Farm Gate Business Tycoon

Chapter 20 The Unreasonable Old Woman

She and her sister-in-law didn't want it at first, and those headgears were all given by her natal family. Although they were not worth a lot of money, they were only worth ten taels of silver, but they were still a little thought from her natal family.

But the two sons of the Gu family are extremely filial, and the old lady Gu can do whatever she wants, and she and the sister-in-law, the two daughter-in-laws, can't stand the words of rejection at all.

It stands to reason that Mrs. Gu has spare money and is willing to supplement her own daughter. It has nothing to do with her, but Mrs. Gu likes to dig money from her and her sister-in-law to support her daughter. Over the years, her sister-in-law has nothing to do Just go back to her mother's house to play the autumn wind, making her and her sister-in-law's life always tight.

Now that my sister-in-law's granddaughter is getting married, she wants the head jewelry to be placed on her own head, so she can't help being angry.

But she didn't dare to show her mother-in-law's face, so she said patiently: "Mother, you know how I have treated my sister-in-law these years, but when will I refute you for everything you say? But I I really don’t have any money now, and you know that the fourth child is seventeen this year, and he didn’t say anything about getting married. He is about to go to the government for a test, and if he wins the Juren, he will go to the capital next year. The pen is entangled. Meizi's dowry has not been found, otherwise, why would I refuse to help my sister-in-law?"

The old lady Gu suddenly became angry, "Don't look at me, I don't know why your fourth son is seventeen and still doesn't talk about marriage, but it's because he has found a talent, and he is counting on him to climb high. You don't even agree Everyone is willing to lend her money, but they are not willing to help their serious relatives, so as not to make people laugh when they tell it?"

Gu Liushi heard her talking too much, and couldn't help but said: "Mother, what you said is wrong. I am willing to help my sister-in-law because of my relatives. Even if I don't help, others will not be able to tell you. Why, sister-in-law's granddaughter's surname is Lu, but not Gu, she wants head jewelry when she goes out, so naturally it has to come from Lu's family, so what does it have to do with the old Gu's family?"

Mrs. Gu was furious when she heard the words, she jumped off the kang, she didn't even wear shoes, stood on the ground barefoot, raised her hand and slapped Mrs Gu Liu, and then yelled: "You dirty man!" Heartbroken and unfilial, you dare to disobey me, believe it or not, I will go to the patriarch and ask the second child to divorce you and go back to your natal family!"

Gu Liushi was beaten, but she didn't dare to distinguish, but stood on the ground covering her face, crying silently.

Gu Qingmei heard that the movement here was getting more and more strange, and hurried to Dongli Room, just in time to see Gu Liushi being slapped, she couldn't help feeling angry.

Ever since she crossed over, she hadn't seen her grandma, only occasionally heard some complaints from Qin Bihua, and heard some descriptions of the old lady from Gu Shaotong, knowing that she was a tricky and mean person.

But considering her age and her status, Gu Qingmei didn't imitate Gu Liushi's way of cursing the streets like a shrew, but asked with a smile: "What's wrong with grandma? What happened?" So angry?"

The old lady Gu put on her shoes and said angrily: "Your mother dared to disobey me, she is becoming more and more unruly! When you get married in the future, don't follow her example, otherwise you will be divorced and we will marry you." The Gu family will lose face."

"Grandmother, don't be angry, sit down and tell me why mother disobeyed you." Although Gu Qingmei had heard everything, she still pretended not to know anything.

So the old lady Gu said angrily: "Little Lanzi from your aunt's house, your cousin is going to get married, we are her natal family, and we should give your cousin a set of jewelry to add dowry, but your mother and I cry poorly and refuse to take whatever I say, shouldn’t I be slapped?”

Gu Qingmei sat down on the edge of the kang and said softly: "Grandmother, I am not partial to my mother, but I want to settle an account for my grandmother. Before our family married a few older brothers, and married the eldest brother and second brother. To build a house, the family spent not a single copper coin left, and my grandmother knew about it.”

"Not to mention these things, our family has six acres of land. In a year, one mu of land can produce about three or four hundred catties of grain. Let's say four hundred catties, half of which will be handed over to Murong's family. Our family's one mu of land is only You can drop 960 catties. Six mu of land is 500 catties, and you have to pay [-]% of the tax. In the end, you can only drop [-] catties. You have to give you [-] catties of rations every year, and you can only leave more than [-] catties. It’s not enough for this family to eat, and there’s no surplus to sell for money.”

"Although after harvesting the wheat, you can still grow some vegetables, radishes, yams and beans, but even if you can harvest two thousand catties of radishes per mu of land, the four mu of land is only eight thousand catties. Give it to the master's family for four thousand catties. Keep four thousand catties, keep a few hundred catties to eat by yourself, and sell the rest, the price of radishes is extremely cheap, and it can only be sold for three or four taels of silver."

Gu Qingmei saw that the old lady Gu showed an impatient expression, and her lips moved, as if she wanted to interrupt herself, so she hurriedly said: "Don't interrupt me in a hurry, listen to me and see if I make sense. My father When I go out to rush around during the slack season, I can earn at most fifty copper coins a day. After a month, I can earn only one tael of silver at most. Earn 15 taels, and the whole family’s income is added up to 24 taels a year.”

"My third elder brother is studying in the city. Every month's training, plus board and lodging, is three taels of silver. Even winter and summer vacations will cost 30 taels. My second sister-in-law will pay for this money." Yes, let’s not count it. But the clothes for the four seasons, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the money to buy books are not small expenses, at least a dozen taels a year.”

"Mother will give you five hundred big money to supplement you every month, and it will be six taels a year. We are ordinary people, but we have to spend a few taels of money on clothes, food, housing and transportation all year round. In addition to welcoming and sending off favors, after this year, my mother can save five taels of silver in her hands."

Old Madam Gu's ravine-filled face stretched longer than a donkey's face, "Don't think I don't know, your second sister-in-law still subsidizes your mother by a tael a month."

Gu Qingmei laughed angrily, "Grandmother, although my second sister-in-law gave my mother two taels of silver a month to supplement the family, it was money for my mother to help her raise the child. Children grow fast, and grow old every two or three months." I have to make new clothes and shoes for them, all of which have to be bought with money. There is also the family of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, who come to eat every day, and my mother and I have to go to the eldest brother to pay off the credit of the grocery store. Two taels of silver?"

When it came to this topic, she became so angry that her eldest brother treated her like that, but mother still regarded her as her sweetheart. The crippled owner of the grocery store came to ask for a second bill every ten days and a half months. How much will my mother give.

She finally knew how the elder brother of the former owner of this body became such a virtuous person, and it was all favored by Gu Liu.

(End of this chapter)