Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 89
After inspecting the prices of some daily necessities in the county seat, Yuan Bao roughly calculated the difference in consumption levels and told the two brothers, "It's roughly five times the price in the village. My current monthly income is no problem supporting my family at all."

The Su family’s expenses in Xiejiao Village are about [-] yuan per month, including eating white rice and white noodles, eating meat every day, and the whole family has new clothes for all seasons. It can be said that since the Yuanbao housekeeper, Liu Guirong can support the whole family by himself. The whole family is gone, but Liu Guirong cannot afford to support the Su brothers by himself.

On the surface, Yuan Bao’s current monthly income is more than two taels of silver, but with the gifts he got from teaching the little girl and occasional gifts from Ni Xiaopang, it can reach three taels of silver. , Yuan Bao's income has actually reached seven taels of silver a month. It can be said that this is quite an astonishing amount. This is why Yuan Bao has the confidence to come to the county to investigate. She thinks she can afford the education of the two brothers. .

After hearing Yuan Bao's words, Su Qiusheng said, "We can eat coarse grains. There are people in the county who also eat coarse grains, and we can buy less clothes." It can be heard that Su Qiusheng still wants to study in the county.

Su Chunsheng said, "We still have to live. Besides, we haven't asked Shu Xiu yet."

Yuan Bao said, "Then let's go and see the house tomorrow!"

The next morning they went to the school first, because Yuan Bao said, "Since we want to rent a house, why not rent a house closer to the school? The whole family moved to the county town so that you can take care of your family. If you live in It’s so far away, it’s really hard to run around every day, how can I read a good book?”

Su Qiusheng nodded repeatedly, but Su Chunsheng did not speak.

There is only such a public school in the county, so it is easy to inquire about its location. Its name is "County School". When it is near the school, Yuan Bao understands why Su Chunsheng didn't speak just now. He hasn't seen the school yet. I saw several deep houses and large courtyards. This area is obviously a wealthy area in the county town!

After further inquiry, Yuan Bao understood the reason why the school was in this position. It turned out that the county school in Qing'an County was funded and built by the Ni family. The school has been in disrepair for a long time, and the Ni family rebuilt the school and donated it to the county. Why is it so strange that the Ni family's yard is located in a wealthy area?
The people in the county school may have seen too many people from the surrounding villages and towns who came to study, and their attitude was neither humble nor overbearing. They just pointed out a notice to them, and then ignored it.

The content of the announcement is still very detailed, from the admission process to the approximate cost, it is listed, and Yuan Bao also received the first blow here.

Shuxiu of the county school is one tael per person per month, and ten taels per person for a year, which is ten times the price of the school in the village.In addition, there is also a self-prepared book list. The book list is divided into two parts, one part is necessary, probably teaching materials, and the other part is recommended by gentlemen, which is equivalent to review materials. The latter is obviously more than the former, about It was more than five times that of the former. Yuan Bao quietly asked Su Qiusheng that the necessary books cost about two taels of silver. As for the price of the entire book list, Su Qiusheng couldn't estimate it.

The notice also mentioned that the school uniforms cost one tael of silver per set, and you can also make them yourself, but the color and style must be uniform.

Yuan Bao didn't see what school uniforms looked like, and it was estimated that it was impossible to wear only one set of clothes throughout the year, so it was calculated according to three taels of silver, and there were school supplies such as pens, inks, papers and inkstones. After a rough calculation, Yuan Bao understood , The two brothers spent at least 30 taels of silver per year on school expenses, and if they wanted to be more relaxed, they would have to pay 50 taels, which was equivalent to two-thirds of Yuanbao's overall annual income.

The only good news is that the school provides accommodation, but regardless of meals,
Next, Yuan Bao was hit by renting a house.

The intermediary in this time and space is called Yaxing. They were prepared to be coldly treated, but they received a warmer reception in Yaxing, which surprised Yuan Bao. Looking at the clothes on her body, she understood.

The Su family has always dressed well in the village. Not to mention no patches, they are also clean and tidy. This has something to do with their background and living habits. Yuanbao also loves beauty, especially after the family's economic conditions improve. There are new clothes throughout the year, and the material is getting better and better. The clothes on the three of them are all newly made, and [-]% of them are new. There is no way. Autumn clothes can no longer be worn.

These clothes were all made by Yuan Bao. Liu Guirong was in confinement and couldn't move needles and threads. Yuan Bao chose the best material she could, because she was happy and celebrated Su Youwang's death in this way.

In addition, there are always some differences in the clothes made by Yuan Bao. Although they are all small details, they can make the clothes look very beautiful. This has long been discovered by the Su family. Li is well-dressed.

Generally speaking, each dental office manages a section. Since Yuan Bao and the others want to rent a "school district house", they naturally look for the dental office that manages this area. There are five places, and the price is very expensive. The cheapest one costs one tael of silver per month, which is the same as the tuition fee.

You can't hear anything just by listening to the introduction. The house has to be seen. At this time, the three children had a disagreement.

Originally, after going to the school, Su Chunsheng didn't plan to come to the dental office, it was Yuan Bao who insisted on coming, but now he heard that he had to pay the dental office twenty cash for viewing a house, so he quit on the spot , pulling Yuanbao and leaving.

