Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 189 Private Money
In the past few days since Qu Shaoyang returned to his hometown, his home has been very busy, with relatives and friends coming to join in the fun and inquire about the situation in Guandong Mountain.

Qu Shaoyang's sister and several aunts also rushed back after hearing the news.

This time, Mr. Qu was finally generous and asked Chen and his eldest daughter-in-law to make dumplings to entertain the guests.

The main thing is that the meat Qu Shaoyang bought has been there for quite a while, and even if he put it in cold water, it would not keep.

It takes a lot of salt to pickle it, so it’s better to use it to entertain guests and save face.

It was the busy farming season, and after the novelty of the past few days, the number of guests at the Qu family gradually decreased.

Qu Shaoyang didn't want to just sit there and do nothing, so he changed into old clothes and went to work in the fields with his brothers.

There were only a few acres of land to begin with, so the five brothers worked together, harnessing their horses to plows and turning the soil, so naturally they worked very quickly.

After finishing his own work, Qu Hai took his brothers to do odd jobs for several wealthy families nearby.

Regardless of how much money you earn, providing lunch is also great.

In a blink of an eye, it has been almost twenty days since Qu Shaoyang returned to his hometown.

According to the previous agreement with Xingjia Xingye, Qu Shaoyang estimated that the two brothers would be here in a few days.

So Qu Shaoyang found an opportunity to go out and inquire about the situation of ships from here to the northeast.

I also bought some food and daily necessities for my family.

Qu Shaoyang didn't actually eat much of the fine grains he brought back before.

When the eldest daughter of the Qu family came back, Chen secretly took some away for her.

The rest were replaced with coarse grains at the instruction of Qu Laokouer.

The Qu family has many people and little food stored at home. The work is heavy at this time of spring, so how can they not eat enough?

Fine grains are good, but too little of them won’t fill you up.

A pound of fine grain can be exchanged for several pounds of corn grits and dried sweet potatoes. For farmers, it is enough to fill their stomachs.

You can't fly to heaven by eating fine grains, so wouldn't it be better to exchange them for some coarse grains?

Qu Shaoyang also understood this, so he did not buy so many fine grains this time. Most of them were corn flour, sweet potato flour, etc., and only a little millet and white flour.

"Mom, it's almost time for my nephew to have more food. He is young and can't eat coarse grains.

Save this little bit of fine grain and use it to cook porridge or noodles for your children. Don't ever replace it with other grains.

That’s the eldest grandson of our Qu family. Adults can be rude, but children can’t.”

After buying the things, Qu Shaoyang gave his mother some special instructions.

As an uncle, I have only a little nephew like him, so I have to show some love and care to him.

“Hey, hey, got it.

It’s different now after coming back from the outside world. Our four little tigers now know how to cherish the younger generation.

Okay, don't worry, I will definitely save this little bit for Little Stone and won't let anyone else eat it."

Chen looked at her fourth son with great satisfaction and smiled.

When the fourth child was at home, he would run out and cause trouble all day long. The couple disliked the fourth child the most.

Unexpectedly, a few years later, the most successful one in the family would also be the fourth child.

"Huzi, are you leaving soon?"

Mothers have very sharp intuition. Chen felt these days that her fourth son was a little absent-minded.

Come to think of it, my son has a family in the Northeast and a newly married wife.

This time I'm going back to my hometown for quite a while, so I can't help but wonder what's going on in the Northeast.
"Well, mother, I have to go back in a few days.

The solar term in the Northeast is later than ours, but it’s time for spring plowing and planting, so I have to hurry back.

We still have a lot of land at home, and we can’t delay the farming season.” Qu Shaoyang didn’t hide it and said directly to his mother. “Well, go back, it’s good that you can come back and visit.

Your mother and father are very happy that you were able to settle down and build up such a large business in Guandong Mountain.

When I have the chance in the future, I will bring my wife back to meet the locals.

It would be best if you could come back with your children. Your father and I are looking forward to each of you getting married, having children, and starting a family."

Chen was a reasonable woman and would naturally not trip her son's legs to stop him from walking. She just gave him a few reluctant instructions.

While no one was at home, Qu Shaoyang took out a few pieces of silver from his luggage and stuffed them into Chen's hand.

"Mother, this is about ten taels of silver, you should hide it and don't let others know.

I won't be able to come back for several years, so I can't fulfill my filial duties to my mother. Just treat this money as your private property.

Don’t tell anyone else. If anything happens in the future, you have money in your hands and won’t be in trouble.”

After returning home these days, Qu Shaoyang also realized that his mother was a good person.

But she doesn't take charge of the household and has no say in everything. She has to listen to her husband's arrangements.

The family was poor and had some money, but Old Qu kept it very tightly, and no one could see any of it.

Qu Shaoyang didn't know what to say to his father. He could only secretly give his mother some money to make some money in her hands.

Chen had never handled so much silver in her life, and she was so excited that she burst into tears.

"Hey, this, my son knows how to love his mother.

Sihuzi, I used to treat you coldly and always beat you, but I never expected that I would get your help in the end."

Chen was extremely regretful now. She had disliked Si Huzi for always causing trouble, and had beaten him many times since he was a child.

Unexpectedly, now it is the fourth son, whom she looked down upon the most, who feels the most sorry for her.

"Mom, look at you, it's just a little money, what's the big deal?

Your son doesn't have much ability, so this is all he can give you as a gift. Put it away quickly and don't let others see it."

Qu Shaoyang hated to see people crying, so he hurried to persuade them.

When Chen heard this, she hurriedly took the silver and went out.

I don’t know where she found to hide the silver, and then she went back to the house to talk to her son.

Two days later, Xingjia and Xingye came to Qujiazhuang and found Qu Shaoyang.

"Boss, I have already followed your instructions and recruited more than 20 long-term workers who are about our age from our hometown.

I have arranged for them to live near the dock. When do you think we should set off back home?"

Xingjia Xingye followed Qu Shaoyang back to Shandong, on the one hand to go home to visit relatives, on the other hand, to recruit people for Qu Shaoyang.

Qu Shaoyang now has a considerable family business, and he plans to reclaim some more wasteland this year. If possible, it would be best to find another way to make a living.

As a result, there are not enough people at home.

So taking the opportunity of returning to his hometown to visit his relatives, Qu Shaoyang asked Xingjia Xingye to help him recruit more people.

In fact, many people in Qujiazhuang asked Qu Shaoyang about going to Guandong Mountain with him.

However, Qu Shaoyang did not give a direct response, only saying that it was not the right time yet.

Well, we are all from the same village, of the same clan and surname, so we are all relatives.

If Qu Shaoyang brings these people over, he would feel embarrassed to let them work as long-term laborers and do rough and heavy work, right?

He needs to develop further over there and find other good businesses to make money, and also take care of his brothers and relatives at home.

Otherwise, if you rashly agree to it and fail to make proper arrangements, you will offend people.

(End of this chapter)