Blessed Peasant Woman of Time Traveling

Chapter 17

Even though the people in the second and third bedrooms were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to take any action with Daddy Meng and Wushi in charge. They could only watch helplessly as Zikui bought two chickens from Lingzhi's house and watched Haitang eat them. Good body, watching more and more bricks being pulled in front of the old family's door, and more and more stones being picked back.

Meng Gui and He Shi took their two daughters to work hard to open up wasteland, and it took five days to finally finish it. Ding Xiang felt that these five days almost killed her, and now she finally has time to think about how to make money.

On the morning of the sixth day, the uncle and nephew of the Wei family came as scheduled.In order to thank the two of them for lying to his family last time, Meng Gui specially bought tea to treat them. They can drink tea to relieve fatigue when they are tired from work.Although tea is a very common thing, for Meng Gui's family, they can only drink it a few times during the Chinese New Year.

Uncles and nephews of the Wei family didn't want to mention that matter again, seeing that Meng Gui was polite, they just enjoyed it.Because there must be helpers to build a house, otherwise the work will be slow.Masons are paid according to the number of days. If the masons spend their time on moving bricks and mixing mud, they will not be able to finish the construction in two months, and the Meng family will have to spend more wages, which is not worthwhile for the Meng family.

So Meng Gui didn't plan to chop firewood, and let Zikui do it. He also handed over the work of making cotton-padded clothes and shoes to Dingxiang and Haitang, so that they could help at home and not delay the mason's technical work.

Zikui didn't think chopping firewood was so tiring, but Dingxiang really didn't want to make cotton-padded clothes and shoes. She was not lazy, but she didn't have this skill. Others would laugh at her for being lazy and pretending she couldn't.

Haitang was unpacking Zikui's worn-out cotton padded clothes. Zikui grew taller and couldn't wear them.Ding Xiang rubbed her hands beside her, "Sister, didn't you say last time that we can't sit and eat and find ways to make money?"

Haitang deftly removed the thread, and said, "Look what you're in a hurry for, it's going to be winter, and where you can work and earn money, you have to wait for spring next year. Actually, I've thought about it, let's raise more pigs next year. Some chickens and more pigs will definitely save more money."

"Ah? That's all you're counting on. Since raising more chickens and pigs can make money, why didn't our family raise more before?"

Haitang sighed, "It's not like you don't know that it costs money to buy chickens and piglets. Our family is poor, so we don't want to spend more money. If we die, we will not only lose money but also lose money. Raise well In other words, because every household has chickens and pigs, they can’t be sold at a good price. Each chicken can earn ten yuan, and each pig can earn one hundred yuan. But pigs are often stolen, not only If you can’t make money, you still lose money, and a lot of wild vegetables and kung fu are wasted.”

"Then keep the hen to hatch the chicks and the sow to raise the pigs, wouldn't it cost nothing?"

Haitang smiled and said: "Ding Xiang, why are you so confused, our poor family can't keep these things for the winter, either because we are too hungry, but we kill them and eat them, or they are stolen by others. It's better to sell them early to make money. The situation of our family It's not that you don't know, have you forgotten these even after being ill?"

Ding Xiang chuckled, "I really forgot. If that's the case, why are you still talking about raising chickens and pigs? You're not afraid of losing money if you raise them to death, or being stolen."

Haitang smiled wryly, "It all depends on luck, it's better to try than to stay at home and suffer from poverty."

Ding Xiang tugged at Haitang's sleeve, "Sister, why don't you make cotton-padded clothes and shoes at home, and I... how about doing a small business?"

Haitang was so startled that the cotton coat in her hand fell off, "Small business? You don't even know how to settle accounts, how do you do small business, let alone how can you, a girl, show your face? I heard that there are many people in the town who are capable of opening shops. The family doesn’t make money, everyone is so poor, how can they have the money to buy this or that.”

Ding Xiang refused to accept it, "Don't brothers Li Xiao and Li Lei from Liling Village often go from village to alley to sell floral cloths. Although they can't make a lot of money, they should be able to earn a small amount of money."

"How can our family compare with his family? His family has relatives who run a cloth shop in the county and get the goods at a lower price. They still pay the cost after the cloth is sold out. More importantly, Li Lei has studied for two years and knows how to settle accounts and pay back the money." Know how to keep accounts, most people like to pay on credit, and some still pay on credit for several years, if you don’t write down the account, you will lose everything if you don’t accept the account.”

Since people can make money selling cloth, so can Lilac naturally. What kind of skill is it to do accounting.She said excitedly: "I don't go to villages and alleys, I just find something to sell some New Year's things in our village and two nearby villages. No matter how poor you are, you still have to spend some money for the New Year."

Haitang was afraid that Ding Xiang would lose money if she couldn't sell anything, and would be laughed at by everyone, so she was about to dissuade her, Ding Xiang said urgently: "I'll go to the town to see what is sold at what price, and what is easy to sell, first get to know the villagers According to our needs, I will go to the county to buy goods later. By the way, don’t tell your parents about this.”

Ding Xiang ran out as soon as she said that, because the Wei family uncle and nephew were working nearby, it was hard for Hai Tang to chase her out with her big belly.

