Jiayin saw that it had finished drinking and put the pottery bowl back into space.

Thinking that the big dog would be back soon, he put back the straw curtain that was blocking the small dog and led Fang Zhiyuan towards the village.

"Brother Zhiyuan, let's go back and stand here. What if their mother comes back and sees us and doesn't dare to come over?"

Zhiyuan nodded and kept up with the good news.

That's right, they can't stay here. If the big dog comes back and sees someone standing outside, he will definitely not dare to come forward.

The two of them returned to the courtyard wall. The haystack was the one on the far side, so it was relatively hidden.

If the big dog circled back from the other side, no one would notice it.

The firewood burned by the villagers is placed in the firewood shed within the wall. Only the hay collected before is still piled outside.

It is covered with a straw curtain. If it rains, it will be a little wet outside but still dry inside, so it can be used as a fire starter.

They came back in the evening, brought back a whole pig, and bought a lot of seasonings.

No need to buy anything else, they are all available in the village.

The people in the village were lively again.

During the meal, several pregnant women who were about to give birth heard from Aunt Fang Liu and the sisters-in-law who were helping. Xu Hong's birth process, especially the reason why she gave birth so quickly, was because she drank the holy water given by the Dragon God.

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The next day they all ran to the Dragon Temple to pray to the Dragon God.

Jiayin did not treat one favorably and gave them a bamboo tube each.

The spiritual water she gave was less diluted than the spiritual water given by Xiao Ling. The concentration was slightly higher and the effect was better.

That's why Xu Hong has such quick results.

Several pregnant women got the holy water and went home happily and hid the bamboo tubes well. They were afraid that children or adults at home might accidentally knock them over.

The days passed by in a hurry, and New Year’s Eve soon came.

This year's New Year's Eve is not like last year, when we had no place to stay and could only buy some good food.

This year I have a house, land and money, and I have picked up all the details and traditions again.

On the twenty-third day, the stove was sacrificed, on the twenty-fourth day, the house was cleaned, the new year's meat was cut, the tofu was ground, and the flower cakes were steamed...

Although they have already settled here, they still follow the customs in the north. After all, they are used to it.

The small year here is twenty-four.

So they moved the whole schedule forward one day, which gave them more time to do whatever they wanted to do.

On New Year's Eve, everyone first follows the custom of previous years to worship their ancestors.

The prepared pig's, sheep's, and cow's heads are placed on the offering table.

It's okay to say that pig heads and sheep heads can be bought as long as you have money, but cow heads are purely luck.

After all, unless the cow is injured or sick and dies, it is illegal to kill a cow.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that no matter how poor you are, you will not sell your guard dog, and no matter how hungry you are, you will not eat your farm cattle.

Fang Youwei had sent Yang Chengsi back to his uncle a year ago.

I originally wanted him to spend the New Year here, but after several letters from his uncle, Yang Chengsi didn't trust his family and wanted to go back.

Fang Youwei and Lao Shou asked for leave and sent Yang Chengsi back.

Fortunately, I sent it back before the New Year, otherwise the ferry there would not leave until after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and Fang Youwei would not have time by then.

Taking advantage of this holiday, Fang Youwei also sent a lot of New Year's goods to his uncle's family.

There are a lot of dried mushrooms that they have dried, as well as dried rabbits and tanned rabbit skins.

Because I had already been there once, the time was just right this time. I didn’t have to wait for a while to cross the mountains and take the boat, and I came back in time for the morning of New Year’s Eve.

It took less than four days in total to come and go.

When I came back, I also brought back a lot of specialties from there.

Even though they are not very far apart, they are in the same county.

But there is another county nearby, and there are still many specialties.

Especially the hand ornaments made of white copper, which are cheap and beautiful. There are also glutinous rice cakes, hot sauce and the like.

In addition to what his uncle gave to his mother and daughter-in-law, Fang Youwei also bought a lot for himself.

All the eldest girls and young wives in the village were divided among themselves.

He had told the clan leader before he came back that this time he went to the clan leader to get some money for Fang Youwei and asked him to help bring some back.

It can also be considered as a way to dress up the women at home and have a happy new year.

And they also found a business opportunity from it, and when they were planning to open a shop, they would add some such jewelry to sell.

Because others have to take a long detour to go there, there is no such thing for sale here.

This white copper is almost the same as silver and can be faked, but it is brighter and harder than silver, and the jewelry made looks better.

In this way, after the New Year, Fang Youwei started to take a few brothers to officially work as errands.

Several young people who wanted to do business also began to look for suitable shops in the county. The patriarch Fang Yunping said that they could rent or buy them.

After wandering around the county town for several days, they unexpectedly found one.

There is a shop for sale near the city gate. It used to sell groceries, but the business has been tepid.

The boss only has two daughters, and they are all married, so there is no one to support him.

I just thought about selling the shop and taking the money to go back to the countryside to retire.

The shop was not small, with two floors. People lived on the upper floor, and the shop was on the lower floor. There was also a small backyard at the back where some sundries could be stored.

The owner had previously built a shed on it and used it directly as a warehouse.

After they were optimistic, they came back to discuss with the clan leader Fang Yunping.

This shop costs two hundred and sixty taels, including all the goods in it.

It's not cheap either, nor is it expensive. After all, there are a lot of goods in such a big shop.

Although it is only the county seat, the location is really good, very close to the city gate. When the time comes, Fang Youwei and the others will be able to take care of it.

However, we still need to discuss what exactly we want to do.

So the whole village got together again and held a meeting.

The young men who went to see the shop said: "Although it is close to the city gate, there are not many houses nearby. Although there are people coming and going, there are very few people who go in to buy things. They are all passing by."

In this way, we will understand why the grocery store's business was not doing well before.

After all, very few people coming in and out of the county buy groceries, and only regular residents will frequent these daily necessities.

Moreover, people have an inertia when buying things. Either the things here are really cheap, cheaper than other places. Or it is close to home, so you can save two steps, that is, two steps.

So sometimes there are two same stores, but they are only a short distance away, but the business is different. People who want to buy things have to take one less step if they can.

Later, everyone discussed that since the grocery store selling these daily necessities was not available, we would start a food store.

After all, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.
Chapter completed!