After the Zhou family's kang and fire wall were re-installed, they received unanimous praise from the family. In particular, the fire wall conducted heat quickly, making the indoor temperature much warmer than before. Li often showed it off, and many people came to the house to watch, which annoyed Zhulan.
In the end, Zhulan stopped Li from picking mushrooms and sent her to collect firewood instead. No one showed off everywhere, and the family finally became peaceful.
Zhulan strongly requested to collect more firewood to bring home this year.
Finally, the firewood room was full, so two more piles of firewood were piled in the yard farther away from the house. Zhulan was barely satisfied, but she missed coal in her heart. Unfortunately, Zhou Shuren gave her some science popularization, and Zhulan learned that coal had been discovered very early. There had been coal wells and mining technologies in the Western Han Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In Zhou Shuren's memory, there had not been many changes in this fictional dynasty, and coal was also regulated. Ordinary people could not even think about it, but if they discovered it privately, they would be punished.
Zhulan also thought about charcoal, but it was just a thought because she couldn't afford it.
The family had collected enough firewood and the autumn harvest had begun. The Zhou family had ten acres of paddy fields and ten acres of dry fields, one of the most land-rich families in the village, so the workload was not small. After dinner, the family discussed how to do the work.
Zhulan was embarrassed to stay at home. She had spent a lot of money to replenish her body, and it would be unreasonable not to work. "I will go tomorrow, too. The second wife will stay at home to cook."
Zhou Shuren disagreed, "Your health is not good. You can finally get better. Stay at home and take care of yourself. I have my own plans."
Boss, “… . . . .”
The second child: “… .”
They really wanted to say that Dad was really worse than Mom. Mom was very strong and had always been the main force in previous years. Mom's health had really improved a lot and she was not that weak anymore. But they didn't dare to say it. The old man loved his wife, and they didn't dare to mention it for fear of being scolded for being unfilial.
Zhulan was anxious. If she stayed at home, wouldn't she have to cook? She really couldn't do it. The memory of her original body was also a bad cook. There was no memory to refer to. Zhulan winked at him.
Zhou Shuren had his own thoughts. "There are a lot of surplus laborers in the village. Tomorrow morning, the second brother will find four more people and give each of them six coins to provide lunch. Including the eldest brother, you six adults will be able to clean up the mess in four days."
The eldest brother Zhou Changli couldn't help it, "Dad, four people cost twenty-four coins a day, ninety-six coins for four days, plus four meals, it will cost one hundred and twenty coins. It's not worth it. Dad, my second brother and I can do it slowly without hiring anyone."
Zhou Shuren raised his hand, "That's not how you calculate it. Wild boars have been coming down the mountain very frequently recently. If we harvest them early, we can reduce the losses. If we delay for a few days, the losses will be more than 120 coins."
Zhou Lao Da kept silent this time. Zhou Lao Er was very happy. His father had given him the job of finding someone, and his father valued him more and more.
When she returned to the house at night, Zhulan was worried about the family's financial situation. She was a little panicked. "The family has spent a lot recently. We will spend more on recuperation in the future. You and your two sons will spend more on education. We can't just spend our family's financial resources. Do you have any ideas?"
She really had no other choice. With the help of Wang Ru, the female supporting actress who made a comeback, she didn't dare to let Li cook the food. As for hunting, her original body did know martial arts, but she was not a good hunter. She could only do it to satisfy her cravings every now and then, but she couldn't expect to make money from hunting.
As for needlework, there is no need to think about it, so I can only rely on Zhou Shuren.
Zhou Shuren had never really thought about making money, and fell into deep thought for a moment, "Let me think about it."
Zhulan's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands, "I've read that people can make money by copying novels. How about you try it too?"
Zhou Shuren was at a loss for words. "The entire county has a population of more than 10,000, but the proportion of people who read is very low. Most of them are from poor families. They usually borrow books to copy and study, and rarely buy them. Bookstores won't hire people to copy books, so this approach won't work."
Zhulan really didn't know, and suddenly she became curious, "We have a lot of books at home, are they all borrowed and copied?"