Li Xu’s mother An was very happy to see Ying Bao and quickly brought out a plate of fruits.
Ying Bao thanked her and asked, "Aunt An, are you used to it here?"
"Habit." Anshi said with a smile: "We and I are very comfortable here. Last month Jiang Cunzheng built a mushroom shed for us and asked me to learn to grow mushrooms."
Ying Bao was delighted and talked to her about Chu Man again.
Anshi sighed: "That Chuman is a bit out of character. She often comes here to disturb my son. Alas, I can't explain it clearly, but she is getting more and more unreasonable. She even asked my son to teach her to read and write."
“My son refused me several times. She didn’t seem to understand people’s words. She came again and again to deliver sachets and fans. One time, she even delivered a handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers.”
Anshi said helplessly: "The patriarch and her parents-in-law warned her, but not long after, she repeated her old tricks. She also said that her husband was a good friend of Xu'er, and she would take care of our family for her husband. Alas..."
I live here with my son, so it is not easy for me to quarrel with others, let alone get into trouble. But this woman is like a dog-skin plaster that sticks to her all day long, which makes me really angry.
The more Ying Bao listened, the more she felt that Chu Man's woman was not in her right mind and it was really a headache.
It would be wrong to say that she is stupid, because she knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. She also knows how to use her own money to control Chen Laoshuan's family, and then uses her husband's identity to blackmail others.
It is estimated that Chu Man deliberately used this method to irritate the Chen family to express her dissatisfaction with the Chen Feng family.
But it doesn’t matter if she seeks her own death, but it doesn’t matter if she harms innocent people.
Ying Bao thought for a moment, walked around the school, and then left.
When she came back, she told her father to ask someone to build a wooden fence outside the school yard and build a guard room.
After that, a villager was arranged to sit there and guard the door to prevent other people from entering, so as not to disturb the students in class.
Jiang Sanlang agreed with his daughter's suggestion and immediately arranged for someone to do it.
Within two days, the school yard was surrounded by a tall and strong wooden fence. Students were allowed to plant flowers, plants and gourd vines on the edge of the wooden fence, which was both beautiful and safe.
After that, Jiang Sanlang also moved the martial arts training ground and built it next to the school. He also planned to build three tiled houses as classrooms and named them Wu Xiu Tang.
Of course, this matter must be discussed with the clan chief and village elders, and the money to build the martial arts hall must be jointly contributed by everyone.
According to Yingbao's vision, the school in Dongchen Village should have been expanded long ago. In the future, there will not only be a literature school, but also a martial arts school.
After finishing their literature classes, students can go to a martial arts class next door to stretch their muscles and strengthen their bodies.
In their spare time, students who don’t like martial arts can also go to the backyard to plant some vegetables, water the fruit trees in the backyard, catch insects, and learn about herbs.
The plaque of Ai Chang Women's Medical Center is still there, and Yingbao plans to ask someone to build another women's medical center after the busy farming season is over, specifically to recruit female dolls from the village to learn medical skills.
They are not required to all become female doctors, but it is still necessary to understand some medical science.
Since ancient times, pregnancy and childbirth have been the most dangerous for women, especially mothers. Many died of dystocia or postpartum diseases.
There are also many newborn babies who die prematurely due to improper care.
So, the Ai Chang Women's Medical Center must be opened.
Yingbao is not short of money now, and building a few schools is just a drop in the bucket.
But in order for people to pay attention to women’s education, she had to ask people to donate money, and then put a stone tablet with the name of the donor engraved on it at the entrance of the village to highlight her good deeds.
Yingbao told his father his plan, and Jiang Sanlang also agreed.
Now my family and the people in the village are not short of money, but they are short of prestige. With his reputation, he was even given the privilege of being given the upper echelon when he went to eat at other people's houses. This was a very honorable thing.
Especially this year, there are so many people coming to Dongchen Village, which makes the village very lively.
Some people couldn't find a job for the time being, so they set up stalls on the roadside outside the village, selling home-made baskets, straw sandals, coir raincoats, hats and other items.
Many people from surrounding villages also came to join in the fun, bringing their own pickled vegetables, eggs, etc. to Nanpo for sale.
It’s even more outrageous these days. The roadside outside the village is full of stalls, selling vegetables, tofu, pork, and even vendors selling sundries. When many vendors arrive, they treat this place as a small market. city.
Because there are no less than a hundred families living here on the south slope, and everyone has a lot of money. During the busy farming season, there are especially many people buying meat and tofu.
Those little girls from other villages, taking the opportunity to visit the stalls to buy things, secretly inquire about the young men in the East Village, especially those who are quite old and handsome, so that they pay special attention.
Some people will also go into the village to take a stroll, and their eyes will glow green when they see the rows of blue brick and large tile-roofed houses.
Yingbao has been helping her family buy vegetables and meat these days. She has met many small vendors and even met a tax collector.
The tax collector is so pervasive that I don’t know whether the tax he collects goes into his own pocket or is paid into the national treasury.
However, the township government was quite polite to the Dongcun people. Even though several Dongcun villagers set up stalls here, they did not collect taxes from them.
For example, Aunt Wang set up a melon and fruit stall at the intersection, selling peaches and apricots from her fruit trees and melons from the vegetable field. The business was pretty good.
Those who come to buy her melons and fruits are all people from other villages, because every household in the village grows melons, so these peaches, apricots and cantaloupes are no longer unusual.
Yingbao also saw that Sister Erni’s mother, Leng, had also set up a stall here, selling sugar water made from apricots and peaches.
This sweet and sour fruit drink is very popular with everyone, especially the young ladies from other villages who want to eat a bowl every time they come.
When Mrs. Leng saw Ying Bao, she insisted on serving a bowl for her to taste, and would not let her go unless she tasted it.
Ying Bao had no choice but to sit at the small table and eat a bowl of fruit drink made with peaches and apricots.
At this time, Chen Zhao and his younger brother Xu Bao also came to visit the stall. When they saw Ying Bao, they immediately ran over: "Ying Bao, so you are here."
Ying Bao nodded and saw Xu Bao staring at the fruit pulp in her bowl, so she pushed half the bowl of fruit to him.
Xu Bao didn't mind it either, so he picked up the spoon and started eating it.
Chen Zhao pulled Ying Bao aside and whispered: "I'm telling you something, you must pay attention to it."
Yingbao didn't know why: "What's the matter?"
"Chen Erya's father is back. He came to my house a few days ago and talked to my grandpa a lot. He also said he wanted to make your house look good." Chen Zhao whispered: "I overheard this. Grandpa also told him not to be impulsive."
Ying Bao frowned: "What else did he say?"
Chen Zhao said in her ear with his gloves: "He also said that he would take the eldest sister to a noble family to enjoy the blessings, but my grandfather did not agree."
Chen Wan is thirteen years old this year, in her prime. She is very similar to Chen Changping. She is elegant and refined, and very beautiful.
Ying Bao: "Didn't he say which noble person he was?"
"No." Chen Zhao curled his lips and snorted: "Does he have such good intentions? I don't think he is a good person. He probably just saw his aunt remarry, and deliberately wanted to deceive my eldest sister away and take revenge on our family."