stingy landlady

Chapter 163 Killing Pigs

Guizhi happily said to Lin Qian:

"Uncle Lin Qian is back today, we'll start slaughtering the pig tomorrow!"

Lin Qian raised the corners of his mouth.

"Boss! You only started slaughtering the pig after we got back? Does that mean we'll be the first ones to eat the 'slaughtered pig feast'!"

"Yes! To welcome you home! We'll give you rewards for slaughtering pigs and selling meat during the New Year, and we'll also share the pork so everyone can have a prosperous New Year!"

Guizhi was speaking to everyone present, which made everyone look forward to it!

"Hehe! Uncle Lin Qian! These are the only people in our village who are still at home right now, and they're all here! Now that you're back, you'll have to arrange for people to slaughter the pig and sell the meat! The capable should do more!"

Lin Qian immediately nodded and said:

"Alright! The employer's arrangements are fine! Xu Hong and the others are all on the mountain. Are these the timbers they felled on the mountain? Not bad! They've got some brains!"

The next morning, Guizhi was awakened by the squealing of pigs! They were starting to catch and slaughter them! She had to sell the meat, so naturally she had to get everything ready early!

Lin Qian entered Guizhi's room, closed the door behind him, and locked it from the inside. Then he said to Guizhi:

"Master! Let them kill and sell themselves! You don't need to worry about anything!"

As he spoke, he took out three thousand taels of silver notes from his pocket, along with a small box.

"Master! Keep the silver notes safe! This is three thousand taels. We sell wheelchairs in the capital. We order expensive wheelchairs from wealthy and noble families! We also order prosthetics for some of them!"

We collaborate with some medical clinics, and when they refer customers, we offer them a corresponding discount!

"Boss! These are eye lenses, please take a look and see if they fit!"

Guizhi obediently put the silver notes into the cabinet and locked it before going to see the eye patches. The eye patches were quite realistic, but a bit thick!

"Boss! This is already the best result we can achieve so far!"

Guizhi nodded and praised:

"Our craftsmen are the best! This eyepiece is already very impressive! It will truly be put to good use when it finds someone with the ability and the need for it!"

Uncle Lin Qian! We must give our master craftsmen a year-end bonus!

Perhaps other places look down on artisans, but we must value them here! We should do our best to provide them with favorable conditions and help them maximize their abilities!

Lin Qian smiled and agreed, then took out two jewelry boxes from under his wheelchair and placed them on the kang (a heated brick bed) in front of Guizhi.

"I heard from my boss last time that there would be a reward, and I've already made the arrangements! These silver notes are the net profit I gave to my boss after taking out my share of the profits!"

I went back to my ancestral home this time and brought you some women's jewelry. See if you like it! It's a gift from my mother!

Guizhi hesitated.

"I can't accept a gift without merit! Uncle Lin Qian's mother gave me a gift? And an expensive piece of jewelry at that?"

"Please accept this, Master! My mother wants to come and thank you in person! Alas! Back then, I, Uncle Lin Qian, was also a young master from a prominent family in the capital. However, my family wanted me to go to the army to gain experience, but unexpectedly, fate intervened, and now I'm in a wheelchair! I haven't been back for several years, and this year I'm making a special trip to visit my father and mother!"

Leaving aside the matter of marriage, my mother saw that I had finally nodded in agreement, and knowing that the master had done the most work in this, and also hearing that it was a girl, she specially picked out some jewelry for me to bring back!

"Uncle Lin Qian! Do you have a woman you like?"

"I was engaged before I left the capital! But because my leg has become like this, I felt I could no longer delay the other party, so I wrote a letter to annul the engagement! But I never expected that my fiancée would be such a devoted woman!"

She absolutely refused to break off the engagement! That's why I haven't returned to the capital, and she's been staying at home the whole time. This time, hearing I was back, she made a special trip to see me. She said she'd follow me wherever I go, and that she was willing to move in with me after the wedding!

"Uncle Lin Qian! Luckily you've come to your senses, otherwise you would have really ruined Aunt Lin's life!"

"Yes! We could be considered childhood sweethearts! We planned to come out and gain experience for a year before returning home to get married. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and I had to go through this ordeal!"

But I was also fortunate to meet my boss and so many of my brothers who would share life and death with me! It also made me see my fiancée in a new light and admire her even more!

While I was away from Beijing, she endured so much gossip and pressure from both families all by herself! I've let her down!

"Uncle Lin Qian, you must treat Aunt Lin well! She is a strong woman! The better a woman is, the more gentle we should be with her! Because it is often the understanding and considerate women who suffer the most!"

Lin Qian opened both jewelry boxes and smiled when he saw the gold and silver jewelry inside!

"Master! My mother asked me what kind of jewelry you like, and I said you like yellow and white jewelry the most!"

As he spoke, he picked up a large gold bracelet and weighed it in his hand.

"Master! It may not be very fashionable or very attractive! But it is truly practical! The gold is pure gold, and the silver is pure silver! Mother is very honest; it is all genuine gold and silver!"

Guizhi had no choice but to accept it and lock it in the cabinet. Lin Qian moved his wheelchair, quietly opened the door bolt, and heard footsteps outside. Lin Qian then put the eyepieces back in the hidden compartment under the wheelchair.

"Third Sister! Third Sister! Time to eat! Pork blood sausage! Haven't you been talking about it for ages?"

The door opened, and Gui Hong burst in, making a ruckus. Seeing Lin Qian, she said apologetically:

"Uncle Lin Qian! Excuse me! Are you talking about something? Are you done? If you're done, let's go eat! We'll have pork stew!"

"So many people! Hurry up! Food tastes better when there are many people!"

Lin Qian pushed the wheelchair out himself, saying as he did so:

"Then what are we waiting for! Master! Second Miss! Let's go eat pork stew and blood sausage! Hahaha!"

Gui Hong pointed at Lin Qian's retreating figure and secretly asked Gui Zhi:

"Are you so happy you've gone mad? Laughing out loud all by yourself! Hehe!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh!

"Second sister! I'm so happy today! Everyone's laughing! It's so good that the New Year is almost here!"

Xu Hong was also making preparations on the mountain, with only a few days left before returning home for the Chinese New Year. There were several pregnant women on the mountain who hadn't known they were pregnant until after they came up. However, cooking or carrying firewood was no problem for them. They could move around a bit without any issues!

Just be extra careful on the slippery path down the mountain! The timber from the mountain has been gradually hauled down, and the cut branches and twigs are being neatly stacked as firewood. Once the timber is all hauled, we'll take the firewood home!

With so many people, the amount of firewood consumed in a year must be considerable! Xu Hong looked at the sky. If it remained this cold after the New Year, he could still go up the mountain to cut wood for a few more days. But if the weather warmed up, it wouldn't work! Once the snow melted, the path down the mountain would become muddy, and even oxen couldn't pull the wood.

He heard from people coming down the mountain that the family had already started slaughtering pigs and selling meat. He wondered if Wanrou was thinking of him at home, and if the baby in Wanrou's belly was behaving properly! Sigh! Xu Hong thought and thought, only wanting to fly home as soon as possible to put his mind at ease!