I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 121 The Lin Family Harvests Sesame Seeds

Old Mrs. Gu wanted to make a scene, but Li's father said, "If you dare to curse again, I'll make Gu Yaozong cough up all the money he's taken over the years."

They also need to send him to jail and tell Granny Gu that it was more than five thousand taels of silver.

Granny Gu was stunned when she heard that it was five thousand taels of silver!

Gu Yaozong didn't dare to speak and lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

After being beaten, Gu Yaozong and his wife went inside and didn't dare to come out from the beginning.

Even after Gu Meiyu was slapped a few times, she ran into the house and didn't come out.

Before the Li family left, Li's mother warned Gu's wife that if she ever heard the Gu family spreading rumors about her daughter again, she wouldn't hesitate to expose their past.

Because of those words, Old Lady Gu fainted immediately.

Old Mrs. Gu fainted and lay on the ground, and none of her family members came out.

"None of you saw it, that guy, Granny Gu's face was deathly pale."

Dongfang Jin chuckled, not continuing Yang Tao's words: "Now Grandpa Xu will be quite busy."

He thought to himself, "That selfish family, come out!"

Does Granny Gu reap what she sowed?

"That's right, we came over after the Li family left."

……

Little did they know, the Gu family was quite lively right now.

When Old Lady Gu woke up, she found herself lying in the yard. She sat up and started cursing at each and every one of her family members.

They even indirectly insulted the onlookers as well.

Then she started cursing Gu Chenglin, and then she cursed Fang Jin, using all sorts of offensive language.

Those who initially felt some sympathy for her family turned to contempt upon hearing Old Lady Gu's insults.

Would they dare to help?

Don't try to extort them.

They are not as wealthy as the clan chief's family.

Everyone got bored and was about to leave when someone revealed that the Lin family was buying up large quantities of sesame seeds for ten coins a pound and peanuts for twelve coins a pound.

Okay?

This caused quite a stir.

Is Lin Li's family harvesting sesame seeds and peanuts?

Why would we collect those things?

It was two coins more expensive than the ones at the county market, so everyone stopped crowding around Gu Jia and scattered all at once.

Old Mrs. Gu stopped cursing, completely stunned.

Gu Yaozong stopped pretending and sat up.

Gu Yaozu and his wife also poked their heads out from inside.

Is it true or not? Her family has a lot of sesame seeds and peanuts.

Lin Li's family was harvesting sesame seeds and peanuts; regardless of whether it was real or fake, they went to watch the spectacle.

Those who had heard the rumors had already run home to collect sesame seeds and peanuts.

Sure enough, as soon as everyone gathered under the big locust tree, Sun Laibao and Sun Xing's two sons were already waiting there.

The three boys saw that all the bigmouths in the village had arrived.

Sun Laibao stood on a large rock, hands on his hips, like a village official, and shouted: "Uncle Chenglin's family is buying soybeans, five coins a pound."

If anyone has too many cabbages to eat, Uncle Chenglin's family will buy them, three for ten coins.

After the three children finished speaking, before anyone could react, they took each other's hands and went to Liu's house in the north of the village.

The Liu family consists of two households, two brothers, who also fled here.

They rarely interact with the villagers; in the past, they would only speak if you greeted them.

After arriving in Lingwu Village, he resumed his family's old trade, carving stone mills at home.

They are skilled craftsmen, and even people from surrounding villages come to their house to buy millstones.

Dongfang Jin bought a millstone to grind soybeans, intending to make soy milk and tofu.

Secondly, people here also use stone mills to grind flour, so she needs to prepare two at home.

The three children ran to Liu's house, where the eldest son, Liu Xueyi, was.

Sun Qingzhuang and Sun Laibao explained their purpose to him.

Liu Xueyi said that once it was done, he would deliver it to Chenglin's family. After receiving the answer, the three children happily ran back to hand in their task.

My aunt said she would teach them new ancient poems.

We also need to give them delicious egg tarts, the kind that fills them up.

The three guys finished speaking and walked away nonchalantly, leaving a bunch of people bewildered.

real or fake?

