Jiang Huaixu didn't need to inquire about this kind of thing at all. Families like the Fang family could be heard of a lot of gossip if one paid close attention.

The Fang family had only one concubine, whose surname was Xia. It was said that this concubine Xia had a miserable life. In the first few years after the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, many people were displaced, and concubine Xia was one of them.

Wan, who had just married into the Fang family, was kind-hearted and generous. She would give porridge to the people every year. Aunt Xia was not good-looking, and even though she had her brother to help her, she could not fight four hands with two fists, and was still bullied by some ruffians.

One day, Wan happened to see them on the street and helped them out. Aunt Xia, grateful for Wan's kindness, sold herself to the Fang family and became Wan's maid. Wan, feeling her loyalty and loyalty, signed a living contract with her.

Up to this point, the master and servant were still harmonious. Unfortunately, Fang Zhan, the head of the Fang family, fell in love with Concubine Xia. Coincidentally, Wan Shi had been unable to bear children at that time, and there was no reason for her to stop her husband from taking a concubine, so she promoted Concubine Xia to be his concubine.

After becoming a concubine, Aunt Xia soon became pregnant and now has two sons and a daughter. If it weren't for the fact that Wan's family was a scholarly family, and the Wan and Yang families had a close relationship, and the couple had a harmonious relationship, it might not be possible for Aunt Xia to threaten Wan's position.

No wonder the doctors who treated Mrs. Wan in the past were all vague. It seemed that they were pretending to be ignorant even though they knew the truth.

If Jiang Huaixu had found out the truth earlier, he wouldn't have spoken so bluntly.

For two consecutive days, she didn't wait for Wan to send anyone to look for her. The good news was that she didn't hear any strange news coming out of the Fang family. She had no choice but to go find Madam Yang again. Madam Yang told Jiang Huaixu not to worry. It was obvious that Madam Yang's ease was not a pretense, so Jiang Huaixu felt relieved.

Before leaving, Mrs. Yang asked Jiang Huaixu to do something. Yang Zheng was going hunting with his classmates at the beginning of next month. She was worried about him and wanted Jiang Huaixu to accompany him.

Jiang Huaixu did not refuse. Mrs. Yang had helped her a lot. Since the two families were on good terms, you help me and I help you. Only by giving and taking can the friendship be deepened.

As the end of the month approaches, she goes to the county town to see patients during the day, and has to check the account books when she returns home. The villagers are very enthusiastic about getting their wages, so she has to sort out the accounts so as not to let the villagers down.

On the last day of the month, Jiang Huaixu asked Manager Pei for half a day off and returned home at noon.

I spent an entire afternoon with my eldest brother calculating the silver required for each type of work, and also calculating the silver earned by each household. In the evening, after Second Grandma and others came back, everyone gathered in the tofu shop, staring eagerly at the silver placed in the money box by Jiang Dalang and Jiang Huaixu.

Jiang Dalang pointed to the silver in the money box and said to everyone, "These are the silver we earned in the past month, a total of 185 taels and 458 coins. These are the net profits. Among them, the profits from spices are..."

After a series of numbers were said one after another, everyone was dizzy and didn't know whether they were dreaming.

"... This is the situation. Let my youngest sister distribute money to each family."

Jiang Huaixu deliberately stood on a small stool. She cleared her throat and said loudly, "Let's make it clear first. Since the wages are calculated per person, those with larger families will definitely get more money, and those with smaller families will get less. We can't argue about this. We need to change our minds. You have a smaller family, so you spend less, right? In short, we can't argue."

After saying the premise, Jiang Huaixu began to draw representatives from each family to come up and collect the silver: "Brother Dazhuang, 4 taels 368 wen; Brother Erniu..."

People went up one after another, and when they came down after receiving the silver, they were either holding their chests, or looked excited, or were in a daze as if dreaming.

"Good heavens! Can we earn so much money in a month?"

"In the past, if I went to town and did manual labor for a day, I would only earn three to five hundred coins a month, not including food..."

"Oh my! That's a lot! I originally thought earning just over a tael of silver a month was a lot!"

"Hey, how much did your family receive?"

“This number…”

Soon, more than 30 households had received their silver and money, and only Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Zhengmao's families were left.

Xia Shuanghua, the one with the least amount, received more than one tael of silver even though she was the only one in the family. The most she received was six or seven taels.

"Everyone, don't get too excited. I have something else I want to discuss."

Jiang Zhengmao frowned. Wasn't this what we agreed upon?

"Our dear, respectable, and lovable Village Chief Jiang works so hard for us every day. It's only because he's watching over us in the village that we can go to the county town to sell tofu without worry. I'm thinking of giving 10% of the money we earn from tofu to the Village Chief's family. What do you think?"

Jiang Huaixu brought up this matter at this time because the atmosphere was good. After all, giving away 10% would mean competing with the villagers for profits. Her uncle had not asked for it at the beginning and she had not considered it carefully, but her uncle had indeed put a lot of effort into their tofu shop and wasteland, and he deserved 10%.

On the one hand, the villagers are simple and honest and don't have many ulterior motives. On the other hand, the Wang family incident has just sounded a wake-up call for the villagers.

As expected, as soon as the words fell, someone chimed in, "Xu girl, after all, the tofu and five-spice powder are your recipes. It's great that you're willing to help us make money. This matter should be decided by you!"

"That's right! The village chief is very busy on weekdays. We all see it, and no one will say anything."

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Seeing that many people had expressed their opinions, Jiang Huaixu made the final decision: "Since everyone agrees, then it's decided! I hope everyone will continue to be happy and make money next month, but you still need to pay attention to your health. If you feel unwell, feel free to come to me!"

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