Although his wife Li said not to worry about it, Chu Ren still kept a careful eye on it in his heart.
Sure enough, later in the chat between my sister and my mother-in-law, I guessed it!
That day when Chu Fang came to the house, her mother-in-law was chopping weeds in the yard to feed the chickens. Chu Fang simply squatted aside, and the mother and daughter started chatting.
Chu Ren was reading in the house at that time, and he heard what happened. At first, it was all about family affairs, nothing special, until Chu Fang brought up the things in the old house again.
"Auntie, have you seen it? They made some paper ingots. Ten of them cost forty cents. There are so many people queuing up to buy them! No wonder they want to open a workshop. With such money being made, who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to make more!"
Wang was still angry about the previous incident of renting a house. Hearing this, he chopped the kitchen knife several times: "They are all blind people who buy all kinds of junk!"
"No, my daughter heard that the paper ingots were made after they were picked up by the carriage and they came back. They must have gone to the town to negotiate some big deal. Maybe they were taught by their boss!"
Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes at her daughter: "My boss is as stupid as you? Why are you rushing to teach them!"
"Then maybe they exchanged something for others. Auntie! Is there anything valuable in the old house, or a secret recipe or something like that? It must be like this, otherwise why would anyone tell him about such a profitable thing? both!"
Wang's hand chopping weeds slowed down, thinking about this possibility secretly.
When Chu Fang saw her mother-in-law acting like this, she felt that she must have been right! He was even more indignant, grabbing the weeds in his hands and beating them: "What did I say, if it hadn't been..."
When Wang saw that Chu Fang was going to mention the family separation again, she stopped what she was doing and stared at her!
Chu Fang muttered, but never said those two words: "That's right, those things should all be ours!"
Although Chu Fang didn't say everything, Chu Ren understood it!
The so-called "envying the good life of that family, and jealousy of the money made by this family" refers to the fact that Chu Yi made money in the old house, but Chu Fang was jealous and unhappy!
The so-called "blaming her parents for not giving her a good background" is probably blaming the family for the early separation of the family. The shop and business in the old house should be theirs!
He was also responsible for this matter. He really didn't expect that his family's shop would be such a prosperous day!
That year he passed the scholar examination in his twenties. The teacher at Murakami School said that he had talent and asked him to continue studying at a private school in the town. It was there that he met Li Xiucai, who was said to be the top scholar at that time. He was the only one in the family who was waiting for a maid. daughter.
Later, he gained the appreciation of Li Xiucai and was called to his home for gatherings from time to time. Later, he was even allowed to live in his home.
He knew that Li Xiucai wanted to marry his only daughter to him and make him his son-in-law, but because he was the eldest son and grandson in the family, he couldn't save face.
So Yuan, under Li Xiucai's instruction, took advantage of his mother-in-law's visit to the town to tell him something!
I feel so sorry for him. He is obviously very talented, but he has to be dragged down by the world. His mother-in-law asked, and Yuan told him that his family background as a coffin maker would affect his imperial examination and official career.
Da Qian attached great importance to the civil service examination and vigorously advocated studying to serve the country. Such a court would not care about the background of the students.
But Chu's family didn't understand. The family was already lonely at that time, and the old, disabled, and orphaned family members would all be his burden in the future. If he renounced his relationship when he became prosperous in the future, he would be scolded even more miserably, which would affect his reputation! It's better to take advantage of it now. Even if you are criticized in the future, it will only be the parents who are confused for the sake of their son's future!
But who would have thought that it would be like this today!
The night before Chu Ren went to Fucheng to take the exam, he went to the house of Uncle Chu and his wife.
"Mom and dad, I have sacrificed so much for my son's future over the years, but I have repeatedly let my parents down. It is really unfilial!"
Uncle Chu patted his son on the shoulder: "Why are you talking about this? It's because parents are incompetent and they are dragging you down!"
Mrs. Wang also said: "Ren, just study and take the exam with peace of mind. You don't need to worry about the rest. Don't think about whether these things are available or not."
