Half a sack of money, a sack commonly used by farmers to hold 100 kilograms of grain.
Chen Hongxing and Meng Chenglin's hearts were pounding as they watched.
After Meng Chao took out the stacks of money and put them on the table, the couple looked at the neatly bundled ten-yuan bills and were so shocked and happy that they almost turned into a mess.
After a while, Chen Hongxing came to her senses and hurriedly stuffed the money back into the sack.
She angrily said to Meng Chao, "I've already told you that all the money you earn is your own private money.
Now you take it out and make me and your dad jealous!
Be careful or I’ll confiscate it and leave you with nowhere to cry! "
Meng Chao listened to his mother's words, his eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, and he said: "I brought it back to give to my parents.
The total amount is four thousand five hundred yuan. I kept some money for purchasing goods. Here are two thousand yuan that I earned these days. Parents can just spend it.
The remaining two thousand five hundred was given to me by my second brother when he knew I was coming back.
He said he had contracted the forest, and that there were a lot of other things he needed to do, like clearing the land and planting trees, that would cost money, so he asked Mom to cover the expenses!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hongxing quickly picked out another twenty stacks of money from the bag, thought for a moment, put one stack in her pocket, and pushed the rest back to her son.
He said: "In the village, we grow our own food and drink, so it doesn't cost much. I'll leave you a hundred dollars as a token of your filial piety.
Take the rest back and keep it for yourself.
I'll talk to the second brother later about where to buy a shop and hire two people to help out like your brother did. It's not a big deal to run around all day long."
"Listen to my mother, I'll ask him later!"
Meng Chao answered and pushed and pulled with my mother, and finally stuffed an extra stack of money into her before putting the rest away.
Meng Chenglin stood by and watched helplessly. Neither the mother nor the son asked for his opinion, nor did they offer to give him some of the money. They just decided the matter.
He, the head of the family, has become a mere decoration in the house.
The resentment in his body was as real as substance, but no one paid any attention to him because Chen Hongxing's management of the money had been deeply rooted in his sons' minds for many years.
After the mother and daughter put away the money, Chen Hongxing brought up the matter of breaking off the engagement again.
She carefully comforted her son, saying, "It's good that the Bai family has called off the engagement. I'll find you a better one after some time.
She is at least ten or a hundred times better than Bai Xiaoya. Let them regret it!"
Meng Chao smiled and nodded: "Okay, Mom will find me someone better than Bai Xiaoya!"
Seeing that her son's expression was not forced, Chen Hongxing felt relieved and started preparing dinner.
The family of three had half a bag of ten-yuan bills as their confidence, and no one took the Bai family's cancellation of the engagement seriously.
After watching the excitement next door, Feng Yijia returned to the yard in disappointment, sat down and drank tea, sighing.
It seems that some things are destined by God.
In the previous life, the Bai family broke off the engagement because Meng Sheng was in jail, and not long after that, Bai Xiaoya married and moved away from the mountain.
Many things have changed in this life, but this marriage has not changed.
Feng Yi's family was having a leisurely day at home. In the evening, Chen Hai drove the ox cart and came to the door directly without going home.
Meng Sheng, who said he would go out and hide and come back later, also came along.
Feng Yijia was not surprised. He invited the guest into the yard to sit down and brought up some tea.
Chen Hai took a sip of water and asked directly: "Feng Yijia, Meng Sheng said that you plan to borrow money to contract the mountain?
This is no joke. Once the contract is signed, no matter whether you make money or not, the annual contracting fee will not be reduced!
You have to think it over carefully!"
Feng Yijia nodded seriously: "I know, I have thought about it a long time ago!
If I can't make any money, I can pay back the annual contract fee by collecting herbs, and I guarantee I won't owe the government any money! "
Chen Hai looked at the girl with a determined face and felt a little regretful.
After a lot of effort, he managed to make a living and his reputation gradually improved. He even heard that some people in the village were planning to test Feng Yi's intentions and marry her as their wife.
As a result, instead of thinking about choosing a reliable man to marry and live a good life, this girl actually wanted to contract a mountain to plant trees like Meng Sheng!
Now, I guess no one will dare to propose marriage in the short term.
But in the end, he didn't say anything more. He took out a stack of documents from his bag and handed them to Feng Yijia, saying, "Just think it over carefully.
This is the contract. Please take a good look at it, sign your name and put your fingerprint on it.
There is no rush for the contract fee. I can help you delay it for two days. Anyway, the mountain is there and you can't run away. You can take this contract to the credit union for a loan and you can borrow more.
Cleaning up such a large area at the back is bound to cost a lot of money!"
Meng Sheng, who was standing next to him, became alert after hearing these words of putting himself in other people's shoes.
He squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Hai carefully, and felt relieved when he saw that he did not show any abnormal expression.
After all, it is not uncommon for old men to have no shame and desire young girls.
Feng Yijia quickly read the contract and signed his name.
Chen Hai made three copies, kept one and took two for himself.
Before leaving, he left a message, telling Feng Yijia that if he had any problems that he couldn't solve, he could ask the villagers for help.
Meng Sheng stayed under the pretext of discussing the purchase of saplings.
After sending the person away, he turned around and stared at Feng Yijia and asked, "I went to talk about the land lease, and Accountant Chen looked at me like a fat sheep, his abacus jingling loudly.
How come you're here and you're showing some human qualities?"
Feng Yijia squinted his eyes and replied, "How much more?
I think it's only one or two points at most, just a reminder!"
As for why, she probably knew but didn't say.
My father is still under the tree behind us, so it’s best not to mention anything related to my mother.
Meng Sheng didn't ask any more questions and turned to talking about the saplings: "I went to the Forestry Bureau to inquire, and they said there are mulberry saplings in the county.
Plum trees are a bit more troublesome, there aren't many of them, so I have to find them here and there!"
Feng Yijia laughed and joked: "You just need to slowly gather the money together, otherwise how can others believe that you have no money?
Wasn't that broom blow yesterday in vain?"
Meng Sheng sighed, "The feeling of having money but not being able to spend it casually is not much better than being broke.
It’s all so frustrating!”
Feng Yijia couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard that. She felt it was very different.
Even if you have to beg for food with a pile of gold and silver, you will feel at ease and confident!
After the small talk, Feng Yijia got down to business again: "Have you asked me how much a mulberry seedling costs?
How many saplings do I need for the 105 mu of land I leased?"
Meng Sheng nodded and said, "I asked. The price of a sapling depends on its age. It ranges from one or two cents to a few cents.
The price is not expensive, but at least five or six hundred plants need to be planted in one acre of land, so the total price is not cheap.
But they said that with such a large quantity, I could buy some on credit and pay it back later."
Feng Yijiajia calculated in his mind that the money in his pocket was barely enough to make ends meet.
He then pulled someone aside to discuss, "Do you think I could use the trees on the mountain and the mulberry leaves that will grow in the future to get the villagers to help clean up the mountain, dig holes, and plant trees?"
Meng Sheng was originally still worrying about how to find an excuse to come up with money so that he could hire someone to take care of his more than 80 acres of land. Otherwise, it would take him several years to complete the work with his family alone.
Hearing this, his mind suddenly became clear, and he gave the man a thumbs up and said, "Yes, of course!"
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