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Chapter 204 New Year's Eve, a year's plan is with spring (2)
Seeing that Gu Datian was saying some sad words, Gu Xiaobei hastily changed the subject: "Our family bought a lot of firecrackers this year, so we can have a good time setting them off today."

"Speaking of firecrackers, I looked through the things you bought during this time last night, and I realized that you bought so much that you could fill a basket. Really, spending so much money on those things is better than buying more What about the food?" Gu Datian said with some dissatisfaction.

Gu Xiaobei said with some helplessness: "Brother, we are not short of money now. Didn't you just say that you didn't have money before, and the second and third brothers didn't have to set off firecrackers to their heart's content? We bought so much this year as the past few years. The firecrackers are ready, and we have bought a lot of food, so we can guarantee enough.”

Gu Datian just nodded his head, but couldn't help but said: "Although I have money now, I still need to save money."

"Understood." Gu Xiaobei and the other two brothers hurriedly nodded yes.

"Don't blame Datian for holding you back from spending money. From now on, there will be a lot of places to spend money, and no one can guarantee that the restaurant business will continue to be prosperous. When the business is difficult, no If we make money, we have to spend the money we earn now, so your elder brother is only thinking about you, your elder brother has been in charge of the family since he was young, so naturally he will think more about it after a long time." Gu Changjue saw several nephews It seemed that he didn't quite agree with Gu Datian's words, so he hurriedly said with a smile.

Gu Xiaobei nodded: "Brother and uncle are both right, but you don't have to worry, the restaurant business will not fail so easily, even if the restaurant business is not good in the future, I will find a way to improve it, the big deal There will be a different way in the future.”

"Yes, although no one can say for sure what will happen in the future, but I believe that our family will get better and better in the future." Gu Erye said with a smile.

Gu Sanlin also smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, the restaurant business is going well, and I plan to do more business in other aspects in the future. After all, there are limited people to eat, and the restaurant business is also highly competitive. We There is always a limit to how much money can be made in this area, so I think we need to explore other areas where we can make money.”

This third brother's mind is really flexible, he can think of so many things!Gu Xiaobei looked at Gu Sanlin with admiration. In Ziyuan County, there are limited people to eat, so the cake of restaurant business is limited, and the competition will become bigger and bigger. If you want to earn more money, you have to In addition, find a profitable field to invest in, but Gu Sanlin's thinking is still somewhat limited.

Gu Xiaobei smiled and said: "The third brother is right, but the restaurant business is still profitable. We can go to nearby counties and big cities to open restaurants in the future, so that we can develop the restaurant business. Of course, we also have other businesses. It can be done, but only if you are familiar with it, otherwise it will be easier to cause problems. Of course, this is not absolute, as long as we observe and investigate with our hearts, then even unfamiliar businesses will become familiar."

"To do a familiar business, I think we should buy more land. After all, we are rural people. After so many years of farming, we are naturally the most familiar with it. And buying more land is the most secure. We will do business outside in the future. When the recession comes, you can still go home and manage the fields." Gu Datian answered immediately.

"Yes, I agree with what Datian said." Gu Changjue immediately nodded in agreement.

Gu Xiaobei knew that Gu Datian and Gu Sanlin adhered to the habits of rural people and always felt that having more land was the most secure, but Gu Xiaobei didn’t think so. They had a lot of land before, but didn’t they sell a lot of it because of medical treatment? ?What's more, the farming technology is not high these days, and the yield per mu is very low. If there is a drought or flood disaster, there may be no harvest.

Although Gu Xiaobei didn't think it was necessary to spend money to buy a lot of land, she didn't object either. She felt that her eldest brother liked farming at home anyway, so she should buy more land for him to be a small landlord. Besides, there were not many fields before, so Gu Datian They are not very willing to hire workers to help with farming. If there are too many fields and the eldest brother can’t grow them, he is more willing to spend money to hire workers to help without too much work.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiaobei smiled and said, "Okay, since the eldest brother and the third brother both think this is a good idea, we will use some of the money to buy more fields after the new year, but when the farming season is busy, the eldest brother will have to hire workers to help. Fine, otherwise I don't want to, I don't want to make big brother so hard."

"Fool, of course we have to hire workers. How did your brother and I plant so much land?" Gu Datian laughed and said, waving his big hand: "The plan for a year lies in spring, and now it's spring. The money-making Let's talk about it later while eating. Today is the New Year. Although there is no major work to be busy, there are also trivial things. Erye and Sanlin hurried to wash up, and then everyone had breakfast together. After breakfast, clean up every corner of the yard, and then you can post couplets, and the new year will officially begin.”

"Okay!" Gu Erye and Gu Sanlin responded, and each washed with hot water. After they finished washing, Gu Xiaobei also cooked the dishes. The whole family sat down and had a sumptuous breakfast.

After breakfast, everyone picked up brooms and shovels to clean the yard. Since the yard was newly built, it was not very dirty, and it was cleaned up in a short while.

The whole family gathered in front of the main room again to take care of Datian and post couplets.This couplet was written and sent by Bai Qingli. The handwriting is powerful and very beautiful. Almost every family in the village bought red paper and asked Bai Qingli to write the couplet.

Gu Datian put some sticky paste on the back of the couplet, Gu Sanlin built a long wooden ladder at the door of the main room to hold it tightly, and Gu Datian climbed up the wooden ladder.

"Erye, what are you looking at? Hurry up and bring me the couplets prepared on the ground!" Gu Datian climbed to the upper middle position, then turned his head to ask for couplets with the people on the ground.

"Okay!" Gu Erye responded with a smile, picked up the couplet that was stuck on the ground and handed it to Gu Datian.

Gu Datian carefully picked up the couplet and compared it to the door, and then asked the people on the ground: "Are you aligned?"

"The top is crooked, a little more to the right!" Gu Xiaobei came to watch with Xiaobao in his arms, and asked hurriedly when he saw Gu Datian.

As soon as Gu Datian heard this, he moved the top of the couplet to the right, and Gu Changjue slapped his thigh and said, "No, it's too much to the right. Oh, yes, just stick it in that position."

For the sake of auspiciousness, Gu Datian had to post each couplet very squarely, so it took a lot of time to put up the couplets, but it was very lively for the whole family to point out and help with a small matter. , more warm.

After seeing that Gu Datian had finished posting the couplets, Gu Erye took Gu Xiaobei and Xiaobao to paste some small red paper on his fruit trees.These fruit trees are very small, and Gu Datian just planted them on a piece of land on the outskirts of the village this year.Paste some red paper on New Year's Day, which looks festive and auspicious.

(End of this chapter)