Chu Ren shook his head: "Mom and dad are the ones, don't worry about your son's future. Your parents have wronged you and your reputation has been damaged! My son has always felt guilty about the separation of the family. I feel sorry for his parents and grandparents. Whatever your parents want to do from now on, you can just do it!"
Mrs. Wang was very moved and her eyes turned red: "As a parent, you should consider your son. That's not what you should do! As long as you can get ahead, your father and I will be scolded by the villagers. It doesn't matter!"
The next day, Chu Ren said goodbye to his family and went to Fucheng to take the exam.
This year's Ghost Festival, with the blessing of paper ingots, the paper money shop's business is even more prosperous. Last year, Grandma Chu was full of regrets, but not this year, but a little wilted.
The old man is right. They have been doing business for so many years, but it has never been so prosperous. What does this mean? It shows that Chu Yi and his wife are somewhat capable!
Since they don't have the ability, they can't win the scheming, and they can't win the argument, then they just sit back and wait. They haven't separated their families. Even if it's a private life, how can they leave the whole family behind and enjoy the hot food on their own?
The Chu family's small workshop was busy until a few days before the Hungry Ghost Festival, when it stopped working. Because the preliminary preparations were a little late, we didn't actually work for a month before this festival. However, Shen Luzhu still paid wages for the whole month. Plus a share of one penny for each paper ingot, each of the ten workers earned One or two more.
This is a lot more money than going to work part-time in the town. Some people who didn't come to work because they thought the wages were too small and the time was short are now regretting it. Who would have thought that one paper ingot can be divided equally among ten people, and one can earn so much!
Now everyone is gearing up and waiting. Next time the Chu family shop recruits workers, they must be the first to win!
Not only was the young couple's workshop extremely popular, but Chu Ping's popularity in the village suddenly became more popular, and he suddenly became a matchmaker, vying to get married!
The work of burning copper coins and paper had stopped a few days ago. Chu Ping used the excuse to help out and ran to the next door every day, either chatting with Chu Yi or helping Shen Luzhu sell goods in the shop. He closed the door at noon. He refused to go back when he was in the shop, so he squeezed in Chu Li's house. His mother-in-law, Qian Shi, had to come to arrest him every day before he would go home!
Tomb Sweeping Day will be the day after tomorrow, and the shop will not be as busy as the previous few days.
Shen Luzhu looked a little funny when he saw Chu Ping like this: "What are you doing, cousin? Isn't it a good thing for someone to marry you?"
Chu Ping said with a mournful face: "Sister-in-law, please stop laughing at me. They are not proposing marriage to me. They are proposing marriage for money! Even my grandfather said that he didn't know and thought that there was something wrong with our family." A girl who looks like a fairy, this matchmaker has almost lowered the threshold of our house by half an inch!"
Uncle Chu used a walking stick to knock on the chair where Chu Ping was sitting: "Don't talk nonsense, it will be bad for people to listen to it!"
"Cousin, don't believe it. Otherwise, why haven't we seen so many matchmakers come to our house? They just saw that my cousin's shop has made money! Even the female workers in the workshop earn more than one or two yuan a month. When you think about me, , I have been living with my cousin, can I still earn less? Such a big change before and after, why else could it be for money, if not money? "
Uncle Chu shook his head in disapproval: "You can't say that. If you want to marry your daughter, why can't you find a capable man with better family conditions?"
"Of course there's nothing wrong with that. I'm not saying that other girls are bad, but I always feel that the way those matchmakers look at me is like the weasel looking at the chicken. In their eyes, I'm just a lazy person who eats well and is lazy. Han has become a lazy but rich idle man!"
Chu Ping thought about the faces of those matchmakers, rubbed his arms, and suddenly got goosebumps all over his body!
Shen Luzhu was amused by Chu Ping and lay on the counter with a smile. Chu Yi rubbed his wife's head and glanced at his cousin: "If you keep hiding like this, I don't know if the matchmaker will look like a weasel, but my aunt is really good at it. You’re like a chicken and chopped into pieces!”
