Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 1958 Firework Alley (Third)
Cao Bamei said: "That time after Chen Jinhong recovered from his illness, he fell ill again within a few days."

"It was said that I went to the dock to deliver tea to your third cousin. The water on the dock was full of muddy smell, and then caught up with the rain and got caught in the rain. When I came back, I fell ill again, and it got even worse."

"Your third brother came here to borrow money from your second brother, and discussed about setting up a shop in the county town to sell some simple carpentry supplies."

"Small horses, small tables, hoe handles, buckets and so on." Cao Bamei said.

"Oh?" Yang Ruoqing raised her eyebrows.

"Then my second brother borrowed money?"

"Your second brother borrowed it, and borrowed them 20 taels of silver in one breath." Cao Bamei said.

20 taels of silver?
Yang Ruoqing was even more surprised, "How big is the shop?"

Bamei Cao said: "It's probably like the two rooms in the east room of Grandma's old house are side by side."

"I've seen it. Most of the front is used as a shop, and a small area is enclosed at the back, where a bed is built, and the previously rented space is returned," she said.

Yang Ruoqing asked about the approximate location of the shop, and it was separated from her own Tianxiang Building by the fireworks alley in the back.

She calculated it in her heart, and said, "That place is not a prime location in the city, it's a bit out of the way, and based on the low price and the flow of people, the annual rent is only four taels of silver."

"For the carpentry, the third cousin has all the tools. He only needs to spend a little capital to purchase some wood, and then he will arrange a little with the yamen and the people on the street."

"After all, the cost does not exceed ten taels of silver. In this way, they can still have six taels of silver on hand as working capital."

"These, without counting the money they already have in their hands..."

"Hehe, why do I feel that my second brother has become the golden hen that lays golden eggs?" Yang Ruoqing joked with a smile.

Cao Bamei said: "20 taels of silver, I won't hide it from you, your second brother and I have saved 40 taels of money over the past few years, excluding those we spent."

"Originally, we planned to go back to the village to buy a piece of land, build a new house, and move out of the old house after saving enough 60 taels."

"Because big brother won't marry a girl from the Li family at the end of this year, and he will get married in the spring of next year."

"It's not good that so many people are crowded in the old house, coming in and out through one door."

"It's all right now. I only have 20 taels left in my family. I don't know how long it will take to build the house. What an annoyance!"

"What's more annoying, it's not here yet!" she said.

"Where is that?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

"Could it be that my second brother lent money to third brother and the others without telling you?" she asked.

Cao Bamei shook her head: "That's not true, all the money your second brother earns is entrusted to me for safekeeping."

"What annoys me is that Chen Jinhong, these days, she's always asking your third brother to invite your second brother to dinner with various excuses."

"When I go back, I will persuade your second brother to drink. Since your second brother and I gave birth to Xiuxiu, we have never had a child."

"The last time we saw an old Chinese doctor together, both of us are taking medicine, we can't drink alcohol, they still do this all the time, it's so annoying..." Bamei Cao said.

Yang Ruoqing said: "In this case, you should speak clearly to them."

Cao Bamei said: "How dare you open your mouth about this kind of thing? It's not like other problems like having a baby. People will die laughing when they know about it."

Yang Ruoqing was speechless.

But then he also expressed his understanding.

Not to mention that the peasant households of this era are concealed about this area, which is to put it in the new society of modern medical progress.

A woman who is infertile is always the object of criticism in the circle of friends.

After finally plucking up the courage to go to the hospital for an examination, I wore sunglasses and a mask for fear of being bumped into by acquaintances.

Hey!
"Second brother, this time, they are really generous to third brother." Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Use all the money from building a new house in your own family to help them open a shop."

"If they take care of the shop in a down-to-earth manner, that's fine. I'm afraid they won't change their minds and cheated you of 20 taels of silver. That's not a small sum!"

Yang Ruoqing said again.

Mrs. Liu lived with her four children, including eating, drinking and drinking, the monthly expenses were [-] Wen.

The annual cost is six taels of silver, and including the clothes for the four seasons and visiting relatives and friends for sickness and medicine, the annual cost is nearly ten taels of silver.

Liu's consumption standard is the highest in Changping Village.

In the eyes of everyone, this is a great extravagance and waste.

As for other ordinary families of five, the annual expenses would be less than three taels of silver.

Yang Yongjin borrowed 20 taels for this move, which is the expenditure of ordinary farmers for six or seven years, and it is not a small sum.

"Youdao is a brother who settles accounts clearly, did you issue an IOU?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Cao Bamei said: "I signed the IOU, but I didn't say when to pay it back, and there is no interest."

"I felt a little uncomfortable, so I whispered a few words to Yong Jinna."

"He is still a little unhappy, saying that Yongzhi and him are brothers, what interest do brothers want?"

"It makes my second sister-in-law a stingy name. If I ask more questions, I might think that I deliberately provoke their brotherhood!"

After listening to Cao Bamei's words, Yang Ruoqing nodded in agreement.

"My second brother's temperament is exactly the same as my father and fifth uncle." Yang Ruoqing said.

"For the sake of their brothers, they would do anything to dissipate all the family wealth. You can see that my father and fifth uncle worked so hard to grow crops for uncle to study, and let fourth uncle do nothing."

"So, you and my second brother, let's not talk about it for the time being." She said.

Bamei Cao nodded.

"Also, I don't know if I was overthinking it, or what happened," Cao Bamei said.

"I always feel that Chen Jinhong is pretending to be your second brother on purpose." She said.

"Pretending?" Yang Ruoqing was surprised, "What is she pretending?"

"Pretending to be pure?"

"Pretending to be virtuous?"

"Pretending to pick up money is not ignorant and understanding?"

Yang Ruoqing asked several questions in one breath.

Cao Bamei said: "I paid close attention to it. When I looked at her alone, she was just like that. She didn't talk much and was lazy."

"But when your second brother went, she became very ill."

"Wearing an apron, rushing in and out, pouring tea for us, taking snacks for Xiu Xiu, virtuous, enthusiastic, and extremely generous."

"Coaxing your two brothers, your second brother and your third brother, are very satisfying. I feel more and more that I can't learn that skill."

Seeing Cao Bamei's depressed look, Yang Ruoqing didn't know how to comfort her.

Upright officials can hardly break housework.

The second brother and the third brother are brothers, and Cao Bamei and Chen Jinhong are sisters-in-law. As a cousin, I can't interfere too much with these delicate relationships between them.

"Well, Qing'er, what do you think I should do?" Cao Bamei asked.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Well, the money was borrowed anyway, and they also used it to open a shop to ask for it. It's unrealistic, and it will make the second brother unhappy and destroy your husband and wife relationship."

"And you, don't say anything now, the only thing to do is to firmly hold my second brother's heart."

(End of this chapter)