Traveling through ancient times with golden fingers to farm and raise cubs

Chapter 41 Family background

On the second floor, 19 50-tael banknotes were placed neatly.

On the third floor, there is a small drawer of broken silver of different sizes, a total of 30 taels.

On the fourth floor, in the small drawer are neatly bunched copper plates, with 6 neatly numbered bunches, which is six thousand coins.

The fifth and final level contains the ledger.

The total is 1186 taels, which is quite rich for my family.

After Yu Xiaoxiao looked at it, he locked it again. These family assets cannot be used casually.

This year, I probably won’t be able to save much money. I really spend it while I earn it. This summer is coming to an end, and soon it will be time to collect firewood and burn charcoal at home. Then there will be another large expenditure. I will save my money box. This little money is not enough. It seems that I need to weave more cloth and sell it.

He complained about his hard-working life, then resignedly put the money box away and went to weave to make money.

At the same time, Shen Ye also picked up his own money-making job - copying books.

Because Shen Ye, like Yu Xiaoxiao, didn't have much money in the money box.

So, he asked: "Mom, how do you plan to buy food this year?"

He had a total of 15 taels and 5 pieces of silver and 773 copper coins.

The days seemed to go back to the past. Every day, the three of them were busy doing their own work to make money. Finally, Yu Xiaoxiao collected the money to buy firewood three days before the start of collecting firewood.

Sure enough, I heard him say again: "Mom, after the Chinese New Year, it's time for our family to collect the hemp poles. Let's divide the money equally."

After the main house was completely cleaned up, Yu Xiaoxiao went to ask the village chief to help calculate a good time, held a warm house wine, and the family officially moved into the new house.

Yu Xiaoxiao and Shen Ye waited for a long time, but Shen Qi hadn't finished it yet, so the two of them had to help Shen Qi to count clearly.

"Mom, let's prepare two thousand kilograms of grain this year."

During this period, I put the furniture and other things into the new house, and then ordered all the furniture for the east and west bedrooms with Carpenter Lei. This time, I had requirements. The pattern should be more complex, the furniture materials should be good, and they should be durable and beautiful, miscellaneous. A lot of them.

Shen Ye nodded and said: "Mom, let's prepare a total of 10 taels. The oil and salt we eat will cost several hundred taels, and occasionally we will buy some meat."

Shen Ye was a little shocked. It turned out that our family had to eat about ten taels of silver a year. But after thinking about it, we had three meals a day and we were full every time. It was reasonable to spend so much money.

The days passed by day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. As usual, I first sent fried dry goods to my neighbors and the village chief’s house, and then stayed at home, waiting for the arrival of the New Year.

If we only eat rice and noodles, we will have to spend 12 taels of silver a year, and if we only eat cereals, we will spend 8 taels of silver a year.

Then the three of them dispersed and went back to the house to rest.

Shen Qi also took out his money box. It seemed that the two children had discussed it in private.

Shen Ye opened his mouth and talked about his own affairs: "Mom, since the money box was made, all the money earned has been managed by each of us. If the three of us have contributed, and the money we have earned is divided equally between the three of us, then this This time I make money by buying firewood and burning charcoal, so the three of us should share the money for buying firewood equally."

On the New Year's Day, the three of them seemed a little deserted in such a big yard, but the three of them were not too pretentious people. They could also lively and lively by themselves, raising the level of food to the highest level, and the whole family ate beautifully. Had a New Year's Eve dinner.

Shen Ye was the second to finish. He had a total of 8 taels and 8 pieces of silver, a sling of money, and 422 copper coins.

There will be no changes in the following days, just buy firewood, burn charcoal, and sell the charcoal step by step.

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded and said nothing, so each of the three people took out 3 taels of broken silver and 350 copper coins, which totaled 9 taels and 1,050 copper coins.

Then, the two children went to bring their own money boxes. Yu Xiaoxiao was no exception and took out her own money boxes.

Yu Xiaoxiao finished it first. There were a total of five taels of broken silver, three coins, and 857 copper coins in her money box.

Yu Xiaoxiao took another wallet and packed it up, and then looked at Shen Ye to see if he had any questions.

Each one counts his own money, and the three of them take turns using it to count the money in their own money boxes.

Yu Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said: "The three of us basically have to eat 1,750 kilograms a year. You and I have about the same amount of food. We will eat a little less than us in the first semester. Next year, we will probably have to prepare two to three hundred kilograms more." Food, you will eat more and more now that your body is growing."

However, our family’s conditions are not bad, and people don’t only eat refined grains or only coarse grains, so our family usually eats a mixture of coarse grains and fine grains.”

Yu Xiaoxiao didn't hesitate and went back to the house to get his money box. The three of them shared the money to buy firewood equally. Yu Xiaoxiao packed the money in a wallet and put it in his money box.

It seems that it has become a habit for the three of us to get together as a family and talk about things after dinner.

The next day, Yu Xiaoxiao planned to have a good rest. After dinner, she packed up the dishes and planned to go back to the house, but Shen Ye stopped her.

After counting the money, Shen Ye spoke: "Mom, how much food do we need to buy a year?"

We didn't bring the chickens and raise them in the backyard. The main reason was that the winter was too cold and we were afraid of freezing to death. It would be better to raise them in the old house. The chicken coop over there just needs to be burned with charcoal every day.

The east and west houses have also built two such houses each. When the two children get married, they will not have to squeeze in with themselves in winter.

Yu Xiaoxiao pondered for a while and then made a plan: "Buy more grains for 1,200 kilograms, and rice and noodles for 800 kilograms. If our family buys more than one person at a time, they will give it a little cheaper. Let's get 90 taels of silver and that's about it." Already."

In the end, it was decided that it would only be done within two or three years. This time, the price was to be paid per piece after each piece was completed. Because there were many requirements, it was much more expensive, but Yu Xiaoxiao happily agreed. After all, those The things are intended for my two sons to start a family and start a business. The more expensive they are, the more expensive they are, as long as they are good.

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded: "Okay, as for the total cost you mentioned, it depends on whether you buy more rice, flour or grains.

When this house was built, each house was specially built with two rooms with heated stoves. In the winter, the heated stoves would keep the whole house warm, and it would be very comfortable to sleep at night. The only drawback is that you need to drink more water. Otherwise, it is easy to get angry.

Shen Qi nodded in agreement, but his little eyes were looking at his mother's few remaining silver coins. The meaning of that expression was self-evident.

Yu Xiaoxiao twitched the corner of her mouth and did not agree: "I can still afford the little money you have. Besides, I won't share the money I earn from weaving with you, so you don't have to worry about it. .”

The two children looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

Yu Xiaoxiao continued: "This year we will not save any money into the family. This year's expenses and expenses are almost even..."

(End of chapter)