Chapter 969 Da Niu Only Has Ten Taels of Silver
Zhou Qiao shook her head.
She genuinely thought it was great. She didn't like crowded places anyway, whether it was a village or a county town. They were certainly lively, but there were also a lot of gossipy relatives who would chat with you all the time and like to interfere in your life.
Six months into their marriage, he started pressuring her to have a child, saying she should go back to be filial to her mother-in-law. He asked her if she was rich from managing the shop, and why she didn't buy her family nice things. Occasionally, when a relative came over, they would come to the shop to sit for a while, either to borrow money or to have a meal.
Zhou Qiao was very annoyed. She wished she could just go somewhere secluded with Da Niu and not see anyone else.
If Shu Yu were here, she would probably know about her situation.
Her sister-in-law seems to have social anxiety.
So when Zhou Qiao heard Da Niu say that the village was far away, she felt relieved.
Da Niu just thought she was being accommodating to him and worried that she was saying it on purpose to make him feel less burdened.
He went to look at Zhou Qiao, but the latter had her head down and he couldn't see the expression on her face.
Da Niu put down the flower stem he was holding, quickly stepped forward, and grabbed her hand.
Zhou Qiao looked up in surprise and heard him say, "Don't worry, although it's far away, A Yu told me today that he will provide a mule cart for the village, so we won't need to walk to the city. When we make money in the future, we can buy a house wherever you want to live."
Zhou Qiao was stunned for a moment, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Living on the estate, I really think it's great. No one bothers me, and I'm very happy."
"Is that so?" Da Niu saw her expression and realized she wasn't just trying to coax him. Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly let go of her hand.
Zhou Qiao, however, found it strange. "Why are we suddenly talking about buying a house?"
Da Niu turned his back to her and started working again. "Today, my third uncle came to A Yu to borrow money, saying he wanted to buy a house in the county town and probably wouldn't be going back to Shangshi Village. A Yu also asked me if I wanted to buy one, and she said she would lend me the money, but I refused."
He has saved up a little silver, but not much.
After all, they had only been married for half a year, and most of the money he had earned before the wedding had been given to Li. Later, when they got married, he wanted Zhou Qiao to have a grand wedding, so he secretly took out his private savings and bought her some things.
They even hired a mule to arrange the marriage, for which they were scolded by Li.
Therefore, I don't have much money on hand now; it's all what I've saved up in the six months since I got married. The only reason I have much money is because Ayu pays me a high wage as the shop manager—three taels of silver a month.
This is already quite wealthy for an average family.
However, Da Niu did not separate from the family. According to the unwritten rules in Jiangyuan County, at least two-thirds of the money had to be given to the Li family.
However, Da Niu and his wife didn't live at home; their food and lodging in the county town cost money, and it was expensive, so they couldn't possibly hand over all the money to Li. Later, Lu Dasong decided that they would only hand over one-third.
Firstly, the family lacked strong laborers, resulting in a lower harvest from the fields. Secondly, Lan Hua was getting married, and Er Niu needed to go to school; as the eldest brother, Da Niu couldn't simply abandon them.
Fortunately, two taels of silver was enough for them to live comfortably.
But it's only been five or six months, so it's good if they can save up ten taels of silver.
With only ten taels of silver, how can you buy a house? Ayu has plenty of other expenses herself.
Zhou Qiao was still shocked that her third uncle wanted to buy a house in the county town, but after listening to Da Niu's analysis, she immediately nodded and said, "It's the right thing to do."
(End of this chapter)
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