Chapter 996: Dad, I Have a Secret
Wang Fuzi's two sons and a daughter all showed shocked looks, they didn't know how their father could get 200 acres of high-quality fertile land.
In their impression, their own life has always been tight, although they will not starve to death and can eat enough, but it will not be much better.
In this Hangzhou Chengnei, they are just extremely ordinary people.
If they had two hundred acres of land, their lives would have been much easier.
Think about it, with 200 acres of high-quality fertile land, at least you can become a small landlord.
In the countryside, it is definitely a big family.
The annual harvest of 200 acres of land, in addition to the excesses and miscellaneous taxes of 7788 and the expenses of the family, if you save some money, you can still have a lot of money left.
At least a year, you can accumulate dozens of taels of silver.
And in these years, disasters and famines have been going on in various places, making the people's livelihood difficult.
Many farmers in the countryside have begun to sell their fields and land, so these dozens of taels of silver can still buy at least ten acres of land.
There may be more to come.
In a few years, the family will change a lot.
For example, now Wang Chengping, the eldest son of Wang Fuzi, has learned carpentry work, but he has worked hard for a month, and he can only earn less than one or two silver.
The second son, Wang Chengan, works in the rice shop, and it is only eight dollars of silver a month, which is tiring and tiring.
The youngest daughter is a girl's family, and she can't show her head to do things.
Therefore, she can only help her mother do housework at home, and pick up some needlework to do when she is free, although she does not get much money, but she can also supplement some household expenses.
The family now mainly relies on the income of its two sons.
The income of more than one or two silver supports the food and drink of a family of four. It was tight.
Master Wang put thousands of taels of silver at home, but the two of them had already said that this kind of wealth must not be revealed, otherwise it would cause unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, the lady of Master Wang has been abiding by the rule of the two people all these years. Even if the family is tight, I haven't thought about moving the money.
Therefore, the three children in the family, they don't know that their family is actually a small rich family.
"Daddy. You're not greedy for the owner's stuff, are you? ”
The boss was stupid, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said something that made the prince angry.
Dare to be in love, is he such a person in the eyes of his son?
Wang Fuzi thought helplessly.
But the lady of the prince thought a little more, she thought that it might be her father-in-law, which was planning for the future.
Now that he's decided to leave that pirate career, he's definitely going to have to buy some family business in the future.
So, if my father-in-law said this, he was planning to use the money they had been hiding.
"Two hundred acres of land. Maybe even more, your dad and I are lucky this time. Wang Fuzi said to his children with a face pretending to be 13.
looked at the look of his father-in-law, and that kind of tone. Wang Fuzi's wife, Liu, couldn't help but laugh.
However, she didn't interject in, and it was better for Xianggong to handle such a big matter.
She is a woman's family, as long as she has a good husband and children.
It has to be said. Wang Fuzi's lady, Liu, was a typical Ming Dynasty woman.
She has been a woman since elementary school, so she has the absolute good character of a woman in the Ming Dynasty in this era.
Of course. If it is put in modern times, it will definitely be complained about by many people.
But this is the seventeenth century.
"When your father and I came back, I saw a lot of homeless people along the way, and I heard that there was another disaster in Anqing."
Wang Fuzi did not say anything directly, but first said that he had seen a lot of homeless people outside the city.
Wang Fuzi mentioned this stubble, and Liu, who was sitting on the side, opened his mouth.
"It's not the one who is in charge. I heard that the flood in Anqing washed away a lot of villages, and I heard that there was also a mess caused by the Daomen Society, so many displaced people came to Hangzhou. As soon as these people came, the people were panicked, thanks to the prefect's order that the displaced people were not allowed to enter the city, which did not cause chaos in the city. ”
Hair is long and insightful is short.
Wang Fuzi complained in his heart.
In fact, in Wang Fuzi's view, those displaced people outside the city are blocked outside the city like this, which is the biggest insecurity.
They have nothing to eat or drink outside the city, and if they can't survive, it will cause a big mess.
When someone ascends to the heights and shouts, the homeless people will suddenly be able to turn into rogues to attack the city and plunder the county.
The prefect of Hangzhou is an idiot when he thinks about it, can't he understand this problem?
