latelenovela Chapter 22 Two Yuan in 1980
Chapter 22 Two Yuan in 1980
"Hmm! I have a feeling Mom's not acting right today! Big brother, why don't we talk to third brother and ask Mom to live with us? Tian Xiaohua's gone crazy, so Mom won't have to..."
"Do you think Third Brother will agree?" Qin Jiaxing sighed.
Knowing Qin Jiawang's temperament, Qin Jiasheng shut his mouth.
He knew his younger brother's personality well; he certainly wouldn't budge on the issue of their mother's care.
Don't let his lack of strength and gentle appearance fool you; he's incredibly stubborn, and once he's made up his mind, nothing can sway him.
I stood by him during his most difficult and painful time, so he definitely won't agree to it now.
Qin Jiasheng sighed with some annoyance.
"Don't overthink it. We live in the same village anyway, and we see each other every day," Qin Jiaxing comforted him.
Actually, he was the one who suffered the most. He was the eldest son, so shouldn't his mother have stayed with him?
Fortunately, the villagers are all reasonable people; otherwise, he would have been in serious trouble if they had labeled him as unfilial.
Back at the Qin family home, no one had any appetite left.
Qin Yingxue helped clear away the food and overheard Fang Xiaoye and Zhou Lanhua discussing the matter in the kitchen.
"After all this, Uncle San is the most innocent one, along with Zhao Di and the others..."
"Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, Uncle San usually speaks so politely, why did he say such harsh words in front of the Tian brothers today?" Qin Yingxue asked, puzzled.
She was completely stunned when she heard that!
Why does it feel like my third uncle is a bit like Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife)?
Although Tian Xiaohua is annoying, you can't say such harsh things in front of her family!
"This story goes back to back then. Our third uncle was tricked by the Tian family and had no choice but to marry Tian Xiaohua. He resisted, but our eldest uncle was a candidate for the imperial examination at the time, and Grandma, not wanting to damage his reputation, forced him to marry Tian Xiaohua. After the marriage, Grandma decided to divide the family property, and she went with our third uncle..."
Zhou Lanhua said in a low voice.
"No wonder Uncle San didn't give the Tian family a good look!" Fang Xiaoye had only been married into the Qin family for two years and didn't know much about what happened back then.
Qin Yingxue, however, remained reserved!
He married a woman he didn't like, or rather, he hated, so how did he end up having four daughters? And all of them have names like Zhao Di (a homophone for "bringing a daughter to a concubine").
Knowing Tian Xiaohua's character, why didn't they take precautions and let her sell Zhao Di's life?
And then there's Old Wu, who ostensibly kept an eye on Tian Xiaohua, but what kind of family did she end up with?
But the next day, as soon as Qin Yingxue woke up and was having breakfast, she learned from Qin Dahe that Qin Jiawang had canceled Qin Zhaodi's marriage proposal without any regard for the consequences.
The other party then resorted to unreasonable demands and extorted 500 yuan before finally giving up!
Qin Yingxue was so shocked that she dropped the steamed bun she was holding in her mouth.
Uncle San is so decisive!
No, they're way too rich!
What exactly does he do for a living?
"Zhao Di is such a fool, kneeling on the ground refusing to break off the engagement!" Qin Dahe shook his head at the end. "Third Uncle has borrowed money everywhere for her marriage. If it were me, I wouldn't care! Back then, Third Uncle arranged marriages for the four sisters to women from Daming, but Zhao Di insisted on calling them 'Yin Di,' 'Zhao Di,' and 'Lai Di.' I think she's just the next Tian Xiaohua. I really feel sorry for Third Uncle!"
"What are you saying! Stop saying these things in front of your sister!" Qin Dahai came in from outside and gave Qin Dahe a rude tap on the head.
Qin Dahe clutched his head in pain, looking at Qin Dahai with a wronged expression: "Big brother, I didn't say anything wrong!"
