103 Old man w.a.n.g’s Family Is Rich
w.a.n.g Chuangui listened from the house and did not think too much about it. He thought his mother naturally had a reason for doing this.
However, his mother had never liked to reason with her family and always did things directly. In the end, they often found out that the old lady had a plan.
Old Madam w.a.n.g on the other hand was not really scaring her sons. She really felt that her sons were too shallow.
“All of you are short-sighted. Back then, I thought that you were hiding your strength. Now that I think about it, you’re all stupid people who can’t be helped. If I dug a brick out of the latrine and placed it among the flowers for decades, it should become fragrant. But you guys would still be smelly!” As Old Madam w.a.n.g spoke, she was very angry and she looked at Old man w.a.n.g as if she wanted to kill him.
Old man w.a.n.g felt extremely wronged. “How would I know that they were so stupid? If I had known, we would have gone to the feces pit to raise them!”
At this moment, he naturally had to stand with his wife.
Old Madam w.a.n.g sneered. “It’s not too late for you to carry them there now!”
The sons: “…”
Wasn’t this too insulting?!
On the other hand, Liu Shi was worried. As she made pancakes in the kitchen, she listened to the commotion in the central room.
w.a.n.g Dalang and the others were still fine. Although they also liked the pancakes, they still cared about their brothers’ faces.
w.a.n.g Silang, w.a.n.g Wulang, and the others however, had long drooled.
There was no other reason. This pancake looked oily and completely different from the usual dry pancakes.
The meat and fat that Old Madam w.a.n.g had bought had all been boiled into oil. Under Old Madam w.a.n.g’s instructions, Liu Shi was also willing to use the oil. There were also a few pieces of minced meat in the pancake and a piece of spring tofu. Before it even started to cook, she could already smell a rich fragrance.
w.a.n.g Dalang was helping to boil the fire. When the pot was hot, Liu Shi spread the pancakes into the pot one by one and then fried them. After the fragrance erupted, she scooped them up and stuck them on the edge of the pot.
The pancakes quickly filled up the sides of the pot. The slightly yellow pancakes gradually had a charred fragrance and were golden in color. Just looking at them made one drool.
Finally, Liu Shi handed the first one to Little Ah Yu as the others watched eagerly.
They then each took a pancake. Little Ah Yu had just taken a bite when she took in the fragrance.
The fragrance of the meat was very faint. Coupled with the fragrance of the dough, it washed away the greasy taste of the meat and oil. The texture of the pancake was also soft and crisp. There was even a cracking sound when she took a bite. Chewing again, she felt that her mouth was filled with softness.
“Mother, your pancakes are so delicious. Ah Yu likes them so much!” Little Ah Yu only took a small bite before raising the pancake in front of Liu Shi. “Mother, Ah Yu is full. Mother can have the remaining.”
In the past, Little Ah Yu would always give the food to Liu Shi first, but Liu Shi was never willing to eat it first. Now, Little Ah Yu would take a small bite first before giving it to Liu Shi.
Liu Shi smiled and lowered her head. She also took a small bite. She felt the delicious taste on the tip of her tongue almost greedily, but she quickly stopped her desire.
Under Little Ah Yu’s expectant gaze, Liu Shi lied. “Ah Yu, eat. Mother doesn’t like this.”
Under Little Ah Yu’s lead, the other boys in the family finally recalled that they still had parents. However, when they brought the pancakes to the central room, the adults all said that they did not like them.
They could see that the pancakes were filled with ingredients, so there definitely was not enough ingredients left to make more pancakes.
If the adults ate a few bites, they would definitely want to eat more. The pain of stopping their desires would be so painful that they might as well not eat it from the beginning.
Old Madam w.a.n.g saw everyone’s gaze and felt that it was necessary to change their habit.
In the future, the family’s situation would definitely get better. If they continued to behave like this, they would look petty. But she also knew it was impossible to turn things around in an instant. Therefore, she would have to take it slow.
Habits had to be changed subtly.