Yuan Bao was on fire in his heart, and at this moment he was in a hurry, and he didn't even talk about reasoning, "Let me go, if you don't look, let's look!" Turning to look at Su Qiusheng, "Do you want to see?" Without waiting Su Qiusheng replied, "If you don't want to read it, I'll go by myself!"

Can she go by herself?Su Chunsheng reluctantly followed in the footsteps of the dental staff and Yuan Bao.

As soon as he saw the first house, Yuan Bao was overwhelmed.

After opening the small main entrance, there is a cavernous world inside, two neatly entered the courtyard, about twenty houses, a winding veranda, a neat courtyard, vermilion pillars, and trees under the big tree in the front yard. Stone tables and benches, the flowers and trees in the backyard are all exquisite and beautiful, and there is a small garden at the end, which is piled with rockery and strange rocks, and some small fish are raised in the pond under the mountain, and there is a small pavilion, narrow. narrow stone path...

Looking at such a yard, Yuan Bao couldn't help thinking about the family living here: the Su brothers were studying and meeting friends in the front yard, she and Liu Guirong were working as female celebrities under the bright window in the backyard with Qiaoqiao, and the twins were living in the garden. running around and playing...

Perfect, this is the life Yuan Bao wants!
The amazement and longing in Yuan Bao's eyes deeply hurt Su Chunsheng, making his heart seem to be bleeding. For the first time, he came up with the idea of ​​sending Yuan Bao back. His Yuan Bao should live in In such an environment, maybe Yuan Bao lived in this kind of house, even bigger and better than here, instead of struggling every day in a place like Xiejiao Village because of his selfishness and burden.

The one who recovered was Su Qiusheng. In terms of vision alone, Su Qiusheng was no worse than Su Chunsheng. Such a house would not have much impact on Su Qiusheng, so he asked, "What's the price of this house?"

The man smiled and replied, "The owner of this house is in a hurry to sell it. It's so cheap that it only costs 300 taels of silver. You can go to Manqing'an County to inquire. For this land, this house, this price..."

Yuan Bao opened his mouth and interrupted the man's words, "Are you just looking at our jokes?! We clearly said it was for rent, but you want us to see the house for sale!" The price of 300 taels knocked Yuan Bao down all at once. The dust woke her up from her dream, and she was in a very bad mood now.

The man was still smiling, "Oh, I don't understand why this is so small. This house is also rented, and the price is just as cheap."

Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, the service attitude of the guy is very good, Yuan Bao really couldn't get angry, after hearing what the guy said, he immediately regained his spirits, "Then how do you calculate the rent?"

The man said, "Three taels of silver every month!"

Yuan Bao's heart trembled, it was really cheap, according to her estimate, it should be more than five taels per month.

But the guy's next introduction was like a bucket of cold water being poured down. It turns out that the reason why the rent is so cheap is because the owner is eager to sell, so as long as someone buys the house, the tenant has to move out immediately, and if there is a dentist on weekdays After the buyers are taken to see, the tenants should try their best to receive them.

With such harsh conditions, it’s no wonder that the rent is so cheap, Yuan Bao thought, the house of Bacheng’s family didn’t talk about renting at all, it was rented out by the dental office privately to make money.

The guy took them out the side door.

The side door opened in an alley, the alley was not wide, but it was very lively, there were many stalls selling groceries, as well as vegetables, fruits and stationery, it was really dazzling.

Yuan Bao curled his lips and said, "I thought it was a quiet place, but I didn't expect it to be so messy, and it's not safe!" She said this because she was sour because she couldn't afford the house. The house itself is big. The side door was a certain distance away from the house, so the little noise outside could not be heard in the yard.

But the guy didn't think so, and immediately said, "Girl, you can't say that. You see, when you leave this alley, go south and you will find the back door of the county school. If you go north, it's even more powerful. It's from the Ni Mansion." Jiaomen, it’s all within walking distance, why are there so many people setting up stalls in such an ordinary alley? What you do is the business of the students in the school and the people of Ni’s house!"

"There is also the safety you mentioned, so don't worry about it. Just imagine who in the entire county dares to behave wildly in front of the Ni Mansion? And there are only two kinds of people living in this alley: one is from the Ni Mansion A respectable servant, a private property bought by himself, and a student from a good family in the county school, who is not used to the rough environment of the school." Looking at the Su brothers, "The two young masters seem to be well-educated and reasonable. People from high school, otherwise you wouldn't be able to come here to find a house, right?"

No matter how nice the man's words were, she couldn't afford to rent them. Thinking of this, Yuan Bao took a last look at this favorite house, and followed the man to see other houses with a gray face.

After hearing the introduction from the buddy, the Su brothers all looked to the north at the same time, where a corner of the layered courtyards of the Ni Mansion was faintly exposed, and they thought of one thing at the same time: that is, Yuanbao will live soon If they could really live here, they would have less worries about Yuanbao.

But after the two brothers looked at each other, they still sighed softly, and pressed this longing into the bottom of their hearts-they have no money!