"This Ming Dynasty is full of natural and man-made disasters, and I always have a bad feeling in my heart, although I can't say it myself, but I just don't feel very good."
Master Wang said to the family members quietly.
"This time, I'm going to come back and pick you all up. In the future, we will not live in Hangzhou. ”
What?
Going?
Where to?
"It's not impossible to leave Hangzhou, but where can we go?"
Liu asked.
The two sons and daughters of the king did not speak, they were sons and daughters, and the old man was the heavens in these years.
So, they don't have a say in this issue.
As the main member of the family, the prince spoke, so it was basically similar to the emperor's decree.
Anyway, they are children, just listen to the arrangement.
The boss Wang Chengping doesn't care, he himself lacks a string, and the whole person has no heart and lungs.
The second child only frowned slightly.
As for her daughter Xiuniang, she has the same idea as the boss, she thinks that as long as she is with her parents, she can go anywhere.
After all, it's all a family.
"Go to the Americas, the Zhao Song Empire. I have now entered the household registration over there and become a citizen of Zhao Song. And as long as you go there, you can get 200 acres of fertile land. I have carefully looked at those good fields, and they are definitely the best good fields at all, and they are still selected by myself. ”
At this point, Master Wang finally said what he wanted to say.
Americas!
Song Empire?
What is this place.
I've never heard of it.
The whole family even showed puzzled looks.
Master Wang had no choice but to explain it to them.
At the same time, Wang Fuzi also decided to tell his children that he was a pirate.
Only by telling the truth can we get the understanding of our children and let them know why they are going to the Americas.
At the very least, so that they don't have any psychological resistance, then the matter becomes much easier.
"Actually, I have something to say to you. Actually, I've been hiding this from you for many years. Now that I have made this choice, it is necessary for you to know about it. ”
Mr. Wang's expression was very serious, and his gaze slowly swept over the faces of his children.
At this time, it was still very bright outside, and the light was cast in the room, and even some dust could be seen floating in the light.
What does Daddy mean by that?
Could it be that Daddy has a concubine outside?
Seeing Master Wang's serious appearance, his children thought crookedly for a while.
But think about it, Master Wang has been away from home for many years, and it will be a few years as soon as he comes out, and when he comes back, he will stay for ten days and half a month and then leave.
So. It's no wonder that children think so.
Besides, Master Wang is still a normal man, he is always in need.
After so many years outside, can he really endure it?
Looking for flowers and asking about willows. It's definitely indispensable.
This year, I bought a big girl with yellow flowers, and I didn't need much silver.
Those homeless people outside the city sold their bodies, and many of them were not very good-looking, and they could even be called beautiful.
It's just such a girl's family. The money from selling his body is only four or five taels of silver.
If those yellow-haired girls who haven't grown up at about ten years old, even give two or three taels of silver, you can take them away.
In other words, people are worthless these days.
Oh no. Daddy just raised an outer room outside, so now I have to explain it to everyone.
Master Wang didn't know that his children were crooked, otherwise he would definitely be angry.
"Master, do you really want to say it?"
Liu didn't want to be crooked, she knew what she meant.
However, it seemed to her that there was no need to tell her children about this.
Aren't you planning to quit being a pirate anyway?
If that's the case, then what can you do if you hide it for the rest of your life?
At the very least, you can maintain a tall image in front of your children.
God knows what the reaction of the children would be if he told this secret.
After all, you're a pirate outside.
If it's even more ugly, it's no different from being a thief.
Wang Fuzi turned his head and glanced at his wife.
"Don't worry, I know what to expect. And I have to say it, because I've decided to go to the Americas, and some of my old brothers have got land somewhere, and even if I don't say it, the children will know about it later. Since that's the case, it's better for me to say it now, so that they can have a number in their hearts. ”
It turned out that it was not for nothing that Master Wang wanted to tell his secret.
If he goes to the Americas in the future, it will not only be Master Wang, but also his brothers.
These guys are just like him, they're pirates.
After everyone went to the Americas, they had to live together and interact with each other from time to time.
When the time comes, even if you don't say it, your children will see some problems.
simply, it's better to make everything clear this time, so that the children have a bottom in their hearts. (To be continued......)