Chapter 15 The Bai family is lucky

"Mom, let's talk about it when we go home." Thirty taels of silver is a big income for the banker. If Lin Ping'er knew about it, she would probably be excited for a while.

Lin Ping'er didn't ask any questions after hearing this. The two of them found a donkey cart and hurried back to Houshan Village.

The donkey cart was only delivered to the entrance of the village. From a distance, the two saw Bai Zehao already waiting there. His face was slightly red under the sun, and a shadow was trailing behind him. Bai Zehao had a look of anxiety on his face, he must be worried about his mother and sister. It wasn't until he saw the two of them that his face lit up with joy and he strode forward to greet them.

"Mom, sister, it's time for you. My father was afraid that my sister would be weak, so he asked me to pick you up and take you home." Bai Zehao said with a smile.

"Look how squeamish you think of me." Bai Ruozhu said and winked at her elder brother. Bai Zehao was happy and secretly winked at his sister. Lin Ping'er was confused. What kind of relationship could these two brothers have? Woolen cloth? Do you want to be as naughty as you were when you were a kid?

As soon as the three of them entered the door, they saw Bai Yihong and Bai Zepei waiting in the main room. It seemed that they were going to have a family meeting. Bai Zehao closed the door and locked it securely before following him into the main room.

"Daughter, you have helped the family a lot this time." Bai Yihong's face turned red, he was a little excited but said in a lowered voice.

Lin Ping'er couldn't hold it in anymore and asked hurriedly: "How much money did the fresh soup noodles cost?"

Bai Ruozhu hurriedly made a hissing gesture: "Mom, please keep your voice down, we sold it for thirty taels of silver."

"What?" Lin Ping'er couldn't help raising her voice, but she quickly reacted and asked in disbelief: "Really?"

Seeing Bai Ruozhu and Bai Zehao both smiling and nodding towards her, and Bai Yihong also having a smile on his face, she completely believed it.

"That's great!" Lin Ping'er's face turned red and she was very happy to see it. However, her expression quickly turned serious, "Ruozhu, you did the right thing. You should let your eldest brother come back first. No one in our family can do this." You can’t tell it, especially you can’t let your grandma or your uncle know about it!”

Bai Yihong looked slightly embarrassed, but nodded seriously. Bai Zehao and Bai Zepei naturally had no objection and agreed. If the people in the old house find out, I'm afraid there won't be a few taels of money left.

"Mom, since our family has money, we should quickly prepare the eldest brother's betrothal gift and send it to the Wang family." Bai Ruozhu suggested with a smile.

Bai Zehao couldn't help but blush. As the eldest son of the family, he didn't do much to help the family. Instead, he let his sister worry about getting a wife for him. He felt his nose was a little sore and couldn't help shouting: "Little sister..."

Lin Ping'er felt even happier when she saw that the brother and sister had a good relationship, "Ruozhu is right, it's time to handle this matter, and use the remaining money to replenish Ruozhu's health."

Of course, the whole family had no objections, and Bai Yihong even said excitedly: "Our family is finally lucky!"

Thirty taels of silver can even be saved for more than half a year. The Bai family can get this money all at once, and the situation at home can be improved.

Lin Ping'er was impatient, and she was about to discuss with Bai Yihong what to buy as a betrothal gift. Bai Zehao and Bai Zepei had to avoid it, and Bai Ruozhu was not suitable to be there, but before she left, she took out the remaining four taels of silver and gave it to Lin Ping'er. , "Mom, I bought some medicinal herbs and want to tinker with something. I have more than four taels of silver left."

As for the five taels of silver given by Du Zhongshu, Bai Ruozhu didn't want to mention it yet. On the one hand, her toothpaste hadn't been produced yet, and on the other hand, it was a little unclear when she mentioned it. As for the five taels of silver, Bai Ruozhu also planned to keep it as a gift. The operating cost will be used when buying medicinal materials in the future.

"Don't give it to mother. Keep the money for yourself and buy some things for yourself and your baby." Lin Ping'er directly pushed the broken money back.

"Mom, my food and clothing are all from home. What kind of money do I need? Does my mother still want to kick me out?" Bai Ruozhu said with a smile.

When Lin Ping'er heard this, she hurriedly said: "How is that possible? As long as your father and I are together, no one can drive you away!"

Bai Yihong didn't speak at the side, but looked a little gloomy. He also wanted to keep his daughter for the rest of his life, but what would he do with her in the future? If immortality is never found, will my daughter have to remain a widow for the rest of her life? This is still the same age.

Thinking of this, Bai Yihong secretly made up his mind to save more money and let his daughter remarry in three or four years. He would prepare a generous dowry for her, and she would definitely marry into a good family.

In the end, Lin Ping'er insisted on only accepting two taels of silver, leaving the rest for Bai Ruozhu's pocket expenses, saying that Bai Ruozhu earned the money in the first place, and the whole family had benefited from her, so she was embarrassed to keep such a small amount.

After Bai Ruozhu took the money and went out, Bai Yihong sighed and whispered to Lin Ping'er: "Our family is in urgent need of money, otherwise we should save this money for our daughter to use as a dowry in the future."

"Do you want Ruozhu to marry again?" Lin Ping'er asked in surprise.

"Then we can't make the child suffer all her life. Let's choose a good family for her in a few years." Bai Yihong sighed and said.

Lin Ping'er didn't say anything, but she was a little worried in her heart. Her daughter was good in everything, good manners, good-natured, and diligent and handy. Unfortunately, this situation was not good. Is it really easy to remarry in the future?

Bai Ruozhu took the money and returned to her room. She thought to herself that whether the money was given to her, she would have a reason to improve the food and buy some things for her family, especially when it was time to buy a pen for her second brother.

It is not easy for a farmer's family to support scholars. Her second brother is also a sensible person and has been very frugal in spending money on studying. He used to often write letters or copy books to earn some money. Now that the exam is coming, mother does not allow him to be distracted. , so he didn’t go out to make money to support his family.

Bai Ruozhu happened to see his second brother practicing calligraphy on the table in the house. In order to save paper and ink, he dipped his brush in water and wrote on the table. However, his brush had been used for a long time and was already a little bald. .

In addition, the cuffs of her mother's clothes were worn white and her elbows were patched. The last time she saw her uncle's mother in the old house, she was wearing brand new clothes without a single patch on her body.

There is also her father, who used to like to drink a few sips of wine, but because of family difficulties, he has not bought wine for a long time.

Thinking of this, Bai Ruozhu couldn't help but feel a little sad, so she told her elder brother to go to the village tofu shop to buy a piece of tofu to bake in the evening. Bai Zehao was worried and wanted to accompany him, but Bai Ruozhu persuaded him.

"Brother, you go water and fertilize the vegetable patch in the backyard. I'll go back to the tofu shop a few steps away." Bai Ruozhu said insistently.

Bai Zehao thought that the village chief had just dealt with the Liu family a few days ago. No one in the village would dare to cause trouble to Bai Ruozhu, so he stopped insisting.

Bai Ruozhu hurriedly carried the basket and went out, went straight to the tofu shop and bought a piece of tofu, then found a deserted place and got into the space, caught a fat-headed fish in the fish pond, and then came out of the space.