I couldn't help but say, "Your Lao Mei's mountain goods store is really kind, this fox skin, it was supposed to be a dowry for my daughter, if I wasn't in a hurry to wait for the money, why would I be reluctant to sell it, I just went to the mountain goods store in the town, the shopkeeper's black heart, it's good to say, only give one or two silver, and say that the fresh fur is not good to preserve, say that my fox fur is not good, and say that my fox skin has a smell, rotten and smelly, I took the fox skin and was about to leave, the shopkeeper reluctantly agreed to add me another half a tael of silver, and said, That's the price in town, it's the same everywhere you go. ”

"I don't believe in evil, and went to two mountain goods stores, or this price, I am discouraged, I plan to ask another if it really can't be sold anyway, fortunately I heard someone next to me say that your old Meijia mountain goods store is kind to the goods, do not make black money me, I just found me was still skeptical, I didn't expect, brother, your mountain goods store is really sincere, in the future, my mountain goods will be sold to your family, I will go back to give you propaganda, no longer have to go to the town to suffer from those black-hearted shopkeepers"

Before Mei Xiaoque could speak, the villagers who were watching the hot rè next to her were all hot.

"The mountain goods shop in this town is really black-hearted, and there is a silver or two halves between this and the back."

"It's not, one or two halves of silver, half a year's expenses for our countrymen."

"I said Xiaoque, you didn't misestimate the price, it's a tael of silver before and after, or you look at it again, if the price is misestimated, this silver will be wasted, no matter how rich your family is, you can't throw it away like this."

The man in the mountains was excited and grateful, and blurted out, listening to the neighbors persuade Mei Xiaoque like this, he also looked at Mei Xiaoque nervously, for fear that he would regret it, and regret why he wanted to say this more for a while.

Wadian Village and Lingshan Village are said to be adjacent villages, but they are actually separated by dozens of miles.

It's not easy to come and go, if the Mei family, the shopkeeper, regrets it, whether he sells it or not

Feeling uneasy, Mei Xiaoque smiled and said, "This big brother, fresh fur is not easy to preserve, your skin does have a bit of taste, it is not the right way to concoct it, and the shopkeeper also has this concern, so he lowered the price." The reason why I dare to accept this leather at a high price is because our family has a way to concoct leather and keep it not bad. It's a little hard to do it yourself, it's not worth anything, just make a friend, if the big brother has any good things in the future, just remember to come to our house, keep the price fair"

The man in the mountains breathed a sigh of relief and scratched the back of his head, "Big brother, you are really a good person, fortunately, I took such a long detour to sell here." Big brother, don't worry, in the future, our family's mountain goods, our relatives' mountain goods, will be sold to your family, I have long heard that there is a big girl in your family, she is a well-known capable person, even the lady in the palace has been praised, and she is so kind in business, or brother, your family has a good style."

Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li, as well as Zhou's, Wen's and a few little guys, took advantage of the good sun to dry mountain goods in the yard.

In the yard

It was so sunburned that there was almost no place to put your feet, and even the roof was covered with a ladder and a large piece.

Mei Xiaotong stood on the ladder and dried the mountain goods on the roof.

Seeing this scene outside, he nodded in his heart, the eldest brother is now more and more experienced, and he has a bit of a businessman's taste when he speaks, even if the mountain man said that the mountain goods store in the town is not good, the eldest brother did not echo it, and said a few words for others, this is the truth of harmony and wealth.

Originally, I did this mountain goods business, which was to rob part of the business of those mountain goods stores, and if I didn't pay attention to what I said, I would offend the dead people.

Now that my business has just started, it is better to get into less trouble.

Even if Mrs. Li didn't see it, across the yard, they heard the movement outside.

This kind of thing QG, since Mei Xiaotong completely let go of the acquisition of QG, handed over to Mei Xiaoque, often happens.

Even if Mrs. Li knew that Mei Xiaoque should have done nothing wrong, if the price was wrong, her daughter should come forward.

