farmer's little girl

Chapter 113
In the past few days, Qiao's has really watched a big show.

Watching her heartily, squatting on the wall of her house for many days in a row, passing the news to the second room by the way, the second room is equivalent to watching a live broadcast.

Although the old man Lu's stroke was very regrettable, but because of what happened before, the second wife and third wife will not feel pity now.People's hearts are always so cold. The father is not kind to the father, and the son can't fight face to face. Naturally, we can stay as far away as we can.

Even Lu Jiaoyue didn't expect such a incident to happen, Zhou Jin was afraid that she would feel bad about it, after all, daughter-in-law has always been soft-hearted.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Jiaoyue didn't feel any guilt or uneasiness.

ask her.

She said: "What kind of cause is planted, what kind of fruit will be reaped, this matter is not started by us."

In fact, think about it, if there is no Hu's previous framing, naturally there will be no subsequent framing and being arrested.Without these two things, Old Man Lu might be fine right now.You can't let others always be beaten and not fight back. There is no such unfair thing in the world, so this is really fate.

As for whether the culprit, Mrs. Hu, has the slightest sense of guilt, anyway, outsiders can't see it.But recently it was enough for her to be overwhelmed. According to Qiao Shi, Lu Jiaomei has been arguing with her a lot recently.

Lu Jiaomei and old man Lu Mingchuan couldn't get into a fight, so naturally they turned to make trouble with Lu Guangren.She forced Lu Guangren to return the money she had borrowed from her before, and Hu made all kinds of fights in it, and was full of complaints from both sides.

All in all, Dafang has been very lively recently.

At the same time, a happy event happened to Erfang's family.

That means Gui Ya is pregnant.

This is really a great happy event, although Mrs. Hu usually doesn't talk about it, she is very anxious in her heart. She has a granddaughter, but her daughter-in-law hasn't seen any movement in her stomach.

But in front of her daughter-in-law, she was embarrassed to urge her clearly. After all, Gui Ya has been able to take care of herself inside and out since she entered the door.Mrs. Mei thought it would be later. After all, her daughter-in-law had just entered the house not long ago, and she was muttering in her heart that Gui Ya had a reaction.

For several days, the whole family of the second room was full of joy, and Lu Jiaoyue was also very happy. One must know that she had long been looking forward to good news from her sister-in-law.

But after being happy, you have to face a reality, that is, what will happen to the family business in the future.

Now that Erfang’s family has just enough staff, Lu Minghai is in charge of grinding tofu and making soymilk every day. Mei is busy with her husband in the morning, does housework at home during the day, and takes care of the family’s food and drinks along the way.As for Lu Guangyi and Guiya, one went to set up a stall in the county and the other went to the town.Of course, Lu Minghai will also help out. When he has free hands, the young couple can set up a stall together.

Now that Guiya is pregnant, the most important thing for a woman is to have a baby in the first three months of pregnancy. Naturally, she can't get up and rush around every day, which means that the county or town has to leave one place.Of course, it is not impossible for Lu Minghai and Lu Guangyi to work harder, but people are not made of iron.

Ever since they found out that Gui Ya was pregnant, Lu Minghai and his son shared the work. For a few days before dawn, they would get up to grind beans, make tofu, and make steamed buns with soy milk. Go to the stall.When they came back from closing the booth at noon, both of them were very tired.

Seeing it in her eyes, Mei felt pain in her heart, and hurriedly said that she would also help, but she went to set up a stall, what should I do with the stall at home?The whole family can't ignore eating and drinking.Gui Ya was also very impatient, saying that she was fine and not so spoiled, but her pregnancy was a little bit bad, and when she found out that she was pregnant, she suddenly became popular.The doctor prescribed anti-fetal medicine and told her to take good care of her at home, and she can only work when the fetus is stable.

Gui Ya also suffered a little in the early years, that's why she was like this.

Lu Jiaoyue offered to help, but it was a pity that the couple refused.There is also a little milk baby on her side, Mrs. Cheng helps her every day, and Xiaocao is busy doing some trivial work, so no one can spare her hands.

