Chun Niu pointed at Su Jinyao and said, "Jinyao praised you and said that you made it up well." ”

"Ahhh

Su Jinyao turned her head to Chun Niu and said, "Siping's craftsmanship is good, but you still have to strengthen your handiwork." The size of the basket is about the same as this, and the shape is as he pleases, and he can weave it as he wants. Now as an apprentice, I will give him a penny a month. If he can leave the school in three months, I will add a penny to him. Chunniu, do you think it's okay? ”

"What? How many baskets does my family Siping weave here, and pay back the money after learning the craft? Chun Niu was even more surprised, touched Su Jinyao's head, and asked, "Jinyao, don't you also have a fever?" Either that...... Stupid again? ”

Su Jinyao glanced at Chunniu and said, "I'm stupid, but I can make money." Tell you, if Siping can improve his craftsmanship again, I will count the baskets he weaves for him according to the number and quality. It may be possible to make more high-quality products and earn a silver tael a month. ”

"Cut, Jinyao, just make me happy." Chunniu always felt that Su Jinyao had a good heart, because she owed her money, so she was helping herself in disguise. But she didn't want to say more about this word of thanks, it was the right thing to do for Su Jinyao with just one mind.

Su Jinyao said again: "However, in the past, my father's baskets were all bamboo cut up the mountain in my small town. In a few days, the small town will go to the school, and my father's legs and feet are not convenient, so you have to cut the bamboo in Siping, and you have to carry it back and split it into a suitable basket of bamboo pieces, do you think this will work? ”

"Of course." Chunniu said happily: "Even if we weave baskets and baskets at home, don't we all go to the mountains to cut bamboo." He's a big man, in his twenties, and he's not as good as your brother. Don't worry, Siping is deaf and dumb, not sick with hands and feet, and can work. ”

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "That's really a good deal, our family has an extra laborer." ”

Chunniu also smiled and said directly to Siping: "In the future, you will learn the craft from Brother Liu, be a little blind, and work more." ”

Siping nodded and smiled very honestly.

Su Jinyao asked, "You guys stay for dinner, I'll go to the kitchen to see what my eldest sister is doing." I'll add two more dishes. ”

"No, no, no." Chunniu hurriedly grabbed Su Jinyao and said, "It's still early now, and it's not too late for Siping and I to go home and cook a mouthful of food." Your family of four, plus our six people, how much food do you have to cook? Besides, Xiaocheng'er has just seen a good place, so don't bother him with a lot of people. We are not outsiders, we will often come and go in the future, and this meal is not bad. ”

Su Jinyao thought about it, so she nodded and said, "That's okay, I won't be polite to you." My eldest sister was busy all day alone, so I went to do her a favor. ”

Chunniu said: "Okay, you go, Siping has woven this basket, and we'll go." ”

Su Jinyao agreed and went to the kitchen. Seeing that Sophie was about to stir-fry, she quickly washed her hands, took the shovel from her hand, and said, "I'll stir-fry, eldest sister, you rest." ”

"I'm not tired, it's fine." Sophie said, and said with a smile: "I know, you are afraid that my stir-fry will not be delicious." ”

Su Jinyao said seriously: "That's really what it means." Eldest sister, although your skills have improved a lot, compared to me, it is still a step behind. ”

"Well, you can." Sophie glared at Su Jinyao. But the two sisters are joking, and they don't take it to heart. Laughing and laughing, the meal is ready.

Su Jinyao put the dishes on the plate and said, "Eldest sister, you go to your father's house, I'll go to see Xiaocheng'er and tell him to get up and eat." ”

Sophie said "yes" and began to busily serve food and set the table.

Su Jinyao came to Xiaocheng'er's house again, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw that Xiaocheng'er had woken up, and she was sitting wrapped in a quilt, flipping through the thousand-character text on the pillow.

"Why do you just read a book when you get up? You're still a sick person, don't blow the wind, and get a fever again at night. Su Jinyao came in, first tucked the quilt for Xiao Cheng'er, wrapped him like a big dumpling, and put the book away again.

