Chapter 109 Hope
After sending Wan Xingmo away, Old Lady Wan sent all the children to bed, leaving the adults at home.
"All of you sit down. Mother has something to tell you."
As usual, the men found stools on the ground and sat down, while the women sat on the kang.
Old Mrs. Wan was holding a box in her hand. Wan Ersao was very familiar with it. It was the money box where Old Mrs. Wan kept her money.
"Mom, what's the matter?" Mrs. Wan looked at Old Mrs. Wan and asked.
Grandma Wan put the money box on the table and said slowly, "Second son's wife, let all the children in the family go to school. You have only one child, Wan Wen, and the money for this child's schooling comes from the public purse. Your family will definitely suffer a loss. Mother also knows that our family's money is earned by Xiao Fubao. Mother can't favor one over the other, otherwise it will be unfair to my little granddaughter."
After saying this, Old Lady Wan opened her money box and took out ten taels of silver and a gold bracelet. This gold bracelet was picked up by Old Man Wan on the road.
"Take this gold bracelet and ten taels of silver. They were all picked up by the second son. Keep them for your family. If you spend money from the public treasury in the future, I will not subsidize your second branch alone."
Wan Ersao was so scared that she quickly pushed the money and the gold bracelet back, "Mom, no, my fourth brother and his wife don't have any children yet, so wouldn't that make us lose out?"
Mrs. Liu was quite insightful, especially after what happened today, which made her more convinced that as long as she could maintain a good relationship with Mrs. Wan, their family would definitely be fine in the future. After all, they had little Fubao, and she could probably understand what Mrs. Wan meant.
Liu smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, mother asked you to take it, so take it. Although my family has no children now, we may have the most children in the future, and use more money from the public treasury. When that happens, you two sisters-in-law must not be jealous."
Old Mrs. Wan looked at Liu with admiration.
"Your fourth brother's wife is right. The third and fourth children will be able to have children in the future. I am worried that there has been no movement in your belly for these years. Maybe you hurt yourself when you gave birth to Wen'er. We have money now. When the time comes, let Jing'er find a good doctor to take good care of your body and see if there will be good news again."
Wan Ersao touched her flat belly and felt a little uncomfortable. She also hoped to have two more children, but her stomach was not cooperative. After giving birth to Wan Wen, there was no more movement. Fortunately, she had a daughter to make up for her regret.
Wan Lao Er also spoke up at this time: "Mom, we have Wan Wen and Xiao Fu Bao, it's enough. Giving birth to a child is like stepping into the gates of hell. I don't want the mother of the child to suffer again. I was scared to death when Wan Wen gave birth last time."
Wan Laoer's words touched Wan Er's wife so much that she suddenly felt relieved. Whether she could have children and how many children she could have in this life were all predetermined. She didn't plan to force it and just let nature take its course.
"Mom, don't bother Jing'er. I don't care about these things anymore. I am already very satisfied to have a son and a daughter in my life. People should not be too greedy."
Old Lady Wan did not continue the topic, but looked up and glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you have any opinions on my decision?"
The men basically had no objections, only Mrs. Wan San did not speak. At this time, everyone was looking at Mrs. Wan San.
Mrs. Wan's face turned red. She mustered up her courage for a long time before looking up at Old Lady Wan and said, "Mom, I also have an idea. I want to open a restaurant in the town. The environment here is simply incomparable to our Yangliu Village, and the fields are difficult to cultivate. If our family guards a few acres of land and eats away all the land, in less than two years, our family will return to the embarrassment of Yangliu Village. So I think we should think of more ways to make money."
"My father always said that there are many ways to make money in a chaotic world. Although this border is chaotic, I thought that our family has the support of the mayor, as well as the support of the Cheetah Sect and the Golden Axe Gang. It should be a good idea to open a restaurant in the town. I just don't know if you agree, mother?"
Wan Laosan also looked at Wan Laotai nervously. It was obvious that this was something the couple had discussed in advance.
Old Mrs. Wan didn't speak for a long time. She was counting the money in the family.
