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Chapter 153 Reunion

It took only one morning to rush back to Sanyuan County.

After sending Gongsun Helan home, Liu Yi, regardless of the retention of Gongsun's old man and Gongsun Helan, rode Liu Wuhen home in a large and small way at noon.

There was no major change in Gutian Village. When the villagers and neighbors in the village saw him, they just greeted him very normally, and it felt like they hadn't seen each other for a few days.

It can be seen that in Sanyuan and Gutian, what Liu Yi did in Chang'an has not been completely spread. Here, in the eyes of these villagers, Liu Yi was just a little landlord who made some money.

Of course, this is all due to the not-so-developed communications industry in this era.

This is the first time, Liu Yi no longer complains about the communications here.

When he arrived at his home, Liu Yiuan turned over and walked into the yard by himself.

The cow tent, the ox, and the old courtyard still feels so friendly.

"Brother?!" Liu Erzhao came out with a basin of waste water for washing and ink. Seeing Liu Yi standing in the yard, he shouted excitedly in disbelief, but the person he called was in the room: "Dad! Mom! My elder brother is back!"

Then he put the basin on the ground. Liu Erzhao trotted to meet him, took the donkey reins from Liu Yi's hand, and complained in his mouth: "Brother, why have you only been back now? You are almost dying in your family these days. If Uncle Yang had not sent a message a while ago, my father would have said he would go to Chang'an to find you."

"Yi!" Liu He came out of the house with Liu Xiaohui in his arms, looked at Liu Yi, and showed a long-lost smile on his face.

"Mom!" Liu Yiuan screamed softly, and saw Liu Laoshi coming out from behind, and then called out: "Dad!"

"Yeah," Liu nodded honestly and said silly: "All one is back? Well, that, haven't eaten yet? Come into the house quickly. The meal your mother had just prepared is still hot, and we haven't even started to eat."

"Yes, I'll add a pair of bowls and chopsticks to one more, wait, ah." Liu He nodded quickly and agreed, put Liu Xiaohui on the ground and stood up, then ran to the kitchen and took out a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"Brother," Liu Xiaohui trotted to Liu Yi's side, made a hug, looked up at Liu Yi, and said in a sweet voice: "Brother, Xiaohui misses you so much. Do you miss Xiaohui?"

"Yes, yes, brother misses you every day!" Liu Yi bent over and hugged Liu Xiaohui in her arms, kissed her little face affectionately, feeling the sour and warm inside. After many years, he finally felt the feeling of having family at home.

"Brother, come into the house." Liu Erzhao tied Liu Wuhen, held the large and small packages carried on Liu Wuhen's back, walked to Liu Yi's side and said, "If you don't go in, the food will be cold."

"Yeah," Liu Yi nodded and hugged Liu Xiaohui into the room.

After the family sat around the dining table, Liu Yi stood up, bowed deeply to Liu Laoshi and Liu Heshi, and said, "Dad, mother, you have been in Chang'an for so long this time, which has made you two elders worry."

"Hey! You kid," Liu Heshi stood up and pulled Liu Yi down and sat down, saying, "It's all my family members, so there's no need to be so polite. Sit, sit, fill your stomach first, and let's talk about anything after dinner."

"Well, your mother is right, just come back. Let's sit down and have a meal first." Lao Liu also began to speak.

Liu Yiyan sat down, saw that there were only three plates of green vegetables on the table, and returned to the way he was before the New Year. Then he looked up at Liu Laoshi and said, "Dad, I have used up all the money I left at home? Why are all vegetarian dishes?"

When Liu Ertiao and Liu Xiaohui were both growing up, how could they eat these vegetables that were not much nutritious? Unbalanced nutrition can easily affect their normal development in the future.

"What?" After hearing Liu Yi's words, Lao Liu's face turned dark immediately. He threw the chopsticks in his hand on the table, and said to Liu Yi with a stern face: "You have just been to Chang'an City for so many days, and you have begun to dislike the food at home?!"

"No, dad," Liu Yi looked at Liu's long-lasting face, knowing that he was really angry, and hurriedly said with a smile: "How can I do it? How dare I dislike the food my mother cooks? In Chang'an, I think about the braised pork made by my mother every day. I just think that our family is now more prosperous, so should we improve the food we eat?"

"You kid, why don't you have any plans?" Liu Heshi saw that Liu Laoshi's expression was wrong, so he hurried out to smooth things over. She didn't want the eldest son to make a fuss with Lao Liu as soon as he came back.

