Chapter 49: Settling Accounts and Dividing Money, Different Thoughts
They also have their own families. When they learned that Baojun's wife had taken her brother from her natal family to do business and make money, how could they not have some thoughts?
Aunt Li was such a smart person that she could see through the thoughts of her two daughters-in-law at a glance.
"This is good news, Hailing, Sanni. Before Baoguo and the others return to the city, you should go home and ask them. If they are willing, ask them to help arrange something."
The county town is so big. Since Baojun’s wife can do it, why can’t her daughters-in-law do it?
"Hey, we'll listen to mom." When the two heard what their mother-in-law said, they felt so warm in their hearts.
I have to say that Aunt Li is really a good person.
This method not only eliminated the daughters-in-law's disloyalty, but also made him look good in front of them.
She doesn't harm her own family's interests. I have to say that she is much better than Li's mother in dealing with people and things.
However, Li Baoguo spoke up at this time, "It's not impossible to invite them, but they have to pay in cash for the goods. Hailing, sister-in-law, this business is not just between the two of us brothers, Zhongguo has a stake as well, so you'd better explain things clearly and don't make things difficult for our family later."
He didn't want to affect the relationship between relatives because of some trivial matters.
Besides, Baojun's wife and the others paid in cash for the goods, without any delay, so they couldn't let themselves down.
Mao Hailing didn't have any objection to what her husband said. After all, he was right. "Don't worry, I will explain it clearly to my family and won't embarrass them."
Zhang Sanni was a little unhappy when she heard this, because her family was poor and she really couldn't come up with so much money at once.
"Brother, can't you be flexible?" she said, pleading for her parents' family.
Li Baomin didn't wait for his eldest brother to speak before he glared at his wife. "What nonsense are you talking about? Is this something we can compromise on? You've started this. How can we do business in the future? If our family can't follow the rules, how can outsiders do that? Sanni, if it really doesn't work out, then you can lend money to your parents."
Your own wife knows herself well. Although she is attached to her parents' home, she will still choose her own family over her own.
And her family members are the kind of people who never get enough of taking advantage of others. If this loophole is really opened, who knows how much trouble will be waiting for him in the future.
He would never do such a thankless job.
"How can this be? I have no money." Zhang Sanni retorted without thinking.
This made everyone in the family very satisfied, at least her brain was not damaged.
If she had really lent out the family's money, Aunt Li would not have agreed to let her marry into their family.
She doesn't ask her daughter-in-law to be filial and sensible, but at least she has to be a family-oriented person who can take good care of her own family, so that they, as parents, can feel at ease.
Sure enough, they were not wrong about him back then.
"I know, I know. I'll explain it clearly to my mother and the others. Borrowing money is impossible anyway. Baomin, remember this too. You can't borrow money. If someone asks you to borrow money, just say we don't have any."
After saying this, she was afraid that her man would be soft-hearted, so she warned him again: "No matter who says you have no money, if someone uses your business to make trouble, just say that you are working for Big Brother and Guixiang's family, not your own business."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed.
Although Mao Hailing looked down on her younger sister-in-law, she still admired her for this point, the Gu family.
"Okay, okay, stop talking. I know it, you don't need to tell me." Li Baomin felt a little embarrassed when he saw that everyone was laughing.
He knew that his wife had a narrow vision and little knowledge, and only cared about the little piece of land in front of her, but he also wanted to save face, so he naturally felt a little ashamed when his wife said that.
"You little rascal, your wife said it very well, why do you say less? Sanni, you're doing well, keep it up." Aunt Li was not happy with her son putting pressure on her daughter-in-law, and she immediately stood up for her.
Look, when Zhang Sanni heard her mother-in-law praising her, she immediately raised her head proudly and glared at her husband with an expression that said, "See, even mother thinks I'm right."
Li Baomin responded with a wry smile, then buried his head in eating.
The Li Kaizong brothers, who were working in the fields, also heard from others that their children had returned. They immediately picked up their hoes and rushed home.
After entering their homes, they saw their children and happy smiles appeared on their faces.
"I'm back."
When Mr. Li came back, he saw Zhongguo playing with the children and shouted happily.
"Well, Dad, I'm back." Su Zhongguo put the child down and went forward to help his father-in-law put away the hoe. "How much work is there in Dad's field? Do you want me to help you with it this afternoon?"
