Ancient Fortune Records

Shen Laiqiu collected all the money, and everyone in the Shen family returned home.

Mrs. Shen Gao saw a few more chickens and ducks at home, and looked at Mrs. Yu, who hurriedly said, "Laiqiu thought that the family didn't have much money to make a living, so I decided to buy some chickens and ducks for the New Year. Some eggs for guests."

Shen Daman nodded: "It's right to think about these things. Now that you're married, you should make good plans for the future."

Shen Laiqiu said: "The biggest chicken was given by Hui Niang and I to honor our parents, and it has been placed in the kitchen."

Shen Laichun was overjoyed. Dafang could bear some of the filial piety of the third younger brother every time, so it was rare for him to say to the third younger brother who looked at him honestly and honestly: "Third younger brother, you really have made great progress since the separation. , it can be seen that mother said that the division of the family is correct, the son is older, and the grandson is also older, so it is necessary to separate the family earlier?"

Shen Li curled her lips, the uncle was afraid that Sanfang would have more children, and that the grandparents would divide the family property for the sake of the children.In fact, according to the eccentric character of the grandparents, this possibility is really not high.

Uncle Gao looked at the other chickens and ducks, and smiled inexplicably: "His third uncle is really capable, and the money from the division of the family is probably not too much. He has the ability to buy so many chickens and ducks." I feel that Shen Laiqiu is a traitor and a traitor, and her mother-in-law will not subsidize it privately.

Shen Gaoshi ignored her ambiguity, thinking of the wedding banquet she attended today, and suddenly remembering that her youngest son's marriage has not yet been settled, she was secretly unhappy.It's just that there are two boys in the eldest son's family, and the eldest son will have to rely on the elder son for the elderly in the future, so it is not easy to ask the elders to take money to save the bride price for the younger uncle.As for the second child, he works as a bookkeeper in the city and eats the job his father-in-law found, so naturally he won't spend too much money. Besides, the second child's family didn't become the daughter-in-law of the Shen family. Fortunately, her father worked as the shopkeeper in a mountain goods store in the town, and his family was well-off, so he gave a generous dowry, otherwise she would not be very satisfied with this marriage.From this point of view, only San'er may be able to suppress it with filial piety.

Shen Gao said: "Your younger brother is the most honest and honest one you have grown up with. Now that the family has been separated, he alone has not received anything. Now you brothers should not be allowed to help?"

Shen Laichun asked strangely: "Mother, didn't you give him the land? The money in the family was not distributed to him. One was because he didn't do production, so he didn't pay much money to the family. The other was that he hadn't married a wife yet, so he had no burden. Build a house alone. He does field work honestly, and there will be girls in the village who are willing to marry him."

Shen Laiqiu knew that his elder brother was playing sloppy, and Shen Baodong's image of being lazy and lazy had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How could there be any girl who knew the basics willing to marry him?Unless there are those who are waiting to sell their daughters and pay enough dowry, they can marry.

Shen Gaoshi's expression was worried: "Third brother, what do you think? I'm quite old, don't you still want me to work in the fields to save the dowry money for your brother?"

Shen Laiqiu never expected that his mother has become used to collecting the hard-earned money he earned all these years, and now that the family is separated, she still wants to shovel money from him, so she smiled and said: "Mom, you know that I am in Baodong." At this age, when he was nine days old, he was wearing a ragged jacket and went out to the dock to move goods. He did the hardest work, earning twenty coins when his fingers were rotten from the cold. How old is Baodong? Now you still think of him as a nurse, can't you? Ask me to give the dowry, won't you be afraid of others laughing when you tell it?" It doesn't matter if you make a little sense, but it seems that mother wants him to give it all. Although he is not smart, he is also willing. Not a fool.

Shen Lixin said, this is too good, isn't it?That male uncle of his mother's treasure should really be educated.

Who knows that Shen Gaoshi became furious, "If you don't agree to me, you will move out of the house built by me and your father now! I fed you with blood, and the one who was fed turned out to be a white-eyed wolf! You move out, I You can also give your room to my eldest grandson, so that their brothers will not have to live in the same room, and they can't read well!"

Shen Daman looked at Shen Laiqiu clutching his chest in pain, and said hastily: "Say a few words, do you want to make San'er angry?" Then he said to Shen Laiqiu, "Your mother didn't mean anything else. I have told Baodong's fortune, saying that his fortune comes with a fortune. When Baodong is rich in the future, can he forget you as a brother?"

Shen Laiqiu smiled angrily: "I don't care about the wealth I don't know! Even if I am willing to save money for you, how much money can I save for you? The hard work I do is only five taels of silver a year, plus food , plus the income of poultry, it is only twelve taels a year, and we can only calculate so much without counting our expenses. Do you want me to sell Yu or sell your grandson to marry Baodong? daughter in law?"

In fact, Shen Gao didn't believe that Shen Laiqiu had no money, but she couldn't go directly to the house to search, she believed that as long as she insisted that Shen Laiqiu was unfilial, Shen Laiqiu would definitely give her money.Didn't Laiqiu treat her more respectfully since she didn't have a family before?As long as she is his mother for a day, he will be filial to her for the rest of his life.

