The Landlord And His Wife

    Liu Xuer continued: "Of course, I said that I live in the city, we are not in a hurry, we have the strength to move there, we can't be like a big aunt, don't have enough money to talk blindly. There is one more thing, We are now renting a counter in a shop in Shicheng, and doing business depends on Shicheng's face. If Shicheng quits this business one day, we will follow suit... Shicheng's family is a big business, this small shop It was used by Dad Shicheng to train Shicheng, people really don’t take that one hundred and eighty taels of silver in their eyes, think about it, how long can we continue this business?”

    He became anxious when she heard it: "Then you have to promise your Aunt Wu? If Shicheng closes the shop, we have no place to do business, how should we manage others?"

    Liu Xuer smiled: "Mother, why don't you think forward, just want to shrink back? If Shicheng quits, can't we rent the shop?"

    He was greatly taken aback: "That's okay!" He said decisively, and then thought that there was nothing wrong, and she started talking about business, but she felt like she was talking in her sleep. Woolen cloth! So he asked again: "How much is the rent for the shop? There are other things... We have paid taxes! If we do it ourselves, will we have to pay taxes?"

    Liu Xuer nodded: "Yes, this is for sure, Shicheng used to be too lazy to count it, and it was included in the rent before tax. The rent for that small shop is five or two months, and the tax money I don’t know, but it’s a big one, but Shicheng and I have calculated that, according to the current business, I can earn 180 taels a year… Of course, I can’t go to Jiangnan to buy goods like they do, then the cost will be big, and the cost on the road , the purchased goods are not cheap, and we earn less..."

    He also understood at this point: "So you want to do it yourself? Yes!" She simply said: "There are a lot of big girls and little wives in the village? Good character, you can ask them to do it!"

    Liu Xuer laughed 'puchi': "Mother, you are more courageous than me! I hesitated after hearing it! I didn't expect you to think about it."

    He laughed and said, "What's the matter... Anyway, if it doesn't work, I'll close the shop and come back. I have a house and land, and I can't starve anyone."

    Liu Xuer nodded: "That's ok, let's talk about it first, but it's not something to be implemented immediately, the shop in Shicheng can still be done for a year and a half, let's slowly arrange it and see people slowly Also, I think Little Sweetie is pretty good, and the neighbors next door have helped us a lot. Now that we come to the door, I ask her to bring the insoles first, and then ask her to do something else...a headscarf or something. Yes, buy that kind of blue and white fabric, come back and cut it, just lock the edges, it can always be done, right?"

    He nodded: "Okay! I'll tell her."

    In this way, the mother and daughter negotiated. Two days later, Aunt Wu came again. This time, Mrs He didn't fight haha ​​and agreed directly. Of course, Aunt Wu is grateful , called Liu Xuer to thank her seriously, Liu Xuer hurriedly told her to be polite, and then said ok, embroidered insoles have never been sold at her counter. In addition, if Miss Tian really wants to do this, she might as well do something else, such as making headscarves, scarves, hand towels, etc. These do not need to be embroidered, just buy that kind of blue and white cloth, cut it to size, and then lock the edges .

    Aunt Wu of course agreed, and went back to discuss with Xiao Tian.

    As soon as the first month passed, the second month passed suddenly, and the spring ploughing in March, the willow tree and the willow forest came back, when the whole family was there, it happened to say what the mother and daughter said a while ago There is nothing strange about Liushu Liulin. They have thought of this for a long time. Liu Changgeng is a little surprised, but like He, when Liu Xuer told Liushu and Liulin the great truth, he felt that it made sense. Anyway, it is not now. It's time to decide what to do.

    On this day, Liu Changgeng went to the old house to discuss spring ploughing with Liu Laohan and some brothers. Liu Shu and Liu Lin led Moriko to listen. Liu Xuer and Mrs He were doing embroidery work at home. The mother and daughter were chatting while embroidering lace in the house, when someone from the courtyard door smiled and said, "The sun is so good today, what are cats doing in the house?"

    When Liu Xuer heard Liu Hong's voice, she quickly put down the things in her hand and ran out with a smile: "Little aunt, why are you here?"

    Liu Hong blushed slightly: "Why can't I come?"

    Liu Xuer smiled, Mrs He had already greeted him, and hurriedly called Liu Hong into the house, Liu Hong wanted to bask in the sun for a while, so Liu Xuer went to get three stools out, and went to the kitchen to bring water.

    Liu Hong was pregnant at the beginning of the year. She only knew about it a few days ago, but she can't see it now. She had been married for more than a year, and then she slowly came out with empathy, and people finally joked when they didn't see her anymore.

    He asked her about her health, Liu Hong said that everything was normal, she picked up the sachet that Liu Xu'er had placed next to her and said, "Xu'er's embroidery is getting better and better. ."