Xiao Cheng'er smiled and said: "I have been lying down for a day and sleeping for a day, and my bones are soft, and I can't lie down." Second sister, your herbal soup really works, I feel energetic now. ”

Su Jinyao sat on the edge of the kang and said to Xiao Cheng'er: "Youjin is also a patient, and it is not completely well, so you have to pay attention to rest." When the meal is ready, do you get up to eat with us, or will the second sister bring you the food? ”

Xiao Cheng'er immediately lifted the quilt, put on his clothes and jumped to the ground, while saying, "Go out to eat, I've been holding back for a day." The eldest sister didn't let me get up to go to the toilet before, and almost took a basin for me to solve it in the house. ”

"Poof" Su Jinyao smiled, hurriedly put up her shoes for Xiao Cheng'er, and said, "Okay, fasten the buttons and let you go out to eat." ”

After eating, Xiaocheng'er looked even more energetic. insisted on leading the little goat to Aunt Niu's house to feed. Su Jinyao was not at ease, but she couldn't persuade her, so she had to say, "Then I'll go with you." ”

Of course, Xiao Cheng'er did not object, he was very close to Su Jinyao. Sophie cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and Su Jinyao and Xiaocheng'er led the little goat out with them.

The baby goats have grown a lot these days, and their fur is black and strong. It's also very honest to be led by a small town, walking obediently like a puppy, and never going to the side of the road to gnaw grass.

When I came to Aunt Niu's house, Xiaocheng'er shouted through the courtyard gate: "Hello Aunt Niu, I brought my little black to feed." ”

"Hey, the courtyard door is not closed, come in." Aunt Niu poked her head out of the kitchen, saw Su Jinyao, and said enthusiastically: "Jinyao is here too?" I don't see you coming to my house, how can you have free today? ”

"Hello Aunt Niu, I'm here with my brother. He had a fever during the day, but now that he's better, I'm not very reassured. Su Jinyao also greeted Aunt Niu. Because she had spoken when she was on the same road before, she had a good impression of this aunt Niu.

"I'll wash the dishes here, let's play in your yard for a while, and Aunt Niu will give you red bean soup in a while." After Aunt Niu finished speaking, she continued to wash the dishes.

Xiaocheng'er is familiar with the road, leading the little goat to the backyard.

There is no vegetable patch in the backyard of Aunt Niu's house, and it is a livestock shed. There was a big ploughing ox, and a sheepfold. There were several sheep in the pen, and two little lambs, but they were all a little bigger than their little black.

There are also two little girls who are cutting grass to feed the cows, and they seem to be the daughters of Aunt Niu's family. When the two little girls saw Xiao Cheng'er, they all came over with a smile, and the one who was a little younger came directly to take Xiao Cheng'er's hand and said, "Brother Cheng'er, why are you late today?" My mother cooked red bean soup, and I'm afraid you won't be able to drink it. ”

The other was a little more reserved, but looking at the smile on his face, he was also very close to Xiao Cheng'er, and came over and said, "Xiao Hei give it to me, I'll help you bring it in and feed it." ”

"Thank you, Sister Caiyan." Xiao Cheng'er handed the rope in his hand to Caiyan, and then turned his head to the little girl who was a little younger and said, "Caique, where did you memorize the three-character scripture I taught you to memorize yesterday?" Say one, I'll listen. Let me tell you, my second sister is here today, and she is a husband who can teach me. You memorize it now, go back and let my second sister listen to it, and give you some pointers. ”

The little girl named Caique looked up at Su Jinyao, who came over with Xiaocheng'er, but was a little far away and had not disturbed them, smiled shyly, and called out in a sweet and crisp voice: "Sister Jinyao is good." ”

"Well, hello. I'm not a gentleman, don't listen to the town. I'm just here to have fun. Su Jinyao glared at Xiao Cheng'er, but felt that this kid was really a girl.

As she was talking, Aunt Niu came over with a tray and a few bowls of red bean soup on the plate. He shouted, "Let's all come and drink red bean soup." ”

Caiyan and Caique both want to run forward, but when they look at the small town around them, they both want to pull the small town. As a result, the three of them were almost stunned in place.

Su Jinyao hurriedly walked over, took the tray from Aunt Niu's hand, and thanked her with a smile: "Thank you, Aunt Niu, I come to your house every day to feed the lamb, and we still have delicious food and drink." ”

"Oh, you're welcome. Your little town really has a heart, and the day before yesterday you sent me a big basket of mushrooms, and yesterday you gave me several big yams. It's all in the mountains, but it's rare to see a child's heart. Aunt Niu praised while walking over, and directly took a bowl of red bean soup and handed it to Xiao Cheng'er.

