Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Zhao asked somewhat worriedly, "What are you kids doing renting a house for?"

Li Laosan didn't expect the other party to ask this, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Li Yuer thought for a moment and made up an excuse that was very similar to his family's situation. He smiled and said, "Our village was hit by a typhoon a few days ago. Several parts of our house were damaged and are being repaired. The adults in my family are busy repairing the house, so I had to ask my uncle to take us out to look for a house."

"So that's how it is." Zhao sighed. There was a storm in the coastal area a few days ago, and several people died. Many houses near the sea were damaged by the wind.

Their village is not bad, the worst house is made of adobe, but many of the straw huts and pig pens have collapsed.

Zhao then asked, "How long do you plan to rent it?"

Li Laosan and his friends had already discussed this beforehand, and he immediately replied, "Lease for three months first."

Three months is neither long nor short, just right. Zhao thought that if the other party is difficult to get along with, she can just endure it for three months. At worst, she can just not rent it when it expires.

Seeing that the children spoke politely, had good family education, and were relatively young and not very aggressive, Zhao had basically agreed in her mind.

After both parties were satisfied, Xiao Jiang took out the writing brush, ink and deed from his bag and asked both parties to sign and put their fingerprints on it.

Since Li Laosan was illiterate, he just pressed his fingerprints.

As for the traditional Chinese characters, Li Yuer guessed at most of them. She pretended to be just curious and took a quick look. Only after she found no problem did she let her uncle sign.

Big Head and his companion didn't have much luggage, so Li Laosan kept them and told them not to go to the town recently to avoid being targeted by that group of people again.

Li Laosan added: "Just stay here and relax. I'll go visit Shitou and Laizi when I have time."

The two were so moved that their eyes were filled with tears. For the first time in their lives, they lived in a proper house, a brick house with a well. It was like a dream.

Li Laosan patted the two men on the shoulders and said, "Third brother, I have never lived in a brick house in my life, but you two brats have lived in one first."

Jia Que'er said, "This is all thanks to Third Brother. Third Brother, you are our real brother. From now on, we will do whatever you ask us to do, even if it means risking our lives. We will do whatever you ask us to do."

Li Laosan was amused and said, "There's no need to go through fire and water. You guys should just help me weave a wicker box first."

"Third brother, don't worry. This is not difficult. I will definitely make the square square and the circle round." Big Head assured.

Li Laosan thought for a moment, took out a bag of steamed buns made of mixed flour bought from the town, and said, "You can pay for these for a few days. I will buy some food for you later and you can make them yourself to save money."

Li Yuer said, "It's expensive to buy food in town. Ask Aunt Zhao if there's anyone in the village willing to sell it?"

Fushui Village has land and food.

So, under the leadership of Zhao, several people bought 50 kilograms of grain from the villagers, which was one penny cheaper than two kilograms at the grain shop, saving 25 copper coins.

I saved the round-trip fare and still had some money left over.

Li Yuer also bought a small jar of pickled vegetables from Zhao and gave them to the group to eat with the meal.

Xiao Jiang was very happy after closing the deal. Although the agency fee for renting a house in the village was not high, at least the business was opened this month, and a small amount of money is still meat.

Back at the brokerage firm, Li Yuer paid a commission of one hundred cents.

Li Yuer asked: "Big brother, do you have any dairy sheep for sale?"

Xiao Jiang thought this was the only deal he had, but he didn't expect the other party to have more demand. He happily said, "Let me take a look."

He picked up another ledger and began to search.

"Yes, there is a ewe with a dead lamb for sale. The price is not expensive, three taels of silver."

Li Laosan whispered, "Yu Baoer, why did you buy a sheep? It can't pull a cart or plow the fields. If you go back, your mother will beat you."

Thinking about his mother's fried pork with willow branches, Li Laosan felt uneasy. He thought, his mother would definitely not beat Yu Baoer, and he would definitely be beaten.

Li Yuer replied: "Goat milk nourishes the body. It is just right for me to drink goat milk. It can also nourish the whole family."

Li Yuer looked at Li Laosan and said seriously, "Uncle San, you have to know that health is the foundation of wealth. Think about it, if you are not healthy, you will get sick, and when you are sick you need to take medicine. Which is more expensive, medicine or goat milk?"

"This……"

"Think about it again. You ruined your body just to make money, but in the end, the money is still there, but you are gone. Isn't that a pity?"

"This……"

It was the first time that Li Laosan heard such a statement, and he felt a strange feeling in his heart. He wanted to deny it, right? He actually thought it made sense.

In the past, didn’t our ancestors live frugally and work hard all their lives? If we couldn’t even get enough food, how could we care about keeping healthy? If we were sick, we would just endure it. If we couldn’t endure it, we would take medicine. If we didn’t have money for medicine, we would die.

