At the beginning, Diao Xiaoyu just took out gifts for the old lady, one after another, with a lot of money, but most of them were clothes and jewelry, which had little impact on them.

Even Diao Xiaojiang, who was closest to Diao Xiaoyu before, didn't think that Diao Xiaoyu could give them gifts, let alone others.

But when the old lady's gift was presented, Diao Xiaoyu took out some more gifts, which were divided into six parts, among them, the most diamond-level third sister-in-law, even shocked in her heart, no, there are also theirs.

Sure enough, the remaining gifts were divided into six equal parts, that is, the gifts of the six brothers and sisters-in-law, in order to avoid some unnecessary disputes, each person was almost the same, and the cost was about 20 yuan, far less than the old lady, but it was also quite generous.

In the middle, several nephews and nieces of the third generation who have grown up also received a gift, which is even less, about one or two.

It sounds like a reduction in the ladder, but for the Diao family in the slums, this is already a big gift, for example, in the future New Year, the New Year's money they give is only a few pennies, and even those who are adults, or after the age of 10, will not be given.

It's not that they don't love their children, but because they don't have money.

The Diao family lives in Bianliang, there is no land, they can only live in the city, in the Northern Song Dynasty, where the official position and the reading are people-oriented, they more or less, and they also know a few words, but they can't study and take the imperial examination, first, they don't have that talent, and second, their family background is not enough to support them to go to the imperial examination.

Then work, doing the lowest level of labor, is an inevitable choice.

From the eldest to the sixth, they are all honest people, or they are buddies in the shop, or they are craftsmen, and the best of them is just a carpenter, but not a carpenter, but a simple helper, and has an income of about 20 yuan a year.

It's a pity that the eldest family, people are thriving, 2 sons and 2 daughters, the family adds up to 6 people, and they rely on the sister-in-law's sewing and mending, which can barely support it, and even the two sons of the old family are about the same age as Diao Xiaoyu, and they are not married yet, the reason is very simple, poor.

The boss is still like this, and the others are no better, just doing the most lowly job in Bianliang City, barely relying on labor to make a living.

This time, although it is said that the people were taken away, but the settling-in fee alone was given more than 40 times, which has been an ordinary two years, although it is reluctant, it is acceptable.

Sure enough, after the gifts were distributed, everyone was grateful to Diao Xiaoyu, no one was stupid, you know, 20 times in the workers' store, in the Northern Song Dynasty, it may be more than that, at least doubled, for a craftsman like the boss, it is only 20 times a year, Diao Xiaoyu is equivalent to taking out the money from the boss's salary for two years as a gift, what is there to be dissatisfied with.

By the way, the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law, who were most concerned, all asked about the situation of the Dinghai Navy.

Before, even if Diao Xiaoyu said it, they couldn't believe it, to be honest, if it was Diao Xiaoyu himself, before he went, someone said this to him, maybe it would be a white knife going in and a red knife coming out.

Without him, isn't this a lie, a year of hard work in Bianliang, only 20 times, you said to go to the navy, go to a place thousands of miles away that you have never heard of, you can earn 1,000 times, this is not a lie.

But Diao Xiaoyu proved with real experience that this is true, the things for the old lady, add up to 400 yuan, and the gifts to each family also exceed 2 40 yuan, plus the children's gifts, I'm afraid there are 650 yuan, put it in Qingshifang, at least you can buy two courtyards now, at most it is a little dilapidated.

When Diao Xiaoyu went out, what was the situation, everyone knows, is this really earned for so long?

Diao Xiaoyu briefly described his current income, and when it came to it, when the current monthly salary reached 280 yuan, everyone was stunned.

Bianliang City is the largest city in the entire Northern Song Dynasty, with a large population, and it is the capital, gossip is the habit of every resident of the capital, not to mention, the story of Kou Zhun Kou Laoxi, there are still people talking about it, just say that it is near, Bao Gong Bao Longtu, which is also familiar, slaughtering and fuxing the moon 300 times, which is an astronomical number in the eyes of ordinary people, but this astronomical number fell on Diao Xiaoyu's body, and the drama and shock in the middle are even more terrifying.

Diao Xiaoyu also knew that at this time, they couldn't understand the mechanic level of the navy, and he also knew what the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law were concerned about, and what they were concerned about was what the brothers were doing.