Only then did Su Jinyao know that Xiaocheng'er was really a very caring child, and she even knew how to get some mountain goods to thank her.

Xiao Cheng'er also smiled and said, "Aunt Niu is also good." I bring the lamb to feed every day, and she doesn't want to give her a copper plate, I just have a little heart, thank you Aunt Niu for your kindness. ”

"Listen, this kid is so good at talking." Aunt Niu said to Su Jinyao: "He, he also taught my family Caiyan and Caique to endorse." I listened to the two girls who had memorized it in the past two days. If this is sent to the academy, it will cost a lot of money. With you, this little gentleman, the money we saved is not worth the goat's milk. ”

Aunt Niu has always been straightforward, and her heart and eyes are not bad, Su Jinyao listened to her words and did not feel tired at all.

After being at Aunt Niu's house for a while, it was quite warm to talk. Su Jinyao actually thinks that it is quite good to visit the door from time to time, no wonder those big girls and little daughters-in-law like to hang out from house to house.

The goat Xiaohei was full, and Caiyan took the sheep out and handed it to Xiaocheng'er. Xiao Cheng'er said, "Thank you." Tomorrow I can come over early, and then teach you more three-character scriptures, you have to memorize them with your heart, and I will teach you to write them when I go back. ”

Caiyan and Caique both promised to send Xiaocheng'er out of the door.

Aunt Niu also sent it out, and asked casually: "Jinyao, your eldest sister came to my house to ask about growing vegetables, if there is anything you don't understand, come and ask me." ”

Su Jinyao promised: "Okay, thank you Aunt Niu." My eldest sister also said that you made it very clear, and she remembered most of it after listening to it once. ”

"It's a good time for your family to grow this stubble." Aunt Niu said again: "Actually, the time for planting vegetables in our village is about the same, and your family is so late for a month, but it is staggered with the time of other people's vegetables planting." When the lentils and eggplants in other people's fields are taken off the shelves, your vegetables will still be available, and they can be sold at a good price. ”

Aunt Niu's words reminded Su Jinyao. Her eyes lit up, and she already had a plan in her heart.

On the way home, Su Jinyao asked Xiaoshu, "Is there any extra land in our village?" ”

Xiao Cheng'er was surprised and said, "Second sister, do you want to buy land?" An acre of land costs a few taels of silver. ”

"You don't have to buy it, can we buy someone else's land?" Su Jinyao thought for a while and said, "It's not cost-effective to buy land with a little money now, our family doesn't have enough manpower, and no one is going to plant it." ”

"Oh, that's right." Xiao Cheng'er thought for a while and said, "There is not much land in our village, and there are still many lands that my family has opened up in the mountains, and they are not very fertile. Most of the really good land is in the hands of the Wu family. However, their land is not sold, and they don't know if they will be sold out. After all, there are people in their family who grow and sell vegetables. ”

Su Jinyao said: "Well, go back and inquire and see if their land is wrapped up, how much it will cost." ”

"Second sister, don't you have a way to make money now, what are you doing farming? If you plant in the spring, it will take several months to harvest, and you may not be able to sell for much money. I really don't have a good way for the second sister to make money. "Xiao Cheng'er is very consoling. He is a thoughtful child who knows what makes a difference and what doesn't.

Su Jinyao gave Xiao Cheng'er an approving look and said, "That's right, I do have a lot of ways to make money now." But Aunt Niu reminded me with a sentence today, I think that if I want to make a big deal, I have to have a nirvana, which is monopoly. ”

"Monopoly?" Xiao Cheng'er looked strange, shook his head and said, "I don't understand." Second sister, what are you going to break? ”

Su Jinyao said: "You'll know when the time comes." Monopoly makes a lot of money, and no one can squeeze you down. I'll think about it again, anyway, it's still too late. ”

It's not too early to get home. Su Jinyao asked Xiao Cheng'er to drink a bowl of herbal soup to consolidate it and go to bed early. Even if you can't sleep, you have to lie down. Xiao Cheng'er was very obedient, drank the medicine and went to sleep.

Su Jinyao came to Su Xiangui's house and asked, "Dad, have you learned all the Arabic numerals that you taught you to write yesterday?" Shall I teach you some simple bookkeeping techniques today, or will you brush up on what you learned yesterday? ”

"Dad still doesn't understand something, you can tell me about this vertical calculation. What's the deal with single-digit alignment? "Su Xiangui is like an open-minded primary school student, after learning Arabic numerals, he has begun to learn simple vertical calculations.