But I couldn't help but mumble a few words

"Isn't the boss stupid, it's not that his own silver is not distressed, right, people in the town collect one or two halves of silver, he is good, the shot is three taels of silver, even if it is for a good reputation, if you can't give two taels of silver, you can also save one or two, now this family wants silver everywhere, and the boss of Zhang Da doesn't know when to come. I don't want to save a little, but I am very generous."

Zhou didn't dare to speak on the side, in fact, she agreed with her mother-in-law's words ten thousand times in her heart, one or two halves of silver, and she gave it like this, although she couldn't touch it, but she was distressed.

It's a pity that Zhou has no right to speak, and no matter how much he says, he can only swallow it back into his stomach.

These days, she has proved with blood and tears that as long as she speaks, no matter what she says, even if she echoes Mrs. Li's opinion and pats Mrs. Li's ass, Mrs. Li can pick a bone in the egg and count her from beginning to end.

Mrs. Li can dislike the boss and be stupid, if the Zhou family dares to agree, if she doesn't say a word, she will become disgusted with Mei Xiaoque, and she will be remarried again

In the past, in Lao Mei's family, Wen's daughter-in-law had the least status, but now she has fallen and become Zhou.

But who let her do it before?

Zhou has been trained by Mrs. Li to be much more honest during this time, and she holds her tail every day to be a man, just begging Mrs. Li to scold a few words.

Wen is doing work, she has always talked little, especially this kind of topic, and she doesn't dare to deal with her mother-in-law when she is killed.

Only Xiao Xiaojuan looked at everyone's faces, and she was so clever that she patted her ass and said, "Milk nǎi, uncle is taught well by my aunt, didn't our aunt say that being honest and doing business is the long-term solution, it seems that not only us, but even the uncle has it in mind." ”

Since Zhou's return, several children in the big house have kept a low profile because of her, and they don't dare to stand out in front of Mrs. Li, but it is obvious

Out of Xiaojuan is here

Xiaojuan was already clever, but the Wen family pressed him before, and coupled with his young age, there were many things that a few brothers stopped in front of him.

For example, today, the dragon and the heavenly tiger, as well as the heavenly leopard, dare not come to Mrs. Li and Mei Xiaotong, but Xiao Juan and Xiao Que, Xiao Duo can often show her face in front of Mrs. Li.

Don't look at Xiaojuan who doesn't talk much on weekdays, but after a few times, she summed up a truth, if you want to make your milk happy and comfortable, you must mention any good thing, and you have to mention your aunt.

Therefore, since then, praising his aunt every day has become his career.

Since she praised her aunt in a fancy way, not only has Xiaojuan won the blue eyes of Mrs. Li, but even the status of Sanfang has improved a lot, and Wen's confidence is now enough.

Because Mei Xiaotong privately asked her to help the dyeing workshop paint the patterns, she promised to give her a commission, for every horse painted, she could give fifty wen, and at the end of the year, after the dyeing workshop settled the bill with Mei Xiaotong, Mei Xiaotong gave her the money.

So now, Wen is full of energy, and the knot between his eyebrows has dissipated a little.

Sure enough, after listening to Xiaojuan's fancy praise, Mrs. Li's face softened, "Don't I know this truth?" Aren't I worried, Boss Zhang gave a hundred taels of silver, and people come every day, I'm afraid that the silver is not enough to make up my hands, can I save a little more and hold on for a few more days? ”

"Mother, don't worry, I have a number in my heart, now the villagers are selling just some worthless mushrooms or something, like white fox skin, I can't meet it once a month. The silver is still enough, besides, Boss Zhang has asked Steward Lu to bring a letter over, and he will send someone to take a look at the mountain goods purchased by our family recently, if the quantity is enough and the quality is appropriate, the money will be settled. When the time comes, you just wait to sit at home and collect the cashier, these things outside, I see that the eldest brother and the fourth brother are getting more and more comfortable, you see the eldest brother, now it is no different from the shopkeeper of the mountain store in the town. Mei Xiaotong knew what Mrs. Li was worried about, so she came down from the ladder and comforted her.

How can Mrs. Li really rest assured, she is a worrying life.

