Chapter 180: Wenxin, Aunt, pinch me, my waist has become thicker...
After listening to Zhou Ye's words, Lin Dashan pondered for a moment and said solemnly, "Aye, you're right. The family's money should be saved to buy land. Your aunt said that when we buy the land, it will be registered under your and Ashu's names..."
While the father-in-law and son-in-law were having a heart-to-heart talk, He Guixiang went to the Miao family with a hundred yuan and an IOU written by Lin Shu. When she returned, her face was not very good.
Lin Shu was teaching Lin Yushu a lesson and didn't ask many questions. After the lesson ended and Lin Yushu said goodbye and left, Lin Shu frowned and asked, "Could it be that Uncle Miao's family thinks the money Mother borrowed is too little?"
He Guixiang shook her head. "It's not that I think it's too little. I just said it was Aye's betrothal gift, and I'll have to pay it back to you two someday, so I have to write an IOU. I made it very clear, and I said it tactfully, but it still upset Sister Miao. Maybe she thought I was being petty, writing an IOU for a mere ten grand. It's not like they can't pay it back."
Lin Shu: "A-niang is right. It's not just a few coins, it's a hundred coins. You must write an IOU. Otherwise, if you borrow money today and he denies it tomorrow, how can you settle the matter? We are the creditor, and they are the debtors. How can they have the nerve to give us a hard time?"
He Guixiang sighed, "Writing an IOU is indeed a bit hurtful, but I didn't take it out right away. I was waiting for Sister Miao to bring it up first, but she didn't mention it for a long time, so I took the initiative to bring it up. Borrowing money has caused a rift between us. Can you imagine how this has turned out..."
"Don't blame Mom, blame Dad. If they really needed money, they would have come to borrow money. Then their attitude would not be like this. It's Dad who rushed to do it."
The mother and daughter complained about Lin Dashan together, and started laughing as they talked.
Generally speaking, when a family becomes rich, there are more happy things than unhappy things.
"Mother went to the carpenter in the neighboring village to order new bedsteads, tables and chairs, and they will be ready before the wedding. Mother is not busy with anything else recently and is fully focused on making your wedding dress." He Guixiang hugged Lin Shu in her arms and said with a smile.
She bought three pieces of red cloth. In addition to the wedding dress, she also changed the mattress and other things into red.
Lin Shu hadn't expected that she would bring up the subject of marriage, so she asked, "Mother, you've spent quite a bit of money, haven't you?"
"Aye gave such a large dowry because she wanted you to marry in style, so naturally, A'mother couldn't skimp on it. Oh, and Aye is also thinking of renting a sedan chair to carry you around Tianshui Village."
Lin Shu laughed out loud when she heard this, "This scene is kind of funny when I think about it."
It is normal for a married woman to ride in a sedan chair across the street, but the sedan chair is ultimately for picking up the bride. She and A-ye originally lived together, and she specially rented a sedan chair to take her around. Was she afraid that others would not know that she was married?
Furthermore, the dozen or so villages under Jingxi Town were all poor, and what the Tianshui villagers considered a wealthy village was simply not worth mentioning elsewhere. For weddings within the village, those from far away would often rent an oxcart to pick up the bride. For those close by, such as those from the same village, they would simply walk. The groom would take the bride home, and after a simple ceremony of worshipping heaven and earth, the marriage was considered a done deal.
If you rent a sedan chair, you also need to hire sedan bearers, and you have to go to the town to hire them, which costs a lot of money. Except for the people in the town, almost no one in the village uses a sedan chair for weddings because they can't afford it.
But Lin Shu didn't hesitate at all. She smiled and said, "If Ah Ye wants to rent a sedan chair, then let him go. Mother, please don't stop him. He makes money for me to spend. I can earn more after I spend it. How can I have the motivation to make money if I don't spend money?"
He Guixiang was helpless, "You always have a set of reasons." But in the end she didn't try to dissuade him.
She was used to being frugal, and she would subconsciously feel a pang of pain when she thought about the money she had spent. But it was a good thing that Aye was willing to spend money on Ashu. As a mother, how could she not want her daughter to marry gloriously?