“Eldest, come here.” Old Madam w.a.n.g took out two heavy silver ingots from the house in front of everyone and handed them to w.a.n.g Chuanfu. “Take these 20 taels of silver to Village Chief Hu to thank him for helping us.”
Village Chief Hu had directly bought land for them so they had to repay this favor.
Moreover, it must have cost a lot to make the arrangements. Just because Village Chief Hu did not say anything did not mean that they had to pretend not to know.
w.a.n.g Chuanfu had never seen so much money before that his hands were trembling.
“Stick out your chest. You’re the eldest. Don’t act so timid!” Old Madam w.a.n.g scolded sternly. “It’s only 20 taels of silver, and you’re already so frightened? This is still for others. If I give it to you directly, will you faint? If you can’t do this, leave it to your Third Brother. Don’t do something so unpresentable!”
w.a.n.g Chuanfu’s face turned green and white after being reprimanded by his mother in front of his brothers and sisters. In the end, he decided to hand the silver to his third brother to deal with.
“I’ll go now.” w.a.n.g Chuanfu walked out with his head lowered, looking a little dispirited.
Old Madam w.a.n.g took out another two taels of silver and handed it to her third son. “It’s still early. Take these two taels of silver and see if you want to go to town or to Butcher Huang’s house in the neighboring village. Buy 20 catties of meat and let him add 5 catties of pig intestines to the meat. In addition, buy two sickles, a firewood knife, 10 chicken and 10 ducklings.”
Hearing this, w.a.n.g Chuanyuan felt a little dizzy. Only then did Old Madam w.a.n.g say, “I’ll give you two taels of silver. Buy back the things I mentioned. You can only buy more, not less. There’s no additional subsidy. If there’s any remaining money, that’s your ability. You don’t have to report it to me.”
Madam Zhang’s eyes lit up.
If this matter was done well, they might even be able to save some for themselves. Moreover, this was their private savings. Their mother would definitely not take it away.
Madam Zhang hurriedly said, “Mother, there are too many things. I’m afraid my husband will be confused so I’ll go with him.”
Old Madam w.a.n.g: “Up to you. Don’t think about slacking off with the work at home.”
“I’ll go after I’m done with my work. It’s almost done!” With that, Madam Zhang rushed out of the door. Her job today was only to sweep the courtyard. It was not her turn to do the work in the fields yet.
After a.s.signing tasks to the others, w.a.n.g Chuanman looked at Old Madam w.a.n.g eagerly.
Old Madam w.a.n.g said, “The land outside the village will be handed over to the outsiders to farm, but you have to make a trip there to take a look and let them familiarize themselves with whose land it is. Don’t be stupid and farm the land in the village yourself. Leave only 20 acres for ourselves. Go and see who else in the village is willing to farm the rest of the land.”
w.a.n.g Chuanman: “Mother, what if the villagers are unwilling to farm it?”
Some villagers cared about their face and did not want to work for fellow villagers. This was understandable.
“That’s something you should handle. Do you want me to teach you how to walk again? How to eat?”
w.a.n.g Chuanman broke out in cold sweat. “…I’ll think about it.”
“The fertile fields in the village haven’t been planted yet. We have to set a schedule today so that we can start planting tomorrow. If you don’t do your job well today, don’t come back home tonight. Stay outside and reflect on yourself.”
w.a.n.g Chuanman: “…” He wanted to ask why his two brothers were not punished but he was.
Old Madam w.a.n.g stared at w.a.n.g Chuanman. “Theoretically speaking, the 30 acres of land are all yours to work on. Why? Are you feeling very aggrieved?”
“…No.”
Later, w.a.n.g Chuanman first went to look at the 30 acres of fertile land in the village. Then, he chatted with the pa.s.sing villagers and told them that these fields had already become his.
At this moment, the news of Old man w.a.n.g’s family becoming rich spread throughout the village.
“This is amazing. Old man w.a.n.g’s family has made a fortune!”
“Their family has become landlords!”