"The third uncle sold our wheat!" Xu Dawa repeated breathlessly.
"Who did you sell it to?"
"The one surnamed Zhang in the village sold for nine yuan."
"Nine bucks?"
nine bucks—
In this era of low prices and low incomes, nine dollars is not a small sum!
Xu Zuocheng immediately dropped the big broom, turned angrily and walked towards Xu's house.
Xu Youcheng followed after seeing this.
The big baby and the second baby also followed.
The four of them saw Xu Zhao and Xu Fan standing at the gate of the courtyard from a distance, as if they had just sent Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang away.
"Xu Zhao." Xu Zuocheng shouted and strode to Xu Zhao.
Xu Zhao greeted with a smile: "You are back, just in time, I have something for you."
"Money?" Xu Zuocheng asked with a stern face.
"What money?" Xu Zhao asked back.
"Your money for selling wheat."
"What's your business with the money I sell wheat?"
"That's the wheat from the Xu family!" Xu Zuocheng raised his voice.
Xu Zhao smiled and asked, "Does my four-quarter land belong to the Xu family?"
Xu Zuocheng was immediately asked.
Xu Zhao raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Zuocheng, and said, "Since this is mentioned, let's talk about it. Anyway, the family has already been divided. After receiving the new wheat this time, I plan to have a single with Xu Fan."
"Single?"
"right."
"Why are you single?"
"I have a quarter of my land."
Have a quarter?
Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng took the "four points of land" into their hearts. Land is very valuable these days. How many people are fighting for more land and less land, because land represents food and life. The reason why Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng are Agreeing with Xu's father and Xu's mother's proposal to divide the family without dividing the pot is actually coveting Xu Zhao's four-quarter land and squeezing Xu Zhao by the way. Now I hear Xu Zhao say "four-quarter land" instead of "one-acre four-point land". Divide the land", both of them have their own thoughts.
And Xu Zhao said this on purpose. In fact, there is nothing he can do if he doesn't say it, because the original Xu Zhao had already given away one acre of the one acre of land under his name, and he was very stupid. After writing the application, he secretly gave one mu of land under his name to the rest of the Xu family, so on the four public grain books sent by the captain just now, it was clearly written that he only needed to hand in the public grain for a quarter of the land. .
Xu Zuocheng did not know about this.
Xu Youcheng did not know.
It is estimated that the entire Xu family does not know.
If Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng knew that it was written in black and white that he only had a quarter of land, then Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng would immediately drive him and Xu Fan away, so he had to get back a little for the original Xu Zhao, otherwise it would be too much of a loss.
"Are you four-pointed?" Xu Zuocheng asked.
"right."
"You only want four quarters?"
"No, I want something else."
"what?"
"Now I have a share of the confiscated rice, noodles, oil, pickles, bacon, kerosene, eggs, and duck eggs." Xu Zhao said.
Xu Zuocheng heard it and looked at Xu Youcheng.
Xu Youcheng and Xu Zuocheng had the same thought, they wished they could drain Xu Zhao to supplement their family. They had to know that no matter how little Xu Zhao and Xu Fan ate in a year, it would not be more than a quarter of the land. Now Xu Zhao is willing to take a quarter of the land with him. Get out of here, that was exactly what he wanted, he looked at Xu Zhao and said, "Don't regret it!"
"I do not regret!"
"It's you who wants to live alone, don't cry in front of your parents!"
"Don't worry, I won't."
"That's fine, we don't want your nine dollars."
"It's not yours either."
"Don't come to us if you can't eat."
"I won't find you."
Xu Youcheng looked at Xu Zuocheng with joy.
Xu Zuocheng was also secretly proud, feeling that he had earned it.
Xu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but he still did not dare to hand over the public grain book to Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng, but waited until evening when Xu Zuocheng and Xu Cheng moved the rice, noodles, oil, pickles, etc. to Xu Zhao according to the amount before Xu Zhao handed over the public grain book. Give it to Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng, and Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng feel that something is wrong after they get the public food book.
"Hey, eldest brother, how come my family's land has changed to four acres and seven points." Xu Youcheng said.
"Mine is also four acres and seven points." Xu Zuocheng said: "Didn't we have four acres and two points before?"
"Xu Zhao gave us the land last year?" Xu Youcheng asked.
"Yes."
"Then why did we give him so many rice noodles and rapeseed?"
Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng instantly found that they had been tricked by Xu Zhao, and the land had already been drawn. They could justly drive Xu Zhao out of the way. Why did they stick so many rice noodles upside down, and they looked like they were afraid that Xu's father and mother would know, this time Big loss!
This dead Xu Zhao!
Xu Zuocheng was very angry.
Xu Youcheng's teeth were itching with hatred, but there was nothing to do, what could he do? Can Xu Zhao spit out something after taking it? When the trouble got bigger, no one was ashamed. Xu Youcheng wished that Xu Zhao and Xu Fan would starve to death on the road immediately.
