Chapter 63 Chapter 63
When Zhang Fangyuan bought the livestock and went home, he saw Liu Xianglan walking back with a herring on the ridge. He reckoned that someone had been to the house.
Before catching up to say anything, he went home by himself, saw an old hen in the yard, and laughed.
The sun is coming out from the west, and my mother-in-law will still send things over.
Xu He was washing the rice, and he glanced at the person: But I can't afford to lose anything, and I took the fish again.
It's not a problem, there are a lot of nets in the left and right rivers. I didn't eat less in the past two days, and there is still a lot in this jar. Xu He is already planning to sell it in the tea shed. Anyone who cooks and sells work can do it, and the price of fish is low, so it is not very valuable.
Can you find a suitable one?
Yes. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that I do this business. It's much easier to find than before. When you enter the village, someone will greet you.
But he sighed again.
Chen Si came to me yesterday and said he wanted to learn this skill.
Xu He frowned slightly when he heard the words. He knew that this time the rainstorm had destroyed the crops, and every household was not spared. A piece of crop land in the Chen family was flooded by the river. The whole family has so many people, and they will have to pay the land tax this year. food may not be enough.
In fact, not only their family, many villagers are worried about this matter.
He went out to pick vegetables, and when he met villagers in the village, the wife and husband pulled him and said, He has a good life, and he will marry a good husband.
This morning, a pregnant man buys old hens everywhere, and feeds them with delicious food and drink at home. People like them have to work in the fields for six months of pregnancy, let alone a good meal. Now there is a natural disaster again, the house leaks and it rains all night, life is very hard.
As he spoke, he burst into mourning.
Xu He knew that the life of the farmer was not easy, but dragged him into mourning as if it was his own fault for their bad luck.
He didn't know what these people were thinking, but he felt that he used to be like a gray wall, incompetent and worse than them, who was at the bottom of everything, and now that he had surpassed them, he felt more and more unhappy.
When a disaster happened, I didn't want to think about how to remedy it. Instead, I complained and complained. Apart from making myself feel more troubled, nothing was resolved.
It's good for the Chen family to find more ways out. At least it's not like the other families, who can do nothing but blame others, say it's their bad luck, and scold those rich people.
Zhang Fangyuan squatted under the stove to light the fire, and threw firewood into the stove: I thought it would be okay to teach him the craft. After all, he is a person who knows the basics. That kid has been with me since he was a child. I can count everyone. .”
The handicraft work is Zhang Fangyuan's. Xu He can't make decisions for him, but he still said sincerely: We can earn more than five or six taels a month by selling pork, and at least three taels, which is also thanks to the village. There is only one butcher. If there are more than one butcher, it is bound to divide some business.
Have you thought about it?
Of course Zhang Fangyuan knows this truth. In fact, the money he makes from selling pork at a stall is already the most among the village households. He makes some money every month. In the long run, he will still be stable and live a very stable life. . In addition to the tea shed business, although it has only been opened for a while, there are still two or three taels of income a month, and the combination of the hatchback is quite rich.
But you can't just count the income, you have to count the expenses.
This time the torrential rain leaked everywhere. Although their house was not too badly drenched, a few pieces of turf were lifted from the roof. At first he looked at the tragic situation of the Chen family, and compared the two families, his own family was much better.
But two days ago, he passed by the landlord's house in the east of the village. The green brick and tile house built by others, not to mention the rain, the tiles have never been knocked off, and there are servants sweeping the yard. For the first time, he felt that his house Too poor.
Thinking about the leakage in his previous life like a waterfall, he thought over and over again, he still had to build a green brick house.
If you want to build a smaller one, you actually have enough money on hand, but if you want to build a house, you have to spend all the money. I want to earn so much more money, relying on the income from the family's two small businesses, I don't know how long it will take to save so much money again.
He told Xu He about his thoughts.
Xu He didn't even dare to think about building green brick and tile houses. Only the landlords have such houses in the village, and even the village chief's family couldn't build them. In fact, when Zhang Fangyuan proposed this idea, he was quite moved: It's enough to clean it up and earn it again. Although the money on hand is gone now, the real house has been repaired.
Zhang Fangyuan said: If you want to repair it, you have to repair a big one.
The idea of building a green brick house is nothing small, right? The smallest green brick house has five or six rooms, isn't it enough for the four of us?
Zhang Fangyuan shouted immediately: Where are there only four!
Xu He laughed, forgetting that there was another one in his belly.
It means that I share a room with you, and my second aunt and Xiao'e share a room. In addition, I have to leave at least two rooms for the children to live in. Apart from the living room, there are also warehouses, middle halls, and utility rooms. Zhang Fangyuan counted in detail Said: How can there be no more than ten houses?
