At the beginning, the whole family fled from famine, and I used a milk bottle as a koi carp

When An Ningning went to Shitai County, she found that there were some more refugees in the county. An Ningning communicated with An Laoer before he left home: "The world outside is very chaotic now, and our whole family is helpless." , it is better to recruit some young refugees or young adults and train them to protect our tea gardens."

An Laoer lowered his head and pondered, "It's no problem to gather some refugees, and even buy them as slaves. But can we feed them?"

"Don't we have many ways to make money? Let's look at it while we are making money! If chaos really breaks out, no matter how much money we make, it won't be of any use." An Ning is more insistent. Now he is only in the stage of having a little surplus food, and he doesn't care about his influence. He really waits for the world to be in chaos. , from now on I can only be fished!

An Laoer sighed, he had already felt it in the county school, and the world was really in chaos.

The princes and kings were really fighting each other to the death, and the court didn't care. In the north, the Huainan Hou fiefdom was fought back and forth, but in the end they couldn't hold it. After escaping from the turmoil a few years ago, I finally recovered a little in the past three years, but now the world is in chaos again.

The current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty just succeeded to the throne last year. He has weak rulers and strong ministers. The court of the Great Zhou Dynasty is in turmoil. Now everyone in the court is in danger.

Although they, ordinary people, have not been directly affected, scholars always worry about the country and the people.

In addition to studying, An Laoer now spends more time developing his own power as his little niece said. I dare not say anything else, but as long as it can protect one party.

An Ningning feels less urgent in Xiushan Village. Mainly, the life of the villagers has now reached the stage of being well-off and making a surplus. Most people in the village only care about whose family made some money, whose children took advantage, and whose children made mistakes.

Especially what people in the village like to discuss recently, the tea-making technology of Lao An's family. I don't know where the news came from. Everyone in the village knows that the new tea-making technology of Lao An's family has been sold for a lot of money. It will not be sold in a short time. Pass it on to the villagers.

What I fear the most is watching others make money and feeling sadder than losing money myself.

You said that people in the village usually have big problems, so let’s unite! They are also very united, but if there is nothing particularly big, they will hate each other, laugh at others, dislike others for being poor, and fear others for being rich.

Lao An's family is now the most wealthy family in the village, and it is also the most popular family in the village.

When the village chief went to ask An Ningning about the new tea-making process, many people in the village also went to the village chief to coordinate. The village chief also went to coordinate for the sake of peace in the village, but there was no way. Lao Anjia, who was skilled in tea making, couldn't keep it and was forced to sell it.

It's not that they can't understand this when I tell others about it, but when everyone sees that Lao An's family is getting richer day by day, and the gap between them and the same village is getting wider and wider, many people are still unconvinced and feel that Lao An's family is making money on their own, and they don't care about other people in the village. People's life and death.

Gradually, a trend formed in the village, that is, everything was done around the people of Lao An's family.

Especially Old Man An, after a long time he found that his fellow villagers and even his own clansmen were no longer willing to chat with him. I didn’t mention how popular I was with the villagers before! At least his two sons are promising, and people in the village love to chat with him. Brothers of the same clan never lag behind him in doing things.

Now it's better, the second son is more promising, and even the granddaughter and grandson are also promising, but the people in the village don't like to associate with him anymore.

For a while, Old Man An couldn't get excited. Mrs. An laughed at him for being pretentious, and he laughed at Mrs. An for not understanding anything.

"If the people in the village are not harmonious, they won't help you with anything. If they don't interact with each other in the future, how can they unite and deal with the outside world?" At this time, why are the ancestors so popular and powerful? Why should we have some confidence to unite and deal with the outside world? .

An Ningning also had a headache. Although the village school in the village was jointly run by the Liu and An clans, Lao An's family contributed a lot at that time. Although it was not named under the name of Lao An's family, it can be said that An Lao Er helped the village chief in getting it started. Now that Lao An's family is wealthier than other families, it has become the target of public criticism.

Although Mrs. An didn't say anything, one can imagine her treatment in the village.

An Ningning didn't feel that much in school, mainly because she was young and cute, so she didn't feel excluded. Those twists and turns are all matters between adults.

An Ningning communicated with Old Man An, "Grandpa, how about you go and tell the village chief that from now on, our old An family will pay for the village school fees." After thinking about it, An Ningning felt that the relationship with the clan should not be too tense.

What do the clan elders care about?

It’s not a matter of the family’s future!

"Really?" Old Man An became excited when he heard this. He has been running into obstacles everywhere recently. Although his family has made a lot of money and he doesn't know how much he has earned, he feels that he has earned a lot. Not to mention how the Liu family is in the village, it is mainly the attitude of the brothers in the clan that makes him a little sad.

"Well, you discuss this with the clan elders. As long as the children of the An clan do well in school, we will set up a sum of money as a reward. You can discuss this with the village chief and clan elders. Don't worry about the money, it's 50 per year. Two should be enough?”

The elders of several clans are concerned about the future of their children. If the money goes out to the Lao An family, it will benefit the village and the clan. After all, the clan has a different attitude towards the Lao An family.

If it weren't for Old Man An and Old Mrs. An, An Ningning wouldn't even be able to spare the money.

Ten taels of silver can buy a very good servant. Although she doesn't like it, in today's world, just do as the Romans do!

Old Man An's eyes lit up after hearing what An Ningning said, and he was ready to go to the village chief and clan elders to discuss it immediately.

"Grandpa, look, our old An family has money. Can the school be named after the An clan? I asked my second uncle to help buy some useful people in the county, and some half-year-old children. I may also go there by then. Let’s learn how to read in school.” Of course, the help is not in vain. She cannot be said to be selfish. In troubled times, it is important to be able to protect herself.

"Well, I understand, let's see how your father performs!" To be filial, she must be a granddaughter. Looking at the eldest son who is smiling innocently next to her, it feels like this son was born in vain.

Although the eldest child has been growing up beside them and has never left, he has nothing to worry about and feels like he has lost a nerve to worry about.

Mrs. An was beside her, glanced at her, and for a second she felt like she was alive. She nodded her head and said, "You are the only one who will pamper your grandpa. The dead look of the people in the village is just pure jealousy of our family. Just ignore it."

"Nai, my grandma is smart and can see the problem at a glance. We still have to live in the village. If the relationship is not good, it will not be good for the second uncle. The clan has a different attitude, mainly because of our new system. The tea craftsmanship was not shared with relatives in the clan for free. The people surnamed Liu in the village were simply jealous of us, did not take advantage of us, and felt unbalanced."

"Now that we have it, we should do something for the clan and the village. The world is in chaos. Look at how united we were when we were fleeing famine a few years ago!" An Ningning sighed. The complicated thing there is always the human heart.