Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 76: You Mob (1)
Xu Lin said in his heart: "My younger brother is standing beside you. If I can't get any news, how could it not come in time?"

But he said in his mouth: "Our young master specifically inquired about the time of your rice delivery last year with the shopkeeper of the bank. You can't handle it yourself!"

Before Xianglai could express his voice, Xu Che answered dissatisfiedly: "He was worried, so he called you here? As long as you have the ability, I still can't keep a few carts of rice?!"

Xianglai didn't know that they were originally brothers, let alone the rift between them, so she hurriedly stopped her and said, "Shen Che, he has good intentions, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Then he said to Xu Lin: "Go back and thank Young Master Jinxing. He is really thoughtful. I am worried that there are not enough chariots and horses in the village these days!"

Xu Lin was always a little guilty towards Xu Che, deliberately not looking at his younger brother, and said to Xianglai: "Okay, I will definitely bring the girl's words, but I don't know how much rice Miss Xianglai plans to sell this year?"

Xianglai said embarrassedly: "This year I harvested more than 3 catties of rice. I plan to keep half of it as seeds and sell it for about [-] catties. I don't know if it is too much?"

Xu Lin said: "It's only more than 1 catties. My young master brought me [-] catties of rice silver. He also said that if it is not enough, he will tell the girl. The rest will be credited first. It seems that he has brought too much."

Xianglai smiled, thinking that this customer is really kind, not only does he not care about the price, but he also picks up the goods at the door, saving himself a lot of trouble?If there are more people like this, why worry about not getting rich!
Xu Lin hurried back, and after saying a few words, he sent someone to weigh and load the car.

This time, Xianglai didn't leave much behind, so he pretended to take away [-] catties for Xu Lin, and kept the rest as seeds for himself.

Next year is no better than this year, how many fields can be produced and how many seeds can be used. Xianglai himself has no idea in his mind. In short, he will try his best to cultivate as many fields as possible.

After Xu Lin received the rice, he took the initiative to settle accounts with Xianglai according to the price of rice on the market, but Xianglai refused to agree to anything. He had never heard of buying more than [-] catties of grain, and it was still calculated according to the retail price on the market.

But Xu Lin didn't dare to agree to her suggestion, because that's what Luo Jinxing ordered when he came.

Xianglai thought for a while and said: "How about this, you first pay me 1000 taels of silver as a deposit, and then I will go with your motorcade and meet your young master and talk to him face to face."

Xu Lin hesitated and said, "But... now the young master is not in Songning, but in the capital!"

"The royal capital?!"

Xianglai was taken aback for a moment, she thought it was certain that Luo Jinxing would not be in Songning, but after all, she was in Huikang Mansion, and she didn't expect him to be in the capital.

The capital city is really far away for her now, she lowered her head and thought that she was in need of money, so she said: "Well, I will keep the money according to your young master's wishes, I think he will ask for rice next year. I'll give it back to him when the time comes."

Xu Lin said: "This is your business. Anyway, now that you accept the money, I will finish the job."

He said that he ordered 2000 taels of banknotes for Xianglai at the price of [-] Wen per catty.

That thick stack was heavy even if the bank notes were held in Xianglai's hands.

After Xu Lin finished his work, he said goodbye to Xianglai, saying: "In this case, I will go back first, otherwise I will not be able to bear the carriage and horses being pinned for a long time. The young master will come over next July, and we will see each other again then."

As he said that, he took another deep look at Xu Che, but Xu Che squinted his eyes and avoided it, still not giving him a good look.

Xianglai bid farewell to Xu Lin, watched him take the convoy away, and was thinking about whether the 1 taels of silver in his hand would be enough for next year, but Xu Lin complained beside him: "You woman is really stupid!" , Luo Jinxing gave you money and you are embarrassed to ask for it, but he didn't give it to you for nothing, it should be!"

Xianglai asked strangely: "What are you talking about? The price he gave is much higher than the normal price, so it's free. How can you say it should?"

Xu Che raised his eyebrows and said, "Is your relationship comparable to that of ordinary people? A man should give you this!"

Xianglai was even more surprised, and said: "Your words sound so awkward, why is our relationship unusual?"

Xu Che hesitated for a while, and thought: "Yeah, how can she admit that kind of thing in front of people? If I find out that she has to turn against me, then Shizi may not know how to deal with himself... It's just this woman who is acting like this." The play is also done so realistically that no flaws can be seen in front of and behind the scenes!"

Thinking of this, he could only sloppyly say: "Uh... I mean, you lowered his price once last year, and you are like friends, so more or less doesn't matter!"

Xiang Lai definitely wouldn't believe such an insincere answer, but she ignored it because she had something on her mind...

This autumn, Xianglai became even busier, and she suddenly felt that even if she had grown three heads and six arms, she would not be enough, and there were not many people available around her, so she had no choice but to pull out the bigger ones, so that there were others who could be used.

Among the people she knew, Gui Fang and his wife were fine and reliable people, so they assigned the most important tasks to them, brought them some money, and asked them to choose places near and far by the river to start a new life. Tian, ​​the necessary expenses are decided by oneself, don't ask yourself, just report a detailed account when the time comes.

In addition to them, Wang Erlin from the West Courtyard was also very shrewd, but he was a bit slick, and he didn't feel at ease if he kept it far away, so Xianglai asked him to help with the matter of plowing more acres around the village.

Seeing that his sister and brother-in-law were busy with Xianglai, Dachang couldn't help it anymore, and while Xianglai and Tianlai were visiting Shen Wanjin in the east courtyard, he said to her: "Xianglai, see if there is anything I can do in your place." work? It’s not enough to be tempted, I still have the strength, even if I go to work in your field as a part-time job.”

Since he divorced Wu Zhaodi, the relationship between the two families has become much better. Dachang busy Xianglai is also sincere, and has never made any mistakes. Xianglai is also worrying about his affairs these days, is it because he still takes this The cousin is an outsider, but Dachang is too honest, even if Wu Zhaodi is not around him to play tricks, there is no guarantee that he will not be fooled by others.But if he is really asked to work in the fields, it is not the case.So she hesitated and said: "Actually, there is a shortage of manpower for me to arrange things. I also want Brother Dachang to help, but...you can't even write, let alone keep accounts, even if you give money to people, I'm afraid. Miscalculated!"

When she said this, Xiufen was teasing Jiabao, and when she heard the conversation between the two, she immediately jumped up and said, "Xianglai, let Dachang go, he doesn't know how to keep accounts, I will, and I will be the accountant with him!"

Xiufen and Xianglai are the same age, and their birth date is a bit older than Xianglai's. She has reached the age of marriage, because her family has a good relationship with Xianglai, and the marriage proposal has already crossed the threshold, but this girl has high vision, and no one can marry her. It seemed that the family lived in harmony, and her parents were reluctant to marry her off early, so they let her go.

(End of this chapter)