When I think about the chicken mushroom sauce and ice jelly that Ah Shu earned, this little money suddenly seems like nothing.
Lin Shu fell into He Guixiang's arms, and she gently stroked her hair. She felt so comfortable that she felt drowsy and her eyes narrowed.
"Ashu, do you want to move to town after you get married?" He Guixiang suddenly asked her.
Lin Shu opened her half-closed eyes and asked in surprise, "Mother, you want to go to town?"
"Mother is used to living in the village, and she's not used to going to town. I'm asking you. The money I've saved before, plus the betrothal gift from Ye, is enough to buy a house and a shop in a good location in town. After you get married, you can live in town with Ye, and come back to Tianshui Village every now and then to visit me and your father."
After hearing this, Lin Shu's eyes narrowed lazily again. "No. There's nothing in town that compares to Tianshui Village. It has mountains and water, and the environment is quiet. You can drink sweet mountain spring water and eat wild delicacies. There are endless mushrooms to pick in the mountains, endless bamboo shoots to pull, and endless wild vegetables to pick. The flowers can be made into cakes, the roots can be made into delicacies, and you can even go to the fields to catch loaches and snails. Are there any of these in town? Mother, pinch me, my waist has become thicker."
He Guixiang pinched the soft flesh around her waist, a smile on her face. She didn't need to pinch, because she knew whether her daughter had gained weight or not.
"It's just right now. I was a little thinner when I first came here."
"Hehe, I also think that I'm neither fat nor thin, which is just right. I feel soft and comfortable when I hug me. It's really a bargain for that rough guy Aye."
He Guixiang laughed and scolded, "You shameless bastard, what nonsense are you saying?"
Lin Shu thought to herself: It's not nonsense, it's obscene.
"Ashu, don't you really want to go to town? You don't have to worry about your father and mother." He Guixiang asked seriously.
If you have money, who wouldn't want to live a good life in town? Ah Shu has the ability to make money, so she doesn't have to worry about income.
Lin Shu said jokingly, "Father would be furious if he knew that Mother secretly packed up Aye and me to move to town. After all, Father is still waiting for Aye and me to take care of him in his old age."
"Kid, I'm talking to you seriously." He Guixiang pinched her face lightly.
"I'm being serious. If you think we have too much money and you feel uneasy if you don't spend it, then buy some more rice and store it. Buy a few stone of it. Cook more every day. Although Ah Ye has a big appetite and can eat more or less, who would want to eat only three or four points if they can eat eight or nine points full? Now that we have enough money at home, I want Ah Ye to have a full meal every day!"
He Guixiang readily agreed, "It's as it should be. Mother forgot about this. Ah Shu, how many bowls of rice do you think Ah Ye needs to eat to be full?"
"At least seven or eight bowls!"
He Guixiang's expression froze for a moment, and she said stubbornly, "Okay, from now on, I'll make seven bowls of rice for every meal, whether it's porridge or dry rice!"
Lin Shu was amused by He Guixiang's reaction.
Aye, look at how scared your mother is by your normal appetite.
However, this is indeed a good opportunity. A'niang feels that holding so much money is too hot to handle. Nothing can make her feel more at ease than buying food. If she buys more food at home, she won't be so stingy and worry about the rice jar being empty.
"Mother, how about we switch to three meals a day? Everyone in town eats three meals a day, and we don't need that little money now. Even if there's nothing else to say, we can't afford to spoil our stomachs. Money won't make money if it's sitting there. Let's improve our lives first, and then we can earn more when we have less."
Perhaps because she was always hungry in her previous life, Lin Shu has a deep obsession with food. She makes money not for anything else but to eat and drink her fill. Now that she has made money, she naturally wants to improve her living standards.
He Guixiang rubbed her head. "Why are you always thinking about food? If you change to three meals a day, people will gossip about you when they find out."
"Just tell me, Auntie. If we don't tell them, the villagers won't secretly calculate how much money our family has. Since everyone knows that our family has made money, why should we pretend to be poor?"
