CH 12.1

"You’re hoeing, it's almost Chinese New Year, let's take a rest."

It's not the first time that Wang Lang gave something to Xu Shaochun, he knew the way very well, and Xu He was indeed very honest, if Xu Shaochun didn’t want it, he would take it back and return it: "I know, I know, your sister will like it."

After Xu He accepting the things, he answered and dug the ground again.

Seeing that the matter was over, the man didn't talk to Xu He anymore. He said that the business was fine, and even if it was a small talk, he couldn't squeeze out a word for a long time. Who would ask for trouble to talk to him? He went happily with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Fangyuan in the distance couldn't help but laugh, this youngest Xu, looked quite honest, and had a lot of schemes in his heart.

"Busy?"

Hearing the voice, Xu He thought that business was so good today? He raised his head again, seeing the approaching burly figure, his eyebrows twitched.

"I didn't expect you to be good at doing business."

Facing the teasing of the visitor, Xu He was not angry: "I have to pay back the money."

"Oh. I went to the other villages to slaughter pigs." After Zhang Fangyuan finished speaking, he emphasized: “Got some money."

Xu He didn't know why he told himself this, didn't they always say that the money shouldn’t be exposed. But after thinking about it, he was not in the village for a while, and there were rumors. The villagers said that he went to the city to mess around. Two days ago, Fourth Uncle Zhang almost got into a fight with someone.

"That's pretty good, do you still want to go?"

"It's the New Year, so I won't go, and I will do some small business in the village from now on."

Xu He was very envious of men who could make a living by themselves, and could do whatever they wanted , all the money they earned is their own, unlike him who was born as a ge’er, who had to rely on his parents at home, and obeyed men when he got married. Burnt some charcoal, weaved chicken coops and sold them, all the money would be confiscated by his mother. It was more difficult to save some private money than to go to heaven.

Fortunately, he was thick-skinned, and behind his family's back, he could earn a couple of copper coins for the travel expenses for bringing messages and things to his second sister. It would accumulate over time, not to mention that it would be of great use. He wanted to take a cart when he went to the city, he could pull some money.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and all the people working in other towns are returning to the village, so it's good not to go out."

"Yes."

"It's getting late, and I'm going back too."

Xu He put away his hoe, he wanted some winter cabbage, before he left, he kindly told Zhang Fangyuan: "There are a lot of winter grass at the end of Haitang Bay, which can be cut to feed the horses."

Zhang Fangyuan responded, and after watching Xu He walked away, he happily led the horse back home.