However, Xu Zhao and Xu Fan not only did not starve to death on the road, but also lived happily. Although the rice noodles and other items filled the already cramped and dimly lit hut, there was no room for their feet.
But Xu Zhao was very happy that he could finally eat without having to fight with Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng.
Xu Fan was even more happy, looked at the hut with glowing eyes, and said, "Wow, Dad, we have a lot of stuff."
Xu Zhao: "..." This is a lot, my son is really simple.
"Dad, is this all ours?"
"Yes."
"Wow, Dad, you are amazing."
"…"
"Dad, there is meat."
"Well, do you want to eat?"
"think!"
"Then we'll eat at night, okay?"
"good."
Xu Zhao made steamed bacon for Xu Fan that night. A thin slice was covered with oily stains. Xu Fan bit into it with a big mouthful. Xu Zuocheng and Xu Youcheng almost crushed their back teeth, but the two of them thought about it, what's the use of a quarter? Let Xu Zhao eat as long as he can. After a while, Xu Zhao and Xu Fan won't be able to eat. I beg anyone in the Xu family, and he wants Xu Zhao and Xu Fan to look good!
If you want to join the big pot again, you can! To do double the work before, can not eat more.
As for now, don't worry, they are just waiting to see Xu Zhao cry!
But instead of crying, Xu Zhao ate very well. After eating, Xu Zhao sat at the wooden table and settled accounts with the kerosene lamp lit.
Xu Fan asked, "Dad, what are you doing?"
Xu Zhao said, "Accounting."
"What's the calculation?"
"Count the money."
"Oh, Dad, how do you make money?"
"Make money with both hands."
"I also earn with my hands."
Xu Zhao looked up at Xu Fan.
Xu Fan only has a set of clothes with patches in summer. After taking a shower at night and washing his clothes, he can only be naked and looks more and more thin and pitiful, but Xu Fan is essentially a positive personality, as if he only needs to be with him. Together, Xu Fan will be very happy. At this moment, when he meets his gaze, Xu Fan smiles happily. It's really good-looking. It's a little different from his appearance. That little difference should be like that man.
That man... Forget it, I don't want this, let's look in front of me first, Xu Zhao said with a smile: "Okay, let's make money together."
"Okay! I want to make a lot of money and eat meat every day."
"Do you want to eat meat every day?"
"Well, I have to eat ice cream every day."
"Okay, let's go eat ice cream tomorrow."
Xu Fan immediately opened his eyes and asked, "Dad, can I really eat ice cream tomorrow?"
"Really."
"Are we rich?"
"some."
"Very good."
"Well, so you go to bed obediently first, and we'll go buy ice cream tomorrow."
Xu Fan obediently lay on the bed and closed his eyes.
Xu Zhao continued to lean in front of the kerosene lamp to make an account. He harvested 120 catties of wheat from a quarter of the land, removed the 60 catties that had been sold, 18 catties of public grain, 42 catties, and 40 catties of mill. The flour is enough for him and Xu Fan to eat for a period of time. After this period of time, they must be rich, otherwise he and Xu Fan will not be able to buy autumn clothes, and they will not even be able to eat, so they must make money as soon as possible.
He now has a cost of nine yuan. To sell popsicles, he needs a foam box, rents a bicycle, and needs to make a quilt-covered popsicle. These cost at least three yuan, so he still has six yuan in his hand. The price is four cents a piece, so if he buys one hundred and fifty cents at a time, he can earn three yuan a day, thirty in ten days, and ninety in thirty days.
Ninety dollars is actually a lot, but it is still a little bit for Xu Zhao, because the popsicles can only be sold for more than a month. After more than a month, there is no income.
So, if that's the case, what's next?
The dim yellow kerosene lamp swayed, covering the hut with a faint halo, and pouring out a three-point stream of light along the wooden window to the back of the house, and the insects behind the house sounded, making it extraordinarily quiet tonight.
Xu Zhao finally thought about it on this quiet night. When he got up and walked towards the bed, he found that the mosquito net on the bed had not been pulled down. Xiao Xu Fan had two big mosquitoes on his face. After it was eliminated, Xu Fan still fell asleep.
But the next morning, there were two more red envelopes on Xu Fan's face, Xu Fan looked at a small lens that he had picked up, turned his head and said angrily to Xu Zhao, "Dad, I don't look good. It's gone!"
Xu Zhao asked, "What's wrong?"
"Mosquito bites me ugly, I'm so angry."
"...No, you're still pretty."
"have."
"You're still pretty." Xu Zhao insisted.
Xu Fan was angry.
"Okay, come and drink the nugget soup, and we'll go down to the ground after drinking."
"What are you doing down here?"
"Wait someone."
Xu Zhao only took Xu Fan to the fields around noon and time, but he didn't have any work to do, so he found a shade of a tree to sit with Xu Fan, put a branch on the ground, and gave Xu Fan a hand. Looking at the small animals while looking at the fields, I waited for about half an hour, and finally the person who was about to wait came.
Xu Zhao looked into the distance with a faint smile on his face.