demolished, construction can begin immediately.

Xiang He hurriedly waved to Huang Laoliu, "Uncle Huang, come up and demolish the house. I want to open up more land in the back so I can build a bigger house."

"Come on!"

The wages had been agreed upon beforehand. The bricklayers would make four round trips to move the bricks, and each of them would be paid by Huang Laoliu. Huang Laoliu would personally demolish the house, and his wages would be calculated separately.

Xiang He looked at the mountain behind her; the project was quite large. "Fourth Aunt, is Fourth Uncle home? Should we have him bring a couple of people to help? We'll pay them as usual; whatever you say is fine."

"We're all neighbors," Aunt Si gently nudged her. "He's right there in the field. I'll just call him up to lend a hand. What's with all this talk about wages!"

She leaned close to Xiang He's shoulder and whispered, "My husband kept asking me to help out with the pork you gave me yesterday! Now it's all good, let him do the work, I'll keep an eye on things!"

Xiang He didn't say anything, but told her to call people up first, as they would be starting work soon and couldn't be late.

Fourth Aunt stood up there and shouted, "Husband, come up and lend a hand! Remember to tell two people to bring hoes!"

Things need to be done quickly. Fourth Aunt went over to help Su Shi tidy up the house. Xiang He somehow managed to push the cart up, put all the things on the cart, and then pushed it far away so it wouldn't get dusty. The big vat was placed far away and the lid was put on.

After everyone came up, Xiang He went over to greet Huang Laoliu and his group, saying, "Uncle Huang and the other uncles, thank you for your help."

Old Huang scoffed, "This is all about getting paid to do things. Did you even have someone check the auspicious time for this?"

"Don't worry, there's nothing to be ashamed of," Xiang He said, looking at the dilapidated thatched hut. "Uncle Huang, just get to work, everything else will be fine."

Huang Laoliu also looked over and said, "This house is quite old and is in the shade, but it has the advantage of being sunny with plenty of sunlight. There's really nothing to worry about. I'll get started."

"Please."

Those of them in this line of work know a thing or two, and Xiang He, needless to say, understood everything as soon as she arrived at the house. Even if something happened, as long as she was there, it wouldn't be a problem.

Seeing Huang Laoliu start dismantling the wood, Xiang He didn't sit idly by either, and picked up a hoe to help.

Suddenly, a person rushed over and shouted loudly to stop.

Those above looked down and saw a woman dressed in dark brown pushing and shoving a bricklayer.

"Don't let go! No one is allowed to let go!"