Chapter 144: Partnership
When the young couple heard that the second brother of the Shen family actually wanted to share half of the profits from future trading to themselves, they looked at each other in shock, and then hurriedly waved their hands and refused: "Second brother, this is unacceptable!"
Shen Luzhu also nodded again and again: "That's the second brother, how can Chu Yi and I ask for your hard-earned silver!" What do you have to do to send money out?"
Shen Songjie waved his hand to interrupt the refusal of the little couple: "Listen to me, the trade of mosquito repellent was originally the idea you gave, in fact, at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, when the family began to prepare for this year's business, I pondered about it, and at that time I thought that I would send it directly to you if I earned money this year, but I didn't expect the business to be completed all of a sudden, and I was embarrassed to talk to you, so I put it on hold.
"The second brother didn't regard us as his own family, and what the family should do should be so clear, but there are two ideas that may not be successful, so what does it have to do with us to make money from trading, it is Grandpa's superb medical skills, and the mosquito repellent medicine is effective, and it is also the second brother and cousin who have worked hard and earned it little by little, what does it have to do with me!"
This is not a day or two after Shen Songjie has been thinking in his heart, and he guessed that his sister and brother-in-law will definitely refuse, so he has already thought of a rhetoric: "Even if you are your own family, you can't take advantage of you so unclearly, who will you say this way of making money? Who to tell me, as long as people are down-to-earth and willing to work, they can earn a sum of money, but don't tell others, you do it yourself, isn't it also an income, why do you have to tell me and Zeuru? It's not because we're your brother, you and your brother-in-law have worked hard for us, what's wrong with me as a brother to give my sister and brother-in-law, and I don't stipulate that my own brothers and sisters can't share the silver!"
"Second brother, this is a strong word!"
Shen Songjie smiled and tapped his sister's head: "What kind of strong words, you are unreasonable, but you can't talk about your second brother and me!" Anyway, I think this matter is okay with Zeuru, and I have discussed it with the elders in the family, so you can just wait for me to get the money back!"
"Second Brother......
Shen Songjie saw that Chu Yi still refused, and hurriedly interrupted: "Eh, brother-in-law, don't say it again! The elders have already spoken, and you still dare not listen to your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"Second brother!"
"Luzhu, you too, there is no room for maneuver in this matter, if you are disobedient, I will ask Grandpa to tell you!"
Shen Luzhu's words were all on his lips, but he was blocked by Shen Songjie, and he really didn't have a trick with his second brother, who was especially stubborn today, and stretched out his hand and pushed Chu Yi: "Chu Yi, look at him, it's too unreasonable!"
The Shen family's good intentions, if he and his wife blindly refuse, it may make people feel uncomfortable, so it is better to change the way than this. The family made coffins, and Chu Yi dealt with all kinds of wood since he was a child, and these woods came from the surrounding mountains.
I have heard my family say that some large coffin shops in the town or county directly choose a few forests on the surrounding mountains, or a whole mountain, sign a contract with the government, and pay the silver according to the year, and then the mountains and trees on the ground within the specified scope of the contract become their own, which is the so-called baoshan.
It is said that although the price of an acre of mountainous land is incomparable with an acre of cultivated land, it is also a large expense in a year: "Since the second brother has made up his mind, it is better to do this, and then the family will not have to plant herbs in the mountains, and the silver will be paid by us!"
Shen Luzhu heard it and felt that this method was good: "This is good, even if we partner in the trade of herbs together, we will pay for it, and the second brother will work harder and make more efforts, okay?"
Although Shen Songjie has not yet carried out the step of going to the county government to make a deed and handing over the wallet mountain, but this time he has also inquired a lot about Baoshan in the town in advance, and naturally knows that the cost of Baoshan for a year is by no means a small number, not to mention that they still have to plant herbs, it is not enough to cover only one year or two years, such a large amount of expenses is indeed a bit difficult for the Shen family, and he and Ze Qi don't really want to hollow out the Shen family's family because of this matter, I thought that after the cooperation of the jewelry store to earn some back, I would think about it. Now Chu Yi's proposal is just right
Help yourself with this!
"This idea can help me solve a lot of problems with money, but it's just ......."
"Second brother didn't say that we are a family, the family helps each other, what is there to hesitate!"
Shen Luzhu also followed up and persuaded: "No, it's just the second brother, let's just say it!" If you are a mother-in-law, don't come to my house in the future, and you won't show this child to your uncle when he is born!" As he spoke, he patted his little belly that was still flat and still flat before he showed his arms!
Shen Songjie scratched his head and said with a smile, "Cheng! That's up to you! I've heard Ze Uru say, your family's newly invited Aunt Han cooks well, if I can't enter your house in the future, won't I lose a lot, and besides, I can't wait to drink my nephew's full moon wine!"
Shen Luzhu glanced at his stomach, which had not changed at all, and joked with a smile, "I'm afraid that the second brother will have to wait!"
