Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

Chapter 196 Rent
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Lu family gathered together again to invest in shares for the new year.

The couple with a big house and a second house can have 350 taels of silver in their joint property. Before the separation, they would definitely have invested all their property in it, but now that the house has been separated, all the family expenses have to be borne by themselves.

In the new year, Mr. Yu decided to keep 30 taels of silver in his hand for daily expenses, such as the children's tuition fees and food expenses at home, and invest everything else.

Seeing Mrs. Yu like this, Mrs. Qin followed the instructions without saying a word. Their money was the same, there was no extra expense, and her family had one less person than the big house, so 30 taels was more than enough.

Lu Guilan and Shen's family don't have much money. Currently, they only have 70 taels of silver in total, which is less than a fraction of what Yu and his family have. Thinking that they have to go out to build a house, they feel a little stretched for a while.

He Jiuniang feels that their current situation is indeed a bit pessimistic. Although everyone is investing in business, if they take the money to build a house, even less will be invested.

The most basic living security is no problem, but the gap between the rich and the poor is too big between the Yu family, Qin family and others.

If this happens for a long time, the mentality will definitely change.

Faced with these things, the whole family turned to He Jiuniang to see if she had any good ideas.

"Little sister, you don't have much money now, so don't rush to build a house. Now the house at home is enough, and we are separated. Although we still eat together, each family pays for food. Overall, it is the same as before. Wait. Save enough money to build a house.”

He Jiuniang expressed her thoughts.

If you have money, you can do whatever you want. If you don't have money, don't even think about building a house.

She could understand Lu Guilan's desire to move out, but wasn't business more important at the moment?
"If you feel uneasy, we rent the house to you. You pay us the rent and you can live in it until you move out."

In fact, she has money and can lend them money to build a house, but she is unwilling and has no reason to keep borrowing. She cannot let them have that kind of mentality.

Besides, she also wants to buy a house in Jingzhou City, which will cost a lot of money, so she can't be a freeloader.

Before Lu Guilan could say anything, Mrs. Yu said: "How can you ask for rent from my little sister? They are all members of your own family, what are you talking about?"

Mrs. Qin also echoed: "Yeah, it's not worth much, don't hurt our feelings!"

The main reason is that now my family's conditions are better and I earn more money, I really don't care about the few cents in rent.

Lu Boss and Lu Lao Er also mean the same thing. After all, Lu Guilan is still their younger sister. How can there be any reason to charge rent from the younger sister?

But Lu Guilan thinks this method is good. Although the rent is indeed not very high, at least they are not living in vain, so they can feel more at ease.

She said: "I think what the third sister-in-law said makes sense. We really can't build a house now. We can only live at home first. This is a good way to pay rent. What do you think, sister-in-law?"

As she said that, she looked at Mrs. Shen. How could Mrs. Shen disagree? She nodded repeatedly: "It's time to pay the rent. We have been here for a long time, and I feel really sorry. If we don't collect the money, we will be embarrassed to live here. .”

Old Man Lu listened to his children's discussion and couldn't help but said: "In that case, just pay the rent. The brothers will settle the accounts clearly and there will be no conflicts in the future."

As soon as Old Man Lu opened his mouth, everyone knew that the matter was settled.

Yu said: "Then my sister-in-law is also at home now and occupies the house alone. I have to make her pay the rent. If she has no money for the time being, let her work to pay off the debt!"

Lianhua now lives in the same house as You Yatou and the other girls, and the second bedroom raises Lianhua as her daughter, so naturally there is no need to pay her any rent.

"I think it's okay. Your sister-in-law is not a peaceful person, so we can't let her live in vain." Boss Lu said angrily. The Zhou family's style is really at odds with the Lu family, and they often want to take advantage of the Yu family. It's cheap, he gets angry when he sees Mr. Zhou now.

There was a family meeting today, and all the young and old of the Lu family participated, including Lianhua, except the Zhou family.

She just doesn't want her to know how much money the Lu family has now and what they are going to do next. She has no good intentions, and maybe something bad will happen.

"Then...if you really want to rent, how will the rent be determined?"

Mrs. Qin asked, "It's really difficult to rent a house for your own people. It's easy to hurt your feelings if you rent a house more or less."

"When Brother Fugui rented a house before, the bigger house cost 25 cents per month, and the small one cost [-] cents. My sister and her family only need one room, so let's just charge [-] cents for free. What do you think? Sample?"

He Jiuniang asked everyone for their opinions, and everyone nodded, but Lu Guilan said: "Five cents is too little, just fifteen cents. The rich brother and the others rented houses from destitute people, and they were all dilapidated adobe houses. If you were not careful, Even if it’s windy and leaky, the brick house we live in is much better than theirs. At this price, we can live with peace of mind.”

"Okay, that's it!"

Mrs. Sun patted her daughter's hand. Fifteen cents a month was really not expensive.

"Then if we don't build a house for the time being, we will have more money in hand. I will keep 20 taels and invest the remaining 50 taels in business."

After solving a big problem, Lu Guilan felt much more relaxed and her eyes relaxed.

Shen did the same and kept 20 taels in his hand, feeling safe.

"Third wife, how much money do you plan to invest?"

After settling the matter between Lu Guilan and his family, the topic returned to He Jiuniang. He Jiuniang said: "I still have some money left, so I will invest 500 taels. After a while, I want to go to the county town to see if I can buy a shop. There will be more money to spend by then, so rather than running out of funds then, it’s better to invest now.”

Originally, He Jiuniang thought about paying the same amount for the second bedroom as the big one, but that was obviously not enough, and now that the family is separated, she no longer has to worry as much as before.

Her family members are not surprised that she can spend so much money. She is now making a lot of money treating people.

These are all earned by their own abilities. Although they are envious, they are not jealous.

It's just that He Jiuniang's medical skills make money, and it also encourages her family members to learn a craft they like. In addition to the family business, it can bring them extra income.

To put it bluntly, as long as you have craftsmanship, even if your family's business loses money, you won't starve to death.

Mrs. Yu was very tolerant and said with a smile: "Then we will continue to take advantage of the three younger siblings!"

It is true that the more money He Jiuniang takes out, the more dividends she will get, but equally, because she takes out more money, the scale of her family business can be further expanded and she can make more money. There is nothing to be jealous of. of.

The blame is that they are not good enough.

According to such statistics, of the total 240 taels of silver, He Jiuniang holds 40.00% and 20.00% of the shares, the second and third houses each hold [-]% and [-]%, and Lu Guilan and Shen hold [-]% of the shares respectively.

The remaining [-]% is not divided and counts as the pensions of Old Man Lu and Mrs. Sun.

(End of this chapter)