Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 293 Upfront Investment
Contrary to what Liu thought, Li Houbo's family did not come to trouble them.

After a refreshing sleep, Guan Wen got up early in the morning and helped Li's family chop firewood in the yard before dawn.

After a while, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zhang also got up. Seeing Guan Wen like this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and smiled, and went to work separately.

Accompanied by the crowing of the cock and the barking of the dog, the Li family started a new day of life.

Mrs. Liu steamed a pot of white-faced steamed buns, and smiled at Mrs. Zhang who was adding firewood in front of the stove, "This is the day to look forward to."

"Mother-in-law is the mother-in-law looking at the son-in-law. The more there are, the more interesting it is." Mrs. Zhang joked, "It's also lucky for our son-in-law to have a mother-in-law like mother-in-law."

"Go, I smeared honey on my mouth early in the morning."

Liu Shi was proud of herself, but she still pretended to scold, but the smile on her face didn't diminish at all, and her mouth was wide open.

Mrs. Zhang just smiled.

When the sky was slightly brighter, men and women got up, Li Houzhong happily walked in and out of the storage room, Guan Wen saw him and hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, the things I packed yesterday are tight enough... "

Li Houzhong laughed and said, "Take some more back home and use them as replacements."

"Brother Wen, just let my dad do the work." Li Erlang pulled Guan Wen and said, "It's rare for him to be busy. He has accumulated so many bamboo woven things and has never sold them in time. He is showing off to you now." !"

"You bastard is talking nonsense!"

Li Houzhong glared at Li Erlang, stretched out his hand to pat him, and said, "Is your skin itchy?"

Li Erlang grinned, and Li Houzhong pulled Guan Wen and said, "Don't listen to your brother-in-law, he hates his mouth, and all the sweet ones are used to coax his wife."

Guan Wen was a little surprised, and asked with a smile, "Why didn't my father-in-law make up all these things and sell them?"

"There are a lot of things at home right now. Spring is here, and the fields are busy, so there is no time." Li Houzhong squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, and said, "We are still waiting for the sun to come out, so that we can spread it out to bask in the sun." .”

Li Xin came out with Yang'er in his arms, Yang'er rubbed his eyes and wanted to go to the ground, and trotted to the pigsty to pee.

Hearing this, Li Xin paused for a moment, and said, "Father, if you have saved up and sold it, can you sell it at a higher price?"

"Well." Li Houzhong said with a smile: "The shopkeeper of the grocery store said that there is a lack of a set of things like ours. They are all made up by Dad himself. They are stacked together and arranged one by one. They are all about the same size. They are all beautiful, and the workmanship is also meticulous, and the price he sells is high, so the money for father will be more."

Li Xin calculated in her heart that her father could make money by weaving bamboo, and saving for a month to sell it was equivalent to getting a monthly salary.Her mother takes care of pigs and chickens. Although the money is not fast, it is guaranteed. At least she can collect a few eggs every day.Her elder brother is the "reserve village head" at the moment. I don't know if he will get "internship salary", but the elder brother usually does carpentry, and he also earns some income.Then there is her second brother, the second brother is strong, and he is a good hand at tending the crops in the field. The income in the field is the most real. After a year of hard work, he will only look at the autumn harvest.

Last year, their family's income was quite good. This year, the family has raised an extra cow, and life must be more and more prosperous.

Thinking about the 170 taels in my hand now, plus the 30 taels that Guan Wen didn't bring, that's 200 taels.

Do you want to give some to your natal family?
If you count them one by one, there are many places where the mother's family needs money.

First of all, Li Xin felt that the house of her natal family was a bit dilapidated and old. This was the place her parents found when they separated. They cleaned it up temporarily and lived there until now. To be honest, she felt a little short and narrow. Bare.If possible, it would be nice to have a new house.

The second is the future of Shanzi Xiaodou, the next generation. Her second sibling still has one in her belly, so she can't be careless.If you can go to school, it is better to go to school, know a few words, understand some principles, don't expect to be more promising in the future, at least you can have two points of knowledge and know how to be a person.

The other is Mingzi.Her younger brother has never made her worry about it, and she has been sensible since she was a child.Now at the age of thirteen, although he failed the exam last year as a scholar, Li Xin feels that his brother is definitely not someone in the pool, and he must be someone in the future.If you want to be admitted to the Juren or even a Jinshi, you will definitely have to go to Beijing to spend money.It's still early to say, but it's not bad to prepare early.

Her father has been suppressed by her uncle and third uncle, why?Isn't it because her father has no money?

