Mountain People

Presumably Zhao Shi would be very pleased to see Zhao Nizi like this, Gu Shuixiu drank tea and thought. Next to Zhao Baoer was pestering Zhao Nizi about his efforts during this period of time, what he learned a few words, recognized a few dishes, caught a few fish with Zhang Xingchi, and told Zhao Nizi about everything he had done. all over.

Zhao Nizi has been listening to Zhao Baoer's rambles quietly, answering a sentence or two from time to time, Zhao Baoer is satisfied.

On New Year's Eve, Gu Shuxiu, Cuixi and Luoying worked together to cook a sumptuous dinner for everyone. Cheng Hai, Luo Ying, Binfen, Dong Shan, and Dong Xiao each had three taels of silver. Cuixi was considered an old man in Cuizhu Mountain. Gu Shuixiu gave her sixty taels of silver. As for the children of Baoer and Zhang Xingchi, they were all five hundred taels per person.

The red envelope alone cost Gu Shuixiu 31 taels of silver. In addition to making a new winter outfit for no one, it cost about 38 taels.

The silver money that Zhao Nizi brought back after deducting the cost is about fifteen taels, which is not enough for the welfare that Gu Shuixiu gave to everyone, but this is only the profit of the shop for three months, if it is a year, it should be quite impressive .

With this shop, Gu Shuixiu can save 20 to 30 taels every year after deducting these expenses. This money is already a huge sum of money for the people in the village, even if the town does business People, the annual surplus is almost that much, plus the previous savings, Gu Shuixiu's heart is already very satisfied.

No worries, you can afford to be sick, and you can teach your children.

When it comes to teaching children, Gu Shuixiu is getting more and more anxious. He has asked everyone who can ask, and the most learned person in the town is an old scholar who opened a private school in the town. In recent years, the Liang Dynasty has not been peaceful. Many people think that there is no way out of school. If they have some money, they will send their children to the security bureau to learn some three-legged cat kung fu. The number of students in the private school is decreasing year by year. , I'm afraid it won't be taught for a few years, Gu Shuixiu is really depressed.

Let her send the child to the county or county, but she is not at ease. Now that the world is so chaotic, and the child goes to the county or county, once there is a little turmoil, she will not even have the ability to protect herself , Zhang Xingchi is the only brothers left in the Zhang family, Gu Shuixiu dare not send these two children out without guarantee.

I can't think of a good solution, so I have to put this matter on hold for the time being. Fortunately, Liu Yueyi has studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. Although she can't teach a few men, it is not a problem to get them started .

Gu Shuixiu has already made up her mind. First, let a few boys in the family learn to read and write with Liu Yueyi, and strive to learn basic books such as the Three Character Classic, Analects of Poetry, and the most important thing is to practice your own calligraphy. She will ask people to ask more, and once there is a suitable scholar, she will let several children apprentice.

Gu Shuixiu's neck shrank from the outside of the quilt, her mind became clearer, and she quickly covered Dong Yuanxu, who was sleeping soundly beside him, with a blanket.

Dong Chenghu also entered the room here. Seeing him take off his cloak to reveal his underwear, he obviously found that something was wrong and rushed out to check before he could put on his coat.

Gu Shuixiu let out a sigh of relief, and hurriedly greeted Dong Chenghu to go to bed, today is the first day of the new year, the red envelopes were given last night, they can sleep in, presumably everyone will not today Get up early.

After Dong Chenghu got into the warm bed, he hugged Gu Shuixiu with a contented face, "I just went outside to take a look, it snowed heavily last night, it was icy and snowy outside, and there was enough snow. There are thick soles, if you go further down, I am afraid the mountain will be closed."

Dong Yi and Zhao Nizi were able to come back on New Year's Eve this time, all because the road in the mountains was not completely closed, Uncle Qin and Zuo Qingsong occasionally went out to hunt, and they also needed to go to Panlong Town When shopping, I will clear out the mountain roads that I often travel, and I have to give everyone a way to go.

But if the heavy snow falls for more than two days, then they will be powerless to clear the mountain road, one is unsafe, the other is that clearing the mountain road is already laborious, and the speed of clearing can not keep up The speed of snow accumulation, if you really want to clear the mountain road when it snows, I am afraid that you will be trapped in the deep mountains by the heavy snow and can't get out.

Gu Shuixiu can imagine from Dong Chenghu’s frowning how much snow is outside, it’s only three watch and it’s so bright outside, in just two hours, the snow has fallen so thick, Going down, they really have to wait for the snow to melt before they can go out again. The most important thing is that people like Zhao Nizi can't go to Zhishui County to open a shop.

"If it really doesn't work, just wait until spring starts to open the store. It's impossible to seal the mountain with heavy snow. Let them rest well during this time. I just happened to cultivate the seedlings. This time We don't need money for the seedlings we give to the Qin family. If the Qin family refuses to give it, you can ask Yueyi to be an enlightenment teacher for a few children, which should not be a problem."

Gu Shuixiu was awake and couldn't sleep, so she just had a good talk with Dong Chenghu, and Dong Chenghu could help her come up with ideas.

Dong Chenghu would have any opinions on these, as long as Gu Shuixiu meant it, he would unconditionally support it.

The two were talking when they heard the sound of a rooster crowing outside. In such a cold weather, even the birds would not make a fuss. Gu Shuixiu almost thought that there were no animals in the valley except for people.

Not waiting for Gu Shui to show up, the kitchen of Dong's house has already risen.

Gu Shuixiu got up and found out that the whole house was still in their house, and everyone else got up and busy, even Dong Shan, who had nothing to do at the gate, was also chopping wood in the courtyard.

Gu Shuixiu watched for a while and immediately asked Dong Shan to stop. In such a cold day, he was shaking with a hatchet, and the place where he slashed the tiger's mouth was so painful that there was no firewood at home now. There's no need to let the elderly Dong Shan struggle so much.

The broom was still wet with snow particles.

Gu Shuixiu let the two go into the kitchen to drink some **** tea, and when they looked outside, the snow on the trail had been swept away. All the snow on the road was swept away.