Chapter 552: I feel ashamed
Liu Ji drove the fully loaded ox cart slowly into the village.
After being away for a few days, he had completed all the tasks assigned by his wife, and now he is also Mr. Liu, who owns 3,000 acres of land!
Of course, the land still belongs to someone else, he just has a title to it.
However, the thirty acres of hilltop planted with pineapples, the small courtyard on the outskirts of the county town that could be rented for ten taels of silver every year, and the small shop in the city with an annual rent of thirty taels of silver, all truly belonged to him.
Oh no, it’s his majestic and beautiful lady.
Looking back at the baskets full of pears on the ox cart, Liu Ji gently patted their cute yellow heads and smiled with satisfaction.
These baskets of pears were all picked from the mountain by him personally, and he picked the biggest and roundest ones. With the rent in his pocket, Liu Ji could already imagine the bright smile on his wife's face.
As long as his wife is happy, he is happy, and the whole family lives a good life and is a complete family.
As for the little mistake he made before, my lady is too busy with her work to remember it.
Liu Ji was very happy and urged Qingniu to walk faster so as not to delay him from having dinner with his wife.
After a while, I turned around and touched the pear basket, and felt that the mountain scenery in front of me was extremely gorgeous.
Autumn has passed, and the mountains are covered with leaves dyed golden. Under the setting sun, a layer of warm light can be seen. With the breeze, the leaves fall one after another, as if it was a golden rain.
The green ox knew the way and carried its master into the village. When it saw the familiar scenery, it couldn't help but let out a "Mou".
Basking in the setting sun, the drowsy Liu Ji suddenly woke up with a start.
I sat up straight and looked back, and found that I had arrived at Liujia Village.
When the ox cart passed by the gate of the stationery factory, Liu Ji was surprised to find that at this time when the villagers should have been preparing dinner at home, not only were they not at home, but they were queuing in front of the gate of the stationery factory.
They all had smiles on their faces and looked forward. I wonder what good news was that made them so excited.
When some people saw Liu Ji driving over, they all nodded and greeted him, "Master Juren is back!"
He didn’t know if it was his illusion, but Liu Ji always felt that the villagers looked at him with particularly affectionate eyes.
He stopped the car and asked curiously, "What are you guys doing here?"
Mrs. Zhou asked him cheerfully, "Master Juren, don't you know? The Lady Box business is booming in the capital, and the village chief is distributing dividends to everyone!"
At this point, Mrs. Zhou was so excited that she clasped her hands and shook them again and again, "I didn't expect to get the dividends so quickly. Fortunately, I listened to the village chief and bought shares. Otherwise, I wouldn't have encountered such a good thing. I would get dividends just by sitting at home and doing nothing."
As they were talking, someone from inside suddenly called out the name of a Zhou family member, and Mrs. Zhou quickly responded loudly, "Yes, yes, I'm here!"
"Oh, my lord, I can't delay any longer with you. I'll go in first." Mrs. Zhou didn't even have time to smile at Liu Ji. She lifted her skirt, passed the villagers in line, and ran into the factory.
Others were filled with envy, but when they thought that they too would have a share, they calmed down and waited for their names to be called.
After a while, Mrs. Zhou came out happily, and the villagers asked her, "How much did you get?"
"Five taels!" Mrs. Zhou's answer was so loud that it spread throughout the entire team and also reached the ears of Liu Ji on the side of the road, which made him shudder all over.
"Five taels? I made my money back in one go!" The villagers couldn't believe it, but when they saw Mrs. Zhou spread out the silver in her hand, which contained indeed five taels of silver ingots, their eyes lit up.
Someone patted Liu Gong on the shoulder and asked whether his family had invested in several shares.
Liu Gong nodded modestly, "Not much, just ten shares."
Mrs. Zhou exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Oh my God, this breath is fifty taels of silver!"
Liu Gong smiled faintly, "My father invested in them all. We tried to stop him at first."
"Dafu is awesome." The old people admired and envied him, and only regretted that they had not gritted their teeth and invested more.
But it’s good like this now. This is only the first wave of dividends. The village chief just said that there will be another one at the end of the year. This year will surely be a prosperous year for the villagers.
Liu Ji, who was watching, watched the villagers take out the silver and almost cried with envy.
"Hello, Mr. Juren!"
A figure suddenly appeared beside the ox cart, and Liu Ji was almost scared by him.
Turning his head, he saw a neatly dressed young man, who seemed to be about the same age as him, and there was a thin-faced boy beside him.
Liu Ji frowned, "Who are you?"
Has there ever been such a person in his Liujia Village?
Perhaps because he didn't expect that the scholar didn't recognize him, Liu Fendan said awkwardly: "I am Liu Fendan, scholar, don't you recognize me? When we were young, we used to pick up cow dung together."
Liu Ji was secretly shocked. The young man in front of him, who was neatly dressed and had a decent appearance, was actually Liu Fendan, the poorest man in their Liujia Village?
Feeling Liu Ji's surprise, Liu Fendan himself felt a little embarrassed, "Didn't Aunt Zhou say she wanted to find a girl for me? I just dressed up to avoid the girl from looking down on me when she comes to see me."
The boy pulled his father's sleeve to remind him not to just talk. Liu Fendan then realized that he was not here to greet his childhood playmate, but to deliver eggs to the village chief.
"I brought a few hens home to raise. These are the eggs they laid. I heard that the village chief loves to eat cakes made from those eggs. Please, Mr. Juren, please take the trouble to make more for our village chief."
As he spoke, he put a basket of eggs on the empty space on the ox cart, smiled at Liu Ji, and then took the child home.
Liu Ji opened his mouth slightly and stared at the basket of eggs for a full quarter of an hour before he closed his mouth stiffly.
Looking up at the sky, then at the bustling entrance of the stationery factory, and then at the father and son walking away, Liu Ji couldn't help but pat his face lightly.
He has only been away from the village for five days, right?
Why does it feel like five years have passed?
Liu Fendan, the poorest man in the village, not only has he become a decent person, but someone has even arranged a marriage for him?
There are also villagers in the village who just sit at home and money is delivered to their doorsteps, at least five taels of silver. What kind of a fairy-tale life are they living?
Looking at the small village in front of him, Liu Ji felt unfamiliar. Is this still the Liujia Village he knew?
Yes and no.
The village is still the same village, the people are still the same people, the only difference is that the village chief has become Qin Yao.
Liu Ji stopped at the gate of the stationery factory and watched the villagers leave happily with silver in their hands. Until the sun set and dusk came, the woman who was respected and appreciated by the villagers appeared, stretching lazily.
"I'm back." She smiled at him, and it was obvious that she was in a good mood, even though there was a hint of fatigue in her eyes.
Liu Ji nodded, pointed to the empty seat next to him, waited for her to sit in, and drove back home together.
"You are really amazing." He suddenly murmured.
I feel a little envious and a little ashamed of myself.
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