Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1559, more concubines and more children
Lao Wangtou's family was lively with dozens of people, young and old, and a meal was like a banquet. In the same community, but in another courtyard, Lao Li's house seemed much deserted.

In the courtyard, old Li came back with his grandson and granddaughter. His son Li Xi was reading the newspaper leisurely, and his daughter-in-law Sun was busy making lunch. Seven or eight dishes had already been placed on the Eight Immortals table.

"The price of this rubber has risen again. I really regret it. Why didn't I plant rubber in the first place?"

Li Xi looked at the newspaper, and when he saw that the price of rubber in the newspaper had risen to 170 taels of silver per barrel, his stomach turned green with regret.

He is a sailor, and he can be regarded as the first group of people who went to sea. Although he came from a poor family, he has already saved a lot of money.

He bought a large number of properties in Beijing, Tianjin, and Songhu. There are more than a dozen houses alone, and four or five stores. In addition, in Nanyang, he also has a [-]-mu plantation. A slave grows sugar cane for himself.

In addition, he still has a lot of stocks on hand, worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. It can be said that he is a trend-bearer who has stood on the wave of the times, and one of the typical representatives of the new generation to make a fortune.

In the past, poor children like him who were born in rural areas had no bright future at all. They were exhausted all year round in the fields, and it was rare to have a few meals to eat. Many people could not even marry a wife. They were poor. Three generations, because there is no third generation.

But with the tide of the times, he was lucky and caught the tide of the times. He first worked in the industry under Liu Jin's command, learned cultural knowledge, and was able to read and write. Then he entered Tianjin Maritime College to study and became the earliest sailor.

This is how the family business is now, and the comprehensive assets are calculated, which is no worse than that of the landlords in small places.

"Humph~"

When Old Li heard his son Li Xi's words, he snorted coldly in front of him in extreme displeasure.

"Father, who messed with you again?"

Li Xi put down the newspaper in his hand, and quickly helped Old Li to sit down.

Regardless of poverty or wealth, the people of Ming Dynasty pay attention to filial piety. A filial person will be praised by everyone, and an unfilial person will be cast aside by others.

"Humph~"

"I know what rubber, what stock, what house, what kind of product, what kind of product every day."

"What's the use of earning so much silver? How many sons do you have to pass it on?"

Old Li was very upset. He looked at the grandchildren playing in the yard. The two grandchildren were naturally his treasures and his heart. As for the six granddaughters, it annoyed him a little.

Now the Beijing-Tianjin area is a bit different from before. Everyone has money. Not only will there be no betrothal gifts for marrying a daughter, but a large amount of dowry will also be given out, especially if Li Xi and Wang Zhengyuan are considered to be of some status. If you have a face, you must be able to marry your daughter, otherwise you will be ashamed.

"Father, you are here again. I have two sons."

When Li Xi heard this, he immediately felt helpless. Every time he came back, his father almost always asked him to do this for him.

"Are there many sons?"

"Do you know how many sons Wang Zhengyuan's family has?"

"He has twelve sons now, and three concubines are still pregnant. When the family eats, they set up four big tables, just like a banquet. How lively and wonderful it is."

"As for our family, there are only a few people. If these girls get married again in a few years, then there will be only a few people. Don't you feel deserted and shabby?"

"It's nothing to be rich. Nowadays, no one in Beijing and Tianjin has any family background. Do you think it's great if you have a few stinky money?"

"Are you better than those big families who run factories and businesses?"

"You are just a little better than the migrant workers, but no one has more sons than you."

"Now the comparison is not about whose money is more, the family is also big, but who has more family members and more sons. His old king's head is like herding sheep every day. When he goes out, he will be a big herd."

"As for me, it's like herding cattle. I take three or two big cows and small cows, and I'll know when I compare them."

"Who doesn't boast that Lao Wang is blessed?"

"In more than ten years, his grandsons will grow up. By then, there will be hundreds of people in a big family. As for our family, no matter how big your family business is, it's useless to have no one."

Old Li was also annoyed as he spoke.

Hate iron but not steel.

At the beginning, my family was poor, and it was difficult to marry a wife. If I had the current conditions, I would have to marry ten or eight to go home and have a bunch of sons.

Fortunately, Li Xi didn't go if he could, thinking that having two sons would be a great thing, and he was so angry that he died.

Li Xi was speechless after listening to Old Li's words. Dad was fine everywhere, but he just stared at him every day.

I have a very good relationship with my wife Sun, and I don't want to take a concubine at all, but my father reads about this every day, and every time I come back from the sea, I will be accused.

