Hot Farmer’s Wife: Buying a Husband for the Farm

"So, this family was given to you by the third cousin! It didn't cost you a penny!" Zhou shi said with a smile.

In such a family, more than half of the children are literate, and if they leave it outside, they can't get it without four hundred or so taels.

Lin Xiaoyue's lips curled up.

"Then next time we meet, thank you Lord Wednesday!" smiled.

"Yeah! I think the third cousin is very interested in your spicy cabbage! He is different from us, he is the main line of the Zhou family. Although coming to Qingshi Town has the meaning of delegating, but once he behaves, he may be transferred at any time. go back."

"This time, I see the third cousin, I want to rely on your spicy cabbage business to turn around and return to the capital." Zhou Shi lowered his voice and said to Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue's eyes brightened.

"If it can be achieved, we and Wednesday can be considered mutual achievements." He smiled.

"Yeah." Zhou Shi smiled and nodded.

Then, he smiled at Lin Xiaoyue with some deep meaning.

Seeing that Lin Xiaoyue was a little puzzled.

Just as she was about to ask her sister-in-law what was going on, she saw Mrs. Zhou pick it up and she had been holding the wooden box in her hand just now.

"This, my father gave it. Inside are the house deeds and land deeds of Zhuangzi in Zhoujiazhuang, as well as the deeds of the eighteen servants in Zhuangzi." Zhou Shi said, and handed the wooden box to Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue was shocked.

"This—how much does my uncle cost?" he asked quickly.

Zhou Shi smiled.

"What kind of money are you talking about? This is what it was given! My father gave it to you willingly!"

Lin Xiaoyue was shocked again.

Only then did the Zhou family say: "Firstly, thank you for drawing his daughter. Second, thank you for helping the Zhou family."

Lin Xiaoyue was a little confused.

She thought that this method could help her sister-in-law save the money for her shareholding, so she could barely count her as "pulling" her sister-in-law. But help the Zhou family, how do you say this?

Zhou Shi saw Lin Xiaoyue's doubts, smiled, and explained to Lin Xiaoyue: "This pepper business, the third cousin's intention, will not be reported to the main line for the time being, and he will take over. After it is done, the main Even if the mai knows about it, the business will be distributed to the third cousin at that time.”

"My father was a bit dignified in Qingshi Town, and this incident hit me again. If the third cousin doesn't report this to the main line, my father will be able to share a piece of the pie."

"When the main line finds out later, the business is completely assigned to my third cousin, and my father can continue to work with the third cousin."

"Anyway, my father said that now our Zhou family is connected with the third cousin. The third cousin is the main line. If you can use the pepper business to turn around, you will have a bright future. Our Zhou family can also follow. have a better future."

Zhou looked at the wooden box in Lin Xiaoyue's hand.

"These things were given to my father after I mentioned about Zhuangzi. My four brothers and sister-in-law were all there at the time, and my father said to send Zhuangzi to you, but none of them said anything."

Of course, the brothers and sisters-in-law can't speak anymore. The Zhou family has a relationship with the third cousin, and they are the ones who benefit the most. Okay, third cousin, then they won't be allowed to go to heaven with chickens and dogs?

"Last year, my father arranged for people to expand Zhoujiazhuang. Now Zhoujiazhuang has a total of 306 acres of land. There are a total of 32 households who have signed a tenancy agreement with Zhuangzi. Now Zhoujiazhuang has changed its owner. I can go to meet these tenant farmers and see how the tenancy agreement can be changed.”

Lin Xiaoyue was shocked.

What? Three hundred acres of land? Darling, this scale is a big Zhuangzi!

"Sister-in-law—" Lin Xiaoyue felt that she was really flattered by this gift.

But just after saying two words, Zhou shi held his hand.

"Don't say anything polite. Compared to what the Zhou family can get in the future, what my father gave you is nothing."

Lin Xiaoyue's eyes moved.

Then Chong Zhou nodded.

"Well. Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Zhou Shi smiled and patted Lin Xiaoyue's hand.

"Thank you? It's my sister-in-law to thank you! My third cousin agreed to help me out the five thousand taels of the shares. In the future, the profit from the pepper business in the workshop will belong to Zhou's firm, and it will be counted on my head. !"

"Also, when I went back to my mother's house this time, my four sisters-in-law didn't dare to look at me again. One by one, hehe, they were holding me and talking." Zhou Shi couldn't help laughing.

She thought to herself that this time she was also proud of herself, and she felt very refreshed.

Lin Xiaoyue was amused.

"Okay! Together, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

"That is--"

The two aunts and sister-in-law chatted for a while, and Zhou Shi and Lin Xiaoyue asked about Zhao Shanshan.

"You treat that girl very highly, and the monthly payment you gave is higher than that of Uncle Fu." Zhou Shi asked Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue smiled and nodded.