After this day, a few days later, Shen Songjie went to the Chu family's old house again, and handed a small jewelry box to Shen Luzhu: "The first batch of jewelry we cooperated with Cuiyuxuan has been completed, and Ming'er will start selling it in the shop, which I specially brought for you."
As soon as Shen Luzhu took the box and opened it, he smelled a very fresh mint smell, mixed with a faint tea fragrance, the box contained a string of silver bracelets, at the interface of the bracelet, there was a bell-like, hollow pattern pendant, and the incense pills that had been filled in the light could be vaguely seen.
Shen Luzhu took the chain and leaned it to his nose again, and sniffed it carefully: "This bracelet is really good in workmanship, and the fragrance is so special, it is faint and quite refreshing, with the smell of mint and tea, how can you smell it and it seems to have a little ginger?"
Shen Songjie smiled: "This bracelet is only the first batch, and there will be hairpins, waist pendants and the like after that!" Of course, the fragrance is special, the incense pills you have here, but the eldest brother has turned over a lot of medicine books and medical books, and he has specially made them for you! There is indeed mint and tea in it, saying that it can help you relieve the feeling of nausea and vomiting, grandpa is afraid that the mint cold will hinder you, and he specially added old ginger to reconcile, and tried it several times!"
Shen Luzhu hurriedly sniffed in front of his nose when he heard this, and then brought it to Chu Yi, and then continued to chat with his second brother: "Why didn't I hear you talk about it a few days ago?"
"I wasn't sure if I could do it, so I didn't tell you! By the way, I still have a lot of incense pills here, all of which were made by the eldest brother this time, and when the smell in the chain is gone, I will ask my brother-in-law to use this to refill some for you!" Shen Songjie said, and took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Shen Luzhu, which contained dozens of small incense pills.
"The second brother went back to help and thanked the eldest brother and grandpa, and of course I also want to thank the second brother for the bracelet, I like it very much!"
"What's so difficult about this, by the way, I have another matter today, the jewelry shop is almost busy now, I plan to settle the matter of Baoshan for him in the next few days, when my brother-in-law is free, we have to go to the county government together!"
Chu Yi put away the bracelet and small porcelain vase for Shen Luzhu, thought about it and replied: "I plan to go back to my grandfather's house with Ah Zhu tomorrow, and then as long as Ah Zhu doesn't feel uncomfortable, it's okay, just after the Midyear Festival, the shop at home doesn't plan to open for the time being."
"Then how about the day after tomorrow, you go out tomorrow, rest for a day, and let's go to the county the day after tomorrow."
"Done, then the day after tomorrow."
Now Shen Luzhu has been pregnant for more than three months, a few days ago Shen Grandpa and Shen's mother just showed her, except for the appetite is still a little worse, smelling the smell of oil smoke and vegetables will be nauseous and retching, other aspects are fine, the little couple got the quasi-letter, and they have the bottom of their hearts, so they plan to go back to Grandma Cui's house and tell the good news to everyone in the Cui family.
The little couple got up and went out after breakfast, and several uncles and aunts of the Cui family saw the two of them coming with an ox cart, and they couldn't help but wonder a little, a village lives, and there is not much distance to walk, and we have caught up with the ox cart today!
When the little couple learned that Shen Luzhu was actually three months pregnant, they were all surprised and happy, and Grandma Cui was relieved and talked about her sons: "Tell me about a few of you, I went to the birthday banquet a while ago, how could I be stunned that I didn't see anything, such a big deal, you don't need those two eccentric eyes."
The old man and the old lady are good-looking?"
Several uncles really didn't notice anything unusual about the little couple that day, and they all listened honestly to their own aunt's lectures, only Uncle Cui muttered in a low voice: "Ah Niang is really wrong to blame the sons, we as uncles go to the birthday banquet, even if we don't stare at the birthday party, we can't stare at Luzhu's nephew and daughter-in-law!"
Shen Luzhu covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Grandma, don't blame a few uncles, we deliberately didn't say it, my mother's parents all said that the first three months were not stable, so let me wait for three months before I talk about the news."
The more Grandma Cui looked at Shen Luzhu, the happier she became, patted her hand and continued, "Your mother's family is right, we do have such a saying, you and Chu Yi are doing the right thing! Speaking of which, there are still a lot of avoidances about pregnant women in our village, and a while ago during the Midyear Festival, Ayi didn't take you to sweep the grave of your father, right?"
Shen Luzhu shook his head hesitantly, not knowing how to tell Grandma Cui about this: "Grandma, when I was sweeping the tomb during the Midyear Festival, Chu Yi stopped me from coming, saying that I had to follow him, don't blame Chu Yi."
Grandma Cui was a little surprised when she heard this: "Luzhu, why do you have to go to the tomb at this time?"
"Grandma, I want to tell this good news to my parents in person, I think they are Chu Yi's closest relatives, my family doesn't need to talk so much, Daddy and Auntie will definitely bless us and the child in the womb!"