"No, no, the autumn harvest is coming soon. There's not much work to do right now. I just take care of the water and drive away the birds. That's not much."
Time flies and the rice in the fields is about to be harvested.
"Then don't go this afternoon, Dad. Brother Baoguo and I haven't settled the accounts yet when we come back. Come with us to uncle's house later." Su Zhongguo said with a smile.
He also knew that his father-in-law must be worried about him these days, so it was a good opportunity to go over and let him see the results of their work.
"Okay, I won't go to the fields in the afternoon." Father Li responded happily, sat down with a smile, and then teased little Jiani in his wife's arms.
[Humph, making money is so great, you come back and bully me, stinky dad, stinky dad.]
The little guy is angry, and no one can comfort him right now.
Li Guixiang had already boiled water, and when she heard her daughter muttering like this, she immediately came out and called Su Zhongguo, "Alright, go wash up quickly, or your daughter will really dislike you."
Su Zhongguo pinched Jiani's little face indignantly and said, "Dad is going to take a shower, wait and see how I'll deal with you when I come back."
[Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. It's time for my nap. I'll be asleep by the time you come out of the shower. If you dare to wake me up, I'll cry until my grandma and grandpa spank you.]
Little Jiani is not afraid of threats from her own father at all.
This time, Li Guixiang couldn't help herself and burst out laughing mercilessly.
Su Zhongguo's face turned dark. This girl really deserves to be punished.
Because they were going to their uncle's house for dinner, after cleaning up here, Su Zhongguo took a big bag of money and went to his uncle's house with his family.
My uncle's family was also waiting for the arrival of Su Zhongguo's family.
When the person arrived, Li Baoguo and his brother were so excited. After calling the person, they pulled Su Zhongguo and ran to the main hall.
Li's father and mother were laughing hard at what they saw.
Seeing the three of them like this, how could everyone not understand that they were making a lot of money.
"Jiani is still asleep. Take her to Xiaoyan's room and let Suisui look after her." Aunt Li came out and saw the little baby sleeping soundly in Guixiang's arms, and immediately gave instructions.
"Okay, then I'll go to Xiaoyan's house first." Li Guixiang didn't hesitate and took the child and turned to the west to where Li Yan lived.
In the room, Li Yan was also sleeping with Sui Sui.
"Are you asleep?" Li Guixiang asked softly after coming in.
Li Yan nodded. "She's asleep. Is Jiani asleep too?"
"Of course." Li Guixiang put the child on the bed next to Sui Sui. "Okay, let them sleep. Let's go to the main hall and listen to some strange things."
Li Yan would not refuse, "Okay."
She still remembered that her family asked Brother Baojun to help her find a house and a job in the county town. There had been no news, and she was getting anxious.
Although her father is the village chief, he cannot control the gossips of those women. She has heard a lot of rumors these days, and she also wants to give Sui Sui a good living environment.
The village is no longer suitable for her to live in, and it would be best to go to the county town.
When the two of them came over, they saw the door was closed. They pushed it but it didn't open, and then they heard a noise from inside.
"Come from the kitchen."
This was her mother's voice, Li Yan recognized it.
I took Sister Guixiang from the kitchen through my parents' room, and then into the main room.
As soon as they came in, their attention was attracted by the pile of money on the table.
"That's a lot of money." The two of them couldn't help but say in unison.
Seeing them like this, everyone laughed, "It's just a lot of money, come on, help sort it out."
It took more than half an hour for the eleven people to sort out all the money on the table.
The ten-yuan, five-yuan, two-yuan, and one-yuan notes were all put together, and of course there were also those of fifty, twenty, and fifteen cents.
But they are a minority, not many.
Adding up the amount of money everyone has brings us to a staggering sum.
More than 27,000 yuan.
Some scattered profits are not included, but they made nearly 20,000 this time. You know, their capital was only 8,000 yuan.
Including the usual expenses, it was 20,000 yuan. Although there were people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan these days, they were very rare among ordinary people. At least in Lijia Village, their two families were considered the top ones.
"What a lot of money." The two daughters-in-law of the Li family exclaimed in amazement.
Although Li Guixiang was mentally prepared, she was still shocked when she saw so much money.
Only Li Baoguo and the other two immediately divided the money into three parts amidst everyone's shock.