Seeing Ding Xiang put on the big-brimmed hat and running away, Mrs. He asked loudly, "Second girl, where are you going?"

"I... I'll buy some red dates for my sister." Lilac disappeared in a flash.

Wei Dashan looked at the back of Ding Xiang going away, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, this girl knew she was lying when she heard the tone, why couldn't her parents hear it?Sure enough, he is more sensitive and intelligent, and the easiest to understand people's hearts.

He couldn't help laughing to himself. His uncle, Shorty Wei, was digging the foundation. Seeing his nephew laughing for no reason, he didn't bother to ask, but just shook his head.This nephew often has his head out of his body, he doesn't know how to speak, and he can't figure out his routine when doing things. Wei Xiaozi is used to it.

Although He didn't talk much, seeing that the Wei family's uncles and nephews were working very diligently, and thinking that they had done her family a great favor, she became familiar with Lala's daily life. "Young man, your name is Dashan, right? You learned this craft from your uncle. It's really good. You can earn money to support your family. Many people want to learn it, but no one wants to take it."

Wei Dashan smiled and said: "Auntie is really right. My family's craftsmanship has always been passed on from male to female, from young to older. My uncle is the youngest in my father's generation, so my grandfather passed this craftsmanship to him, and my generation I'm the youngest again."

He said and turned to look at his uncle, "Uncle, don't you feel bad, if you marry another woman and have a son, you don't have to pass on this skill to me."

Wei Dwarf glared at Wei Dashan, "Stinky boy, don't be too big or too young, the joke is on your uncle's head."

Wei Dashan was still smiling, "Don't be shy, why don't I ask which village has a widow, and see if they are willing to marry you."

Wei Dwarf blushed, shoveled soil and poured it on Wei Dashan's body, "Go, go, can you be serious."

Wei Dashan twisted his mouth, and muttered in a low voice: "What I said was serious."

Although the Wei family has this skill, their family situation is still not very good.Wei Erzi had a mother-in-law before, because he had no children for many years, Wei Erzi thought it was his mother-in-law's health, and often blamed her for beating her.Unexpectedly, his mother-in-law had a strong temper, and finally couldn't bear him anymore, and went directly to a neighboring province to marry a widower.

No one knew where his wife had gone, only he knew, because he had spent a lot of money to find his wife in those years, until he finally found out three years ago that his wife had married a widower. Having three sons and four daughters, there is no problem with his body at all, but he is the one who has the problem!

He was afraid of losing face and dared not mention this to anyone, so he passed on his skills to Wei Dashan at that time. When he was in pain, he would spend money to buy wine to relieve his worries. kind of unclean place.He doesn't plan to marry another woman. He is afraid that if he can't have children, people will find out that he is the one who can't have children. He can't afford to lose face.

The situation of Wei Dashan's family is worse than his uncle's. His uncle's whole family will not be hungry if at least one person is not hungry. In his family, there is an old man who is sick in bed, an old mother who is too weak to do heavy work, and an unmarried elder brother.Usually, he and his elder brother go to work in the fields to grow food and vegetables, and they can eat enough to eat. The pocket money of the family depends on Wei Dashan earning ten yuan a day, but this work is not available all the year round. The life of the three families is not bad.

But generally speaking, although his family is poor, compared to the dozen or so villages in Qingshan Town, they are actually better off.

He asked again: "Dashan, how old are you this year, are you engaged?"

Wei Dashan sneered, he didn't want to talk about being regretted by a girl, so he said, "I'm nineteen, my brother isn't married yet, I'm not in a hurry."

"Yo, you're nineteen, so isn't your brother already in his early twenties? He should get married when he's seventeen or eighteen. Why isn't your brother married yet? Isn't he too picky and doesn't like ordinary girls? "Mr. He is really curious, how can there be a man in his 20s who is not yet married.

Wei Dashan really didn't know what to say, but he and his elder brother had a lot of troubles in their marriage.His brother's name is Wei Dahai. In fact, the engagement was made three years ago. Wei Dahai fell in love with the girl at first sight when he went shopping in the town. As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to ask a matchmaker to propose marriage, and the girl's family agreed wholeheartedly.Only two months after the engagement, the girl suddenly fell ill and died.

Wei Dashan's situation is better than his brother's. Although he regretted his marriage, he has no emotional relationship with the girl, at most he is just angry.But his brother has been sad for three years, and he still can't let go.

Wei Dashan couldn't tell these things to Mrs. He, so he simply responded: "My brother is indeed too picky. He has to like a girl before he is willing to ask someone to talk about marriage. He has never met anyone he likes." , naturally refuse to get married."

"Oh." Mrs. He nodded silently, thinking that his brother is really hypocritical, other people get married according to their parents' orders or the matchmaker's advice, and his brother wants to fall in love with other girls first, what is that.

Looking at Wei Dashan again, although he is tall and powerful, he works neatly and looks good, but he is not simple and honest enough, he speaks a bit foolishly, and has a weird temper.

Mrs. He has also heard about Wei Dwarf, and wonders why the men of the Wei family are not going well in marriage, and their tempers are all weird. It can't be that his family's Feng Shui is not good. It seems that they will not talk to them in the future. , as long as the hospitality is done.

(End of this chapter)