Chapter 29: Cooperation

After the meal, Qin Huiyin placed the cash box on the rickety table and asked Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao to help sort it out, stringing the coins together in strings of 100 coins each so that it would be clear at a glance when counting the coins at the end.

"One hundred and seventy bowls of jelly, five cents each, plus the money from the sale of the braised meat, minus the cost of our purchases, the balance is 1,345 cents."

"Today we made one tael of silver and 345 coins?" Li Taohua said, "At this rate, we can probably make 50 taels of silver a month! We can make more and sell more in the future, and make two taels of silver every day."

"It's new at the beginning, so naturally more people buy it. According to the current situation, after a few days, people will no longer find it new, and business will be much slower." Qin Huiyin pointed out the reality.

"There are too few customers here. If it were a prosperous town, there would definitely be more business." Tang Yichen said, "However, there is no other way now. If you want to do business in a prosperous town, you can't do it without capital. Now this business is small, but it is enough to support my family, so it can be considered a way out."

"If you can solve the big problem of Chen Zhongyi, our family's current income is enough for everyone to live a good life." Qin Huiyin looked at Tang Yichen.

Tang Yichen pursed his lips and hummed, "I know."

In the afternoon, Tang Yichen went out for a while. When he came back, he was followed by several tall villagers, who came in carrying newly made tables, chairs and benches.

Li Taohua came over, looked at the new furniture, and asked, "How much does this cost? Although our family has made some money, we can't spend it carelessly!"

Li Taohua felt distressed when she thought about how the money her precious daughter earned was spent like that.

Looking at Tang Yichen again at this time, his eyes were full of disgust.

Tang Yichen said calmly: "I will pay for this, you don't need to use the household funds."

"Where did you get the money?"

"I'll buy it on credit first, and I'll pay you back when I earn money from copying books."

One of the men wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and said, "Brother Chen is a man of his word. We trust him. We have also heard about your family's situation. Don't rush to pay it back. It won't be too late to pay it back when you have the money."

Li Taohua: “…”

Zhang, the carpenter in this village, worked as a carpenter with his two sons. Several nearby villages asked him to make furniture. She once wanted to buy a stool on credit but failed because he was driven out by him and his son. Tang Yichen was really arrogant. He bought so many pieces of furniture on credit, and they were not afraid that he would default on the payment.

At this time, Qin Huiyin finished making the jelly to be sold tomorrow.

She looked at the new furniture with amazement in her eyes: "Finally, we have new tables and chairs. The original tables and chairs were too old. Every time I sat down on them, I was afraid that they would suddenly fall apart into a pile of scrap wood."

Seeing that Qin Huiyin liked it, Li Taohua didn't say anything.

"Hey..." Qin Huiyin leaned closer to Tang Yichen and said in a low voice, "Can I buy another bathtub on credit?"

Tang Yichen: “…”

He turned around and looked at her, his eyes were clear and indifferent, as if saying: You are so rude.

Qin Huiyin laughed dryly, moved to the side, and muttered, "We are nominally brother and sister after all, and you are so stingy for not helping me with this little thing."

She could tolerate the ancient toilets. As long as they were clean, it was acceptable.

However, there is no bathroom here, so every time you take a bath, you can only use a wooden bucket. The Tang family does not have a wooden bucket, but only a wooden basin. These days, they take a bath in the wooden basin, and they can't even sit in it to take a bath.

Who can understand her feelings?

She can only do dry wiping every day.

But, can dry wiping clean it?

"Brother Dazhu, could you please get me a bathtub?" Tang Yichen said.

"No problem." Zhang Dazhu patted his chest. "Brother Chen, if you need anything else, just ask."

"That's all for now, thank you."

After seeing off Zhang Dazhu and the others, Tang Yichen asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do at home?"

"No, no, just go ahead and do your thing." Qin Huiyin was extremely satisfied with this man when he was willing to buy a bathtub on credit.

He is indeed a gentle male protagonist, completely different from the evil villain.

Tang Yichen did not force himself to join them. After making sure there was nothing for him to do, he went back to his room to copy books.

His desk is right in front of the window, after all, the light is good here.

He looked up and could see the scene in the yard.

In the yard, Qin Huiyin pushed the mill, panting. Tang Luwu took over, and after pushing for a while, her face was also covered with sweat.

Li Taohua waved her hand and said impatiently, "Go away, you are really useless."

So she pushed for a while too.

Grinding pea flour was too tiring for the women, and Tang Yixiao was still young, so no one would agree even if he offered to do it.

Tang Yichen came out.

Several pairs of eyes were looking at him, and he suddenly felt a little numb at being stared at by so many people.

He took over the job of grinding flour.

"Wow..." Qin Huiyin exclaimed, "I never thought a scholar could have such great strength."

"Big brother is not just an ordinary weak scholar. He also helps with housework during his days off." Tang Luwu looked at Tang Yichen with admiration. "Big brother is the pillar of our family!"

Tang Yichen had a calm personality, and even his interactions with his younger brother and sister-in-law were bland. Now that he was working, he felt a little uncomfortable with several pairs of eyes staring at him.

Li Taohua said: "You guys take out the dirty clothes, I'll go wash them."

Tang Luwu followed up and said, "I think we are running low on firewood. Let's go up the mountain to get some."

Tang Yi smiled and picked up the sickle: "I'll follow you."

Now the only work at home is grinding pea flour. The braised meat is already stewing in the pot. I just need to check the firewood occasionally. Since Tang Yichen has taken over the work of grinding flour, the others are just staring at the house. It's better to find something else to do.

Qin Huiyin wants to stay and help.

Tang Yichen didn’t know how to grind the powder, so she needed to stay and be the general commander.

It's a bit magical. She actually lived under the same roof with the paper man male protagonist and became his stepsister. In the original novel, this stepsister did all kinds of stupid things and had a very bad relationship with the male protagonist. Now that Tang Luwu is alive, Tang Yixiao's medicine is still there, and the original owner didn't have time to offend the male protagonist, the male protagonist shouldn't hate her anymore, right?

Is the male protagonist really only fourteen years old?

Not to mention that being mature beyond his years is a standard feature of a male protagonist, he also has a taller stature than an average person, and although he comes from a common background he has a natural noble temperament. He can be spotted in a crowd at a glance, so if he isn't the male protagonist, who could be?

"What should I call you? It seems impolite to call you by your name. If I follow Sister Luwu and call you Big Brother, you will probably feel uncomfortable. How about I call you Brother Chen?" Qin Huiyin asked.

Tang Yichen said calmly: "Yeah."

"Brother Chen, my mother married your father. I know you don't like us mother and daughter very much. But you can see that we have become a family. I really want to get along with everyone, so you don't have to worry that my mother and I will bully your brothers and sisters. Let's just be a good family from now on, okay?"

Hold on to the hero's thighs, be his good sister, and maybe you can get some of his luck in the future.