Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11848

"Yes, none of you need to interrupt. Let your mother finish speaking." Si Xi's father gave the order, and the whole family dared not utter another sound.

Perhaps it was because of the drunken boxing routine he performed when he was drunk that left a deep impression on his family!
Sixi Niang continued, "Although peanuts have risen to 6 wen per jin right now, I asked around and she said they'll rise even more. The newly opened workshop specializes in peanut candy, peanut brittle, and other peanut-related foods."

"Moreover, that workshop supplies several large hotels in the county. I was thinking that we should keep these few hundred kilograms of peanuts for a while and sell them when the price goes up."

"Or, we can find out where that workshop is, and we can bypass Wu Laoliu and take the peanuts directly to the workshop to sell, so that Wu Laoliu doesn't make a profit in the middle!"

“Hey, Mom’s right. That way we can earn more. They only have a few dozen pounds of peanuts at most. There’s no need for them to go all the way to that workshop.” Da Xi felt enlightened after hearing his mother’s words.

Erxi was also eager to try, saying, "Our family has five hundred catties of peanuts. We can borrow two wooden carts and the rest of us brothers can pull three carts and deliver them over in one trip!"

Sanxi was also counting on his fingers, saying, "Old Wu comes to our village to buy it for 6 coins a pound. He must sell it to the workshop for more than 6 coins, otherwise he won't make any money."

“Let him earn the minimum, 7 coins to sell to the workshop. That’s an extra 1 coin per pound. We have 500 pounds of peanuts, so that’s an extra 500 coins! We can use that money to buy meat, dozens of pounds of pork. Our family can eat meat every day for a month. How comfortable would that be? And this is just the minimum; who knows, we might earn even more!”

"Haha, we'll earn even more! We'll eat meat, fish, roast duck, and roast goose every other day!"

"And bring back more than ten catties of liquor, for us father, sons and brothers to drink with!"

"Yeah!"

"It's settled then. Let's go find out where the workshop is, and we'll go sell it ourselves!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get excited yet," Si Xi's father took a couple of puffs of his pipe, stopping his sons and daughters-in-law. He then turned his gaze back to Si Xi's mother: "Is your news accurate? Is it really true that the price will go up again?"

“It’s absolutely true. I asked around in our village, and Wu Laoliu is from her maternal side. She stayed at her house while she was here to collect peanuts. Wu Laoliu told her that himself. How could it be false?”

Sixi's father pondered for a moment, "The key is, she doesn't interact with you much on a regular basis, so how could she tell you the truth?"

Si Xi's wife smirked, "We don't interact much, but when I asked her about it today, it wasn't in vain. I secretly slipped her two hard-boiled eggs!"

"Oh, this must be true. That woman loves to take advantage of others." Sixi's father put his pipe back into his mouth and started puffing away.

Overjoyed, Erxi, and Sanxi gathered around him, eager and ready to go. They were just waiting for their father's order so they could immediately go to the warehouse and load the peanuts onto the truck.

Sixi's father said, "Don't rush, let's wait and see how things go. Besides, we still haven't found out where the workshop is, have we?"

“Father, let’s split up. One group will go and find out where the workshop is, and the other group will go and borrow a cart.”

"How do we find out? Ask Wu Laoliu? He definitely won't tell us!"

"Only a fool would go and ask him about it. I'll secretly follow him to the workshop. He'll definitely be shipping a batch of goods off the village now that he's received them."

"Hey, Erxi's got a sharp mind. Right, let's go follow him." "But we might have to wait a day or two; he just arrived in our village today."

"No rush, no rush. Haste makes waste."

Everyone was planning to make a fortune from peanuts this year and have a prosperous New Year. They even planned to use half of their money to hire craftsmen to help build two more new houses for their family. After all, their four sons hadn't separated from the family yet, and they all ate from the same pot. With babies being born year after year, the original houses were definitely no longer usable.

Suddenly, Sanxi said, "Father, Mother, brothers and sisters-in-law, we're having a great chat here, but there's still something pressing on our minds!"

"What's up?" Da Xi asked.

Sanxi pointed to the west wing: "What about Fourth Brother? He hasn't eaten anything since he came back, and he insists on staying with that girl from Old Yang's second wife's family!"

When the topic turned to the fourth son, who had broken his leg on the way to elope and was caught and brought back by Lao Yang's family, Sixi's parents' expressions changed simultaneously, and the smiles on their faces vanished instantly.

Erxi retorted to Sanxi, "You really know how to talk! You always bring up the most sensitive topics."

Erxi's wife also looked displeased: "That's right, can't you see we're all having a good time? Why do you have to bring up those depressing things?"

Sanxi's wife said, "Second brother and sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. No matter what, fourth brother is still our family's flesh and blood. My Sanxi is a good older brother. He cares about his brothers, right, Sanxi?"

Sanxi nodded and looked at his parents: "Father, Mother, we can't keep avoiding the issue of our fourth brother. We are the groom's parents, and we should also take a clear stance!"

Si Xi's father frowned and said, "As for that girl from the second wife, I don't care whether I'm satisfied or not. I'm mainly worried about your mother. Your mother and that girl's mother have never gotten along. If she's brought in, it will probably cause unrest in the family. Let your mother make the decision. I don't care. The man is in charge of external affairs and the woman is in charge of internal affairs. You, the mother of the children, should decide!"

When Sixi's mother mentioned this, she became furious.

"Since you've asked, I'll tell you the truth!" she said.

“Everyone in our village came to advise me, telling me not to be foolish, saying how powerful and influential the Yang family was, and that Da’an was even the governor.”

"That's right, the Yang family has produced several important figures, but so what? Xiu Hong isn't from the third branch of the Yang family. She's from the second branch of the first branch. Her father is at most a temporary manager of a restaurant. When her father, Yang Yongjin, passes away, even if Yang Ruoqing takes good care of the second branch, at most the position of temporary manager will be passed on to the third son. And the third son has Yongxiao behind him! None of the benefits will go to Xiu Hong and Sixi!"

“Yes, that’s true. The second and third wives are worlds apart. Si Xi’s father-in-law is just a small shopkeeper. What can he possibly do to support Si Xi?” Si Xi’s father agreed. “Wife, please continue.”

Sixi's mother continued, "Besides, our Sixi is illiterate and can't even write his own name. If he really gets married, what can his in-laws do to support him? He can't even be an accountant!"

"At worst, I'll work as a waiter or manager at Yang Yongjin's restaurant. When Xiao Sanzi grows up, I'll be his assistant."

"It's so boring, so incredibly boring. The social hierarchy is scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Farmers are even ranked before merchants. Instead of running errands at a restaurant, it's better to stay home, do farm work honestly, and marry a woman from a family of equal social standing. If I were to marry Xiuhong from the Yang family, who in our whole family would dare to raise their voice at her?"

"So, marrying Xiu Hong won't bring our family any benefits, but we'll have to support a goddess. It's not good, it's better to just forget about it and not try to climb the social ladder!"