Just when Erfang's family was worried and planned to abandon a business first, Zhou Jin gave an idea.

This is the second time that Zhou Jin has talked to the Erfang family about buying a shop. Lu Minghai fell silent after hearing this.

"Buying a shop is not afraid of losing money. You can still collect rent if you don't use it. It is also more convenient to have a shop and hire people outside. Then the family members will not have to be so busy." Zhou Jin analyzed.

"We country people do the work, how can we hire people, we don't have to earn money, just enough to pay others' wages." Mrs. Mei interjected.After all, she is a woman, and her vision is limited.

Lu Jiaoyue does not agree with this statement: "Since the shop is opened, the business must be better than before, and the money earned is enough to hire people. Besides, mother, you and father can't just do it yourself. Slowly, you are getting older. , can’t work so hard.”

Guiya's eyes flickered, "I think what Yue'er and Jinzi said is true. Father, mother, I've actually been thinking about this for a long time. We don't let the wind and rain rain every day, and we don't talk about hard work. Occasionally bad weather also delays a lot of business. Not to mention the coldest month more than a year ago, we usually have to stay at home when it is rainy and rainy. How much business will be delayed in this day? Come to think of it, in less than a year we can earn more money for the shop, and hiring people is naturally a no-brainer."

Mrs. Mei also fell silent, she didn't need her daughter-in-law to tell her.It is said that it is all year round, but in fact, there are twelve months in a year, and they can only do business for eight or nine months at most, and the remaining three months or nearly four months, when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, there is no way to go out of.In addition, there will always be times when it rains, and the dirt roads in the countryside cannot withstand blisters. If the rain is slightly heavier and it rains for more than a day, no one can walk on that road.

"His father, what do you think?" She hesitated, and couldn't help looking at Lu Minghai.

"How much money does our family have now?" Lu Minghai asked.

Mrs. Mei calculated in her heart, "It's less than 100 taels of silver, and the odds and ends add up to more than 90 taels." This was saved by the second room in the past year. It didn't separate the family earlier, and then separated and married the daughter. It took a lot to build a house, marry a wife, and provide for their two sons to study. It is very good to be able to save these, which shows that the business of the second-bedroom family is really a good deal.You must know that it is not easy for rural people to make money. Like when the Lu family was not separated, the whole family was exhausted all year round without eating or drinking, and they could not save so much money.

Lu Minghai frowned and said: "This amount of money is not enough to buy a shop. I have also inquired about it before. On the street where we set up a stall in the county, a small shop with two entrances would cost about 150 taels of silver." It shows that he usually has no less ideas in this direction.

In fact, thinking about it, as the family started to do business, Lu Minghai's vision became wider and wider, and he was no longer as rigid as before as a countryman, and the only way out was farming.

Especially since Qin Xiucai said that Lu Guangzhi was good at studying for two years, and it would be no problem to be a scholar at the end of the exam, he gradually became more concerned.Although Lu Minghai has never seen how expensive it is to study, he knows it.The two sons are both studying, so that's fine if they are not that material, but if they are promising, the family will definitely support them.

If you keep paying, you will get money, and money has to be earned.

"If the family really plans to buy a shop, I have money on hand, and then I can..."

Before Zhou Jin finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Minghai, "Our family has a reason to ask our son-in-law for money. What you have is what you have. Our family can't ask for your money."

Lu Jiaoyue interjected: "Why can't it, it's not that you don't want to pay it back, Dad, if you really want to buy a shop, go buy it. If you don't want our money, then borrow it, and then pay it back when the family has it."

"It's dad, we are not outsiders." Zhou Jin said after him.

The couple in the second room looked at each other, then went to see their son and daughter-in-law, and then Lu Minghai said to his daughter and son-in-law: "Jinzi has this kind of heart, and I, the father-in-law, thank you here first, but I haven't said anything about it yet. It’s too early to say that.”

