The next day—

Clear skies.

Jiang Changfa and Li Xiaotian were busy outside all morning. Fortunately, they had an ox cart. They traveled to three nearby towns and a county to purchase the next two braised food recipes.

At the same time, I brought back some not-so-good news——

Thousands of miles away, due to natural disasters in Tianfu, countless people were displaced and forced to flee.

According to the route, this group of disaster victims will follow the official road and pass through Longxi, and Anqing Prefecture is the first among them.

They heard that the magistrate of the county volunteered to take in five hundred refugees.

Five hundred people, more or less.

If calculated as a family of five, there are at least 100 people in the family.

After the experience of fleeing from famine, this number has only increased a lot!

Next, almost each of the eight villages in Pingan Town will host more than a dozen households of refugees!

Not to mention food, there were suddenly more than a dozen people coming from outside the village, whether they were good or evil.

After Fubao heard the news, he didn't know whether to praise or scold the county magistrate.

Old Mrs. Xu sighed after hearing this. If this was not a life-and-death situation, who would be willing to give up the family business, the land and the house, and run away to find a way to survive?

"Nai, I have an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Fu Bao suddenly had trouble swallowing, and her right eyelid felt a little uncomfortable. She was on guard, her sixth sense was warning her!

"You kid, what else can't you say in front of your family?"

While talking, Mrs. Xu scooped up a bowl of soup, handed it to Xiaotian, and then scooped it out for her son.

"Miscellaneous, I told you not to hit me."

Fu Bao's words were addressed to her mother, but it was her father who was looking at him.

Jiang Changfa took a sip of the soup and was stared at by his daughter, "It's hot!"

It doesn't matter if I drink it now, or if I vomit it.

"I don't want to beat my eldest granddaughter, please tell me."

Old Mrs. Xu nodded, clearly wanting to protect her granddaughter.

Brother Chuan opened his mouth wide, trying to catch the spoon his mother gave him, but he missed it, so he shouted aggrievedly:

"Sister~"

"Sister, if you are busy with something, please look for Brother Yu."

Fu Bao didn't even look at his younger brother and just casually excused him.

She was thinking of words and had no time!

"Oh."

Brother Chuan pursed his lips and looked at Brother Yu pitifully.

"Shh~"

Song Yu had already put down his bowls and chopsticks, and listened attentively to what his little fiancée wanted to say.

Well, Brother Chuan, who was declined again, was so aggrieved that he bit his father's arm to vent his anger!

Li Xiaotian had no time to stop him and couldn't bear to watch the scene of "a loving father and a filial son", so he looked away.

I thought to myself, Brother Chuan has really good teeth at such a young age~

Fu Bao took advantage of his father to relieve his anger by spanking his stinky brother, and solemnly said:

"Nai, after we salvage the clams from our river beach, we won't be renting this beach anymore."

As soon as these words came out, the dinner table was quiet, except for Brother Chuan's sobbing voice~

"Woooooo~"

He was crying so sadly, but he was howling dryly. The adults were too lazy to pay attention to him and just let him go.

Jiang Changfa sighed and explained to his daughter seriously:

"Fubao, dad knows you, but our family has had no land these years. Thanks to raising river clams and fishing for pearls to make money."

If you don’t rent a river beach, you won’t feel at ease.

“Dad, the braised food business relies on you and Uncle Li to deliver it, barely.

But Uncle Li delivers goods, drives, herds and takes care of cattle during the day, and guards the river beach at night.

The work intensity is too high, and if things continue like this, it will be bad for Uncle Li's health.

Secondly, if something happens at home, the manpower is too busy, and the delivery is not timely, it will not be beneficial to the cooperation with Furong Restaurant. "What's more important is that the braised meat business has a gross profit of more than 30 taels from braised beef alone. After a month, there will be a net profit of at least 20 taels!

There are also braised pork, pig offal, etc., and the net profit in a month is about seven or eight taels!

The business that can earn more than thirty taels a month is enough for their family to enjoy their life in the countryside.

Why bother raising pearl clams?

There is something to give!

Jiang Changfa and Li Xiaotian looked at each other, and then they both struggled in their hearts.

The former is reluctant to give up his job for many years, while the latter feels that the salary he takes from the Jiang family includes guarding the river beach. If he no longer has to guard the river, will he?

"Dad, there will be strangers coming to our village soon. There are more than a dozen households. If Uncle Li doesn't have to look at the river beach, it will save a manpower."

"Uncle Li can't live without a fixed place forever. Now I have a suggestion, which is to advance Uncle Li's salary in advance and pick a piece of land to build a house near our home, so that the two families can be taken care of."

Fu Bao tried his best to persuade the two of them and extended an olive branch.

There were all the old, young, women and children in the house. It would be fine if she and Song Yu were at home. If not, it would be really troublesome if bad people came to look for trouble and there were no men at home.

invite?

Not to mention whether there is a place to live at home, the Jiang family today is already eye-catching and resentful!

Uncle Li was different. Even though he was an orphan, the villagers watched him grow up and recognized him in their hearts as one of their own.

Then make up a reason, for example, noble person, the noble person values ​​Uncle Li, and specially advanced a sum of money to build a house for Uncle Li, with a place to stay and shelter from wind and rain~

Song Yu understood and was the most indifferent one.

Others were concerned or dumbfounded.

For example, Li Xiaotian, in his heart, was screaming——

Ah ah ah~

Advance salary?

this is okay too?

"Xiaotian, what do you think of Fubao's proposal?"

Mrs. Xu was convinced, but she wanted to hear Xiaotian's thoughts.

"Auntie, I can do anything. As long as you don't dislike me, I will do whatever you ask me to do."

All I ask is that I have enough food and clothing, and no one is in pain.

"Then it's settled, after we open the clams for Yue and collect the pearls, we won't cover the river beach!"

"Xiao Tian, ​​you have been walking around our house recently and you have chosen a piece of land. Just tell your aunt."

"Yeah, thank you for your trust, aunt. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Li Xiaotian longs for a home, a place of his own.

"Uncle Li, don't worry and choose the land boldly. Anyway, your salary will be advanced in advance, so you don't have to worry about the money. It just means that you will have to work longer for our family~"

"Well, uncle knows. If anyone asks, uncle will tell me that there is a noble person who asked me to collect clam beads for her and do things for her."

Fu Bao listened and thought, um, nothing wrong.

The family went over their "confession" with Uncle Li to make sure nothing was left out, and then dispersed.

If it hadn't been dark and the road couldn't be seen clearly, Li Xiaotian would have been excited to find a suitable land to build a house!

He built two houses by himself, a main room and a bedroom.

Then build an earthen stove on the corner of the wall, tie a roof with straw, and make a simple kitchen.

For the time being, make a jar to hold the latrine.

When I have the conditions in the future, I will build a bathroom just like Chang Fa’s house, which is clean and tidy!

Calculating it this way, I have to pay at least eight or nine taels of silver, right?

Hey, if you save a little more, although Chang Fa's family is willing to advance his salary in advance, no one's money comes from the strong wind!

It's a matter of affection to help him, but it's a duty not to help him. He can't spend Chang Fa's family's money indiscriminately! (End of chapter)

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