When the young couple heard that the second brother of the Shen family actually wanted to share half of the profits from the future business with them, they looked at each other in shock, then quickly waved their hands and refused: "Brother, you can't do this!"
Shen Luzhu also nodded repeatedly: "That's right, second brother, how can Chu Yi and I ask for your hard-earned money! Why do you have to send money away when you are so good?"
Shen Songjie waved his hand to interrupt the couple's refusal: "Listen to me, this mosquito repellent business was originally your idea. In fact, at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, when my family started preparing for this year's sale, I was thinking about it. Come on, I thought I would send it to you directly if I earned money this year, but I didn’t expect that the business would suddenly stop, and I was too embarrassed to talk to you, so I put it aside. Now these two new ways to make money are... It’s all thanks to you, the business between me and Zeqi should be half of yours!”...
"Second brother doesn't regard us as his own family. We should be so clear about what a family does. He just came up with two ideas that may or may not come true. So what does making money from business have to do with us? Grandpa My medical skills are superb and my mosquito repellent is very effective. My second brother and my cousin earned it bit by bit through hard work. What does it have to do with me!"
Shen Songjie had been thinking about this in his mind for a day or two. He guessed that his sister and brother-in-law would refuse vigorously, so he had already thought of his words: "I treat you as my own family, so I can't use it in vain like this." You are cheap. Who can you tell me how to make money? Who can you tell? As long as people work hard and work hard, they can make a fortune. Even if you don’t tell others and you do it yourself, it’s still a fortune. Income, why do you have to tell me and Zeqi? Isn’t it because we are your elder brothers? You and your brother-in-law have shown us your heart and soul. What’s wrong with me being an elder brother in return for giving to my sister and brother-in-law? There is no rule to say that I am a relative. Brothers and sisters can’t share money!”
"Second brother, these are strong words!"
Shen Songjie smiled and tapped his sister's head: "What strong words? You are unreasonable and can't argue with your second brother and me! Anyway, Zeqi and I both agree that this matter is okay and we have discussed it with the elders in the family." That’s right, you just wait for me to come back with the money!”
"Second brother..."
Seeing that Chu Yi was still refusing, Shen Songjie quickly interrupted: "Hey, brother-in-law, please stop talking! The elders have already spoken, how dare you not listen to your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"Second brother!"
"You too, Lu Zhu, there is no room for maneuver on this matter. If you don't obey again, I will ask my grandpa to come and talk to you!"
Shen Luzhu's words came to his lips, but Shen Songjie blocked him. He really couldn't take advantage of his second brother who was particularly stubborn today, so he stretched out his hand to push Chu Yi: "Chu Yi, look at him, he is so disrespectful." Make sense!"
If he and his wife blindly reject the Shen family's good intentions, it may make people feel uncomfortable. Instead of doing this, it is better to find another way. His family made coffins, and Chu Yi had been working with various types of wood since he was a child, and all of these wood came from the surrounding mountains.
I have heard from family members before that some large coffin shops in towns or counties directly choose a few forests in the surrounding mountains, or an entire mountain, sign a contract with the government, and pay money based on the year. The mountains and trees on the ground within the scope stipulated in the contract become their own. This is the so-called Baoshan.
It is said that although the price of one acre of mountain land is incomparable to that of one acre of cultivated land, it is still a large expense in a year: "Since the second brother has made up his mind, it is better to do this. Isn't the family going to have to pay for it in the future?" If you want Baoshan to grow herbal medicine, we will pay for it!"
After hearing this, Shen Luzhu thought this was a good idea: "That's good. This way, it's a joint venture for us to make herbal medicines. We'll pay for it, and the second brother will work harder and put in more effort, okay?"
Although Shen Songjie has not yet gone to the county government to sign a contract and hand over Baoshan to Baoshan, he has inquired a lot about Baoshan in the town in advance. Naturally, he also knows that Baoshan's annual expenses are definitely not a small amount. It's a small number, not to mention that they still have to grow herbs, so it's not enough to cover it for only one or two years. Such a large expense is indeed a bit difficult for the Shen family, and he and Zeqi don't really want to pay for it. Regarding the financial situation of the Shen family, I originally wanted to wait until I could make some money from the cooperation with the jewelry store before I could figure it out. Now Chu Yi’s proposal is just right.
Help yourself to this problem!
"This idea can help me solve a lot of money problems, but..."
"Second brother, didn't you say that we are a family, and a family helps each other, so there is nothing to hesitate about!"
Shen Luzhu also followed up with persuasion: "I'm not just the second brother, let's make an agreement! If you are my mother-in-law, don't come to my house anymore, and I won't show this child to your uncle after he is born!" As he said this, he patted his belly, which had not yet shown her pregnancy but was still flat!
Shen Songjie scratched his head and said with a silly smile: "Sure! Then it's up to you! I heard from Ze Qi that your new Aunt Han cooks deliciously. If she can't enter your house in the future, I will Isn’t it a big loss? Besides, I can’t wait to drink my nephew’s full moon wine!”
Shen Luzhu glanced at his belly, which had not changed at all, and joked with a smile: "I'm afraid the second brother will have to wait!"
