The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

When Chen Xiuying rushed home, Zhou Dajiang had already delivered all the gifts in the village.

After lunch, Zhou Dajiang went to the factory. They were distributing things and money today, so he had to take them home early.

Zhou's mother's puppet workshop was closed today, so she came over with some things. It turned out that she wanted Chen Xiuying to help her braise the pork offal she had brought.

Chen Xiuying naturally agreed to her mother-in-law's request and spent half an afternoon to braise the food. The braised pork offal was very fragrant.

Mother Zhou walked into the kitchen following the smell. "I can tell it's delicious just by smelling it. Xiuying's cooking skills are getting better and better." Mother Zhou praised sincerely.

"I just made it casually. As long as mother likes it, it's fine." Chen Xiuying felt embarrassed by her mother-in-law's praise and spoke modestly.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted while packing the pig offal into jars.

At this time, Zhou Dajiang also came back from the factory. Seeing the braised food on the table, he couldn't help but taste a piece.

"Well, delicious! Xiuying, your cooking skills are getting better and better!" Zhou Dajiang praised.

Mother Zhou smiled and said, "Look, I'm not the only one saying this, am I?"

Chen Xiuying didn't know what to say now, so she just smiled. Zhou Dajiang knew that his wife was embarrassed, so he changed the subject and asked his mother, "Mom, will you stay at my place for the two days during the New Year?"

Zhou's mother did not answer, and was obviously in deep thought. Zhou Dajiang was afraid that she would refuse outright, so he continued, "Just come over. Xiuying also wants her parents-in-law to come over. With you here, your mother-in-law will feel more comfortable." The two old ladies could still chat.

"Yes, Mom, please come and stay for two days. Then you can ask your eldest brother and his wife, and your third brother and his sister-in-law to come here to have the New Year's Eve dinner, and we can have a lively New Year together." Chen Xiuying also persuaded.

Zhou's mother wasn't the type to be shy. Since her son and daughter-in-law had already said so, there was no need for her to act pretentiously. Besides, everyone usually ate a lot at the second son's house. It would be nice to have some fun together during the New Year.

So he agreed, "Okay, but we have to make it clear first, I can't let you pay for everything. I'll talk to your brother and Dahe and the others and ask them to each give something. I don't care how you get along with each other during normal times, but you can't eat for free during the New Year."

Zhou Dajiang: "Okay, okay, you have the final say." His mother is still the fair, impartial, and decisive mother.

After talking about the New Year, Zhou Dajiang finally remembered his business and couldn't help but say proudly, "Wife, our factory also gave out holiday gifts. Guess what they gave us?"

Chen Xiuying played him a joke, "What happened?"

"They gave me a box of steamed buns, two notebooks, ten toothbrushes, and a meat grinder. This idea was my idea. So, what do you think? Isn't it great?"

"That meat grinder would cost several taels of silver, right? Should we give it to everyone?"

"No, not really. The workers were given kitchen sets, and only a few of the supervisors were given meat grinders. I originally suggested that everyone be given kitchen sets, but they probably thought it would be better for supervisors to be higher up, so they switched to meat grinders. Oh, and the workers are also getting a few fewer toothbrushes. What do you think of my idea?"

Zhou's mother complained to him, "It's not very good. Not everyone can use that little notebook. It's just full of fancy stuff."

"How do these things seem fancy? If they don't need them, they can sell them or give them to other families with children in school. There's no way they'll lose money. Look, I bought quite a few." After saying that, he opened the bag he had brought back.

Marin was quite considerate and gave each person a cloth bag to put the food in.

Zhou's mother stopped talking. There were many children in her family who were studying, and this must have been prepared by her son for them.

Chen Xiuying took over and praised, "Your idea saved the factory a lot of money. Didn't they thank you?"

Zhou Dajiang was very proud again. "Thank you! Of course I didn't thank you. Before I left, the two of them were so worried and wanted to come to me for advice. But I solved their problem with just a few words. Ma Lin was so moved that he almost hugged my thigh and cried!"

Zhou's mother spat at him, "Just keep bragging. The child is already so grown up, but he's still so shameless." I don't know who this idiot looks like. He keeps showing off whenever something happens.

Zhou Dajiang didn't care when my mother scolded him. "I don't like him, so why not just hide away?" He said a few more words, then hummed a little tune and went out to find his daughter. He had been so busy these past two days that he hadn't had a chance to talk to his daughter or show some concern for her.

Zhou Sisi was worried. Ever since her mother gave her the money and the letter, she had been troubled. First, she didn't know what to do with the money, and second, her "pen pal" had already written to her. What should she write to someone from ancient times?

Zhou Dajiang came to his daughter's room and saw her looking worried at the letter, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

So Zhou Sisi told her father about her troubles.

After hearing this, Zhou Dajiang gave her some advice, "I thought you were worried about something. If you can't think of it now, just write it in a couple of days. It's Chinese New Year, so you can chat with him about how we celebrate Chinese New Year in the countryside. As for the writing style, don't worry about it. You're just a little girl, so it's all right if you can write the letter clearly."

After a pause, he continued, "As for how you want to spend the money, it's right to discuss it with your parents. In this dynasty, there may be many ways to make money, but not all of them are suitable for us. All I can think of for your father is buying land, a shop, or a house.

When you buy land, you can either farm it yourself or rent it out; the same goes for buying a shop, you can either rent it out or use it for your own business; the same goes for buying a house, you can either rent it out or live in it yourself. If it appreciates in value during the holding period, you can sell it and make a profit from the difference.

Dad's suggestion is that you buy a shop and rent it out first. That way, you can save yourself the trouble. If it appreciates in value, you can sell it later. You can also discuss it with your mom and see what she thinks. There's no rush. Chinese New Year is coming soon, and you can do whatever you want afterward. It's better to just celebrate the New Year happily first."

Zhou Sisi thought about it and realized that this sudden money had trapped her. What was she thinking? She was so stupid!

Then, she returned to her usual heartless self, Zhou Sisi, and went about her business.

But after Zhou Dajiang comforted the child, he felt worse himself.

In the evening, when the couple were alone, Chen Xiuying asked him, "What's wrong with you? Why have you been so worried all day?"

Zhou Dajiang glanced at his wife, took out a few banknotes from his pocket and handed them to her, "Here, this is the profit from the factory."

Chen Xiuying took it and counted it, unable to hide the smile on her face. "Two hundred and fifty taels, a lucky number!"

Zhou Dajiang couldn't help laughing, "I knew you would react like this after I took it out."

Then he laughed at himself, "Look at me. I've been working so hard for so long, but I still don't earn as much as you and your two kids. Oh, I'm so ashamed to face the people of Jiangdong!"

Chen Xiuying glanced at him in disapproval, "You're so unruly again! How can that be the same? You're hiring people and building a factory, so who doesn't want money? It's already pretty good to be able to earn this much."

"The money for building the factory and expanding employment was allocated by the headquarters. If we were left to ourselves, we wouldn't be able to develop so quickly," Zhou Dajiang explained.

"That's not nice. You've only been established for a few months. Why are you so worried about this?" It doesn't seem like it, Chen Xiuying was puzzled.

"Not entirely. I was wondering whether we should use the money we have to buy land or a shop."

Zhou Dajiang himself was puzzled. Why was it that when I gave advice to my daughter, I was so logical and logical, but when it came to me, I was so undecided? Oh! What a sweet worry.