Could it be that these three little rascals are making fun of them?

Some people secretly ran home. Soybeans? They had them at home, five coins a pound?

Wow! It's here!

Some people saw Sun Dafa run home, but no one moved; they waited.

But before they could even process what was happening, someone came over from the direction of the village head's house, all smiles and carrying a cloth bag.

Some even carried copper coins and counted them as they walked.

Really?

These people all rushed back to their own homes in a flash; this was more reliable than Gu Chenglin's family harvesting soybeans.

At this moment, for the first time in history, there was no one under the big locust tree in the village.

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Dongfang Jin and Yang Zhu carried grapevines home, which Gu Chenglin and Sun Xing had cut into sections.

The three of them each carried a basket on their backs. Dongfang Jin said that she wouldn't be coming back this time and told them to finish their work and go home for dinner.

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Now Sun Xing and Gu Chunsheng take turns digging holes to bury grapevines, while Gu Chenglin prunes the grapevines.

Sun Xing: "Chenglin, have you thought this through? Do you really want to plant grapes on all that land?"

There are hundreds of acres inside and outside, and this area is more than a hundred acres. Why plant so many raisins?

These don't even produce grain; they're just wasting those eighty-odd acres of fertile land.

Gu Chenglin's eyes were filled with happiness: "Yes, we'll listen to Xiao Jin. Third Brother, you should plant some too. Trust Xiao Jin; if she says they can be sold, they can be sold."

Sun Xing couldn't bear to look at her, who was acting like a devoted husband: "Fine, I'll plant one acre first."

He dared not cultivate more land, because he couldn't afford to lose; his entire family depended on this land.

Gu Chunsheng added, "My family's land is still all together; it hasn't been separated."

My aunt said to plant the half-acre plot next to my brother-in-law's south bank; that way it wouldn't be conspicuous and would be easy to take care of.

Gu Chenglin looked at Chunsheng and asked, "How many wooden boxes has Fourth Uncle nailed down?"

Gu Chunsheng laughed when he heard this: "We've nailed quite a lot already, this time even the stuff in Second Grandfather's room is piled up."

Sun Xing jokingly added, "Is Uncle preparing for something big?"

"It's not my aunt yet. She said she wants us to follow in Chenglin's footsteps."

But I... my second uncle is still somewhat skeptical, so I don't dare to go all out.

Sun Xing brandished his shovel: "He's the kind of person who's stubborn and won't act until he sees a clear benefit. He'll definitely change his mind when our wheat ripens next year."

Besides, Chenglin has plenty of grape seedlings here, doesn't he? My sister-in-law said they can be planted around the time of the wheat harvest.”

When Gu Chenglin heard him say this, he thought of what his wife had said and said, "Xiao Jin said that these newly planted grapes will not bear fruit for another two years."

However, she didn't know what the harvest would be like, even though the middle area could be used to grow crops.

Sun Xing: "That's not a big deal. What we're mainly worried about is that the fruit on the trees won't sell."

They're just occupying the land for nothing. We farmers rely on this land to survive all year round.

Their side is still better off; most of the land on my grandmother's side has been bought up by wealthy merchants and landlords.

If they want to grow some fine grains, they have to rent land. Regardless of the harvest, they have to pay half of the rent.

Every household went hungry because they couldn't wait for next year's food.

The last time he and his uncle delivered grain to his maternal grandmother's house, the whole family was eating tree leaves.

He didn't dare tell his mother when he came back.

Gu Chenglin said with a smile, "Don't worry, we'll buy everything that doesn't sell."

His wife said that once the wine goes on sale, even these 200-plus acres of grapes won't be enough.

Thinking about this, it seems we need to find time to develop the land near the hot springs.

Sun Xing was also happy: "Brother, I believe you."

Although he didn't know why Chenglin's family planted so many grapevines and harvested them, he didn't ask her what she used the raisins for.

But now he trusts his brother Gu Chenglin completely, and mainly trusts his new wife.

In such a short time, they were able to bring about tremendous changes in their family without abandoning them.

This filled him with admiration.