hidden old spring

Su Changan wanted to help the poor, but as soon as she finished speaking, Chen Liu knelt down for her.

Chen Liu was such a big man, and he knelt down immediately. She was so frightened that she took several steps back, and then stared at him as he kowtowed to her three times.

Chen Liu looked at Su Changan with a gray face and shouted something very loud.

"Master!"

what the hell!

Su Changan opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Yin Dan and Tong Dan were unloading beans on the other side of the cart, and they were stunned when they heard the movement.

Chen Liu just knelt upright, his expression changing from firm to hopeful. Su Changan opened and closed his mouth several times before speaking.

"alright."

If you recognize the master, then recognize the master. She is not inferior to this apprentice, but this apprentice is a bit older.

Su Changan recognized it, and Chen Liu smiled. Yindan and Tongdan looked at each other, not knowing what the two brothers were thinking. At this time, they laughed and congratulated Chen Liu.

"Congratulations, Uncle Chen."

"The master is very good. Uncle Chen, if you become a master, good times are coming!"

Chen Liu smiled and scratched his head, his eyes moist.

This matter was decided in such a haphazard manner. Su Changan accepted Chen Liu as his apprentice, which put an end to the unfair rumors outside.

A few days later, when Su Changan came back from the Yamen (to testify), Yin Dan suddenly asked her.

"Master, the Dragon Boat Festival will be here in more than 20 days. Do you want to make rice dumplings and pickle salted duck eggs?"

"Ah." Su Changan had never celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival, so his answer was a little vague, but Yindan didn't pay attention. He just thought that Su Changan had forgotten.

It was precisely for this reason that Yin Dan gave a special reminder.

"Master, you should buy an almanac and hang it at home, otherwise you won't know what day it is."

What is the almanac?Calendar?
Su Changan didn't say anything, but he was taught a lesson.

After finishing her work that day, Su Changan asked Chen Liu to buy her an almanac.

The almanac here needs to be purchased from the government, and the price is a bit expensive. If you don’t want to spend the money, you can go directly to the government. The government will post the almanac for two months at a time. After this month, tear it up and then post it again for another month. , ensuring that people can see at least two months or more of the almanac.

The almanac that Chen Liu brought back to Su Changan was a large volume. She unfolded it enthusiastically. When she saw the cover, Su Changan's face froze.

What is this written about?
She turned the page, but still couldn't understand anything.

It was only then that she remembered that she was illiterate in this world.

Just...very embarrassing.

Calmly closing the large almanac, Su Changan spoke to Chen Liu very calmly.

"Call a teacher."

The gentleman in this world refers to the storyteller. Chen Liu thought that Su Changan wanted to hire a storyteller.

Although he didn't understand why his master wanted to hire a storyteller, Chen Liu still nodded and responded without thinking.

Then the next night, just after dinner, Li Dahu's mother was invited over and said she would teach them how to read for an hour!
Su Changan found out that Li Dahu's mother was literate when she asked Yin Dan and Tong Dan if they could read.

The old lady wanted to come here firstly because Su Changan was the master of Yindan Tongdan, and secondly because Su Changan gave her money.

Teach them common words, teach them for an hour every day, and give them two taels per month.The money earned made the old lady smile. Chen Liu, Yin Dan and Tong Dan also studied very seriously.

As for Su Changan, she studied decently under the guise of auditing, but in the evening the system started a small stove for her, and while she was learning to read and write, she assigned tasks to Su Changan.

There were four to five hundred commonly used words. Su Changan learned them all in five or six days, and then continued to learn other words. Earning task points was like cheating to gain points.
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"The yard is still too small."

Su Changan sighed again, and Chen Liu and Yindan Tongdan, who were packing their things, heard this sentence.

Chen Liu stood up straight and was silent for two seconds, and then suddenly said.

"For 50 taels, the Chen family can sell it to Master."

Chen Liu said this very calmly and seriously, but Su Changan smiled after hearing this.

"That's your home."

After saying this, Su Changan suddenly turned around, turned his back to the three of them, and looked towards the back of the house.

The courtyards on West Street are all small square courtyards. Some of them are divided from a large courtyard into small courtyards like the Su family and the Li family. There are also some where the neighboring houses are merged together to form a particularly large courtyard. .

But no matter how you divide it, they are basically all next to each other in a circle.

Just like Su Changan's yard is backed by a yard. This yard belongs to the second circle of buildings in the West Street residential area. If Su Changan buys that yard, the layout of her yard will become a 'T' shape. .

Such a layout was unruly in this era, so no one thought of buying a house with staggered front and rear yards.

But Su Changan didn't care. She didn't even understand the meaning of the word 'Feng Shui', let alone the pattern.

She simply wanted to expand the space, and didn't care about the appearance of the yard or where the door opened or whether it would leak money.

Moreover, the houses in the 'Second Circle' are cheaper than the houses facing the street. Su Changan has inquired about it during this time. The yard behind her is bigger than the Chen family's yard. She heard from the woman living behind that her husband's family was richer. , once bought the left and right yards and opened them up to become a family.

Later, when the old man died and the children separated, the wall was built again.

The original three yards became two, and the price was only 50 taels.

It also only sells for 50 taels, so obviously the yard at the back is more cost-effective.

Su Changan was determined to buy the yard at the back. When she had enough money, she just said this with emotion before she reached an agreement with that family and transferred the ownership the next day.

Su Changan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did, but she didn't know that after her transfer was completed, several companies knew about it.

The first person to know the news was the county magistrate. To transfer the property, you need to go to the Yamen to see the master. The master even did it for Su Changan with a smile, and then he told the county magistrate.

After hearing this, the county magistrate only said one word lightly.

"money."

Then there is Zhao Qingzhuo who is worrying about money.

Zhao Qingzhuo was outside the Yamen when Su Changan came to transfer the property. He was sitting here because he was hesitating whether to sell the house.

In order to build a good reputation for himself, he sold everything he could sell at home, including Cui Gu's dowry and a pair of silver earrings.

These were all done in front of everyone, without any cover-up, and he did gain a good reputation as a filial man.

But now we have reached the final step, everything that can be sold in the house has been sold, and in the end only this house is left.

Reason told Zhao Qingzhuo that he should sell this house. Only in this way can his reputation as a filial son be established and he can get the maximum benefit from Master Zhao.

I beg you again~