Those paddy fields were too sparse and would sink to the root of one's thigh if one stepped on them. Every year, they had to rely on people to dig the fields. Not only was it time-consuming and laborious, but it was also close to the mountain stream. When the flood season came, the stream would pour into the farmland, causing the rice harvest to be low. Those families gave up those paddy fields after planting for a few years. If he dug a fish pond, he could draw water from the mountain stream. More importantly, it was close to his home, so he didn't have to worry about being stolen when the fish were harvested.
Lin Siyan saw that Li Xiaobo didn't say anything, and she couldn't tell what he was thinking from his expressionless face. She couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. If she didn't dig a fish pond, she wouldn't be able to use her spiritual spring fish. It was like sitting in a treasure mountain but couldn't make use of it. Perhaps only she herself understood that kind of grievance and frustration.
Li Xiaobo didn't notice her strange behavior and started to calculate." First, we have to buy the land to dig the fish pond. Then, we have to hire people to dig it. Digging an acre of fish pond costs about five taels of silver. If we hire people to dig it, we have to consider the problem of food. If we don't provide food, we have to raise the salary. In other words, it will cost about ten taels of silver to dig a fish pond completely, not including the fish fry in the later stage.”
Li Xiaobo continued," During this period of time, I have a total of six taels of silver and seven hundred wen left from selling wild animals. Adding on the one or two hundred wen and ten wen left from selling fish today, the total is seven or nine hundred wen and ten wen. It's not enough to dig a fish pond. Let's buy the land for the fish pond first.”
"I still have 500 wen on me." Lin Siyan knew that her money was just a drop in the bucket, but since it was the first time the other party had told her all his assets, she felt that she could not hide it from him.
Li Xiaobo looked at her meaningfully, then stood up and rummaged through the clothes box, then handed a cloth bag to Lin Siyan." I thought it was too little before, so it doesn't matter who has it. Now that we've saved so much, you can keep it."”
"Eh? You want me to keep it?" Lin Siyan looked at Li Xiaobo in shock.
Every family had a different person in charge of money. Some were managed by the husband, some by the wife, and even more so by the mother-in-law. If the wife was in charge of the family's money, it meant that the wife was a good housekeeper and her family trusted her. It also showed the respect and trust of the husband's family to the wife.
After Lin Siyan got married to Li **, she didn't care about money. The main reason was that she didn't like him, and at the same time, she was a little scared of his appearance. She only felt that it was good enough that the two of them didn't interfere with each other's money, not to mention that he would occasionally give her money. She was already very surprised that he wasn't a stingy person. Now, he actually asked her to manage the money. Could it be that he completely approved of her?
Although she wasn't sure what Li Xiaobo thought of her, he not only agreed to her proposal to dig a fish pond but also gave her all the money to keep. It was enough to prove how much he valued her. Since the other party had completely treated her as one of them, then she should not always be wary of him. Some of her money-making ideas could also be used in practical actions, such as kebabs, spicy soup, and so on.
The next day, Lin Siyan and Li Xiaobo came to the Lin family with three fish. The two elders were very happy about their sudden visit. The Cui family even made a few more dishes for them to have dinner. The two couldn't refuse, so they had to eat together.
They were all family, so they didn't separate. Instead, they ate at the same table. Li Xiaobo was dragged by Lin Sixing to drink.
Lin Siyan sat next to Li Sixing and secretly looked at her new sister-in-law, Madam Zhou. This was the first time she had seen Madam Zhou. However, Madam Zhou was different from what she had guessed. She wasn't pretty. She had willow-like eyebrows, a small cherry mouth, and a soft voice when she spoke. She was a very gentle person. She just didn't know how such a person could make Lin Sixing fall for her.
Lin Siyan was a little curious, but she wasn't a gossipy person. Therefore, other than greeting Madam Zhou and occasionally chatting a little, she didn't ask much. Moreover, he was very satisfied with his relationship with Lin Sixing.
After three rounds of wine, Li Xiaobo stopped chatting with Lin Yu and his son. Instead, he changed the topic and asked the owners of the barren fields and explained the reason why he wanted to buy the barren fields.
"You said that you plan to buy wasteland to dig fish ponds?”Lin Sixing looked at Li Xiaobo with a complicated expression.”
"Indeed, I need a lot. I'll save it slowly first.”"I can't always rely on hunting for a living. It won't be easy when I get older."”
"Sister, do you think so too?”Lin Sixing asked Lin Siyan.
Lin Siyan nodded." We don't have any land, and we can't rely on crops to survive. When winter comes, all the animals in the mountains will have gone through the winter. At that time, we still have to spend money to buy rice to eat every day. How can we have so much money? Moreover, I have already spent all my savings. We can't just come to my mother's house to ask for food in winter.”
Lin Siyan's words made the Lin family feel guilty, especially Lin Sixing, whose face was flushed red. However, it was unknown if it was because of guilt or because he had drunk too much.
Li Xiaobo saw the Lin family's ugly expressions and quickly eased up," Although Siyan's words are a little straightforward, her words are rough and her reasoning is not rough. We husband and wife have to find a way out for ourselves."”
Lin Yu nodded in agreement." You don't have to buy land. Our Lin family also has a few fields near the mountain stream. Just use those few fields to dig and save some money.”
"Father! Those were the best paddy fields in the family!”Lin Sixing was immediately dissatisfied." The harvest of those paddy fields is much better than the other fields. Can't we use other fields to replace them?”
"Father-in-law, I'm afraid you've misunderstood me.”After comforting Lin Sixing with his eyes, Li Xiaobo said to Lin Yu," I want to buy those barren fields not because I lack money but because those barren fields are muddy fields. The harvest of those muddy fields is not good, and it is time-consuming and laborious. What I mean is that the weeds in the barren fields are overgrown. Those families probably won't continue to plant them. It is better to sell them to us.”
"What brother-in-law said makes sense. Anyway, that field is barren, so it's better to sell it for some money.”Lin Sixing saw that Li Xiaobo had no intention of coming to his house to ask for the land, and saw that Lin Yu was still hesitating, he hurriedly agreed to dispel Lin Yu's idea of giving the land away.
Cui Shi saw Lin Yu and Lin Sixing's expressions and couldn't help but suggest," Why don't we take out some money from our family?”
"Father, Mother, don't think too much.”Lin Siyan smiled and said," This time, I came back with the police to ask if you know who the owner of those fields is. Although we don't have much money, we still have the money to buy the fields. You should keep that money for yourself."”
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