The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 377: Killing a chicken with a bull’s knife

Shen Youyou was afraid that the grandmothers would say that her straw paper could be used for writing and not for wiping her butt, so she made it relatively thin, the kind that would definitely allow the ink to dissolve and penetrate easily when used for writing.

I copied it a hundred times, four sheets at a time, that's four hundred sheets, each one was not much smaller than a newspaper,

This means that one sheet can be cut into at least two sheets, which means a total of eight hundred sheets, enough to be used at least eight hundred times. Only then did she give up making it herself.

Shen Youyou rubbed her numb arm and gave instructions: "After making a batch of these papers, use a press to press them to remove moisture. They can't be too dry.

Then tear them apart one by one, stick them on the fire wall, scrape them with the bamboo board used to hold the cloth, scrape them flat, and then put them down directly after they are completely dry, and then dry them in the sun. "

Just when Shen Youyou was almost halfway done with her paper, Shen Zhiqiu came back in a hurry.

Everyone was wondering: "Didn't they say they were going to send the cow away? Why did they bring the cow back?"

Father Shen asked, "San'er, did you not hear any news about Master Meng?"

Shen Zhiqiu said anxiously: "Dad, I found out. I will go find the head of the village first. You can ask Erhu if you have any questions."

After saying that, he trotted towards the village.

Shen Youyou, who had just come out of the paper-making workshop and was planning to ask about the situation, looked at her father running away and three question marks appeared in her head.

Li Jingshu was originally making starch with his sister-in-law and brothers and sisters in Tangjia Village. As a result, when he looked up, he saw their old Shen entering the door of the headman's house.

And because the movement was so fast, she thought she was dazzled.

It was the eldest sister-in-law Shen Zhixia who spoke up: "Third brother's wife, was that my third brother who just flashed by? They came back so early?"

Li Jingshu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know the situation either: "Wait a minute, he might have something to do at the village head's house, and we'll ask him when he comes out later."

As a result, Shen Zhiqiu was frightened by the big black dog of the village headman as soon as he entered the village today. For some reason, the dog was not tied up today.

He was in such a hurry when he entered the door that he didn't bother to call out twice to see if anyone was there. When he stepped in, he saw a big black dog squatting at the door with its mouth wide open and its tongue sticking out.

In Shen Zhiqiu's opinion, he was not scared to death by the wolf, but was almost scared to death by the dog. Why didn't the dog be tied up in broad daylight? What if it bit someone?

He dared not move and shouted, "Is the village head uncle here?"

The third child of their family, Tang Yanren, came out first. When he saw Shen Zhiqiu, he called out, "Third Brother Shen, come in. My father is at home."

Then he shouted into the house: "Dad, my Third Brother Shen is here."

Shen Zhiqiu said, "Hurry up and keep an eye on the dog. It's here and I dare not move at all."

Tang Yanren chuckled, dragged the big black dog away and tied it up. At this time, Tang Wenzheng also came out: "What's wrong, nephew?"

What a straightforward statement! He knew that Shen Zhiqiu was usually very busy and was definitely the type of person who would not come to visit him for no reason.

Shen Zhiqiu followed Tang Wenzhen into the house. Tang Wenzhen poured him tea and without even taking a sip, he told him about the Meng family.

Fearing that Tang Wenzheng would be unwilling to intervene, he said, "Uncle, Mr. Meng has done me a favor. His family is in trouble now. I really can't just stand by and watch.

I just arrived here and I don’t know anyone here, nor do I have any connections. If you know anyone in the county, please introduce them to me, and I can find someone myself.”

Tang Wenzheng was not happy. He patted Shen Zhiqiu on the shoulder and said unhappily, "Nephew, you are treating your uncle as an outsider by saying this. Now I will let my servant drive us to the capital to find my Yan Li."

Shen Zhiqiu looked at the sky and said, "I'm not in such a hurry. We're going to the city today. I guess the city gates will be closed when we get there. How about we go tomorrow?"

Tang Wenzheng looked outside. It was indeed very late. He nodded and told Shen Zhiqiu, "My nephew, don't worry. Our Yanli will definitely take care of it. How can a master-at-law forcibly seize a commoner's daughter?"

Shen Zhiqiu corrected: "It was the master's nephew who forcibly abducted the common people's daughter."

Tang Wenzheng still had some of the pedantry of a scholar. He slammed the table and said, "That was also due to the indulgence of the master. Without his indulgence, his nephew would not dare to be so arrogant."

Of course, Shen Zhiqiu also knew this truth, but when we ask someone to do something for us, we should try to avoid causing trouble to them as much as possible. The only thing we can do is to get rid of that nephew.

Just ask the magistrates of An County and Fang County to transfer the household registration. As for whether or not to retaliate in the future and how to retaliate, that is a matter for the future. At least we cannot offend them while they are still in their territory.

To put it bluntly, this is because we are not strong enough. On the contrary, if we go to the Duke's Mansion, then the legal advisor can also do it together. But why go to the Duke's Mansion for such a small matter?

There is no need to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken. I really don't think it is necessary.

He always believed that favors, when used in unequal situations, would become thinner and thinner.

Because you are the one who asks others for help, and they don’t need you at all.

It's different here for Tang Wenzhen. Not to mention the tools he made for Tangjia Village before, he will take them to ferment compost after this busy period. He will also not be stingy in sharing other good methods of his own with them in the future.

Even though he is just a small scholar now, he thinks that he and Tang Wenzhen are equal and that they have mutual interactions.

Such favors will grow stronger the more you use them. After all, you use him and he uses you, and your relationship will become closer and closer.

And even this time, Shen Zhiqiu really didn't intend to use Tang Wenzhen in vain. On the way back, he had made plans that if the eldest son of the village head was willing to help, he would give the other party a great credit.

After making an appointment with the head of the village, Tang Wenzheng took the two boys to send Shen Zhiqiu out. Before they left, Tang Wenzheng remembered something and said:

"My dear nephew, the boys in your family are playing outside every day. They are all very smart. Even if we are busy, we can't forget to study."

Shen Zhiqiu blushed, "Isn't this too busy? I really haven't had time to take care of it. I reserved a room for classes before, and I wanted my daughter to teach. But my daughter is busy every day, and I have no time to spare."

Tang Wenzhen was not surprised at what he said. Everyone in Tangjia Village knew something about Shen Youyou's intelligence. It was said that the girl was also very good at studying.

But he said, "Uncle Jiu asked me to ask you if you want to let the children come to our clan school. The tuition is not expensive, two taels of silver for half a year, which is enough to maintain the development of a clan school."

Shen Zhiqiu was really surprised. He didn't expect Tang Wenzheng to come up with this. He nodded quickly: "Thank you very much, Uncle Lizheng. The children have been waiting to go to school."

Tang Wen Zheng laughed: "It's a small matter, a small matter, there are other people from other families in the village who study in our clan school, but my nephew,

Don't waste your literary talent. When you have time, go give lessons to children. I don't ask you to go every day, but you can give them some advice. "

Ah, it turned out that Tang Jiugong and Tang Wenzheng were attracted by Shen Zhiqiu's reputation as the top three scholar and thought that he must have outstanding literary talent.

This is nothing. Shen Zhiqiu was still grateful even if he thought about it. After all, this way the children can go to school earlier.