Yang Yun cleaned and put away the tools for roasting bananas, and used a lot of mats to dry bananas this time, but unfortunately the mats could not be sold, there were many marks on them, so they could only be kept for drying other things later. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yang Yun thought about the money earned during this period of time while working, the first money earned from selling bamboo mats was removed from building a house, Yang Yong's medicine money, and finally ten taels of silver remained. I earned 14 taels of silver by selling fried snails, and I earned 28 taels of silver by selling dried bananas this time, making a total of 52 taels of silver. It cost almost three taels of silver to make iron pieces and buy bricks, plus five taels of silver for the pen and ink that Yang Xuan bought, a gift for Dr. Xu, and the two families have been eating together for a while, except for the cost of seventy-seven, eighty-eight. Yang Yun calculated last night, and there were forty-two taels of silver left in the house.

The remaining money is enough to buy land, and the land tax for one acre of wasteland is only two taels of silver, and the wasteland is not expensive, but the seeds are more expensive. Yang Yun thought that she would discuss with her grandfather about buying land at night, and the most important thing was to hurry to the town tomorrow to buy some cotton and come back to make a few quilts, the weather was getting colder and colder, and the old brocade quilts at home were not warm, and there was really no time to make quilts for baked bananas these days.

In the evening, after dinner, the family sat idly in the house, and the three Yang Yun brothers and sisters were learning calligraphy under the oil lamp. After the three of them finished today's lesson, they put away the pen and ink, and Yang Yun discussed with her grandparents about buying land while the family was there.

"Grandpa Xiaoyun has calculated that our family has been doing business during this time, and has earned a total of fifty-two taels of silver, and after deducting some expenses, there are still more than forty-two taels of silver left in the family, let's go buy some land."

"At this time, it's winter, and I can't grow food when I buy land, so I'd better wait for spring to buy land." Grandpa said the truth, but Yang Yun has her own plans, it is just right to fertilize the ground in winter and sow seeds in spring.

"There will be no ready-made land to buy in Grandpa's village, we still have to reclaim the wasteland by ourselves, at this time it is just right to buy land, let's first plough the land and make fertilizer, and wait until the beginning of spring just to sow food, you also know that there are too many stones and weeds on the wasteland, we must take some time to tidy up the wasteland first." If we wait for the beginning of spring to buy land, and when we finish tidying up the wasteland, it will be too late to sow grain. And Yang Yun thought that many weeds in autumn and winter had withered, and now the withered grass in the wasteland was drying and bathing, and it could be burned with a fire, saving time and effort.

"That's what I said, then buy a few acres of wasteland and come back to farm, grandpa's old bones, even if you work hard, you can't go hungry."

"Grandpa, don't think so, if we are really too busy, just ask someone to help for two days, the work will always be done, and we won't buy too much land, just buy six acres of wasteland and come back to farm, Xiao Yun and my brother can help with the work, six acres of land Our family will work together, and we can always take care of it well."

"Okay, then buy six acres of land first, and tomorrow we will go to the village to see which land is suitable, and then go to Lizheng's house to settle down."

"Grandpa is not in a hurry, Xiao Yun heard yesterday that Aunt Li and her family are also planning to buy a few acres of wasteland, why don't we buy wasteland together with Uncle Li's family, so that the two families can help each other with their work."

"Grandpa thinks this is feasible, the five acres of land that our family originally sold were also connected to your Uncle Li and his family back then."

"Grandpa, you go and discuss with Uncle Li tomorrow, their family now has five acres of land under cultivation, which will make the harvest of the newly cultivated wasteland not good, Xiao Yun estimates that they will not buy too much new wasteland for a while."

"I'll discuss this matter carefully with your Uncle Li tomorrow."

"Grandpa's purchase of land you discuss first, but if you want to buy it, postpone it for a few days, tomorrow Xiao Yun and her brother will go to the town to buy some cotton and come back to sew a few new quilts, the old quilts at home are too hard and not warm. There are also winter radishes in the backyard, we have to put them away, some of Xiao Yun plans to pickle them, buy more salt tomorrow, and buy some more food at home, as soon as the price of these grains rises in winter, we have to buy more in advance and come back for storage. ”

"Your brothers and sisters are going to buy so many things tomorrow, grandpa will go to the town with you tomorrow to buy all the things, and then go to your Uncle Li to discuss the purchase of land when he is free in the afternoon."

"That's okay, then grandpa, you can go together tomorrow, and the radishes will be harvested until tomorrow afternoon, or they will be harvested together the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, that's it, it's late, let's go to bed first, and tomorrow we will go to town to buy something and then see when the radish will be harvested."

After the family discussed the purchase of land and the harvesting of turnips, they went to sleep. Some of the winter cabbage was harvested a few days ago, and it has already been harvested and put into the cellar. The winter radish harvest will be late, just after the banana drying business, this will be just the right time to harvest the winter radish.

The next day, after having breakfast with my grandfather, I went to the town to buy something. The price of cotton is frighteningly expensive, Yang Yun chose medium cotton, a little yellowish but all of this year's new cotton, medium cotton costs forty wen a catty, this price scared Yang Yun, but for the sake of his family, he still ruthlessly bought thirty catties of cotton. A quilt is normally about six catties, and Yang Yun decided to spin a quilt with seven catties of cotton, so that it would be warmer. Thirty catties of cotton are seven catties of a quilt, which is just enough to make four quilts.

There were originally two old quilts at home, which were used to cushion the bottom bed, Yang Yong now covered a relatively thin quilt, Yang Yun decided to help Yang Yong make two new ones, one at the bottom of the mattress, one on the top of the bed cover, the thinner quilt was covered by grandpa, the old man's breath was relatively weak, which was like Yang Xuan like a small stove, Yang Yun now sleeps with Yang Xuan every night, and feels very warm.

Yang Yun bought more than ten catties of better cotton and helped everyone in the family make a set of thick cotton clothes and cotton pants. Thirty catties of medium cotton is 1,200 wen, and twelve catties of fine cotton is 600 wen. In addition, I bought four pieces of cloth to make six quilt covers, as well as winter clothes for several people in the family.

"Sister, these cotton are so expensive, let's not buy so much, let's spin the quilt for five catties and a bed, save some money."

"Brother, you are so stupid, where is the cotton spun too little to cover the warmth, our family has made money, just to improve our lives, if we don't use the money, and live that kind of cold and hungry days, don't all this money be earned in vain. And you can earn it back if you spend it, so don't worry about it, my sister knows it. ”

"Okay, I can't talk about you, be careful that grandpa knows that you spent a few taels of silver at once, and he will whip you again when he turns around."

"You're just gloating, don't cover the quilt your sister bought when you turn around."

"Don't, my brother is joking with you, don't take it seriously, are you willing to let your brother be cold."

"Brother, how did my sister find out that you are getting worse and worse, and you still make fun of your sister." Yang Yun became more and more indignant at Yang Yong.

"Hehe, brother, didn't he watch you spend money like water, and help you feel sorry for your money."

"Come on, when you get a new quilt, you can steal the joy in your sleep."

"Haha......" The brother and sister were arguing while picking up cloth, Yang Yun took advantage of her grandfather to buy food and salt, so she bought such cotton at once, and paid for it in a while, grandpa just knew that he had spent so much money, and he would not shout to return it. Yang Yun feels that as a woman, no matter what era she is, she is really not soft-hearted when she spends money.