I have a new baby in my family, and I have been to the doctor countless times in the past year. My savings have been reduced by less than half.
Now that the village is planning to set up a breeding farm and ask everyone to pay for it, I am really worried.
It's not that I can't pay it out, I'm just worried that if something goes wrong again, the girl will have to call a doctor and what will happen if I can't get the money.
"Master, what do you think? How much does our family pay?"
Wu was still asking endless questions, and Zhuang San was a little upset.
"Let's put this matter aside for now. I'll find an opportunity to discuss it with my second brother."
He drank the porridge in the bowl with a few gulps, wiped his mouth, and went out with the farm tools on his shoulders.
"Other families have already handed over the money to the village chief! Just don't worry!"
Wu shouted after her twice, but saw that the man didn't even look back, so she had to stamp her feet and go back to the house angrily.
At the other end, Zhuang San picked up the farm tools and walked off the road towards his own farm. After walking for two steps, he heard a few familiar people walking in front of him talking to each other.
"Has your family collected any money? How much?"
"Not much, just one tael of silver."
"I can't tell you, boy, you are pretty good at saving money!"
They ignored Zhuang San, and he didn't go up to talk to him. He just walked on his own. But even after walking a long way away, the words he heard in his ears kept spinning back and forth in his head.
The conditions of the families of those just mentioned were average in the village. When the village raised funds to build a sweet potato workshop, they, like me, were dissatisfied and made many sarcastic remarks.
But with the current energy, even if you don’t say a word, you can still pocket a tael of silver!
Zhuang San thought about it in his mind, and his steps became slower and slower.
Finally, he stopped, turned around, and walked hurriedly in the direction of Zhuang Er's house.
The weather was getting warmer, but it was not yet time to stop burning the kang. Mrs. Qian, the old lady of Zhuang, had just finished eating the breakfast that her daughter-in-law had brought in front of her, and was nodding her head to doze off.
In a daze, I heard someone talking outside.
"Second brother, how much did you pay?"
"Third brother, to be honest, I would like to collect more, but you also know that all the money in the family is with my mother. She is very tight-lipped. If she knew about this..."
Mrs. Qian originally heard her third son's voice and thought that this boy had some conscience and came to see her without any trouble. She was just about to sit up and call him in.
But she kept her ears open, but the more she heard, the more something was wrong.
How much is paid for what?
What the hell?
Mrs. Qian immediately felt bad and hurriedly got out of bed, put on her shoes quietly and put her ear against the door of the main room.
The two brothers outside had no idea that their mother was eavesdropping, so they still sat in the corner of the hall talking.
"My wife also asked me this morning, but I'm also afraid that if I have money this time, I won't be able to cope with some things at home."
"Yes, my niece is not in good health."
What a great opportunity, even Liu Wanzi, who was always a picky person, could spend 500 yuan. Could he still be lagging behind others?
But if you ask him to pay, he really can't get much. He can only get one or two hundred yuan, so what's the point!
"Why!"
The two men sat dejectedly, silent for a while.
Mrs. Li, the second daughter-in-law of Zhuang, brought a plate of leftover melon seeds from the New Year and entered the main room. When she saw her husband and brother-in-law looking like this, she could only shake her head and sigh slightly.
It's not like my uncle's house, I can squeeze out a little bit by gritting my teeth, but as for my own family, my mother has hidden the family's money well, so don't even think about getting money from her.
"Third brother, eat some melon seeds."
Mrs. Li put the small bowl in her hand on the table, then took two more bowls and walked to the main room to give some to Mrs. Qian.
Unexpectedly, she pushed the door with melon seeds in her hands, but it didn't open at all.
Li thought it was because her strength was weak, so she turned sideways and hit him with her shoulder.
This was good, the door was opened, but the old lady Qian who was hiding behind to eavesdrop was hit hard and fell hard.
"Ouch!"
The old lady cried out in pain.
Mrs. Li could not have imagined that her mother-in-law was hiding at the door. She was so frightened that she stood blankly at the door with melon seeds in her hands, neither advancing nor retreating.
"Is it because you are blind? You don't even know how to help me get up?!"
Mrs. Qian sat on the ground and howled. Mrs. Li came back to her senses and ignored the melon seeds in her hands. She quickly took two steps forward to help her mother-in-law up.
