It is true that you can make some money in a good year, but have you ever thought that a year with good weather and good harvests can only be seen once in decades?
Farmers really rely on the weather for their livelihood. If the weather is slightly wrong during any critical season, the yield will be greatly reduced, and in serious cases, there will be no harvest at all.
In the late 1950s, bad weather caused many people to become homeless and starve to death.
Moreover, regardless of whether the harvest is good or bad, public grain must be paid, because the land is distributed to farmers for cultivation and the land belongs to the public. Generally, 80-200 kilograms of public grain must be paid depending on the situation each year.
In years of good harvest, there will be more, and in years of poor harvest, there will be less, and the ratio generally remains at two-fifths.
In addition, there is the need to save seeds, that is, to keep high-quality grain for breeding and farming in the second year, and there are also storage and transportation losses, as well as the eating, drinking, defecation, birth, aging, illness and death of the whole family...
Don't underestimate the small amounts of money you get from various sources; when added together, they add up to a considerable amount of money.
In a good year, 25,000 catties of grain, minus 10 catties of food eaten and drunk every day by a family of 10, is 3,600 catties of grain, minus 10,000 catties of public grain, minus losses...
After a year of hard work, it is God’s blessing that five strong laborers can have a surplus of 300 yuan!
Moreover, Xiang Liwei was able to pass the exam to become a junior high school teacher in the county after studying hard for ten years. Studying meant he couldn't do farm work, so he could only earn money by working.
I'm afraid it would be good to have 200 yuan a year, and that's if the harvest is good. If the harvest is poor, it's just barely enough to fill your stomach, and saving money is wishful thinking.
After a rough calculation, Hang's father concluded that Xiang Liwei's dream of buying a house in the county town was like a fairy tale. He began to wonder, could it be that Xiang Tiezhu only had this one son?
It is quite normal for a family to devote all its efforts to raising an only child. There are always enlightened parents who know how to devote their entire lives to giving their sons a better life.
But he had just asked clearly that Xiang Liwei also had a younger brother, Xiang Lizheng, and two sisters, Xiang Juanjuan and Xiang Miaomiao.
Putting aside their daughter's upbringing, the nearly two thousand yuan spent on marrying off a daughter-in-law drained the Xiang family's wealth of more than ten or twenty years. Could it be that the couple didn't care about their youngest son Xiang Lizheng at all?
Under such circumstances, it was only natural for Xiang Tiezhu to suspect that it was a scam since his relative-in-law Xiang Tiezhu had casually agreed to pay 1,500 yuan for the property.
Xiang Tiezhu's family knew his own affairs. He had great respect for his relative-in-law, who was a teacher, and felt that he was marrying above his station.
Moreover, double happiness is coming soon: he is going to be a grandfather. Not to mention spending 1,500 yuan to buy a house, he would even sell everything he has to get this eldest daughter-in-law into the family.
Originally, he was afraid that the girls in the county would look down on Xiang Liwei!
Although the money he saved was only enough for the betrothal gift...
Then can't we go to the old lady and ask her for some money first? It's okay to ask her for some money to help her grandson get married, right?
Wait until the couple is settled, and then use their salary to fill the gap.
My youngest son is still young, so there is no need to rush to get married and have children. I can save more money to get married.
As for a child with the Hang family surname?
Oh, those are all small matters. Nowadays, almost every family has three or more children. Xiang Tiezhu thinks it would be better if a child could have the same surname as Hang's father.
It's not about inheritance, it's about his father being incredibly talented, and it's a good thing for his grandson to be able to learn from him.
Father Hang didn't expect Xiang Tiezhu to agree to everything. He snorted coldly, "Whatever you say. Anyway, I'll have the wedding the day I see the property certificate in Xiang Liwei's name."
This is equivalent to a deal.
Xiang Tiezhu was so happy that he held his in-laws' hands and agreed repeatedly. He immediately took his family back to raise money.
After the first and second attempts at getting acquainted with the old lady, he had no trouble getting a large sum of money from her. He happily went to inquire about the house.
This is where problems arise.
Xiang Lidang’s house was demolished because of the canal excavation, and the land was also occupied by the opening of a branch of the methane plant. It is widely known that the people whose houses were demolished can make money.
People who own houses in the county town are unwilling to sell them. They would rather rent out their empty houses and wait for the time for demolition.
It's a great opportunity to make a fortune. In addition, the methane plant is recruiting a lot of people, the rental market is tight, and the supply of houses is less than the demand, so few people are selling their houses.
Xiang Tiezhu can't buy a house with 1,500 yuan!
Isn't it embarrassing?
Normally, it would be fine to wait, but the future daughter-in-law Hang Jinxiu's belly couldn't wait, and the one-month deadline given by Hang's father was approaching.
It was the last few days by the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. If we delayed any further, I was afraid that the child would not be saved and my daughter-in-law would also pass away.
Yuan Huimei was being attentive to Xiang Mianmian for no reason, just to take advantage of her connections and wanted her to help ask if there was anyone selling houses in the junior high school where Hang's father attended.
Looking around at all the relatives at Xiang Tiezhu's house, only the technical secondary school where Xiang Mianmian was studying had the final say.
Xiang Liwei's junior high school is not in the same school as Hangba's, and the family housing is separate. It won't be of much use to ask colleagues.
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