Indeed, if a family has one sick person, they will soon fall into ruin. Many people are reluctant to take medicine after they get sick, fearing the expense and burdening their families, and simply jump into the sea to die.

After Li Yuer finished speaking, regardless of Li Laosan's reaction, he handed Xiao Jiang five copper coins and said, "Big brother, please take us to check on the sheep. We don't know how to look after animals, so we'll need you to be more careful when the time comes."

Xiao Jiang looked at the five copper coins in his hand, and felt a burning sensation in his heart, as if a warm current was flowing.

Normally, those old brokers snatch away all the good customers, and the ones that remain are either stingy or difficult to serve. Not to mention giving them tips, even those who don't curse are considered good.

"Okay, don't worry. Now that you have met me, I will take responsibility to the end and will not let you be deceived." Xiao Jiang said seriously.

Li Laosan felt heartbroken when he saw Li Yuer spend five copper coins just now, but after hearing what Xiao Jiang said, he felt that the money was worth it.

It is obvious which is more serious, losing five copper coins or buying a bad sheep.

He didn't know why, but being with Li Yu'er always refreshed his cognition. This feeling was both strange and enlightening. It was as if all the things he couldn't figure out in the past suddenly became clear.

The family selling sheep was in the town, and they arrived there in a short walk.

They were received by the woman of the family, who spoke rather harshly, and when she saw that the two were teenagers, her eyes showed contempt and greed.

"We have a sheep like this, and you can't find another one even if you search with a lantern. It's not that we don't have enough manpower, but I can't bear to sell it even if I kill you. I won't sell it for less than five taels!"

The woman boasted incessantly, with saliva flying everywhere.

Li Yuer hid behind his uncle in displeasure. This woman had a terrible bad breath.

Before Li Laosan could get angry, Xiao Jiang spoke up, pointing at the ewe and saying, "Your sheep doesn't look very healthy."

Sure enough, there was a lot of grass in the stone trough of the ewe, but the ewe lay beside it, showing no interest at all and obviously having no appetite.

The woman rolled her eyes and said, "It's because it's full. When it's full, it will naturally stop eating."

"Oh, I see." Xiao Jiang said indifferently, "This sheep looks quite thin, and its legs are too thin. It wasn't this thin the last time I saw it. Maybe it's sick and won't eat."

The woman looked at the sheep guiltily. The sheep had not eaten much since its lamb died, and had become thinner and thinner.

A neighbor came to see it a few days ago and said that the pig was too thin and he couldn’t get any meat from it, so he left without even negotiating the price.

The woman argued: "It's winter, so I'll lose some weight naturally."

Xiao Jiang opened his eyes wide and looked at the woman, pretending to be surprised and said, "Isn't winter the time to gain weight?"

The woman pursed her lips, a teasing look on her face, but her attitude softened a little: "Maybe it's because the baby just died."

But in his heart he kept cursing Xiao Jiang: What's wrong with this broker? How can he devalue the seller's things? Doesn't he want to do business anymore?

Seeing that the time was almost right, Xiao Jiang said directly, "Aunt, I really want to help you sell the sheep, but the price you offer is definitely not enough to make the deal. Why don't I name a price and if you think it's okay, we can just pay the money and take the sheep away, okay?"

"How much?" the woman asked impatiently.

If she could, she would naturally be willing to get rid of this hot potato.

"Two and a half taels!"

"Two and a half taels?" the woman screamed, and immediately refused: "No, it's too little, I won't sell it to you!"

Xiao Jiang shook his head regretfully, "I'm sorry, I'll take them to visit Old Chen's house at the east end of town."

Having said that, several people just walked out.

"and many more!"

Li Yuer had just counted to three in her mind when she was called.

The woman smiled and said, "It's business, so you have to bargain. Look at you, you are so impatient even though you are young, how can you just leave like that? Why bother to go all the way to the east of the town? Let me tell you, that old Chen is not a good guy, he is the best at deceiving strangers, especially children like you. He has a very evil heart, so you must not buy his livestock. My sheep are well raised and produce a lot of milk, so I will sell them for three taels."

"Two and a half taels!" Xiao Jiang insisted.

The woman's face turned green from the confusion, and finally she gritted her teeth and agreed.

After signing the contract and paying the silver, Li Yuer gave Xiao Jiang another 20 cents as a reward.

"Thank you so much this time, big brother. I'll come to you next time if I need anything."

Xiao Jiang happily agreed. The agency fee for selling a sheep was much higher than renting a house, a full two hundred coins.

This month's performance won't be at the bottom and he won't be kicked out.