Although I don't know, how are the brothers, but according to the minimum standard of the navy, it is a monthly salary of 45 guan, a year down, more than 500 guan, the same, you can learn, the third brother does not say, there is no technical foundation, the eldest brother is from the wooden utensils, at least there is a foundation, as long as you work a little hard, one or two workers, it should be about the same.

The time they went was a month or two ago, and it is estimated that there is no way to come back during the Spring Festival, but there is no way to come back, but there is more time to devote to studying, as long as they are willing to do it, they are willing to work hard, not to mention anything else, by the end of next year, to reach level 3, it should be a very probable event, that is, more than 150 runs.

Hearing Diao Xiaoyu say it so well, especially the sister-in-law, she knew that she might get 100 yuan, and the third sister-in-law also knew that at least 70 yuan was at least 70 yuan, and she was immediately smiling, and she was worried about it, because of Diao Xiaoyu's return, it was swept away, this is a good place, even Diao Xiaoyu can make money, their husband should be more reliable.

At this time, Diao Xiaojiang, who had never spoken much, suddenly interjected and said, "Seventh brother, can I go!"

Diao Xiaojiang's wife next to him, Deng Shi was shocked and said: "Boss, are you crazy, what are you going to do!" ”

Diao Xiaojiang didn't care about his wife, but looked at Diao Xiaoyu squarely, and said word by word: "If I go, can I!" ”

"Of course you can, the construction of the Dinghai Navy is in the ascendant, and there are a lot of opportunities, but can you apply for it?"

Obviously, Diao Xiaojiang's inquiry was mentally prepared, and he said solemnly: "I went to the yamen to ask, and they said that in principle, 3 out of 1, but the voluntary ones are not among them!" ”

Diao Xiaoyu nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then there is no problem, you can sign up, you can go with me when the time comes, or you can wait for the unified arrangement of Kaifeng Mansion!" ”

Diao Xiaojiang nodded, turned around and comforted his wife: "The business in the store has been light for a long time, and during this time, I haven't received my salary, and the family is almost unable to open the pot, so it's good to go out and have a look!" ”

Deng Shi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know what to say, the two of them have been married for less than 2 years and have no children, what should she do if Diao Xiaojiang leaves.

Diao Xiaoyu looked at the sixth sister-in-law and the sixth brother, thought for a while and said: "Dinghai is welcome to everyone, although there is no position of female worker, but it is still okay to take it together, and the sixth sister-in-law can go together."

After finishing speaking, he said to the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law: "If the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law want to go, I will go back to the yamen to ask where the eldest brother and third brother are, and we can go together!" ”

Let's go together, this sentence has aroused ripples between the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law, the eldest sister-in-law is the oldest, she has been married to the eldest brother for more than 20 years, and she has already gotten along with a young husband and wife, but if she can be with her husband, it is also excellent.

If it was before, he was still worried that the north was bitterly cold, according to Diao Xiaoyu's statement, he actually showed up to say that in the north, it was a city bigger than Bianliang and neater, and his heart suddenly moved, the most important thing is that according to Diao Xiaoyu, where can the 4 children read and write and get ahead.

For Shengdou Xiaomin, this place of prominence is not for the official, but just to get a stable income, not to mention compared with Diao Xiaoyu, it is almost fine.

On the contrary, it is Diao Xiaojiang and Deng, they are newly married Yan'er, and they are even more reluctant to separate, Diao Xiaojiang is to find a way out, and Deng is unwilling to part with her husband.

The sister-in-law hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "If I leave, what will my mother do!" ”

"Eldest daughter-in-law, don't worry about me, I'm here to do a good job, you can go to find the boss!"

Diao Xiaoyu looked at the old lady and said: "My mother can also go with me, I bought a house in Shenyang, half the size of this yard, enough for us to live, I will take care of you!" ”

"You!" The old lady glanced at Diao Xiaoyu dotingly, the youngest, and the most valued child, went astray, although she had no way to manage, but her heart was painful, and now, finally on the regular, she was very happy in her heart, stroked Diao Xiaoyu and said: "Mother is here, don't go anywhere, but Xiaoqi should say daughter-in-law!" ”

Diao Xiaoqi in the past, who would marry him, a big gangster on the street of Bianliang, you know, where dare to marry a girl to him, even if it is a little unbearable, they don't have the money, buy a daughter-in-law over, a family of 7, and be able to have 6 get married, which is already good, although, the little four and the six, basically not much different from the rich.

