One of the reasons why Xu Tianxin asked Grandpa Guan to go to the drug store to make purchases first, but she did not go with him, was because she had one more thing to do urgently.
And it’s not suitable to take anyone around to do it.
Xu Tianxin stood in front of several shops in the Zhao family and stopped to look at them for a while.
Don't tell me, since the mutual market, caravans have been coming and going, and the town has been extremely lively.
It looks more lively than the county seat.
The shops in Zhao's house are built with sheds and stoves inside. In addition to buying takeaway food, there are more than 20 tables with diners sharing tables.
Xu Tianxin was very happy for her grandma and Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao.
Win-win.
No wonder my family has to deliver goods every now and then.
Aunt Zhao's eldest sister was looking up to find her mother-in-law selling sticky bean buns. Unexpectedly, she looked up and saw Xu Tianxin across the street.
Aunt Zhao's eldest sister hurriedly asked her man to look after the shop. She hurriedly found a wet rag to wipe the flour on her body, and ruffled her hair with her hands, while leading the trot across the street.
"Is it Miss Xu?"
"yes."
"I am your aunt Hongmei's eldest sister."
"Hello, auntie."
The aunt rubbed her hands nervously, thinking: Oh my god, the Xu family girl actually called her aunt, and even smiled when they met her. In such a family, there is no airs at all.
Zhao Dashan's aunt insisted on helping tie the cattle, so Xu Tianxin let her do it.
While saving the ox cart with this aunt, I asked where Aunt Zhao was.
"It's behind the shop, I'll take you to find it."
As soon as the aunt finished speaking, she saw Wang Cai, who had returned from his shift during the lunch break, and quickly asked Wang Cai to help lead Xu Tianxin to the backyard.
This is the first time Wangcai meets Xu Tianxin.
He had heard before that his father had arranged a marriage for him, and it was this Xu Tianxin in front of him. Later, the two families got into a fight because of this incident. His grandmother talked about it all the time.
And who is Xu Tianxin? Many small government officials mentioned it in private.
As for men, besides making money, what they most want to do is discuss girls.
They say she skis, that her family is well-off, and that her appearance goes up and down.
Because if you are lucky and meet Xu Tianxin dressed up and coming to town, it will be very eye-catching. She exudes an unusual spirit of a girl, and just standing there will make others want to stare at her.
If you are not lucky, you will only see her dressed up like an old farmer, with only one pair of eyes exposed, and her cotton hat is too big and ugly. If it weren't for the red patch sewn on the hat, I wouldn't have recognized him as Xu Tianxin.
Xu Tianxin: What’s the red patch? That’s a five-pointed star. It was specially sewn, and the red star shone brightly... The money was sewn inside her hat, so no one could take it by mistake or throw it away.
At this time, Wangcai looked at Xu Tianxin walking towards him step by step and thought:
Now is the time when I have bad luck, and I am so covered that I can’t see clearly what I look like.
And those government officials also said that Xu Tianxin, a girl, took advantage of the bullock cart.
Wangcai pretended to look at the old reddish-brown cow on the other side of the road casually.
She said that every time she drove past the city gate, she would roar away. She never looks in both directions and doesn't pay attention to others, but she doesn't realize that she is already a sight in the eyes of many young men aged seventeen or eighteen.
Xu Tianxin and Wangcai met here and looked at him specially.
Is this the baby girl?
What a coincidence.
"Dog" and "rice bucket" finally meet.
And this person looks honest and honest, more like Uncle Zhao, seems to talk less, and will definitely be a man of life in the future.
There will be a stubborn side. But if a girl marries him, if she can act coquettishly and catch him, she won't have to do most of the work in the house.
Just have a good time with this brother. He will peel the corns and you will cook the rice, and he will fill the granary. He may not say a few sweet words in his life, but when it comes to spending money, he will say: "It's all up to you."
The most important thing is that, judging from his appearance, he can still get up early, work hard and empty the urinal without complaining, and he will be there before you get up.
Just heat up the kang.
The matter of heating the kang and going to the urinal was very important in Xu Tianxin's eyes. Including clearing away the stove ashes and coal ash in advance, and filling up the water tank early.
She often whispered to the soap-making girl that this was a necessary condition for choosing a husband. Because you have to sleep and eat every day and cannot live without these things. If the other half of your life can help you share these trivial matters every day, it will be much better than sweet words.
But he is indeed not as handsome as Liu Jingdong.
Liu Jingdong's appearance is based on the advantages of his parents, and the one in front of him has thick lips.
"What a coincidence, Brother Wangcai, we just met today. We will get to know each other next time we meet on the road. I heard that you are now going to the clinic to do paperwork? I haven't congratulated you yet."
Xu Tianxin cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Congratulations."
Zhao Wangcai was a little embarrassed and thought: Can you take off your cotton hat, otherwise you will still not recognize me next time. In addition, I am not a serious scripture. His father said that he still needs to practice, and after he has finished, he will be sent to the Zhenbei Camp to continue training. Right now, it's just a small thing, and it's all done through mother and father's begging.
