bookrandom Chapter 126 Wounded
Chapter 126 Wounded
Yes, Gu Silang and Zhou Li were clever little devils; they went to the county town to sell clams.
Lin Chang'er also privately instructed Gu Silang to check the prices in the county town after arriving.
After Gu Silang and Zhou Lidao arrived in the county town, they first went to the market and found that prices in the county town were a bit higher than in the town.
He immediately proposed raising the price of clams by one coin, so for the past few days, Zhou Hai and Zhou Mu have been selling clams for five coins per pound.
As for the final settlement of only 270 jin, it's naturally because of the deduction of water content and the discount on the scale. Such a loss of one jin is considered small.
Zhou Hai and his nephew Zhou Mu stared at the string of copper coins Lin Chang'er handed them, not quite understanding what was happening.
The uncle and nephew rubbed their hands against the hem of their clothes, not daring to accept it for a long time.
In the end, Aunt Zhou nudged Zhou Hai, saying, "What are you doing? Isn't Chang'er tired?"
Zhou Hai then smiled and accepted the copper coin, saying, "It feels like a dream."
They immediately split the money in two, with Zhou Mu and Lin Chang'er each receiving 50 coins. The two families smiled and, though they didn't say anything, looked at Lin Chang'er with gratitude.
Lin Chang'er counted out another 40 coins from her purse and called to Gu Silang and Zhou Li, "Silang, Li-ge'er, this is a reward for you."
Gu Silang and Zhou Li did not receive any wages, but they did help out.
Gu Silang and Zhou Li didn't stand on ceremony with her. They accepted the gifts generously and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law."
Aunt Zhou and Zhou Hai felt a little embarrassed. Aunt Zhou said, "Chang'er, the master has already received his share of the profits from you, so Li Ge'er doesn't need any more, right? He just goes along to play every day..." Moreover, Lin Chang'er had Gu Silang bring money to buy lunch, and Aunt Zhou felt like she was holding a hot potato with that money.
Lin Chang'er waved her hand, "Auntie, that's not how it's calculated. Li Ge'er is helping with the accounting!"
“But, isn’t this helping his father and brother…” If the money was mistakenly received, wouldn’t his father or brother have to compensate him? If the money is to be given, it will have to be squeezed out of his father.
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Auntie, please don't refuse. I don't do unpaid work here."
After much persuasion, Aunt Zhou finally got Zhou Li to accept the money.
Zhou Li has been staying at the Gu family's house for almost half a month. Tomorrow he will be going to a restaurant for dinner, so Zhou Hai and his wife will take him back tonight.
After the uncle and nephew left, Lin Chang'er gathered the Gu family members together in the main room.
The Gu family is now used to it; whatever Lin Chang'er says, they do.
They were sitting together now, and there was some hope in their hearts, because Lin Chang'er only gathered them together when she was talking about important matters.
Therefore, everyone looked at Lin Chang'er with eager eyes.
Lin Chang'er got straight to the point, "It's been a long time since I've checked the accounts. The money in my purse keeps coming in and out, so it takes a while to check them all."
Let's not waste that time. In short, we've made a little money so far.
"We're all family, and I haven't been paying you wages yet. So, starting this month, I'll give you all a monthly allowance!"
After a pause, she continued, "Mother is the eldest, she gets 4 taels a month, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law each get 2 taels, and Silang, Gun'er, Xiaojinyu, Xiaolu, and Xiaoman each get 5 qian."
As Lin Chang'er spoke, she weighed the silver.
Before the Gu family could react, each of them was already holding a piece of silver.
Gu's mother was still in a daze. Four taels of silver was something she had never seen before in her life. Holding it in her hands, it felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds. Her eyes immediately reddened, and tears were about to roll down her cheeks.
Lin Chang'er quickly said, "Mother, it's a good day, you shouldn't cry."
Mother Gu quickly wiped her eyes and said, "Don't cry, Mother isn't crying. Mother is happy. But Chang'er, you still have to build houses, build schools, and do business. Your daily food and drink are all paid for by you. Mother doesn't need much. You should save this month's money for later!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang quickly replied, "Yes, Third Sister-in-law, you've been covering all the household expenses, so you don't need to pay this month!"
Lin Chang'er laughed and said, "As you can see, I pay all the helpers I hire every day. There's no reason why family members should be treated like slaves."
"Once the house is built, our lives will only get better and better."
The members of the Gu family exchanged glances, their eyes shining brightly.
Just then, Gu Xiaoman's sweet, childlike voice rang out, "Wow, so much money! Is it all Xiaoman's?"
Lin Chang'er said, "That's right, it's all Xiaoman's money. It's for Xiaoman to save for when she gets married! She can't spend it recklessly, you know?"
Gu Xiaoman chuckled, "I know, it's money my third aunt gave me for my wedding, I need to save it."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the main room burst into laughter.
After the Gu family members returned to their rooms, Lin Chang'er counted the cash in her hand. She had earned more than 200 taels of silver from just these few days of beachcombing. Each of the gluttonous guests had given her a tour fee of 10 taels, so for 20 people, that was 200 taels.
On her first night, she caught a dog shark and sold it for 10 taels of silver.
On the second night, they found several medium-sized abalone and sold them for 20 taels.
On the third night, we found oysters for the first time. Each oyster weighed 10 taels, and we had 6 oysters in total. We sold them for 60 taels.
Tonight was uneventful but went smoothly. After deducting the money spent on hiring helpers these past few days and the monthly allowance for the Gu family, there was still a net balance of over 200 taels.
The silver used to sell seafood and soy milk cakes was loose silver, which took a long time to count.
Although she can't be considered a rich woman yet, she has finally escaped the crisis of having no money.
Lin Chang'er went to wash up happily, and before returning to her room, she checked the courtyard gate as usual.
Unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door.
Lin Chang'er paused, her nerves suddenly tensing. Who would come to her door so late?
Almost instinctively, she picked up the carrying pole placed behind the courtyard gate. "Who's there?"
A weak male voice came from outside the door, "It's me."
Lin Chang'er opened her eyes wide. It was Wu Qingfeng's voice.
She quickly lowered the door bolt, and as soon as the door opened, the tall figure fell straight towards her.
Lin Chang'er used all her strength to barely support him, and then her whole body was enveloped in the smell of blood.
"Are you injured?" Lin Chang'er asked, a sense of crisis instantly rising in her heart. Although it was difficult, she still managed to free one hand and immediately closed the courtyard gate.
It was dark and she couldn't see clearly, but the lingering smell of blood was enough to terrify Lin Chang'er. When she helped the person back to the room and they were under the lamplight, she gasped in horror.
Wu Qingfeng, almost half of his clothes were stained red with blood...