"Actually, there are three meals. The first one in the morning can be simple, so that we don't go hungry, but we have to eat well. Mother is going to make some yeast. After the yeast is ready, we can make rice wine. We can each have a bowl of rice wine with a poached egg in it. Pancakes are also quick to make, and we can eat them with a bowl of egg custard. Or we can make some steamed buns the night before, slice them and bake them in the oven in the morning..."
He Guixiang laughed at Lin Shu for being greedy, but she really took her words to heart. "Okay, then Mom, make more rice wine this year and bring back a few more hens to raise for laying eggs!"
"Ah Shu, are you sleepy? Go to bed and rest. I'll call you later."
Lin Shu was used to taking a nap, and she was very sleepy after not taking a rest all day. After chatting with He Guixiang for a while, she finally climbed into bed. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep in a short while.
Lin Shu heard someone whispering in the yard in a daze, stretched herself and looked out the window.
Today, Aunt Li had indeed arrived with Wang Yingen, and they were chatting with A Niang. As if aware that she was still asleep at this hour, she spoke very softly. If Lin Shu hadn't been so full and half awake, she wouldn't have heard the conversation.
Lin Shu straightened her clothes, combed her hair, and then went out.
"Ashu, did I disturb you with my words? This good-for-nothing at home finally agreed to let me study with Xiaopu. I was afraid I would be late, so I asked you to wait." Li Chunmiao not only showed up, but also brought a lot of things, including fresh melons and cucumbers, and a bowl of rice cakes.
"Aunt Li, I'm teaching one person, or two people, so there's really no need to bring these things."
Li Chunmiao felt strangely embarrassed after hearing this. Ah Shu had actually spoken out her true feelings.
Although this is the truth, she also knows that teaching one is different from teaching two.
Her family has no relationship with Ashu's family, so why should she teach his son for nothing?
But Li Chunmiao was shrewd. The moment her son raised his butt, she knew what he was up to. She was full of fighting spirit, but who knew how long it would last. If she prepared too much gift, whether Ah Shu would accept it or not was one thing, but if Wang Yingen threw a tantrum and refused to come, Ah Shu would be embarrassed by her generous gift. It would be better to send him some snacks every day.
Now all Li Chunmiao thought about was that Wang Yingen could learn as many days as he could, and it would never hurt to learn a few more words.
Lin Shu admired Li Chunmiao's careful budgeting. To her, careful budgeting represented competence and the ability to manage life. Being shrewd meant not being at a disadvantage. If Aunt Li wasn't capable, the Wang family wouldn't listen to her.
After a few simple pleasantries, Lin Shu asked Wang Yingen to take a seat next to Lin Xiaopu while she sat at the top and gave the lecture.
"A-Shu, can I sit in for a while?" Li Chunmiao asked. As if afraid she might misunderstand, he quickly explained, "I'm mainly worried that this kid might get restless and cause trouble for you. I'll keep an eye on him for a while before I leave."
Lin Shu smiled faintly, "Aunt Li, if you have nothing else to do, please stay for a while and keep my mother company. It won't be too late for you to leave after I finish my talk."
Li Chunmiao was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "I have also been making clothes these past two days. I will bring my sewing basket and join Sister He!"
Her mother-in-law's birthday was coming up, so she made her a new dress. The old woman was reluctant to spend the money, so she lied and said she was making the dress for herself, and when the dress was finished she would give the old woman a surprise.
Although Li Chunmiao is usually aggressive, she is filial to her mother-in-law and father-in-law, and considerate to the men in her family, which is different from her outside behavior. This is also Li Chunmiao's wisdom.
Oh, there was only one exception, and that was her son, Wang Yingen. Whether at home or outside, whenever this brat did something wrong, she would pull his ears and spank him, and neither her mother-in-law nor her father-in-law could stop him.
She no longer dreams of Wang Yingen being as smart and sensible as Lin Xiaopu. She only hopes that Wang Yingen can be half as sensible as Lin Xiaopu, and she will be very lucky.
If Wang Yingen could really learn to behave like a human being, it would be no problem to ask her to kowtow to Lin Shu!
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