pjbooks Chapter 57 Stealing money from my house?
Chapter 57 Stealing money from my house?
After the pest infestation, she discovered that the herbs in the medicinal field were growing much faster than before.
It will probably take less than three or four months to grow, and the yield will be much higher than previously estimated.
The clinics that the village chief and Zhao Xiangping's great-grandfather signed contracts with before probably won't be able to handle the profits. The extras can be sold to Young Master Li.
When Zhao Taohua and Zhao Ershu returned to the village, villagers who saw the oxcart along the way came to watch.
They exclaimed with envy, "That ox is so strong, and that oxcart is so beautiful!"
"Peach Blossom, did you buy this oxcart? How much did it cost?"
Zhao Taohua replied, "Fifty-two taels including the ox and cart."
"My God, so much money!"
"Of course, how long would it take my family to save up enough to afford one?"
Everyone stared longingly at the Zhao family's oxcart, their eyes filled with envy.
Zhao Taohua smiled and said, "After the rice harvest, your family will have some empty land. That's fertile land, perfect for growing medicinal herbs."
Everyone laughed when they heard what Zhao Taohua said.
When we were clearing land to plant medicinal herbs, the rice wasn't ready for harvest yet. Now it's different; it's ready to be harvested.
After harvesting the rice, there will be more fields to plant medicinal herbs.
Almost every household in the village has four or five mu of fertile land, and some even have ten mu.
According to the village chief's previous estimate, if they could earn 2.5 taels of silver per mu, it would be easier for them to save money, and then they could buy an oxcart like Tao Hua's family.
Zhao Shenglin watched from afar as the Zhao family's oxcart drove home, then closed the courtyard gate. He took a deep breath and muttered to himself:
"Fifty-two taels?"
His gaze fell on the newly built brick and tile house of the Zhao family.
Is that a brick and tile house?
That's all money!
Zhao Taohua made a lot of money by exorcising evil spirits and using trolls to turn the land. This house and this oxcart alone are worth nearly a hundred taels of silver, so the family should still have a lot of money left.
Furthermore, the Zhao family of three is now all wearing linen clothes!
As soon as the oxcart drove into the house, Qian immediately put down her needlework and ran into the yard.
"My goodness, this ox and cart must have cost a fortune! This is wonderful!"
Mr. Qian touched the cow's head and belly with a sense of wonder.
Zhao Taohua sent the argumentative fellow and the durian spirit to cut grass for the cow. Upon hearing that the cow was worth fifty taels of silver, Qian immediately spoke up:
“I went with them, but they didn’t know what kind of grass cows could eat.”
"These cows are so expensive, we have to be careful. We can't just feed them random grass, lest they get sick."
Today, Zhao Taohua not only bought an oxcart but also meat to celebrate in a simple way.
Since the woman had earned over two hundred taels of silver for the family this time, Zhao Taohua gave her a few days off, and she didn't have to embroider handkerchiefs for the next few days.
After dinner and washing up, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Gradually, Zhao Village became so quiet that only the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard, and occasionally a few barks of dogs could be heard.
Suddenly, a slight noise came from outside the corner of the Zhao family's wall. At the same time, the Menstrual Spirit, Durian Spirit, Argumentative Spirit, and Snail Spirit, who were sleeping in the main room, all woke up.
In the darkness, all four pairs of eyes turned toward the direction from which the sound came.
From the corner, Zhao Shenglin, who had just climbed in, slapped Zhao Shengyong on the head and said:
"You go first, and once we get the money, you take the lion's share."
Zhao Shengyong was a little scared and whispered, "Shenglin, there are monsters in Uncle Ershu's house. I'm scared and I don't dare to go in."
And that troll, he's incredibly strong, I'm afraid he'll beat me up..."
Zhao Shengyong's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke.
A gust of wind blew by, and the moon emerged from behind the clouds, instantly illuminating the entire Zhao Family Village.
In that instant, Zhao Sheng saw a man behind him with a mountain-like figure and a pair of curved horns on his head.
Zhao Shengyong trembled with fear and exclaimed, "He...he's here!"
