Nongmen ruffian concubine: ploughing the fields, planting buns

Chapter 126 Reading is Difficult
"Grandfather of the village chief, all the elderly grandpas, you are being polite."

Ding Shitou bowed and saluted, and then said in a low voice: "Boy, someone came to buy buns again today, so I have money to pay off the debt."

Keeping your voice down, only the village head and the elders know about her debts, and the villagers don't know about it, otherwise the pot would have exploded long ago.

"Another person?" The village chief was surprised, but the other elders burst out laughing.

"I'm talking about Ding Shi, what did you use to make your buns? Last time, it could be said that it was a rich man trying to catch a chance. Why did you deliver it to your door today for ten taels?"

Wang Daqi asked with a curious smile.

"Perhaps there isn't any flavor made by ordinary people in the city. My locust flower buns and shepherd's purse buns don't have any meaty taste. The rich man eats too much fish and meat, so he's thinking about vegetarian food."

Ding Shitou explained with a smile, and that was the only way he could explain it.

"That's what it means. Rich people are used to eating big dishes, and they occasionally miss this kind of rural snacks. The wild vegetables that are worthless here can be sold for money in the city."

The village head agreed, and looked at Ding Shitou and smiled.

"No, fungus is easy to store, so business must be good. Shepherd's purse and chrysanthemum are also in peak season. When rich people want to eat them, they can always sell for money."

Ding Shitou knew the meaning of the village chief's smile, so he explained it casually.

You can be tough on the village women, but you can't be contemptuous of these old men.

Fortunately, the old men were just curious about it casually, and didn't bother with the old man.

Thinking about what he said to the village women this evening, it had already reached their ears.

After all, the village is only this big, and all the news spread from the beginning to the end of the village.

Therefore, the news that Ding Shitou made ten taels hadn't been reported yet, but the news that Wang Zhang rushed forward and wanted to squeeze out Ding Shitou's ten taels business with one tael, spread quickly.

Naturally, it also includes the subsequent conflicts among the village women.

Therefore, even if the village boys had to confess to keep it secret, they couldn't hide it at all.

Knowing that Ding Shitou came to pay back the money again, the village head got up and went home to get the voucher, and also gave Ding Shitou back the five-liang silver note.

Ding Shitou collected the voucher and the remaining five one-two silver bills, but suddenly started talking about another matter.

"Grandpa Village Chief, Ding Shi has something to ask for your opinion first."

"Oh? What are you talking about?" The village chief saw that Ding Shitou had something to say, so he sat down in the main room and called his granddaughter to make tea.

"That's right. Last time I found out that there are quite a few boys in the village who have reached the age of enlightenment but haven't gone to school. I heard from Brother Huzi that it is difficult to study because there is no school in Nancheng Village."

"Exactly." The village chief nodded, but waited for Ding Shitou to continue.

"The boy is not talented. He was enlightened at the age of five. After a few years of schooling, he can recognize some characters and recite some Tang and Song poems. Although his handwriting is ugly, he can also write some."

"It just so happened that a new house was built at home. If the village is willing to hand over the children of the age to Ding Shi for enlightenment, Ding Shi will ask Chen Liushu to build another open house in front of the courtyard as a village school. It can accept one or twenty schoolchildren. .”

"Ding Shi doesn't need a lot of repairs. There is food for food and vegetables for vegetables, so that the schoolchildren will not waste their best enlightenment time. This is Ding Shi's heart for Nancheng Village."

"It's a good thing, but... have you passed the Tongsheng exam?" The village head's eyes lit up, but he hesitated thinking of Ding Shitou's age, so he asked her if she had taken the scientific exam.

(End of this chapter)