Fight the Giants

  Chapter 668 Dingsheng Cake

  The Zhang clan has been established in a hurry.

  In just a few days, the school and bookstores have been almost completely remodeled, and the selection of the husband has been announced, and the students and parents waiting to be selected have crowded the Zhang family's ancestral house.

  The screening of students has officially started.

   There are many Fangtou clansmen of the two clans of Zhang and Wang, and there are also many suitable children, which are the main source of students.

  In addition, the in-laws who heard the news requested to join the school, and some children of the generals, and some acquaintances and friends who are planning to join the school, there are many students. And because of the establishment of a women's school, many honorable families sent people to ask, wanting to come to the school.

  The Zhang family's ancestral house is bustling with activity every day. A few selected teachers are there every day to help screen students.

  All kinds of rumors about the Zhang family are everywhere. But this time it may be more of a good friend.

  After An An heard about it, she decisively brought the Yang family and Huo Erhuai to torture Huo Xi, saying that she would also study in the Zhang family.

   "Is the current academy not good?"

   "Alright. But there are no brothers and sisters there."

   "Elder brothers and sisters don't go to ethnology either."

   "Close to brother and sister!" An An looked determined.

   "And I can learn both literature and martial arts! I also want to learn powerful martial arts like my brother, and I also want to learn riding and archery! The pony at home has been raised by me!"

  Huo Xi laughed when she heard this, "Okay, then you also come to the Zhang family to learn."

  An'an jumped up and down. He decided not to go to the academy, and came here every day to cling to Huo Xi.

  Zhao Duo is no longer in the Boya Shushu School. Originally, Fang Qi and Gu Yu, two proud disciples, heard that he was going to leave, and they were very reluctant to give up, and they were about to cry. When they heard that they could also go to the Zhang family to learn, they jumped up and down.

   Zhang Family Studies, there is their good friend, Huo Nian!

  The two children were just reluctant to part with Mr. Zhao and Huo Nian, but the Fang Gu family knew that this was an excellent opportunity.

  Their sons can go to the British public ethnology school, study in the inner city, and get to know more people! As long as they strive for themselves, they will have a bright future in the future.

  Fang Gu and the two families immediately brought their children to the door with heavy gifts to thank them.

  The three good friends got together again, very happy, "We will also go to the inner city to study in the future, so we can meet often!"

   "Well, I will visit you often in the future."

  Even though Huo Nian knew many children from Xungui's family, he still regarded his childhood friends as his best partners. "An'an will also go to ethnology to study, you help me take care of him."

   "Don't worry. Your younger brother is our younger brother!" The two good friends agreed, clapping their chests.

  Ethnology Because there are many children with foreign surnames attached to the school, the students are uneven, rich or poor, so Huo Xi proposed to make uniform school uniforms and practice uniforms to prevent students from comparing their family backgrounds. In this way, it has received the gratitude of many impoverished people.

   He admires the eldest son of the new Hui family even more.

  Through the ethnology, Huo Xicai knew that there are some people in the clan who are still living in poverty. There are still many people.

  The clan usually only allocates some money and goods from the clan property for relief every month, but this is not worth anything.

  Huo Xi asked the clan to make statistics. Those who have labor in the family will arrange them to work, and those who can be female workers will also ask Ningxiu to connect with them and let them take work from the female workshop.

   There are now two more guards in cooperation with Guangfengshui, so Huo Xi asked the women in the clan to lead the army and serve as the work.

  Some tribesmen used to look for work everywhere, competing with others to do oar washing and mending, but now they have taken over the work of the guards, and they can't finish all the oars washing and mending.

   "Sister Ning, this is specially sent to you by the old lady of the seventh house and the fourth house."

  Huo Xicai entered the mansion from the outside, and Hou Shi had someone stop her.

Concubine Qifang's Xiaosifang, the old lady's surname is Lan, her wife is gone, her only son is gone, her daughter-in-law has remarried, and she is raising two granddaughters and two grandsons. people.

The    clan will send two to three hundred dollars to her family every month, and some rice grains, but it is just a drop in the bucket.

  The old lady and her two granddaughters stay at home day and night, washing clothes for the oars, and doing some mending. They can't earn a few copper coins a month.

  The two grandsons also help the family and are responsible for finding work outside.

  If anyone’s family has clothes to wash or mend, they should carry the dirty clothes and quilts home, let the two sisters and grandma wash them, and then carry them back to the Lord’s house after washing. There is no condition to read a book.

   This time, I learned that the clan was going to run an ethnic study, and the old lady dragged her two grandchildren over to send them to study.

  The two grandsons couldn't bear the hard work of their grandmother and sister, so they refused to sign up. They were chattering at the door, and Huo Xi saw it.

  Tell them that the ethnology will distribute clothes, shoes and socks, as well as pen, ink, paper and books, so they don’t need to worry about money.

   Seeing that they were still hesitating, they asked about the situation.

   Knowing that they have to go outside to find work, I am afraid that it will delay the conversation. The eldest sister in the family is 16 years old, and because she is worried about the family, she has not talked about marriage until now, and the family has not saved a dowry.

  Huo Xi took their two older sisters to the women's workshop, and asked them to live there and work, and each of them would pay at least a month or two a month. The more you do, the more you get.

  The old lady Lan stayed at home to take care of the house.

   Seeing that she couldn't stay idle, Huo Xi also gave her some sewing work for military uniforms and quilts. She could just do it at home, and someone would come to deliver the work, and when it was finished, someone would come to collect it.

   In this way, there is no need for two grandchildren to go outside to get work.

   In this way, the three grandparents and grandchildren can earn a lot in one month. The family is well-off, and both grandchildren and grandchildren can go to school.

  Huo Xi flipped through the things the old lady sent, "Is this Dingsheng Cake? So much?"

  Hou said with a smile: "The Dingsheng cake made by the old lady Lan is very famous in the clan. In the past, when there were children in the clan going to war, they would ask her to help make the Dingsheng cake."

  Huo Xi took a piece and took a bite. It was soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, "Delicious!"

"I just tasted one, and I think it's delicious. This old lady hasn't made it for many years, and I didn't expect this craftsmanship to still exist. This time you helped the three of their grandparents and grandchildren find work. She is grateful in her heart and made it." So much, it’s all for you.”

  Huo Xi was moved, "I'll take half, and Second Aunt will share the rest with everyone."

   "Also."

  Huo Xi took a basket and went back.

  Divided points for everyone, and there were still some left, so I chose another box, "Let someone send it to the Duke."

"yes."

  Looking at the Dingsheng Cake with about ten yuan left, I thought about Mu Yan who led the army to fight against the bandits... If he is nearby, I can give him some. It's just that this meeting is probably still floating in the sea, and I don't know where it is.

   Facing the vast sea at this time, Mu Yan was also a little confused about the direction.

   Pick up the binoculars and look on the deck. The waves are high and the waves are high. Looking around, I didn't even see a fishing boat.

  Ask the fishermen who have been around for many years: "Turtle Island, is it really in the southeast direction?"

  The fisherman who led the way also looked forward.

Nodding: "It is indeed that direction. There are still villagers on that island, and there are several small islands around. There are often big catches nearby, and everyone likes to go there. Even merchant ships will go there to replenish and buy some fresh water. and food. But now it has been robbed by a group of pirates, and it is said that they have colluded with the Japanese to rob passing merchant ships, even fishing boats, and now everyone is afraid to go there.”

  Mu Yan raised the binoculars and looked again. With a wave of his hand, several warships all set off there.

  (end of this chapter)