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Chapter 173: A Moment of Leisure Amidst Busyness By the time they got home, Aunt Rong had already prepared the meal. The dried meat had been stewed for so long that it fell apart at the lightest touch of chopsticks. Golden flatbreads, made from a mix of white and coarse flour, were stacked high. Yan Lao’er had pickled vegetables ready—two large bowls full. Wild green onions and garlic found in the wasteland, along with fresh dandelion greens, were washed clean and placed in a large basin…-
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Chapter 174: Buying Sheep "Do you want sheep?" A dirty little kid approached, carrying a rather unpleasant smell. Mutton! Yan Lao'er and Yan Yu’s eyes lit up at the same time. Hotpot, mutton skewers, mutton soup... Various delicious mutton dishes flashed through their minds. Their mouths watered uncontrollably. "They're live sheep, and... they cost six qian of silver." The child hesitated before naming a price. "Six strings of cash?" Yan Lao'er calculated whether it was worth…
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Chapter 167: Land Reclamation Er Tie brought back many small birds with Si Tie and Wu Tie. After being identified by Yan Lao’er, they turned out to be quails. Happily, they took the children to pluck the feathers and remove the innards, washed them clean, and roasted them to eat. As soon as the Yan family’s seasonings were brought out, the children stood by, swallowing their saliva repeatedly. The tiny quails had pitifully little meat, and each person only got a small morsel. But the…
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Chapter 168: Earning a Little Money Yan Xiangheng and Da Ya followed Second Uncle's gaze. They saw that Aunt Rong worked incredibly efficiently. She made it look effortless, and the weeds stood no chance under her hoe. With a single stroke, the weeds were completely wiped out. Watching her clear the weeds was a delightful surprise for the Yan family. They had initially thought Aunt Rong was just skilled at housework, but it turned out that her "customized farmer's edition" also came with…
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Chapter 169: Distribution Yan Lao'er visited three brick kilns—one in Dongqiao Town of Gufeng and the other two across the river in Yongning. The journey was full of twists and turns, with plenty of inquiries and directions needed along the way. At each kiln, he placed an order for 20,000 red bricks, using his thick skin to bargain the price down to 19 strings of coins per 10,000 bricks. He paid a hefty deposit at each location and sweet-talked his way into taking some stock…
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Chapter 170: Plans for Tomorrow When Yan Lao’er and Qi Si returned, exhausted from travel, the brick buyers had mostly dispersed. Yan Yu’s sworn brothers were helping the big customer, the Cui family, move their bricks. After receiving one tael of silver from Madam Cui, Yan Yu was searching for change. “Auntie, do you want broken silver or copper coins?” Yan Yu asked. Her aunt, Madam Cui, beamed at the child’s address and couldn’t stop smiling. “Oh, you sweet child! Give me…
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Chapter 164: "All-Fish Feast" By evening, the villagers had drawn water from the river and started cooking by burying their pots in the ground. A few constables sipped the bland, flavorless chrysanthemum tea handed to them by Yan Lao’er, clicking their tongues in surprise. "This method of burying pots is exactly the same as in the military. Who taught you this?" Yan Lao’er thought of his older brother but changed his words at the last moment. "Passed down from the elders, who knows from…
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Chapter 165: Buying Bricks and Stones Yan Lao’er took Qi Si to a brick-making household near Xiqiao Town. The overseer was a spirited old man, wiry and thin, with a reddish-black hue to his face and hands—an unusual color. "You look unfamiliar, young man. Where are you from?" "Uncle, we just settled here. You know that forest north of town? The land at the foot of the mountain, west of the forest—that area. The authorities allocated it to us, and we plan to build houses there." "Oh,…
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