After saying that, Zhao Shengyong prepared to leave, but when he turned around, he saw Menstrual Spirit standing in front of him with a face as pale as paper!
"Ah!" Zhao Shengyong screamed in fright.
Immediately, Zhao Shenglin also sensed something was wrong; a huge shadow enveloped him.
Looking back, it turns out he really is a contrarian?
This spirit can clear ten acres of wasteland in a day. If he stays, he's afraid the other party will treat his land as wasteland and cultivate it.
Zhao Shenglin took off running, but he was stopped by the durian spirit and the snail spirit after only two steps.
"what!!!"
Unable to bear the fear any longer, Zhao Shengyong screamed out, his scream sounding extremely abrupt in the quiet night.
Zhao Shenglin hadn't expected that they would be discovered so quickly by the four spirits of Zhao Taohua's family.
He tried to climb over the wall to escape, but they wouldn't let him!
The Zhao family members were immediately awakened, and the neighbors around them turned on their lights one after another after hearing the noise.
Zhao Ershu quickly dressed and came out holding a kerosene lamp, followed closely by Zhao Taohua and Qian Shi.
"Sheng Yong, Sheng Lin, what are you doing in my house?"
When Zhao Ershu saw them, he questioned them.
They frantically clung to the courtyard wall, trying to get out, but were firmly blocked by the four spirits, including the Menstrual Spirit, who wouldn't let them leave.
"...We...we'll..."
Zhao Shengyong was so terrified by the menstrual blood that he was completely at a loss for words.
"Ershu, what happened to your family?"
The first neighbors to arrive at the Zhao family's house were Aunt Zheng and her family of three from next door.
"Peach Blossom, is everything alright at your house?"
As Zhao Shengyong watched more and more villagers surround them with oil lamps, he grew increasingly frightened and almost cried.
Seeing how useless he was, Zhao Shenglin quickly said to Zhao Ershu:
"Uncle Ershu, we couldn't sleep, so we came out for a walk."
Zhao Taohua squinted: "Couldn't sleep, so you sneaked into my house for a walk?"
Zhao Shenglin was a notorious good-for-nothing in the village. He was lazy, gluttonous, and unruly. Zhao Taohua didn't believe a word he said.
She looked up at her yard wall, which was over a meter high, and asked, "You climbed over here, not to steal money from my house, are you?"
"No, we absolutely didn't! We just came out for a walk!"
No sooner had Zhao Taohua finished speaking than Zhao Shengyong immediately retorted loudly.
However, his voice and expression had already betrayed his purpose.
Aunt Zheng held up the oil lamp and shone it on his face, saying:
"The Peach Blossom family just bought an oxcart today, and you're already eyeing their property?"
Just then, Zhao Shengyong's parents arrived, along with the village chief, clan chief, and others.
Zhao Shengyong's mother, Cao, went up and grabbed Zhao Shengyong's ear, scolding him:
"Weren't you sleeping at home? How did you end up at Peach Blossom's house? What were you doing climbing over the wall? Tell me!"
Cao was extremely ruthless, causing Zhao Shengyong to beg for mercy repeatedly. However, Cao not only did not let go, but even kicked him.
Zhao Shengyong didn't know whether it was from the pain or the fear, but he burst into tears.
"Mother, stop hitting me! I came to Peach Blossom's house to steal money."
Zhao Shengyong was beaten until he confessed.
"What? It really was stealing money!"
"Ershu, quickly check if your money is missing?"
Everyone knows that Peach Blossom's family has made a lot of money recently; otherwise, they wouldn't have a brick house and an oxcart.
Cao was struck dumb, frozen in place.
After a brief moment of shock, Cao slapped Zhao Shengyong across the face again.
Zhao Taohua quickly stepped forward and stopped the man from slapping her.
“Aunt Cao, please calm down. Brother Shengyong didn’t steal any money. They just entered my yard.”
Zhao Taohua explained.
Zhao Shengyong cried with tears and snot streaming down his face. He looked at Zhao Taohua with teary eyes, surprised that she would help him.