They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 60 Curiosity and Favorability Towards the Original Owner

Last night, Liang Lizheng spent the whole night thinking about how to inquire about the school for Liang Mingxuan, but his brain short-circuited after being bombarded by a conversation between his uncle and sister-in-law.

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"Is this really going to work? Without your teacher's guidance, can you really pass the exam?"

Liang Mingxuan: "Don't worry, Uncle Lizheng. I've been studying for so long, a little more than a month won't make a difference. My brother and sister-in-law bought me a lot of books before, and I've read many of them since I learned to read. To be honest, there are probably many books in my house that even Liu Tongsheng doesn't have or has never seen. I'm sure I can pass the exam."

His implication was that even Liu Tongsheng might not be able to match his current level of scholarship, and that passing the imperial examination for the first degree was really not difficult.

Liang Lizheng thought about it and agreed. A little over a month wasn't a long time, and he probably had already learned everything he needed to learn. Reviewing at home wouldn't be a problem.

"Since you put it that way, it's fine to study at home. If you need anything from the village head, don't hesitate to ask."

He glanced at Xu Zhichun and said with a touch of emotion, "Speaking of which, it was your sister-in-law who said you were smart and had your older brother send you to school. I didn't expect you to be so smart. You learn to read quickly and memorize things well. If you pass the exam, things will be very different. You must take good care of your sister-in-law in the future."

Liang Mingxuan nodded: "I will."

Xu Zhichun's mind went blank for a moment, as if some dormant memories were stirred up. She seemed to remember, and it seemed that it really was like that.

How could Liang Minglang, so careless, have thought of this? It was the original owner who noticed the child's extraordinary nature and specifically suggested it to Liang Minglang, who agreed without hesitation. What did Liang Minglang look like again? She couldn't remember.
But she seemed to remember that the original owner had fled in panic from somewhere, leaving behind a sea of ​​fire. Were those books that Mingxuan mentioned? She had about ten books in her bag at the time, which she later gave to Mingxuan.

"Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law?"

“Ah,” Xu Zhichun came back to his senses and smiled, “By the way, Village Head, our family is also thinking of buying some land.”

This is easy to do.

But Liang Lizheng was still curious and couldn't help but ask, "Are you planning to grow more sweet potatoes?"

"And konjac. It's not really feasible to keep going up the mountain to dig it up; it's better to plant more in our own fields."

Liang Lizheng nodded: "You've thought long-term, that's good. The villagers will be shocked if they know your family grows that stuff, haha."

Xu Zhichun laughed, "In the future, everyone will know that it's a good thing."

This time, Xu Zhichun bought 100 acres directly.

Fifty acres of barren hillside land behind the house, and fifty acres of shady, low-lying valley land that already had large areas of wild konjac.

Liang Lizheng was somewhat surprised. "So many! Well, if no one asks, then so be it. But if someone does ask, just say that the konjac plantation was bought by three families together, and that the wasteland behind it also belongs to the Qitian family. Tell them later, but don't let it slip."

"it is good."

"Should we hire those same people again to clear the land?"

"Yes, they did a good job. They're the ones we'll choose."

"Tell them not to tell anyone how much they bought."

That's what I'm planning to do too.

Even a hundred acres of wasteland would cost two hundred taels of silver. Wealth should not be flaunted; we should keep it hidden for as long as possible.

Although the village head and others protected him, once Liang Mingxuan became a student of the Imperial Academy, few dared to harbor any wicked thoughts, as he was simply too high-profile.

"Then it's settled. I'll go measure the land this afternoon and get the land deed done tomorrow."

"Thank you, Village Head."

"Oh, you're welcome, you're welcome, haha!"

As soon as the uncle and aunt left, Liang, the village head, slapped his forehead: "What a fool I've been! Old woman, old woman!"

Aunt Liang, who was feeding the pigs in the backyard, thought something was wrong and rushed over from behind. "What—" Seeing that Liang Li was fine and unharmed, Aunt Liang breathed a sigh of relief and glared at him: "What are you yelling about?"

Liang Li hurried over and asked, "How much silver do we have left?"

Aunt Liang was taken aback and looked him over suspiciously: "What—do you want?"

Liang, the village head: "Buying land!" "Huh?"

"Can't sweet potatoes be grown using vines? Buy more land and grow more."

Aunt Liang slapped her thigh: "That's right!"

Sweet potatoes are so delicious that you don't even need seeds; you can just cut the vines and plant them. Only a fool wouldn't plant them if he could afford the land.

Aunt Liang forgot about feeding the pigs, wiped her hands, and hurried back to her room to check the small cloth bag hidden under the locked wooden box.

She simply carried the bag outside.

The two counted it, and good heavens, it was a full forty-six taels, eight mace, and seventy-nine coins.

Aunt Liang exclaimed, "I didn't know there was so much! The third son and his wife have given me more than ten taels of silver lately. This is too much!"

You should know that in the past, even if you lived frugally, you could only save five or six taels a year.

But the third son and his wife have only been together for less than a month.

Goodness, how much must they have earned in a year?
Liang Lizheng was good at math and had a general idea of ​​what was going on, so he said, "Let's take out forty taels to buy land. Let's buy twenty acres and clear it all out as soon as possible to plant sweet potato vines."

Forty taels?
Thinking about having to take out forty taels of silver all at once, Aunt Liang couldn't help but clutch her chest.

I was shivering a little.

Although the land was bought and was still owned by the family, the money was gone.

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

Without hesitation, Liang Lizheng replied, "No. Zhichun bought even more than our family. With something as good as sweet potatoes, we won't have to worry about not making a profit."

"alright."

Aunt Liang sighed, watching helplessly as her husband swept away almost all the wealth he had painstakingly accumulated, like ants carrying grains of rice.

Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingxuan went home, and Xu Zhichun was somewhat silent along the way.

She couldn't help but think of the original owner of this body.

Thinking of the original owner this time, she felt a strange mix of resentment, resilience, indignation, and grievance. She knew these were the lingering emotions of the original owner.

She couldn't remember exactly what had happened to her, but she could sense that she had unfulfilled wishes and genuine love for her brother-in-law.

Xu Zhichun felt a little lost, but also curious and inquisitive. What kind of woman was the original owner? She wasn't sure yet, but she subconsciously felt a strong liking for her. She secretly told herself that if one day the original owner remembered everything, she would definitely fulfill her wish.

When the two returned home, Liang Chunfen came over with a smile, "Sister-in-law Zhichun, little prodigy, you're back! Sister-in-law Zhichun, should I go chop firewood or gather pig feed?"

Xu Zhichun: "How about we just gather pig feed instead?"

There was plenty of firewood at home, since the konjac tofu was cooked at their house. The day before yesterday, Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er brought over several large bundles of firewood, piling them up like a small mountain.

"okay!"

Liang Chunfen agreed and left happily.

"Sister-in-law, I'm really fine now, you can rest assured and get some rest."

"Okay, don't rush to review your lessons, take a rest."

"Ah."

Xu Zhichun fed the chickens and pigs, took a walk around the vegetable garden behind the yard, and looked around the cultivated land, but did not go far away.

She was going to make braised meat that evening, so she prepared the necessary spices in advance.

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