Chapter 291: Chapter 256 Owning a Ho of One’s Own
Hongji considered carefully; the dicinal plant seedlings his daughter had obtained with such difficulty couldn’t just be discarded.
It was a kind gesture from soone else, so he decided to establish a small herb garden to plant the seedlings and nurture them carefully.
Mr. Mo and his wife were, of course, aware of this matter. Applauding his young uncle’s enthusiasm, he did not try to dampen others’ passion for planting.
While he was not familiar with matters concerning dicinal herbs, he did know that so were hard to co by, not sothing one could simply dig up in the mountains.
Especially since they required ticulous cultivation, many herbs that could not be grown in the North needed the warm climate of the Southern lands.
Having been teaching here for over two months, Mr. Mo noticed the differences between the Southern and Northern regions, naly that in the South they could plant multiple crops in winter, while in the North, they could only hide from the snow at ho.
A scholar suddenly couldn’t think of a way to improve this planting issue for his hotown.
Seeing the farming enthusiasm of the Southern peasants, he ntioned it in his letters ho, and his family could only respond with letters expressing their envy—it was the climate, sothing they could not envy themselves into having.
Most of the ti, farrs lived at the rcy of the weather. Without rain or if plagued by continuous rainy days, their crops could suffer greatly, and natural disasters like flash floods were beyond their control.
Often, they could only pray to the gods and buddhas, hoping for a bountiful harvest and livestock to flourish more than cattle.
After her brother’s visit and receiving letters from her family and her cousin, Mrs. Mo learned that the little courtyard they used to live in had been bought by her cousin.
“Husband, look, we now have a ho of our own!”
Usually, Mrs. Mo would be the first to read letters from her family or those sent by relatives on her side, and if she allowed Mr. Mo to read them, it ant they contained good news.
After all, their marriage hadn’t been blessed at the start, and many people who had sent letters over hadn’t even ntioned Mr. Mo.
Most of them still felt sorry that Mrs. Mo had married a man with no significant talents, soone they thought couldn’t bring her happiness, filled more with contempt and bla than anything.
Mrs. Mo had always stood firm because of her beliefs in the past. Even if her friends and relatives ant well and had yet to understand her feelings, they now moved in harmony, even if the husband’s profession didn’t seem all that impressive.
But after all, it was an honest living earned by his own hands and he was respected by his students. Gradually, their relatives forgave and began to bless them.
The pressure that Mrs. Mo had faced in the past was now lifted off both husband and wife. They were busy every day with the teacher’s work but felt such a simple life was indeed very happy.
Upon hearing his wife’s words, Mr. Mo knew that the letter must have co from a relative. He did not take the letter to read, displaying a true gentleman’s deanor, choosing to trust his wife. Seeing her joyful smile, he smiled along with her.
“Yes, we have a ho now, and all we’re missing now is a little baby and…”
Mr. Mo didn’t finish saying the rest, but Mrs. Mo already knew what he was about to say: they already had a ho and believed a baby would co soon. What the husband longed for was official recognition, and she believed that would co too.
In fact, by now, he felt that many wealthy folks lived very well without any official titles. As long as he and his wife worked a little harder and earned a bit more money, life could be quite comfortable without worry, and that wasn’t bad at all.
Although such a life couldn’t compare to those from wealthy or high-ranking families, a simple life could also be a form of happiness, and it wasn’t sothing everyone could have.
Many couldn’t see this, constantly lost in their troubles, but they were already far happier than many, at least they didn’t have to worry about basic necessities.
“Husband, your young brother has delivered the dicinal plant seedlings to the Ye family, and in return, they’re planning to send back so grain or fruits and vegetables to the capital. Let’s also write a letter back to our family.”
The team that made the deliveries had just brought the seedlings to the Ye family and were invited to stay on the estate to rest. Afterwards, they would be given grains, fruits, vegetables, and poultry in exchange for the seedlings.
The people from the Zhong Family, who had delivered the seedlings, said that there was no need to pay for them, as the young master had sent them.
Every farr knew that refusing paynt ant an exchange of goods of equivalent value.
Hongji, the honest fellow, understood this all too well. Ever since their estate had been established, they had beco especially popular among the affluent.
They said that the fruits, vegetables, grains, poultry, and eggs they grew tasted better than what could be purchased elsewhere. Wealthy families also had their own estates, yet they chose to buy the expensive goods from their estate rather than consu their own.
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