Chapter 47 Negotiation
"Mom, you don't have to persuade me. Even if I can't get married, I don't need others to find me a husband. I can only rely on myself."
Qianhuan knew that it would be difficult for ancient women like Liu to understand her thoughts. In their eyes, the most important thing in a woman's life was to find a good husband's family. Once she couldn't get married, it seemed like her life was over.
But Qianhuan, as a modern person, would not think so. Marriage is not an option for her. Having it would be icing on the cake, but if not, she would not feel it would have much of an impact.
"Uncle, aunt, please don't worry about my marriage. Whether I can get married or not is my own business. You don't need to waste your breath. I won't give you the recipe." Qianhuan was firm.
She didn't care at all whether she could get married or not. No matter how much Liang Lao Da and Zhu Shi talked, she remained indifferent.
In the end, Qianhuan forced the two of them out and slammed the gate shut.
Zhu returned home angrily because she didn't get the recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts. She was extremely unwilling to accept the fact, but Qianhuan refused to listen and she had no other choice.
After they left, the family of three went into the house together.
"Dad, Mom, uncle and aunt didn't get the prescription tonight, and I'm afraid they won't let it go." Qianhuan said as she took out a tinder and lit the oil lamp in the main room.
All the furniture that their family had previously customized had already been made and delivered by Carpenter Sun. At this moment, Liang Laoer and Liu were sitting in front of the newly made round table, both with worried looks on their faces.
The oil lamp emitted a dim light. Liang Laoer was silent for a moment. Finally, his eyes gradually showed a firmness. He assured his daughter, "Qianhua, don't worry. As long as you don't agree, Dad will definitely not hand it over."
"But what if your uncle and aunt ask your grandparents to come to you and ask for the prescription? What if they use filial piety to pressure you?"
Based on Qianhuan's understanding of the two people, they didn't get the prescription themselves, so they were afraid that they would invite the two old people over later.
The flickering light of the fire reflected on Liang Laoer's face, and for a moment, he didn't know how to answer his daughter. Because if it really came to that, he didn't know what he would do.
After a long while, he finally said, "Your uncle shouldn't invite your grandparents over just to get our prescription. Besides, our family has been separated, and Dad's leg hasn't healed. Even if your uncle doesn't care about family affection, your grandfather shouldn't care about the life and death of our family."
Liang Laoer still had some hope for his elder brother and father, thinking that they would not be so inconsiderate of family affection.
Qianhua was not as optimistic as her father. Although Old Man Liang was clear-headed about major issues, as long as Wenzhi stepped in, he would not even distinguish right from wrong, let alone family affection. Otherwise, their family would not have been separated.
But Qianhuan did not express her thoughts. Before things happened, she let her father have some fantasies in his mind. It would not be too late to let him see clearly when things really came to that point.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Only then will he understand more thoroughly that his family is worthless compared to Wen Zhi.
"Dad, Mom, I have saved more than fifty taels of silver. Anyway, someone has been trying to steal our business recently, so let's take a few more days off. I plan to take Dad to Renjitang to have his legs checked by a doctor the day after tomorrow."
"Mother agrees with this. Your father's leg should have been checked by a doctor a long time ago." Liu also wanted her husband's leg to get better soon.
"Qianhuan, now that someone is trying to steal our business, Dad is worried that our business will become increasingly difficult. All this money was earned with great difficulty, so let's save it for living. Dad doesn't need to see a doctor for his leg, maybe it will heal on its own after a while."
Liang Laoer knew that the medicine for treating his leg injury was a bit expensive, and he really didn't want to waste his family's hard-earned money on buying medicine for himself.
"Dad, mom and I are not strong, and mom has to fetch several loads of water from the creek every day. If your leg doesn't heal, mom will be exhausted fetching water. Don't be stingy with the money. Only if you take the medicine well can your leg heal faster. When your leg is healed, you can take better care of mom and me." Qianhuan could only persuade her father in this way.
"Dad knows you and your mother have suffered these days. Dad also wants to get better soon. But this medicine is really expensive, and Dad doesn't want to spend the family's money on buying medicine."
Liang Laoer was also worried that the family would have a hard time living without money. During the months when he broke his leg, Grandma Liang didn't give him medicine, but he managed to get through it.
