In his mind, he always regarded his little brother as a man. It is normal for men to have calluses on their hands.
"..."
Tao Zhu was speechless: "I regard him as my younger brother, so I feel a little distressed. If it were your younger brother, wouldn't you feel sorry for him?"
"I don't feel bad. If it were my younger brother, I would definitely let him work and learn various skills since he was a child."
Li Qiao told the truth.
"...What if it's our brother?" Tao Zhu was a little worried.
This man likes men like him. Maybe he will also have this kind of aesthetic when raising children in the future.
"The same goes for ours." Li Qiao couldn't help but laugh when he heard the words "born between the two of us." He raised his head and looked at Tao Zhu who was aside.
Under the oil lamp, Tao Zhu's lips were slightly pursed, and she turned to look at him with worry and shock on her face.
His smile couldn't help but widen.
"If it is our child, no matter if it is a brother or a daughter, I will let them work and learn various skills from an early age. It is impossible for the two of us to protect them all the time. There will be a time when they face the world alone. "
"We cannot protect them all the time and yet bring them into this world. Then the most important thing we should do is to teach them all kinds of knowledge and skills. This is the real responsibility."
In this world, laws are imperfect, productivity is low, and ordinary people have a difficult life.
Like Butcher Zheng, if a small landowner comes randomly, their family will not be able to handle it.
But it is not safe to be a high-ranking official. Life and death are not a matter of a word from the emperor.
Of course, the emperor is not completely worry-free. The change of dynasties is nothing new.
As for his previous life, he thought he could live a comfortable life, but the end of the world came.
Therefore, no place is 100% safe. Only skills can give him peace of mind.
Tao Zhu: "..."
There is no logical problem with this statement.
But the key point is that based on this person’s experience, he shouldn’t have such emotions, right?
"Do you think your parents-in-law doted on you too much in the past?" He couldn't help but ask.
Doting to the point of being irresponsible, he didn't say these words directly.
"I just feel that they have worked hard all their lives, but they cannot enjoy the blessings. I really feel sorry for them."
"So we must remember this lesson. To truly love a child is to give him the ability to overcome all difficulties."
Li Qiao said seriously.
His Brother Zhu is a little sensitive, and he needs to make up for it.
Tao Zhu: "..."
OK.
Although it's still a bit weird, it still makes sense.
However, if the boy and the girl work every day and learn this and that, by then they will be tanned and their hands will become rough, it will be difficult for them to find a husband.
He didn't want his children to go through what he went through.
However, thinking of the faint mole on the center of my eyebrows and my belly that showed no signs of movement despite my efforts every night, forget it, it was too early to say this at this time, and there was no sign of the child at all.
He changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Brother Qian said that from now on he will no longer buy rouge, gouache and beautiful clothes, but will buy fields."
"Buying a field?" Li Qiao was surprised and happily changed the subject: "Why did he buy a field?"
"He said that rouge and gouache and beautiful clothes do not retain their value. If the family's business disappears, these things will also become waste. It is better to buy a field, just like the village chief's house, where you can grow crops on weekdays. If you encounter difficulties, you can also take it. Go sell it and make money.”
Tao Zhu explained.
"Brother Qian has indeed grown up a lot after this experience."
"No. So I thought, why don't we build a house first and buy land first? Fields are the most valuable thing. If you buy land at this time, you can also plant a crop of sweet potatoes and corn."
Tao Zhu said.
"Are you scared too?" Li Qiao quickly settled the accounts for him: "It doesn't cost much to build a house. We can save it in half a month. When we have enough money to build a house, we will buy land."
"But time waits for no one. It will be too late in half a month. Let's plant some sweet potatoes and corn so that we don't have to buy them when we eat them."
Although sweet potatoes and corn are miscellaneous grains and are much cheaper than flour, they still cost money.
Moreover, the people in his family have big appetites.
As a young man, he has the same appetite as a man.
Li Qiao and Li Dashan can even carry the weight of two people. Like noodles, their whole family can eat twenty kilograms in one meal.
Of course, wet noodles will be heavier than flour because they are mixed with water. But if you include the steamed buns and pancakes, his family can easily eat twenty kilograms of flour a day.
If you buy a pound of flour from the villagers, the price is cheaper than in the county. It costs seven or eight cents per pound, and twenty pounds is about one hundred and fifty cents.
If you add in the meat and eggs that you get every day, you will eat 200 yuan just for meals a day.
Of course, he was not reluctant to part with it, and he was very happy eating it himself.
But buying flour is too extravagant in the countryside, really too extravagant.
If you eat wheat grown in your own fields, it will definitely save money than spending money to buy other people's wheat.
