Joe's Farming

When Gu Gang heard that Gu Feng and Qiao Yu were going to see the village chief in the afternoon, he also said, "Hong Xiu and I also want to buy a piece of land to build a house. We also want to buy a few pieces of good farmland to plant next year or rent it out."

Gu Gang has the traditional idea of ​​a villager. No matter how much money he has, whether he farms himself or not, his family must have a piece of land.

Gu Feng also agreed after hearing this.

"Well, let's just do this together."

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The village chief and his family had just finished lunch when they heard the sound of horse hooves outside.

I saw Qiao Yu wearing a beautiful scarf with her hands tucked into her cotton gloves.

"Village Chief, we are here to trouble you again."

Qiao Yu is well-behaved and speaks nicely.

The village chief laughed and said, "What do you want to order me around for?"

Qiao Yu chuckled and said, "How dare I order you around? We want you to buy the mountain next to our house."

The village chief was shocked and said, "Brother Qiao, tell me the truth, is this money earned in a legitimate way? Can you really make that much money by opening a shop in town?"

Gu Feng had asked him about the price of buying the mountain before, and he just thought the couple had this idea and tried to save money to buy it in a few years. Unexpectedly, they came to his door today.

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng looked at each other and smiled helplessly, "It's real, real. Brother Feng has earned more than 400 yuan from hunting fox skins in the mountains. Don't think too much. We will definitely not do anything that harms the world."

Xiao Bai's ex-husband doesn't count. Qiao Yu complained in her heart.

Gu Feng also said seriously: "Qiao'er's shop earns more than me. Although merchants pay more taxes, they still earn more than me."

Qiao Yu was almost speechless because of Gu Feng.

The village chief must have thought that the couple was showing off their wealth.

Gu Gang spoke up at the right time: "Village Chief, I want to buy a piece of land next to Xiaofeng's house to build a house. By the way, I want to ask you if anyone in the village wants to buy land. I want to buy a few acres."

village head:……

The village chief's wife was considerate and asked them to go into the house first to have a drink of water and talk slowly.

"What are you drinking? Let's go to the town and ask the government to measure the land. The New Year is coming soon, so we have to hurry." The village chief walked straight towards the carriage.

The three of them hurriedly said goodbye to the village chief's wife and got on the carriage.

Gu Feng was afraid that Qiao Yu would be tired from running back and forth, so he sent him back home, and the two brothers went to do some business with the village chief.

Qiao Yu stuffed the purse containing five hundred taels of silver into his hand.

"Go to the town and entertain the village chief and the official who came to measure the land."

Gu Feng said: "Don't worry, Qiao'er, I understand."

Qiao Yu watched the carriage go away. Feeling bored at home, she took Milk and Bread to look for Wen Ge'er.

Wen Ge'er and his family lit a brazier in the yard, and the whole family chatted around the brazier.

Wen Ge'er was embroidering a handkerchief while warming herself by the fire. When she saw Qiao Yu coming, she happily called out, "Qiao Ge'er, why are you here?"

Milk and Bread recognized Wen Ge'er and ran over to rub his trouser legs as soon as he entered the yard.

"I was bored at home, so I came over to play with you guys."

Wang Jie brought a chair for Qiao Yu and went to the kitchen to get a handful of peanuts.

Brother Wen took turns holding the two dogs and warming them by the fire, then patted their butts and let them go play.

Milk Bread patrolled the yard and finally returned to Qiao Yu's feet and lay down.

Qiao Yu likes to eat freshly roasted peanuts, so she uses two chopsticks to pick up the peanuts and roast them over the brazier.

Brother Wen watched him speechlessly as he spent a long time roasting one peanut. He asked Wang Jie to grab another handful of peanuts and put them directly into the ashes under the brazier.

Then use tongs to cover all the peanuts with ash and simmer for a while, and the peanuts will be roasted.

Brother Wen took out all the roasted peanuts and pushed them next to Qiao Yu.

"Eat."

Qiao Yu silently put down his chopsticks and happily began to peel peanuts.

Aunt Shi couldn't stop laughing when she saw Qiao Yu blowing peanuts and saying "It's so hot".

"Brother Qiao can eat as many roasted peanuts as he wants."

Qiao Yu said happily, "That's not necessary. I just think freshly roasted peanuts taste better when they're hot. These roasted by Brother Wen are enough for me."

Wen Ge'er was afraid that Qiao Yu would be thirsty from eating peanuts all the time, so he went to the kitchen to pour him a cup of hot water and added some sugar to it.

Qiao Yu looked at him gratefully: "You are so nice to me."

Wen Ge'er felt a little embarrassed by what he said, so he sat down and peeled peanuts for him.

It was rare for Aunt Shi to see Qiao Yu alone, especially since he had been feeling unwell recently, so she asked him, "Where is Gu, kid? Why did I leave you home alone?"

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Brother Gu has gone to town. My eldest brother is planning to build a house next to ours. We both want to buy the small hill next to ours."

Aunt Shi asked happily, "Really?"

That was not a hill at all, it was just a little smaller than the hill where they lived.

Wen Ge'er was also ecstatic when he heard this: "Qiao Ge'er, you want to buy a mountain! How much does that cost? You are more powerful than the Wang Defu family in the village!"

Wang Defu from the village was the richest man in the village before, and his family owned more than 20 acres of fertile land.

Now Qiao Yu directly bought an entire mountain.

Qiao Yu chuckled and said, "I heard that four hundred taels is enough. Brother Gu went to the government office with the village chief today. We will know when he comes back."

Wang Jie murmured, "My goodness, four hundred taels. I would have to work without food or drink for my entire life to earn that much."

Wen Ge'er laughed and scolded, "Qiao Ge must have thought about how to use the mountain when he bought it, to make more money. You just need to work honestly with me in the store."

Qiao Yu felt that Wen Ge’er was now very aware.

Aunt Shi also tapped her son's head and said, "Why don't you go without food or drink? Brother Qiao gave you money a few days ago. You don't have to work for more than a month and you still get paid. This is much better than me and your father."

Li Qiuju, the eldest daughter-in-law of Aunt Shi, also knew about this. She heard that the total amount of silver the two of them received that day was almost ten taels.

Li Qiuju glanced at her room, where Little Stone was taking a nap, and said to Qiao Yu nervously, "Qiao, I won't have to watch over Little Stone every day next year. Do you think I can go to the store to work?"

Qiao Yu glanced at Wen Ge'er and said with a smile, "It's not up to you to ask me this. You have to ask Wen Ge'er. I'll leave the snack bar business to him next year."

"what?"

Li Qiuju blushed a little. Although she met Wen Ge'er every day, Wen Ge'er was very busy after getting married, and his mother-in-law didn't let him do any housework.

Li Qiuju felt a little uncomfortable and often told Wang Qiang that her mother-in-law was partial to her.

Wang Qiang reasoned with her, saying that Wen Ge'er earned almost more than their whole family, and no matter what work he did, it would be good enough as long as the family didn't have to support him.

Besides, Brother Wen often cooks for the family when he is on vacation.

So Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie took a rest these days and stayed at home every day. Li Qiuju didn't talk much to Wen Ge'er.

Wen Ge'er could naturally sense his sister-in-law's dissatisfaction, but because his parents-in-law and husband were all very nice to him, he didn't care.

But there is still a little trouble...