"Jiaojiao, we make an average of seven or eight taels of silver every day. If it doesn't rain for four or five days in between, we can earn dozens of more taels of silver. Jiaojiao, I want to save it all for you as a dowry, no, as a dowry."

The dowry is too much and I can’t use it all, Jiaojiao, have you thought about how to spend the money?”

Mrs. Xu Zhang counted the silver and felt happy.

The dowry she had saved for the old girl for so many years did not exceed ten taels of silver. The old girl herself earned hundreds of taels in just half a month.

If she didn't spend so much money buying this and that for her family, she would be able to save more.

"Mom, I'm thinking that I can't keep the money if I keep it in my hands. I want to buy some fields. What do you think? How are these fields being bought and sold now?" Xu Jiaojiao said.

In poor places like the countryside, only having fields can provide food, and having fields is the foundation. Whether a family is well-off mainly depends on whether the family has a lot of land.

Now that she has traveled here, she must have a foundation for establishing herself, and the policy of buying a field first should be the right one.

When Mrs. Xu Zhang heard this, she immediately clapped her hands and said, "It's good to buy a field! Jiaojiao, you have a bright mind. Nothing is as safe as buying a field. Yes, just buy a field. If you have a field, you can rent it to others if you don't want to plant it yourself."

If others plant, you can support yourself just by renting the land every year. How much does an acre of land cost now? Let me think about it, fields are different. Some fields are good and have high yields, while others are not.

Okay... A good farmland should cost more than ten taels of silver per acre. If it's bad, it'll cost about seven, eight or nine taels per acre. You have to ask the Yaman for the exact amount..."

Xu Jiaojiao estimated that the money from selling loquat ointment could buy several acres of land, which was pretty good.

"Then go to the dental shop another day and have a look. Mom will help me make the decision."

Xu Zhang said, "Don't worry, as long as your mother is here, your father and brothers will never take a penny from you. It's all your hard-earned money, and it should all be yours. These ninety taels of silver will be given to you."

Buy land! In the future, when you get married, which girl can bring ten acres of land with her as a dowry? Our Jiaojiao family has one! By the way, there is also the loquat season next year. Next year, maybe you can earn more.

If we buy more land, more than ten acres every year, our Jiaojiao family will be the richest woman in the ten miles and eight towns..."

This is the rhythm that the more you think about it, the better the prospects become.

Xu Jiaojiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Mom, you can't use all the ninety taels of silver to buy land. You have to keep about ten taels of silver in your hand as a spare. Also, as we agreed before, my family will be paid for the work they do.

There is a family whose house needs to be repaired. It rained this time and the upper room you live in is leaking. It has to be repaired. I will spend ten taels of silver to repair the house to save you from being uncomfortable on rainy days. It will be fine in summer, but it will be worse in winter.

How can you sleep if the kang is leaking and wet? People will get sick..."

Lao Xu's house has been under construction for many years, but it has indeed not been repaired for several years. In recent years, money has been tight and the family has no extra money.

Mrs. Xu Zhang opened her mouth to object, "You paid for this cellar to be repaired, so forget it. You are honest. You shouldn't have spent money to repair this roof. I told your father that it should be repaired."

The public provided money to repair it."

"Mom, I made so much money this time, and it's not in the public account. It's right to use a small amount of the money to repair the roof. There's no need to tell dad. Mom, you listen to me. You can use the money you earned.

We are here to spend money, we are a family, I am a member of the family, and I am happy to spend money for the family. Besides, you also said that there will be money to be made from loquat fruits next year, and it is not like there will be no more in the future.

Yes, if the loquat wine is successful, there should be an income of dozens of taels of silver, so there is no need to worry about such a dozen taels of silver."

In the end, Mrs. Xu Zhang was persuaded by Xu Jiaojiao.

"My Jiaojiao, you are getting more and more annoying. Who said that my old daughter is just a unruly and willful spoiled girl? I asked him to open his dog eyes and see. There is no one like our family in the world.

Jiaojiao is a kind-hearted, generous, sensible, and smart girl. Poor Jiaojiao, your face has become smaller recently. You have to use such hard-earned money to support your family. Everyone is worried.

He said that it was your blessing to be reincarnated into our old Xu family. According to me, it is our blessing to have you reincarnated into our old Xu family!"

As he said this, he started wiping away tears again.

"Okay, okay, mom, it's a happy thing, don't cry. I just want to lose weight. Only when I lose weight will I look better. I won't say any more. Can you smell the fragrance outside? Dinner should be served soon. Let's go out quickly.

Let’s eat something delicious.”

Mrs. Xu Zhang burst into tears and laughed.

This is coaxing her like a child.

Unknowingly, the old girl suddenly grew up, became sensible, and understood how to feel sorry for her as a mother.

No matter what, this is her daughter. It is not good for her to be too generous now. She must always watch and remind her to prevent her hard-earned money from being deceived by those ambitious things.

go.

When buying land, buy it early and put it in your hands for peace of mind.

…

In the big kitchen.

Vegetables were cooking gurglingly on both stoves, and the smell of meat was coming out.

Mr. Yuan was busy cooking up a large bowl of braised pork knuckles that he only saw once a year. It was cooked with soy sauce that he would never use on ordinary days. It was fragrant. This was what Xu Jiaojiao wanted to eat.

I washed down the water and washed several large basins of well water.

There is also a large bowl of steamed rice noodles with steamed pork and potatoes. The potatoes are rotten and the meat is top-quality pork belly, with a moderate balance of fat and lean. Just looking at it will make your mouth water.

Erya was also helping. She was carrying meat buns in a bamboo steamer. The steamer was full of big meat buns, and they were all on three levels.

Luo Shi was holding Xiao Liuzi and watching from the side, wanting to intervene, but there was no room for her to intervene. Both mother and son were swallowing hard looking at so many delicious foods, just waiting for the meal to start.

Seeing Xu and Zhang's mother and daughter coming out of the upper room, Luo asked hurriedly, "Mom, the food is ready, do you want to serve it now?"

It was dinner. At this time, the men in charge were all at home. In their rare free time, they all smelled the aroma of meat coming from the kitchen.

As soon as I heard about the meal, everyone raised their heads.

Mrs. Xu Zhang responded, "Stop!"

"Okay! Mom said it's time to prepare the food. Second sister-in-law, Erya, let's prepare the food!"

The little cubs ran to the kitchen one after another without the help of the adults, and everyone rushed to help serve the dishes and rice.

Extremely excited.

…

Meals are placed in the lobby room.

The first thing that comes into view on the table is a large wooden basin of meat buns. These are made by ourselves. Last time we bought less flour and less meat, so we made dumplings. This time we bought more meat. Not only did we steam the tamales, but we also made them.
Chapter completed!