Shen Gao said sadly: "I know that I am indeed unfair to you. It is normal for you to be dissatisfied with me. It's just that we are old and don't have the energy to do heavy work. I won't ask you to pay all. This year you will pay eight taels." , I won’t ask you for it from now on.”

Shen Laiqiu closed her eyes, his mother raised so many pigs, and if she sold any of them, she could get six taels, but she didn't want to, and only wanted to exploit the third house.Now their family is still living in this old house, and if they don't give this money, they won't be able to live there. His mother did the thing of crying in front of his room in the middle of the night, because he contradicted her because of Mrs. Yu that time.Parents are always more reasonable than their children. Even if the children are not at fault, the world often blames their children.If he wants to gain a foothold in the village, he cannot disobey his parents.However, he was not reconciled to giving it like this.Is it because the world was not good when I was born, so I treat myself differently from other brothers?Do I have to pay so much more than my elder brother and my second brother?He wouldn't want to be born if he could.

Sensing his father's sadness, Shen Li quietly shook Shen Laiqiu's hand.Shen Laiqiu felt very comforted, but fortunately, there is still a family in this world waiting for him.

"Mother, I can't afford the money right now, please give me a few days, and I will give the money after I finish building the house."

Shen Gao said: "It doesn't cost much to build a house. What do you want to build a good house for the old men? The mud brick house only costs a penny for three rooms. Don't think I don't know if you have hidden some money in private. Get rid of it." With the money to build a house, you must have money left over!"

Shen Li said: "Grandma, our house is not a mud-brick house, we have to pay six slings to build a house."

When Shen Gao heard this, he rolled his eyes and panted heavily in anger.Shen Daman sighed heavily, and shook his head full of disappointment, as if Shen Laiqiu was the culprit who caused Shen Baodong's inability to pay the bride price.

Shen Laiqiu didn't like this, the yearly expenses of their youngest son alone was more than twice that of their third house, and the lack of dowry money was also made by himself.When he was still a teenager, he might have expected the care of his parents, but now that he has a gentle and sensible son Yu, he is not so attached to the so-called relationship between his parents.He knew that in this life, his parents' hearts were all biased, and they would never think of him.Even if he built a mud-brick house that leaks when it rains and falls to dust on sunny days, his mother wouldn't feel any guilt towards him. It didn't work either.

After thinking this through, he took out three taels of silver: "Mother, you take this money, it's my last honor to you with my son's food money, and I will give you what I should give except for the autumn harvest. If you don’t agree, then there will be no family separation, and my family, Li’er, will be the same as Dafang, she must study, and the money will come from the public.”

Shen Gaoshi took three taels of silver, and gave Shen Laiqiu a vicious look: "I think you've turned the other way..."

Shen Laiqiu touched Shen Li's head, and said expressionlessly: "Mother, I have been stubborn since I was a child, even if you don't understand me, you still know this, if my family can't survive, your little son can't even think about it." Live well—so don't try to mess with our family."

Shen Gaoshi was frightened, and dared not say anything after receiving the money.

Shen Daman seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by Shen Laichun, who said with a sneer, "Okay, third brother, why are you talking so scary? We are children, don't we want to honor our elders?"

Shen Li opened his eyes wide, and asked in the most innocent tone: "Uncle, why are you filial?"

Shen Laichun was speechless: "You, what do you know? Don't interrupt, my son."

Shen Laiqiu said with a smile: "Li'er, it's not time for your uncle to be filial yet!"

Shen Laichun: "That's right, I will be filial when my mother gets old. My mother is still young at the moment, so I don't need me normally!"

Shen Laiqiu smiled: "No, when Baodong is going to separate, it's time for the eldest brother to be filial...hehe."

Shen Gaoshi's heart tightened, no wonder he has always disliked San'er, he has too many thoughts, and even planned to persuade Da'er to separate himself from him, so he quickly said: "At that time, Baodong will be promising, so why do you need Boss?"

Shen Laichun looked indifferent, his money was in the hands of his wife, and it would probably not be easy to get rid of his money when the time came, it was not appropriate to offend his mother, and the deed was still in his father's name.

Shen Laiqiu paid three taels of silver in exchange for cleanliness, and left immediately, too lazy to listen to his mother's talk about what was and what was not.He is not short of money anymore. These days, digging up the kudzu root is a lot of money to sell, build a house, maybe even buy a shop outside, collect grain in the village and sell it in the shop, if you can’t sell it, you can eat it at home. Food is not so perishable either.

Shen Li didn't pay attention to the three taels of silver. In his opinion, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.In a sense, Shen Li is a person who is very buddhist and has no sense of fighting. He is too lazy to argue so much with others, and the most important thing in ancient times is reputation. It is not worth it to ruin the image of his father by outsiders for this money.

His father needs a reputation that everyone praises. At this moment, he has already thought of a way, and he just waits for a suitable time to implement it.If in the eyes of outsiders, his father Shen Laiqiu had a good reputation, then no matter how grandparents and grandfathers talked about it, others would believe that it was impossible for Shen Laiqiu, a good man, to do something disrespectful to his parents.

Good public opinion is the best umbrella for their family to gain a foothold here.

The author has something to say: Don't worry, when the house is built, there will be nothing to talk about.