In ancient times, squire landlords hired long-term laborers or tenants because their families had a lot of land.
"Buying people? What are you doing with that money? Your father and I are not old yet! If you still can't do anything, why not find a few old farmers in the village and promise to help you take care of the fields."
Dad Gu stared. He knew that Gu Chengyu was capable of making money, but it was not a good habit to buy people at every turn. In fact, this was because he had not changed from the mentality of a farmer.
Ms. Lu was also very happy about Gu Chengyu's purchase of land. She advised him: "Listen to your father, he is not old yet! He can still work, so he doesn't have to wander around the house all day!"
Gu Chengyu knew that Father Gu would say this. He originally bought the land just for his entertainment. When he heard his mother say the same thing, he immediately laughed. Suddenly he thought of Aunt Wang. He remembered that Father Gu had mentioned Wang before.
The man in my aunt's family is very practical at work, so I would like to ask him for help.
"Dad! If you want to find someone, you might as well look for Aunt Wang's uncle. I think he is very diligent in his work. Besides, Aunt Wang has helped our family a lot before, so you can ask him to work in our house and pay him every month."
With some money, there is plenty of work in the fields anyway, so it saves him the trouble of looking for work outside."
In fact, it is very hard to find work outside. The villagers have no skills and are illiterate, so they can only find some hard work. In the town, it is not as good as working in the fields. When the fields are busiest, they can only do that.
After two or three months, there will be no work left.
"Then it's good to hire someone when you're busy. How can you support someone if you don't work?" Lu didn't have the modern concept of paying for the job year-round and coming and going at any time. She only knew that this would give her a lot of extra money.
"Mom, if we buy land, our family will have more than a hundred acres, and there will be a lot of work! Our family will not suffer a loss! Besides, people can't just follow the news! It's better to give them monthly money, just
Just like a long-term worker."
"I think this is fine. We have a lot of work in the field. If we hire two long-term workers, and the others are temporary workers, that's okay!" Mr. Gu thinks it's a good deal to hire two less permanent workers.
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"Then you two will discuss it." Lu's characteristics are the same as those of all ancient women. They generally regard their husband as their top priority. Since the head of the family and his son have made the decision, she is a womanly person and will generally not object.
Seeing that the business conversation was over, Gu Wan interrupted, "That little treasure is a landlord!"
"That's right! I've saved up a dowry for you!" Gu Chengyu said with a smile, making Gu Wan blush again.
After Gu Chengyu and Gu Wan returned to the room, Mrs. Lu told the story about the second child and Wang Yueniang.
"What? How is this possible? Don't you see it wrong?" In Dad Gu's impression, Gu Chengyi is good at calculations, and Wang Yueniang is not a fairy. Does Gu Chengyi know that such a woman is untouchable? What about these two people?
Will they get it together?
"Everyone has seen him. He went to someone else's house in broad daylight! Others have done such embarrassing things and still know how to hide. It's better for him, as if he's afraid that everyone won't know about it," Lu said.
The second child is very angry. The second child and his family members are the most cunning and often act like monsters. They have already divided their families and they are not going to stop.
Father Gu saw that Mrs. Lu was swearing so confidently that he thought it might be true, "No wonder I often don't see my second son recently, and I don't see him picking up his mother-in-law. I think this is very true."
"How can it be false?" Madam Lu rolled her eyes, expressing deep disdain for Father Gu's unacceptable look.
"Is the second child at home? Didn't he say that he went to pick up his wife?" Father Gu stood up and was about to go to the second room to find the second child, but suddenly remembered that the second child said yesterday that he had gone to the He family to pick up his wife, but he didn't look at it today.
The two of them haven't come back yet?
"I didn't see it anyway. Who knows where he picked up someone?" Mrs. Lu also couldn't bear to see the second room always being a cold shoulder. A mother-in-law didn't know how to take care of her husband and raise her children at home, but she just returned to her parents' home.
Dad Gu ran to the yard and took a look and found that there was indeed no one in the second room.
"Boss, are you in the house? Come to the main room after dinner." Father Gu called to the main room. At this time, Gu Chengli should be having lunch.
"Hey! Dad, come here!" Gu Chengli heard his father calling and responded quickly. After thinking about it, he thought he wanted to discuss a banquet at home.
"Dad! Did you call me?" Gu Chengli strode in. His father usually wouldn't call him when nothing happened.
"Ah! Did the second child say yesterday that he was going to the He family to pick up his mother-in-law?" He heard a little bit when the eldest brother and the second child were talking yesterday.
"Yes! It's strange. Why hasn't the second child come back yet? He rarely stays overnight at He's house." Gu Chengli also felt strange. He felt that something was wrong with the second child recently.
"Then as soon as he comes back, ask him to come to my place and tell him that I have something to tell him." Father Gu frowned, both of them were worried!
"Okay! By the way, dad, when will the banquet be held this time?"
"On the 18th, you go to the houses of the people you are close to in the past two days and ask them to come and have a drink that day." Gu Chengyu's entourage will have prepared the things to buy for the banquet. All he needs to do is find a few women to help.
Gu Chengli agreed and turned around to go out.
"Oh! On the 16th day, the family that Mr. Li introduced to us is coming to see us. You should come too, call your mother-in-law, and come and recognize them too!" Father Gu thought of the meeting on the 16th day.
When the time comes for women, Mrs. Fang can also help take care of her.
"Hey! Dad, then I'll go back and talk to his mother and ask her to come over early that day to help!" Gu Chengli happily agreed. The fourth child has reached the age of talking about a daughter-in-law. We will get married this year, and if it happens, we can get married next year.
, Dad also settled a matter on his mind.
"I have a mother-in-law at home, so I don't need you. I just come here and sit here!" Father Gu didn't ask his daughter-in-law to come over to work, but as the sister-in-law, she still had to come forward.
After Father Gu finished speaking, he looked at Gu Chengli and saw that his clothes were torn and had several patches on them. He frowned.
"You were dressed smartly that day. You didn't have any money after the separation, so why were you still dressed in such shabby clothes? When you have time, ask your wife to go to the cloth shop to pull some cloth and make some clothes. I think Da Ya
They don’t even have decent clothes, they are all grown up girls, and although they are not boys, they still have some wealth in their families, so don’t be reluctant to part with them!”
Father Gu looked at his eldest son's tanned face and sighed. Originally, his family was poor and he had to make calculations, but now that things are getting better, he has no choice but to face the eldest son and his wife who are reluctant to even take off their clothes.
"Oh! Isn't this work? The clothes are a bit worn. Last time Xiaobao came back and brought materials, and his mother did it, and she didn't want to put it on. I won't embarrass you that day."
Gu Chengli was also embarrassed by his father's remarks. Although the family had a lot of money and could still get a share at the end of the year, Da Lang could also see that it was definitely not possible. He was far behind his brother-in-law. He might have to find another way out in the future.
.You have to save money. When three girls get married, there must be some dowry, right?