Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 45 Raising Money
Zhixin and Jiaxing entered the house and told everyone about Zhiming, and finally said that he wanted 500 taels of silver. "Father, mother, what do you think about this matter? 500 taels of silver, our family can't get it out even if we sell everything, so what can we do now?"

When the old man heard this, he was also a big boy, and he couldn't help sighing.The old lady couldn't stop crying, and Zhu's was the same, the tears kept flowing, and she didn't dare to cry, she just shed tears like a mother.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xue turned around and took out 20 taels of silver, a pair of silver bracelets, and a silver hairpin from her room, "I don't have much left, so I can scrape these together."

Mrs. Chen also took out all the silver taels at home, and there were 30 taels in total.Some of the money from selling sticks this year was used for Huixin’s marriage, and Zhixiang took some when he went to Beijing, so there was only 50 taels left in the end. Zhixin took 20 taels last time.

Zhu took out all the silver taels left on his body, and there were only more than ten taels.Zhixin still had some silver on him, so he took it out. Originally, he left with 80 taels of silver, but now he spent 30 taels of silver on his back and forth, leaving 50 taels of silver left.The sum of the family's silver is more than 110 taels, which is not far from 500 taels.

The old man sighed, "Boss, go to the village head and ask him to ask, who wants a stick? Our family still has three years worth of sticks, and they can be sold for more than 100 taels in total. Let's sell them all." .And our family’s land, if you want it, sell it. Let’s see how much we can get together.”

Zhixin was stunned, this mallet was their root, if they sold all of them at once, what would they do in the future? "Father, you have to think about it. If we sell the stick, we will have no income in the future. Besides this land, if we sell the land, we will not even have food in the future."

Mrs. Zhu also said, "Father, you can't do this. If this is the case, how can we live as a big family? In this way, I will go back and sell the house in the county to see if I can raise some money. Anyway, Zhiming After we come out, we can’t stay in the county anymore, and we can sell houses in the county for 120 taels. Brother, wait for me, I’ll go back and sell the house.” Zhu said, turned around and left.

Mrs. Zhu left, and the rest of the people sat there, and the whole family was gloomy.Seeing this, Jiaxing turned around and left Xu's house.Not long after, Jiaxing came in again, holding a small bag in his hand, and put it on the kang, "Brother Xu, here is 50 taels of silver, you take it first, and that's all I have."

Zhixin took a look, and quickly stuffed the money into Hui Jiaxing's hands again, "Jiaxing, thanks to your help this time, I ran back and forth and asked your brother-in-law for help. We have not yet Can I thank you, how can I ask you to help with the money? Your family is not well-off, and Zixuan still has to study. Our family is like this now, and 50 taels of silver is not enough at all."

Jiaxing gave the money to Zhixin again, "Brother, you take it first, we are not in a hurry to use it. Who hasn't had an ups and downs in this day and age? You don't make money every year or two, eight years after ten years Can I still use it in the new year? I’m not in a hurry to use it. Okay, do we brothers still use it like this? Take it as an emergency.”

Zhixin nodded helplessly, "Okay, I'll take it first, and when we recover, I will return it to you first."

Now there are 160 taels. If Zhu’s house is included, it will be 70 taels, and there are more than 200 taels. Where can I go to Taodeng?
Mrs. Chen thought for a while, "Zhixin, you should go to the town and see if you can get some from the fourth brother's place. And Huixin's place, go and tell Huixin, don't say it in front of the New Year. If If you can do it, just add some, if you can’t, forget it, don’t let Huixin be in a difficult situation.” This daughter just got married, and her mother’s family went to borrow money, which is really not good.

Zhixin nodded and hurried out.The old man lay on the kang, and kept sighing, "This is the injustice of several generations, how could such a thing happen? Our family seems to be getting better these days, but now it's not as good as before. "

Chen also sighed. "Old man, don't talk about it. Can a living person suffocate to death? As long as the person can come back properly, we all have hands and feet, and we can earn money slowly. Okay, I'll cook some food, what's the matter?" You have to eat too, don't you?" After saying that, Mrs. Chen went to the ground to cook.

Mrs. Xue didn't ask her mother-in-law to cook, so she got up quickly, "Mother, you should rest, I will cook. They are all ready-made, just heat them up." After saying that, they went out to light the fire.

Zhixin walked in a hurry all the way, and arrived in the town in less than half an hour.First, I went to Zhide's house, and all the students in Zhide's school happened to have left.

