Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 483 The Master's Reward

After returning to the vineyard, it was natural to meet old friends. It happened that Uncle Ding brought people here to build a house today, and it was a house for Wu Ke and Huang Cuizhu. Song Chunlin was stunned when he heard about it.

"When did this happen to the two of them?" Song Chunlin's eyes kept moving between the two of them. Even Wu Ke, a rough man, blushed when he looked at him. Huang Cuizhu, on the other hand, was very calm and composed. After all, she had experienced everything in her life. Besides, there was no malice in Song Chunlin's eyes, only pure curiosity.

Song Chunlin looked at the two people with such a huge contrast, scratched his head, and felt that as their friend... should be considered a friend, he should also show some appreciation.

However, the timing is not right now. Song Chunlin plans to wait until he enters the city to say hello to Dou Duhu and Madam Cheng, and then think about what wedding gifts to give them.

Wu Ke and Huang Cuizhu chose to build their house on a high ground not far from the vineyard. Huang Cuizhu said that the higher you stand, the farther you can see. The house faces the official road to Baita City. In the future, anyone going to Baita from here will have to pass by their house.

Song Chunlin walked over to greet Uncle Ding and asked about Old Man Ding. Uncle Ding smiled and said that Old Man Ding was old and could not walk such a long distance, so he did not come.

"He's already old, and building a house is too tiring. He has so many children and grandchildren at home, so why should he be forced to work so hard? Let him just stay at home and enjoy his life."

Song Chunlin nodded in agreement. The old man was quite old and had many children and grandchildren, so there was really no need for him to do everything himself. Song Chunlin said that he would visit the old man when he had time in the future.

Uncle Ding said loudly, "That's great! The old man has been thinking about you all the time, especially since you defeated the Jin Kingdom. Hey, not only the old man, but we are all very happy too. Now we don't have to worry about the Jin people bullying us."

Song Chunlin raised his head proudly. "Of course not. I tell you, when the roads connecting the north and the south are repaired, we can go to the north for sightseeing at any time and appreciate the scenery of the north. Uncle, you don't know, I have never experienced such heavy snow in my life. It was so thick that it covered my head."

Uncle Ding cooperated and exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my, this is even heavier than the snow here. Isn't it going to be a snowstorm?"

"Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss. People over there are used to it. When winter is approaching, they stock up on food and stay in for the winter. Every household has a kang, which is very warm. You can stay indoors all winter."

Uncle Ding didn't understand what a kang was, but he was even more surprised when he heard that people in the north could stay at home for the entire winter. He guessed that a kang was a way for people in the north to keep warm, so he got an idea and asked Song Chunlin what a kang was and whether they could build one here.

Song Chunlin thought about it and felt that it was not a good idea.

"Uncle Ding, I'm not trying to pour cold water on you. Although the kang is good, it also requires a lot of firewood to keep warm in winter. Look at where we are..." Song Chunlin didn't finish the rest of the words, but Uncle Ding already understood that this meant they were short of firewood.

In previous years, the firewood they used was wheat straw after the grain harvest, which was only enough for daily household consumption, but far from enough for winter heating. In recent years, because of cotton planting, people can also use cotton to make thin cotton jackets, which is much better than before.

Uncle Ding was quite regretful about this: "If that's the case, then I have no choice but to give up. I thought having a kang in winter would make people suffer less, but the winter here is not short."

It was precisely because it was not short that Uncle Ding came up with the idea of ​​making a fire kang. If he could really do it, not only would he benefit his family, but he could also earn extra money with this skill, which was the best of both worlds. However, he had not considered the issue of fuel.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Song, Song Chunlin returned to the vineyard. Fang Siyi thought that he would definitely stay overnight, so she helped him clean the house. Fang Siyi was a hardworking person, and she kept the house very clean inside and out. He only needed to do a simple clean and lay out the quilts and mattresses before he could move in.

Fang Chen has already returned by now. Fang Yi went to the city to pick up his sister from school and will be back later.

While Fang Siyi was busy in the kitchen, Fang Chen and Song Chunlin were reconciling the accounts in the main room. Song Chunlin became worried when he saw the thick account book after not coming back for a few years.

"So many?"

Fang Chen said seriously, "Master, this is only from the vineyard. The output from the winery and the land is slightly less. We can look at those another day. Come, let's take a look at this one first."

Song Chunlin's eyes had begun to turn into circles, and the numbers Fang Chen said in his ears felt more hypnotic than the math class back then.

With a "dong" sound, Song Chunlin's head hit the table.

Fang Chen looked at Song Chunlin, who buried his head in the table, trying to escape reality. He wondered if he had gone too far. How could he let his master look at the account books right after he arrived? And there were so many of them...

Well, it is indeed a bit too much. Fang Chen silently turned to the last page of the account book and simply read out the total. Anyway, the master doesn't want to listen to the details.

Fortunately, after hearing the total, Song Chunlin was fully recovered, so Fang Chen simply told him the total amount of annual expenditure and income. This way, the process was much faster, and it didn't take long to sort out the accounts of the vineyard, winery and land... Maybe.

Fang Chen and Fang Yi exchanged all their money for silver bills, and Song Chunlin directly collected the silver bills. Taking over the thick stack of silver bills, Song Chunlin looked a little dazed.

After a rough count, the amount was about 100,000 taels. Song Chunlin now looked even more dazed.

Just like that, you became rich overnight?

This was not the first time that Song Chunlin had earned so much money. If he really wanted to sell the output in his space, the annual amount would be more than this. This was only the income in the past few years, and even the bulk of it came from the vineyard. The winery did not produce as much as the vineyard due to production issues, and the output from the land was even less. He produced and sold part of the grain and cotton himself, and most of the rest was sold to the Ministry of Agriculture and local merchants at low prices. If his land did not need to pay taxes, he could only make enough to feed himself and buy seeds throughout the year.

Song Chunlin took out four banknotes and handed them to Fang Chen, saying, "Here, this is your bonus, one for each of you."

Fang Chen was flattered, but when he saw the amount on the banknote, he waved his hands to refuse.

"This is unacceptable. Serving the master is our duty. Not only did you provide a place for our family to live, you also helped my little daddy clear the lawsuit and get back my grandfather's property. Your daily wages are not low. If we take more than this, what kind of people will we become? No, no, if my little daddy finds out, he will beat me to death."

Song Chunlin chuckled and assured him, "Take it. I haven't been here all these years, and your family of four has been running the business inside and out. Even if you haven't done anything for it, you've worked hard. This is a reward from the master, and you must accept it. Uncle Fang doesn't have me, so he wouldn't dare hit you."