Man Bao collected two carts of rent and a large bag of copper coins. There is no way, food is expensive now, so patriarch Xia went a little bit off course. The rent given last year was exchanged for the copper coins of that year's grain price in previous years. .
The point is, how did Manbao know what the grain price was back then
Naturally, it was as much as Patriarch Xia said.
It's not that Man Bao can't care about it. She went to the county government to check the income price of the grain depot that year and she probably knew the price, but she really didn't have the heart to care about it with him. She glanced at the copper coins returned by the guards and expressed the matter generously. It's over.
Old Zhou could only see this sack of copper coins. He stretched out his hand and pulled out the sack, checked it with his arms, and said in amazement, "Why does his house hide so many copper coins?"
Bai Shan said casually: "Although silver is easy to transport and store, copper coins are actually the best for buying and selling things, the most circulating and stable."
In fact, gold and silver are not common. Only large-scale transactions and valuables will use gold and silver. Copper coins are actually the most used by the people.
Many middle-class families store a certain amount of gold, silver and copper in their homes for emergencies, but copper accounts for the largest proportion.
Because gold and silver are rare, sometimes ordinary people don't recognize them, and because they are difficult to identify, they will trust copper more.
Old Zhou Tou held the money and asked Man Bao: "Shall we hide some copper coins when we go back?"
"Father, as long as you are happy." Anyway, gold and silver are hidden, and copper coins are also hidden. They are all money, so why care about what they look like
Anyway, there are enough rooms in their house, and the place is big enough, so you can hide as you like!
Immediately afterwards, the old Zhou Tou revealed his true intentions. He hugged the big sack of copper coins on the ground and said, "Then father kept the money for you, and I will give it to you as a dowry in the future."
Man Bao: "...Father, you can keep it if you like."
Although this bag of copper coins looks quite a lot, it may not have as much silver as the small box at the foot.
Man Bao was afraid that her father would ask for money, so he bent down to pick up the money and went back to his room.
Old Zhou Tou only had this bag of copper coins in his heart at the moment, so he didn't care at all.
The next day Patriarch Xia sent Mr. Xu's renter. I heard that he was afraid that she would be troublesome, so Mr. Xu asked people to roughly estimate this year's harvest, prepay Manbao in advance, and settle accounts after the autumn harvest is over. If there is more, there is no need to refund, and if there is less, he will make up.
The son of Patriarch Xia who came to deliver the rent said with a smile: "Master Xu said that these years he has handed over the land to the long-term laborers in the family for cultivation. If you pay too much rent, it should be regarded as an apology to the owner."
Man Bao couldn't help but sneered: "Then Xu Lichang's compensation is really precious, the rent for twelve years."
Patriarch Xia's son smiled awkwardly.
Man Bao snorted coldly and said: "I have accepted the rent, please tell Uncle Xu to tell Xu Lizhang that I have looked at the land in Dongling carefully, and I am already looking for a buyer. I will not rent it after the autumn harvest. Please, please let the long-term workers in the family pay more attention when harvesting, so that there will be no more natural and man-made disasters."
Patriarch Xia's son was taken aback for a moment, but his focus was on the other side, "You want to sell that piece of land?"
Man Bao nodded, "Yes, is Tang Bo interested? If your bid is high, I will also sell it."
Patriarch Xia's son, who wanted to talk, choked back his words, and changed the subject with a smile, "Alright, when the big lady comes back, the ethnology should start."
Man Bao nodded and said: "It may not be me coming back, it may be my fourth brother and my second niece, please take care of my cousin when the time comes."
Patriarch Xia's son nodded. He knew that Zhou Man had a good relationship with the Zhou family over there, and he asked the Zhou family to do many things.
Man Bao collected the rent, and went to see Xia Xia with everyone in the afternoon, met Xia Rui's family, and then the group decided to leave for Beijing the next day.
Xia Xia spent less and less time awake. He didn't know that Zhou Man had given up the shop to their family, and he didn't know that she didn't have the 40% rent. He thought that Xia Rui had signed a lease agreement with Zhou Man again, and still rented her shop.
So seeing the two families enjoying themselves happily, he was very happy, and felt that if he went underground to meet Xia Yan, he would have something to say to him.
Perhaps because the deadline is approaching, Xia Xia's memory of the past has become clearer, and many things that he couldn't remember can now be remembered.
During the meal, he couldn't help pulling Zhou Man to talk to his two grandsons, "Your grandfather gave me my name."
It was the second time Man Bao ate Shangzhou's stewed dishes, and he was eating with relish. Hearing this, he said in surprise: "But aren't you bigger than my grandfather?"
"It's two years older, but my name doesn't sound good," Xia Xia said with a sigh of relief, "I used to be called Big Gouzi."
Xia Tao who was sitting on the side: ...
The younger brother Xia Bin who was sitting next to him laughed loudly, "Grandpa, why did you give your elder brother the same nickname as you?"
Xia Tao stuffed a handful of vegetables into his bowl and said, "Eat your meal, Er Gouzi."
Xia Bin: ...
Now it was the turn of Man Bao Bai Shan and Bai Erlang couldn't hold back, lowered their heads and laughed, their shoulders trembled.
Feeling offended, Xia Bin couldn't help turning his head and calling "Mother", and Xia's mother said, "Talk to your brother and sister carefully, don't make trouble."
Xia Tao was older than Zhou Man, but Xia Bin was two months younger than Zhou Man, so with him, Man Bao was once again promoted to sister.
Xia Xia looked at it with a smile, and continued his memory, "The people outside are looking for apprentices, that is also very important to see the name, I think my name is very ugly, so your grandfather gave me the word "Xia", Sure enough, the eight children stood in front of the master together, and after the master asked my name, he picked me alone... "
Man Bao doesn't believe it, all walks of life choose students based on talent, and it's the same with reading. Of course, she worshiped Mr. by relying on her extreme intelligence and super reading ability. Who would only look at the name.
She asked, "What were you doing before you asked your name?"
"I didn't do anything, just carved something with a piece of wood and asked about my family background. Thanks to your great ancestor, I gave my master two jars of wine, two pieces of bacon, a basket of rice and eggs..."
Xia Xia remembered it very clearly.
It was the first time Xia Tao and Xia Bin heard such a thing, but Xia Rui heard it from a young age, and he could almost recite it by heart. He held a pot to pour wine for Lao Zhoutou and Zhou Dalang Zhou Lang, and then gave Man Bao After picking up the meat with chopsticks, I sat silently and listened to it again.
When they came out of Xia's house, it was already dark, and Lao Zhou had drunk a lot. At this time, his face was flushed, and he said to Man Bao again: "You will only have this relative in Shangzhou from now on. What are you waiting for? You'd better ask for leave and come back."
Man Bao said: "I will try my best to ask for leave."