Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 64 Preparation
If anyone knew that Miss Su slandered her father for refusing to rely on the salt-alkali fields to make a fortune, she would probably be so angry that she vomited blood.

What is money, such a great contribution, the official family must remember it in their hearts, and registering with the official family is more useful than earning hundreds of thousands of family assets.

However, although Su Wencheng did not make money on a large scale, Su Tong encouraged her father to buy [-] hectares at a low price. If the Su family wants to develop, it is certain to buy a house and land. This Rugao County is near the sea and has a good environment. It's cheap, and their family background is not strong, so it's not bad to be able to buy the land here.

What's more, this place used to be fertile land, but because of the backflow of seawater, it became a saline-alkali land. As long as it is well managed, it will not take long to recover. Besides, the construction of the defense weir will not need to worry about the backflow of seawater for at least ten or eight years. The problem, not to mention that there are so many disasters today, even other places will inevitably reduce production due to floods and droughts. The risk of farming is great no matter where it is, so it is better to buy some cheap land.

In spring, the flowers are in full bloom, the sun is shining brightly, the haze of winter has faded, the earth is recovering, and it is time for spring plowing.

Su Tong sat at the table, put the pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants left by his mother into the box, and stuffed them at the bottom of the box. It was not because she was too precious, but because this jade pendant was not something ordinary people could have. Yes, the jade material is high-quality suet white jade, and the carving is also excellent.

She has also seen a few good pieces of jade at Mrs. Zhang's, but among those that are said to have cost a lot of money, none of them can compare to her own pair.

Occasionally, Su Tong also wondered, maybe her mother really had such a mysterious identity, maybe she was the child who was abducted by a rich family, and fell into trouble in Taizhou, where she married her father.

This is not impossible. Kidnappers are rampant now. Hundreds of children are lost every year. Once lost, the possibility of finding them is extremely low. Su Tong's mother was kidnapped again. Literary writing, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all proficient, saying that she is not a lady of everyone, I am afraid that even those in the village who have always looked down on her will not believe it.

However, his mother had already passed away, so it was useless to think about it. Su Tong packed up his things bit by bit, looked at the dilapidated house, and sighed.

Now that Su Wencheng brought Su Tong back to Xixi, he also resigned from his job as chief bookkeeper. Zhou Zhixian couldn't bear him very much. After all, those in the Northern Song Dynasty were so talkative about their studies. It is absolutely difficult to find a young staff who can do the facts. Very, not only in the 21st century, but even now, talents are as precious as they are.

But Su Wencheng has a bright future, and Zhou Zhixian can't hinder him, so he can only send him a generous congratulatory gift with regret, and let him go honestly.

It was very noisy outside, and Su Tong could vaguely hear the voices of Su Wencheng and the members of the Su family talking. In the past, during festivals, his father could visit the Su family once or twice, but now the people of the Su family are holding generous gifts They came to the door one by one, and it was true that they were poor in the downtown area and rich in the mountains and had distant relatives. Although their family was far from being rich now, there were more and more relatives.

He is going to Kaifeng soon, Erlang doesn't think there is anything wrong, his best playmate Ah Yue is also going back to Kaifeng, the child is not in good health, his parents don't worry about him running around outside, so they can only send him home to let him go. Taking care of her grandparents, although she can't stay with her parents, but because she got to know the Su family siblings, little Ayue is not as noisy as she was at the beginning. It is certain that she is unhappy, but she is more obedient and obedient.

Fang Shou was not very happy. Although he didn't show it on the surface, he was quite reluctant to part with him. However, the Fang family had a big business and had a shop in Kaifeng. Going to the academy in Kaifeng for the exam and getting a title on the gold list in the future, this kid always looked impatient, but this time it has changed. He is also concerned about the serious things of the Four Books and Five Classics, and he is still practicing calligraphy seriously every day.

Fang Ziming saw that his precious son was so motivated, so he naturally knew the reason. He was 12 points satisfied with the Su family's father and daughter, especially Su Tong. If Su Tong was not a few years older than Fang Shou, Fang Ziming might have wanted Su Tong to be his daughter-in-law.

It was too lively outside, so Su Tong packed up the more expensive things at home and asked the two maids around him to pack up the bedding and pots and pans. All the big items that are not easy to take away can be sold. Sell ​​it, and if you can't sell it, just give it to your neighbors.

Even though these things are not very valuable, they are also willing to want for many poor people around them. The common people have been managing their families well since ancient times, and they are diligent and thrifty.

After packing up the things, Su Tong started to prepare the farewell gifts for his friends. They were not expensive things. The one for the shopkeeper was a homemade folding fan. The fan was painted by Su Tong himself. It was simple, a large piece of green bamboo, The artistic conception is profound and the color is light, just in line with the preferences of 'Little Brother B'.

Sun Changqing was also very kind to the Su family. Su Tong also borrowed Su Wencheng's hand and gave him a Tang knife. It was also Su Tong who let the blacksmith in Rugao County experiment for half a year, and also made a special bellows, blast furnace , Coke was refined, and the steel knives made out of it were at least not inferior to the kitchen knives of later generations in terms of materials.

Those without fame cannot wear swords, but Sun Changqing has fame, and he is also a scholar. It is no problem to wear a sword. Su Tong thinks that with this person's cold temper, he should like it.

For several days in a row, Su Wencheng took his children to visit neighbors and relatives one by one. After a lot of tossing and tiring, he finally made contact with each other and received a bunch of gifts in return.

Su Tong did the math, and the gift returned was more than the gift they gave, which was considered a small profit.

Although the Guozijian did not stipulate the time for Su Wencheng to study, but Su Wencheng was too old to afford to delay, so he had to hurry up and hurry up rather than late.

It happened to be spring, the ice and snow melted, and the road was easier to walk. The Su family quickly finished their household chores, and then packed up their things and prepared to go on the road.

Unexpectedly, the day before Su Tong and the others set out on the road, Mrs. Liu came back suddenly with Xue Min. This woman had only been gone for less than a year, and she was much haggard. But he was well maintained, with big arms and round waist, but now he was thin and pale, and his expression on his face was even more mean and ugly.

Su Wencheng and the others have just returned home, and they don't plan to take this dilapidated house anymore. They plan to rent it out first, and then tear it down and rebuild it later. I believe they can build a house they like by then. Since they don't plan to live in it, there is no need for it. Changing the locks, besides, there are not many valuable things in the house, so there is no need to worry about attracting thieves, and Mrs. Liu also has the key. When Su Wencheng was out with her children as guests, she opened the door and entered the house by herself. The female envoy who came back with the county didn't know Mrs. Liu at all. Seeing her acting like a master, she looked at each other in blank dismay, and didn't know what to do, so she could only send a letter to the master.

(End of this chapter)