vrcanaries Chapter 1289: Li's Extra 3
Chapter 1289: Li's Extra 3
As a mother, Li could feel that Zhou Guo was her child, born after ten months of pregnancy.
That's enough. As my father-in-law said, having a child like this is better than anything else.
But she never imagined that this child could be so good, so hardworking and motivated. In just a few years, he pulled them, the refugees, out of the water.
After settling down, the land allocated to the family was not much. With such a large family, she was still worried about how to feed so many mouths. The children were in the growing stage, and one of them could eat the food of three or four people.
It is said that little brats can eat their fathers out of poverty. Children of that age can eat a big pot of food in one meal.
Fortunately, there is still some money at home, which can last for a few years, but she feels uneasy if she keeps spending all the money.
Before she could figure out how to make money, Zhou Guo took action. She didn't expect that the mushrooms dug from the mountains were so precious and could be sold for so much money per kilogram.
The household expenses for several years are all spent after selling it once.
Li was not afraid anymore. There was such a big mountain and so many mushrooms, and these mushrooms grew every year. If they could keep selling them like this, their family would never lack money from then on.
Her idea was simple: every year at this time, she could go to the mountains to pick mushrooms and sell them to make a lot of money. If she saved them little by little, she could make a lot.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Guo sold them in that way. She mobilized all the villagers to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms. She collected them and sold all of them.
In fact, Li was reluctant at first. This thing was so expensive and the villagers had not discovered it yet. So they could make more money for two more years by relying on this. If all the villagers went into the mountains, how could they make money?
But when she looked at the piles of mushrooms in the yard, even if she didn't understand, she knew that even if the whole family went out, what they dug out would still be far from enough.
Even if that little bit of fungus was sold at the price of gold, it would still be far less than the money that could be earned from selling so many fungi.
But, how much money should I give to the villagers for so many mushrooms?
She was still calculating whether the little money she had was enough to distribute to the villagers, but her daughter said that she only needed to pay the gift money and would return the rest after she sold the mushrooms.
She found it amazing that the villagers actually agreed.
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She found it even more incredible when she saw so much money.
After distributing this money to the villagers, the remaining money belongs entirely to them.
If she followed her idea and her family went up the mountain to collect the mushrooms, they probably wouldn't be able to earn that much money in a month.
She looked at Zhou Guo's smiling little face and smiled too. It was nothing. The child was brave and capable, much better than her as a mother. If she were here, she would definitely not have such courage and would not have such an idea.
Zhou Guo's penis became bigger and bigger as he continued to dry up.
The family had more and more money, and she felt that even if she did nothing for the rest of her life, her family would still have endless wealth just relying on this.
But my daughter has more and more ideas: composting, growing fungi, buying land, raising crabs...
The family's businesses were growing, and she thought that with so many businesses, she would have more and more money.
But from then on, her daughter never gave her money again. Apart from the household expenses transferred to her account every year, she never received a penny.
After asking, I found out that the money is not enough for the people themselves. The industry is growing every year, and it is bought with money. All the money earned in the past few years has been put into it, and it is still not enough.
Li was very worried, fearing that the child would not be able to stop himself and that he would not be able to make up for it in the end, and such a big mess would collapse.
She thought that if she were in this position, she would be so worried that she would grow old with worry. Where would she get the money?
During the two years when Zhou Guo was most short of money, Li could hardly sleep at night. Her daughter was away from home year after year and was always running around outside. She didn't expect that she was still so short of money. As expected, money can never be earned enough. No matter how rich the family is, it is not enough.
It was also from that time that she felt that money didn't need to be too much, just enough to get by. Sometimes she even hoped that her daughter would do less, rest more and play more. She was obviously still so young, still a child, but she was already an adult among adults. Which adult could do what she did?
As the child grew up year by year, she looked at her spirited little face and often wondered which family such a capable child would marry into in the future.
When she grows up and marries someone else, will that family still allow her to stay away from home year after year?
That's definitely not possible. Which parents-in-law would allow their daughter-in-law to walk around outside all year round like a man?
But this child can't stay at home, her heart is outside.
For this reason, Li was always worried about Zhou Guo's future.
But who knew that this girl had already made plans, and she even said casually that she would never get married.
