Chapter 127

Cao's second daughter-in-law naturally felt uncomfortable when the land was sold at such a low price. In normal times, she had to sell more than 20 taels of silver, but now

Cao's second daughter-in-law gritted her teeth and finally nodded: "yes, I have no objection."

The price that the patriarch said was similar to what everyone thought. Of course, some of them were small minded. They wanted to buy the land for one or two silver.

Although four liang of silver is quite a lot, there are several families in the village who really have a small amount of money. If each family can even out an acre of money, it will become a problem.

Cao's second daughter-in-law got the silver and laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth.

Later, Xu Qing recalled that Cao's second daughter-in-law had asked her to give ten liang of silver at the beginning. Now, he would laugh angrily.

"Does anyone want to buy our homestead?" Asked Cao's second daughter-in-law.

Naturally, homestead is much cheaper than farmland. After all, people like Li Changting, who only come back after more than ten years, can build a house on any hill and spend no money on land.

But after all, Li Changting is good at martial arts. Ordinary people dare not live in the mountains with snakes and wild animals.

Cao's family is in the middle of the village, surrounded by people. For the villagers, it's only safe to live in such a place, and they can help their neighbors if they have anything to do.

Even if they can't live, they can sell it or demolish it and make it into a vegetable garden. Although the whole vegetable garden is a bit wasteful and surrounded by houses, it's a bit light-proof, but as long as they can afford it, it's not just how they use it.

In the end, someone bought three pieces of homestead in Cao's second daughter-in-law's house, but the price was relatively low. One or two silver per mu, plus the old house and the furniture inside, made a total of about two liang silver.

The patriarch said to Cao's second daughter-in-law, "you have to be careful on the way with so much money."

Cao Lao's second daughter-in-law said with a smile, "don't worry about the patriarch. My brother said that he would come to pick me up and come in two days."

The patriarch nodded: "that's good, that's good."

Although the patriarch doesn't know whether the younger brother of Cao's second daughter-in-law is good or bad, it's a family affair. If the patriarch doesn't manage it well, he can't manage it.

Xu Qing found out that Li Zhuang's family also bought a piece of Cao's homestead. Li Zhuang could earn nine Liang silver by selling three thousand jin firewood. Cao's land was cheap and his family could afford it.

In fact, after Li Zhuang made money here, many men in the village went to cut down trees to dry firewood and dragged it to the town to sell it. Unfortunately, they failed to sell half of the firewood several times.

The imperial court stipulated that the price of firewood should not be lower than a certain amount. Originally, it was for the benefit of the common people, but now it has become an obstacle for them.

Because the firewood of those large households and merchants in the town is supplied by special personnel all the year round. Since it has been supplied, no household is short of firewood, so the villagers can't sell the firewood.

A large part of the reason why Li Zhuang can make money here is that Xu Qing wants to help him.

Li Jinmei takes Xu Qing to visit the homestead bought by Li Zhuang's family.

It's close to Li Zhuang's house. Although the house is a bit shabby and dirty everywhere, the furniture inside is pretty good. You can live directly without adding anything.

Li Jinmei said to Xu Qing behind the crowd, "Li Zhuang's family is not small, but it can't hold many people. Now there are two generations living in one room. Li Zhuang is so big that if he doesn't have his own room to marry his daughter-in-law, who will marry him. Although the Cao family's house is old and dilapidated, it's still no problem for people to live in if it's repaired. The place is big enough to accommodate at least three families. "

Speaking of this, Li Jinmei also had a little regret: "I really want to buy Cao's fields. I can make a lot of money by selling them back, but I don't know what will happen next..."

Most people are due to this, dare not easily start.

Many people left to help Li Zhuang's family clean up the house, clear up the yard, and remove the extra things.

Because of the dust, Xu Qing and Li Jinmei left after a while.

Since Xu Qing said that he would no longer borrow money from other countries, those who are still hesitating in the village can't help but repent. Xu Laoniang is one of them.

Xu's mother hesitated because she had borrowed two liang silver from Xu Qing last time when she went to see grandma Xu, but she still didn't return it. If she went to borrow it again, she would say whether Xu Qing would borrow it or not. Maybe she would be scolded by Li Jinmei.

So hesitated for several days, the result is cold not Ding to hear Xu Qing suddenly do not borrow money, Xu mother immediately anxious, she is not good to come forward, let Xu Ying to borrow.

But Xu's mother also knows that Xu Ying is not willing. She was not willing to ask her sister for two pieces of bacon last time.

Xu Niang said to Xu Ying, "you know how much food we still have. If you don't borrow it now, you'll have to go hungry later. Even if you don't think about it for me, you have to think about it for yourself. Do you want to be hungry?"

Of course, Xu Ying doesn't want to. In fact, she still has seven or eight taels of silver in her hand, but it's not easy to take it out.

"I'll try, but don't blame me if you can't borrow it." Xu Ying said.

"You go." Old lady Xu doesn't believe that Xu Ying can't borrow it.

Xu Ying finally "borrowed" three Liang silver, which she took out herself. Xu Qing wanted to lend her, but Xu Ying didn't ask for it. She just said hello to Xu Qing.Xu Ying knows that she can't afford it at all. Let alone three liang of silver, even one or two liang of silver, she will have to live forever. After all, who is Xu Qing her daughter.

Xu's mother can't afford it, and she doesn't plan to pay it back. She asks Xu Ying to borrow money in order to put the money on Xu Ying. Who told Xu Ying to eat the grain she bought with the money.

Can Xu Ying not understand her mother? As soon as she turns her eyes, she knows what she thinks.

But the money had to be taken out, so Xu Ying acquiesced to Xu's plan to get rid of the money. After all, she had to eat herself.

When Xu Ying came back with the money, she said, "this is the last time that the second elder sister lent us money. There is no next time. Anyway, we are starving and we can't get in the way of her. We can have less trouble."

Old lady Xu took the silver and said nothing. She thought, next time? Next time.

In the afternoon, Li Jinmei made an account of Xu Qing's loan at home.

"There are some people here that you really shouldn't lend out." Li Jinmei frowned and said, "they can't afford it at all. I'm afraid they will have to work hard for more than ten years in the future to pay it off. But can we wait for them for more than ten years? It will be old debts by then."

"I know, but it's not a pleasant thing to watch others go hungry. These families have children, otherwise they would not come to me to borrow money. That's all I can do. I can't give them any more." Xu Qingdao.