As for Mrs. Sun, who was busy preparing lunch, her eyes were filled with tears, and she was in unspeakable suffering.

She married Li Xi at the age of fifteen, and now she is twenty-eight years old. In thirteen years, she gave birth to two sons and six daughters for the old Li family, which is already very impressive.

But in the eyes of my father-in-law, I just can't do it, I can't give birth, all I give birth to is money-losing goods, it's fine if I only have two sons, and Li Xi has never been allowed to take a concubine.

She felt that she was more wronged than Dou E, and she had persuaded Li Xiduo to take a concubine, so that it could open up branches and leaves for the old Li family, but Li Xi didn't listen, the two had a good relationship, and Li Xi didn't want to take a concubine.

"Father, don't I go to sea all year round~"

The old man got angry, even though Li Xi was in his thirties, he didn't dare to speak out.

"When you go to sea, you should take concubines. Take more concubines and have more children. Our old Li family will not be inferior to others."

"He is an old man, he eats earlier than us every time, and every time his daughter-in-law comes to ask him to eat."

"As for me, I have to come back by myself every time, and every meal is later than Old Wang's head."

"Your son fought with the grandson of the old Wang family. When someone called out, a dozen brothers came out, and your son only had two brothers. Have you ever fought anyone?"

"I really don't know what's going on in your head, every day rubber, rubber, stocks, you can't act like a man."

Old Li looked at his son, half dead with anger.

Thinking of the triumphant look of the old Wangtou made him even angrier.

"Elder-in-law, it's time to eat~"

At this time, Mrs. Sun came over and reminded weakly.

"Hmm~"

With a dark face, Old Li came to the table silently. Seeing that Li Xi was going to sit beside him, he immediately said to his little grandson, "My good grandson, come and sit with grandpa."

Li Xi saw that he could only sit in the last seat, and felt helpless.

A meal is tasteless and waits until the meal is finished.

Old Li called Mrs. Sun over and said, "I've always called Li Xi a concubine, you won't blame me, will you?"

"Eunuch, I have been persuading Mr. Xiang about this matter, but he refuses, and there is nothing I can do about it."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sun replied in a low voice.

"I know I said this, you are not happy, and I feel wronged."

"I also know that you have sacrificed a lot for our old Li's family. Li Xi has been going to sea for many years, and he has little time at home. You are alone in handling all the big and small things at home, and sometimes you come alone when you are pregnant. Busy, very tired."

"But there are some things I still want to say."

"It's a matter of course for us to spread branches and leaves. Although our old Li's family is not a big family, it is not much worse than those previous landlords."

"There are still some big and small family businesses, but so far there are only two grandchildren, so this is not possible."

"So I want to discuss it with you. If you agree, we'll buy some European white slaves later to be Li Xi's concubines, and help with housework along the way."

"I heard that the people in Europe are white and have good fertility. Although they are not as gentle and virtuous as our Daming women, they are still okay."

Old Li called Mrs. Sun to his side, and talked to her about it earnestly.

"I have no objection, the father-in-law and the husband-in-law have the final say."

Sun lowered her head, tears welled up in her eyes, and she felt wronged in her heart.

But the father-in-law took out the inheritance incense, and things that spread out, what can she do?
Even if she went back to her natal family, her natal family couldn't say anything for her. Who would make her life miserable and give birth to daughters? Every household in the community does not have four or five sons.

"Li Xi, what do you think?"

Old Li nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Li Xi and asked.

"Father, it's really unnecessary. Two sons are enough."

Li Xi was helpless, seeing how wronged his daughter-in-law looked, he didn't even think about it.

"It's not necessary, this matter is settled like this, and I will go to the slave market with me to pick and choose."

"You go to sea all the year round, and you often go to North Korea and Japan. You'd better bring me some concubines from North Korea and Japan."

Old Li really hated iron for being weak, so he turned his head and said to Mrs. Sun: "From now on, you are a regular wife, so you should do less of these rough jobs and teach those concubines more to let them do it."

"Of course, if Li Xi gets a new guy and forgets the old one, you can tell me, and I'll keep some sticks for him severely."

"I see."

Mrs. Sun felt wronged, but there was nothing she could do.

Looking at his husband-in-law, Li Xi, he looked even more helpless. He was really speechless when he met such an old man.

There is no such person who takes care of whether he takes a concubine or not, and forces himself to take a concubine.

"Go, go~"

"Go to the slave market and have a look. I heard from the old Wangtou that there are slaves who are specially sold as concubines in the slave market. They are all in good condition, and they are not big. You should bring more money and don't pay later. No embarrassment with shopping."

Seeing that the two of them had no objections, the old Wang headed out in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)