In the evening, Xi Tongfang sent his subordinates and discussed with Ruan and his three sons and daughters about the use of the money.

Nguyen said, "Take out two thousand taels of silver and buy some dowries and dowries for the children, and keep the remaining eight hundred taels of silver for later use." ”

Xi Ming said, "I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry to buy a dowry, first buy a dowry of 1,000 taels of silver for my sister, and leave the rest for 800 taels of silver for backup, and 1,000 taels of silver for 50 acres of high-grade paddy fields, and in the future, our family's income will be more." ”

The high-quality paddy fields in Hangzhou city land are worth 20 taels of silver per mu and 1,000 taels of silver, which is enough to buy 50 acres of paddy fields, and the annual income can feed many people.

There are more than a dozen subordinates in the family, and if you don't increase your income, how can you afford them?

Ah Yun supported his chin with both hands and supported his little head, agreeing with Ah Niang's doctrine for a while, and then feeling that Ah Ge was right, the angry Ruan Shi smiled and scolded, "You are a little wall grass, where there is wind, you will pour it." ”

"Ah Niang, then listen to you, it's just that Ah Yun is still young, she still has to study, and she doesn't want to marry a daughter-in-law yet, so Ah Niang will marry a daughter-in-law for the eldest brother first." Ah Yun said seriously.

Xi Feng sneered when he heard this, and said amusedly, "Ah Yun, even if you want to marry a daughter-in-law now, Ah Niang will not marry you, how old are you, a little bart, and you ran outside with your bare ass last year." ”

Ah Yun's little face suddenly turned red, her face was full of shame, and she retorted, "Sister said nonsense, it was all a matter of several years, and people have grown up now." ”

Ruan Shi and Xi Ming also opened their mouths happily.

Xi Tongfang coughed twice and said, "Then this silver, according to what your aunt said, it is important to buy a dowry for you first, if you can't get the silver when the time comes, our Xi family will be embarrassed." ”

"Daddy, Auntie, my family affairs haven't been settled yet, so I'm not in a hurry to get married." Xi Feng opened his mouth and said, "I heard that the Chu family has a ship going to sea recently, I think, it is better for us to take this silver to participate in the shares, and when the ship comes back, we can earn double, three times, more, five or six times." ”

"This ......" Ruan Shi hesitated, "This is a big deal to participate in the sea ship, Ah Niang has also heard of it, and after hearing that there is still a ship going to sea, it will disappear." ”

If a big ship disappears at sea, not only the people on board will be gone, but the goods on board will also be gone, and the people who participate in the shares will also lose all their money and lose all their money.

Of course, there are still a few ships that have accidents at sea, and most of the ships will return safely, and as long as the ships return, the people who participate in the shares will make a lot of money.

Therefore, some families who have surplus silver will take out a part of the silver to participate in sea ships, participate more, earn more, participate less, and earn less.

It's just that this shareholding in the sea ship is the same as gambling, if you are lucky, the sea ship that participates in the sea will be able to come back safely and make a lot of money, and if you are unlucky, the sea ship will be missing, and you will lose all your money.

Xi Tongfang knows the most detailed information about the participation of this sea vessel.

In the past, when the family first separated, Xi Tongfang had a few hundred taels of silver in his hand, so he wanted to follow others to participate in the sea ship business and make some money.

At that time, Ruan's stopped him and said that he didn't agree to participate in the seagoing ship business, Ruan's took two hundred taels of silver, bought some chickens to raise in the forest, and bought many fruit trees to plant in the yard, and the remaining few hundred taels of silver were not much, and he had to leave some for Xi Ming to treat his illness, so Xi Tongfang did not dare to take it to participate in the seagoing ship.