Zhulan stuffed the silver money in her purse to Xuemei again, "This money is not for you. Although the 60 acres of land in our family have been given to the people in Lijia Village to help cultivate, the 20 acres of land in Zhoujia Village need you to take care of and hire helpers. In addition, our family has a total of 80 acres of land, and 40 acres of paddy fields. Rice seedlings need to be planted in advance. Planting the seedlings for the 40 acres of paddy fields also requires a lot of helpers. These are all the expenses for hiring helpers."
The seeds were kept by our family. Later, we bought more paddy fields than expected, so we bought more from Zhoujia Village.
We helped to plant 60 acres of land, and the seeds were also provided by Zhulan's family.
Xuemei poured out the silver in her purse. Although it was not whole ingots, it was all broken silver. At a glance, she knew the approximate amount of silver. "Mom, a helper wouldn't need more than five or six taels of silver. This is too much."
Zhulan did want to use the money from the helpers to support her daughter, but she didn't say it clearly, "We also need to hire helpers for the autumn harvest. I tell you, it will cost a lot of money to hire helpers. Okay, quickly collect all the money."
"mother."
Seeing that Xuemei didn't do anything, Zhulan took the initiative to pack the silver and stuffed it into Xuemei's pocket, saying, "When Jiang Sheng goes to take the college entrance examination, you should take the child with you to Pingzhou, live there for a few days, and get to know your mother's family in Pingzhou."
Xuemei was tempted. If her mother hadn't mentioned it, she really hadn't thought about going to Pingzhou. Now that her mother had mentioned it, she wanted to go, not only to get to know the family, but also to broaden her son and daughter's horizons and see the world. She didn't envy her sister for living like a young lady. She hoped her daughter could be like her sister, with a vision. Dong Li, don't be limited by the village and focus on a small piece of land. "When I live here for a long time, mother, don't chase me away."
Zhu Lan glared, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could a mother chase her own daughter away? You can stay as long as you want."
It is enough for Xuemei to have her mother. After all, she is a married woman. Her mother now has three daughters-in-law. She cannot help, so she should not cause trouble for her mother.
Xuemei prepared lunch at noon. After lunch, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to Lijia Village.
Today, Zhou Shuren was driving the ox cart. On the way back, Zhulan leaned against Zhou Shuren and said, "I said I forgot something. How are you going to deal with our ox?"
Zhou Shuren drove the ox cart and said, "The ox cart and the ox are part of Xuemei's dowry. You have given bracelets to your two daughters-in-law. It is not excessive to give the ox cart and the ox to Xuemei as a dowry."
Zhulan really didn't think about giving Niu any. She only thought about preparing more money for Xuemei and giving her some extra money. Because she was saving up for her dowry next year, she didn't think about giving her some in advance.
Zhulan curled her eyes. Zhou Shuren didn't say anything, but he had received more than a year of filial piety from Xuemei, and before he left, he was worried that his daughter would be bullied!
Zhulan looked at the well-fed cow and said with a smile, "The cow we raise is a cow. This year, it has a calf. A calf is worth a lot of money. This is a good dowry."
Zhou Shuren also felt good and chuckled. He also felt a little like a father.
The day before leaving, Xuemei's family came back to see them off. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren packed everything that needed to be arranged and entrusted everything that needed to be entrusted. The next morning, the carriage to Pingzhou arrived.
Xuemei felt something was wrong after her parents got on the carriage. It didn't look like her parents were going to take the cow and the oxcart to Pingzhou. Looking at her eldest sister-in-law's family, it didn't seem like they were going to entrust them to the Li family.
Xuemei hurried forward and said, "Mom, aren't you going to take the cow and the cart with you?"
Zhulan opened the carriage curtain and said with a smile: "I wanted to wait until we set off to tell you, but now that you've discovered it, I won't wait to set off. The ox and the oxcart are your father and I's dowry for you."
Xuemei's eyes widened, she really didn't expect that her parents would give her a cow and a ox cart as a dowry. Even though her parents were getting better and better, there would still be people who were jealous of her and tried to sow discord, saying that her parents had bought a big house and some land but didn't say anything about giving her anything.