"Shanshan's thinking is different from many women nowadays, I appreciate it." said directly.

Zhou Shi was stunned.

Then, he also nodded.

It is indeed different from many women nowadays.

If it was an ordinary maid, the master would like it, and he would have taken the opportunity to promise to turn over and become a concubine, and by the way, he would be able to help the family.

Some even take the initiative to seduce, looking for opportunities to climb the master's bed.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in big families.

But this Zhao Shanshan is good, even rejecting the main family.

After coming to Liu's house, Yue'er's attention was given to him, and the condition he put forward was that he would never marry for the rest of his life.

Such a strong woman is indeed rare.

Since women don't put their minds on marriage, if they have the heart, they may really be able to make some achievements in other areas.

That Zhao Shanshan also knew the hyphenation, and she was a woman like her and Yue'er, so Yue'er could use it more easily.

It's no wonder that Yue'er has such thoughts.

"The snack bar in the town, the spicy cabbage business, and then Zhuangzi and the pepper business. There are too many things at hand, so I can't be busy by myself."

Zhou Shi nodded.

"You are indeed, a little too much."

The two were talking when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Miss—" It was Zhao Shanshan.

Lin Xiaoyue and Zhou looked at each other and stopped.

"Come in." Lin Xiaoyue rushed to the door.

Soon, the door was pushed open.

Zhao Shanshan entered the door and saluted Lin Xiaoyue and Zhou Shiyingying.

"Miss, the slaves have already counted all the things they need. Dad asked me to ask Miss, and said that there are some places that you need to ask Miss."

Lin Xiaoyue glanced at Zhao Shanshan and nodded in satisfaction when she saw Zhao Shanshan's low brows pleasing to the eye.

"Go tell Faber to wait for me in the front yard."

"Yes." Zhao Shanshan saluted again, and then stepped back.

After getting outside, he closed the door.

Lin Xiaoyue smiled, put away the wooden box, and then went out with Zhou.

Knowing that Lin Xiaoyue had something to do with Zhou, he didn't go with Lin Xiaoyue anymore, but went to find Liu.

Lin Xiaoyue went to the front yard alone.

to the front yard.

Zhao Fu and Zhao Shanshan were already waiting.

"Miss." Seeing Lin Xiaoyue's arrival, the two hurriedly saluted.

"Don't be too polite." Lin Xiaoyue said.

"Shanshan said, Uncle Fu, you have something to ask me for."

Fubo hurried forward and handed the list to Lin Xiaoyue.

"Miss, the items listed in the front are the things that are urgently needed by the people in the family, and the items in the back are less important, and you need your approval, Miss."

Uncle Fu looked at Lin Xiaoyue cautiously, "In addition, the monthly payment of the servants can be distributed from the next month. However, the villain wants to apply with the lady so that everyone can advance the monthly payment for the next month in advance."

They have a family of seven, and they don't have a single copper plate on them. In this way, it will be very inconvenient to do things.

He had just come here, and he didn't dare to make an assertion without knowing the lady's temperament.

They would rather buy less stuff, or even post some money themselves, than make the master unhappy.

Lin Xiaoyue glanced at the list written by Fu Bo.

I found that he really only listed the extremely necessary ones in the previous paragraph.

Even oil lamps, lamp oil, bedding, shoes and socks are all listed in the next paragraph.

Lin Xiaoyue glanced at Uncle Fu and Zhao Shanshan. Seeing Uncle Fu bowing and looking nervous, she couldn't help but chuckle.

"Is this your list?" Then asked.

Uncle Fu shuddered, panicking in his heart.

"Please--Miss correct me." He said quickly.

Thinking about it, could it be that he still can't satisfy the young lady with this list after consideration?

But this really can't be deleted...

Lin Xiaoyue glanced at the nervous two, sighed, and finally said, "For me, you can record it directly."

As he spoke, he walked to the stone table where Fu Bo put his pen and ink not far away.

Come on, this family has only been resold by the Zheng family, and they are still in fear. It is not surprising that they are so cautious.

"Yes!" Fu Bo quickly followed.

Then he went to the stone table and picked up a writing brush.

Lin Xiaoyue glanced at the pen and ink used by Fubo, and found that it was used by Lin Xiaozhi.

Then he opened his mouth in the first sentence: "First come a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone for the accountant, and then come with twenty bound blank account books, and then come with an abacus."

Fu Bo was just stunned for a moment, and then quickly recorded.

"In the future, all the accounts of the family will be recorded in the account book, and they will be sent to me every month for review." Lin Xiaoyue said again.

"Yes." Fu Bo hurriedly responded after recording.

"In addition, starting from tomorrow, the family will expand the house and build a workshop. Materials, labor, etc., will also make a special account book at that time." Lin Xiaoyue looked at Zhao Fu, "This account is also handed over to you. Do."

"Yes!" Zhao Fu quickly responded with a happy expression on his face.