When Zhide saw Zhixin, he felt strange. The eldest brother never came to him. What happened today? "Brother, why are you here? Judging by your appearance, what's the matter?"

Zhixin sat down and told about Zhiming, "Fourth brother, my father asked me to ask you if I could raise some money. Anyway, I have to rescue the third child? The family has been working together for a long time, but there is no one." How much. You see,"

Before Zhide could speak, Mrs. Han came out from the back room with a gloomy face and no sign of a smile. "Brother, how can we have any money here? This year, the children in the school don't have much income. I have to get food from my mother's house to supplement it, otherwise I won't even be able to eat."

Zhixin's sister-in-law robbed Zhixin of a few words, and he felt a little bit embarrassed by this. "Fourth, you,"

Zhide looked up at his daughter-in-law, and knew that she was upset, so he hesitated and said, "Brother, the family has been really difficult these days, and we don't have any money left. Really can't help."

Seeing this, Zhixin knew that he would never get money from the fourth child today, so he sighed, got up and walked out. "Forget it, since I don't have it, I won't force it anymore, I'll go back and see my parents when I have time." Then, he walked out of Zhide's house.

Zhide shouted from behind, "Brother, eat dinner here before leaving."

Zhixin waved his hand and left without looking back.All the way to Tao’s house, he was hesitating at the door whether to enter or not. Tao Qingnian came from behind, “Brother? New to the yard.

Tao Qingnian lived in the west wing of Tao's house. Zhixin first went to the main room to greet the old couple of Tao's family, sat down and said a few words.Then he came out from the upper room and went to find Huixin.Huixin was sitting in the room picking up the soles of her shoes when she suddenly saw Qingnian leading her eldest brother. "Brother, why are you here? Sit down quickly." So he quickly let Zhixin sit on the kang.

Zhixin originally wanted to talk to Huixin alone, but when he thought about what happened at Zhide's house just now, he felt that it would be better to talk about it in front of Qingnian, so he told the family affairs in detail.

"Brother, what's the matter? Just wait, I'll get you the money right away. I'm afraid that the matter of the third brother will be given to others. I know what you said, and there will be nothing wrong at all. But Our family has no power and power, and we can't reason with others, so we can only suffer. Admit it, take it as a lesson, and I have to pay attention in the future, and I can't get involved in such things. Huixin, you Come here." After hearing what Zhixin said, Tao Qingnian stood up quickly, took Huixin to another room, the two muttered a few words there, and then came back, Qingnian took a small bag in his hand , "Brother, here is 100 taels of silver, you can use it first, if it is not enough, come again. I will help you find a way."

Zhixin took the 100 taels of silver and felt that it was so heavy. "Celebrating the new year, brother, I don't know what to say. We will definitely return the money to you. Don't worry, brother will never renege." This sister and brother-in-law are happier than his own brother, Zhixin feels Eyes are a little uncomfortable.

"What did the elder brother say? We are all a family, so there is no need to be so heretical. Huixin's elder brother is my elder brother. Just talk about it if you have something to say. Elder brother, don't rush to leave, let's have a meal here later." , I finally came here, so I have to have a meal before leaving." Seeing Zhixin's appearance, Tao Qingnian hurriedly said.

Zhixin shook his head, "No, I have to go back quickly, and I don't know what's going on at home. My parents are worried this time. Besides, I can't go home after dark with all the old money. The road is not safe. .Okay, I'll go home, and you can go back and see your parents when you have time." Zhixin said and went out, first went to the main room to say goodbye to the old couple of the Tao family, then came out and ran home.

Tao Qingnian didn't try to persuade him to stay, Zhixin was right, the later he went back, the less peaceful it would be.This is life-saving money. If there is a mistake, everyone will be dumbfounded.

Zhixin almost trotted all the way back to the village, entered his house, and hurried to the old man's house. "Father, mother, Huixin and his wife collected 100 taels." Then he handed the money to Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen held the money and said heavily, "Boss, what did Hui Xin say, why did you take out so much money? They just got married not long ago, where did they get so much money?"

Zhixin told about today's events one by one. The old man sat up angrily when he heard it on the kang, and cursed, "This fourth child is just a beast. He doesn't even care about such a big family matter. I just listen to that girl's instigation all day long. If they are not allowed to come back in the future, I will pretend that I have never raised such a son." The old man was very angry.

"Okay, what are you doing with so much idleness? Let's just pretend that this child has never been born. We still discuss how to make up the rest of the money." Mrs. Chen persuaded the old man a few words, and then everyone began to calculate How much silver is short.

(End of this chapter)