"Dad, even if we lose everything we have, Mom and I will be willing to do it as long as your leg can be healed. I just hope you get better soon."
"Yes, her father, as long as you can get better, the money will be spent." Liu also hoped that her husband would get better soon.
After hearing this, Liang Laoer no longer said he would not see a doctor or take medicine.
My wife and daughter both care about me so much, I must not disappoint them. I must take the medicine well and get better soon. Only when my leg gets better can I help my wife and daughter.
"Mom and Dad, aren't there a few acres of wasteland next to our fields? I plan to go to the village head and ask if I can buy it." Qianhuan continued to tell her parents about her idea of buying land.
"Those acres of land have been left idle for a long time and no one has cultivated them. If we were to buy anything, we would buy good farmland. Why would we buy that wasteland?" Liu was somewhat dissatisfied with buying the wasteland.
"Mom, wasteland is cheaper than good farmland."
"Qianhuan, even if we buy this wasteland that no one cultivates, it will probably cost one or two taels of silver per acre. After buying the wasteland, we still have to reclaim it. Dad's leg hasn't recovered yet. Wouldn't it be a waste if no one reclaims it and cultivates it?" Liang Laoer didn't quite agree with buying the land either.
"Dad, I don't plan to farm this wasteland. I plan to use it to build a house. Let's not demolish the thatched house. I'm going to spend thirty taels of silver to build a green brick and tile house on the wasteland."
"Qianhuan, doesn't our family have a house to live in now? It's too expensive to build a brick and tile house. We have finally saved some money, so let's not build it for now." Liu was reluctant to spend money.
"Yes, Qianhuan, now there are two more stalls competing with us for business. It's hard to make money. You should save this money for living instead of building a tile house." Liang Laoer also felt sorry for the money.
"Mom and Dad, our thatched house is too small. I'm worried it will collapse if it snows and blows in the winter. You don't have to worry about money. I learned a lot of ways to make money in my dreams. I will definitely make more money in the future and give you a better life."
Liu and Liang Laoer were very moved when they heard this. Their daughter was really becoming more and more sensible. She used the money she earned to treat her father's legs and bought land for them to build a house. This daughter was really not raised in vain.
"Then why don't we just buy half an acre of land? There's no need to buy a large piece of wasteland to build a house."
"Mom, I plan to make other plans for the wasteland when I have money in the future. Our family's sugar-roasted chestnuts are a seasonal business. At most, they will be sold out by mid-November. In the future, we will definitely have to make money by doing other things."
"What other business do you plan to do in the future?" Liu couldn't help but ask.
"Mom, you will know it later. I learned it in my dream. I guarantee you can make a lot of money." Qianhuan already had the idea in her mind, but she didn't have enough funds at the moment.
"Okay, mom and dad will listen to you. Since you said to buy land, then let's buy the land." Liu now believed what her daughter said.
"Well, then I will go to the headman's house tomorrow to ask. If the price is right, I will buy more. Right now we still live in a thatched hut, so we have to buy the land quickly while we have money. Otherwise, when our blue brick and tile house is built and we earn more and more money in the future, if we want to buy land at that time, I am afraid the villagers will raise the price." Qianhuan thought long-term.
"Qianhuan, you are really thoughtful." Liang Laoer said with emotion.
"Well, when we built the thatched house, we promised to treat the villagers to a meal. Let's invite the villagers who helped build the house to come over for a meal tomorrow."
"Okay, we should have invited the villagers who built the house to dinner a long time ago. Chunxiang, go and notify those people to come to our house for dinner tomorrow."
"Okay, then should I just call Wenyong at the old house?" When they were building the house, Wenyong was the only one who came to help.
"Call your cousin's wife, your aunt, and Wenjie, and ask them to call you grandpa. As for the others, you don't need to invite them. It's up to them whether they come or not."
Although Qianhuan hates Old Lady Liang and Mrs. Zhu, Liang Wenyong is a good person. Not to mention Mrs. Chen and Wenjie, who have always had a good relationship with their family.
Qianhuan didn't want to see Old Lady Liang and Mrs. Zhu at all, but those two were the most shameless people. They would probably come to eat on their own even if she didn't invite them.