Gui Jinxia was not happy when she saw this situation, and entered her room with a straight face. Luo Hu then came in. Luo Hu said: "Jin Xia, are you unhappy with your father's arrangement?" Don't you want all these relatives to live in our house, do you? ”

Gui Jinxia said angrily: "Can you be happy?" Is our family big? Now our family has five Japanese slaves, and our family is crammed into this small courtyard. I'm the steward now, and the money you owe the bank is clear. However, I still want to reclaim some more wasteland in remote places, just like Brother Da Niu. I'm going to borrow five hundred taels of silver, and you're going to open up a thousand acres of land. This time, you don't need to buy Japanese slaves anymore, you guys have finished the farm work of 300 acres on the edge of our city, and it's not good to be idle, so it's better to go to the wasteland, and in the future, it's good to open up the wasteland, plant fruit trees, and plant some grain, just enough to eat. So that the five Japanese slaves can take care of it. We used the timber and my monthly money to pay off the bank loan. So we have 1,300 acres of land. When I arrived, I was going to sell all the three hundred acres on the edge of the city, and how could I sell them for a few hundred taels of silver. Now there are businessmen who want to buy our land, bidding one tael of silver per acre, I heard Brother Niu say, it is not yet time, if we can turn our three hundred acres of land into paddy fields, we can sell it for more money, maybe we can sell it for two taels of silver per acre. That's six hundred taels of silver. When the time comes, we will change to a larger house and buy a small shop, and you can go to do some business. Even if you don't do business, you can rent the shop to others, and you can learn a craft from those great craftsmen, and in a few years, you can become a big steward like me, right? By that time, there were thousands of acres of fruit trees in this home. and its own grain, all of which are produced by the village itself. It doesn't cost anything. I have ten taels of money a month, and if you do a business or learn a job, how much money can we make a year, aren't you rich? Our children will also be able to live a better life in the future. At that time, we can help our relatives at home if we want to, but. We don't have anything right now. Just call all the relatives to come, can we raise them? ”

Luo Hu was silent for a while and said, "But, look. We now have 300 acres of land, and we have harvested so much in the first season that if we don't sell it, we can feed dozens of people. Your relatives are all in Qingchun City. What about mine? You can go back to your mother's house with your feet up, what about my mother? Besides. Did I dig out our 300 acres of land alone? If it wasn't for my dad to help me, could I finish it? Also, you can earn so much silver in a month. However, it was my mother who cleaned up our house every day, and it was the clothes of the Japanese slaves. The food is all ready, you don't have to worry about it. Can you say that this is all the money you make alone? ”

Gui Jinxia looked at Luo Hu with wide eyes, and slammed the door angrily and went out. When I arrived in the yard, I looked at my parents-in-law's room, and felt even more depressed, so I simply walked out of the gate and walked a few steps, and arrived at the door of my mother's house. Let's go to the eldest sister's house. Today, the eldest sister went to the yamen early, so I just went to talk to the eldest sister.

Thinking about it like this, he raised his feet and went to the eldest sister's house next door to his mother's house. As soon as I entered, I went straight to the main room. Before he went in, he saw Brother Da Niu coming out of the house, and Da Niu hurriedly said, "Jin Xia is here?" ”

When Gui Yuxia heard that her eldest sister was coming, she hurriedly greeted her. Jin Xia is greeting the big cow. Gui Yuxia asked, "Jin Xia, why are you here?" But is there something going on? ”

Jin Xia was just about to speak, when she suddenly felt the sullenness in her heart As soon as she saw her sister, she immediately rushed into her eyes, and tears fell involuntarily.

Gui Yuxia saw that her sister was crying, she was anxious, so she hurriedly pulled her sister into the house, sat down at the table and asked, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”

Da Niu was also very anxious, and followed into the house to listen to what Jin Xia had to say.

Jin Xia finished talking and crying about the things at home. After hearing half of it, Da Niu knew that it was just some trivial matters at home, and there was nothing serious, so he raised his feet and went out to chat with those Japanese slaves.

Yuxia saw that Da Niu had gone out, and there was no one else in front of her, so she said to Jin Xia: "I understand this matter of yours." In fact, things like yours happen every day in the city. Our family was still talking about it. Your eldest sister is still in Da Chu. Didn't we give them those two acres of land when we left? Their daughter came out with us. However, their family is not doing well at all. Four or five babies, just a little bit of land is their own, and the rest have to rent the landlord's land to plant, and they are busy all year round, and they don't know if they can eat. Seeing that the children are getting older day by day, what can they do when they get married? Sometimes, Da Niu thinks and is anxious for them. When we asked them to come with us, they wouldn't. Look at the families that are coming with us now, our family, your family, and Gui's daughter-in-law's mother's family, Gui's second daughter-in-law's mother's family, and Yinxia's mother-in-law's family, how many of these families, aren't they all doing well? Children go to school for free, they see a doctor for free when they are sick, they have two or three hundred acres of land outside the city, they have paid off their bank debts, and they have bought houses in the city. You say, everyone's life is good, can you miss Da Chu's relatives who are still poor? Brother Niu is thinking about her sister's house. I consulted with Brother Da Niu, and we sent a letter to his sister's house and gave them ten taels of silver. If they are willing to come, they can use the ten taels of silver as the fare, and they will be able to come. If they don't want to come, the ten taels of silver should be used to subsidize them. Come to think of it, they can live better with these ten taels of silver. ”