If it weren't for her daughter's advice and letting her go, she would be able to sit in the shed outside all day long, watching Mei Xiaoque, and a big son's business would have to be stared at under her nose.

At the beginning of this business, her heart was carried every day, and when she looked at the past, there was no one in the family who was reliable.

The old man looked okay when he was young, but now that the children are older, he shows a lot of problems, especially when he favors a few white-eyed wolf sons, and he can't take precautions.

Top dog? Forget it, what she is most wary of now is the boss, the money has passed through the boss's hands, and there is a stirrger like Zhou behind, don't look at the honesty now, if you don't stare at it one day, you can't instigate the boss to steal the private money.

As for the fourth child, he looks more reliable now, and he can barely be regarded as half an arm of his daughter.

In short, the most reliable person in the family is only her daughter.

Since her daughter said that it was okay, she was relieved.

Glancing at the boss outside, wearing a robe made of indigo cloth brought back by his daughter, his head and face were cleaned up, and he sat there, talking and acting a little bit better.

After thinking about it, he turned around and warned Zhou, "Let me tell you, this business is complete now."

Family, don't you instigate the boss behind your back, and secretly use the money as a private house? If you let the old lady know, you will pack up the luggage for the old lady and get out, do you hear? ”

Zhou felt that he had been wronged to death, and he did things in a good manner, and he didn't even dare to let out a fart, so why was he scolded again?

I really want to confess to myself, I definitely don't have this mind now, she has been famous since she received the family law, who doesn't know? If you break away from the Mei family, I'm afraid it's really a dead end.

Now the Zhou family really wants to be honest and please the whole family, and after a few years, everyone will forget about it.

Looking at the current momentum of the Mei family, as long as she is honest, good days are still ahead.

Not to mention, the day before the business, the big house secretly held a small meeting in the house, saying that after the business started, the family should help with their hearts and not be careful.

Especially Tianhu, he also specially reminded the head of the house, saying that he should do things well, but don't do things that are sorry for the sister-in-law and the whole family for a little money.

Zhou always felt that Tianhu was saying this to himself, his face was embarrassed, and it was difficult to explain, he had a criminal record before, and the reputation of secretly hiding private money was known to everyone.

Mei Xiaoque probably thought of this, blushed, and promised in front of the whole family that she would never do such a thing.

Hearing Mrs. Li's warning, Zhou only swore an oath, and even said what Tianhu said that day, and just wanted her mother-in-law and sister-in-law to believe in herself.

Mei Xiaotong didn't expect that the people in the big house would discuss this topic, but she felt a little more comfortable, anyway, Tianhu They haven't grown crooked yet.

Even Mrs. Li snorted when she heard it, and she let go of Zhou.

Mei Xiaotong also took the opportunity to open the topic, "Mother, I think that our yard is still too small now, and now it is not the peak season for collecting mountain goods, so this yard can't be opened, what can I do in the future when we wait for the peak season?" ”

Mrs. Li looked at the yard, the yard was full of mountain goods, the yard used to be cleaned up, but now everyone has to dry something, it looks crowded and messy.

"No, look at this mess. But our yard is so big, there is no way, there will be more mountain goods in the future, and the worthless ones will be taken to the backyard to dry, let Xiaojuan and them guard, don't be stolen, the bird will take it away. ”

Wen's soft voice rarely spoke, "Mother, I see that we have only been collecting mountain goods for more than half a month, and the lively people at this gate have never been interrupted, and the backyard is close, only."

I'm afraid that someone will run to the backyard to touch a little, and a few children are afraid that they won't be able to watch it. ”

Mrs. Li's waist was forked, and she was menacing, "The small one is useless, I can't look at it, when the time comes, I will go to see the old woman in person, and I will see which Wang Ba calf dares not to have long eyes......"

