Eldest daughter

Chapter 311
Wang Yuan'er ordered Sujuan to take Wang Chun'er back home, and saw that the kitchen was still raising fish brought back from the village, so she simply pulled the straw ropes and carried them to the old house, intending to give Grandpa and Grandma a taste of it. .

When he came to the gate of the old house, he bumped into Mrs. Zhang and called out, "Second Aunt."

Mrs. Zhang snorted, curled her lips, and when her eyes caught the plump and fresh grass carp in Wang Yuan'er's hand, she immediately changed her face and said, "Oh, it's Yuan'er, come to see your grandma and the others." Is it? This is to show filial piety to your grandpa and grandma, and you are a filial child. Come, let me help you."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to snatch the fish from Wang Yuaner's hand, as if she was afraid that she would not give it to her.

Wang Yuan'er clicked her tongue in her heart, and when she looked at Mrs. Zhang's hand, her eyes were fixed. That was because the hand that was hanging down when grabbing the fish was wearing a brand new golden bracelet.

She grabbed Zhang Shi's hand, Zhang Shi thought she was going to snatch the fish back, and was about to scold, but Wang Yuan'er said, "Second Aunt, this bracelet is so beautiful, you just bought it? Second Aunt got rich?"

Only then did Mrs. Zhang see her bracelet exposed, she quickly withdrew her hand, covered it with her sleeve, coughed and said, "What kind of fortune is it? I'm not like you. It was sent back by Min'er. Isn't it almost my birthday?"

Just talk about it, Wang Min'er has been in Quanzhou for so long, except for the letter, she didn't even bring a piece of cake with her, so why would she give her a gold bracelet?

She wouldn't believe it even if she was beaten to death, especially since Mrs. Zhang's eyes were still fluttering!

Mrs. Zhang's eyeballs rolled around, and Wang Yuan'er felt guilty when she saw it, so she yelled: "I won't tell you, I have to cook quickly, so your grandma will scold me again." When Wang Yuan'er replied, she hurried into the room, secretly paying attention in her heart, she was a cunning girl, she seemed to know how to read people's hearts, and her eyes made her feel ashamed.

Wang Yuan'er looked at her in a panic, and the corner of her mouth slightly curled up. If she believed her words, she would be a ghost.

After entering the old house, Wang Yuan'er chatted with Mrs. Wang for a while, and learned from her that Wang Min'er had never sent a letter at all, so she felt more confident.

There is a new bracelet for no reason, and the business of Second Uncle's shop is not very good at present, so Second Uncle probably won't buy it for her. She is going to gamble again these days, maybe she won it at the poker table.

Wang Yuan'er frowned, the gambling game was never afraid of you winning, but afraid that you would not come and get more money. If the second aunt won, she was afraid that she would become more greedy and lose more in the end.

"Yuan'er?" Mrs. Wang reached out and shook her hand a few times before asking, "But what's the matter?"

"Ah, no, I'm just asking." Wang Yuan'er smiled, pretending to be casual and said: "Just now I saw that my second aunt was wearing very bright clothes, as if she had made a fortune. Grandma, did you manage her house?"

When this matter was mentioned, Mrs. Wang turned pale, and said angrily: "She has always said that the family is separated, but she is not even as good as a niece. The niece is the master of the house, and she is about to become a mother-in-law. I still don’t have any rights, so I’m just begging to be in charge of the house. I’ve discussed it with your grandfather, and I’ll just let them own the property that was allocated to them, so as not to say that I’m holding on to the rights all day long. .”

It turned out that there was such a thing, Wang Yuan'er knew it well, no wonder the second aunt went there to gamble frequently, it was because she had money in her hands.

"No wonder I said Second Aunt looks like she's made a fortune." Wang Yuan'er chuckled and said, "Grandma, Second Aunt is in charge of the house, she should be more sensible, don't just go to the gambling game with two coins in hand Ran."

Mrs. Wang narrowed her eyes and looked at her: "Why, there is something in your words, is your second aunt going to rub the horse hanging again?"

"I've seen it once or twice. Maybe I'm looking for someone. My second aunt is about to become a mother-in-law, so I should pay more attention." Wang Yuan'er said casually.

Mrs. Wang snorted heavily, but she had some calculations in her heart.

Seeing this, Wang Yuan'er also knew that she would hold on to her second aunt, so she said goodbye and left.

It's not that she wants to take care of things, I'm afraid that the second aunt will be obsessed with obsession, and she will be fascinated by others, causing her family to go bankrupt. Now the Wang family has finally calmed down. She doesn't want to see bad things and find her again. , maybe it will be better.

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At the end of July, every household was harvesting, and the sun-drying field was full of ears of corn. The children were picking ears in the fields with baskets, and their cheeks reddened by the sun were filled with cheerful smiles.

Wang Chun'er was too old to work in the tea shed shop, so Wang Yuan'er often went to the shop to help, and heard a lot of news from the merchants who were passing by.

This year's weather is hotter than last year's. Insect plagues have occurred in some places, and there is no harvest. Maybe the price of food is about to rise.

And the alien races in the north of the frontier are a little ready to move, I'm afraid there will be a war, if there is a war, the court will ask for food, I'm afraid the food will be expensive.

Wang Yuaner frowned.

