Parents are busy farming

Lu Yongfu looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes only focused on the account book in front of him, his expression focused and calm.

The left hand flipped the pages of the account book from time to time, and the right hand kept moving the abacus beads back and forth on the abacus.

Although he is not very old, he is very skilled in the movements of the abacus.

Lu Yongfu couldn't help but ask Zifang, "You are very good at abacus calculation. Who taught you this?"

Zifang's left finger quickly stopped at the position she was currently calculating, her right hand stopped, and she raised her head to look at Lu Yongfu.

He replied crisply: "My fifth sister taught me."

"Oh!" Lu Yongfu said nothing more when he heard that it was Ye Zifen who taught him.

Thinking back to the children in my eldest brother's family, and then thinking about those in my own family, except for the two boys who can do it, the others don't seem to be very good.

The one who knew the most was Lu Hongguo, but she could only read a few words and was not very good at abacus. Of course, she had no chance to practice. The remaining two will just follow the eldest daughter and do whatever she is told. He doesn't even have any opinions of his own.

"Where is your fifth sister? Why didn't you see her?" Lu Yongfu asked again casually.

"Fifth sister and the others are going to leave soon. They should prepare things today! She will be back later. Do you have anything urgent to call her? If there is something urgent, I can transfer the message for you."

Lu Yongfu quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm just asking casually."

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Ye Zifang lowered her head and continued working.

Ye Yongwang came out of the small courtyard, pointed to the stone table in the distance and said to Lu Yongfu: "Let's go, sit down over there and talk."

The two came to sit in front of the stone table. Fortunately, the sun was good today, and the stone table was still warm.

"Zi Li's father-in-law's family has agreed to advance the marriage of the two children. Zi Li has also gone to find someone to calculate the dates. There will probably be news when he comes back in the evening."

Lu Yongfu asked: "Did the in-laws impose any harsh conditions?"

Ye Yongwang thought for a moment and decided that buying a house was more demanding, but the rest was fine.

"When Zili's future mother-in-law heard that they would get married first and then build a house, she proposed to buy them a house in the county. But Zili refused."

"Brother, do you think it's feasible for Zili to live in the county seat?"

After Lu Yongfu asked this question, Ye Yongwang looked up at him.

Seeing that he was looking at him with hope, Ye Yongwang asked him: "Do you want Zili to live in the county town? Can you be alone at home? If it were in the past, I would definitely not recommend that Zili live in the county town. But judging from your performance in the past six months, I don’t think it’s impossible.”

Lu Yongfu was very happy to get Ye Yongwang's affirmation, but he felt a little unsure when he thought about what Lu Zili said about possible droughts in recent years.

So I asked Ye Yongwang: "Brother should also know that there may be a drought this year! If it hadn't been for this, I think it would be no problem to support the family. However, my father is sick and there are disasters, so I am a little unsure."

Ye Yongwang nodded. Being able to think about the impact of drought was already a great improvement for Lu Yongfu.

In the past, as long as he was not allowed to work, he would show up whenever he wanted, and would not think about the life and death of other people at all.

"It stands to reason that if there is no particularly big disaster, it is enough to spend money to store some food. But none of us know what the situation will be in the future. I heard Zifen said that she checked the county records first. If the drought is true, Then the drought will only get worse in the next few years. Although she and the county government have discussed ways to solve the problem, we don't know to what extent it can be solved. If I were you, I wouldn't take out the money casually . So at the moment I don’t agree with Zili buying a house in the county. Although it’s a bit hard to travel back and forth, but..."

Ye Yongwang didn't finish his words, but Lu Yongfu understood what he meant.

Of course, there was one thing Ye Yongwang didn't say. The money they were building now was the money he lent to the Lu family. If it would cost more to buy a house in the county town, where would the money come from?

Lu Yongfu continued: "Then I won't buy it for the time being. Does the in-laws have any other requirements?"

"Everything else is a trivial matter. Doubling the betrothal gift is a promise I made to them, and it can also be regarded as a compensation for my future niece-in-law. Of course, this is what Zifen means."

When Lu Yongfu heard this, he didn't know what kind of reaction he should give, so he just gave a mute 'hmm'.

"In addition, my parents-in-law are very worried. Because the old man is seriously ill, will the reputation of the two children be affected after they get married? I gave them a guarantee that no matter whether the old man's illness is good or bad, the Lu family will not treat the future nephew badly. Wife, let me give you another warning, watch your family."

Ye Yongwang’s family here refers to the Lu Li family.

Lu Yongfu quickly assured: "I know, don't worry, brother, both me and Zili will take good care of the family."

Ye Yongwang took advantage of the situation and said: "Well, since you said that, I believe you. You don't need to worry about other things. I have already found someone to prepare the wedding stuff. It should not take long to get it back. What we are waiting for now is the child." It’s a day of reckoning.”

After Ye Yongwang finished speaking, Lu Yongfu suddenly said to him: "Brother, thank you! And... before... I'm sorry!"

"Okay, it's all over, go back, the old man is still sick!"

Lu Yongfu suddenly became sensible, which made Ye Yongwang a little overwhelmed. He didn't know what attitude to treat him, so he quickly persuaded him to leave.

Yang Zhengde set off from home to the dock. As soon as he arrived at Fukelai, he went to find Wang Sheng.

He pulled Wang Sheng aside and asked quietly: "Shopkeeper Wang, why did I hear that there will be a drought this year? Is this reliable?"

Wang Sheng thought that he was Lu Zili's uncle, so the news could reach his ears.

He did not hide anything and said: "Whether there will really be a drought is not certain yet, but judging from various data, it is indeed possible. You know that the county has just organized a chamber of commerce. In fact, the chamber of commerce was organized The purpose is to raise money and dig river channels to reduce the impact of drought on everyone."

Yang Zhengde was a little anxious when he heard that, and quickly asked: "Then what should we ordinary people prepare? If there is a disaster, won't we have nothing to eat or drink by then?"

Wang Sheng patted him on the shoulder and said: "So now you can store some food. As for water, if your family has the conditions, save some and change it frequently. In case of a disaster, the water at home will be , we can survive for a while.”

Yang Zhengde was a little distracted when he heard this, and now he finally knows. Why is Lu Dashan so excited?

"Okay, then I will bring some food back when I go home today!"