"It's okay," Xiao Qian said with a smile, "I'll run it for you when the time comes, and you can just take care of the food and accommodation."
"That won't work. Li Zhong and the others will be jealous." Man Bao shook his head and said, "I don't want to quarrel with Li Zhong and the others."
"They dare!"
“You also said ‘dare’, not ‘think’, so it’s obviously not good to do this.”
Seeing that she was so difficult to deal with and seemed determined to give the shop to Daya, Xiao Qian frowned slightly and said, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Man Bao said: "Yesterday, my mother hugged me and said that we are all running outside now. If the eldest brother and the third brother were not always at home, she and dad would not even be able to find anyone to talk to."
"I just thought, my eldest brother and my third brother are with me, so sister-in-law, who will be with you then?" Man Bao said, "The restaurants in the capital are very good, and this year the fifth brother is almost going to smoke when he comes back.
If we don’t drive back, he said that if he goes to the capital again in the new year, he will definitely take Fifth Sister-in-law and the others there.”
Xiao Qian didn't know this, and opened his mouth in surprise, "Isn't it said that living in the capital is very expensive?"
"It is very expensive, but it costs a lot to go back and forth every year. Calculating this, it is better to live in the capital, and the family can see you all the time." Manbao leaned on Xiao Qian's knees and said: "
How old is Li Zhong now? In the next twenty years, when he is in his prime, he will definitely not return to the village to farm all the time. Are you willing to keep them at home and just tend these fields?"
Of course I don't want to give it up. Farming is too hard. Although doing other things is also hard, the pain of farming is different from other pains.
Xiao Qian has opened a restaurant in the county town in the past few years, and has seen a lot, so he has figured out the taste. The hardships in other things can always get a lot of benefits in the end, so this is not in vain.
But farming is different. In addition to being tiring, it also depends on God’s will.
The past few years have been blessed by God, and the weather has been smooth, but if one day it were like the floods and droughts of previous years, it would be fatal.
Mr. Bai's family in the village, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu in the county, in addition to employing people to cultivate many fields, they also have shops outside. If the fields fail, the shops will always make money, so they will not be like them.
Like other people, they will sell their sons and daughters when encountering a major natural disaster.
"There is also a school," Man Bao continued: "He studies well. I want to take him out this time and choose a good academy to send him to study. In the future, he will be the best examiner. Even if he fails, he will have the ability after learning.
Lots to do.”
"Sister-in-law, look, I'm so powerful. Li Zhong is knowledgeable, Li Xue is knowledgeable, what does Da Ya have?" Man Bao whispered: "The other children in the family, Li Wei and Li Jun are also outside now.
, you can go out to study, let alone Sanya and Sitou below. After all, only Daya has never traveled far and has no other opportunities to learn other things. My mother always said that she is the master of the family.
Even though the level is average, you must also take care of the weak children, just like mother does to the third brother, because he is honest and has no other income, so he always secretly subsidizes them..."
Xiao Qianshi:... Why should you tell her that your mother-in-law secretly subsidizes the third child?
Man Bao continued without realizing it: "I also know that it is difficult for sons and daughters to keep the same balance, but now that Li Zhong and Li Xue have a better future, then you can quietly subsidize them."
Ah, that’s nothing.”
Xiao Qian was silent, and Man Bao shook her and said, "Don't even think about making a dowry for me. I'm not your daughter, but I was brought up by you. I have been brought up by Da Tou and Da Ya since I was a child."
Play, in my heart, you are almost like a mother. Just think that you have four children, and this shop is yours. Now, whether you want a bowl of water, whether it is flat or sideways, who do you want to give it to?
?”
Xiao Qian began to ponder.
Manbao knew that she had been persuaded.
She leaned on Xiao Qian's knees and looked up at her and said: "Sister-in-law, Li Zhong is not at home. After the Chinese New Year, I will take Li Xue out to study. Then only Daya will stay with you in the future. Only she can
Take care of you and big brother."
When Xiao Qian heard this, her eyes turned red. She reached out and gently touched Man Bao's hair. After thinking for a while, she nodded and said, "Okay, let me talk to your elder brother."
Man Bao laughed, nuzzled her in her arms and said, "Sister-in-law, if dad doesn't agree, I'll let mom talk."
Xiao Qianshi tapped her nose and said, "You little clever girl, be careful of daddy getting angry with you."
Man Bao said: "Our family is better now. My parents' affairs are settled. From now on, there will be no special place to spend money. Everyone has a job again. It's not like we can't afford the dowry from this shop, so why not
Give it to me?"
Xiao Qian said in a low voice: "When your eldest sister got married, her family didn't even send these with her."
"Didn't that happen at that time?"
Seeing the uneasiness on her face, Man Bao couldn't help but said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Do you know how much the two pieces of colorful silk I gave Da Ya cost?"
Xiao Qian asked casually: "How much is it?"
"One horse costs one hundred and eighty taels anyway."
Xiao Qian was stunned. She stared at Man Bao with her eyes wide open. She pointed at her house with trembling fingers and said, "The ones you gave me..."
"It's more expensive. That's the silk and satin gifted by the Queen. Anyway, I don't know how much it costs per piece. Erya has sold two or three pieces before. She said it's not cost-effective to sell to the shop, and those rich people won't buy from us.
So keep it for your own use, otherwise you can use it as money in the future.”
There is not much gold, and few people use silver outside. Ordinary people mostly use copper coins. For some large transactions, when gold and silver are not enough, silks, brocades, silks, and cloth can be used as money.
Xiao Qian knew that the pieces of cloth that Man Bao brought back were valuable, but he didn't expect them to be so valuable. Is this piece of cloth equivalent to one of their shops?
Man Bao saw that she couldn't calm down, so he ran away. By the time Xiao Qian came to find her, she had already run to Bai's house.
Little Qian had no choice but to go out and find Qian and her sisters-in-law. After talking to each other, they started to search the children's rooms and got all the cloths into the main room.
In fact, those colorful silks were given to Daya and Sanya, and then the five sisters-in-law.
Qian looked at the silk and satin carefully placed on it, and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She turned to look at Wu Lang who was temporarily called back from outside, and asked: "Lao Wu, honestly, these silks are worth
How much?"
Friday Lang: "...how can I say this?"
Qian shouted: "Tell the truth!"
Wu Lang: "To be honest, these pieces here are just ordinary silks and satins. You can buy one for eight taels of silver or eleven or two taels of silver outside. The quality is different, and the price is naturally different."
He said: "It costs so much money to buy it, but if we sell it to a cloth shop, we can only sell it for five or six taels. They will always have to sell it for some money when changing hands."