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Chapter 541: Countryside Woman 5

Mrs. Zhao was still a little hesitant, so Su Tong raised the stakes again, "Mother-in-law, you have to think it over carefully. Although my husband and I are not working at home, at least we are earning money outside, and we don't have to eat the food at home. This is another sum of money saved, and the key is that this house can be vacant..."

When he heard that the house could be vacated, Lao Wu's eyes lit up immediately. He knew that he was not young anymore, and he would be able to clear up the matter in a few years. If he could vacate a house...

"Mom, please agree to my third sister-in-law's request. I'm not a child anymore and I want to rent a house by myself." The sister-in-law has always wanted to have a house of her own, but there are many people in the family and few houses, so she can only think about it.

The eldest sister-in-law wiped her tears and said, "Little Guo, you will be married in a few years, but your nephews and nieces are all squeezed in the same bed with me, which is really inconvenient. If we can free up a room..."

Mrs. Zhao slapped her thigh and said, "Okay, for the sake of money, I agreed. However, the specific distribution of the house depends on his opinion."

Su Tong would not leave his things at her husband's house. Except for some things that were too stupid to be taken away, he took away all his things. In other words, there was nothing left in the room except a kang and some ornaments that could not be taken away.

In the end, the sister-in-law did not defeat the other people in the family. The house became vacant and the boys born to the eldest and second sisters-in-law lived together, while the remaining girls lived in a separate room.

The book boy didn't care about all this mess. He packed up his things and followed Zhao Laosan to the town. Before leaving, Mrs. Zhao kept reminding them to send the money back as soon as possible and not to spend it lavishly.

Su Tongke didn't care about all this mess. As long as he could leave this damn place, the air outside was fresh.

Zhao Laosan rented a house, which was not big, a square courtyard with a well. The key point was that the annual rent was ten taels of silver.

Zhao Laosan also specifically inquired about the housing prices in the county town. It turned out that an ordinary house would cost at least more than 100 taels of silver. If you wanted a better one, or even one with a good location, it would cost at least or taels of silver.

The couple doesn't have that much money, and there is a group of people in their hometown who are specifically sucking their blood, so they definitely can't afford to buy a house and can only put it aside for the time being.

The main purpose of Zhao Laosan living in this house was to store his own belongings. In addition to doing work for others, he would also make some small items and then let Su Tong sell them.

In addition to selling some wooden products, Su Tong also made some small gadgets, such as silk flowers. The couple could save ten taels of silver a month, but their expenses were also high.

First, Zhao Laosan needs to purchase some tools, and then some commonly used consumables, such as some better quality wood, which are very expensive.

The next thing was the couple's food, clothing and daily expenses. In addition to rent, the couple had to spend their own money to buy food and meat, and even wood...

The only thing that is better than others is that we don’t have to spend money to buy water. Yes, some people don’t have wells at home, so we have to fetch water when we need it. Sometimes we can’t fetch it, so we have to spend money to hire someone to do it.

Both of them are people who are willing to spend money on food and drink, not to mention that they now have a child. Naturally, they have to raise the child well, so they have to spend one or two taels of silver a month. However, the couple feels that this money is worth it.

Of course, there is another thing, which is that I have to give my family a small amount of silver every month. All these miscellaneous expenses added up are not a small amount.

As spring approaches, most people have taken off their heavy winter clothes and put on simple spring clothes. Su Tong and his wife are no exception. However, they don't have any good clothes, so they can only spend money to buy a few sets.

According to the couple's saving speed, they could have transferred the money for buying a house within one or two years. Unfortunately, the weather did not go as they wished. After entering May, the air became drier and drier, and it has not rained for a long time.

Su Tong did not dare to underestimate the drought in ancient times. The couple discussed for a long time and finally decided to buy some food and store it at home when no one was around. Of course, they bought it secretly. At the same time, they also sent a message to their parents' and husband's families, saying that the price of rice in the city had risen again recently. If there was food at home, they should store more at home in case of emergency.

Su Tong didn't know whether Mrs. Zhao had listened to his words or not. Anyway, he did receive a message from her parents saying that they had bought some more food and stored it at home. Even if there was no natural disaster, they could eat it themselves, so nothing would be wasted.

The couple went out to buy food, one during the day and the other at night, and they didn't buy from the same place. They either bought a little of this or a little of that. To outsiders, it seemed that they just bought a lot of food more frequently. However, Zhao Laosan's explanation to others was that he had a big appetite and could eat a lot, so the family consumed more food.

Others didn't think much about it. After all, Zhao Laosan was really good at making money. Working as a helper for a wealthy family, he earned more money every month than ordinary people did.

After entering July, it should have been the season for planting rice seedlings, but there was no water in the river, and all the seedlings planted died. This year's fields were truly barren. Some people who understood the market hurriedly replanted corn and sweet potatoes. Even the price of grain increased four or five times compared to before.

In addition to hiding a lot of food in the room, Su Tong even dug a cellar and hid four or five hundred kilograms of food in it.

It's August now and there's basically no one outside. The layers of heat waves are almost melting people. The earth is cracked into pieces, and there's not a trace of green within a hundred miles.

Su Tong's eldest and second brothers came to the county town specially, on the one hand to make Su Tong and others more vigilant, and on the other hand to specially deliver some food.

"After listening to your instructions, we didn't sell the grain right away. Instead, we waited for a while and found that the grain prices had indeed risen. Only then did we realize that something was wrong.

Because in previous years, when it was harvest season, grain prices usually went down, so she hid the grain in the cellar, and some of it in the mountains. She even went to other towns to buy some grain at a high price...

Now that we have enough food at home, mother is worried that you will be wronged here, so she asked us to send some things over."

It would be a lie for Su Tong to say that he was not moved. Because of the drought, the price of available food has increased dozens of times, and there is still no market for it. The two brothers came here to deliver food in the severe heat wave, and they must have experienced many dangers along the way.

Su Tong wiped her tears and then desperately stuffed things into the car. First, she made the medicinal herbs she bought into pills, followed by some cakes and pastries as well as some salt, soy sauce, sugar and other things.

"Although there is no shortage of food at home, there is definitely a shortage of these condiments." Su Tong moved a few more pieces of cloth. These were all bought by him a while ago. At that time, the price of food increased, but the price of cloth in the cloth shop was adjusted down a bit.