After that day and a few days later, Shen Songjie went to the Chu family's old house again and handed a small jewelry box to Shen Luzhu: "The first batch of jewelry we have cooperated with Cuiyuxuan has been finished tomorrow. I will start selling them in the shop, I got them specially for you."
As soon as Shen Luzhu took the box and opened it, he smelled a very fresh smell of mint, mixed with a light scent of tea. The box contained a string of silver bracelets, with a bell-like hanging at the interface of the bracelet. The pendant has a hollow pattern, and you can vaguely see the fragrant pills inside it when facing the light.
Shen Luzhu brought the chain to his nose again and smelled it carefully: "This bracelet is really well made, and the scent is so special. It's light and refreshing, with the smell of mint and tea. Why?" It smells like a little bit of ginger?"
Shen Songjie smiled: "This bracelet is just the first batch. Later there will be hairpins, waist pendants and the like! The scent is of course special. The fragrant pills you have here, but my elder brother has gone through a lot of medicinal books and medical books to make them specially for you. Yes! It does contain mint and tea leaves. It is said to help you relieve the feeling of nausea and vomiting. I was afraid that the cold nature of mint would be harmful to you, so I specially added ginger to blend it. I tried it several times. Woolen cloth!"
After hearing this, Shen Luzhu hurriedly brought it to his nose and smelled it, then brought it to Chu Yi, and then continued chatting with his second brother: "Then why haven't I heard anything from you in the past few days?"
"I wasn't sure whether it could be done before, so I didn't tell you! By the way, I still have a lot of fragrant pills here, which my eldest brother made this time. When the ones in the chain are no longer smelly, I will let my brother-in-law use them. I'll refill this for you!" Shen Songjie said, and took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and handed it to Shen Luzhu. There were dozens of small fragrant pills in it.
"Second brother, go back and help me. Thank you to eldest brother and grandpa. Of course, I also want to thank second brother for the bracelet. I like it very much!"
"What's so difficult about this? By the way, I have something else to do today. The jewelry store is pretty busy right now. I plan to settle the matter with Baoshan in the next few days. When my brother-in-law has free time, we have to go to the county office together!"
Chu Yi put away the bracelet and the small porcelain bottle for Shen Luzhu, thought for a while and replied: "I plan to go back to my grandfather's house with A-Zhu tomorrow. As long as A-Zhu doesn't feel any discomfort, it will be fine. The Zhongyuan has just passed. Festival, my shop is not going to open for the time being."
"Then what about the day after tomorrow? You go out tomorrow and rest for the rest of the day. We will go to the county the day after tomorrow."
"Sure, then the day after tomorrow."
Shen Luzhu is now more than three months pregnant. Grandpa Shen and Mother Shen just showed her a few days ago. In addition to losing her appetite and feeling nauseated and retching when smelling cooking fumes and vegetables, Everything was fine in other aspects. The young couple got the accurate information and felt confident, so they planned to go back to Grandma Cui's house and tell everyone in the Cui family the good news.
The young couple got up and went out after breakfast. The uncles and aunts of the Cui family couldn't help but be a little puzzled when they saw the two driving a bullock cart. They live in the same village and it's not very far away by walking. We are here today. I even caught up with the bullock cart!
When the young couple learned from the young couple that Shen Luzhu was actually three months pregnant, they were both surprised and happy. Grandma Cui was delighted and talked about her sons: "Tell me about you guys. We went to that event a while ago." It's a birthday banquet. How could you be so stunned that you didn't see anything? It's such a big deal, so there's no need for those two biased minds.
The old man and the old lady are good-looking? "
The uncles didn't really notice anything unusual about the young couple that day. They all listened to their grandma's lectures. Only Uncle Cui muttered in a low voice: "My grandma really blamed the sons wrongly. When my uncle goes to attend a birthday banquet, even if he doesn’t stare at the birthday party, he can’t stare at Lu Zhu, his nephew-in-law!”
Shen Luzhu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Grandma, don't blame the uncles. We deliberately hid it. My parents said it was not safe in the first three months, so we should wait three months before talking about this." information. "
The more Grandma Cui looked at Shen Luzhu, the happier she became. She patted her hand and continued: "Your mother-in-law is right. We do have such a saying. You and Chu Yi are right! Speaking of this, in our village, there are no regulations on pregnant women. There are still a lot of taboos. A while ago, during the Ghost Festival, Ayi didn’t take you to visit your parents’ graves, right?”
Shen Luzhu shook his head hesitantly, not knowing how to tell Grandma Cui about this: "Grandma, when I was sweeping the tomb on the Ghost Festival, Chu Yi stopped me, saying that it was taboo and I had to do it myself. Don’t blame Chu Yi for following along.”
Grandma Cui was a little surprised when she heard this: "Lu Zhu, why do you have to go visit the grave at this time?"
"Grandma, I want to tell my father and mother this good news in person. I think they are Chu Yi's closest relatives. My family doesn't have to talk about so many taboos. My father and mother will definitely protect us and the baby in our belly. children's!"