Su Jinyao felt that Su Xiangui only needed to learn simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations, which was much more convenient than letting him learn to plan the plate. What's more, Su Jinyao didn't plan to do it in the first place, so naturally she couldn't teach them. However, these simple calculations combined with the "debit" and "credit" accounting method make it easier to keep a clear record of the family's income and expenses.

Su Jinyao agreed, went back to get a pen and paper, and saw Sophie watering the vegetable patch in the front yard, so she asked, "Sister, Dad is going to learn to keep accounts, will you come to learn to learn?" Have you learned everything you were taught yesterday? ”

"Well...... Sophie looked a little embarrassed, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, I still don't learn." What kind of Abel number you taught me to write yesterday, I wrote crookedly, it's really ugly. I finished watering the vegetable patch and went to bed early. ”

"Okay then." Su Jinyao sighed secretly, and didn't persuade anything. After all, learning or not learning is Sophie's freedom. She's thirteen years old now, and she should be sensible. If she really felt that studying was not that important, she would not be able to come.

Su Jinyao took the pen and paper back to Su Xiangui's house, laid out the paper, poured ink on it, handed the pen with big characters to Su Xiangui, and said, "Dad, I just learned to write, it's easier to write big characters." You'll use this first. Tomorrow I'll go into the city, so I'll buy two more pens and come back. ”

Then, Su Jinyao explained the method of vertical calculation to Su Xiangui again, and asked him to calculate independently.

"Jin Yao, is this pen and paper expensive? Or, like Xiaocheng'er, Dad will practice on the ground with a branch first. Wait until my writing looks better, and then write it with pen and paper. Su Xiangui looked at the snow-white rice paper and said a little distressed.

"It's okay, Dad, I can still afford this paper and pen. You practice with a large pen for a few days, and when your wrist is proficient, use this small pen. In the future, you will have to use this kind of small pen to keep accounts. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she dipped the brush that wrote the small seal in ink, and spread another piece of rice paper and said: "Dad, the two of us practice together, you write big characters, I write small characters, I can't waste the things that my mother gave me." If there's anything you don't know, just ask me. ”

"Okay, I see." Su Xiangui agreed, and began to calculate seriously.

Su Jinyao's questions are not difficult, that is, the level of the second and third grades of primary school. But because Su Xiangui only came into contact with mathematics yesterday, he couldn't calculate, and it was still a little difficult to calculate. Su Jinyao didn't help, but just let him ponder slowly, because mathematics pays attention to drawing inferences from one another, and the other is the basic use of formulas, these things can't be taught one question at a time, so he can only slowly comprehend them by himself.

Seeing Su Xiangui calculating the question, Su Jinyao also lowered her head and pondered the prescription. In the past two days, she has already had new ideas after reading medical books and herbal books, and she really wants to prescribe an antidote to Gu Xuebin again.

However, Su Jinyao didn't plan to let Gu Xuebin drink this medicine. Instead, I wanted to take it to Cheng Ze, the owner of Anhetang, to take a look. After all, Cheng Ze has been practicing medicine for many years, and he has to be guided by a master to hear him, and his theory and experience are very rich, and his medical skills are definitely much stronger than his own self-taught. Therefore, this prescription was shown to Cheng Ze first, so that Su Jinyao could rest assured that Gu Xuebin could try it.

Su Xiangui saw that Su Jinyao was pondering for a while, and also began to write, but what she wrote was all square and square, and Su Xiangui didn't recognize any of them. He asked curiously, "Jinyao, what is this you wrote?" After learning a few sheets, I'll learn to write with you with Xiaocheng'er. Although my father is old, he always feels that there is no harm in learning more things. ”

"Well, of course. It's rare for my dad to have this mind. Su Jinyao looked at the prescription she prescribed, she couldn't tell Su Xiangui now that she had secretly learned medical skills. He said, "All I wrote was a few ancient poems." Write some treatments for Xiaocheng'er as a reference, so that he can carefully study the essentials of writing poetry according to the above sentences. ”

When Su Xiangui saw that Su Jinyao agreed to teach him, he smiled and looked very happy, probably because he was quite confident in learning.