It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 288

After finishing an hour of routine work in the evening, Jiang Ying walked to Jiang Yan's shoulder and whispered:

"You're right. Let's make some money first. But there's nothing to sell in the mountains right now, so how can we make money?"

Jiang Yan was also thinking about how to make money. As far as the methods she knew, they would have to wait until next year.

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In mid-November, Dongshan Village welcomed the first snow of this winter.

Returning with Xue were Jiang Yuan and Jiang Nian, whom Jiang Yan had not seen for two years.

The brother and sister had grown quite a bit. Before they separated, they were about the same height as Jiang Yan, but now they were a head and a half taller than her. As for their appearance, they hadn't changed much.

Although they missed each other, when they really met, Jiang Yan, Jiang Yuan and Jiang Nian acted a little strange, and no one spoke for a while.

"Why didn't Uncle Fu and Aunt Qian come back together?" Jiang Ying started the conversation first.

Jiang Nian replied, "They were busy and couldn't get leave this time, so they asked us to come back first."

When Jiang Yuan and Jiang Nian returned to the village this time, in addition to visiting relatives and conveying the official announcement of the calendar of the 16th year of Jianguang as soon as possible, the most important thing was to inform the villagers to be careful of the bandits emerging from the mountains.

Jiang Yuan said to Jiang Wang, "Bandits have recruited and gathered a large number of disaster victims and are causing trouble in the border areas of Xiding Prefecture, Chang'an Prefecture, and Zhongyuan Prefecture. Several groups are heading north through the southern section of Qinshan Mountain, looting villages along the way.

Although according to the current progress and the resistance in various places, they still can't reach the neighboring Rongyang County in ten days or half a month, but they are afraid of the possibility. "

Jiang Wang took the diagram Jiang Yan had drawn and looked at it carefully. After comparing and understanding what Jiang Yuan had said, he couldn't help but sigh, "This world is truly not peaceful."

He turned to Jiang Yan and Jiang Ying and said, "Have you heard me? You two sisters, don't go into the mountains anymore these days."

As for the defense of the village, Jiang Wang walked out of the house with his hands behind his back to discuss with Jiang Xing and several other old friends.

Most of the able-bodied men in the village are working for Master Fu, and there are only two left in the village... I have to think of a solution.

On the way out of Jiang Wang's house after saying goodbye to Grandma Gao Hua, Jiang Nian curiously asked Jiang Yan and Jiang Ying, "What are you two doing in the mountains at this time? Nothing good can grow in the mountains this year."

There is no story of heartbreak and striving more heartfelt than the one told by Jiang Ying, the first person involved.

Jiang Yuan listened silently to the whole story and his inner journey, then suddenly asked, "How much money have you saved after working so hard for so long?"

It's a soul-crushing blow.

Although they did not find any high-value crops such as yam and kudzu root when they went into the mountains recently, they did shoot a pheasant and a rabbit.

Unfortunately, in front of the delicious meat, the two people's desire to make money tacitly took a back seat.

The first time, Jiang Ying couldn't wait to use her wish, and the two of them had three delicious meals together.

The second time, Jiang Ying managed to regain her composure. Though she swallowed her saliva, she tried to stop him, but Jiang Yan wouldn't let it go. She wanted to get more nutrition, to grow taller. Jiang Ying, on the other hand, gave in without a fight.

Jiang Nian felt the same way.

However, if you want to make money, it is not easy to find a job that can make money living in the village. Jiang Nian frantically recalled the job recruitment information he had seen or heard recently, and finally dug out one from the corner.

"There's a pharmacy in the county town that's looking for laborers. If you guys want to go, I'll go—no, let my dad go and talk to the owner."

That pharmacy had been recruiting handymen a few years ago and had taken a fancy to Jiang Yuan, but at that time the whole family was thinking about taking the imperial examinations, so Jiang Fu declined the offer.

Jiang Ying was now very tempted by any job that could earn her money. She looked at Jiang Yan with blinking eyes and thought: Come on, agree! Let's go work together!