"Then rent out all the land, and how can you farm the land while making coffins!"
Grandpa Chu was even more angry when he heard this: "Farmers don't cultivate the land, and their roots are all lost. What do you want to do?"
This won't work and that won't work either. Mrs. Wang was very reluctant when she heard this: "Daddy, aren't you going to exhaust your son to death? His dad has to make coffins and farm the land!"
She really didn't understand what Mr. Chu was thinking. It didn't matter whether he was selling coffins or paper money, as long as he could make money, it would be a success. Besides, it was so easy to make paper money and sell it, and it didn't take much physical effort. It was just a waste of energy. Take some time.
According to Wang's idea, the work of making coffins and farming should be stopped, and the whole family would only do business with paper money. This way, they would not have to spend money to hire people like Chu Yi and his wife. How great it is that all the money goes into your own pocket!
"If you don't want to do anything, you are dead! Boss Chu, don't let me hide behind women. Can you do this job? In one sentence!"
Mr. Wang and Mr. Chu were having a heated argument. Uncle Chu really didn't intend to say anything at first. After all, he couldn't argue with either of them. In the end, he made a mess. He was not human inside and out, so he might as well just hide. ! But he didn't expect to be carried out by Mr. Chu.
"Dad, I... I can do it." Facing Grandpa Chu's eyes that seemed to want to eat him, Uncle Chu could only temporarily ignore his wife who was also looking at him eagerly.
"Dad, what did you say..."
"Aniang! My husband told me to discuss it with you when you have something to do!" Seeing that Mrs. Wang was about to confront Mr. Chu again, Ms. Li hurriedly stopped her. Originally, she had no intention of getting involved. But who told Chu Ren to tell her specifically before going to town that she should persuade Wang more often to avoid causing any trouble again.
When Wang was interrupted, she turned around and glared at Li. But she was halfway through her words, and after thinking about it for a while, she still didn't finish.
Mrs. Li finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mr. Wang finally stopped talking. Otherwise, she would not have known how to stop Ms. Wang. Thinking of this, Ms. Li respectfully explained to Mr. Chu who was sitting on the table: "Grandpa and grandma, don't be angry. Grandma is just worried about daddy, so she rushes out when she is anxious. In fact, she really respects grandpa and grandma in her heart. As Ren said before going out, the family has already I’ve been looking forward to this day, it’s better to live together with grandpa and grandma again. I’ll have grandpa and grandma taking care of everything, and I’ll feel at ease.”
Although he was still very angry with Mr. Wang in his heart, Mr. Li said it like this. Mr. Chu couldn't say anything to Mr. Wang anymore. He could only look at his eldest son who couldn't even control his wife. He glared angrily: "After the first month, I went to the old house and brought back the coffins, wood, tools, etc. in the backyard, as well as other things left there, and packed them all!"
Uncle Chu nodded hurriedly and said, "I know, Dad, I will go and clean up after the first month."
After hearing this, Grandma Chu didn't react. He turned around with his hands behind his back and walked out of the house. Since the day of the last separation, Grandma Chu had been exposed for helping the Wang family hide the pendant. After being given a harsh lesson, she has been feeling very good recently. When she sees her husband going out, she follows behind him.
Although Mrs. Wang kept silent because she cared about Chu Rencai, she was also unhappy in her heart. The two elders could not be offended, and the younger one could always teach her a lesson: "You have the right to speak wherever you go! Stop using Chu Ren as an excuse every day." !".
Wang's words were so unpleasant, and Li didn't want it in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face at all: "Don't be angry, Mom. If you really keep arguing with me like this, you won't be the one who suffers in the end. When the time comes, my husband will not be happy when he comes back. My daughter-in-law, this is for your own good!"
Ever since Li Xiucai broke his back and could no longer get out of bed, and the Li family sold their property and moved back to the village, Ms. Li clearly felt that her mother-in-law's attitude towards her was getting worse day by day, but she had no choice. The situation is stronger than the situation. She and her parents' family are now completely dependent on Chu Ren and the Chu family. It is impossible not to bow their heads.
