Although Liuyun County is prosperous, it is only a small county in the final analysis.
Ordinary people can have twenty or thirty taels of silver in their homes, which is considered a lot.
As for Li Yuan's wealth, not to mention being in Lijia'ao, even in the county town, she was obviously considered an invisible wealthy household.
Although he also knew that Li Yuan had money on hand, the more than twenty taels that Li Jun owed was nothing to her.
But he agreed with Li Jun that there was no need to spend a woman's money on things like debt.
Especially since she has two children to raise!
Li Jun is a strong laborer and willing to work. In the past, he had no goals in life other than making money and paying off debts. He was confused all day long and always felt like he was getting by.
Now that I have my sister and two nieces here, things will definitely be different from before, and I may have started to find other ways to make money!
Thinking of this, Xie Yanzhi said: "I don't know who Junzi owes and how much he owes. He doesn't tell us this. If I knew, I would pay it back for him, so as to save him from always living so tiredly.
As for the fire kang, I had only read about it in books. It was a long time ago and I needed to think about it carefully. However, there is a vague idea in my mind, and I still need to think about the details. "
When Li Yuan heard what he said, she thought that her stall had been rented. Now she had all the firewood, rice, oil and salt, and the iron pot could be made the day after tomorrow. It was estimated that she would be able to open the business the day after tomorrow, so she wanted to take advantage of her free time to deal with all these trivial matters.
"Brother Xie, I'll give you my idea first, and you can think about it. If it's feasible, I'll ask you to find someone to help me and Junzi's room to build a kang. Later, when there's no problem after trying it, I'll ask the mason to help too. My grandma will build one, and I will pay the money."
With that said, without waiting for Xie Yanzhi's consent, she began to draw the structure of the fire kang with the brush and blank rice paper he put on the table.
Of course, she didn't draw everything, but left some small questions, such as smoke exhaust, and then handed them to Xie Yanzhi.
"Brother Xie, do you think this is okay?"
Xie Yanzhi saw a very simple picture with only a few strokes.
It's just that there are stoves, bluestone slabs, loess, blue bricks and fire walls written in different locations.
After thinking about it for a while, he remembered that there was a mention of flue in the topography of the north, so he added two more strokes to the picture based on his understanding.
"Mother Yuan, what do you think of this? Your painting is quite good, but since there is a fire in the house, you didn't draw the flue. It's no good if the smoke can't be discharged."
Li Yuan pretended to be enlightened and patted her head, "Look at me, I'm so stupid. I cook all day long, and this kitchen needs a chimney. I forgot about it. Brother Xie, you are so thoughtful. If it weren't for you, I would I didn’t even expect it, and I thought I was an excellent painter.”
Xie Yanzhi saw that her tone was extremely sincere when she said this, so he put the drawings away.
"I have to think about it again. If something goes wrong, that won't work. My house happens to have more rooms. I will find someone to try it at my house later. If there is no problem, I will take them to Lijia'ao."
When Li Yuan heard that his family wanted to build a kang, she thought it would be a good idea.
Otherwise, the blizzard that lasted for many days in mid-winter would have been difficult.
It’s just that this guy eats out all day long.
During that snowstorm, no restaurants were likely to be open. What would he do to eat?
Junzi should be back by then, why not let him come and live at home?
Li Yuan thought so, but didn't say anything. She just looked up and looked outside and said, "Brother Xie, it's late and the children are still waiting at home. I'll go back first. I won't be here for the next two days. It's about Can Niang." , I still want to ask you."
"It's hard for you to carry so many things. I'll call a bullock cart for you. Just wait here."
After Xie Yanzhi said this, he walked out.
When he came back, he still carried two bags of cakes in his hand: "This bag is roasted chestnuts, and the other bag is Yunpian cake from Wenxiang Pavilion. They both taste good. You can take them back for the two kids to eat."
With that said, after Li Yuan took the pastry, he helped pick up the things: "Let's go, the bullock cart is at the entrance of the alley, I will take you there."
After Li Yuan took the big and small bags on the ox cart and left, Xie Yanzhi returned home. Looking at the empty home, he suddenly remembered that nothing bad had happened since lunch today until now.
His bad luck seems to have disappeared!
Xie Yanzhi tilted his head and thought for a while, but couldn't think of a reason.
In the end, in order to verify whether he would lose money or fall down, he walked out deliberately.
When I got to the bookstore, I deliberately asked shopkeeper Guo for a couple of silver, then put the silver in my sleeve pocket and went to the small restaurant where I usually eat.
When he got there, he hadn't fallen down, kicked any stones, or been hit by anyone, and the money was still there!
But he had to continue to verify, even though it was not a meal order, he still ordered two of the usual meals and soup.
By the time he finished eating these, the bowl on the table was in good shape and not cracked. The stool was also good, not broken, and not choked.
So, is he okay? Has the transfer started?
Xie Yanzhi was overjoyed. He quickly got up and ran home. He picked up the script he had just finished writing but had not re-copied and sent it to the bookstore.
This journey, whether he was walking or running, or going back and forth several times, was smooth.
No one could understand his mood. Even if he wanted to jump happily at this time, he could only endure it and not tell anyone.
He wanted to see if it would still be like this tomorrow, or whether it would be like this in the future.
If it really turns out, it means that he will be able to participate in Qiuwei next year.
Yes, he still has to read. He can continue to take the scientific examination. I believe that in the future, weird things will never happen again in Gongyuan!
Li Yuan didn't know what happened to Xie Yanzhi.
After she got on the bullock cart, when she left the city and there were fewer and fewer people on the road, she took some fruit from the space and the half-processed chicken from Liu's house.
It seems that this chicken has been in her dimension for several days. Fortunately, time in the dimension is stationary, otherwise she would have to throw it away now.
When Li Yuan arrived home, Mrs. Wang was picking vegetables in the yard with her two children.
Seeing her carrying things from big bags to small bags, he frowned and asked, "Why do you buy so many things? This is not how you spend money. Yuan Niang, you have to think more about yourself and your children, and don't be too loose."
Li Yuan moved things to the yard and said, "Nai, I know it. It's just that it's getting colder and colder, so I just want to make two more clothes for myself and my children.
I have a piece of navy blue cloth here that can be worn by both men and women. I will make coats for you and me later. Apart from making clothes, the rest is just some pastries and fruits.
There are some I bought myself and some given by Xie Xiucai. Milk, you can bring some back later to sweeten your mouth. By the way, I bought a lot of meat bones. I will add some radishes to make soup later. You can take it back for everyone to try.
If you don't want milk, can you let me eat it tonight? When I came back, I bought a chicken and we cooked it tonight! "
Mrs. Wang felt warm in her heart when she heard that she did not forget about herself and the old man when she was shopping, had good food, and did not forget about the people in her old house.
This child finally knows what filial piety is and what human relations are. He is really sensible!
