"What happened?" Xie Yu was really shocked. In just one day, it had turned into ruins.

Wang Yi spread his hands: "As you can see, it was burned."

Big Head and Second Head had already come up: "It was the Jiang family that burned it, but the magistrate has already arrested them. Our family was just about to build a big house."

"It's good that you're alright. Money is just an external thing," Xie Yu said with a dry, comforting tone.

He noticed that Da Tou and Er Tou weren't too upset, and neither were the other members of the Wang family. They weren't crying and wailing because the house burned down; on the contrary, they were all quite cheerful.

"Brother Xie, is there anything I can do for you?" Er Tou asked.

Xie Yu then took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "I was thinking that you will become generals in the future, and it wouldn't be good to still call you Da Tou Er Tou. I've given you new names. If you think they're suitable, you can change them."

Er Tou held the paper in his arms, a smile on his face: "Brother Xie, the name you chose is definitely nice."

He then turned around in front of Li Shi and Wang Dashan, saying, "I'll be a famous person from now on."

Er Ya couldn't help but say, "You talk like you know how to read! Do you even know what it's called?"

Er Tou finally calmed down, looking embarrassed as he handed the paper to Xie Yu: "Brother Xie, what's my name?"

Xie Yu said loudly, "The eldest is named Wang Zhenshuo, meaning to govern the four directions. The second eldest is named Wang Xiaoyuan, meaning brave and invincible, meaning to defend the city walls."

Er Tou immediately jumped up: "I like this name, I'll be called Wang Xiaoyuan from now on."

Big Head couldn't hide his joy; he really liked the name.

Wang Dashan and Li Shi didn't understand the name, but after hearing Xie Yu say it, they knew it was an excellent name, and they thanked Xie Yu profusely.

After hesitating for a long time, Er Ya finally leaned forward and asked, "Brother Xie, could you give us sisters a name too?"

She had long been fed up with her name. Everyone else was called Chunhua or Dongmei, but she was called Erya, which sounded like she was destined for misfortune.

Li did not stop Er Ya; instead, she looked at Xie Yu with anticipation.

Naming children is something for scholars; she was illiterate and couldn't come up with any good names, so she just called them whatever came to mind.

Even the usually composed Daya looked expectant. Jiang Chengzong had said that her name was unpleasant to hear, and she had asked Jiang Chengzong to give her and her siblings new names.

Jiang Chengzong was dismissive at the time: "We're not a wealthy family, why bother with a name? She'll just be called Wang after she gets married, why bother?"

She never mentioned it again after that.

Wang Yi didn't care. She had a proper name and always thought that Sanya was her family's nickname. But seeing her family's expectant faces, she also showed an expectant look in her eyes.

Xie Yu glanced at everyone and said, "Then I'll make a fool of myself."

He pondered for a moment: "Let's name the eldest daughter Wang Yanyan, meaning gentle and cheerful; the second daughter Wang Yaoyao, meaning free and unrestrained; and the third daughter Wang Yiyi."

As he spoke, he wrote the three names on the ground.

"Yi Yi? What's so nice about this name? Brother Xie, please give Third Sister a new one." Er Ya was very satisfied with her own name, but she was somewhat dissatisfied with Third Sister's name. Although she was illiterate, Third Sister's two characters looked much simpler than her own.

Daya was the same; she wasn't very satisfied with the name Sanya either. Although she didn't say anything, she frowned deeply.

Xie Yu patiently explained: "'One' is the beginning of all things, and it has the meaning of being unique, unwavering, and the great way is simple. I think this name is quite suitable for your third sister."

Upon hearing this explanation, Daya and Erya suddenly understood; the name "Third Sister" was quite good.

Wang Yiyi was very satisfied. Xie Yu not only did not change his name without permission, but also explained it in a very convincing way.

"I really like this name, thank you very much, young general."

Er Tou pestered Xie Yu to write his name on the ground several more times, while the others also picked up branches or stones and started practicing on the ground.

Seeing that the children were studying so diligently, Wang Dashan and Li Shi did not disturb them.

Xie Yu didn't stay for dinner. He taught them their names a few times and then left.

There was no way to keep the person in this situation, so Li did not try to keep them.

Xie Yu's departure did not dampen their enthusiasm for learning. Daya learned the fastest, and after writing it three times, it was already almost perfect. Wang Yiyi's writing was simple, needless to say.

Er Tou was furious as he wrote, "Third Sister's name is much better; mine is too difficult."

Wang Yiyi looked at the two characters who had been writing for a long time and still made messy scribbles, and said in an annoyed tone, "Why don't you call yourself Wang Yiyi, and I'll call myself Wang Xiaoyuan?"

"No way! My name is powerful and majestic!" Er Tou protested, then lay down on the ground and practiced even more diligently.

By noon, they had managed to finish writing, albeit haltingly.

While the family was having lunch, Xie Yu returned, followed by several donkey carts.

The donkey cart carried tiles, timber, lime, and blue bricks—things for building houses.

"Thatched huts are still not safe. If we're going to build a house, we should build a better one." Xie Yu directed the people to unload the things.

Wang Dashan knew these things were worth at least sixty or seventy taels of silver, and was momentarily at a loss: "Thank you, General Xie. Please return these things. To be honest, we don't have much silver on hand."

Xie Yu smiled and said, "Uncle, you misunderstand. This is the General's intention. We cannot let the soldiers who are defending the country have any worries."

Xie Yu had already inquired about the Wang family's situation, so naturally he wouldn't let them pay for it; he bought these things out of his own pocket.

"No, this is too expensive." Wang Dashan still dared not accept it.

Wang Yiyi walked over and said, "Father, it's all been delivered. It wouldn't be right to return it now. We can always pay back the money slowly in the future."

Xie Yu also said, "Yes, sending it back would cost a considerable sum of money."

Wang Dashan had no choice but to agree. They didn't have the money for the time being, but they could raise it in a year or two, so they would just consider it a loan from Xie Yu.

Seeing the family busy unloading the goods, Xie Yu came over and said, "You don't need to pay back the money. Just promise to make another trip for me."

Xie Cheng was still worried about Wang Yiyi and also wanted to test whether the horse was as fast as the legends said. He had been talking about it to Xie Yu for the past few days.

"What if this young lady from the Wang family is lying to you? Besides, we have to test it out. If we really need to use it in the future, will the horse really be able to run?"

Xie Yu shared this concern, but Wang Yi had only agreed to run a errand for him, so he couldn't just use the horse casually. It wasn't that he didn't trust Wang Yi; he was worried that the horse might cause some trouble.

He intended to make Wang Yi owe him another favor, thinking that such an opportunity would be hard to find, but today he just happened to run into it.

If it costs one hundred taels of silver to get Wang Yiyi to make a promise, that would be well worth it.

"Okay." Wang Yiyi agreed without hesitation.

She relied on selling tofu, and it took her several months to pay off the debt. A trip there would only take three to five days at most, so there was no reason for her not to do this business.

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