What the common people are most afraid of is going to war, because that will cause the people to live in poverty, and the life of the people will be difficult.

If we really want to fight a war and collect grain, I'm afraid that grain will be really expensive. It seems that it is not the right time to buy or sell grain at this time.

Wang Yuan'er found Cui Yuan and told him about it, whether it was true or not.

Cui Yuan frowned deeply, and said: "There is no news at this time, but it will be August now, and the alien Tartars have to prepare food for the winter, so it is not surprising that there will be food grabbing and disturbing the people."

Wang Yuaner's face turned slightly pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "Then, will you really know how to fight?"

Seeing her terrified look, Cui Yuan laughed and said: "Look at your panic, even if you fight, you won't be able to reach your side, what are you afraid of?"

Wang Yuan'er didn't feel relaxed because of his words, but smiled wryly: "Even if we can't fight, it is closely related. Fighting a war will inevitably require food and grass. Where does it come from? It must be collected from the common people. Once a fight breaks out, the other side will be shut down." The people will definitely leave, and if they become refugees, it is hard to say whether they will come to the foot of the sky."

The war may not be able to reach here, but during the war years, the people who suffer are the common people, and the mob is also born from the refugees. Without food and clothing, of course they can only be robbed. In the end, it is not the common people who suffer?
"Okay, okay, this is also a rumour, you are the first to startle, if you really fight, you will be able to pay back?" Cui Yuan comforted: "You can live your life as you like, and I am here for everything!"

Wang Yuan'er bit her lip lightly, and said, "Then tell me, should we store up the grain we took back this year?"

Cui Yuan thought for a while, then nodded and said: "You can suppress it for now. I'm going back to Beijing to have a look, and I'll be back in a few days. Be careful here."

Knowing that he was going back to Beijing to inquire about the news, Wang Yuan'er nodded.

After Cui Yuan left, Wang Yuan'er always felt uneasy, so she went to Xin Zhuangzi and grandpa to inform that the food would not be sold for the time being, and then to Old Man Wang to inform.

Old man Wang frowned when he heard that, and asked, "Master Cui said that? Can you fight?"

"That's not true. I just listened to what the merchants said, and they might fight. And there are also insects in the south. I'm afraid that the food will be expensive. I thought that before the money is used, I can suppress it first." Wang Yuan'er said.

Old man Wang took a puff of cigarette and said, "You don't understand this. The price of new rice has always been higher than that of old rice. If the news is not accurate, then..."

"Grandpa, it's good to be inaccurate. If it's great, it's cheaper to sell it. There's no loss. But if it's true, once the rice grain is expropriated, we can't hand it over. We promise to buy it at a high price and hand it over. That's the real price and the loss." What!" Wang Yuaner said.

Old man Wang nodded after hearing this, and said, "What you said makes sense, then I'll think about it again."

Wang Yuan'er pursed her lips, knowing that this matter could not be forced, so she let him go, anyway, she mentioned everything that should be mentioned.

Of course, it would be good if she was worrying unfoundedly, but if it was true, then I really don't know where to get food!

In August, the harvest has come to an end, and the people in Changle Town are a little happy, because the price of harvested grain this year is [-]% higher than that of previous years. How can people not be happy about this?That's the rhythm of earning a lot of money!

When Wang Yuan'er heard the news, she was very worried. The rise in the price of rice was a good thing for those who had a lot of food, because they could indeed make a lot of money by selling it. good thing?
Not everyone has a lot of grain. The price of grain merchants is high, so the price of rice sold is also expensive. How can it be a good thing for those who have no grain to buy?
But to take a step back, there must be something tricky about collecting grain at a high price.

Seeing that this person was eager to sell the newly harvested grain, Wang Yuan'er was anxious, and wanted to mention a few words, but felt that this matter was innocent, and talking about it would cause panic. Would say she spread rumors!
Seeing acquaintances, Wang Yuan'er couldn't help but mention a few words, saying that there was a plague of insects in the south, and the price of rice this year, I'm afraid it will rise again, even if it is business, he should save more for himself.

Some people were ungrateful and felt that she was blocking people's way of making money, but some people saw that she didn't buy any food, so they were careful and kept more.

After all, Wang Yuaner was on good terms with the nobles, so maybe she might have any news.

The grain sales and collection in Changle Town were as hot as this August day. On Zhuangzi's side, there was a letter from Tan Zhuangtou, and some people came to collect grain, and the price was not low, depending on what she meant.

Wang Yuan'er immediately sent Uncle Cai to go, and he must not sell the grain, especially her tenants, and tried to persuade the tenants not to sell all of them.

On the other side of the old house, seeing the price is so high, they are a little ready to move, especially Mrs. Zhang, I don’t know where I heard that after this time, the price will come down, and the grain merchants will not accept it, yelling all day long If Wang Er and the others sell grain, they are afraid of losing money.

Wang Yuan'er sneered when she heard this, it was obviously a fake news released by others, food is expensive now, why would it drop later, don't even think about it.

However, she can't make decisions about the old house, she just left it there, and it's up to them to sell it or not, and she doesn't have time to care about it, because Mrs. Song and her family all came from Beijing. After resting for a whole day, they invited Wang Yuan'er to meet and talk.

(End of this chapter)