She said to Liu You: "There is some extra money at home now, and life is better than before, but you can't spend it all on food and drink as you said. In more than a month, you will get married to that girl Chuchu. At that time, you will be inviting guests, hiring Huaqiao, drummers, and bonuses for the in-laws, and making new clothes and new furniture for you. This will be a considerable expense. If you don't save money, you will inevitably suffer in the future."

Increase revenue and reduce expenditure are a normal way to live. Lao Liu and Liu He were not at fault for thinking this way. These are the experiences they have learned after spending decades and have personally learned and cannot be spent indiscriminately.

"Also," Lao Liu continued: "The tenant farmers under your command and Ye Xianglang, almost two chunks of silver will be withdrawn from me every month. Before the crops in this season, you will have to spend nearly half of your previous money. If the crops are not harvested this year, you may not even be able to collect the capital. Then, let alone vegetables, you may not be able to eat brans and vegetables."

It can be seen that Liu Laoshi felt very distressed about the two-character money. He might have saved this money for two years before, but now he has to send it to the tenant farmers at once, and he always feels so painful in his heart.

Liu Yi chuckled, "Where will you get any more money without spending?" Lao Liu was fascinated by the little money in front of him.

"Dad, you're over-considering. You're looking like that two stale money is quite large, but if you continue to divide it, each tenant is only ten cents. If you can exchange for them to work hard for me for a full term, we won't suffer any loss."

Liu Yi explained to Liu quietly: "And the 32 hectares of land, such as planting spring millet in spring, planting white squids or other things in autumn, will have to have at least about 300 knots a year after the total harvest. In addition to the expenses given to the tenant farmers, as well as some investment capital, the remaining money is enough for our family to spend several years on food and clothing. Therefore, you and my mother don't have to save too much of these expenses, and you don't have to live so hard anymore."

"Well, you're right." Lao Liu's expression was a little slow, and he picked up the chopsticks on the table and said, "But before the autumn harvest is over, it's better not to be too luxurious. After all, no one can tell what's going on in the future. Well, hurry up and eat, the food is cold."

Judging from Lao Liu's tone, he seemed to have agreed with Liu Yi's statement. In this game, Liu Yi won the game. Liu Erjie and Liu Xiaohui looked at Liu Yi with admiration. The eldest brother convinced his father, wouldn't they just have the chance to eat meat dishes in the future?

Five people ate three plates of dishes, and even if it was just some vegetables, they soon saw the bottom of the light.

Liu He stood up and took the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen to wash. Liu Ertiao took the exam focus written by Wang Zhihong to him and went back to the house to study.

In the living room, only Liu Laoshi, Liu Yi, and Liu Xiaohui who was wrapped around Liu Yi's legs.

"Dad," Liu Yiuan put Liu Xiaohui on his lap and sat firmly, turned his head and asked Liu honestly: "How are the crops in the field now? Li Dechen and his group of tenants all worked hard to farm, right?"

"Well," Lao Liu nodded. In addition to giving them money, Lao Liu was still very satisfied with Li Dechen and the others. Those tenant farmers were good at farming and sowing. When they planted the ground, they were not inferior to him, an old farmer with more than ten years of farming experience.

And more importantly, this person seems to have regarded the land as his own industry and farmed with great care. Even if no one is urging him, they will try their best to do better. This made Lao Liu feel incredible. Aren’t the tenant farmers all the people who like to take advantage of opportunities? Why do their Lao Liu’s family seem so special? But he likes this special.

"The wasteland in the west was all opened half a month ago. Now the millet seeds in the fields have sprouted and are growing quite well. If God favors you this year, there should be a good harvest. You can go and take a look later." Liu said honestly.

"Well, I'll go and take a look later. Dad has been working hard these days." Liu Yi nodded, looked at Lao Liu, and felt that some things should be explained to him in advance, so he spoke to Lao Liu again: "Dad, this time I went to Chang'an, I made some contributions to the court and received some rewards. Well, it was just some land and some plowing oxen. I guess I'll be divided from the county in the next two days."

"This land is easy to say, just divide it up, but our family may not be able to put the oxen down. On the way back just now, I was wondering whether our family should build another larger house?" Liu Yi looked up at Lao Liu, wondering what he meant.

"Build a new house?" Liu Laoshi frowned. It was a considerable expense. It was impossible to think about not having a thirty stagnant of money. He glanced at Liu Yiyi and asked, "How many cows do you talk about? If there weren't many..."

"Fifty heads!" Liu Yi held Liu Xiaohui with his right hand, stretched out five fingers with his left hand, and interrupted Lao Liu's words.
Chapter completed!
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