"Sister, I wonder why you are here?" Zhao Wangcai responded with a fist salute.
"I have something to talk to my aunt."
When Zhao Dashan's daughter-in-law Hongmei saw her son and Xu Tianxin entering the house one after another, she had a somewhat surprised expression on her face.
Then when Xu Tianxin took off his cotton hat, Hongmei secretly observed her son. She found that his face turned red after taking a look at Tianxin, and she sighed inwardly. It's your own fault. It's obvious that your son is shy. This is what Xiangzhong means.
It's too late.
Hongmei could no longer be distracted and quickly poured the honey water for Xu Tianxin with a smile on her face and said, "You are a rare guest. You are better than your uncles. I also know that there is an aunt here who is looking forward to seeing you. She knows that she will come home to see you." "
"Hey, Auntie, are you practicing calligraphy?"
Zhao Dashan’s wife was a little embarrassed and said:
"To tell you the truth, since your uncle became the town pavilion, I can no longer go to the shop to support him because of his face. The family has also hired two rough ladies to wash and cook in order to support the facade.
But I am not someone who can spare time. Even though I am from a poor background, I am not afraid of anyone saying behind my back that I cannot talk to your uncle's family members.
Simply, I just stayed in the backyard and practiced calligraphy. If something happened to the shop in front of me, I would know immediately. "
As Hongmei spoke, she put away the sloppy words she had written with some embarrassment.
As I get older, I start to learn.
Tian Xin'er laughed at the fact that the handwriting of a person who could become a grandmother when she had a good fortune and started a family was not as good as that of a five-year-old enlightened child.
Xu Tianxin is particularly impressed by middle-aged women who continue to learn.
Especially since Aunt Zhao is from here and comes from a peasant family, it is rare to have such awareness. She felt that this woman was not simple. Apart from the philistine and realistic side of Aunt Zhao, she had great advantages.
So Xu Tianxin put his gloves on the table, sat on the stool next to Aunt Zhao, and praised him sincerely:
"Auntie, that's very good. Really, we are improving ourselves and there is no need to hide it.
Who told you that you can’t learn from scratch at this age? There is no fixed pattern in life, only the mentality is different. I was still studying when my mother was that age. "
"Yeah, I thought I was at home, and no one would see it anyway. I traced the frequently used words first, so as not to write like a dog crawling when I go out. I don't know if this is right?"
"Yes, you can practice tracing big characters now. When you know more characters, you can buy a book and read them.
With books, you will also know what it is like outside. We can't go to the south or the capital. From books, we can see the urban life there and understand the different customs.
It is also wise to read books and have a young mind. Besides, if you write more, you will become more beautiful. "
"How can you, Auntie Jingtou, still be beautiful?"
"You are full of poetry and calligraphy. If you read a lot of books, the knowledge in your belly will be like a grocery store. You can know a little bit about everything, and you will have a rich soul."
Zhao Dashan
The daughter-in-law was amused by Xu Tianxin's words, so she covered her heated cheeks and laughed.
She is very happy.
Because she was thinking wrongly, thinking: I don't know whether she has become more beautiful or not, but Zhao Dashan has indeed become a little rare for her recently.
Zhao Dashan also had many unknown characters and was trying to make up for them.
As a result, the two of them painted large characters at a table every night. Or the clerks in Zhao Dashan's clinic stayed with her, waiting for her to trace the big characters. I don't know when Zhao Dashan got a new problem, and he also liked to be her teacher and test her.
He said he wouldn't ask for a prototype. She said, don't do it when you are old. Besides, I have to mend your clothes and continue to write. Why don't you spank me? Come. Hahaha, just what happened last night, the old face of the child's father turned red, it was very interesting.
Zhao Wangcai looked at his mother and Xu Tianxin holding hands and talking with a smile. In order to enhance his sense of presence, Zhao Wangcai reminded him with a smile: "Mom, please ask the girl if she has eaten first. Don't be hungry. Let's make some food quickly."
"Ah, yes, look at my memory!"
"Auntie, don't be busy. I've already eaten. Grandpa Guan is still waiting for me at the pharmacy. I came today because there is something I want to tell auntie."
When Xu Tianxin was talking, he looked specifically at Zhao Wangcai who was sitting by the kang.
Zhao Wangcai: "..." Well, it's better to just let him out without reminding him.
After the Zhao family's son went out, Xu Tianxin suddenly approached Aunt Zhao and whispered a few words in her ear.
Hongmei's eyes immediately lit up: "Real or false?"
Uncle Zhao told the Xu family the news about the mutual market, which made the Xu family what it is today.
Xu Tianxin felt that he should also tell someone.
"I just came back from the camp, aunt didn't hear about it?"
"No, I didn't see your car."
Well, she left in a carriage, and my aunt was busy practicing calligraphy at home.
