kingnovel Chapter 106 Buying Seeds
Chapter 106 Buying Seeds
An Yue didn't want An Nian to go to school wearing tattered clothes, and she didn't want him to be ostracized in school.
Of course, An Yue also understood that she was just a farmer in the village, and she didn't dare to dream that she could turn the ugly duckling into a white swan by putting on new clothes.
An Yue held An Nian's small round face with both hands and said seriously: "Niannian, listen to your sister first. The ancients said, 'A gentleman should dress properly first, then understand the truth.'"
An Yue smiled and rubbed An Nian's little face, then continued: "Sister hopes that you can study without distraction, so from now on, the matter of making money, leave it to sister!"
An Nian looked at his sister who had considered everything for him, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes like a spring.
He sobbed and said, "Sister, although I really want to go to school every year, I don't want you to work so hard."
An Yue hugged An Nian in her arms and said, "Don't worry, Nian Nian! Sister is not tired."
An Yue thought about taking An Nian to the school to pay the tuition today and prepare the six rituals in advance.
I think I will have to perform the ceremony of paying homage to my teacher early tomorrow morning, and An Nian will officially enter school from tomorrow.
An Yue bought clothes and shoes for An Nian to go to school, and the siblings walked hand in hand towards the west entrance of the town.
Soon they arrived at the archway at the west entrance of the town.
Although An Yue didn't know the etiquette of this era, she knew that since ancient times, scholars have always regarded themselves as noble, so naturally they were unwilling to count the silver and money in person.
So, before entering the school gate, An Yue hid in the corner of the archway, took out the twenty taels of silver she had prepared in advance, and put them into the six-gift box for admission.
This way, embarrassment can be avoided.
After everything was ready, the brother and sister slowly walked towards the gate of Xinxin Academy.
As soon as I entered the school, I saw three or five students in the school, chatting and laughing while wiping the tables and windows.
After An Nian entered the school gate, his face looked excited and a little nervous, and his eyes were full of desire and curiosity about this place.
The brother and sister watched the old gentleman sorting bamboo slips and books in the school. They did not go forward to disturb him, but just stood in the yard and waited quietly.
When the old gentleman saw the brother and sister standing in the yard, he hurried out of the school.
When the brother and sister saw the old man coming out of the school, they hurriedly bowed and said, "How are you, sir!"
The old man walked towards the brother and sister in a amiable and calm manner and said, "You are here!"
"Sir, I'm sorry, we are late." An Nian walked forward and bowed.
"It's not too late, tomorrow is the official day of enrollment."
As he spoke, the old man welcomed the brother and sister into the reception room and asked them to sit down one by one.
"The kid's name is An...?"
An Nian quickly stood up, bowed respectfully and said, "My name is An Nian."
The old man nodded and smiled, "Haha...yes, yes, call me An Nian. I'm old now, and I'll have to count on you in the future!"
An Yue was afraid that An Nian would not be able to cope with it, so she stood up quickly and said respectfully, "Sir, may you live forever."
The teacher laughed and then asked, "An Nian, are you ready for school?"
When An Yue heard this, she thought: [Sure enough, scholars never mention money, but every word they write cannot be separated from money.]
An Nian said, "The boy is ready."
An Yue handed six gift boxes to An Nian.
An Nian took the six gift boxes, presented them to the old man with both hands, and said respectfully: "Sir, this is the salary and six gifts that An Nian has prepared, please take a look!"
"Okay, okay, An Nian! Your teacher will teach you diligently. I hope you will study hard, have good luck, pass the exam quickly, and achieve success."
"I will definitely live up to your careful teaching and my sister's high expectations." An Nian said every word firmly.
"Good, good, good, this child is teachable! This child is teachable!" The old gentleman stroked his beard happily and praised.
The old gentleman briefly explained to the brother and sister the rules and procedures for entering the school the next day.
After all matters were explained clearly, An Yue stood up, bowed and said, "Then I will trouble you to teach me from now on. I hope you can help take care of me."
The old man stood up, helped An Yue up, and said, "As you should, as you should."
An Yue added: "Then we siblings will not bother you any more. We will go back now and will report to the academy on time tomorrow to perform the entrance ceremony."
It is now Si hour.
After the brother and sister came out of school, An Yue thought that she had to go to the grocery store to buy some vegetable seeds.
So the brother and sister hurried to the street where groceries were sold.
As An Yue walked, she was thinking about what should be planted in the field.
First of all, the land we currently have is pitifully small.
The one acre of yellow land is a bit far from home, and it is inconvenient to water, fertilize and weed.
An Nian will go to school in the future, and she will be the only one at home. It will be difficult for her to farm with her small body.
So, An Yue decided to plant wheat in the yellow soil, and then plant some fruits, vegetables and potatoes in the black soil close to home.
As soon as the brother and sister entered the grocery store, An Yue looked around. The whole store was filled with a wide variety of seeds.
At this time, an old man about the same age as my grandfather came out of the shop. I guess he was the owner of the shop.
He smiled and greeted the siblings warmly, "What do you two want to buy?"
An Yue smiled and said to the old shopkeeper: "Two acres of rice seeds and one acre of wheat seeds."
After hearing this, the old shopkeeper understood and started to get the seeds.
An Yue said again: "Shopkeeper, I would like to have some more tomato, spinach and eggplant seeds. How much do you think they cost?"
As the shopkeeper was tying the seeds, he turned around and said to An Yue, "I'll charge you ten cents for each of these fruit and vegetable seeds, young lady."
Then An Yue thought about the one acre of black soil. If she just planted these kinds of vegetables, there must be some space left, so she thought about buying some potatoes.
Then he said, "Oh! By the way, shopkeeper, please give me five pounds of potatoes too!"
Potatoes themselves are seeds. Just cut the potatoes into small pieces and plant them in the ground.
"Boss, please calculate how much money this is in total."
After the shopkeeper packed all the seeds that An Yue wanted, he counted and said, "The total is five hundred and five coins, which is two taels and one hundred and five coins."
An Yue said playfully, "Shopkeeper, since I'm buying so much, can you give me a discount?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said cheerfully, "Haha...Okay, then the girl just give me 500 coins."
An Yue counted the silver and money and handed it to the shopkeeper. The brother and sister put on their backpacks and prepared to go home.
An Yue saw that the two backpacks were already full. She originally wanted to go to the grain and oil shop to buy some more rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, but unfortunately the backpacks could no longer hold anything.
She changed her mind and realized that she would send Annian to school tomorrow to perform the entrance ceremony. She could buy the money from the grain and oil shop when she returned home.
The brother and sister unknowingly came to the entrance of the town. When they saw a familiar figure in front of them, An Nian instinctively called out: