Chapter 234 234. The money is gone again
The three plates of crab roe buns were eaten up in a short while. Without waiting for Shi Liu to get more, Su Sanlan took two more plates of beef buns.
"I knew those three plates wouldn't be enough for you. We just bought this beef this morning." Su Sanlan thought of his third son's words and said, "It's so hot today. If you don't use pork and beef, they'll go bad the next day. If you don't buy more, you never know when you'll get more. So your third brother wants to buy a refrigerator."
Shi Liu nodded. "If you need it urgently, you can use the refrigerator at home first. As for the refrigerator, you can buy two bigger ones. Does Third Brother have any connections to buy refrigerators?"
Su Sanlan smiled and said, "Okay, let's use the one at home first. The one next door is rented out. Their son is in sales. I heard he recently sold refrigerators to a foreign company. They have big refrigerators, but they're a bit expensive..."
Hearing the hesitation in Su Sanlan's words, Shi Liu was quite indifferent. At that time, technology had not yet developed, so appliances like refrigerators and washing machines were naturally expensive. It was normal for her mother to be reluctant to spend money on them.
"Mom, can you tell me roughly how much it costs?"
As long as the price is not too outrageous, Shi Liu has no objection. After all, large commercial refrigerators are not easy to buy nowadays. Even Zhou Pan has to spend some time and connections to get them.
Su Sanlan said with a pained look on her face, "One costs over 2,000, and your third brother wants to buy two at once. I would just buy one first. Our store doesn't even make enough to cover our expenses."
When Shi Liu heard the price was over 2,000, she was quite surprised: "Mom, do you know which refrigerator this is?"
"It seems to be Xizi or something. They said that it's because our family wants a too big one, otherwise it would be much cheaper."
Xizi, this is a good brand. She once heard that someone had used a refrigerator of this brand for seventy years without breaking down. She didn’t know if it was true. If it was true, then 2,000 yuan was not expensive.
"Since Third Brother wants to buy two, one is naturally not enough. If you don't have that much money in your account, you can transfer it from me. However, Third Brother's dividend will have to be postponed for a while."
Su Sanlan raised her eyebrows and said sternly, "Let him get angry and see. You'll end up spending more! I'd say your salary is more than enough. There's really no need to give him dividends at the beginning of the business."
Shi Liu shook her head and said, "Second brother gets a share of the profits, so naturally Third brother gets some too. Besides, this was agreed upon from the beginning, so there's no way we can go back on our word."
What is worrying is not the lack of dividends but the inequality of distribution. Besides, the second brother is now managing the drugstore and his work is much easier than that of the third brother. It is really unreasonable to only give dividends to the second brother and not to the third brother.
Zhou Pan also said, "Third brother deserves that dividend. Good Luck's business is booming, and the stove is always on. He works really hard." This is real hard-earned money, how can he embezzle it? Besides, with Third Brother's cooking skills, he can also work on his own.
When Su Sanlan heard her son-in-law say this, she grinned happily. Many families would start haggling over money as soon as they had a few cents, and brothers would fight over money. In the past few years, there were many heartless people who falsely accused their own brothers and sisters just to fight for the family property. Unlike her son-in-law Shi Liu, who always thought about his brothers. Of course, the third brother and his brothers also thought about his sister.
"A refrigerator is a big item. You can't afford to spend four or five thousand yuan all at once. Your third brother said that if you insist on dividends, then we can wait until six months later. By the way, your second brother also means the same thing."
Shi Liu thought about her drastically shrinking wallet and after careful consideration, she said, "I'll only pay you basic salary for the first three months, and then distribute dividends later."
Su Sanlan thought of her grandchildren who were far away in her hometown, and finally nodded. She was indeed partial to her daughter, but she couldn't really ignore her grandchildren. After all, they were also the flesh and blood of the Lao Shi family.
"Your eldest brother, that stubborn donkey, actually set up a breeding farm in the village."
When Su Sanlan mentioned her eldest son, she was filled with anger. She asked him to come over but he just refused, and she didn't know how delicious the piglet was.
Shi Liu felt sorry for Big Brother Shi, but everyone has their own ideas, and as a younger sister, she couldn't force her brother to do anything. Unlike Su Sanlan, she had experienced the information explosion of the future and was very clear that the breeding industry had a bright future. If Big Brother Shi worked hard, he might become the pig farming king of Lin City in the future, hahahaha...
Shi Liu asked curiously, "Raising pigs is also good. I wonder how many pigs Big Brother raised this time?"
Mentioning this, Su Sanlan also worried: "Your eldest brother actually wants to raise 100 piglets. This investment is too huge. What if they get swine fever?"
She heard that someone secretly raised pigs in the mountains, but all the pigs were infected with swine fever and she lost everything she had. Sometimes she couldn't sleep because she was so scared.
Zhou Pan frowned and said, "Brother, this is your first time raising pigs. 100 is too large a number. It's best to limit the number to 50 or less. After you gain experience, you can expand the scale of breeding."
Shi Liu strongly agreed with this: "Big Brother is taking a big step. I also think it's best not to have more than 50 pigs. If there are too many, Big Brother and his wife may not be able to take care of them all. Not to mention the issue of the pigs' diet, there are also various diseases. If swine fever breaks out, all our efforts will be wasted."
Su Sanlan also had a headache: "I don't know who fooled your brother. Why did he end up having sex with a pig?"
Shi Liu's mouth twitched. This statement was too ambiguous. Forget it. Her eldest brother looked honest and easy to talk to, but in fact he was the most stubborn in the family. Once he made up his mind, no one could change his mind.
"Mom, I'll call my eldest brother and talk to him later. If it doesn't work, I can get some medicine from Haishi Animal Husbandry College and send it back to him."
Su Sanlan had given up hope of persuading her eldest son: "I heard from your uncle that your eldest brother is planning to take out a loan from the bank. Don't you think this is nonsense?"
When she heard about the loan, she almost fainted. In ancient times, only prodigals borrowed money from loan sharks!
Shi Liu didn't think there was anything wrong with a bank loan, but her mother obviously didn't think so: "Mom, how much money does Big Brother need?"
Su Sanlan said with melancholy, "A piglet costs 30 yuan, and they only have a few dollars!"
The money in the eldest brother's hand was given by her mother when they divided the family property, which was only about 300 yuan in total. Shi Liu supported her forehead helplessly. Her eldest brother was very brave. How many rural men dared to borrow 3,000 yuan these days?
"I'll ask my eldest brother later and ask him to buy less." Then she would borrow some more money, but of course she wouldn't tell her mother about this.
After Su Sanlan left, Zhou Pan drank soy milk slowly and said, "I didn't expect my brother-in-law to be so bold. However, if you want to borrow money, then go ahead."
Shi Liu thought for a moment and said, "I only plan to borrow 500 yuan this time."
Zhou Pan smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be so stingy, there's still a lot of money in the passbook, and we predict that we won't be short of money in the future."
Shi Liu sighed and said, "No need. The bank's interest rate isn't that high anyway. If Big Brother's farm is really established, repaying the loan won't be a problem. Just consider lending me 500 yuan as a favor."
After hearing this, Zhou Pan stopped trying to persuade her. After all, his passbook was with Shi Liu, and she could use it whenever she wanted.
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