Mei Xiaotong listened to her mother's neutral voice and shook her head, "Mother, it's not a long-term solution to guard every day, I thought about it, let's suffer a little this year, make do with it first." When the mountain goods are collected this year and the silver is settled with Boss Zhang, let's see how much money we have. If it's not enough, by the end of the year, there should be a little bit of dividends from my dye recipe, and I will make up for it together. Then let my father find Lizheng to approve a larger homestead, and then we will build a blue brick and big tile house, surround a big yard, and dry mountain goods, and everyone can live again. ”

Hearing this, not only Mrs. Li was stunned, but even Zhou and Wen couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Starting a new house? Big brick house?

"What's wrong with this house? Why do you want to start a new house? Isn't our family living well? You don't need money to start a new house? Besides, this new house, what about this old house? Mrs. Li frowned, can you get up if you talk about the house?

Silver that can't be spent in vain?

Before the money arrived, the girl had already thought of using it, and Mrs. Li felt reluctant.

Besides, even if you use the money from the mountain goods business, if you have the money to build two more rooms, and if you don't have the money to build two less, why should you take out the dividends of the dyeing workshop?

It's all the girl's private money, and a big son can't touch it! Can't afford to cheap them!

"Mother, what do you think, this old house has been in it for many years, and now it can barely be lived, but isn't our family going to collect mountain goods? It's still a little now, and it can be stored, but if you wait until the peak season, you can't get something and have no place to put it? Besides, the fourth brother is not too young, and he has built a new house, so he can be given a daughter-in-law. Tianlong and Tianhu are also older, and they are going to get married one after another, where can we live in this old house when the time comes? ”

This is the truth, now the children in the family are getting older day by day, the age of the fourth, if you don't talk about a daughter-in-law, you will be talked about, the family should be ready to prepare, but this new house, the matter is big, the main thing is that it costs too much money, and Mrs. Li is still a little hesitant.

When I was struggling, I heard that the man in the mountains outside took the silver and left, and the shed, which had been quiet, was lively again.

"Look, there's a carriage coming, isn't it big business?"

"I don't look like it, this is not a carriage for towing goods, this is obviously a sitting person, who is a relative?"

"Is it the big boss who collected the mountain goods that Lao Mei's family said is here?"

The villagers outside were talking.

I heard that Mrs. Li and the others in the courtyard were also interested.

In this village, except for the people of this village, or the people of the next village, there are few outsiders, and it is a rare thing for a carriage to come in, and everyone is watching from afar.

Mei Xiaotong happened to take another basket of mountain goods, climbed the ladder to go to the roof to dry, heard people talking, and looked into the distance.

It was indeed a light curtain carriage heading towards their old Mei family.

The carriage was very unfamiliar, not like the one in the town, nor the one she was familiar with. Mei Xiaotong narrowed her eyes.

Who's coming?

Is it someone from Boss Zhang's side? Still is?

Mei Xiaotong was analyzing in her heart, and the light carriage had stopped at the door of their old Mei's house.

The coachman "lawed" the two horses and ordered them to stop.

A puff of dust was raised.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, a tall man got out of the carriage, dressed in a new indigo cloth robe, a pair of thick-soled soap boots, and a proud face.

Before getting off the bus, someone had sharp eyes and already recognized who it was.

"Huh? Isn't this the third child of the Mei family? Is Mei evergreen? ”

"Oh, really! Third child, I haven't seen you for more than a year, where did you get rich and come back? ”

……

Mei Zhongzhong was sitting crookedly under the greenhouse, smoking dry cigarettes, listening to the blind dates chatting, and when she heard someone say that she was the third child, she was stunned at a glance.

Isn't this his third son, who can't stay home for a year and a half?

Speaking of this third son, Mei Zhongzhong really has a headache, and she doesn't know that she and her wife are not

With such a temperament, how could such a son be born.

Since he turned fifteen or sixteen years old, he has been going out day and night, thinking that it would be better to get married and have a daughter-in-law.

It's good that he was only two months old, and he cheated money from Wen's hands to go out to play.

Mei Zhongzhong thought again, I'm afraid that after giving birth to a child and having a family, can I get better?

But after giving birth to Xiaoque, the Wen family was bent on taking care of the child, and the third child became more and more uncared for, plus stealing Wen's dowry and selling it for money, he was a little more bastard than before.

(End of chapter)