Zhou Lizhong had really saved a lot of money. When Man Bao heard that the wedding date had been set, it was June 28, he turned around and immediately wrote to his parents, asking them to come and see their eldest grandson get married.
Then I picked through the shelves in the space and picked out the fabric that I thought was suitable for Liu Sanniang. I took it out and gave it to Xiao Qian.
Xiao Qian saw her holding an armful of cloth. She saw that there were at least five or six pieces, and the cloth underneath almost touched the ground. She immediately stepped forward to catch it and asked, "Do you want to make clothes?"
"No," Man Bao said, "This is a betrothal gift for Li Zhong."
Xiao Qian was slightly surprised, and took the things back into the house. After careful counting, she found that there were six pieces in total, and each piece was of good material and color. Manbao rarely bought fabrics outside. It can be said that this time she came here
I haven't seen Man Bao buy fabrics or clothes outside in more than a year. They all used what he had at home and couldn't go out to make them for others, or Mrs. Liu had them made and delivered them.
"Is this a reward from the palace?"
Man Bao nodded, "These two horses were rewarded by the Queen, this one was rewarded by the Queen Mother, this one was given to me by Mingda, and these two horses were given by the Crown Princess. I think the colors are good and they are very suitable for the three of them."
Mother, so I can make a betrothal gift for Li Zhong."
Xiao Qian smiled and said: "Your eldest brother and I will go out and buy it. Datou has saved a lot of money himself. Your eldest brother and I have calculated that it is enough to buy a good betrothal gift. You can take these things back."
"
Manbao shook his head and said: "Sister-in-law, just take it. Anyway, I got a lot of rewards. Half of the cloth I got was given to my fourth brother to exchange for tea and medicinal materials and sell it back. This
The reason why I don’t take out a few horses is because they are good.”
"Good cloth, as long as it is well preserved and has not changed color for ten or twenty years, is fine, so the cloth can be used as money. I will add these pieces of cloth as betrothal gifts. Not only will they look better, but I will also save some money."
Use the money to do other things.”
Man Bao also had plans in private, and Bai Shan also reminded her that the development of a family must be at least twenty years in the future, and the development of a clan must be at least fifty years in the future.
So Man Bao quietly said to Xiao Qian: "Save some money so that Li Zhong can make a living after they get married, and we can also buy them some land."
Xiao Qian was startled and immediately said: "Da Tou allocated land in the village."
"Is the village's Yongye field enough this year?"
"It's still enough."
"What about dividing the land?"
Xiao Qian laughed and said: "It's still a mountain, and there is a large area of land under the mountain. Speaking of which, he was lucky this time. When he was divided, he got a very small mountain. Because there was not enough land, Li Zheng took the land under the mountain.
That piece of wasteland also belongs to him, because there is a lot of wasteland, and the village even opened up the wasteland for him, and your second brother and third brother planted all the wasteland with Ligustrum lucidum this year..."
The land in the family is all combined, and the harvest and other things belong to the public. But in the future, unless the old Zhou family is so poor that they need to sell the land to support their parents, the full share will definitely return to each person's hands when the family is divided.
Whose it is, it belongs to whom.
Xiao Qian said this to tell Man Bao that their family is not short of land now, and they are not short of money either.
Man Bao said: "There is not too much land, and it is in the village, which is still too far away from the capital. If Sanniang stays in the capital in the future, what will Li Zhong do in the capital? He can't have no land at all.
"
Xiao Qian smiled and said: "Now that he has the ability, he can support himself and his whole family even with just the land at home."
Man Bao knew that she was talking about Zhou Lizhong doing business with Zhou Lang. No matter what happened, he could still be an accountant now, which would be better than farming in the village.
Manbao took her sister-in-law's sign language and said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, for the long-term plan, we should buy some land here in Lizhong. For business, we can go there twice a year like the fourth brother does now, but not
excessive."
"The government was generous to businessmen and did not control them strictly. But in the future, if the national treasury is short of money and the government needs money urgently, they may have to levy more business taxes and have strict requirements in other aspects, so land still cannot be used.
No, at least we are farmers, not businessmen."
"This is a long-term plan. In the short term, it would be good for the couple to have a piece of land near the capital. Not only growing some food, but also growing some fruits and vegetables, they can save a lot of money in a year."
Nowadays, many of the fruits in Zhou Ji Restaurant are sent from Pucun. Last year, Zhou Dalang cleared a piece of land to plant the winter melons, pumpkins, cabbages, etc. that can be stored. The commonly used beans are
, and the rent paid directly by the tenant farmers was used.
Not only is the restaurant in use, most of the food here at home is sent by Zhuangzi, and the Bai family often sends seasonal fruits and vegetables. They are not extravagant, so the expenses at home are not large.
Xiao Qian has lived in the capital for more than a year, but she often does shopping with people nearby, mainly because several of the foods she cooks are very popular.
Just the ingredients are often bought by people.
Although she was only in charge of purchasing, she came and went frequently, and she occasionally heard from them about their master's expenses, which was really quite a lot.
By saying this, Xiao Qian could understand. Although she didn't quite understand what Man Bao said about long-term planning, she also knew that it was good for her family.
So she was quickly convinced, thought for a while and said: "It's just that the land in the capital is very expensive. Before, my father wanted to buy some land near the capital with money, and asked your eldest brother and the others to go out and inquire about it. I just asked,
Not to mention the prices were high, we just thought about it for two days and sold it when we asked again."
It is completely different from where they buy a piece of land and have to look at it repeatedly for ten to twenty days.
Man Bao couldn't help but burst into laughter and said: "Sister-in-law, it's hard to buy in the capital. We can go to Yongzhou to have a look. There is a lot of land there, and the land price is not very expensive."
"That's all we can do. Let's allocate some money and go to Yongzhou to buy a few acres of land. But it's hard to buy land," Xiao Qian said doubtfully, "But I see there's a lot of land in Beijing and Yongzhou.
, it’s much bigger than our place, there’s a large piece of flat land, unlike ours there are mountains, so how come so much land isn’t for sale?”
Man Bao said: "The imperial court has regulations. The Yongye fields given by the imperial court can only be sold when the elderly cannot support the elderly or have no family assets to bury the elderly. The oral subdivision fields must be taken back after the death of the person."
"So ordinary people sell less land, and those with family capital sell less land, unless they want to move away." If their family doesn't stay in the capital in the future, they only have a few acres of land nearby, so they might as well just sell it.
Otherwise, if you keep it, you won't be able to grow it yourself, and it will be troublesome to rent it out and collect rent.
"There are also those who have family changes," Man Bao said: "Although there are many people in Beijing and Yongzhou, there are not many such families, so land is hard to find."
But this also has advantages. It is difficult for them to buy land, and it is difficult for others to buy it, so ordinary people rarely lose their land. From the perspective of the court, this is actually a good thing.