Chapter 106 Do You Really Think of Us as Your Parents?
Li Wanqing knew they were all waiting for her answer, so she said, "Not much. This is our first year, and we have to buy seeds and farm tools.
In order to grow rice, we hired people to dig a canal, which was all expenses.
This year's harvest, apart from what we keep for our family, still doesn't cover our expenses even if we sell all the grain we harvested."
"How is that possible? My aunt said that your farm had a good harvest this year. The grain alone sold for dozens of taels of silver. Moreover, you also raise chickens, ducks and geese on the farm. The chicken and duck eggs alone sold for a lot of silver.
Dazhuang is working on your farm. He told his aunt about his return.
Wanqing, there's no need to hide anything from us. We're all family, and we're only happy for you," said Li Yingdi.
Li Wanqing was furious when she heard this. How could this Gu Xiaogu be so quick to speak? Now Li Wanqing really regretted letting Chen Dazhuang work in the village.
"Even if I sold it for a few dozen taels of silver, so what? After deducting the cost, the profit wouldn't be much.
We spent a lot of money to buy the farm." Li Wanqing said calmly.
"That's true, but with this farm you won't have to worry anymore.
Unlike me and your second brother, we can barely afford to eat now." Li Yingdi carefully observed Li Wanqing's expression.
Li Wanqing didn't say anything. You have a hard time because of your brother. What's the point of telling others?
Li Yingdi was secretly annoyed when she saw that Li Wanqing had no intention of paying any attention to her, but she thought about the grocery store that was about to close down if it had no money to buy more goods.
She still forced a smile and said, "Wanqing, we are not strangers. Sister-in-law, I have something to ask you.
Can you lend me ten taels of silver? Don't worry, I'm just looking for cash flow and will pay you back next month."
After saying that, he looked at Li Wanqing.
Li Wanqing put down the mushrooms she was cleaning, looked up at Li Yingdi and said, "Second sister-in-law, it's not that I don't give you face, but our family is really not well off. You should think of a solution elsewhere."
Li Yingdi didn't expect that Li Wanqing would not give him any face at all and refused directly.
But thinking that the shop would close if there was no more money to buy goods, and thinking of the unborn child in her belly, she continued, "Third sister-in-law, are you afraid that we can't pay you back?
Don't worry, I will return the money to you in just one month. Even if it's just for the sake of your nephew in my belly."
"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I really can't." Li Wanqing still refused.
"You..." Li Yingdi didn't expect that even after she said that, Li Wanqing still disagreed. She wanted to get angry, but she stopped when she thought of something.
Then he turned to Zhang Dahua and said, "Mom, can you talk to my third sister-in-law for me? I really won't default on my debt.
If we don’t have money to buy more goods, the grocery store will close. Mom, I really have no other choice.”
Zhang Dahua only found out yesterday that Gu Yan and his family had actually bought the farm. As their son’s parents, they were the last to know about it.
This also indirectly shows that in Gu Yan's heart, they, as parents, are nothing. How could she feel good about this?
So now that Li Yingdi asked her to help speak, she really didn't know how to start.
She also knew that even if she spoke up, it wouldn't change anything.
Besides, why does the second brother’s grocery store have no money to purchase goods? Isn’t it because all the money was used to subsidize Li Yingdi’s parents’ home? What’s the point of asking him for help now?
Besides, she is partial to her second son, but she doesn't like Li Yingdi.
"Who do you blame for not having money to purchase goods? It's all your fault. Now you're worried. Don't look for me. It's useless to look for me." Zhang Dahua scolded with a sullen face.
Li Yingdi saw that Zhang Dahua was not helping her, and Li Wanqing was not convinced. Her eldest sister-in-law Zhang Cuihua and fourth brother's wife were just watching the fun as if it had nothing to do with her.
Seeing that no one in the room spoke up for her, Li Yingdi felt as if she was being bullied. She turned around and trotted out of the kitchen and went into the house to find Gu Bei.
The atmosphere in the room was not very good right now, mainly because of Gu Chongshan. He learned from his second uncle Gu yesterday that Gu Yan had bought a farm, and he had been holding this grudge until now.
So when I saw Gu Yan today, his nose was not a nose and his face was not a face.
“Pah, do you really regard us as your parents? Gu Yan, I know you blame me and your mother, but as your mother, we can’t do anything about it.
Besides, what have we done to you? Do you still hold a grudge against us?
Why didn’t you discuss such a big thing as buying a farm with us?
You knew your second brother wanted to go out and work, but you kept silent even though you had such a big farm. Are you so jealous of your family not doing well?" Gu Chongshan thought about what his second uncle said to him yesterday, and he felt very upset.
Yesterday was Gu Chuan’s wedding day. Gu Chongshan was originally very happy because his youngest son got married, and he had completed the last major event.
Unexpectedly, the second brother drank a few more glasses of wine at the table and said drunkenly: "Brother, isn't it what I said yesterday about you? You are just blind.
I know you have always wanted to help your nephews get out of the mountains. You see, you even went to great lengths to borrow money to open a grocery store for Gu Bei.
Isn’t it just to let Gu Bei gain a foothold first, and then lead the others out?
Am I right? Brother, am I right? "
Gu Chonghai pulled Gu Chongshan and forced him to answer.
Gu Chongshan nodded helplessly. He did have this in mind.
The second son is smart and sweet-talker. Gu Chongshan feels that Gu Bei is the one who has the best hope of making it in the world among his sons.
"Tsk, big brother, that's why I said you were blind. The most promising nephew among all the nephews is the third one whom you look down upon the most.
Did you know that the third brother bought a large farm? Brother, the third brother has a farm. Didn't you know that?
Do you think the third brother is promising? He bought a farm by himself.
And why didn't he tell you? Wasn't it because you were biased and treated him badly in the past?
"Brother, you have a good son, but it's a pity that you pushed him out with your own hands." Uncle Gu muttered and then fell drunkenly on the table.
But the people who were eating and drinking at the table were not drunk.
When they heard from Uncle Gu that Gu Yan had bought a farm, they all asked Gu Chongshan.
"Old Gu, did your third son really buy the farm? How much did he spend?"
"Brother-in-law, you really don't know that the third brother bought a farm?" This is Gu Yan's uncle.
"Brother-in-law, you are confused. I have told you not to be so partial and be nicer to the third child.
But you just wouldn't listen, and now your son has become estranged from you." This is Gu Yan's second uncle.
"Brother-in-law, Gu Yan has really made it big. Our Dazhuang is working on Gu Yan's farm.
In previous years, Zhuangzi did not grow rice. This year, after Gu Yan bought the land, he dug canals and planted rice.
Dazhuang said the harvest was very good, and since they also raised chickens, ducks, and geese on the farm, they could collect over a hundred chicken and duck eggs every day."
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