Regarding Cui Zhangmo's thoughts, Bai Yunxi just smiled, as long as you are happy.
The next day, Xiao Wu took Renyi and the prepared souvenirs to visit Chang Xiucai.
The two of them must have had a pretty good conversation. It was not until dusk that Xiao Wu came back and brought back the books that Chang Xiucai had prepared for him, which were all related to the college exams.
Moreover, Bai Yunxi also discovered that after Xiao Wu met Chang Xiucai, his eyes were full of confidence and he looked high-spirited. After asking, he found out that Xiao Wu was asked about his homework by Chang Xiucai on the spot and asked him to do another job.
Exam papers.
After Chang Xiucai corrected it, he greatly appreciated it and said that if he had this ability, he would probably come out on top in the college examination.
Chang Xiucai's praise greatly encouraged Xiao Wu, and he became more anxious and determined to live up to his expectations.
"Since Chang Xiucai has so much confidence in you, you should make good preparations at home right now, and wait until next spring to show off your talents."
"Don't worry, Mom, I will work hard." Xiao Wu's eyes were firm, and he looked like he was determined to win.
The construction site has been busy all the time, so Baiyunxi just goes around every day to keep abreast of the progress, and does not interfere with the rest.
Seeing the workers performing their duties and being very busy, Bai Yunxi had to sigh. Cui Zhangmo really has two brushes, he is good at employing people, and he also convinces the public.
Then, they also ushered in the autumn harvest.
Autumn grain is the common people's rations. It comes in many varieties and is relatively more productive than wheat and rice. Especially in barren lands, it is difficult to harvest other crops except beans and sweet potatoes.
Therefore, every autumn, people like to plant various types of sorghum, millet, beans, sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes.
There are not too many varieties in the fields of Baiyunxi. In autumn, they are all sorghum and late rice, and the rest are just some sweet potatoes and beans. In addition to eating them at ordinary times, they feed pigs and chickens.
Last time, Mrs. Du helped Xiaosi take the pigs she raised for slaughter. Mrs. Du got a total of three coins. Seeing the money that Xiaosi had forced into her hands, Mrs. Du was frightened.
She just wanted to help and didn't want any money.
Xiao Si insisted on giving it, but Du didn't dare to ask for it. During the dispute between the two, Bai Yunxi bumped into him.
Mrs. Du looked at her mother-in-law, her face turned red, she looked at the heavy copper coins in her hand, and she stuttered a bit when she spoke.
"My fourth brother is usually busy, and he is a boy, so how can he feed the pigs... I cook and wash the pots every day, so I feed them easily without asking for any money."
She really never thought about asking for money. If there was a conflict or estrangement over this matter, she wouldn't be able to clear it up even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
Bai Yunxi looked at her nervous look and chuckled,
"Feeding pigs is not an easy job. It is the hardest work when you help feed the piglets from piglets to the slaughterhouse. You deserve this, take it, save it for yourself or as a dowry for Yaya, but you can't give it up.
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"Xiao Si has never taken care of Piggy since he brought it back. If you hadn't helped him feed him, he would have starved to death long ago, let alone selling him for money."
Listening to her mother-in-law's tone, Mrs. Du felt relieved, but she was still a little embarrassed, mainly because it was a bit unexpected.
"But I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Bai Yunxi waving his hand.
"Brothers are still settling the accounts. The money is not a loss at all."
"We are all a family, and we should help each other."
Mrs. Du took the three strings of money, which was heavy, but felt warm in her heart. Her mother-in-law had always treated them like a bowl of water. She had known this for a long time, but as a sister-in-law, she should do something for her younger siblings.
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"It's okay to help in normal times, but Xiaosi wants to make money when buying Piggy. The nature is different." Bai Yunxi comforted him a few words, and it was over.
After the autumn harvest,
The land that needed to be planted with winter wheat had to be plowed and cultivated immediately, and the whole family was so busy that they never even touched the ground.
After the food was put into the warehouse, Baiyunxi felt more confident after seeing the quantity.
After the busy work was over, she sold all the grain she had accumulated for two seasons and set up a breeding factory first.
Every harvest season, the whole village is mobilized, and everyone is as if they have been given a shot of chicken blood. They walk with wind in their eyes. All kinds of rush to plant and harvest have been deeply rooted in the blood of farmers. No one dares to neglect, and no one is willing to be lazy.
If you slow down at this time, either it will rain or the grain will peel off and fall into the fields. If there is less grain, it means you will be hungry.
Their family has a lot of land, so as usual, the second child still went to the town to hire day laborers. The few people who came were all familiar faces. After more than two years of cooperation, those people knew that they were hiring day laborers and had been waiting for them for a long time.
The sky was beautiful. As soon as they put the grain into the warehouse, they were greeted by a burst of autumn rain.
For the common people whose grain has been stored in warehouses, the autumn rain moistens the world and they take the opportunity to fertilize and plow the soil to increase soil moisture and cultivate their fields.
The progress of the duck farm is exactly as planned by Mr. Cui, and it was built before the freeze.
From the beginning to the completion, Baiyunxi watched it rise, exactly as expected.
Except for the duck farm, which uses brick and tile courtyard walls and uses gates to block out all visits from the outside world.
In the surrounding property that belongs to his family, Baiyunxi chose to use bamboo branches to build a fence yard to serve as a lawn for ducks to roam.
After the duck farm was completed, Cui Zhangmo left a few people to deal with the aftermath, while the rest moved to the newly purchased homestead of her family to build walls on both sides of the yard.
In just four or five days, the walls on the left and right sides were completed, and doors were left on each side for easy entry and exit.
Cui Zhangmo looked at Baiyun Xi with admiration in his eyes.
"My eldest sister is really foresighted. She bought a homestead for her sons early. From now on, the brothers will be neighbors and they will know when something happens. It is much more convenient than living apart."
"Ahem~, there is nothing we can do about it. There are many children, so we have to prepare sooner or later."
Listening to Cui Zhangmo's tone and looking at the widened and enlarged yard in front of her, Bai Yunxi felt that she deserved it. She bought the homesteads on the left and right, not thinking so much, just wanting to be quiet.
As neighbors in the village, sometimes the mother-in-law scolds the daughter-in-law, and sometimes the daughter-in-law scolds the children. The children have loud voices and cry and howl all the time, which is very noisy.
She likes peace and quiet, so she bought the surrounding area early. Even if someone becomes her neighbor in the future, there will be a certain distance and no interference.
The duck factory and the courtyard wall of the homestead cost sixty dollars to complete.
After working on the house at home, Baiyunxi went to the town again when he had time, and sold all the grain that had been stored for a year to the Xu family grain store. After making up for the money spent, there was still a lot of surplus, and he felt like this
Feeling comfortable.
Standing in the yard of the duck factory, Baiyun Xi stepped on a bluestone brick road paved under his feet and nodded with satisfaction.
This is the bluestone brick path she specially asked Cui Zhangmo to add in order to avoid rain and snow weather, and the yard will be filled with mud, one foot deep and one foot shallow, which makes it uncomfortable just thinking about it.
Therefore, she would rather spend a few more dollars to pave the doors leading to the main house and the duck pens on both sides with bluestone.