As soon as they heard that there was money to be made, everyone was no longer anxious. They crowded around Old Man Shu and asked, "How do you make money? Tell us!"
"Go home and pick coconuts, old coconuts like the ones we collected before. The more the better."
When the news comes out that old coconuts can be used to make coconut oil and coconut paste, things that were originally worthless will definitely become hot commodities, and then it will be difficult to pick more.
"Pick old coconuts..." the village chief muttered silently. Thinking of Lao San's family staying behind closed doors some time ago, he instantly understood something. "Okay, let's go pick it now. Lao San, thank you!"
Old Man Shu smiled honestly, "We are all from the same village, why are you thanking me? Go home, it's so late, go back and have a good sleep. When you get better tomorrow, you can make money by picking coconuts!"
On the way back, Mrs. Shu reminded everyone a few more words, asking them to prepare iron pots, stone grinders, rollers and other tools as soon as possible. She also generously shared where to buy knives for extracting coconut meat.
The village chief had a premonition that something big was going to happen. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep. That night he took his two sons to the coconut forest to pick coconuts.
Seeing the commotion at the village chief's house, the others couldn't stay idle any longer. They all showed off their energy as during the busy farming season and happily ran towards the coconut grove with their sickles and baskets on their backs.
Shu Laosan's family also didn't sleep, but they were not going out to pick coconuts, but they were so happy that they couldn't sleep for the seven hundred taels of silver.
As soon as he entered the house, old man Shu couldn't wait to take out the banknote and kissed it several times, grinning so much that it almost went behind his ears.
"Seven hundred taels, God! Being able to touch so much silver with my own hands, my life, Shu Guangzong, is worth it!"
"Look at your worthless fool." Mrs. Shu snatched the banknote away without saying anything, but the hand holding the banknote was trembling slightly, "With this money, we can do things better in the future.
I feel confident."
The old lady glanced at the family and murmured: "The restaurant is almost ready. If the day after tomorrow is good, let's choose that day to open.
When the restaurant's business stabilizes, the marriage of the third and fourth children should be put on the agenda. We should agree to it before the year, and then we can marry them back home after the new house is built in the spring. "
"No, I'm not in a hurry." Shu Mingzhi panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry. Let's tell the third brother first. He's getting older, and he won't be able to marry her if he doesn't find her."
"How do you talk?" Shu Mingli pushed him, "Your third brother, I am still young!"
"You are so young! You are in your twenties. People as big as you would run away. Isn't it embarrassing that you are still here digging at the mud?"
Shu Mingli was scolded by his mother and felt extremely aggrieved, "I don't want to marry a wife. I'm so comfortable on my own. I can eat whatever I want and go wherever I want. Not with a wife."
Look at my father, he doesn’t have a penny in his hand, he hides his personal money and stuffs it into the soles of his shoes, how pitiful he is.”
Old Man Shu: "?"
If you don't want to marry a wife, don't marry him. Why attack him?
"Little bastard, I don't like hearing what you say! Your dad and I don't have any money because I have big hands and spend money too fast to save, so I can only let my wife take care of it.
You hide your private money just to buy things for my wife and make her happy, how pitiful is that? You are a bachelor who knows nothing, but my wife is fine!"
Mrs. Shu's face heated up because of his praise, "Okay, the children are here, why are you talking about this?
If you need money later, just tell me and just go to the cabinet to get it. Why are you hiding those few copper plates? Don’t you mind the smell?"
"Why does it stink? Candy bought with stinky copper coins is still sweet!" Old Man Shu bared his teeth and smiled with wrinkles on his face.
Everyone in the Shu family: "..."
Did you eat too much at night and suddenly feel full?
Shu Mingren followed the old man's footsteps and continued to attack Shu Mingli, "You just haven't experienced it and don't understand!
Having a wife in charge means you are less free than before, but there are advantages. Look at my clothes. They are clean. Look at your sleeves. There is such a big hole. How come no one has sewed it for you?"
Shu Mingyi showed off, "My clothes are not only clean, but there are also flowers embroidered on the cuffs. My wife specially embroidered them. None of you have them. Doesn't it look good?"
Shu Mingli looked at the triumphant expressions of his two brothers and had to admit one thing: he was sour.
Looking at it this way, it seems that I am quite happy to have a daughter-in-law...
"Okay, you can say whatever you want, but let's say it first. I want to marry a gentle wife, whatever she wants, but she can't be like my mother."
Mrs. Shu raised her iron palm and said, "Little bastard, can you say that again?"
Shu Mingli made a rare refutation: "I will say the same thing again ten thousand times, I want to marry a gentle wife, and she must not have a bad temper!"
Mrs. Shu tilted her hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Mom, I know, I will find you a wife with a good temper."
He looks like a bear, but he doesn't like girls with hot tempers, so girls may not like him!
Shu Mingli's life-long events were arranged, and then Shu Mingzhi came.
His attitude was very firm. No matter how others tried to persuade him, he would always say: "Let's wait until the third brother gets married."
Shu Ming was too afraid of pushing too hard and making him sad, so he simply didn't mention it. Anyway, now that his family was rich and his son was not that bad, he didn't have to worry about not getting a wife.
"Tomorrow you go to the restaurant to clean up and arrange the tables, chairs and benches in order. I'll go to the matchmaker's house nearby and ask her to help me find any girls suitable for the third child.
The fourth child should help in the restaurant first. He is a talker and the restaurant's business cannot be separated from him. Let's talk about getting a wife next year."
After arranging her son's life events, Mrs. Shu turned to look at the fifth child, Shu Mingxin, "The fifth child..."
Shu Mingxin was so frightened that he said, "Mom, I'm really too young to have a wife!"
"Who is going to find you a wife?" Mrs. Shu rolled her eyes at him, "You can prepare some snacks yourself and find out where there is an academy nearby. Go study as soon as possible. Don't delay."
"Ah, okay!" Shu Mingxin agreed, his face filled with joy.
I don't know whether it was Xiaotuanzi's head-touching and killing that had an effect, or whether he had strengthened his body through exercise on the way to escape from the wilderness. Since arriving in Qiongzhou, he has not been sick once.
Not only that, my appetite has also improved, and I can easily eat two bowls of rice at a time. After eating well, my mental outlook has also become completely new.
If he was a sickly little wheat seedling in the past, now he is a green bamboo standing in the wind. The spring breeze, warm sunshine and bright future are all within reach.
Shu Mingwen touched the back of his head and stood up shyly, "Mom, I also want to go to school. Although I'm not as smart as Fifth Brother, I will work hard..."
"Don't worry, I have your share! When your fifth brother settles down in the academy, my mother will send you there. You will be reciting sutras at home all day long. If you don't mind, my mother will be annoyed!"
Shu Mingwen corrected her seriously: "Mom, I'm not chanting sutras, I'm just reviewing my lessons. Fifth brother said, you can learn new things by reviewing the past. I'm stupid and I can learn more this way. If you don't believe me, I'll give you some examples.
An example..."
Mrs. Shu had a headache and covered her ears, "Stop it right now, if you think about it again I will send you to a temple to become a monk!"