Lu Jiaoyue hurriedly said: "Father, this matter cannot be delayed. My sister-in-law is pregnant now, and our family's business has to be done. When the shop is bought, we can hire two capable workers. When the time comes, you and I Big brother can be more relaxed. Let me think it’s better to buy one in the county and town, so that there will be fewer things in the future. You and big brother will take care of the delivery there, and the stuff will be sold by the guys. Even if you are worried, find someone to watch by, my sister-in-law is just not suitable for running back and forth in the county, town and home, watching people work should be fine."

Mrs. Mei scolded her: "Look at your big tone, buying a shop is like buying a white song."

Lu Jiaoyue couldn't help smiling awkwardly, but let alone, she really didn't take the hundred taels of silver seriously.She has her own private house, and the man is good at making money. After returning from outside this trip, the family's money has doubled again.Although I can't use all of it because I still need to make capital on my next trip, it's not a problem to move a few hundred taels of silver.

About buying a shop, Zhou Jin had told Lu Jiaoyue before, and the two of them had also calculated how much money the Second Household could use now, and had considered all aspects, Zhou Jin only opened the mouth.That's why Lu Jiaoyue took such a big deal, and it's all because Zhou Jin had already spoken.

"Jinzi, don't blame her, this girl is just a careless person, she is not the kind of foolish person who dumps money from her husband's family to her natal family." Mei explained for her daughter.

Zhou Jin laughed: "Mother, what Yue'er said is also what I want to say, our two families don't need to be so outlandish."

Now that the matter was settled, Lu Minghai went to the county town to inquire about it the next day.One must know that buying a shop is something that cannot be sought. A shop in a good location will not be sold by the owner unless it is absolutely necessary. A shop in a bad location may not be successful. You must know that to do this kind of small food business, you need a lot of people.

But what a coincidence, on the street where Erfang's family set up a stall in the county, there happened to be a shop owner who was planning to sell the shop.Uncle Chen told Lu Minghai that the shop was not far from Uncle Chen's antique shop.The owner's son was doing business in Fucheng, and now that his son was promising, the old couple planned to go to Fucheng to reunite with his son, but they didn't plan to come back, so they planned to sell the shop.

This news hasn't been released yet, because the old couple and Chen Shushu have been neighbors for decades, so they revealed it in advance.Shops on this street have always been in high demand, if the news had been released earlier, Lu Minghai probably wouldn't be able to do so.

The other party's asking price is not high, 180 taels of silver.There are two front and back entrances, one large room in the front and two rooms in the back, which can be used for living in people and storing goods.

After Lu Minghai came back, Erfang's family, together with Lu Jiaoyue and Zhou Jin, went to see the shop the next day.

It sounds like a small shop, but the shop is actually not small, but the location is a little bit off, not facing the main street, but inward from the corner.In fact, I also want to know that if this kind of lot is on the main street, it will not only sell for 180 taels.Because it is at the corner, the shop has an irregular shape, a bit like a small square inside a rectangle.Although the front door is small, the inside is large, and there is a small yard behind it. There is a well in the yard, and there are two houses further inside, and there is a kitchen in the corner of the yard.

It's not comparable to Erfang's house in the countryside, but it's small, but it's well-equipped.In particular, there is a well in the courtyard, which is very popular with the second-bedroom family. Tofu cannot be separated from water. Although there is no need to make tofu here for the time being, who knows if it will be in the future, it is always good to have a well.

Seeing Erfang's family's eyes rolling on the well, the owner smiled and said: "There are many shops in our area, but there are not many shops with wells. This shop is ancestral property, and this well is from my grandfather's time." Well water is sweet and cool, and there is no need to pick water from the big well at the entrance of the street like other shops. This is old friend Chen and I for many years. He opened his mouth, so I want to buy a shop The news of the well has not been released, otherwise, with this well alone, many restaurants and restaurants will come to the door."

Indeed, this is not a big talk. Naturally, the county is different from the countryside, and there are many densely populated houses, so not every household is suitable for drilling wells.Erfang's family has been setting up stalls on this street for a long time. I know that many shops use water from the well at the entrance of the street. However, there are not many restaurants and houses on this street. The homes of the old residents on this street will have wells.

