Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 218 Five Thousand Taels of Silver

The two uncles had good intentions and wanted to help Qu Shaoyang make money, which was in line with Qu Shaoyang's original plan.

Anyway, I have to collect mountain products and skins from everywhere, and I can also collect some pig bristles, soybeans and so on. It’s not hard and I can make more money. Why not do it?
The three of them got along better and better as they talked, and they drank more and more wine.

Qu Shaoyang had already drunk a lot, and then he drank with his two uncles, so how could it be not too much?
By the time Chen Yunzhe and his brother had eaten and drunk their fill, Qu Shaoyang was a little drunk.

The banquet outside had ended, and the master chef took his apprentice to say goodbye and leave.

The guys gathered up the tables, chairs, bowls and plates, returned those that had been borrowed, and compensated the broken ones at the original price.

After settling her daughter and grandson, Mrs. Li went to the front yard to look for her two sons. Seeing that Chen Yunzhe and the others were drunk, she looked helpless.

When Qu Shaoyang saw this, he quickly sent someone to escort the three people back to Chen's house.

After the Chen family's mother and son left, Qu Shaoyang staggered back to the backyard by himself.

At this time, Xiao Gensuo had fallen asleep, and Chen Xiuyun was lying on the kang, looking through the gifts given by her brothers.

"Shaoyang, come and see, why did our brothers give so much money?" Seeing her husband come in, Chen Xiuyun waved to him quickly.

Qu Shaoyang had drunk a little too much and felt dizzy. When he heard this, he was startled and hurried forward to check.

Then he saw a rosewood box containing a thick stack of silver bills.

There are notes worth three hundred taels each and five hundred taels each, so the total should be five thousand taels.

This was the idea proposed by Chen Yunzhe. Since Qu Shaoyang refused to accept the money, they simply took out all the silver ingots in the box and replaced them with silver bills.

Then he put it in a smaller box, mixed it with other gifts, and sent it as a gift for his sister and nephew.

"Oh, I forgot about this." Qu Shaoyang slapped his forehead. He drank a little too much today and didn't react.

These two brothers are so cunning that they actually sent the money in this way.

Now, he had no reason to refuse, because they said it was for his sister and child.

“My eldest and second brothers said they were short of money for their business, so I gave them some.

This time when they came back they insisted on giving us dividends. I argued with them for a long time but they refused. Who would have thought that they gave you the money under the guise of a gift.

Well, since it is given by my elder brother and his friends sincerely, I will accept it first."

Qu Shaoyang couldn't tell his wife that this was the dividend from the kiln he and his two uncles had destroyed, right?
But there must be a legitimate reason for such a large amount of money. In desperation, Qu Shaoyang could only make up an excuse to get away with it.

Fortunately, Chen Xiuyun did not suspect anything. She just nodded and put the box, along with other things, into the cabinet at the end of the kang.

"When you have some free time, remember to cash out some of these banknotes and store them in our cellar.

I always feel that real money is safer.”

"Okay, I'll do it when I have time." Qu Shaoyang thought so too.

No matter whether it is silver notes or banknotes, when the world is in chaos, even the official bank may not be guaranteed to be accurate. Real gold and silver are still the real deal.

Chen Xiuyun was in confinement for more than 40 days, and the couple had no chance to spend time together.

There was no one at home at the moment and the children were asleep. Qu Shaoyang, under the influence of alcohol, moved closer to his wife.

He had just kissed his wife twice, and before he could do anything else, the little boy next to him started frowning and making noises.

"You rascal, you're trying to steal your mother from me, right? You little bastard."

Qu Shaoyang had no choice but to let go of his wife and drag his son over with the quilt. He lifted the quilt and saw that the boy had peed a lot. "Okay, go wash up first, I'll change his quilt."

Chen Xiuyun skillfully pulled out the quilt, took off the wet clothes, carefully dried the child's butt, and then put some powder on it.

The new house does not have a kang in the inner room, but there is a floor heating system and a fire wall is built next to the south window.

Even the partition wall is made of decorative bricks and is connected to the stove in the outer room. As long as the stove is lit, the entire partition wall will be warm.

Gensuo is still young, and we are afraid that he will catch a cold, so the room is kept quite warm. It doesn't matter even if the kid is naked for a while.

The little guy had a good sleep and was still very energetic. His legs were kicking and he wasn't playing well at all.

Chen Xiuyun found his clothes and pants, put them on him again, put a blanket on him, and then picked him up to feed him.

The boy had a big appetite and could eat a lot. He didn't stop until both breasts were empty.

Just then Qu Shaoyang came back after washing up, so he picked up his son, put his face to his son, and made faces to tease the little guy.

Gensuo is a good-natured kid. He doesn't complain or cry. When someone teases him, he just grins and laughs.

The couple coaxed the child to play for a while, and when they thought the time was right, they took the child out to pee again, then put the child down and coaxed him to sleep.

By the time Gensuo fell asleep, it was already late, so Qu Shaoyang took off his clothes and got into bed.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when my son was asleep, I quickly got in touch with my wife.

After the snow fell, land reclamation work became completely impossible.

These guys at home are very smart and they do what they are supposed to do without being told by their boss.

However, these days, some people are obviously absent-minded.

"Boss, it's snowing now, and there's not much work to do at home. There are only 40 or 50 people working to make a living.

Those old people asked me to ask their boss if there were not too many errands to do this winter, they would like to go back to their hometown.”

On the morning of the second day after the full moon banquet, Jiang Chunfu and Xing Jia found Qu Shaoyang together to discuss things with him.

These elderly people have been working for the Qu family for three years. The Qu family provides them with food and accommodation, and pays them wages at the end of the year.

The output from the land was also sold to the Qu family, so they all saved some money.

Qu Shaoyang had already said that after the new house was built, whoever got married would be given one or two rooms, and they would no longer have to sleep in a large dormitory.

We are already in our twenties or thirties, who wants to be single for the rest of his life?
There are few women in Northeast China, so it is difficult to find a wife. However, it is easy to find a wife in your hometown. In some places, you can even buy a wife with a few buckets of millet.

While they have some money, they can go back to their hometown to find a wife, and then bring her back to live a stable life. Isn't that wonderful?
So many people became interested and asked Jiang Chunfu to find out what the boss meant.

"Yes, yes, I've been so busy lately that I forgot about it.

Well, this winter, I want to take my friends at home to Tadian, Shuidong and other places to collect some hides, mountain products and so on.

Yesterday, my eldest brother and his friends gave me a suggestion, asking me to collect some bristles, soybeans, etc., and they would help sell them.”

"How about this, you go back and tell them that if anyone is willing to stay here, they can work with me this winter and I'll pay them extra.

If you are really anxious to go back home, I will pay this year's salary in advance. You should go back after being away for so long."

Everyone feels homesick, so Qu Shaoyang naturally cannot stop them. It is up to them whether they go or stay.

(End of this chapter)