In addition to giving Wan Xingmo fifteen taels of silver, he also gave Wan Ersao ten taels and a gold bracelet. The total cash left in the family should be more than one hundred taels. If he opened a store in the town, he would need at least several dozen taels of capital. In addition, he would need to prepare thirty taels of silver to buy land at the beginning of the year.
The house they live in now is still in the village. They have to build a house as soon as the land thaws at the beginning of the year. There are many people in the family, so they want to build a big house, which will cost at least more than 20 taels of silver. After deducting these items, they will have no money left.
When Mrs. Wan San saw that Old Lady Wan hadn't said anything for a long time, she realized that her idea was a bit rash and was about to stop. However, Mrs. Wan Er took out ten taels of silver and stuffed it into Mrs. Wan San's hand.
"Third sister-in-law, we have a good relationship. If you want to open a shop, how can you leave out Second Sister-in-law? These ten taels of silver will be considered as my investment. I can't miss such a good opportunity to make money. I think your cooking skills are second to none in the border area. Second Sister-in-law believes in you."
Mrs. Wan San's eyes became moist as she looked at the ten-liang silver ingot in her hand, which still retained the warmth of Mrs. Wan Er's.
"Second sister-in-law, I..."
Mrs. Wan San raised her head and looked at Mrs. Wan Er with tears in her eyes.
Wan Ersao smiled and said, "You are so grown up, why are you still crying? I am counting on you to make a lot of money, you can't let me down, you have to make more money for me."
Wan Sansao burst out laughing, put away the silver and nodded heavily, saying: "Don't worry, Second Sister-in-law, I will make a lot of money and guarantee that you will get your money back next year."
At this time, Old Mrs. Wan took out twenty taels of silver from the box and gave it to Mrs. Wan San.
"Third brother's wife, this is twenty taels of silver from the public treasury, which can be considered as a share. How to distribute the dividends when the time comes is up to you."
Wan Sansao took it gratefully and said, "Don't worry, mother. Apart from the share I give to Second Sister-in-law, the rest of my earnings will be given to you for the family expenses. I opened a restaurant to make my family rich. I will not live off the savings and will never keep the money for myself."
Old Lady Wan disagreed. She couldn't do anything that would let her daughter-in-law suffer. Finally, she made the final decision: "No, mother, are you the one who exploits your daughter-in-law? In this way, the public will take 50%, and you and your second sister-in-law will each take 25%. That's it. In your free time, everyone can go to the store to help. During the busy farming season, we can hire temporary workers to help. What do you think?"
Both Second and Third Sister-in-law Wan had no objections. After all, the family expenses were high, and Grandma Wan was already a very kind mother-in-law as she allowed her two daughters-in-law to save money on their own.
Liu was secretly annoyed that she had no money, otherwise she could have received a 10% dividend. Now only the fourth and first wives had not received any dividend. However, she had no money and no one to help her. She had to give birth within a few months of the new year and was really powerless.
At this time, Wan Lao Si raised his voice and said, "Third sister-in-law, can I be your accountant? Just give me 500 yuan a month."
Of course Wan San's wife agreed. The fourth brother used to work as an accountant in the town and his salary was one or two taels of silver a month. Now the salary was reduced by half. How could she not agree?
Liu was also happy, thinking that the head of the household was capable.
After the family had discussed everything, they prepared to go back and rest. Everyone was looking forward to the new year, and the days finally had hope.
At this time, Boss Wan heard a noise coming from outside.
There seemed to be the sound of someone talking in a low voice and the sound of messy footsteps.
"Did you hear the noise outside?" Boss Wan asked his younger brothers.
Wan Laoer pricked up his ears and listened for a while. He also heard it, but the other party seemed to be a little depressed.
"Go out and take a look."
Wan Ersao felt a little scared, after all, she had just experienced a robbery by bandits a few days ago, so she immediately grabbed Wan Laoer.
"Boss, be careful."
Wan Laoer nodded, opened the door and walked out with a few brothers.
There was no moonlight in the sky but there was starlight. With the faint light, Wan Laoer saw some movement next door.
"Brother, it seems to be the Shen family next door, what are they doing?"
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