The Blessed Farm Girl Has a Spatial Storage
Chapter 33: Making Up One’s Mind

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Making Up One’s Mind

When Zhao Dong was receiving soybeans at the entrance, quite a few villagers gathered around.

Looking at those tofu-selling villagers, they came with soybeans joyfully and left with tofu cheerfully.

Calculating in his heart, he found that buying soybeans and selling tofu could earn over twenty coins a day!

Such a lucrative prospect, how many people could resist it?

Although they couldn’t go to the nearby villages, they could go to farther ones. Selling tofu just once a day, they could still make quite a bit.

And so, someone who was tempted approached Zhao Dong.

"Brother Dong, I see you have more people helping with tofu making at home. Why don’t you make more? I’m willing to go sell it in farther villages."

Zhao Dong kindly reminded him, "You should think about it. Going farther takes a lot of time; it might not be profitable."

That person seemed determined and waved his hand, "No problem. Besides, it’s not the busy farming season now, so doing this is like any other odd job. I was thinking, you could give me thirty catties of tofu at a time, and I’ll just make one trip a day to sell it. What do you think?"

"As long as you are willing, it will work!" Zhao Dong nodded. "How about this: tomorrow I will give you twenty catties to test the waters. After all, the journey is long, and the weather is hot; I’m afraid the tofu won’t keep well."

That person thought about it and agreed. He informed Zhao Dong of the village he was going to and arranged to come for the tofu early the next morning.

With someone taking the lead, two more villagers soon signed up.

As a result, their tofu partnership grew by three people.

After sending the villagers away, Zhao Dong and his two brothers-in-law worked together to move the purchased grain into the west room for storage.

It was a hot day, and after working hard for so long, everyone was tired and thirsty. But looking at the considerable income, their faces were full of smiles.

Sun Youli and Sun Youcai wiped their sweat and directly picked up the water ladle, ready to drink the well water from the water tank.

Sun Mei, carrying cooled boiled water, came out of the kitchen and saw this. She hurriedly stopped them, "Second Brother, Third Brother, don’t drink the well water! I have cooled boiled water here."

Sun Youli waved his hand carelessly, "You all drink the cooled water. I’m fine with well water; it’s cool and quenches thirst."

Zhao Dong actually wanted to drink well water too. After all, it was so refreshing to drink cold well water on a hot day. But for the sake of his health, he held back.

Although the water in ancient times wasn’t industrially polluted, there were still many bacteria in the water.

So he also advised, "Second Brother, the cooled water Sun Mei boiled early this morning has chilled by now. It’s cool too. Don’t drink the well water, or you might get diarrhea."

Sun Youli had already taken two sips. When they both urged him, he put the ladle down. "Okay, okay, I won’t drink it."

A few little radish heads hurriedly stepped forward to serve water to the adults.

After being busy for a long time, everyone sat under the big tree in the courtyard, drinking cooled water, chatting, and resting.

Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, Sun Kang and Zhao Guifen suddenly arrived.

Sun Mei and Zhao Dong hurriedly greeted them, "Dad, Mom, why have you come over? Please, come inside and sit."

Zhao Guifen glanced at the courtyard and smiled, "I came to see how you are doing."

At this, Sun Youli became very excited, beaming with accomplishment as he said, "Mom, you don’t know how many people came to buy tofu! Look at all these empty tofu baskets; they were all just sold. We’ve also purchased a lot of soybeans."

The two daughters-in-law and several little radish heads also squeezed in, all chattering without end.

One talked about how troublesome it was to make tofu, another about how Sun Mei taught them, and yet another about how delicious the soy milk was.

For a while, it was very lively.

Sun Mei and Zhao Dong smiled as they welcomed the two elders into the courtyard. Sun Kang then pulled Zhao Dong aside into the main room and told him his decision.

After some conversation, Zhao Dong was utterly surprised. "Dad, you mean you’re going to teach Tongtong medicine!"

Seeing Zhao Dong’s expression, Sun Kang thought he disagreed and immediately said, "I know your concerns. If you don’t agree, I understand. After all, Tongtong is a girl..."

He had been struggling with this in his heart ever since their family left that morning.

Then, during a nap under a tree in the afternoon, a dream helped him finally make this decision.

So, without pausing, he had pulled Zhao Guifen along and come here.

Realizing his father-in-law had misunderstood him, Zhao Dong quickly explained, "Dad, you’ve got it wrong. I don’t object. I’m just very surprised."

It was no wonder he was surprised. Even if he didn’t know much about ancient times, he knew that people then highly valued the inheritance of skills, and the saying "pass on to males, not to females" was particularly common.

His father-in-law was overlooking so many grandsons at home and had instead chosen Zhao Zhitong; how could he not be surprised?

Sun Kang paused, then let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I’ve thought it through carefully. The young girl is incredibly talented in medicine; it would be a real pity to let that go to waste. However, if you’re unwilling, I won’t blame you. After all, no parent wants their daughter to be out in public, making a name for herself."

These thoughts were not wrong for ancient times, but Zhao Dong was a modern man with new ideas. Furthermore, he never thought it was a bad thing for children, especially girls, to have an extra skill.

He hoped that his Tongtong could live well on her own in the future, instead of having to rely on men to survive.

So he smiled and said, "Dad, if you are willing to teach Tongtong, it’s her good fortune. As long as she is willing to learn, Sun Mei and I won’t object."

Sun Kang’s eyes flickered slightly, and then he laughed heartily, the stone in his heart finally falling to the ground with a thud.

Feeling happy, he went out and announced his decision to everyone.

Upon hearing it, everyone was stunned.

Immediately afterward, they were filled with approval, especially Sun Youli, Sun Youcai, and the few little radish heads, who were completely on board.

They were ecstatic; finally, they wouldn’t be forced by their father anymore!

At this moment, Zhao Guifen looked at the sky and asked Sun Mei, "Isn’t it time to pick up Tongtong?"

Sun Mei nodded. "Yes, school should be over soon. I’ll go pick her up."

She stood up, ready to go out.

Just then, Sun Daji and the other little radish heads ran over to stop Sun Mei, volunteering for the task of picking up Zhao Zhitong. "Little Aunt, you rest! Let us pick up our little cousin."

Sun Mei asked, "Can you do it?"

Sun Daji patted his chest confidently. "Little Aunt, rest assured! We know the way to the school very well."

Sun Daqing also patted his chest, promising, "We will definitely bring our little cousin back safely."

Sun Mei was amused and said, "Alright then, I’ll leave it to you. Be careful on the road."

"Don’t worry, Little Aunt!"

With permission granted, the little radish heads shouted excitedly and rushed out of the courtyard.

As they left, Eldest Aunt and Second Aunt stood at the door, shouting after them not to run around on the road and to come straight home after picking up their cousin.

But those little radish heads were long gone.

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