She originally wanted to say that it didn't matter whether she had a son or not, but she thought that this was ancient times, and sons were able-bodied men and labor force, which was completely different from the gender equality in modern society, so she stopped talking, because if she said it, people would think she was making fun of her.
"Sister-in-law is still young, and the family situation is better now than before. You can have another child with her."
As soon as she finished speaking, Da He flicked a chestnut on her head and said, "As a girl, stop worrying about your brother's affairs. Aren't you ashamed?"
There's nothing to be ashamed of. She's been through this before, too. She touched her head with her hand and said, "Second brother, please don't hit me on the head. If you hit me, I'll be stupid and no one will help you make money."
Da He hurriedly touched her head and said, "No more playing, no more playing, your hair is so precious."
"So corny!" she laughed.
"Chunxiao, you are still young. You will have to find someone to live with in two years. You should also keep an eye on them. It would be best if they are from the village. We can be assured that they are around."
"Oh, let's not talk about this, let's talk about the future later." She walked a step faster, "Brother, remember to remind me when you come back, I need to buy a mattress."
"You bought a mattress again. Cotton is expensive these days."
"It's expensive, so it is. The bed in the utility room is small, so a 5-jin mattress pad will be enough, and a 5-jin quilt will be enough. You still have to spend the money. Just like the last time you were on guard to catch thieves, you didn't even have a mattress. How could you sleep comfortably?"
"What's so comfortable about that? We have to be so crowded together and have to be careful outside all the time. Oh, and did mom tell you about the division of the Yan family?"
"Brother, mother and Chunxiao stay at the end of the village all day long, how could they know what's going on in the village?" Yan Dahe pulled up a piece of dry grass and played with it in his hand. "Their family has now been divided completely. Although Mrs. Sun defended her youngest son, she also knew that if she wanted to live a comfortable life in the future, she would have to live with her eldest son's family. Don't you think this old woman has two sons and daughters who have given her filial piety for so many years, and she actually has more than ten taels of silver on her hands. This time, she compensated our family with five taels, compensated another family for the chickens, and gave the youngest son three taels when the family was divided. The eldest son only has three taels of silver. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zou, compensated her with two piglets and refused to give up the land, otherwise she would divorce. She is also a fierce person."
"What happened next?" Chunxiao became interested.
"Yan Sanjiang only received three taels of silver for a house, but no land. The village head was present at the time, and he said that the five taels of silver paid by the Sun family was just enough to cover one mu of land."
"Mrs. Zou is still the best." So whoever earns money has the final say in the family.
"Dad also said that Zou was a rare and efficient person."
"It's a disaster for the villagers to have no land."
"He wasn't farming in the village to begin with. I guess he went back to the county town to work after the New Year. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for him to stay in the village. You don't know that Zou is diligent in raising pigs and selling them for money. In the past, most women in the village tried to curry favor with her, but now most of them don't interact with her much."
"You know this too?"
Yan Dashan smiled shyly and said, "I heard it from your sister-in-law. How would I know about women's affairs?"
The three of them chatted all the way. Today's journey was indeed not difficult to walk on, and they arrived at the town in about an hour.
Yan Dashan helped Yan Dahe deliver the ordered charcoal, and Chunxiao found a place to rest on a street corner. She brought five taels of silver with her today, which should be enough to buy seeds and mattresses. Her facial skin has been very dry recently, and she wondered if there was any facial cream sold in this town. If things went well, she would go for a walk and take a look.
Yan Dashan returned not long after his departure, and the two of them set out again for Lu Village. The road to Lu Village was obviously wider than the road on their side. "This land is wide and flat, it must have been paved on purpose."
"Really?" Dashan was not too sure, and suddenly heard footsteps behind him. The two turned around and saw that it was a carriage.
A horse-drawn carriage whizzed past. "Wow, there's actually a horse-drawn carriage." Chunxiao admitted that she was envious. This horse couldn't be bought easily. It seemed that the Lu Village was indeed rich.
After walking along the road for half an hour, they saw the kind of farms described by their brothers appearing in front of them. Some were backed by mountains, and some were surrounded by walls.
"What are we going to do later?"
"We don't know anyone, so we can only knock on doors one by one and ask." Chunxiao was also unsure.
Arriving at the gate of a farm, Chunxiao tried knocking, but no one answered for a long time. Instead, she heard the barking of dogs coming from inside the wall. She wondered how many dogs were kept there. She mustered up the courage to knock again. After a long time, someone came to open the door. It was a young servant with a cloth cap on his head.
"Who are you?" The person came with a bad tone, seeming unhappy.
"Hey young man, we are from Sanye Town. We would like to ask if you grow cotton here." Chunxiao tried to soften her tone.
But when the other party heard this, he said, "There is no cotton." The door slammed shut.
Both of them looked helpless, "What should we do now?"
"Aren't there several manors? Let's ask each one. There must be one willing to take care of us."
Facts proved that she was too naive. They asked several households, but no one wanted to pay attention to them. When they heard that they wanted to buy seeds, they closed the door directly. Chunxiao had no choice.
"Brother, which store did you sell charcoal to last time? What do you call the person who buys charcoal?"
"The third house I asked about was the one where I bought charcoal last time. The boy who opened the door was not the same one as last time. I heard the people there call him Amber."
Chun Xiao made a plan in his mind and said, "Let's go and ask again."
They came to the third farm again and knocked on the door. This time, the door opened quickly. "Why are you here again? I told you that we don't sell cotton or seeds. If you keep making trouble, I'll release the dogs."
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