Miss, this is to trust him!

"Then, people's underwear, outerwear, shoes and socks should be purchased and made according to the standard of one person and two clothes. Cotton cloth is used for underwear and coarse cloth for outerwear. Shoes and socks are generally standard."

"Winter cotton-padded clothes—forget it, they are also purchased according to the standard of one person and two. There are also five sets of thin quilts, cotton quilts, and mattresses."

Zhao Fu and Zhao Shanshan were both shocked.

Five sets of futons, that means giving them five rooms?

Can they live apart later? Moreover, even Dabao has a separate room?

Lin Xiaoyue ignored the two of them and continued: "In the future, the standard for the purchase of clothing by the servants in the family will be based on the standard of two summer clothes, three pairs of shoes and socks, and one winter clothes for each person every year. The bedding and the like should be changed every three years."

"We'll buy clothes...well, we'll do it on a monthly basis. We'll change the bedding and the like every year. At that time, you will arrange for someone to measure everyone's measurements every month."

"Yes!" Zhao Fu's heart moved, and he quickly responded.

"Next, five oil lamps with ten kilograms of lamp oil. In the future, one oil lamp will be equipped with two kilograms of lamp oil every month."

"In our room, two catties of lamp oil are provided every month."

"Yes!" Zhao Fu looked surprised and quickly replied.

"For the food at home, the servants each have a pound and a half of medium rice and noodles every day, and there are two meat dishes at noon and two at night, and the vegetarian dishes are limited to six dishes."

"We use polished rice and fine noodles for our meals. It's lighter in the morning, and at noon and in the evening, there are at least three meat dishes on the table, and vegetarian dishes are also limited to three dishes."

"Yes!" Zhao Fu was already very pleasantly surprised when he had meat dishes to eat.

"The monthly money at home—"

Zhao Fu and Zhao Shanshan were both stiff.

"It's only a few days since this month started, so I'll send it to everyone on a full-term basis. You don't have any money in your hands, so you can buy some small items that need to be added."

"Yes! Thank you, Miss!" Zhao Fu said excitedly.

Lin Xiaoyue waved her hand.

After thinking about it, he took out one hundred taels of silver notes from his pocket.

"Beginning tomorrow, the family will spend a lot of money on building a house and buying materials. And after the official start of work, there will be a lot of people eating at home, and then there will be a lot of extra expenses."

Zhao Fu stepped forward to receive the bank note, and his heart was moved again.

Miss has given him two hundred taels of silver bills, I really trust him!

Lin Xiaoyue thought for a while, then looked at Zhao Shanshan again.

"Shanshan, go and call your eldest brother and second brother. I have something to tell them."

"Yes!" Zhao Shanshan hurriedly went.

Lin Xiaoyue told Zhao Fu about some arrangements at home, and then Zhao Shanshan came with Zhao Kang and Zhao Qiang.

"Miss!" The three of them saluted Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue nodded.

"The two of you will come to town with Shanshan and me later, bring the purchase order and money, and go buy something back."

"Yes!"

Lin Xiaoyue nodded, and then asked Zhao Kang to set up the ox cart and the cold cake.

And Zhao Fu explained the matter to Zhao Qiang.

After a while, Lin Xiaoyue took Zhao Shanshan to the ox cart.

Zhao Kang and Zhao Qiang drove the car, and the four went to the town together.

After arriving in town, Lin Xiaoyue first went to Liu's snack bar to deliver cold cakes, and then asked the two of them to drive to the cattle and horse market.

Yes, now that there are more people in the family, and she has Zhuangzi in her hand, an ox cart at home is not enough.

Li Xiao's horse is his own, and she can't ride a horse, so it's better to buy another carriage.

It just so happened that the family was going to build a house again. After buying a carriage, they could pull the bricks by themselves.

It is convenient to have money in hand. After choosing a horse, after bargaining with the store, put on the carriage shed and the wheels, and the carriage can drive away.

Then the four of them split into two cars.

Zhao Qiang drove the ox cart alone, while Zhao Kang drove the horse-drawn cart, carrying Lin Xiaoyue and Zhao Shanshan, to the shops in the town to buy items.

Lin Xiaoyue sat on the carriage, showed Zhao Kang the way, and informed Zhao Kang and Zhao Shanshan of some road conditions in the town.

After arriving at each store, he introduced Zhao Qiang and Zhao Kang to their familiar store owners.

She will only bring it once, and in the future, she will arrange the purchases at home for these two people.

This time, I brought it here, first to recognize the way, and second, to be handed over.

Zhao Kang and Zhao Qiang were very moved and felt that their young lady was so kind to them!

After shopping, it was getting late.

Lin Xiaoyue then turned back to the snack bar, picked up Lin Xiaozhi, and returned to Dashi Village with the group.

After returning home, Lin Xiaoyue knew that Li Xiao and Hei Gang had returned.