Su Zhongguo contributed more money, so he took 60%, while the two brothers Li Baoguo contributed less money, so each of them took 20%.
So, after deducting the capital, each of them got 4,000 yuan.
Su Zhongguo received 12,000 yuan each.
After the three of them divided the money, they first gave one thousand each to their parents, and then handed the rest to their wives.
"This is what I, your man, earned. Take it. You can buy whatever you want in the future. You don't have to save money anymore."
The three of them said the same thing.
The wives of the three men were deeply moved.
The brothers Li Kaizong and Li Kailiang were so happy holding the thousand yuan in their hands that they were grinning from ear to ear.
"Brother, we have to have a good drink tonight, you have to bring out some good wine." Father Li held the money in his hand and joked to his elder brother foolishly.
Uncle Li naturally wouldn't be reluctant to give up the good wine. "Of course, the children have made great progress. This wine is a celebration for them. There will be enough for them tonight." He immediately replied to his younger brother generously.
Only Li's mother and Li's uncle's wife were a little at a loss with the money in their hands.
After a long while, the two returned the money to their children.
"Zhongguo, this is too much money. Your father's 1,000 is enough for us. Take this money back and do good business."
Mother Li put the money in Su Zhongguo's hand and clapped his hands with satisfaction, "You are better than anything else."
Without waiting for Su Zhongguo to speak, Aunt Li also returned the two thousand yuan to her son.
"That's right, your father's share is enough for us. You can take this money back and use it as capital to earn more." His smile was full of relief.
In the past, some people called her old man stupid. He refused a good job in the country and insisted on returning to the village to suffer. He not only harmed himself but also ruined his children's lives.
For many years, she couldn't get over these words in her heart, especially after her daughter divorced and moved back to her parents' home with her children, the words those people said became more and more unpleasant.
Every night she would cry and scold her husband, saying that his decision back then had harmed her child.
If it weren't for his stubbornness, the children wouldn't have to endure the hardship of working in the countryside.
What's more, her daughter was tortured by her in-laws and almost lost her life.
Whenever she was venting her anger, her husband would be smoking there, and the smoke in the room could not hide the sadness in his eyes.
But what can we do?
Now that things have come to this, it’s too late to say anything.
I just hope that the children can rely on their own abilities to get out of the mountains and find their own way out.
Now, she has waited for it.
The children are all filial and sensible, and they take good care of their younger sister. This is enough for her in this life.
"Mom." How could the Li Baoguo brothers take it back? "Mom, don't be polite with us. Just take what we give you. We have enough capital. I won't give it to you and dad when I make money next time."
Li Baoguo knew that his mother cared about them and would not use the money even if he gave it to her, but as sons, they naturally wanted to make their parents proud.
The reason why she was given the money was to spend it. Only by spending it could she prove that her son was really capable.
"That's right, mom, you can't say we are unfilial next time." Li Baomin also teased his own mother.
"You little rascals, when did I ever say you were unfilial? My children are all very filial." Aunt Li's eyes were red, and she patted her two amused sons with a choked voice.
Uncle Li was smoking a cigarette. This cigarette was bought by his son. It had a butt. Although it was not as strong as his own cigarettes, it was comfortable to smoke and looked decent.
"Okay, just take what the children give you. You can give it to them when they need it in the future. We only have three children. How can we give it to others?" Uncle Li held his wife and gave her the two thousand yuan in his hand.
"Okay, keep it. Buy me some good wine next time. This is their gift to us."
"You stinky old man, why do you want to drink good wine? Isn't loose wine good enough? It's strong." As she said that, Aunt Li tightened the money and immediately retorted.
When everyone heard it, they immediately laughed out loud.
Father Li also followed his elder brother's example and gave the money to his wife. "You keep it too. When you have time, go buy some cloth and make yourself a couple of new sets of clothes. I've made you suffer so much following me all these years."
Look, listen, they are all born from the same mother, why do their mouths look so different?
Uncle Li's words made Aunt Li envious.
She just gave her man a good beating.
This made everyone laugh again.
The dinner was sumptuous, the men were all drunk and talking, and the women were enjoying the future.
Someone brought up the matter of going to the county town, and the matter of Li Yan asking Baojun for help was mentioned.
When Su Zhongguo heard this, the effects of alcohol immediately wore off.
He quickly apologized to Li Yan.
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