The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 73 Buying Fields and Building Houses

Old Gu put down the cigarette stick in his hand when he saw that everyone had gone out. "When Xiaobao discovered the honeysuckle a few days ago, he also found a ginseng, and brought it to the county town to sell it today." Speaking of which, he stopped talking.

Gu Chengyu was a little speechless, he found that his father was still playing tricks on people's appetites, look, it will cause restlessness again.

Gu Chengyi felt that it was true, no wonder he refused to take him to the county seat.He just said it!If there is no way to get money, his father will let the fifth child go to study?Then let's talk about Lao Wu's study today to test him?Could it be that in his father's eyes, only the fifth child is his son?Thinking of this, Gu Chengyi's eyes were a little angry, but he just suppressed it.

"Oh! Is this true? How much money did that ginseng sell for? Oh! I'll just say it! His uncle is a lucky man. Look, he can even dig up ginseng by playing in the mountains. Listen to my dad. Ah! That ginseng is worth a lot!" Mrs. He didn't care about the unhappiness of the crowd just now, and heard Yin Zi rushing to the front, and the action was fast.Gu Chengyu was a little curious, how did this plump body manage to run so fast?

Fang also pricked up his ears to listen, at least one ginseng can be sold for more than ten taels of silver, right?That can be worth two or three years of income too!

"Father, how much money did the ginseng sell for?" Gu Chengyi didn't want to go around in circles anymore.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him intently, Old Gu stopped entertaining everyone, and he didn't hide anything. It's not good to hide things from other sons that the boss knows. "Sold for 500 taels."

Everyone gasped, "What? 500 taels?" Gu Chengyu only heard He's soprano.

"How much is 500 taels? What can I buy?" Mrs. He couldn't imagine it at all, she had never even touched silver. "His father, did the 500 taels have to pile up the silver in a pile? Then how did they get it back? I didn't see any package that looked like silver when I came back!"

"Second sister-in-law, there are bank notes in Dayan Dynasty! I brought them back." Gu Chengyu felt that poverty limited her imagination. When she grew up to such an age, second sister-in-law probably had never seen a bank note, and she might not even have money. Touch less.

"Father, is it really 500 taels? You can sell so much?" Gu Chengyi also couldn't believe it. Is a ginseng worth so much money?
"Well! This ginseng is more than 80 years old, and it's in good condition. Shopkeeper Liu gave Li Langzhong 500 taels for his sake."

"Father! Then take out the bank note and let's have a look! We haven't seen it yet!" Mrs. He licked his face and smiled at Mrs. Gu.Gu Chengyi on the other side also wanted to see the banknotes, but he had only seen banknotes at the shopkeeper Zhou in the town.

Mrs. Lu couldn't see He's money-greedy face the most. "Of course the banknotes are put away. Didn't there be thieves in our house two days ago? We even ate the rabbit meat from the kitchen. How can we get out the banknotes?" I stole it, but I didn't catch it at the time, so I had to let her go.From now on, she has to find a chance to catch her, so that her family's food is often less, this lazy woman even likes to steal food, and I don't know how the He family taught a girl to be lazy and greedy. Back then, she He shouldn't have agreed to marry the He family.

When Mrs. He saw Mrs. Lu mentioning the rabbit meat, she felt a little guilty. She and her two sons shared the few pieces of rabbit meat, but they didn't dare to finish it, and kept two or three pieces.

Looking at her second brother's behavior today, Gu Wan knew that her second brother was reluctant to give money to study for Xiaobao.What father said is right, if a woman is married, if her natal brothers can't point her out, won't she be bullied to death by her husband's family?But, like the second brother, I'm afraid he won't care about her, right?Xiaobao really treats her second sister well, and she should treat Xiaobao better in the future.

"Father, what are you going to do with so much money?" Gu Chengyi just wanted to know how to distribute the money. With so much money, it was enough to buy land or build a house.

After hearing the words, Old Gu took a deep look at Gu Chengyi, and then he spoke back. "This money is intended to be reserved for Xiaobao to study, and you know that money is wasted for reading. What's more, Xiaobao dug it from the mountain by himself, so Xiaobao takes it for granted."

Gu Chengyi frowned. So, with so much money, his father planned to give it to the fifth child?This can't be done. In the past, the Gu family didn't have the principle that whoever earned the money should spend it. Now why are they saying this again?Is this rule only for their generosity and the second room?
Gu Chengyu didn't want to start those unnecessary disputes over this little money, and the Gu family is not just the second wife, there are so many people. For the people he cares about to live a good life, he must find some profitable livelihood for the family, so this point Money is just the beginning, and it's not a big deal to take it out.But after what happened today, he still feels that all eggs can't be put in one basket, he must have his own private property, otherwise he will be slandered even if he wants to use some money, and it will be a headache all the time.

After figuring it out, Gu Chengyu said, "Father! The 500 taels of silver will be used to buy some land for the family, and the house must be built. All of this will be deducted from the 500 taels of money. I will reserve the money for this year's study, and I will think about it." Find a way to earn money for the family, so you don’t have to worry about the money for studying next year.”

"Xiaobao, what are you talking about earning money or not? This is something you should worry about? Does the whole family depend on you to support them? If you say it, people will poke their spines. Besides, then Money is so easy to earn? Who knows if you can earn money next time?" Mrs. Lu absolutely refused, this money belongs to Xiao Bao, and no one can take it.

"Mom, you still don't believe me? I said there is a way. There are so many people in our family, and the third brother is about to say goodbye. There are already too many people in the family. Besides, I am getting older. Since I am going to study, Why don’t you have your own study room? A house must be built, and a brick and tile house must be built. The land must also be bought, and the money will be less and less there. It’s better to buy the land. You can earn money only by earning money! Dad, what do you think?"

In fact, Father Gu has already been moved by Gu Chengyu's words, what does the peasant man care about most?Not fields and crops?With land, you will have surplus food in your hands, and with surplus food, you really don't have to worry about starving to death. "Otherwise, why don't you buy less land first? Now that the best paddy fields cost eight taels of silver per mu, how about buying 35 mu?"

"The relationship is good, and there is more food, so I don't have to drink black batter all day long. I get hungry easily after drinking glutinous rice, so it's better to keep hungry!" He imagined that their family had bought dozens of acres of land, A dry meal, or boiled gruel with polished rice like Zhao Landlord’s, with pancakes made of white flour, the taste is delicious!Thinking about it this way, I feel hungry again after the dinner I just had.

Everyone unanimously ignored Mr. He's words, especially Mrs. Lu felt that this was a prodigal woman who didn't have enough to eat.

"Old man, what are you going to do with Xiaobao's study after you've used up all the money? You don't care about Xiaobao anymore?" As soon as Mrs. Gu agreed, Mrs. Lu became anxious.

(End of this chapter)