Xie Xiuwen called the third child, and then went to the county with his two children.
Xie Xiuwen first went to Liu's restaurant to make sure that their business was good and that they seemed to have enough manpower, then he went to buy some boxing gifts for his husband in the county.
Since Xie Xiuwen has been studying, he has naturally been taught by several teachers.
The first one should be Liu Ruolan's father.
After Xie Xiuwen finished his business, the children were also hungry, so he took them to Liu's restaurant for dinner.
In the previous summer, the business was somewhat affected, but Xie Rongzhao reminded them that the hot and sour noodles can be cooked and then cooled, so that they will not be so hot when eaten later.
And Liu Laoer is also very clever. During the two hottest months of summer, they simply sell out cold noodles: cold noodles with fried sauce or cold noodles with scallion oil.
This kind of pasta is very common in Gaoyang County, so the Liu family restaurant sells it at a low price, and the profit is obviously not as high as the hot and sour noodles and chicken soup noodles.
But you can’t make all the money for your family.
When business is booming, there must also be off-seasons, so that other traders won't be jealous.
After Xie Xiuwen finished eating, Liu Laoer called him to the backyard to talk.
"Look at this ledger first. This shop has been open for more than four months. In the two hottest months, the business is a bit worse, but usually it is good. The profit of each month is also recorded in it, you know? He didn’t come back, so we kept the money and didn’t share it.”
Xie Xiuwen glanced briefly, and after listening to what he said, he quickly turned to the last page.
It is marked on it that the current cash balance of the restaurant is 278 taels and 211 taels in profit.
This number is already considerable.
After all, such an inconspicuous small restaurant can earn more than two hundred and ten taels in four months. This profit is still very good.
"Brother-in-law, we are just looking forward to your coming back. It happens to be a holiday and we are also thinking about buying some things. Do you think how we will divide the money?"
Xie Xiuwen originally only wanted 20% of the shares, so if calculated this way, he and his three uncles would share the same amount.
"What did my father-in-law plan?"
Liu Laoer chuckled: "My father said that all the money in the account can be divided. The balance is two hundred and seventy-eight taels. My father said that we should give in two hundred taels and keep the remaining seventy taels." ,in case for need."
Xie Xiuwen nodded, which was exactly what he wanted.
"I don't have any opinion. Why don't we just divide it according to my father-in-law's wishes."
"That's good!"
Liu Laoer slapped his thigh, and it was settled. Then each of the brothers could get forty taels of silver, which was not a small amount of money!
And by the end of the year, it should be possible to divide it again.
"By the way, second brother, do you guys get paid for working here in this restaurant?"
Liu Laoer said indifferently: "It's all my own business, what kind of work do you need!"
"inappropriate."
Xie Xiuwen frowned and said, "You and your third uncle have no objections, but there are still a few juniors. Tomorrow I will take Ruolan and Guabao to pay my respects to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. I will discuss this matter with my father-in-law."
Liu Laoer thought it was no big deal.
This time I can get forty taels of silver. It doesn’t matter whether I am paid or not!
When he returned, Xie Xiuwen had two more silver notes and a small silver ingot in his arms.
Xie Xiuwen took out the banknotes and silver ingots and showed them to Liu Ruolan. The banknotes were worth ten taels each, and the small silver ingots were worth ten taels each.
"How much household income do you have there?"
Liu Ruolan immediately picked up the money box she had hidden before. There were more than twenty copper plates on it, and there was a small partition underneath. She opened it with skill, revealing the banknotes and silver inside.
"Meilan and Hu San compensated me a total of thirty taels of silver, and they are all here."
Xie Xiuwen took a look and nodded slightly: "If you find it inconvenient to keep it, I can exchange it for a banknote."
"It's not inconvenient. There's nothing to spend money on at home anyway."
What Liu Ruolan didn't say directly was that even if she had money, would she dare to spend it in the Xie family?
"I bought twenty eggs this time. I just said they were given by my uncles. You can use these to make custard later."
Xie Xiuwen did this because he wanted to get his mother-in-law to scold Liu Ruolan.
"Lao San helped a lot with this matter, as did Laifu and his nephew. It's just in time for the festival, so I bought a lot of things. Later you come with me to visit the village chief and the clan chief. Home."
"good."
Liu Ruolan felt warm in her heart. Her husband was willing to take her out to meet the elders, which showed that he respected her as a woman.
Xie Xiuwen and his wife came to thank him. Both the village chief and the clan chief were very happy.
They are all from the same clan, and they don't have any intentions, but Xie Xiuwen knows how to be a good person.
Xie Xiuwen handed a purse to the village chief's eldest grandson, thanking him for his willingness to dress up as a woman to clear Liu Ruolan's stigma.
The young man opened it and saw a few silver melon seeds.
Xie Laifu, who was on the side, saw this and his heart tightened: "Brother, this can't be done! They are all our own family members, why do you need to be so indifferent to outsiders?"
Xie Xiuwen smiled and stopped them from returning the things.
"Brother Laifu is right. We are all family members, so what's wrong with me giving my eldest nephew something?"
I can't accept this!
In the end, the village chief smiled and nodded.
Xie Xiuwen sat for a while and then took his wife to the patriarch's house.
Xie Laifu sent the man outside the gate, and when he came back, he saw his father, the village chief, sitting there enjoying himself.
"Dad, are you okay?"
The village chief's good mood was interrupted and he glared at him: "You little rogue, what are you talking about again!"
Xie Laifu rubbed his hands and came over: "Dad, why do you think my cousin is so generous? In the past, he didn't have much money in his hands. Could it be that Auntie has figured it out?"
The village chief glared at him: "What do you know? I didn't say that the Liu family had thirty taels of compensation, but only that the Liu family's restaurant business was booming. Do you think they can't take care of their only brother-in-law?"
Xie Laifu thought about it. They went to Liu's restaurant to eat that day, and it was indeed quite lively.
"I think this time when I come back from studying, it's very different from before. Let's see, this child will have great fortunes in the future!"
Xie Laifu curled his lips and said, "The child is still here!" He is the father of the children!
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the brothers all have to go to their in-laws' house, so naturally they have to prepare this ritual together.
Grandma Xie was a little reluctant at first, but for two nights in a row, the old man warned her not to do anything else, so no matter how unhappy she was, she could only prepare the same thing for her three sons.
However, in private, he still brought another three kilograms of mutton to Xie Xiuran alone.
Xie Laosan happily accompanied Mr. Wang back to his parents' home. He still had the five taels of silver given by his second brother in his arms!
(End of chapter)
