Reborn as a Landlord

Lian Manman thought for a while but couldn’t come to a conclusion, so she simply put the matter out of her mind; right now, she had more important things to do.

When she arrived at the liquor store, Lian Manman bought two small jars of Laobaigan, and then she went to the butcher’s shop to buy several large bones and two pieces of pork with more fat than lean. Only then did she head back to Thirty Mile Camp.

Once home, Lady Zhang and Lian Shouxin were both there, and Lian Manman told them about Shopkeeper Wu wanting two hundred jin of garlic-flavored peanuts.

"Two hundred jin? With only two days to work, how can it be done?" Lian Shouxin frowned and said.

"Yeah, Manman, you should have asked for more days." Lady Zhang also said.

Now that Lady Zhang’s health had improved and the work in the fields was all done, she and Lian Shouxin were also helping to make garlic-flavored peanuts in recent days. They were clear about the process and both believed that it was impossible to produce two hundred jin of garlic-flavored peanuts in two days.

"Anyway, I’ve already agreed, so even if we can’t do it, we have to do it." Lian Manman pursed her lips and said.

The family looked at Lian Manman, at a loss for words.

Lian Manman couldn’t help but laugh herself.

"I’m just joking," Lian Manman said, "I’ve thought this through, and in two days’ time, we can definitely make two hundred jin of garlic-flavored peanuts."

Lian Manman then shared her plan.

"If that’s the case, then it really might work." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Not only did Lady Zhang and Lian Shouxin’s faces brighten, but Wu Lang and the other children also broke into smiles.

"To make this work, we’ll have to talk to Grandpa first," Lian Manman pointed at the two jars of Laobaigan and said.

"This is a good thing, and we can sell the peanuts from our house; Grandpa will surely agree," Lian Shouxin said.

Lian Manman, with the help of Xiao Qi carrying the jars of liquor, went to the Upper Room with Lian Shouxin.

Old Master Lian was sitting on the k’ang smoking his pipe when he saw them come in, he called them over to sit down.

"Dad, this is the liquor that Manman and the children bought for you," Lian Shouxin said.

Old Master Lian naturally noticed the jars of liquor that Lian Manman and Xiao Qi were carrying.

"You’ve just started living separately; where do you get the money? It’s not even a holiday; why bring me liquor?" Old Master Lian said.

"Grandpa, this is the money we earned by selling peanuts. We didn’t earn much, so we bought this Laobaigan for you first; when we earn more, we’ll buy even better liquor for you," Lian Manman said with a smile.

"Good, good. You have this sentiment, and even without the liquor, Grandpa’s heart is happy," Old Master Lian said with a smile.

"Old Fourth, you must have earned quite a bit from selling peanuts, every market day there’s either fish or meat," Lady Zhou and Lian Xiuxiu, who were working at the edge of the k’ang, then asked.

"Mom, it’s the peanuts that the children themselves harvested; we sell a little each market day, and with the little we earn, we buy something to enjoy," Lian Shouxin said.

"Old Fourth, now that you’re on your own, you make your own decisions. What are you afraid of? I’m just hankering for a bite to eat, not asking to borrow money from you," Lady Zhou said with a tinge of sarcasm.

What was a very warm and pleasant atmosphere suddenly stiffened.

"You old woman, what are you talking about? The kids bought food to eat; have you not eaten or what?" Old Master Lian said.

"I don’t have that blessing to eat," Lady Zhou straightened her back and said, "I’m afraid it won’t digest if I ate it, going down my spine."

Every time Lian Manman brought over food, she would say it was for Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou. Old Master Lian naturally ate the first portion, but each time he would also share some with Lady Zhou. Lady Zhou, bearing a grudge and having such a stubborn temper, actually refused to eat a single bite, giving it all to Lian Xiuxiu instead.

"Old Fourth, your mother is just like that, she says whatever she wants to say; you shouldn’t take it to heart," Old Master Lian said.

"Ah," Lian Shouxin replied with a smile.

"The peanuts in our house haven’t dried properly yet. If you guys can make some money, then they will all be yours," Old Master Lian said.

He talked about giving them away, but everyone knew that in the end, Lian Shouxin and the others would certainly have to pay for them.

"With so many peanuts, our whole family is depending on the money from selling them for the New Year, and also Erlang’s wedding—where wouldn’t we need money?" Lady Zhou said busily.

"Father, we were just about to talk to you about this," Lian Shouxin began as he explained the plan to make two hundred catties of garlic-flavored peanuts. In fact, many families in the village also grew peanuts, and it was easy to purchase them at the price of twelve Wen Money per catty. But since the Lian Family had their own peanuts, then naturally the business should take care of their own first.

Old Master Lian was a reasonable man, and he clearly understood this principle, so he had said those words earlier to give everyone a warm feeling in their hearts.

"We have our own peanuts, and two hundred catties is definitely enough," Old Master Lian said. Selling peanuts without having to leave the house was a good thing.

"It’s just that we need them urgently, to see if we can pick out two hundred catties of peanuts by this afternoon," Lian Manman said to Old Master Lian.

"Have you made an agreement with the other party?" Old Master Lian asked.

"Mhm," Lian Manman nodded.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go to the Upper Room now and get the peanuts down," Old Master Lian, who was always in a hurry when working, said as he put on his shoes, got off the Kang bed, walked out into the courtyard, and called out to both Lian Shouyi and Lian Shouli’s families.

"We need to pick out two hundred catties of peanuts before dinner, more is allowed, but not less."

"Grandpa, I also bought some pork, how about we all have potato braised pork for dinner tonight?" Lian Manman said as she showed off the pork she had bought to everyone.

Old Master Lian laughed.

"Right, let’s have potato braised pork. Everyone, hurry up; if the work isn’t done well, there won’t be anything to eat."

With Old Master Lian’s words, and the pork as motivation, everyone naturally had more vigor to work.

Two hundred catties of peanuts might seem like a lot, but to these healthy laborers, it was nothing at all. The sun was still high in the sky, and little peanut mountains started to pile up on the ground. Lian Manman smiled; the first step was successfully and smoothly completed ahead of time!

"Manman, everyone’s waiting, why don’t you tell us what to do next," Old Master Lian said.

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