She knew in her heart that these people were jealous and wanted to hurt her, but she herself knew that her parents had been giving her money all year round, and she already had several pieces of jewelry. She had always been a contented person, and she also had her own thoughts, so she didn't actually want her parents to give her money.
Because she understood that only if she was the weak one in the family, her parents would pay more attention to her and care more about Jiang Du and Jiang Miao. It was good enough that her parents-in-law did not hold her back, but it was impossible to expect them to help. Her son and daughter would still have to rely on their grandparents in the future, so her only little thoughts were for her children.
So she was not jealous or envious. She did not expect that her parents would give her the cow and the ox cart as compensation. She wanted to say no, but they were all the people who saw her off. She could not refute her mother in front of outsiders. Moreover, if she refused, she was afraid that people would think she wanted more, so she had no choice but to accept it.
Zhulan waved at Xuemei and said, "Take care of yourself."
Xuemei: “… .”
She saw the pride in her mother's eyes. Her mother knew that she would not want it, so she waited until she was about to leave to give her the cow and the ox cart!
Zhulan lowered the curtain only when the carriage started moving. There were not only Zhulan and Zhou Shuren in the carriage, but also Xuehan. Although the luggage was sent to Pingzhou first, five carriages were hired. Changzhi took Rongchuan and Mingyun in one, the eldest couple took Mingteng and Yulu in one, Zhao took Yushuang and Mingrui, and the last one was for the newlyweds. Although there were only the young couple in the carriage, there was not much empty space. Dong had too many valuables, so most of the carriage was used to carry things.
As for the second brother, he stayed in Pingzhou to look after the house.
The snow hasn't melted yet. Due to last year's heavy snow, the roads are packed with snow. The journey to Pingzhou is much smoother, and Zhulan has suffered less.
The carriage was moving fast and arrived before dark. Zhou Laoer was already waiting in the front yard. Zhou Laoda knocked on the door and Zhou Laoer opened it after a while.
Zhou Shuren got out of the car, and Zhou Laoer stepped forward and said, "Dad, I have lit the fires in all the rooms, and the rooms are heated up. The food is also ready. Grandma Wu helped to cook the food."
Zhou Shuren was very confident in Zhou Laoer's ability to do things, and said, "Well, go to the back and help move things."
Zhou Lao Er: "Hey."
Zhou Shuren helped Zhulan get out of the car. Zhulan moved her legs. She would live in Pingzhou in the future. The feeling this time was very different from the last time. After Xuehan got out of the car, Zhulan took Xuehan into the yard first.
This time the whole family lived in the same yard again. Zhulan was still a little uncomfortable as she was used to the quietness of the winter.
The house had been divided long ago, just like the old house, with each room allocated a room. Chang Lian and Chang Zhi would go to the front yard to study in the future, where there was a special study room for studying.
Changzhi and Rongchuan no longer lived in the backyard, but moved to the front yard.
There are still a few empty houses in the front yard, which will be used by relatives who come to take exams in the future.
After a simple tidy up of each room, they went to the main hall of the main house to have dinner. There were two tables of food, and Mrs. Wu Li had cooked eight dishes, all of which were Mrs. Wu Li's specialties. The most attractive dish on the table was the Chinese cabbage soup.
Zhou Laoer said, "I went to buy vegetables and meat this morning, and when I saw the pakchoy, I bought a bunch."
It was too expensive, so he couldn't bear to buy more. Just one handful was enough for making soup. If he hadn't been thinking that his mother would like it, he wouldn't have bought it according to his personality.
The Zhou family had enough meat but they were short of vegetables, especially after they ran out of dried vegetables. There were a lot of meat dishes left over from the seven dishes, and they drank up two large pots of Chinese cabbage soup very cleanly.
Li said, "Bok choy is delicious but too expensive. Mom, why don't we grow some in the house ourselves?"
A bunch of pakchoy with only a few leaves costs twenty cents. It's really unfair. The city is different. Pakchoy is twice as expensive as in the county.
Zhulan was also happy for Li to do the hard work. Li was unfamiliar with Pingzhou, so it was better for her to do some work. She didn't expect Li to grow enough food for the family, just enough to make soup. "Then I'll leave it to you."
Li, “… … ..”
It’s not the mother, she wants her three daughters-in-law to be together, and she also wants to command her younger brothers and sisters.