Therefore, although studying is a good thing, you still have to go out and visit other people when you have nothing to do, and don't lose touch with the masses. She should also pay attention to this aspect in the future. So as not to be unable to hear other people’s gossip and gossip in a timely manner.
Hongmei slapped her head. Is that the point if you don’t hear it? How can you talk like this.
Xu Tianxin really knows the female general. He also exchanged information with another general in charge of logistics, and everyone in the town saw the carts of soap being transported away.
Hongmei grabbed Xu Tianxin's hand and said excitedly, "Thank you so much, aunt."
The news told by Xu Tianxin is that their town will be re-planned next year.
Although the commercial street in front of you will still be busy. But in modern terms, a new commercial district will be re-established on the road leading to Zhenbei Daying from the edge of the town.
The new commercial area is for the convenience of shopping for the families of the generals and generals in the camp. From another level of analysis, Xu Tianxin guessed that it is also because supplies here will not be tied up in the future.
Therefore, the Zhenbei Army will allocate land to major businesses in other places for free. You are welcome to open a semicolon here. By then, banks and pawnshops will be gone.
This is called taking advantage of the mutual market opportunity and starting preparations many years in advance.
It is speculated that the merchants have not left in the past few days, and it is very likely that Grandpa Jialai is negotiating with them. As long as the semicolon is opened here, the General's Office will provide some support and tax exemption.
As for Xu Tianxin, Sister Lu Yan personally told her about this when she went to the camp. She also told her about the area and asked if two rooms would be left for her to build a house and open a restaurant.
Lu Yan said in advance that one reason is that to open a shop there, one must have merchant status. The Xu family needs to consider this.
Well, same thing.
Xu Tianxin mentioned telling Aunt Zhao that the house where her aunt lived happened to be on the edge of the town.
If there is any illegal operation, go through the formalities now. Once the land is cleared in the spring, we can quickly expand and build a few small shabby houses to occupy the area. After all, once a new area is built, the price of the houses and land there will increase.
If you want to abide by the law, you can check in advance which relative's child will not take the imperial examination in the future. Then you can buy a piece of land to build a shop there and choose the location in advance.
Xu Tianxin felt that there was no need to say more about the rest. How to take advantage of the information gap, her aunt had more twists and turns than she did.
Hongmei held Xu Tianxin's hand and said with great emotion: "I have to admit that your uncle has a better vision than me. He really loves you for no reason."
Something else.
No need to ache, just help.
Xu Tianxin whispered into Hongmei's ear again, saying that she wanted to buy land and needed a pillow blower from her aunt.
"Your family's homestead is expanding eastward. This aunt is now willing to give you a big guarantee that your uncle won't have a second thought. But the land across the street from your village shop does not belong to your village officials at all. Is that okay?"
Especially Tian Xin, in addition to buying the wasteland across the road from Bugui Erdao River, she also wanted to push it sideways. We want to expand eastward from the Erdaohe Shop to the back of the Zhenbei Army stationed in Erdaohe.
Wait, how much silver does this cost?
Hongmei opened her eyes wide: "No matter how valuable the wasteland is, if you buy so much, it will cost seven or eight hundred taels. Oh my god, I can't even count how many acres that is. It depends on how many hours it takes... Tian Xin'er, do you know your breasts?"
Xu Tianxin thought to himself: Seven or eight hundred taels? Maybe after measuring it, it will cost one thousand two three.
She wants to use the new yield-increasing planting methods developed through modern research, Chinese medicinal materials and crop interplanting models to make use of this land. For example, after harvesting wheat, she will plant isatis root.
But this time, Hongmei stopped being startled and suddenly calmed down.
No wonder he came to her to talk to her and didn't go to Zhao Dashan directly.
Zhao Dashan is determined. If the land is not returned to Erdaohe, he will approve it.
She thought to herself: She no longer had to be surprised whether the Xu family would spend so much money, as money was too personal. She just had to ask herself if she could do it.
"How long can you stay in town?"
"Stay all day."
You have to hurry up. Zhao Dashan's wife stood up and started tying her headscarf. It's best to do it quickly today.
Before rushing, Tian Xin told her the news about building a house and occupying land in advance. Hongmei felt that her cry and begging would be granted, and the child opened her mouth to ask for help for the first time.
If necessary, she can help Zhao Dashan recall that without Xu Youtian, would you be where you are today? You will become a pile of bones. Without Aunt Xu, would you be where you are today? What's the matter with you approving some land? You don't have to pay for it.
"I'm going to deliver food to your uncle right now, Tian Xin'er. Come to the shop when Shen Shi comes, and I'll bring you some pot helmets back."
Xu Tianxin nodded and smiled at Aunt Zhao: "Okay."
She had to leave quickly. Her master was still at the drug store and she didn't know what to do.
Guan Ertu: Disciple, where are you? Master can no longer hold on.
He was so beaten that he was hiding with his head in his arms.