"For my own good? Isn't it also for the good of this family? It's great to make money easily by doing anything but doing something that is tiring and wastes time!"
Li was actually able to guess Wang's thoughts about her family's shop. Not only was her guess almost accurate, Li even felt that Wang's thoughts were
There is nothing wrong with the idea. This family is not a wealthy family, nor is it a century-old brand. It also pays attention to the inheritance of craftsmanship. Only Chu Ren's imperial examination can really be regarded as the top priority of the family. It doesn't matter what you do, which one is more important. Earning money is the main thing.
"Aniang is absolutely right. The most important thing for our family now is to make money and provide for my husband to study for the imperial examination. When he reaches high school, he will not need to worry about these trivial matters. In my opinion, grandpa will only be able to do it for a while. I haven’t figured it out yet, so why don’t you just follow along and let’s start making the coffin slowly? There are a lot of things done in the backyard of the old house, but the main focus is on paper money that makes more money. , when I see that I earn more money in the future, I will naturally have no problem with it, right?"
Wang had to admit that what Li said made sense: "What you said is easy, but none of us have ever done that paper money. We don't have to spend time thinking about it. Making the coffin and then planting it on the ground will waste time!" "
"Hey, grandma, we haven't done this before. It's really not easy for us to just think about it when we don't have anything. But aren't there ready-made ones? Isn't it easy to find some and copy them?"
Ms. Wang still felt a little unreliable: "Is this possible? Can Chu Yi and his wife give us paper money and let us do it?"
"Auntie, her shop sells paper money. If you give her money, she sells it. If she doesn't find someone to help us buy a few pieces, it will always work!"
Wang nodded thoughtfully: "Let me think about it."
Because they have to be busy renovating the house, and the Qingming Festival is still early, the couple plans to temporarily close the shop for a while, but they have already started making copper coins, burning paper and paper ingots, so that when the house is renovated, the Qingming Festival will be held. The paper money in Qianyaotun has also been accounted for.
Originally, Grandpa Chu asked Uncle Chu to move things to the old house in the first month of the year, but it turned out that it was not as good as fate. As soon as February entered, it started snowing again. After the snow stopped, the weather became warm again. Chu It was already late February when the uncle drove the borrowed ox cart to the old house to move things.
On the day Uncle Chu and Mrs. Wang led people to the old house to move things, in the backyard of the old house, Chu Yi and others were studying the matter of digging a well with the hired master. The Wangs and Mrs. Wang had not come for about two months. Passing by, the Chu family's old house was almost unrecognizable, and I couldn't believe my eyes.
Not only did the front door of the front yard change, the courtyard wall was also raised a lot, and a new door was opened behind Shen Luzhu and his paper money shop, leading directly to the yard of the old house.
The exterior walls of several rooms in the courtyard have also been repainted, and even the tiles on the roofs have been replaced with new ones. Wang knew without even entering the house that the interior must not be cleaned lightly. The entire floor of the courtyard is paved with small square bricks, which is clean and beautiful. Two persimmon trees were newly transplanted into the courtyard, and a circle of short steps were built under the trees, which are just high enough for people to sit on. width.
The Wang family is caught in a deep imbalance. If I had known better, I shouldn't have given the entire old house to Chu Yi and the others. Even if they had to keep the room where Mr. Chu lived, they might be able to come back from time to time. It's a good idea to stay here for a while. It really has nothing to do with them at all.
It’s true that the Chu Yi couple didn’t renovate the house when their grandma was at home, or tidy it up so that the two elders could enjoy it. Now that they had just separated it, they couldn’t wait to start construction. They are really two ungrateful wolves!
The third uncle opened the doors of the two rooms that were still warehouses for Uncle Chu and his party, and chatted with Uncle Chu for a few words. He saw that the people the other party had asked to help move things had already begun loading things into the bullock cart outside the courtyard. Then he returned to the backyard and followed the staff to dig the deep well to wherever it was, and how deep it was.