She was talked about like that by her husband's father-in-law and the people of the Hou family, why?Isn't it because her natal family didn't help?

Look at Sun Xique, because the Sun family has a background and status, and they are among the rich peasants in Hehua Village, who would say such things to her in front of her?
Knowing that her elder brother has become the village head of Lijia Village, didn't her father-in-law rush forward to get acquainted and make a relationship?
Now that her eldest brother has the status, her younger brother's fame is just around the corner. If her natal family can have some money, then her natal family will be her greatest support.

Who would dare to open their mouths and call her a kiln sister, a broken shoe, or a butcher in front of her?

Li Xin was a little lost in thought, Guan Wen shook her shoulders, and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

"...Oh, nothing."

Li Xin smiled, "Just woke up, my eyes are still a little confused."

Guan Wen said quickly: "Hurry up and fetch water to wash your face, clean up and we'll go back after breakfast." He whispered: "I'll put the money in the earthen pot for you and put it under the bed."

Li Xin nodded, washed up and helped Mrs. Liu make breakfast and dinner together.

Steamed buns, rice porridge, boiled eggs, and a plate of pickles.This simplest breakfast is rarely eaten in the Li family.

Mrs. Liu greeted everyone with a smile to sit down and eat, and she had to tell Guan Wen and Li Xin some things in the middle.Li Xin answered everything.

After breakfast, Guan Wen diligently went to pack his things. Li Xin took 100 taels of banknotes from the earthen pot and put them on his body, and went to Li Dalang's room to look for him.

Li Dalang was discussing things with Mrs. Zhang, and what he was talking about was only about the Li family and the Chang family.I heard that the Chang family had a rest at the entrance of the village last night, but the uncle's family still didn't let them go. The two sides were stuck like this, and they didn't know what kind of situation it would develop into.

Li Dalang was frowning when he heard someone knock on the door.

Li Xin said outside: "Brother, sister-in-law, are you there?"

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly got up to open the door, and said with a smile, "Sister, have you packed your things?"

Li Xin smiled at her, and turned back to lock the door.

Mrs. Zhang was a little surprised. Li Xin pulled her over, let Mrs. Zhang sit next to her elder brother, and sat opposite them herself, and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, I want you to help me with something."

Li Dalang was a little surprised, thinking that nothing happened recently... After thinking for a while, he said, "If you are worried about the Guan family after you go back..."

"That's not it."

Li Xin waved his hand and took a deep breath before taking out the 100 taels silver note on his body and placing it in front of Li Dalang and Mrs. Zhang.

Zhang suddenly took a long breath.

Even though she is illiterate, she still knows what a bank note looks like, and usually the amount of money represented by a bank note is not low.

Li Dalang also opened his eyes slightly.

"This is 100 taels." Li Xin whispered, "I earned it."

"Sister..." Li Dalang couldn't help but make a sound, and Li Xin put his fingers on his mouth and "hush" and said, "Brother, this matter should not be made public."

Li Dalang nodded and patted Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang immediately covered her mouth, and it took her a long time to stop being surprised, and asked, "Sister, what are you..."

In fact, Li Xin also thought about the solutions mentioned by Guan Wen, and I have to say that they are all good ways.But to be honest, if her family really got rich all of a sudden in Hehua Village, there was no guarantee that Guan Ming and Guan Zhicheng would not want to take a share.The speed at which she got rich was too fast, and some people would say that she didn't know where the money came from.

She doesn't want to be angry.

Where is buying fields and land not buying?It's better to buy it from her natal family, which is an early investment.She bought it and asked her elder brother and second brother to take care of it. She can trust her three natal brothers. On the face of it, she said it was her natal family's property. What's wrong with her being the big boss behind the scenes?
In this way, on the face of it, her natal family became rich, and she had a backer; on the inside, she actually got a profit, and all the money was in her pocket.

With all the face and face, is she still afraid of living an uncomfortable life?
It is even less necessary to deal with Guan Ming and others.

So she took money and came to Li Dalang.

Li Xin said: "Brother, help me use the 100 taels of silver to buy some fields in the village. It is even more convenient to serve the crops. On the surface, it is said that our family paid for it, yes Father, mother, elder brother, second brother, third brother, your land, not to mention using my money to manage it. The land deed and the land deed... Eldest brother is the village head at the moment, so it is convenient to do it, so no one should know about it."

"Sister, what are you buying the land for?" Li Dalang couldn't help frowning.

