newbobooks Chapter 899: No Money Saved
Chapter 899: No Money Saved
Zhou Mai said: "I didn't eat much. I'm hungry again after all this trouble. I'll eat something."
Zhou Suli just wanted to eat. He was full, but it had been more than an hour after all, so there was some space in his stomach and he could eat some more.
Zhou Guo said, "Then let's eat together. I think the Zhao family's banquet is actually quite good, with everything. I just wonder if the buffet will be the same. If it is the same standard, it will cost a lot."
Zhou Mi said, "Anyway, the Zhao family has money and food. They have been a single-line family for three generations, and there are only a few people in the Zhao family. They don't spend much on weekdays and are very frugal. I don't know how much they have saved. Now this big wedding event, they have to set up a buffet for several days. I think it's just a small matter for them."
"You're right. Cheng must have planned this when he was still in my sister's belly. If they dare to do it, they must have the ability to do it. So we shouldn't worry about it." Zhou Mai said.
Everyone nodded, and Zhou Gu said, "Perhaps the Zhao family is even richer than us. They have been rich for several lifetimes, while we have only been rich for a few years."
On the surface, their family seems to be very prosperous and they associate with many important people, but when you look at it in detail, they have only been around for two years, which is definitely not comparable to the Zhao family's decades of success.
After he said this, everyone turned their eyes to Zhou Guo.
They didn't know how much wealth this family had, only Zhou Guo knew.
Zhou Guo was eating, but when he noticed everyone's gazes, he looked up and asked innocently, "What's wrong? What did you say?"
She said this and went back to eating. She didn't hear what they said. Her stomach was rumbling and she was very hungry.
Everyone: "..."
Li said, "Although I made a lot of money in the past few years, I spent it all on buying livestock and cars, setting up shops, land, and farms, repairing water conservancy projects, and supporting thousands of people. All of these things cost a lot, especially repairing water conservancy projects, which are a bottomless pit. I have been investing a lot of money in the past few years, and I have spent every penny I earned. To be honest, there is not much cash left in the family."
At this point, he sighed, "When I first made a few thousand taels, I said that this money was enough for our family to spend for dozens of lifetimes. Who knew that as the money increased, the expenses also increased. It is no longer the way to spend a few coins and taels in the past. Each time, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of taels are spent. No matter how wealthy the family is, how can it afford to spend like this?"
So even though I earned a lot over the years, the way I spent it didn't allow me to save much money.
Zhou Guo comforted her, "Mom, it's okay. The good news is that our water conservancy project has been completed. The salty and bitter land has been connected to water since last year. We don't have to spend money on this in the short term. We will definitely be able to save money."
"Come on." Li said, "I don't know you yet. This place is finished, but who knows what will pop up in other places. Let's talk about this shop... I don't know how many shops you have, but I think you will continue to open them, right?"
The others laughed secretly. Zhou Guo touched his nose and said, "Our family is small, so we definitely spend every penny we earn. But don't think that the money has been spent, because we have saved up this family business. The house, the shop, the farm, and the escort agency, all of them are profitable. To make money, you have to spend it first, and let money make more money, so don't worry, all the money will come back."
What everyone else said is right, and it sounds reasonable, money makes money, just like giving birth to babies.
Li said, "I don't understand these things anyway. These are all caused by you. You can do whatever you want."
She said this to let the other children in the family know how much money they had saved over the years and where the money had been spent. She also wanted them to know that most of this huge family fortune was built up by Zhou Guo alone, so they had to have an idea of this in mind to avoid rifts between the brothers.
Fortunately, everyone knows this truth, so even Zhou Gu has no point in explaining it.
He knew that the family had accumulated a lot of assets over the years, and Zhou Guo's account books were placed in the study, so he could go and take a look when he had nothing to do.
But he was lazy and got a headache just looking at the account books, so he had never looked through them. However, he knew the general idea, especially in the past two years. He only heard that Zhou Guo let Hu Zi open a shop after he was fine, and he had never heard of it before.
I feel I am not cut out for this, so I seldom ask about it, and even if I do I cannot handle things well.
Zhou Guo glanced at her, thinking that her uncle had been in the south for some time, and as the places they conquered became larger and larger, her things would be sold farther and farther and wider.
By then, there will be more shops and farms. There have been wars all these years, and there are wastelands everywhere in the south. She has to buy them up. Not to mention too much, at least one farm in the provincial capital will be needed. Those cultivated lands are definitely much better than these saline-alkali lands.
If you think about it this way, the future expenses are unimaginable. At least in the next ten years, the family won’t have much extra money.
He smiled and said, "Mom, although we can't save any money at home, we don't lack money to spend. We can pick up good food, drink and clothes, which is enough."
There are many masters in the Zhou family, but they are not extravagant. They are content with having enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. Except for Zhou Guo when he is away, they don't care about ostentation. There are no precious things such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings in the house, and they are not interested in this.
At this point, even if we were to go back to the time when we fled, we would be able to adapt.
Anyway, they have never made a penny, and have been eating and drinking Zhou Guo's food all these years. When they usually talk about this topic, they shrink their necks and dare not say a word.
Zhou Gu didn't say anything. He was good at his job, but how about making money?
I am extremely bad at this kind of thing and it will be difficult to maintain it, so let's just forget it.
Therefore, the mother and daughter talked to each other for a long time, and no one else said a word. They ate the food with relish, taking one bite at a time.
Seeing that they didn't say a word, Li thought it was boring, so she stopped talking and started eating.
Zhou Guo ate several bowls of rice, sat for a while, and then went to the farm to check the accounts since the beginning of spring. He did not return until midnight.
We spent half a day wandering around in the mountains on the second day. The sheep mushrooms and flower mushrooms in the mountains were almost gone, and we could still pick the last two batches.
The amount of mushrooms produced in the mountains this year is 10% more than last year. In recent years, the lives of people in the north have been getting better and better. Everyone has extra money and wants to eat.
Especially now is the mushroom season, when fresh mushrooms are just out and are not expensive, everyone is happy to try some fresh mushrooms, and they sell much better than dried mushrooms at this time.
The first few batches were all fresh mushrooms, and they were all sold out.
The rest must naturally be kept and prepared for the winter.
After the spring plowing, the farm is not so busy anymore. Every day people come to sell duck eggs and ducks.
A piece of land has been opened at the foot of the mountain to raise ducks. The ducks needed by Yunzhou are shipped out from the farm every day. Taohua is in charge of this matter.