Chapter 368 Adding Silver to the Village Treasury

Pinggu nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes."

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, without questioning, and said briskly: "Then what do you think we should use this apology for?"

She was no longer short of money—at least not small change.

This apology was won by everyone together, so she can do something that will benefit everyone...

Pinggu originally wanted to build an embroidery workshop and a place for the servants like her to live, but then she thought that the bricks and tiles had been shipped back and the people had been hired, and they only needed to wait for the thaw before they could dig the foundation. The master of the silver must have planned this a long time ago.

And given Shen Qing's personality, since she asked, she wouldn't just plan to use the apology for her own family.

Shen Qing probably wants to benefit the entire village...

Thinking of this, she said tentatively: "What about using it for the village? I think this money can be used as a public fund for the village, such as patrols and night watchmen. During the day, everyone can go home to eat, and those who are on duty at night can use this money to pay for food.

In the future, each household can put a portion of their income into it. If they earn more, they can put more, and if they earn less, they can put less. Then they won’t have to worry about running out of money.

To be honest, she wanted a patrol team and a night watch team more urgently than the villagers!

She and her four daughters, who were all relatively young, had patrols and night watchmen, so they didn't have to worry too much about people from outside coming over the mountain to do evil.

And compared to worrying about outsiders, she was more worried about the Cao family, especially Cao Da!

After all, the Cao family settled here first, and the villagers also promised not to take the initiative to go to the Cao family to cause trouble. It is inevitable that they will have other thoughts when they feel safe and secure.

With the protection and guard team, it doesn't matter whether he wants his daughters to fulfill their filial piety or requires stealing skills, because Cao Dalian has no chance to step into the village!

Shen Qing nodded in agreement: "Your suggestion is good. If the Cao family really sends an apology later, I will go to the village chief and tell him your suggestion.

From now on, the men on night duty will thank you for any food they have."

Pinggu was stunned.

She immediately understood that Shen Qing was not asking for her opinion.

Shen Qing was clearly putting the credit on her!

The Cao family was in such a commotion, and Cao Da came to visit again and again. In fact, even if the villagers didn't say anything, the situation of her and her daughters was very embarrassing.

If anything happens in the future, she and her daughters will be the most suspected!

Shen Qing gave the credit to her, just to show everyone that she took the initiative to make the village patrol team better and did not hide anything.

"I, I didn't contribute anything, so the gratitude should rightfully fall entirely on you, Master."

Shen Qing said indifferently: "Why do I need so much gratitude?"

She was originally a member of the village and a veteran at that. Moreover, she had already accumulated a lot of gratitude. What's the use of more gratitude?

Give it to Pinggu, her mother, and her daughter, so that they can be free from Cao Da's influence in the village and make the most of this money...

But Ping Gu reminded her that if the amount of silver sent was more than ten or twenty taels, it would be quite good to fill the public treasury with food as a midnight snack, so that every household in the village would not have to take out food.

And if there is more, and if the workshops earn money later, a small portion can be taken out in proportion to benefit the entire village!

Like building roads, weeding, planting trees, clearing rivers...if they can't provide manpower themselves, they can provide money, and the men in the village will work hard. Once these public facilities are completed, won't their family also benefit from them?

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Just as Pinggu said, Cao Junzhu sent an apology.

He apologized profusely and said he only had fifty taels of silver.

For Shen Qing, fifty taels was far beyond his expectations!

After all, even if there is no compensation, what else can we do except beat up the Cao family?

Since no actual losses were caused, it was impossible to calculate the specific amount. I couldn't estimate the silver myself and go to the Cao family to rob them. Therefore, it was very good that they took the initiative to send fifty taels and promised not to attack again.

Fifty taels of silver is nothing to Shen Qing at the moment, but for the villagers, especially as public money, it is a lot!

Shen Qing glanced at the sky and decided not to affect his evening hot pot, so he carried the cloth bag containing the silver and headed to Mr. Jiang's house.

Zhou Yan was originally helping to cook dinner in the kitchen. Tonight, she made an especially sumptuous meal. Not only her wife, but also Jiang Datao and Jiang Daxi were kneading the dough in the kitchen.

When she came out to get the green onions, she saw Shen Qing and said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, you came at the right time. Let's make dumplings stuffed with lard and cabbage tonight. You can take a hundred or eighty back to try them~"

Things are getting better at home, and I can even send you dumplings for a hundred or eighty yuan!

Hearing Zhou Yan's voice, Zhao Mingyue and Xu Hongmei, who were making dumplings in the kitchen, ran out to greet her: "Shen Qing, you're here. Come in and sit down. We'll be cooking the first pot soon. Eat before you go home!"

"Today we have white flour, and three kinds of fillings. Which one do you like? I'll let Daxi go first!"

The sugar was sold for silver, and when the profits were divided today, the three families suddenly became extremely rich.

To put it bluntly, I was almost walking sideways like a crab. I was so happy that I didn't know what to do. I had to enjoy a luxurious meal of white flour and meat-filled dumplings!

In the past, Shen Qing would have agreed to have a bowl of dumplings, but today she wanted to save her stomach for hotpot. Nothing else would taste good if her stomach was full.

She smiled and shook her head, "No, I made some fresh food at home today, and we have guests here. How can I go home after eating my fill?"

Zhao Mingyue and Xu Hongmei wanted to persuade him again when they heard what was said above, but they immediately fell silent when they heard that there were guests.

Indeed, if you have guests to entertain, it is not a good way to treat guests if you eat your fill and then go back.

Especially since the four guests from Sumu came all the way from Chenzhou, they couldn't let others think that they, the country women, had no manners.

Zhao Mingyue immediately said, "Then I'll freeze the packed food in the yard. You can take it back later. It will also be a good opportunity for Su Mu and the other four to have something fresh to eat."

Shen Qing didn't refuse.

Forget about other families, the Jiang family is of the same clan, and they have income from the sugar factory, which is quite good!

Moreover, the sugar factory and Sumu and his friends might have business dealings in the future, so it would be nice to let Sumu and his friends eat the white flour dumplings made by the three of them to help them get closer.

She asked, "Is my second uncle home?"

Zhou Yan replied, "Yes! Dad is in the room behind the fire wall. Not only is he there, but my third and fifth uncles are also here. Sister-in-law, please go in first. I'll bring you a cup of tea."

When Shen Qing entered the house, he saw that not only the Second Master, the Third Master, and the Fifth Master Jiang were there, but Xie Qingshan was also there.

The children were not afraid of the cold, but they felt restricted by their elders, so they all ran away to play elsewhere, and the house became quiet.

The four of them were talking in low voices. When they saw Shen Qing coming over, Xie Qingshan hurriedly stood up and moved his chair: "Sister-in-law, is there something you need to come here at this time?"

Shen Qing told him that Cao Junzhu had given him fifty taels of silver as an apology.

"I didn't expect him to be such a sensible person. No wonder the Lei family is willing to take this risk for him." Master Jiang Wu sighed.