The old man glanced at her. "It's not like I suddenly remembered it. It's just that we didn't have enough money before, so we didn't buy it."
"We are married to a village, and it is always better to have more land."
After a pause:
"If we go there in the future, the two brothers will be able to share more with each other, and their lives will be easier."
In rural families, when an old man dies, the brothers separate.
The same was true for him and his two brothers back then.
The old lady thought about it and realized that this was also the case.
"Then buy it! Although this tooth powder business can no longer be done for the time being, fortunately, I made a lot of money before."
"However, all the money cannot be spent on buying land. There must be some left over. Dalang Erlang is not young anymore, so it's time to look at each other. Danie Ernie It's time to prepare a dowry next year."
The old man took two puffs of cigarette and said in a leisurely manner Underground Passage: "The marriage of the two brothers is not urgent. We will wait until after the New Year."
"Dalang is about to take the government examination. Talking about marriage at this time will be distracting."
"As for Erlang, he has to go to school tomorrow. Let's check the situation first."
The old lady knows what her wife is thinking.
Ever since his eldest son was born, he has been looking forward to having a scholar or even a Provincial Graduate master in his family.
"That's right. If Dalang can really become a scholar, then the marriage will have to be brought up to the higher level and he will have to find someone worthy of him."
"If you really want to buy land, you should buy it now. It happens to be planted here. By August or September, we will have a harvest in the land."
"After dinner, I will go to the village official and ask." The old man is also a man who does what he says.
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During the meal, everyone was a little excited when they found out that their family was going to buy land, even Su Qiao was a little happy.
If there is more land, there will be more food, and there will be more food.
The old man is also very lucky. In the spring, no one would sell the land.
But there was a family whose child happened to be sick and needed money urgently for medical treatment.
As a result, the old man spent thirty taels of silver to buy ten acres of paddy field, and another six taels of silver to buy a piece of wasteland near the Old Su Family.
The old lady shocked him. "Don't we already have two acres of paddy fields? Why did you buy so much?"
"How can paddy fields be as good as wheat fields? You can grow wheat as well as corn and sweet potatoes."
The old man handed her the land deed. "Children like to eat rice. Besides, that rice is indeed more delicious than that doughy dough."
The old lady glared at him. "Huh, I think you just have a soft heart and want to help others."
"Don't even look at it. We have ten acres of paddy field and we don't have oxen. How will we plow it or irrigate it in the future? The land you bought is not by the river."
"I'm planning to buy a bullock cart to bring back. Then I can plow the fields and make it convenient for the children to go back and forth to the town. As for the water... just be tired if you are tired!"
"We are all from the same village, why don't we just help out if we can? Our family is not short of money now." The old man was exposed, but he was not embarrassed.
The old lady hated Underground Passage: "Why are there no shortages?"
"Our house is many years old. It leaks when it rains heavily. I am planning to save my money to build a new house."
The old man pointed to another land deed in her hand. "So, didn't I also buy more than two acres of wasteland next to our house?"
"We can expand the house on this wasteland, and use the rest to grow vegetables and sweet potatoes."
Beside, Su Qiao, who was sitting on the kang with Ernie, studying slippers, socks, and various bags together, said quickly:
"Milk, it's okay. Let's make more money. I'm sure we'll be able to save enough money to build a new house soon."