Chapter 29: Money Making Plan

You must never take the lead in matters like this, otherwise you won't know what more difficult task will be assigned to you next time.

Zhao Xiang meant the same thing.

It’s better to keep the Ganoderma lucidum you bought for now and don’t tell anyone about it.

Zhao Liya continued, "Dad, you guys went to Uncle Ruan Gui's father's birthday party, but my brother and I didn't. I think my brother and I should go tomorrow to show our appreciation. Uncle Ruan Gui and his family are good people, warm and righteous. If they're willing to help us with anything in the future, it will make things much easier for us."

"Also, we can't just sit back and enjoy our savings. I want to see if there's any suitable land in Zaihu Village. I can buy a few hundred acres and grow sugarcane. It's too late to grow rice now, so if we buy some land and reclaim it, we can plant a crop of sugarcane by the end of July and harvest it in December. Making sugar from sugarcane also generates income."

"We have my brother here, so we can buy land under his name."

"We can also hire villagers from Zaihu Village to work. It's reliable and they can earn some money. I think they will definitely be happy with it."

After hearing her well-reasoned arrangements, Zhao Xiang and Hu Ling both expressed their agreement.

Hu Ling said, "Don't worry, godfather, Aya. Although these properties are under my name, they belong to the Zhao family. I am just a figurehead. On a daily basis, godfather and Aya still have to make the decisions on these matters."

Zhao Xiang shook his head and smiled, "Since you are my adopted son, you are not just my adopted son in name only. All things will be divided among the four of you brothers and sisters. You two will get more, and Xiang'er and Lin'er will get a smaller portion."

In fact, even with this, he felt that his eldest daughter and Hu Ling were wronged. But as a father, he couldn't just ignore his children.

Hu Ling wanted to refuse: "But——"

Zhao Liya smiled and said, "I think Dad is right. Brother, don't refuse. Otherwise, you don't treat us as a family!"

"This..." Hu Ling has always been unable to defeat Zhao Liya. He scratched his head embarrassedly, smiled and said nothing.

Zhao Liya added, "Don't worry, Dad. With my brother and I here, there's no need to worry about Xiang'er and Lin'er's future! Besides, they're still young, so they have plenty of time to plan things out."

Zhao Xiang's heart softened and he nodded: "Okay, okay, Dad is relieved!"

"Oh right, this sugarcane sugaring sounds great, but I'm afraid the sugaring process is difficult to learn. Without this technology, the sugarcane can only be sold to sugar-making workshops, and then we'll be controlled by others."

Although Zhao Xiang had never been exposed to these basic agricultural techniques, he knew that techniques were how others made a living and he would never teach them to others easily. Even if he offered money, others might not be willing to sell them.

Without craftsmanship, there is no way to build a workshop, which will ultimately make people feel uneasy.

He didn't know that since Zhao Liya dared to say so, there must be a reason.

Before traveling through time, she was a researcher at a folk museum in the south. She knew a lot about various traditional crafts. In addition, she was very interested in this aspect, so she took the initiative to learn more about it. She actually understood the sugar-making process!

Not only can we make sugar, but also paper, oil and so on.

In the past, I was simply interested in it and tried my hand at it myself, but now, it has become a means of making a living.

Of course, there is no way to say this.

Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dad. Once the sugarcane is planted, I will find a way to solve the problem of the sugar mill. There will always be a way."

Hu Ling also said, "Foster Father, I also think Aya's plan is great. Let's give it a try. Otherwise, it will be too late after this season."

Zhao Xiang smiled and said, "Since you all want to do this, then go ahead and do it. I and your mother are at home, and you have Aunt Li Shiyi to help you, so don't worry."

Zhao Liya and Hu Ling both agreed with a smile.

After a while, Mrs. Deng and Aunt Li Shiyi came out after cleaning up the kitchen. It was getting late, so the family sat and talked for a while before going back to their rooms to sleep.

Because of the many inconveniences caused by dark, the whole family took a quick shower before dark, and there was really nothing to do after dinner.

Unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door in the yard, knock knock knock, again and again, very clearly.

The voice, neither loud nor fast, seemed quite polite.

Oh, then it definitely can’t be the Gu family!

"Who is it? Why are you here so late?" Hu Ling ran out to open the door.

Widow Qu didn't expect that it was him who opened the door. She was slightly startled and smiled very kindly: "Hey, it's Xiaoling!"

Hu Ling inexplicably felt that Aunt Qu's smile today was a bit unsettling, but Widow Qu had helped them when she first came to their house and had always had a good relationship with their family, so he needed to treat her politely and friendly. He forced a smile and nodded: "Aunt Qu, is there something wrong? Please come in."

No one would come to visit so late at night. Aunt Qu must have something to ask, so of course she should be invited in.

"Very good! Xiaoling is really polite. I have never seen anyone better than Xiaoling among the younger generation, haha!" Widow Qu praised with a smile.

"Uh, thank you for the compliment, thank you! Please come in." Hu Ling was confused and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He didn't quite understand why Aunt Qu suddenly praised him like that?

The Zhao family was grateful and treated Widow Qu very warmly and friendly.

After a few small talk, Mrs. Deng smiled and said softly, "Sister Qu, if you have any questions, please tell us directly. We will definitely help you if we can."

With so many people here, even if Widow Qu was thick-skinned, she had to avoid the topic.

Zhao Liya and Aunt Li Shiyi understood and quickly took the two children away and coaxed them to sleep.

Widow Qu glanced at Hu Ling again and smiled awkwardly. There was no way to talk about this kind of thing in front of the person involved!

So Hu Ling also avoided it.

The reason he stayed was simply because he was worried about his adoptive parents. In fact, he had wanted to leave a long time ago.

Only Zhao Xiang and Deng were left in the room. When Widow Qu thought about the Gu family's plans and her daughter's future, how could she care about being reserved or not?

But you can't tell the truth, otherwise your daughter will seem too cheap and will be looked down upon in the future.

After a lot of rambling, he finally got to the point: "In Yan Village, everything else is fine, but finding the right match for our children is truly a struggle. Finding someone who's a good match in terms of age, looks, temperament, character, and family background is truly difficult. There's always something wrong with one thing or another. Finding someone who's perfect in every way is a match made in heaven, a match made in heaven! Don't you agree?"

Widow Qu talked, sighed and lamented, and Zhao Xiang and Deng Shi listened with mixed feelings, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Who says not? Sigh." Deng thought of her eldest daughter's engagement being broken off by the Duke of Liguo's mansion. She was fifteen this year, and in the next two or three years, or at most four, she would definitely be married. However, given their current status, how could they find a good family for her?

(End of this chapter)