Li was stunned. She looked at Zhou Guo's nonchalant yet serious face and realized that she was not joking and that this was what she really intended.
She was worried. If she didn't get married, she would be drowned in people's spit. What would she do when she got old?
Without any children around me, do I have to rely on these nephews and nieces? But they are not my own children after all.
Later on, Zhou Guo became the daughter of the Xu family.
The Xu family ascended the throne, and her daughter was actually included in the Xu family's genealogy and became a prince of the Xu family!
What is she afraid of? As a prince, she has power and money. If she doesn't marry, then she won't marry. She can stay at home and see her from time to time and do what she wants. It is much better than getting married. However, it would be better if she has a child of her own.
Li became an old lady. There were only a few people in her family, so she didn't have much to do every day. When her children were sent away, there was even less to do.
The old couple spent most of their time every day in their daughter's Prince Yan's Mansion, playing cards and cooking with the old man and Zhou Dafu and his wife.
The two brothers have been firemen for so many years, and the old man is also a foodie. When they have nothing to do, they often think of new ways to eat, which are novel and fun, but sometimes the taste is really bad.
From time to time, he was summoned to the palace to play mahjong and chat with the queen.
Life is easy and comfortable.
The couple seems to be getting younger and younger even at this age.
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The bottles and jars on the table are all rouge and powder. There are several jewelry boxes. Open a drawer at random and you will find it full of jewelry, shining with jewels and gold.
Recalling the first time she bought jewelry, Li smiled and said to Zhou Dacai, "The first time I took the children to buy jewelry was in Cangshan Village. At that time, our family had already earned several thousand taels, but the children didn't have any jewelry. They were from a wealthy family. I bought Guoguo a silver bracelet, and then I remembered."
Zhou Dacai said, "That's because you, as a mother, haven't paid enough attention. Your child is out and about, interacting with so many people, so you have to buy her two sets of clothes. As the old saying goes, respect the clothes first, then the people. If your daughter is well-dressed and well-groomed, it will be easier for her to negotiate business with others when she goes out."
Mrs. Li doubled up with laughter. "Does she need me to buy it for her? What doesn't your daughter know? When the family just had enough to eat, she knew how to choose the best clothes. Later, when she earned more money, she would not choose the fabrics for her tops unless they were extremely expensive. She would sew gold and silver threads on them, and they would glitter and shine when she walked. It was obvious that they were very expensive.
Others spend dozens of taels to make a square handkerchief, but she wears it all over her body, making others feel embarrassed to take out their own handkerchiefs.
In fact, wealthy families also have the money to buy such a set of clothes, but there are many people in the family. If one person buys it, there will be too many for the others.
In their Zhou family, only Zhou Guo goes out. Her brothers and sisters just need to wear something. Wearing too expensive clothes will not be a good choice in school. No one can compete with her, and everyone wants to give her the best.
In addition, the money was earned by herself, so even the expensive white fox cloak belonged to her alone.
Zhou Dacai thought of his daughter's personality and that she only liked to wear good clothes. He didn't know this at first and bought some clothes that cost more than ten taels of silver per piece. As a result, his daughter said that she liked them, but he never saw her own clothes made of such fabrics.
I don't know where to put it.
Later I found out that they only wore the best, and the fabrics they wore looked plain, but compared to others, they looked much wealthier!
He said proudly, "That's pretty good. I don't treat myself badly and I'm pretty good at taking care of myself. I guess I won't suffer any loss in my life and I can live a good life."
Li said, "That's right. This child not only doesn't let himself suffer any loss, but also treats his family well."
He sighed again, "It's a pity that mom and dad are gone. Mom loved Guoguo the most since she was a child. It's a pity that she didn't get to enjoy her happiness for a single day."
Zhou Dacai said, "Mom always said every year that our Guoguo was blessed. She must have been very pleased to see Guoguo get better before she passed away. She was so capable."
Mrs. Li said, "That's right. When Mother was alive, she had already handed over the power of the household to Guoguo and Dacang. Except for the first ten years or so, I haven't had any hard times in my life. I made the right choice by marrying you."
She was very satisfied with her life, even the first ten years or so were not completely useless.