The busyness of Chu Yi and others just gave Wang an opportunity. Previously, Li asked her to find someone to buy some paper money and go back to do it. Although she felt that spending money to buy Chu Yi's paper money was a bit wrong, she didn't think of it. There was no other better way, but when she wanted to buy it, she discovered that the store was not open at all.
Mrs. Wang looked at the paper money stored on the other side of the warehouse, and she felt happy in her heart. Fortunately, she came to move things with her today. Otherwise, she would regret it if she didn't look back. Now that she can get a sample, it's still the same. It doesn't cost her any money, it's like pie in the sky!
Mrs. Wang took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the front yard and secretly stopped a few people who had just moved from the backyard.
The master who took the coffin to the oxcart outside the door asked them to open the lid of the coffin, then secretly took a lot of burning paper and paper ingots and buried them in the coffin, and then closed the lid again, without anyone noticing. Transported the things out of the Chu family's old house.
After moving in and out several times, I finally moved all the things left here by Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu from the old house. The renovation of the front yard was basically coming to an end, and it happened that Uncle Chu had moved everything away again. Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu took advantage of the fact that they were not busy for the time being, and quickly found someone to help move Uncle Chu and Xiuxiu's bedroom to the main room. , and then began to renovate the west wing of Uncle Chu's original residence, turning it into an entertainment and reception area.
In mid-March, the renovation of the old house was finally completed, and the newly built warehouses and workshop rooms in the backyard were also built. They were just waiting for summer to dry out for a few more months before they could be put into use. .
The old house was completely renovated. Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu also set up several tables of wine in the yard and invited several relatives and friends who had always been close to them to have a banquet with the masters who had helped the family with work for more than a month.
Everything was ready, and in mid-March, Shen Luzhu’s paper money shop finally reopened!
The people in the village who are happiest when the Chu family's paper money shop opens are undoubtedly the villagers. Seeing that the Tomb-Sweeping Festival is coming again in more than half a month, if the Chu family's paper money shop does not open, they will have to go to the town to buy and struggle. Not to mention, there are no special styles of the Chu family.
In addition, there were also some people who were not happy when they heard the news, and the eldest uncle Wang was naturally the first one!
It's not for anything else, but although they smuggled a lot of paper money from the warehouse of the old house, it was not as easy as Li said. After studying it for nearly two decades, let alone paper money. Yuanbao, even copper coins and paper burning, they haven’t studied it yet!
Now that they learned that Chu Yi and his wife had not only renovated the courtyard, but also reopened their shop, they felt even more anxious and annoyed. They urged Mrs. Li all day long to think of a solution: "Didn't you say it would be easy to do this? ? Then you should do it, you haven’t figured out anything for so long, and the store has reopened now, and we haven’t made a single one yet, so how can we make money!”
Mrs. Wang got angry at her daughter-in-law Mrs. Li. After saying this, she didn't care about Mrs. Li's reaction and angrily left Mrs. Li's house. She thought to herself that it seemed that Mrs. Li had no hope of making money. , she’d better figure it out on her own!
Shen Luzhu was selling paper money with Chu Yi in the shop. It was almost time to cook lunch. Shen Luzhu stood up and was about to tell Chu Yi that he would go back to the yard to cook when he saw Wang suddenly come out of the shop. She opened the door and walked straight in. The strange thing was that the auntie had a rare smile on her face.
Wang not only entered the shop with a smile on her face, but before she could stand still, she took the lead in greeting Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu: "Ayi, are you two busy?"
Shen Luzhu stood beside the newly opened back door on the back wall and fell into confusion. It was only March now. Didn't it mean that the provincial examination that Chu Ren was going to take would not be taken until around August? Why is the aunt now smiling as if Chu Ren had passed the exam? Could it be that she remembered the wrong date?
