Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 378 The Su Family's Rules Gradually Take Shape

Su He started reading, and Yingying also took out her own notebook to learn characters. This was what Su He taught her, that her maid should not only be able to clean and do housework, but also be able to read and write, so that she could be assured to leave her small private storehouse to manage in the future.

It took Su He a long time for Yingying to start trusting her. She is not someone who can trust others easily. She will only trust others after observing the details and making sure that there is no problem with the person.

Su He had too many secrets of her own, so she had never wanted anyone to serve her personally. Even though Yingying became her maid, Su He rarely took her with him, and usually kept her at home to help.

But Yingying was a simple girl, she didn't have any ulterior motives, she was very obedient and capable. This was also the biggest reason why Su He was able to keep her. She never asked about Su He's affairs. When Su He asked her to learn to read, she happily followed suit.

Su He knew that she would need servants in the future. In modern times, her own family had hired hourly workers. Everything here was so backward that if there were not enough people at home, they would not be able to handle the work.

There are many people in the family, and someone is needed to clean up the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Fortunately, my parents and brother can help, and now there are the people given by Wang Xiaohu. Except for the master who cannot be dispatched casually, the others are very useful.

The master is actually protecting their family, so they feel at ease at home. Now there are people living in their home and in the houses near the village. There are more and more people in their home now, and many more will come in the future, and there will be quite a few in the village alone.

Su He was going to ask Wang Xiaohu for more people. Those who had retired and had nowhere to go could be directly taken in at the farm. They could help with the work and save the trouble of hiring people to look after the house and the farm.

Su He and her father had discussed this issue early on. As soon as the manor was bought, he would ask his master to send a carrier pigeon back to ask Wang Xiaohu for the person.

Wang Xiaohu liked them asking for people the most, because this was helping the general solve the problem in disguise. Many soldiers would suffer if they returned home, so it would be better for them to live a stable life with the Su family.

Anyway, he now has great trust in the Su He family. This is a very good choice for these soldiers to retire. Now some soldiers have also heard of this good news. They have heard about the Su family more or less through the introduction of some acquaintances who retired before.

Not only did Wang Xiaohu ask, but some soldiers were willing to come. After receiving the letter, he had already started to send dozens of retired soldiers to Shili Village.

Of course Su He and the others didn’t know about this. They just followed their own plan and carried out the next step.

The next morning, with the first rays of sunshine, Su He's family began to get busy. Everyone started to exercise. On this side of the wall, Su He's grandparents got up earlier because they were old and couldn't sleep.

People on both sides were stretching their muscles. This was the tradition of the Su family. Morning exercise was essential. Of course, many people from other families in the village also got up to exercise.

Through exercise, people find that they are healthier and get sick less often, and they don’t have colds, fevers, or coughs all year round. Everyone also knows that exercise is different from working in the fields, especially in winter when people are less active and have to get up in the morning to stretch their arms and legs.

In the morning, the people of Shili Village gradually got used to this kind of life. After the activities, everyone started to feed the chickens and water the vegetables. When it comes to growing vegetables, everyone is grateful to the Su family. They use bamboo frames and straw mats to cover them, so they can grow vegetables in winter.

No matter how cold it was, they would find some firewood and burn it on the earthen stove in the ditch nearby. There was a brick chimney underground, so the ground would not freeze. A small fire would save energy. In order to save firewood, some people simply built a shed next to the house and burned firewood directly inside the house, with the chimney connected to the outside.

Su He also saw someone do this in his previous life. This is simple and clear, and people can learn it once. Now everyone in the three villages and five miles does it this way. It is estimated that it will not take long for everyone in Ansheng to learn it.

In fact, with the current population, the little firewood is not a burden for the vast mountains. In winter, there is firewood all over the mountains. As long as you are not lazy, you can collect it as you like.