Zhuang Er and Zhuang San also heard the noise over there.
Two men rushed over one after the other, holding the old lady up and helping her onto the kang.
"Mom, why did you get off the bed? If you need anything, just call out!"
Little did Zhuang Er know that his wife had been hiding at the door and eavesdropping for a long time. At this time, the old lady fell badly and looked at her daughter-in-law, Li, reproachfully.
"Mom, are you okay?"
Mrs. Qian was still whining just now, but after hearing Zhuang Er's words, she suddenly stopped talking, then turned her head, ignoring Zhuang Er's concerned words, and looked straight at Zhuang San behind her.
"San'er, tell me, what were your two brothers talking about just now?!"
The old lady asked directly. How could Zhuang San not understand? It was just my mother who heard her.
It seems that the second brother did not mention this matter at home because he was afraid that his mother would be displeased. If he could convince his mother, he might be able to get some more money from her.
So he stopped hiding it and talked about building a breeding factory in the village.
At the end, I would like to add that there is no one in the whole village who is not participating. Our family's conditions are good. If we still miss out on this good thing, we will not be laughed to death.
Old Qian Taiyuan also had a good face, and after hearing what his third son said, he was already a little moved.
"According to what you say, this breeding farm is definitely profitable?"
"Then why would the village build it if it doesn't make money? The village chief has already said that when the animals are sold, the money will be divided based on how much was originally paid."
"You have forgotten that the Liu family and Zhang family sold pigs two days ago!"
Zhuang San's words were extremely inflammatory, and Mrs. Qian really became interested after hearing them.
How could she not be jealous of the Hongliu family and the Zhang family?
It's just that my family only had one piglet last year, and they killed it and sold it for meat a year ago. Otherwise, if they raised it well, wouldn't they be able to earn a few taels of silver?
"Mom, don't worry, the breeding farm run by the village is not funded by our family."
Seeing her mother's obviously moved expression, Zhuang San tried to persuade her a few more times. Seeing that the old lady was about to relent, Zhuang Er interrupted again.
"That's right, mother, my eldest niece also said that this drying kiln will be used by the village from now on, and we will not charge any money for it. This will save a lot of money."
As soon as she heard that Da Fang was involved, Mrs. Qian immediately lost her face.
"What are you talking about? Does this have anything to do with Dafang?"
"Mom, you still don't know?"
Zhuang Er didn't see his third brother wink wildly at him, but honestly told him about the potato flour drying kiln years ago, and explained why the Liu and Zhang family's pigs were sold at such a high price.
Mrs. Qian rarely gets out of bed since winter has arrived, let alone going out for a walk. She has long given up doing housework. Who knows that the big house has come up with a feed and given it to the villagers for free? It's so cheap.
someone else.
In fact, Zhuang Er's family also uses potato starch to feed their livestock, but the old lady didn't know that her pigs were eating feed, and she wanted to sell the pigs before the year, because she was afraid that after a winter, they would starve and lose weight and not be able to sell them at a high price. As a result, this
Once you do it, you will end up losing even more.
Zhuang San looked at his mother's gloomy face and almost breathed away.
He was so pissed off by this stupid second brother!
Even though I knew my mother didn't like the big house, she still proposed the big house at this time.
Are you afraid that I won’t give you the money?
"Did the boss really say that?"
Zhuang San was so anxious that his eyes almost burned a hole in Zhuang Er's face. Unexpectedly, at this time, Mrs. Qian asked calmly.
"What?"
Zhuang San did not respond, but Zhuang Er continued to answer.
"Mom, this is what the eldest family really means. Moreover, the eldest niece also said that if the money raised by everyone in the village is not enough to buy piglets and chickens, she will make up for whatever is left."
"She is quite generous."
Mrs. Qian sneered.
Zhuang Er and Zhuang San were like quails, shrinking their necks and not daring to speak.
Mom, what does this mean?
In fact, Mrs. Qian's old teeth are almost broken.
Dafang has been making money this way since he started making tofu. He wanted to rely on his old people to get a piece of the pie, but in the end he was stealing the chicken but not losing the rice, and he never got any benefit at all.