Gui Jinxia was dumbfounded, and said half-loudly: "Eldest sister, not only did you let them come over, but also gave them the travel expenses?" ”

Gui Yuxia took her sister's hand and said: "You have never lived in the palace like your eldest sister, you don't worry about eating and drinking, but you don't have any relatives, and the day is precarious, at that time, how much do you miss your relatives?" Therefore, I was frugal in the palace and took all the money home, just to make my family live better. Younger brothers and sisters, don't go hungry or get cold. ”

Gui Jinxia thought about the old days, if it weren't for the fact that there was an eldest sister in the family who was on an errand in the palace, she would get a few taels of silver for the family from time to time to go home. A few of them may have starved to death long ago. When I was a child, I remember experiencing floods, droughts, and insect plagues, and many children of the same age in the village starved to death and were sold by their parents, but their families always had food to eat and clothes to wear. When you grow up, you can still start a family. Isn't this all a sacrifice made by my sister? If my sister was like her now, just thinking about herself and ignoring her relatives, then she might have starved to death.

Gui Jinxia lowered her head.

Gui Yuxia saw that her sister understood, so she said softly, "I think you have understood." I'll tell you one more thing. Our family is relatives in Qingchun City. Several of my brothers and sisters are here. It's easier for us to go back to our parents' house now than it was when we were in Da Chu. Did you lift your feet and go back to your parents' house? Before, you had to walk for a long time in an ox cart? Now, I can hear my father's voice through the courtyard wall, and I feel how down-to-earth I am. However, have you thought about it, Da Niu is here alone, don't you want his sister. That's a mother's compatriot. If I can take their family over, Da Niu wants to visit his sister, and he can reach it with his feet, and he won't have to be bored enough to talk to the Japanese slaves every day when he has nothing to do. Isn't it? ”

Gui Jinxia thought about it, and said: "Our family is like this, my mother-in-law either works or works every day, and no one walks around. Her children and relatives are all in Dachu, can she rest assured? No wonder she thinks so. It's so lonely here. ”

Gui Yuxia nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good that you can understand." Actually, if you are generous and agree with your mother-in-law's idea, send a letter to the family. It doesn't cost a lot of money. On the one hand, you can also continue your thoughts. Give your family a loan, and then open up the wasteland a little farther away, get a thousand acres of farmland, and plant crops and fruit trees. When the letter was delivered to Da Chu, they hesitated and discussed, even if they all came, didn't they have to sell their fields, sell their houses, pack their things, find a boat again, and then get here, you said, can you do it without a few months of hard work? By that time, maybe your family's new Zhuangzi has already been cleared up. The second crop of the three hundred acres of land on the edge of the city was also harvested. When the time comes, the money from selling grain, your monthly money, and the money from selling timber may be enough for you to repay the bank loan. At that time, you had more than a thousand acres of land, which was not enough for these people to eat? Didn't your mother-in-law say the same? These people are all here, and you don't have to spend money on the way out. They all have land in their homes, and they sell it to cover their travel expenses. You also know that the land at home is expensive, and the land here is cheap. If you sell the land, let alone the road expenses, you can buy a small house even here. Maybe it's just a few days to stay at your house? If you had found a house in advance, you might not have to live in it for a day. Besides, not everyone wants to come here. If you just come to two or three families and take care of your own food, drink and housing, haven't you offended your parents-in-law and Luo Hu in vain? ”

Gui Jinxia thought about it, and hurriedly wiped away her tears and said, "It's because I think it's wrong, I'll go back and tell them." I agreed to write home a letter. ”

Gui Yuxia smiled and said: "Actually, we can live a good life now because of the blessing of the county lord. The county lord built this city when there was a shortage of manpower, and if more people came, the more he would help the county lord. We have received a great favor from the county lord, and we can't reciprocate, so we can introduce all the relatives in the family, isn't it also a favor for the county lord? Isn't that a win-win-win? ”

Jin Xia thought about it and said, "No, it's still the eldest sister who understands it." I'll go back. ”

Gui Yuxia hurriedly said: "Why are you in such a hurry, drink a cup of tea and leave?" ”

Jin Xia was in a hurry to go home and hurriedly said, "No, I won't drink tea." I'll come back another day. ”

After saying that, he hurriedly went home.

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