Chapter 1339 The Uses of Silver

Three hundred taels of silver was a considerable sum for Lu Dasong.

How long has it been? It's only been a year since they planted those sunflowers, right? Three hundred taels in a year? Even if Cuihua's in-laws ran a shop in town, let alone in their village, they wouldn't have a net income of three hundred taels a year, would they?

Lu Dasong instantly perked up. "So what are you planning to do with these three hundred taels? Look, your third uncle has already bought a house, why don't you buy one too? It'll be more convenient to have a place to live here in the future. Is three hundred taels enough? If not, I have some more on hand, I'll help you out."

Da Niu laughed and said, "Dad, I don't plan to buy a house."

"Why?"

"After Qiaoqiao finishes her postpartum confinement, we will go back to the estate. We will still live there most of the time. Dad, the area around the estate will develop better and better in the future."

Others may not know, but Da Niu does. The black market sold it to Young Master Meng, who will be running the academy from now on.

With the nearby sunflower fields and workshops not far away, the area will only grow larger and more prosperous in the future.

Putting aside everything else, even now, some people have set up a small stall outside the workshop to sell trinkets.

Because they know that the workers in the workshops are paid well, and since they have extra money and there are no shops nearby, the items on the stalls sell particularly well.

In just a few months, several stalls have been set up outside.

However, at this time, the workshop staff, plus the farmers employed in the fields, only numbered sixty or seventy people in total.

In Ayu's plan, the workshop may recruit over a thousand workers in the future, more than double the number of all the villagers in Shangshi Village combined.

Furthermore, once the academy opens, the prosperity of that area will be unimaginable.

Since Da Niu will be spending most of his time there in the future, why should he buy a house in the county town?

Da Niu didn't explain these things in too much detail to Lu Dasong, but the latter saw that he had a plan in mind, so he didn't try to persuade him further.

"If you're not going to buy a house, then you should save your money carefully."

Da Niu laughed and said, "Although I'm not buying a house, I plan to renovate the house in Shangshi Village."

"Um?"

“Father, if you refuse to come with me to the village and insist on staying in Shangshi Village, then you should at least stay in a better place. Our family’s circumstances didn’t allow it before, but now that they can, let’s make some good repairs.”

Lu Dasong immediately refused, "No need, we're living quite well now. It's just your mother and me at home, and there are so many rooms, it's enough."

It's not a question of whether there's enough space, it's a question of whether we're comfortable living there.

Da Niu wasn't going to listen to his father and continued, "Besides that, I'm also planning to buy you a mule cart."

“Da Niu,” Lu Dasong frowned, “Don’t squander your money.”

“I didn’t spend it recklessly. Dad, with the mule cart, it will be much more convenient for you to come to the county town to see Grandma or to the village to see Zaozao. And Erniu and Lanhua, you can come over anytime if you’re worried about them.”

Lu Dasong was somewhat tempted. When his second brother's family bought a mule cart for the first time, although he wasn't as excited as his third brother, leading the mule cart around, he was also itching to own one himself.

But……

“We bought a mule cart, so your mother will have to go to the village often.”

Da Niu laughed and said, "Mother can't drive, so it's up to you whether we go or not." Besides, whether Mother wants to go to the estate has never depended on whether we have a car or not.

After a pause, Da Niu added, "And I also want to buy one for my father-in-law."

(End of this chapter)