Perhaps because of a drought, Zhou Jin took a special look at wells. He remembered that when he built a house, he dug two wells at home.One in the front yard and another in the back vegetable garden.If he came to buy a shop, he would be willing to pay for the well alone, but after all, this is a matter for his father-in-law's family. He can make suggestions, but he cannot do it for him.

"Okay." Lu Minghai decided.

Based on the market price on this street, 180 taels for a shop of this size is a bit expensive, at least 20 taels more expensive than the market price, but the well alone is worth the 20 taels.

Lu Minghai immediately took out the money and signed the contract with his old club and Uncle Chen.At this time, a middleman is usually required to sign a contract, and Uncle Chen happens to be the middleman.After that, the two families will have to go to the county government office, because the land deed and house deed will have to be renamed, but this is a matter for later.

After finishing the work, it was late, Erfang's family said they wanted to find a place to invite Uncle Chen to dinner, but Uncle Chen said that the two families would be neighbors in the future, and there were plenty of opportunities.I also saw this procrastination, knowing that the second bedroom family is not convenient.Today Lu Jiaoyue brought out Diandian, wrapped in thick swaddling clothes, and let her father hold her.The little guy was also obedient, and he didn't cry for most of the day.

The Erfang family was not pretentious either. After thanking them and agreeing to invite Uncle Chen to eat at the shop on the opening day, the family hurried home.It will take some time for the old owner to move, and the agreement is that the shop will be vacated in ten days.

Although I was tired after buying such a big thing suddenly, the whole family was very happy.After returning home, Mrs. Mei specially cooked a meal, the family sat down to eat together, and the men even drank wine.Especially Lu Minghai whose face was flushed from drinking, let Mei directly reprimanded him for being so frightened.

Whether the five days is long or short is probably because of the urgency, and even the second-bedroom family has a feeling of can't wait for many days.

On this day, Lu Minghai and Lu Guangyi went to collect the shop. Standing in the empty shop, the faces of the family of three were full of joy.Zhou Jin also went that day, he was going to work as a driver, and when he came back, he said to Lu Jiaoyue, buying a shop is really good, and if there is a chance in the future, the family will also buy two shops, and put them there for rent, which is also an income .

Lu Jiaoyue was noncommittal, annoyed him whenever he thought about it.There is no shortage of money to buy a shop, but when renting out a shop, someone has to manage it.Now that the weather is getting warmer, Zhou Jin is about to go out, Lu Jiaoyue is at home looking after the children, how can she have the time to do this.Besides, buying a shop also depends on the opportunity. The Erfang family bought such a suitable shop because of the good opportunity.There are quite a few shops in bad locations, and the key point is that renting them out for food can’t afford the rent, so why bother.

Zhou Jin thought for a while and felt that what the daughter-in-law said made sense. He also saw that his father-in-law bought a property, and he was a little enthusiastic for a while. At this moment, he thought that it was really not worth the effort, so he temporarily dismissed the idea.

But it's only for the time being. When I find something suitable, I still have to buy it.Putting money there will not make money, only when it is spent can money make money.

Press the button and don't mention it, the shop is in hand, and it's time to arrange it next.In fact, let Mei think about it, the family doesn't need to buy such a big shop.Isn't it just to buy a soy milk bun and sell tofu along the way. It's a loss for such a big store to sell these small things, and there is a big piece in the back that I don't need.

"Who says it can't be used? Although we don't open a restaurant now, we can also put a few tables in it. People come to buy food, take it away, or sit here to eat. It doesn't matter if you only sell soy milk buns or make some porridge. It’s not impossible to sell pancakes in shops.” Lu Minghai disagreed.

"How many people are enough?"

Lu Guangyi smiled and said: "Mother, the shop is all in hand, the rest can be done slowly, don't you have to hire someone then, are you afraid that there will be no one?"

After that, Erfangjia's small stall recently put up a notice, informing everyone that the stall will soon be transferred to a shop not far away.Some customers were illiterate, but when the Erfang family saw someone coming to the stall to buy something, they would say one more sentence to tell everyone the good news.Some of the regular customers all congratulated, they will not be afraid that there will be no place to buy soy milk in the rain or snow.