Xu He raised his brows and curled up his mouth secretly, because at least he wanted two children.
Even if there are a dozen or so houses, the money should be enough. When the time comes to buy bricks and tiles at the kiln, the workers will be hired in the village, and the wood will be bought in the village. The cost will be much lower.
That's nothing left. When the children grow up a bit, they will have to send them to study, which will cost a lot of money. If they get older, they will have to marry a wife and have children, which will cost even more money.
Xu He frowned slightly: It's only a little old, it's too long-term to think about it.
Parents' beloved sons have far-reaching plans for it.
Xu He was quite happy when he heard Zhang Fangyuan's plan. Seeing that he meant to send the child to study and learn the rites, instead of pointing to the child growing up and doing work, he felt that the child had hope, but: Just think about it. married and had children, what if it’s a little brother or a girl?”
You have to get married, and you have to prepare more dowry, so that you can hold your head up in your husband's house. Zhang Fangyuan said: And the girl and brother have to be taken care of, not like a son.
Xu He chuckled: Then you mean you want to leave the money for repairing the house to the children for future use?
Ever since he found out that he had a child, Zhang Fangyuan has been thinking about the future all night long. Perhaps many men in the world have the joy of becoming a father for the first time, but the surprise in his heart is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. In the past, the population was small, and he died alone, but now he is particularly concerned about these things when he comes back.
After thinking about it, although I want a house, I can still live in it. Let's be more stable. I will use the money to start a business and earn more. Then I will have enough money to repair the house. I have surplus on hand. In the future, my children It’s not like living a hard life in the village.”
Xu He was moved in his heart: I listen to you, but, do you have an idea?
Zhang Fangyuan said: I'm going to bring Chen Sijiao's skills to him for a while, and then let him guard the shop in the city, so I can spare my time to do other things.
Of course, even if it's kindness, it's not for free.
During the period of learning crafts before, there was no salary. After leaving the teacher, the shop was transferred to Chen Si, and he had to withdraw 30% of the profit from the shop every month.
Although he seems to be making money for nothing, he has paved the way ahead, and he doesn't want to lose money.
After listening to his arrangement, Xu He nodded, That's fine.
After talking with his wife, Zhang Fangyuan went to the Chen family.
Chen Si was very happy to hear what he said: Okay, it's all done!
Zhang Fangyuan said: Don't promise so readily, you still have to think about it carefully and tell your family.
Chen Si sighed, and asked Zhang Fangyuan to go out of the house, saying that he was going outside for a walk, but actually it was inconvenient to talk at home.
If it wasn't difficult, I wouldn't ask you to go there. I know that Brother He is pregnant, and you must be busy with many things. Chen Si put his waist on his back and kept his brows tightly together: Before I became pregnant After kissing my sister-in-law, I made a fuss about my brother wanting to separate the family. The sister-in-law’s family is good, and she has been subsidized, so it is reasonable for her to want to separate.
The family is in a downturn this year. My brother got married a few months before me, and I came back later. All the money in the family was exhausted. My parents persuaded my sister-in-law to pay the taxes and wait for the autumn harvest to return some blood. , it will be easy to arrange for the family to be separated at that time, how could it be another heavy rain.
Seeing that life is difficult at home, my sister-in-law is arguing again, and she knows how to bully Brother Lin without doing daily work. My brother is also confused. To be honest, I also want to separate, but the family has no money. I I don’t have any money, and I have no place to live after the family is separated.”
Zhang Fangyuan also knew that the Chen family was not in harmony, and any number of brothers and sisters would make trouble. Mrs. Chen has a soft temper. She is not someone who would bully and make things difficult for her daughter-in-law, but she was unlucky enough to beg a fierce daughter-in-law to come back, and the family was in turmoil.
He and Xu He lived at home these days, and at night they often heard noises in the courtyard of the Chen family, loud noises could be heard from this end. Chen Sifulang ran out crying several times, and the couple wandered outside for a long time before going home.
If I have an errand to do, it will be quick to build an adobe house, just like the tea shed in your house. If you don't talk about anything else, at least Brother Lin won't be so angry.
Chen Si knew that the reason his sister-in-law took advantage of Lin Ge'er was because he didn't earn much money. Apart from his tough nature, the family had to have money in their pockets to be able to stand up straight.
After learning the craft with Zhang Fangyuan, he can earn some money no matter what, and people should ask for it. Students have to pay homage to their masters.
It's good for you to think so. It's a good thing to find a way out for the family, let alone for the daughter-in-law to have a good life, so it is more responsible.
Zhang Fangyuan wanted to give him a hand. To put it bluntly, both of them were not for their own family. He patted Chen Si on the shoulder: Tomorrow morning, I will go to Zaojiao Village with me to slaughter pigs, and we will go straight to the city after the slaughter.