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Lin Xiaoniu returned with the dog tails on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. Although the goods were almost sold out on the 10th, the two of them stayed in the county town for a few more days to help their second uncle and second aunt run the braised food stall.

The closer it gets to the New Year, the better the braised food business becomes. Now the daily volume is basically two or three times that of before. Lin Erniu and Cao Lian are simply reluctant to give up this business, so on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, they have no plans to close the stall and go home for the New Year.

Seeing that he could not persuade his second brother and his wife, Lin Xiaoniu was also thinking about the New Year's gifts at home, so he came back early on the 20th.

Tiezi stayed in Lijia Village. His job there was to guard the yard during the day. After all, he was not really suitable for selling goods, even though he was a boy with a fake smile.

Five days passed after Lin Xiaoniu came back before Lin Erniu and his wife returned home. They were very tired, but in a good mood.

But when Cao Lian saw Yaya, who spoke indistinctly, she couldn't hold back her tears. What mother wouldn't miss her child? She just held back on it on weekdays.

Lin Erniu also picked up the naughty boy Goumao and turned him around for a while, and then took out various snacks that the children in the county town loved from his pocket to appease the children at home.

It was not until the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month that the Lin family was complete. After dinner that day, Grandpa Lin asked Erya and the little girl to coax the babies to bed, and then began to talk about family matters.

"Although Xiaoniu and his friends haven't yet settled all the accounts for this trip to the city, we can now basically confirm that they made money, and they made much more than we expected. It's hard for the eldest brother's wife and Xiaoniu to go back and forth to the city. Xiaoniu's idea is to wait until the goods at home are sold and the busy farming season is over before going to the city again. We can plan this after the New Year."

As soon as Grandpa Lin finished speaking, Guangdan saw the smug expression on his uncle's face.

"Dad, will it be okay for Xiaoniu to go to the provincial capital alone?" Lin Daniu asked not very reassuredly, as his younger brother was still a half-grown child.

"He will definitely not go alone. Gouwei, Guangdan, and Goudan will all go together. The specific person will be decided after the new year when his goods are almost sold. The second thing, as everyone knows, our family wants to sell land. Good farmland is not easy to buy, but there are many mountains here, so I will take the initiative to buy a few dozen acres, which can be regarded as buying land for you."

Grandpa Lin paused for a moment, looked at the expressions of his three sons, and then continued, "Part of these dozens of acres is mountainous land, and part is wasteland. Most of them are used to grow herbs. I'll leave this matter to you, Daniel. If you don't understand something, please ask more."

Grandpa Lin glanced at Mrs. Wu meaningfully.

"An old woman will definitely tell you everything she knows." Mrs. Wu immediately expressed her attitude.

At this time, Lin Daniu had something to say. He coughed and said, "Dad, there are so many wastelands. It will probably take a lot of people to cultivate them. If we want to plant them quickly, it may be too late next spring."

"Well, plant the mountain land first after the new year. If the wasteland can't be planted, hire people and pay them according to the wages in the town. Then ask your village chief to select people from the village. In the first year, plant more soybeans on the wasteland. This stuff makes the field fertile."

"Ok."

Seeing that no one else had any questions, Grandpa Lin continued, "The third thing is about the braised food stall in the county. The second brother and his wife have worked hard these past two months. I just checked the accounts and the income is better than we expected, but this is not a solution.

The winter is too cold, and people can’t stand it for a long time. The summer is too hot. The old man thought about it and decided to rent a small shop in the county town after the New Year. It doesn’t need to be big, just a braised meat stall. ”

At this point, the old man saw the excited expressions on his second son and his wife's faces, and coughed softly: "Ahem, by then, we can not only sell braised meat in the shop, but if there are goods coming from the capital, we can also set up a stall next to it to sell goods. This is better than being outside every day, at least it will be more comfortable."

These were the suggestions given by Guangdan. The old man originally thought it was indifferent, but now seeing the second son and his wife frozen like this, he began to feel sorry for them, so he simply told them about renting a shop.

"Dad, what should we do with the house we rented in Lijia Village?" Lin Erniu touched his head and asked uncertainly.

Grandpa Lin suddenly forgot about the matter and just looked at the bare egg.

"Are the houses in Lijia Village rented on a seasonal basis?" The old man asked uncertainly after thinking for a moment.

"Yes, it is currently rented until next spring." Lin Erniu said this with some reluctance.

"Uncle, let's take a look at the shop in the county town first. If the shop is only a few square meters, we should still keep the house in Lijia Village." Guangdan naturally saw that his uncle liked the small courtyard in Lijia Village.

"Well, there's no rush. Go to the county town and inquire after the New Year. If you rent a house like the one in Lijia Village in the county town, the price will probably be several times higher. You can discuss this later." Grandpa Lin was not in a hurry. He just paid the money and left the rest to the children to handle.

At this point, the old man felt that he should get to the point. He looked around the main room and, except for a few sleeping kids, everyone else was there, including Erya and Taohua who did not avoid him this time.

"Now let me tell you about our family's income this year. The income from the fields is 7 yuan. Guangdan handed in 20 yuan, which are herbs and flowers from the mountains. The eldest brother handed in a large sum of money. I won't tell you the specific numbers here, everyone knows about it. Gouwei also handed in 1 yuan this year. Although the second brother and his wife have not been running the braised meat shop for a long time, they also handed in 12 yuan. As for Xiaoniu, the accounts have not been settled yet, so we will have to wait until after the New Year."

When I said this, I saw that everyone in the room was stunned.

But more people were still looking at Fang Cuihua. After all, how much money was that? It was really intriguing!

Fang Cuihua sat upright, pretending not to be able to see the everyone's gaze.

At this time, the old man laughed softly: "Last year I felt that we had a good year, but this year, our family has reached a higher level. However, our family's situation is now in everyone's eyes, so everyone should be humble and honest, and don't say some nonsense outside to cause trouble for the family."