Back at the old house, Wu Dalang returned home with a huge sum of money in his arms. He only relaxed after handing it over to his parents.
"Brother, you're all sweaty. Quickly wash your face and have a cup of mung bean soup to cool down."
When Old Mrs. Zhou saw her son like this, she felt both amused and heartbroken.
"Mom, you didn't see it! There were so many people at the village entrance just now, the line was incredibly long!"
While catching his breath, Wu Dalang soaked a long handkerchief around his neck in well water, wrung it out, and wiped his face and neck.
Because his daughter-in-law was at home, he was too embarrassed to take off his shirt and simply washed himself in this manner.
"To earn so much money in just a few months, it's worth it!"
Grandpa Wu stroked the fourteen silver ingots with obvious affection, his smile revealing his missing teeth.
He was overjoyed! He had been farming for most of his life, but he never expected to earn so much money from growing medicinal herbs!
There are still two quarters left. In just one year, the whole family can earn four or five hundred taels just from the medicinal herb field!
In the past, I wouldn't have dared to think about it ... at all!
"Look how pleased you are with yourself. In my opinion, Zhonggong should take sixty taels, and the eldest and second wives should each take forty taels."
Old Zhou took eight silver ingots from her husband's hand, counted out four and gave them to her eldest son, telling him to take them to his wife.
She personally gave the other four silver ingots to her second son's wife, who was busy making cloth dolls in the house.
The family already has several hundred taels of silver. No amount of money can compare to the blessings of one's children and grandchildren!
Putting yourself in her shoes, if she and the old man value money too much, this family will fall apart sooner or later.
When Xiao Zhou received the forty taels of silver personally delivered by her mother-in-law, her smile never faded.
With such understanding in-laws, she's truly blessed!
Thinking about how her husband accompanied her back to her parents' home a few days ago, the envious looks from her family, and how polite her sister-in-law was to her, she felt very relieved!
Her parents were getting old, and her life wasn't very good to begin with, so she didn't really help them out much. As a result, her sister-in-law would be sarcastic and mean to her, and consequently, she wasn't very nice to her parents behind their backs either!
But ever since her in-laws started living a better life, everything has changed!
She and the head of the household received more and more money, and her son worked with his cousin from his third aunt's family, earning several taels of silver a month, or even more than ten yuan!
My daughter married well; she's the son of my sister-in-law's brother. In just over two months, she's gained a lot of weight, which shows she's been eating well!
She and her sister-in-law were making cloth dolls. They started by selling them at a street stall and then partnered with a cloth shop in town. They earned several dozen taels of silver every month, if not a fortune every day.
The head of the household also digs kudzu roots in the mountains with his elder brother, which is a decent source of income!
Separation?
This thought has never crossed my mind!
Late at night, she and her husband discussed that after their parents passed away, they would continue to live in the old house, treating their elder brother's family with respect and brotherly affection, and continue their lives together...
After Jiang Yue returned home, the whole family quickly gathered and began to eat dinner.
Although I'm tired of drinking old duck soup, this was a whole truckload of ducks sent by my brother and sister-in-law from my maternal family. After finishing this one, I can finally have some peace and quiet.
"Mother, I'm planning to open a shop in Jinling. I've discussed it with my eldest brother, and we'll send some people with us. Once I'm settled in Jinling, I'll write home and invite everyone to come and visit for a while..."
The eaglet has grown up, its wings are fully grown, and it's time for it to soar through the sky.
A moment of silence fell over the dinner table, everyone's gaze fixed on the person most important and respected in their hearts...
After Jiang Yue finished the old duck soup, which was too bland, she put down the bowl and gestured to Qingsong to serve her rice.
When the rice bowl was returned to her hands, she nodded and said approvingly:
"Go ahead, and don't come back until you've made something of yourself."
This means they agreed.
Qingsong felt a lump in his throat and almost burst into tears.
That's just how mothers are; they love to scare people, but their hearts are always soft.
"Oh, Mother, I will definitely make something of myself, and I won't let you down or our Wu Family Village down!"
"Second brother, don't worry about your adventures. Your sister-in-law and I will take good care of Mother at home."
Qingshan also had ideals and ambitions, but his heart wasn't that big. He wanted more to stay by his mother and wife's side, to be a good son, a good husband, a good brother, and a good father...
He supports his second brother's courage to take risks!
"Yes, thank you, brother!"
Qingsong and his elder brother bumped fists; the unspoken understanding and agreement between the brothers was unspoken.
Da Xue knew that her second brother had a girl he liked in Jinling, and seeing this, she silently wished him all the best.
Qingyao bit her lip. Although she was reluctant, she respected her second brother's choice.
Qingsong is going to Jinling to do business, and Xiaohu and Xiaoma, without hesitation, choose to give up everything they have and follow him!
I forgot to mention that they hadn't met any girls they particularly liked yet, so they packed up and left, choosing to start over in an unfamiliar place with their good buddies!
Their monthly wages and bonuses of a few taels or even more than ten taels were gone. Their families opposed their leaving, but they couldn't stop their determination to go!
In the end, no one knows how they told their families, but on the day Qingsong left, they managed to slip away together.
Daishi was envious, but he was a married man. For his wife and the child in her womb, he couldn't leave on a whim. He had to stay by his family's side!
Xiao Shi is a bit too young, otherwise he would have gone with his second cousin too.
This infuriated Mrs. Zhou, who hit him several times with the sole of her shoe to vent her anger!
Qingsong is going to do business, so he will not only have to endure hardship, but he will definitely be tired.
Xiao Shi is too young. If he goes there, he won't be of much help and might even be a hindrance!
Feeling rejected, Xiao Shi whimpered and started eating an extra bowl of rice at dinner, hoping to grow taller and stronger quickly...
However, three months later, he developed a big belly and became a chubby little boy, but that's another story.
Qingsong left Wu Family Village with all his belongings, plus five hundred taels given to him by his elder brother and sister-in-law, and one thousand taels sponsored by his mother, heading towards his dream of Jinling Prefecture.
Of course, it's not foolish to just leave so much silver on your person.
His mother opened an account for him at a money exchange in the county and obtained a private seal for him. From now on, he can just withdraw money from the money exchange in Jinling Prefecture whenever he needs it.
Along the way, Little Tiger and Little Horse were constantly excited, asking all sorts of questions, and he generously shared his knowledge.
To be honest, this childhood friend is really loyal. He trusted them even when they had nothing, and worked alongside them from dawn till dusk.
Later, he opened a hot pot restaurant called "Brothers Hot Pot" and worked day and night...
Now, she has given up everything and chosen to start from scratch with him.
Good brothers, we share the good times and the bad!
In the future, when Wu Qingsong becomes successful, he will definitely not forget to help his two childhood friends and make them successful people!
In the decades that followed, he did not forget his vow and kept his two childhood friends by his side, eventually becoming a wealthy businessman with a vast fortune!
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