Now, who dares to underestimate it, show the gift that Diao Xiaoyu took back, and you can get the attention of many girls, among which the third sister-in-law first thought that her mother's cousin seemed to be very suitable, and she was about to speak, but she didn't want to, Diao Xiaoyu took the initiative to bow down to her sister-in-law.

said: "Xiao Qi needs the help of his sister-in-law this time!" ”

The sister-in-law was stunned for a moment, then understood, and said, "It seems that Xiaoqi has a girl who is valued, which girl!" ”

When he arrived here, Diao Xiaoyu was a little squirming, and said a little embarrassedly: "The eldest girl of the Qin family! ”

"Big girl!" The people who listened together didn't react yet, but the third sister-in-law spoke first, and said: "No, no, no, the eldest girl can't do it at their family, his family wants 300 yuan!" ”

The Qin family wants a dowry of 300 yuan, this matter is widely spread in Qingshifang, the eldest girl is also in the double ninth year, and she has not yet married, that's it, it can't be said that it is not good, the appearance of the eldest girl is also famous in Qingshifang, in addition to her appearance, the eldest girl is also famous for her diligence, starting from the age of 10, helping at home, taking care of her younger brother, it can be said that she is good at everything, if it is not for the Qin family to be too high, the threshold has long been broken.

The words of the third sister-in-law immediately made all the sisters-in-law understand which one it was, some of them were already nearby, and even heard that some things about the eldest girl and Diao Xiaoqi when they were young, it seems that they are groundless, not for no reason.

After hearing this, the old lady was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "The eldest girl of the Qin family, she is a good girl, she may have been worried about the dowry before, but now, Xiao Qi, if you sell the gift to your mother, you should be able to make up enough for the dowry!" ”

The sister-in-law also said: "If it's not enough, sell my gift too!" ”

"Mother, sisters-in-law!" When Diao Xiaoyu saw such a scene, he immediately said: "A gift for you is a gift, as for the dowry, I have already prepared, just let my sister-in-law come forward and make peace!" ”

"And!" At this moment, including the old lady, they were all stunned, the gift placed in front of them cost more than 600 yuan, and this is not all, there are 300 yuan of dowry, if you add the money for the wedding, it is difficult to do it, really as Diao Xiaoyu said, he has earned a fortune of thousands in just half a year.

Diao Xiaoyu took out a bill of exchange, this is the bill of exchange of the Dinghai Bank, although the Dinghai Bank could not be opened in the Northern Song Dynasty, but the chambers of commerce in various places are actually the function of the bank, such a bill of exchange, starting from 10 guan and going to 10,000 guan.

Because of the relationship between the sister-in-law and the eldest brother, she once received such a bill of exchange, which was the payment for the purchase of timber, which was 37 guan at that time, but now the whole is 600 guan.

Exquisite patterns, and even layers of three-dimensional graphics like carvings, such bills of exchange, until now, the entire Northern Song Dynasty does not know how to make it, let alone imitate, and at the same time several layers of secret orders and signs, it is enough to keep it secret, this is one of Bianliang's favorite things, bulk transactions, are inseparable from him.

"600 times!" With the words of the sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law and other brothers and sisters-in-law were stunned, they had already overestimated Diao Xiaoyu's financial resources enough, but they didn't expect that they still underestimated it, the gift was 600 yuan, 600 yuan in cash, and a big house, although they couldn't imagine what the house in Shenyang looked like, but it was worth a lot of money.

No matter how many people in the room are amazed, the sister-in-law is the housewife after all, after confirming that this bill of exchange is true, she immediately took care of it, the eldest girl of the Qin family is really good, but the Qin family is poor, and there are two younger brothers, even if it is for the two younger brothers, it is necessary to have enough dowry, which is also the root cause of her not getting married, now, with enough money, plus Diao Xiaoyu's past with the eldest girl, this matter is not difficult at all.

How long has it been, not only did he take out the gift, but also achieved the greatest wish, Diao Xiaoyu is most afraid of not the dowry and the cost of the problem, no matter how much money, it can also be solved, the big deal is to take the identity to the Dinghai shop to borrow, but if the eldest girl really marries, then everything is over, he did not ask, but the sister-in-law is so big-packed, there must be no problem, at least speaking, the sister-in-law's side, I have not heard the news of the eldest girl's marriage, which is all in time.

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