Saying that, Ziqing was shocked when she heard Shen's words, and hurriedly asked what the loss was. It turned out that today Zeng Ruixiang gave the bundle of eighteen taels of silver to Tian, indicating that the extra six taels of silver were given for Zeng Ruiqing. Because Zhou's leg injury this year cost a lot of silver, and the family's work was delayed, and there was no production in the field.

Zeng Ruixiang naturally knew the situation of Zeng Ruiqing's family, and took the initiative to say to his eldest brother: "When everyone is in difficulty, my father and mother are our two sons, my eldest brother has always taken care of me when I was a child, and I have always kept it in my heart. ”

Zeng Ruiqing didn't say anything, it seemed that he acquiesced, Zhou was overjoyed when he heard it, it was six taels of silver! If you are careful and calculated, it is enough for her family to live for two years, how can she not be overjoyed.

Now that they are back, according to the rules, the New Year is still to be spent at home, and when they see the Shen family, the Zhou family is much more enthusiastic than before. Ziqing thought silently in her heart, I hope that these six taels of silver can make the big house family see the sincerity of the second room.

Ziqing secretly said to the Shen family: "My sister-in-law always envies me for having a father who can earn eighteen taels of silver a year, but in fact, the money earned by my father is not all for them, we don't spend it, I think she will say anything about me in the future?" ”

Shen listened and poked Ziqing's head and scolded, "What kind of teeth are grinding".

At the end of the year, Shen Jianshan came to pick up He Shi and said: "Although the year is not good this year, because of potatoes and watermelons, there is actually more silver than the harvest year. Thanks to my sister's family, we can have a good year. He was naturally happy when he heard this.

Shen Jianshan sent two more hams, and the Shen family wanted to give money, but Shen Jianshan said that he didn't want anything, "My sister is taking my brother as an outsider." ”

The Shen family had no choice but to give up, and each family sent a piece of cloth. I also brought some dried fruits and snacks and so on.

On the evening of the 28th, the family gathered around the east house to bake the fire, Zeng Ruixiang hugged Zixi, Shen was doing needlework on the side, the children's New Year's clothes were still two pieces away, Zifu and Zilu sold just counted the copper of the couplet, Zishou helped them string it well, and Ziqing took out the account book. It is said that the accounts of the year will be reported to everyone. Good at heart.

"At the beginning of spring, Master Xu had less than 17 taels left after their accounts were settled, the income from watermelons was 520 taels, the potatoes in the second season were sold for 110 taels of silver, the eggs were 38 taels, and the gelding chickens were 10 taels. The green garlic and parsley were less than five taels a year ago, and this time the couplets were sold for more than six taels of silver this year due to the late preparation. There is also a net income of 280 taels for lanterns this year, so the annual income is almost 983 taels. The cost is to buy 80 taels of mountains, 19 taels to build a yard, 15 taels to buy a field, and about 25 taels of other odds and pieces, and there are about 844 taels of silver left in the house. ”

Billing. Zeng Ruixiang and Shen Shi, you look at me and I look at you, both with puzzled faces, and Zifu is even more surprised that he can't close his mouth, his face is full of disbelief. "Qing'er, you're not mistaken, are you? How can it be? ”

"It's true. We have more than 840 taels of silver, and I have counted them all. Ziqing emphasized again.

"If I hadn't separated from my family, I wouldn't have thought that in two years, I would have been able to earn this family business. If I had separated earlier, I might have been a rich man. Shen said with a smile.

"But, old lady, maybe I won't be able to come if I split up early, where are you going to earn all this money?" Ziqing meditated in her heart.

"I didn't expect Qing'er to really write down this account, Dad really underestimated you, this time, everyone really knows it, the year's income and expenses are clear at a glance, not like before, not bad, not bad." Zeng Ruixiang said.

"What was so confused before, I can't see you a copper in a year, where do you need to keep any accounts?" Shen glanced at Zeng Ruixiang with a smile.

The family had a heated discussion about the use of this silver, and Shen said: "It doesn't take so much silver to buy a paddy field, and the opportunity of the paddy field should be touched slowly, so it is better to buy a shop in the city first and rent it out first, so that Zifu doesn't have to go to the exam for the past two years, and the family doesn't need a lot of silver." ”

Zeng Ruixiang also agreed to buy a shop in the city this time, and it is best to buy a shop with a backyard, in case any child wants to settle down in the city in the future, it is also convenient.

"I also think that the shop is good, in case of a bad year, the income of the shop is still guaranteed." Zifu said.

"I think that I can buy all the paddy fields in the shop, and the paddy fields can ensure that my family has food and can have enough to eat. In the middle of the year, the early rice is affected and there is still late rice, what if there is only a shop and there is no food to buy at that time? Zilu said, it seems that he still can't let go of the days when he didn't have enough to eat before.

"Well, I'm also afraid that I won't have enough to eat, so let's buy paddy fields." Zishou also followed.

Saying this, Zeng Ruixiang thought of Yan Renda and said: "His family's dry land is not much less than ours, and there are still three acres of paddy fields, which are stronger than ours. There are more and more children, and I heard my mother say that Chunyu has it again, how can this be good? ”

"If you want me to say, you still can't endure hardship, and if you can endure hardship, it won't be like this. The third son of the Sanniang family, this year in our family, didn't he also have an income of more than ten taels of silver? How do people do things, they say that the lantern that Ziqing made, people went to cut the bamboo in the morning, cut it up, and let the third brother and sister do it at home, your third brother himself is in the field and in the field, and there is also our family's work, what kind of delay, when I am idle at night, I have to weave a shelf, and also, our family's new yard, those courtyard walls and adobes, are all driven out by his brothers, how much hardship, how much sweat, can your eldest brother-in-law do it? I'm afraid that his family's life is more comfortable than ours, and he fights cocks and dogs all day long, except for poor food and clothing, and he doesn't see people worrying. Shen said.

"I think they are also grandmothers and grandmothers, they have been put in for a year, and they are both food and vegetables, but I am afraid that there is still silver, my eldest aunt and father finally calculated that there is still the Yue family to rely on, where can I give up the strength to go to the field?" Zifu said.

"That's not it, let's just say that the watermelon and the potato, we can send the seeds, if you cultivate it well, take advantage of the rarity now, the potatoes also have a year of one or twenty taels of silver, our family has sold one hundred and ten taels of silver this year, and my uncle's family can have a good year this year with these two things, which is more than the income of the harvest year." Ziqing said.

"I'm afraid that all the potatoes we sent were eaten by my aunt's family, and later I gave my grandmother a load and sent them to my aunt's family." Zilu said.

"This is not a long-term solution after all, can my father and mother still manage them for a lifetime? What about the bunch of children in the future? Zeng Ruixiang sighed.

"Therefore, if a person is either very clever and has a plan in his heart, if he is not wise, but he must be able to endure hardship, and if he is neither wise nor can endure hardship, then he can only suffer. You can't rely on others, you guys, remember? Shen seized the opportunity to educate his children.

A few children nodded as if they were pecking rice. Ziqing felt that it was not easy for her mother, who had never studied to tell this great truth, and it was the tempering of life that taught her. (To be continued)