On the day of the opening, some relatives and friends went all the way to say goodbye. Because it was not far from the place where the stall was set up before, there was almost no loss of customers, and the business was even better than before.

Of course, this is another story.

This afternoon, Mrs. Qiao came to the door suddenly.

She acted in a hurry, with an anxious face, and said that she wanted to borrow a car.

After Mei asked, she found out that Lu Jiaoxing had already activated it.This Lu Jiaoxing also became ill-tempered, she was rolling on the kang with a stomach ache, but she was unwilling to cooperate, insisting that she would wait until Mrs. Qiao came before she would give birth to a child.Helpless, Widow Du could only let her daughter come to Daxi Village to spread the word.

In the end, it was a piece of flesh that fell from her body. Don't look at Qiao's mention of Lu Jiaoxing on weekdays, but she was her daughter after all.Hearing that the debtor said that he would not give birth until after she left, he hurried to the second room to borrow a car.

"Have you invited the midwife? Is Xing girl all right?" Even for the face of the couple, Mei had to say a few words of concern.

"Who knows, the girl from the Du family can't explain it clearly, and I'm so anxious."

"Don't worry, Jinzi is at home. I'll let him hitch the carriage. The carriage runs fast." After saying a word, Mrs. Mei hurried to Zhou's house.

Not long after, Lu Jiaoyue also followed.

"I reckoned that there was still something to do at Du's house, so I called Yue'er up. We mother and daughter will go with you, and we can help if we go." Mrs. Mei explained to Mrs. Qiao.

"How good is this, Yue'er's family still has a baby boy, so the mother probably can't leave her body." Although Qiao said so, her face was full of gratitude.

She understood what the second sister-in-law meant. Lu Jiaoxing was a shame in the Du family, and because of Du Lian's reputation, the Du family probably didn't want to hire a midwife.Du widow and Du Juan'er can't count on it, and a few more women here will help, so as not to be caught blind when they have time.

Of course, this is only for them to think about here, and it is still unknown what happened.

"Third Aunt, it's okay. Madam Cheng is watching at home. My milk has swollen and squeezed out at noon. If you are hungry, let her heat it up and eat it. It won't be long after all, maybe it's just us If you think about it, I’ll be back when I go.”

Qiao was worried, "I wish I had thought about it too much, but if there was no other way, that damn girl would not make a fuss and insist on letting me go. Don't look at her who is usually silent, but she is the most embarrassing in front of me." ...This is really a sinful obstacle that was born in a previous life to collect debts..."

Just as he was talking, Zhou Jin's carriage had already been set up, and Xiaocao rushed over to report.The three hurried to Zhou's house, and Lu Jiaoyue explained to Mrs. Cheng before getting into the carriage.

"Mother, Yue'er, don't worry at home, I'm still here." Gui Ya stood beside the carriage and said.Lu Minghai and Lu Guangyi were not at home today, they went to the county to clean up the shop.

The mother and daughter nodded to her, and Zhou Jin drove the carriage out of the gate.

Load up the cuckoo from the outside, and a group of people rush to Du's house.Qiao's words to Du Juan'er along the way, but she didn't say anything, which made Qiao's angry.

When we arrived at Du's house, the door of the Du's house was closed, and there was no one in the courtyard, and the door of the main room was also closed, making people who didn't know think that there was no one at home.

Du Juan got out of the car and knocked on the door. After a while, Du Widow came out and opened the door.She was disheveled and her clothes were torn. When she saw Mrs. Qiao, she hurriedly pulled her into the room.

"Your good daughter, you can really make a fuss..." Before she could finish her complaints, Mrs. Qiao grabbed her collar and asked, "Where's Xing'er? Did you invite the midwife?"

Widow Du stopped talking for a moment. She pulled Qiao's hand away and walked inside.

"Help a midwife, but it's just to give birth to a child, and you can give birth at home. How can rural people be so expensive, and many women give birth to children on the ridges of the fields."

(End of this chapter)