With the jewels of the first house in front, the houses in the back are all three people's dissatisfaction. Some are cramped and unbearably old, and some are just attractive but outrageously expensive. Speaking of it, it can't be compared with that house at all.

The three of them went back to the inn dully, and lay side by side on the bed after lunch, but none of them felt sleepy, and it was Yuan Bao who broke the deadlock first, "With my income, it's no problem at all for the two of you to come to the county to study at the same time, The only difficulty now is food and lodging for the whole family after they arrive here.” This is the truth.

But hearing these words in the ears of the two brothers, they couldn't help being surprised, Su Qiusheng sat up "suddenly", opened his mouth and asked, "Yuanbao, how do you have so much silver?"

"What? I earned it, don't you believe it?" Although Yuan Bao's tone was not good, she said it with a smile. She knew that Su Qiusheng was excited!

Su Chunsheng did some calculations, and felt that it was pretty much the same. Of course, he calculated it based on two taels of silver ingots per month. However, except for the first time, Shanxi went to Su's house to get the ingots made by Yuanbao. So he only knows the selling price, not the quantity of Yuanbao sold, but he believes in Yuanbao's computing power.

"Ah..." Su Qiusheng rubbed his hands, not knowing how to express his feelings.

Yuan Bao went on to say, "Tell me, why can't mother take the three of them to live after we leave home? We don't need mother to support the family, she just does some housework, and Qiaoqiao is too old, even if she can't If you help with the work, then you can leave!" If only the two brothers came to the county town, Yuan Bao would be able to support the whole family.

Su Qiusheng's eyes were shining brightly, "That's right, brother, why can't mother bring her younger siblings at home? Dad is not here anymore."

Su Chunsheng was silent for a while, "Then go home and discuss it."

Yuan Bao sneered sneeringly, "Discussion is definitely not going to work, I don't believe it, mother can still lock you up at home!" Liu Guirong is like this, you have to be tough!
The two brothers fell silent, and with Yuan Bao's proposal, their trip to the county seat was successfully concluded.

A few days after returning from the county seat, Liu Guirong was confinement. At this time, another incident happened. Liu Guirong shouted in a panic, "Oh, my eyes, my eyes are broken——"

At that time, the Su brothers were not at home and had gone to school. Yougen took Su Qiaoqiao out to play, and only Genniang and Yuanbao were left at home. After running out, Yuan Bao heaved a sigh of relief when not a single step of the threshold fell down.

"Mother, aren't your eyes good? You pulled me so accurately!" Yuan Bao shook off Liu Guirong's hand that was holding his arm.

Liu Guirong raised the embroidery support in his hand, "But I can't see the embroidery thread clearly, Yuan Bao, please call me a doctor!"

"Crying so much during confinement, can your eyes still be good? No matter how much you persuaded you at the beginning, you didn't listen, and now you are yelling. I have never heard of any doctor who can cure confinement diseases. You know how to cure them every day. These children!" Mother You Gen put down these words angrily, then turned and went into the kitchen, she finally understood what kind of person Liu Guirong was during the month she was in Su's house!

Yuan Bao sneered, "Isn't it that mother has always been unwilling to do embroidery work, but only likes to make zippers? Doing zippers is easy on the eyes, does not delay mother, and supports the family's money!"

A long time ago, Yuanbao suggested that Liu Guirong embroider some large-scale embroidered products to sell, so as to make more profits. At the beginning, Liu Guirong said that the money turnover was not enough. Later, Yuanbao was able to support his family. After establishing a relationship and bringing up the old matter again, Liu Guirong would squeak and dodge, and since Yuan Bao took charge of the family, she didn't even want to embroider handkerchiefs, only ties.

In the end, Liu Guirong just didn't want to help these children support their families, and when the children begged her, she could use this to make a condition, but unfortunately, she never waited for this opportunity.

It's one thing to use this as a threat, but it's another thing to actually lose the capital to settle down. Liu Guirong stood in the yard wanting to cry but had no tears.

It can be said that Liu Guirong cried from the beginning to the end of this confinement. At the beginning, he used this method to express "distress" to Su Chunsheng, but when Su Chunsheng came to see her, he asked her to write down such a contract, not only failed to control this brother Two, but was eaten to death by his own son.

Next, Liu Guirong began to worry about the Liu family's money.

Originally, Su Chunsheng didn't want to tell Liu Guirong about the Liu family's affairs. , that has to be counted as the breadwinner I paid back, and the 50 taels of silver is my private money!" The last three words were yelling at the top of my lungs.

Su Chunsheng's face darkened completely, and he asked in a cold voice, "Mother, what are you going to do if you still pay the breadwinner?"

Liu Guirong said, "I also want to be like Yuanbao. The money I earn as a female celebrity is my private house, and whoever is in charge of the family will earn the money to support the family!" That is to say, she is not going to help Su Chunsheng support the family in the future.

Liu Guirong said this, whether he was using this method to blackmail Su Chunsheng, or he really thought so, it chilled the hearts of the Su brothers.

Su Chunsheng asked again, "What about father's money for the funeral and the doctor's appointment? What does mother say? Mother forced me to pay for it!"

(End of this chapter)