That night, Du Jinning's family had dinner in the new house and lived in the new house.

Originally, when I moved to a new house, I wanted to invite guests to dinner, not to mention that Zhang Guangyi's father and son, Du Yinsheng's family of three and a few villagers helped so much.

But the Du family's small third room was cleaned out of the house, and even the rice dishes eaten at night, as well as the household goods for cooking, were still given by Zhang Guangyi and Du Yinsheng, and they did not slap their swollen faces and become fat. Du Jinning mentioned a few words, and seeing that Zhang Guangyi and Du Yinsheng insisted on refusing, they didn't insist anymore, and secretly decided to wait for her to make money and repay this favor again.

Chen and Du Fanghui cooked, Du Fangfei and Du Fanghui arranged the room, and Du Jinning stood under the porch of the house, looking at the courtyard of the new house, very satisfied.

There are not many houses in this house, but the yard is very large.

Probably because this house is located at the very edge of the village, next to the river, the original Wang family simply surrounded the riverside into the wall. The square courtyard in front and a vacant lot facing the river on the left side add up to three or four hundred square meters. A clump of bamboo was planted by the river, and there was a date tree and a pomegranate tree in the front yard. Because of the winter, both trees are bare-poleed at this time.

In modern times, Du Jinning is a master's degree in agronomy, and tending to plants is her job, and writing is just a hobby. In the past, he had to hide in the Du family, for fear that Du Chensheng would find out about her ability and make the best use of her, and refused to let her go. Now not only is the family separated, but also cut off the relationship with the Du family, and there is such a big courtyard, the wall will be higher in the future, and no one else can see what she is doing in the yard, she can do her best to toss.

As for the Chen family and the three elder sisters, they were people they trusted, and they didn't have much knowledge, so it was still easy to fool them.

"While the hoe of Zhanglizheng's family has not been returned, I will open a piece of land here, sprinkle cabbage seeds, and order some radishes, and in less than half a month, we will have vegetables to eat." Chen didn't know when he came to Du Jinning's side.

Du Jinning nodded, pointing to both sides of the courtyard gate: "Plant vegetables here, the one by the river, I have a use." ”

Chen asked curiously, "What are you used for?" ”

"I read in a book about a way to grow fruit trees, grafting different varieties of fruit trees, which can grow fruits with high yields and good taste. I'd like to give it a try. Du Jinning flickered at Chen.

Chen was not very interested in these. Anyway, there is a place in the courtyard now, and it doesn't matter how Du Jinning tosses it. She was worried about something else.

"Do you really want to go to school? What should I do if I take the exam in the future? The head of the academy has poured his heart and soul into you, and I am afraid that you will not be able to participate in the imperial examination. ”

Speaking of this, Du Jinning was also worried.

She was absolutely not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

Worried that in the future, the East Window incident will happen, and it is still far away to be slaughtered by all over the house for the crime of bullying the king, and she can escape by faking her death before it happens, which doesn't matter. The important thing is that now when you participate in the imperial examination, in order to prevent plagiarism and cheating, you have to search your body when you enter the examination room. Not to mention that when it comes to the autumn township exam, there are often examiners who will let the candidates strip naked for inspection, that is, the search of the candidates by the officials during the children's examination, Du Jinning can't stand it.

Even if she is young and her breasts have not yet developed, she can mix it up when she is a child, but she will always marry someone in the future, and this matter is something that she herself can handle, let alone her future husband.

But if she doesn't go to the academy to study, Du Yunnian, who is about to move, is afraid that she won't let them go, right? Zhang Guangyi was willing to borrow money and protect them, but it was all for the sake of her about to become a disciple of the mountain chief. If she doesn't go to school, without the protection of Zhang Guangyi and Guan Shanchang, Du Yinsheng will not take care of them anymore when he is disappointed, then Du Chensheng and Du Yunnian may be demons again.

In this era when the legal system is not complete, without Zhang Guangyi and Du Yinsheng, the head of the Du family, to protect them, Du Chensheng and Du Yunnian want to harm them, and she is helpless.

Therefore, this academy must be visited.

"Let's take one step at a time, there will always be a way." Du Jinning comforted Chen, and also comforted himself, "Anyway, who doesn't want to study for three or five years before going to the imperial examination?" You can't let me go tomorrow, right? Three or five years is enough time for us to figure out a way. ”

"That's all there is to it." Chen sighed.

"Mother, you also know that I have some savings, don't help people carry wood tomorrow. That job is unbearable for men, let alone you and your eldest sister. Du Jinning said.

The mountain behind Peach Blossom Village does not belong to Peach Blossom Village and Dalin Village exclusively, there is still a private property of a wealthy Shen family in the city, the Shen family's land has been handed down from their ancestors for hundreds of years, since buying that piece of mountain, each generation of family owners will plant all kinds of timber on the mountain, cut down a batch every year to autumn and winter, and then plant new saplings in the spring of the next year. Although the timber grows slowly, not more than ten or decades is not enough to make timber, but because of the proper felling, some wood can be cut down every year. The Shen family has a woodware shop in Fucheng, and transporting these woods to Fucheng to make woodware to sell, although the money is not particularly much, it is also a long-term business.

And cut down the trees from the mountain to dry, and then get them down the mountain, which needs to be carried manually, after all, the chariots and horses cannot enter the mountain.

Even if the wood is dried, the weight can still be imagined, and it is generally the sturdy men in the village who take advantage of the autumn and winter farming break to help the Shen family carry the wood and supplement some household supplies. The Chen family was helpless, except for the corn growing in the ground, the Niu family didn't give them this house. The family has to eat oil and salt, and she has to dress on her body, and she can't get into it without a penny, so she has to help people carry wood every autumn and winter. However, because all the people who went together were big men, she was afraid of affecting Du Fangfei's reputation, and the vegetables in the field had to be taken care of, so she was never allowed to go.

Now I probably can't do it, so I want to take Du Fangfei to carry the wood together.

"I know you have silver on you, and one tael of silver can buy two stones of rice, and if it is replaced with cornmeal, it will be enough for our mother to eat for half a year. Plant some vegetables in the yard, and spend hundreds of dollars to buy some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, pots and pans, and our lives can be lived. ”

Chen looked at Du Jinning with a smile: "But we always have to hide people's eyes, don't we?" If we don't carry the wood, people will be suspicious, and your grandmother will have to make trouble. ”

Du Jinning knew that what Chen said was reasonable, and frowned: "Do you want to carry wood for a month or two?" ”

Chen shook his head and looked at the courtyard that gradually disappeared into darkness as the light dimmed: "Just carry it for a few days, your eldest sister hasn't carried it, I'm afraid she won't be able to withstand it." She turned her head, "I want to make tofu and sell it." ”