Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 491 New Year

Of course, the monthly salary was also given according to the standard of the farm. In addition, Hua Lei gave them a thousand taels of silver, which was to repay the kindness of Hua Mancheng and his wife for living in the Ni family and Ni's grandfather for helping them in the past few years.

Of course, Hua's house always welcomes Cheng Linsheng and his wife to live there. Originally, Cheng Linsheng and Ni Daya were determined not to accept Hua Lei's money, but Hua Lei still resolutely gave it. And she also told them straight to the point that this was a one-time thing.

Although it is impossible to repay Grandfather Ni for saving the lives of Hua Mancheng and his wife with silver, this one thousand taels of silver can be regarded as a guarantee for the young couple in Shangjing City.

Otherwise, the two of them would be panicked without a penny, and they also needed money to take care of the children, and it was impossible for them to take care of everything. So, in the end, Ni Daya accepted it.

However, the straightforward Ni Daya told Hua Lei straight away that the couple were temporarily staying at Hua's house, and she wanted to wait for a few months, give birth to the baby, and recover before going to work on the farm to earn a monthly salary.

When the two children are a little older, they can go to their adoptive father’s school to learn to read, and then the couple will also work hard.

Go to Tian Changjin's current village to buy a piece of land, build a brick house, and settle down in Shangjing City. From then on, the Cheng family and the Hua family will interact like relatives.

Hualei certainly agreed with Ni Daya's plan. As she said before, she was willing to pay and to be rewarded, but she was unwilling to be coerced or put in shackles. Therefore, Hualei still admired Ni Daya's way of dealing with things.

Things were arranged like this. Ni Daya also stayed in Hua's house for the time being, resting with Yun and learning how to do things.

Hualei still went on duty every day. She came back every night to chat with her father, mother and Ni Daya, and talk about the interesting things that happened every day. She lived a very comfortable life.

Although, since he went back to work, Lord Mo often went directly to him, bypassing Lord Yu to talk to him. So Lord Yu's face was not very good.

However, this is also a reflection of my own ability. Although I took two months off, I was able to sort out all the backlog of things in my hands in just ten days.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the speed of land reclamation is indeed slow, because in winter, some blocked ditches need to be dug, and during this period, the people who were reclaiming the wasteland on the barren mountain were transferred away, leaving more than 200 people missing. Therefore, the arrangements made by Hualei in front of him, the land reclamation has not been completed yet.

With his own little followers like Gao Tiedan, Xiao Yuanzi is very capable. They do a lot of basic things very well, and when Hualei is not around, they don't cause any trouble. So Hualei is very happy.

However, the only drawback is that in the past few days, Hua Lei has heard some rumors about her accepting bribes from the people. Although she thinks this rumor is incredible, Hua Lei still asked the guards to investigate it carefully.

I then realized that it was because the people who exchanged steamed buns with me were grateful for my efforts, so many people would pick some firewood and grass for me on their way to and from work.

Before she knew it, the rumor of accepting bribes spread. However, this time, Hualei didn't feel any burden in her heart, and still did what she should do in her own way.

Soon, it was the Chinese New Year. This was the first Chinese New Year after her parents came back, and Hualei took it very seriously. She asked Uncle Fu and Aunt Song to prepare more delicious and fun things. Uncle Fu and Aunt Song nodded repeatedly.

On New Year's Eve, the family happily had a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. Hualei and Xiaoyuan also received their first New Year's money from their parents since they were old enough to understand. They were happy but also filled with emotion.

Then everyone sits together to celebrate the New Year. When the New Year's bell rings, a new year begins.

In early February, the Ministry of Rites officially announced the sale of barren mountains, and also announced that they could ask the Forestry Bureau for help with planning.

However, the planning fee of the officials of the Silin Bureau was not announced as Hualei expected. However, this has nothing to do with Hualei.

She and Lord Pei acted as soon as the Ministry of Rites released the news. Hualei chose a location in the southeast corner of the entire mountain area and bought two more barren hills of 500 to 600 mu.

The wealthy old Marquis Pei bought four barren hills next to Hualei Mountain in the name of the Marquis's Mansion. His sons bought one or two hills in the name of their wives in a low-key manner.

Of course, Hualei also asked Lord Pei to inform the sisters Agate and Pearl in Shangjing City. They also used their own private money to buy a hilltop each in a low-key manner.

Ruyi, who was far away in Chengyun Prefecture, was in a hurry and had no time to notify Hualei, so she asked Rongjin to advance the money and buy a mountain.

If Ruyi wants it, I will give it to her. If Ruyi doesn't want it, Rong Jin will consider it as having bought it himself. Two months later, Ruyi's reply came, and with it came a mountain of silver.

So, Hualei began to plan and arrange the next land reclamation. Although the court has not yet announced the information on the planning fee, it is still necessary to keep one's own affairs in mind. Moreover, there is no need for the Marquis's Mansion to pay this planning fee.

The primary school in Hua Mancheng officially opened in late February. The school was located in a large compound that Hua Lei had bought in Dongcheng District, not far from the house in Qingyun Lane.

There were so many children who signed up that the school ended up accepting more than 20 children in excess. Now, there are nearly 80 children in the school, divided into four classes.

Moreover, Hua Lei felt that Hua Mancheng alone was definitely not enough, so she invited Master Zhang, who was a scholar, to come back and teach the children together with Hua Mancheng.

Yun, who couldn't sit still, would go to the school when the weather was fine and help with some copying and writing. Unfortunately, there were still no girls enrolled in the school.

Although Hualei said that it would accept both male and female students when it was recruiting students, the number of girls who signed up was not just very small, but non-existent.

There is no other way. It takes time to change other people's minds. Hualei decided to take it slow.

In addition, Hualei also invited a cook named Li to prepare lunch for the children. At first, Ni Daya said she wanted to be the cook.

However, Hua Lei disagreed. She was going to give birth in just over a month, and there was no point in causing trouble. Even for a healthy pregnant woman, it would be very troublesome if she got bumped or bruised.

There was no other way, Ni Daya could only stay at home and take care of her pregnancy.