"I think you were frightened by what happened at Brother Qian's house."
Li Qiao said, moving the small bench to Tao Zhu's side, standing next to him, and holding his hand.
"Don't be afraid, we only have one portion of the snacks, no one else can squeeze us out."
Tao Zhu: "..."
Well, he pursed his lips and leaned against Li Qiao: "We offended that shopkeeper Zhao that day."
Compared with the small landowner who wants to kill the Zheng family's business, shopkeeper Zhao is probably a hundred times more powerful. After all, Zui Xianju is engaged in the business of wealthy people.
The Zheng family's decades-long business could not withstand the low-price competition from small landowners, let alone his dim sum.
"So I thought, we can buy a field as soon as we can earn a lot of money every day. If we build a house, no matter how good we build it, we can't sell it in the countryside, but the field is different."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's buy the land first." Li Qiao nodded. As expected, Brother Zhu was frightened by what happened to the Zheng family.
As long as it can make Brother Zhu feel at ease, then Brother Zhu can say whatever he wants.
However, he added: "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I can still catch fish. If I sell fish, I can make a lot of money in a day."
"Also, we can also sell snacks at the gate of the county town. There are a lot of people there. Our snacks are low-cost. If we lower the price, the business will definitely be good."
This was also his original idea.
The reason why I decided to start a snack business is because I don’t need to carry too many items and I can stop and go at any time.
At that time, he thought that when he and Tao Zhu got married, the two of them would carry baskets on their backs and go to the county gate to sell snacks every day. With the passenger flow at the gate, the business would definitely be able to continue.
He still remembers the lady who bought Sha Qima.
"Didn't I teach you how to make several kinds of snacks before? It's okay even if these snacks are imitated by others, we can sell new snacks. Just like the peach cake, shopkeeper Wang and his family still like it."
…
Tao Zhu listened to Li Qiao's one way out after another. The uneasiness he had harbored in his heart for several days gradually subsided.
The Zheng family could only sell meat and had few varieties, so they were squeezed out and their business couldn't continue.
But this man has many tricks and a good mind, and he does the same thing. If Shopkeeper Zhao wants to squeeze out his family, it is impossible.
And, if it really doesn’t work, there’s still him.
He is not a waste, he can do a lot of work, and he can endure any hardship.
In the past, he could do all the work to support a family by himself, and he could definitely support this person now.
I have survived the hard days of having nothing, and now as long as I am with this person, even begging for food is better than before.
"Then let's make this meat grinder quickly." He sat up straight and looked at Li Qiao, his tone much more relaxed.
Li Qiao looked at his moist and shining eyes, and couldn't help but leaned over and kissed his lips: "It's too late now, it's too late to see clearly in the dark, let's do something else."
Play something else.
Tao Zhu only struggled for a second, and then he couldn't help but smile: "Okay."
Put the meat grinder aside for now, nothing can compare to the man in front of you.
As a result, the meat grinder was put on hold and the progress was zero. The two of them were busy communicating with each other all night. When Li Dashan came to knock on the door the next day, the two of them were still awake after working late into the night.
Seeing the red bloodshot eyes of both of them, Li Dashan thought that they stayed up late last night to study the meat grinder. Looking at the pile of parts in the kitchen, he said with concern: "Uncle, you and Uncle Zhu don't need to So if you work hard, you should sleep when you need to. If there was no meat grinder in the past, we would still be doing business."
Tao Zhu: "..."
He lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Li Qiao looked serious: "You're right, you can't delay sleeping because of this. Let's do this. You come to help today and the three of us will study together. It will definitely be faster."
"No problem!" Li Dashan nodded.
There is strength in numbers, so he can help a lot!
Seeing this, Tao Zhu turned his eyes back to Li Qiao, who was looking at him. When he saw him looking over, he winked at him, with a look of pride on his successful deception.
"..."
Forget it, cheat now while you can, otherwise you won't be able to cheat anymore when Li Dashan gets married.
He heard from Wang Guihua that since the villagers knew that her family had started a maltose business, people came to her door almost every day to talk about matchmaking.
Not only Li Dashan, but also the youngest Li Xiaolan is being remembered.
However, Li Chuntao remained silent.
Now everyone in the village seems to believe that Zhao Erniu has been punished by God, and their attitude towards Li Chuntao has changed a lot.
But still no good person came to propose marriage.
Among the children of the Li family, the most urgent one is Li Chuntao, who is already seventeen years old, while Li Dashan is only sixteen.
After breakfast, Li Qiao went to see Zhuang Fengshou, who wanted to buy a field.