"Stop gossiping, lest you corrupt your sister!" Qin Dahai said, glancing at Qin Yingxue, who remained calm, then shut his mouth again, as if to say something.
"Brother, just say what you want to say!" Qin Yingxue naturally noticed Qin Dahai's expression and asked with a smile.
"Everyone has searched the village thoroughly for loaches. Last night, all of us combined only managed to catch half of what we caught the night before," Qin Dahai said cautiously, glancing warily at Qin Yingxue. "But the nearby communes heard the news and started catching them too. Someone sent me to ask if they're still buying them."
"Go ahead and take them! We're all in business making money, it doesn't matter who we take them from!" Qin Yingxue said with a smile.
Last night, while everyone was resting, she sold loach, eel, and turtle to the mall. Although it was less than the day before, she still earned a little over four thousand.
With money this easy to make, anyone who doesn't take it would be a fool!
Upon hearing this, Qin Dahai quickly said, "Then I'll go tell them to send it over as soon as possible, so as not to delay it."
After Qin Dahai finished speaking, he turned around and ran outside.
"My sister-in-law is from the Zhou family commune. My brother is so enthusiastic, there must be some Zhou family members among them," Qin Dahe said with a smirk.
"Third Brother, you're not getting any younger, do you have a girl you like?" Qin Yingxue looked at Qin Dahe with a smile.
"I'm still young! No rush! Little sister, I've brought the Sanghuang to your room, you can take a look later!" Afraid of being questioned by Qin Yingxue, Qin Dahe quickly grabbed a cornbread and ran away.
Qin Yingxue shook her head with a wry smile.
I never expected that my fearless third brother would become shy when talking about marriage!
After Qin Yingxue finished eating, she washed the dishes and chopsticks before going back to her room.
Perhaps due to taking the Marrow Cleansing and Bone-Strengthening Pill, Qin Dahe picked a whole basket of Sanghuang this time.
It weighed 60.8 jin (approximately 30.4 catties) and sold for a total of 1824 yuan (approximately 600 yuan).
Adding the 660 yuan I sold earlier, the total is 2484.
Qin Yingxue looked at the money and fell into deep thought.
Two thousand yuan in 1980 was a pretty good amount of spending power.
At that time, a courtyard house in Yandu only cost tens of thousands of yuan.
Of course, the Qin family were farmers, so it was unrealistic to expect them to save up enough money to buy a house in Yandu.
But how to use this money to generate more money and ensure the Qin family's future prosperity is what Qin Yingxue should be thinking about.
Of course, making money from Sanghuang (a type of medicinal mushroom) won't last long.
No matter how tightly Qin Yingxue tries to cover it up this time, anyone in Qin Village with a sharp mind will eventually figure it out.
It seems I'll have to remind Qin Dahe next time not to pick them all, but to leave the smaller ones.
Qin Yingxue spent 100,000 RMB to buy a bottle of spiritual spring water from the mall, which she mixed into flour, planning to eat steamed buns for lunch today.
Lingquan water can improve the physical condition of ordinary people and enhance their immunity.
It not only slows down aging, but also has beauty and skin-nourishing effects.
Because Qin Yingxue mixed in a lot of wheat flour, and many people consumed it, the effect was not very noticeable.
She planned to help the Qin family members improve their health gradually over a long period of time.
After kneading the dough, Qin Yingxue slowly walked towards the entrance of the village.
On the empty flat ground stood a large group of people.
Qian Xiaofeng had already arrived. Qin Dajiang quickly took the scale to weigh the item, and Qian Xiaofeng calculated the price and paid. The two worked together very well.
Seeing that she was alright, Qin Yingxue casually took a walk around and saw Qin Dahai talking to a strange man. Qin Yingxue did not make a sound to disturb him and continued walking forward.
A familiar figure suddenly peeked out, greeting Qin Yingxue with a big smile: "Sister-in-law, hello there!"