"Cousin, you can't just die without saving me! Otherwise, I won't go back at night. How many nights can you ask Ah Li to take me in? Cousin, what can I say? It can be regarded as averting disaster for you, cousin, right? "
"What kind of disaster did you prevent for me?"
Chu Ping stood up from the chair as he spoke, walked over and put his arm around Chu Yi's shoulders: "Cousin, think about it, if you hadn't gotten married and married my cousin, the threshold would have been lowered by half an inch, wouldn't it? It becomes you, maybe even if it’s not even half an inch, you can directly crush it! Then isn’t this just me trying to prevent disaster for you, cousin!”
Chu Yi nodded: "Sure!"
"Cousin, where are you going?" Seeing Chu Yi finish speaking, Chu Ping threw away his arm and walked out. Some monks Zhang Er were confused.
"I'm going to call my aunt to come over and kill the chicken now!"
As usual, the paper money shop was closed the day before the Ghost Festival. Now Chu Ping had no excuse and ran past. Qian caught him and looked at several girls.
After the Ghost Festival, the young couple went back to Shen's house while the shop was still open. The Shen family's mosquito repellent business has been very prosperous recently, and the Shen brothers didn't even take a break during the Ghost Festival.
Today it was Shen Zeqi's turn to go to town to sell goods. Shen Songjie led his sister and brother-in-law to see the medicinal materials they had stored in the backyard, as well as a newly erected iron pot, which was gurgling with unknown contents.
"The sales of mosquito repellent wine and medicinal oil are very good. We also told the people in town that we have other mosquito repellent products at home, and we plan to sell them as soon as the weather warms up next year! No, these are all The medicinal materials collected in advance are planned to be dried and used to make mosquito repellent pills next year!"
Hearing his second brother say that business is easy, and seeing his mother-in-law's family busy with work, Shen Luzhu was extremely happy: "It's all good if business is good. Finally, my brothers didn't have to worry about it all in vain!"
"My sister's idea is of course easy to implement! Moreover, this business happens to be done in the summer when the fields are not busy, and it does not delay the work at home. In the winter, we can prepare in advance, and our family owns a pharmacy. , it is simply tailor-made for our family!
And that pot, did you see it? You said you could make mosquito repellent wood chips. We tried it, but the weather was too hot and the concoction went bad before the wood chips were soaked! Later, my grandpa found a new recipe. This one can be heated. The wood chips are steamed on top of the pot first, and then soaked in the medicinal soup. We tried it and it worked. Now I am trying a different recipe. Where's the wood! "
The more Shen Luzhu listened, the happier she became. Her ideas were no longer unreasonable. She was really happy to be able to contribute to the family: "Chu Yi, please hold on tight! If the second brother continues to praise me, I will float!" "
Chu Yi smiled and hugged his wife's shoulders. He was very happy that the Shen family's business had started: "Second brother, are you still busy at home? If you are too busy, just put aside the work of burning copper coins and paper."
Shen Luzhu nodded after hearing this: "Yes, the two sisters-in-law are pregnant, and the family must be busy with the mosquito repellent business. There are also Zhao Cheng and Chu Ping who are doing business here. If you’re too busy, just take it easy!”
Brother Shen scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed. His family had been getting busier since they started this business. Plus there were two pregnant women. He had also thought about whether to discuss with his sister about the paper money work. Find someone else to help.
But then I thought about it, it was the Ghost Festival at that time, so I had to find someone I could trust temporarily. Fortunately, the mosquito repellent business had only just started to get busy for a few days, so I managed to get over it in just a few days!
When Shen Luzhu looked at his second brother, he realized what else he didn't know: "Second brother really treats me as an outsider, doesn't he? Is there anything he can't tell us about this matter?"
"No, actually this time it was just the last few days that I was too busy. My second brother didn't want to see you. I couldn't find anyone reliable for a while."
While eating, Shen Luzhu mentioned it to her mother-in-law again: "Why are you so busy that you don't tell us? Even my father-in-law and mother-in-law are seeing me outside?"
Shen's mother gave her daughter an angry look: "You kid, who's having an affair with you? I was about to tell you, but your second brother said it first! My mother has found a new home for you. Do."