    He said with a smile: "If you do too much, it will be a little... But I am worried that this child's eyes will not be damaged if he continues to embroider like this."

    Liu Hong said, "Tell her to stop doing so much, is she too busy now?"

    He shook his head: "It can be done now, but later... who knows."

    Liu Hong laughed and said, "What? Do you have any big ideas?"

    He raised her eyebrows and shook her head with a smile, Liu Hong married Yuan Hao, her family was good, she had a different way of looking at things, even her eyes were different, her reaction was much faster .

    However, he didn't tell Liu Hong about the things that he didn't count. Liu Hong was also here to chat. After saying this, he asked Mrs. He, "Did my second brother go looking for it? Third brother?"

    He nodded: "I found it. I went there several times last year... It's true. I was at home in the first half of the year and went to Shandong in the second half of the year."

    Liu Hong frowned and said: "Is it true? I thought it was a lie, just to not come back during the New Year... But this is not right, there are many people doing business outside, and there are many people doing business outside the New Year. How many don't go home? It's been two or three years, so what's the matter?"

    He shook his head: "Who knows what the third child thinks... But as your brother said, the family looks very rich. By the way, you know that? Your third sister-in-law is also pregnant. , I got pregnant last year, and it's just one or two months old."

    Liu Hong nodded: "I heard what my mother said, I came to ask my sister-in-law, this is the matter, my mother went to see the third brother and sister-in-law after the new year, and asked about the birth of a child, and also asked about the use of Don't need to take care of..." Liu Hong shook her head when she said this: "Sister-in-law three was almost scared to death! She shook her head and said no! She said she has a maid, a mother-in-law, and whoever belongs, don't want anything! Mother thought, right? Her mother wants to take care of her? I didn't say much, I don't think it's time to give birth in the next two days, I don't know if there is any news, do you know if she has given birth?"

    He sighed: "Your second brother didn't go after the new year. Last year, I said that if you are pregnant, do you have to discuss how to take care of it? And those who pay attention... The third child will say what You don't need to! It doesn't matter what it is... You say," He's hand spread out to Liu Hong: "You said that these two just want to become immortals?! We mortals don't want to get close?"

    Liu Hong also shook her head: "That is to say, I really want to make a clean break, and no one should disturb the couple."

    Speaking of this, the two were puzzled and speechless.

    He said: "Don't talk about others, what are you going to do? Yesterday I heard my mother talk about it, you have to be taken care of by your side, my mother can't go and stay now, then no It's suitable, it's a bit inappropriate to run every day, have you and Yuan Hao thought about finding a servant? Is it the kind of maid or an older daughter-in-law that Shi Chengniang was around at that time?"

    Liu Hong nodded and said, "Yuan Hao said he wanted to look for it, but it's not easy to find such a person. It's not like a worker, a person from four villages and eight neighbors, as long as he is free, If you say a word, all the people who are looking for a job have come. We have never used this kind of stuff before, and I don’t know how to use it... I bought it directly in the city, but I feel that we rural people are still buying and selling people, how inappropriate? People listened to poking the spine, but the last time I heard Xu'er say, such people really have to buy it, use the kind that will leave at any time, if they are afraid that their hands and feet will be dirty, they will take the things in the house, and the house will be in pieces. Oh, who knows what's missing? Second, people like this don't work hard, and they get angry when they say that they can't support it!"

    He shook his head and said, "You might as well just buy a house in the city with Yuan Hao and move in! It's tough to buy someone!"

    Liu Hong looked at her in amazement: "Sister-in-law, why do you think so? How can we... how can we leave the village? Yuan Hao probably never thought of it this way."

      Ask someone to plant it? How can Yuan Hao plant it alone? Just moved to the city, and he has really become a master of the sleeves, and he doesn't have to do the farming himself." After saying this, he smiled.

    Liu Hong also smiled and shook her head: "Certainly not, Yuan Hao will definitely not agree."

    He said strangely: "Why don't you agree? It's not a big sin to move to the city. Our family doesn't have that ability. Your second brother and I have agreed, if there is. That's enough, and our whole family moved to the city to live!"

    Liu Hong looked at her in surprise: "Really, second sister-in-law? My second brother... Really agreed?"

    He nodded: "Can I lie to you? What good is it for me to lie to you?"

    Liu Hong nodded after hearing this, her expression a little thoughtful.

    "Why is Yuan Hao unwilling to move to the city?" He asked.

    Liu Hong shook her head: "No... I didn't ask, I thought about it myself, I thought it was definitely impossible, I'm afraid I never thought about it, so it took so long. He didn't even think about it, and I took it for granted... If the second brother and second sister-in-law really think so, I really have to go back and ask Yuan Hao!"

      Just fine."

    Liu Hong nodded.