Li Xin said: "I bought a field, and I have to entrust it to you to take care of it." Li Xin sighed, and said: "It's not safe to carry too much money. It's better to turn money into fields and houses. Money can always make money. It's better than me being pinched to death."

"But why don't you follow your head of the family..." Zhang paused, and said, "My sister doesn't want your head of the house to know?"

"That's not true." Li Xin said generously: "My elder brother and sister-in-law also know the attitude of my father-in-law and younger brother-in-law towards me, so I thought, if people dare not mess with my natal family, who would dare to say that I am like this? ? He also knows about this money, Ah Wen, I got it from doing business with the big family in the town, I don’t want to be like other big families, but I always want to live comfortably by myself.”

Li Xin took a deep breath and said: "The land will be entrusted to my eldest brother and sister-in-law in the future. 100 taels, some will buy the land, and the other part will not be able to take care of it later. You can hire long-term and part-time workers. It all depends on how you arrange it. Food, after paying the tax, I will take half of the remaining food, and my parents will take the half. Now there is no separation in the family, and eating and drinking are all done on business trips, and these are all determined by you, big brother."

Mrs. Zhang was a little stunned, pulled Li Dalang, and said to Li Xin: "Sister, you can take half..."

"Half is enough."

Li Xin said seriously: "Brother, the second brother, the third brother, and even the parents can think of a way. Money begets money, and money can be regenerated. Whether it is to continue to buy land, or to start some business, Even buying a house...doesn't matter."

Li Xin said with a smile: "I know that my elder brother has a long-term vision and is a calm person. I feel relieved to leave things to my elder brother. The 100 taels is considered as the principal, which is entrusted to my elder brother. I will only take half of it every year." Take the proceeds, and you take the rest, big brother..."

"younger sister……"

Li Xin was talking, but was interrupted by Li Dalang.

Li Dalang looked at her worriedly: "If you let the head of the family know, he may be unhappy-you believe me but not him, you two are husband and wife, how can you trust your brother but not the head of the house?"

"It's okay." Li Xin said: "He can favor his brother, so I can't favor my brother?"

"Are you still angry?" Mrs. Zhang laughed, and sighed, "Live a life, stumbling around with pots and pans, that's what you call living. Always thinking about the past, you're not in a good mood."

"I know the sister-in-law." Li Xin said: "I didn't think about it that much, I just want to make my family's life better, which is also beneficial to me."

Li Xin paused, and said: "Brother is now the village head, and he can't leave the village. He has a status. But the village head's family can't be poor. If our family can become rich, Dad doesn't have to keep looking at uncle's face. The mother's waist can also be straightened, and Mingzi will not have much to worry about when he is studying."

Li Xin said with a smile, "I'm at my in-law's house, so I have more confidence."

The most important thing is the last sentence.

Li Dalang and Mrs. Zhang looked at each other, and Li Dalang solemnly put the banknote in his pocket and said, "Sister trusts elder brother, and elder brother will naturally help you handle the matter properly."

"Of course I can trust my brother."

Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Don't tell your parents about this, and don't mention it to your second brother."

"Why?" Mrs. Zhang couldn't help asking: "It's fine if the father-in-law doesn't say anything. After all, if the father-in-law knows, it will be bad for the uncle to know. The second brother is straightforward, so he will tell it if he is not sure. It is okay not to tell him." Makes sense. Why can't my mother-in-law tell me?"

Li Xin grinned and said, "Mother's competitive nature, sister-in-law, can you trust me?"

Mrs. Zhang paused, and Li Xin smiled and said, "When elder brother buys land and hires short-term laborers to take care of the fields, mother will naturally know about it. How cool? If she knew that I bought the land with money, she would be even more proud, and everyone would praise me, and I don't want to cause extra trouble. "

Mrs. Zhang nodded silently, and Li Dalang patted his chest and said, "Today, elder brother will help you to ask who wants to sell the land."

"Where there is an owner's field, wasteland is also available, and the price is cheaper." Li Xin said with a smile: "Who said that wasteland cannot be turned into good land?"

Li Dalang smiled: "Then I'll go and ask."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Then I'll leave everything to my elder brother."

Mrs. Zhang sent Li Xin out, and when she came back, she walked up and down the ground a little impatiently, and asked Li Dalang, "My sister gave me so much money, if I don't spend it properly..."

"My sister can trust me." Li Dalang sighed, and Mrs. Zhang said, "Isn't it? When my sister comes back, she will give us all the money she saved in the bottom of the box..."

"So this matter must be done for her." Li Dalang said seriously: "We are her backers."

(End of this chapter)