"Mr. Yan, is the cotton ready?" Hu Lingjun came over when he saw them, making Chunxiao think that he was the owner of the manor and came so early.
"Hu Lingjun, you're here really early. These are my family members. They're all here to help. The cotton is ready."
"We have to do it early. There are a lot of things. We can set off right after loading them. Let's start inspecting and weighing the goods." After saying that, he called over a team of soldiers and followed the people from Zhuangzi to the warehouse.
These soldiers all had a large scale in their hands. The Yan family helped to move the things out. There were special soldiers in groups to check, and there were special people to weigh. They were obviously experienced in purchasing. The servants in the farm came to help load the trucks. In this way, after most of the day, the cotton was finally loaded, and more than 160 trucks were loaded.
Chunxiao was doing the math on a piece of paper when Hu Lingjun suddenly came over with a grin. "Boss Yan, I see you don't just grow cotton on this farm. You have plenty of grain in your warehouse. Look, the truck I brought today still has over 30 empty trucks. Why don't you sell me some of your grain? I'll give you a good price."
Chunxiao looked at him with some confusion. "General Hu, although I am a woman, I also know that the imperial court will naturally provide food for the war. There is no need for you to buy it yourself."
"This boss doesn't know. The court does send grain, but only every once in a while to ensure there's always enough food. Most of the time, the quartermaster sends people to purchase it. Otherwise, if the court's grain runs out one day, the soldiers on the front lines will starve to death. They're always prepared for both scenarios."
"So that's how it is. If Hu Lingjun wants food, then I will give you some of it no matter what. In this way, in addition to the part for seeds, I will keep 5,000 kilograms of rice for myself, and sell you a kilogram of wheat. You see, there are so many people in my village and so many people at home. I have to keep a year's worth of food for myself in case of accidents, don't you think?" There was so much food, so some had to be sold.
Hu Lingjun laughed out loud, "Boss is indeed a rare and straightforward person. Okay, as you said, I'll give you 15 coins per pound."
So everyone started to inspect and transport the rice and wheat, and finally everyone left in the evening when the sun was about to set.
Chunxiao was counting the money at the table with a stack of banknotes.
Everyone was so tired that they lay down on the stools and didn't want to move at all.
"There are about 200 trucks of stuff. I probably moved several thousand kilograms of goods today. No, I can't move anymore." Daha gasped.
"Everyone has worked hard today." Dashan looked at the Zhou couple and said, "Dad, Mom, are you all okay?"
Yan Bingfa was the one who sat the most upright among them. "We were just following the inspection and didn't do much moving. It's okay. It's just that my waist is achy because I've been standing for a long time."
Shuwen was massaging his mother's arm when he saw Shufeng lying next to him, "You followed Auntie to settle accounts today and didn't do any physical work, so why are you so tired?"
Shufeng sat up suddenly and said, "You think settling accounts isn't tiring? My brain isn't working well right now. I'm not as quick as my aunt. My brain has been doing a lot of work today."
Shuduo was holding Changxing and laughing, while Pan'er was massaging Zhang's legs.
"Changxing has been very well behaved today and hasn't made any noise." Zhou walked over and picked up the child. "Our little Changxing has also seen the world with us today. How was it? Wasn't it fun?"
"He's so happy today, looking around."
"It's already this late. It will be dark by the time we get back."
"Don't worry, Yuqing and the others are at home looking after the house. They told me when they came here that we would be back late today. She knows that."
"Hey, my back aches, so I won't be driving the ox cart later. Let Happiness and Perfection drive it later."
"How dare you, a grown man, say such things?" Zhou sneered. "Look at what your sister is holding, and you'll be more excited immediately."
"Chunxiao, you haven't finished yet." Dahe immediately felt the cold gazes from all around him as soon as he said this. He immediately shut up, "What, what's wrong?"
"She's settling accounts, don't disturb her."
"Uncle, you don't know that once the person settling the account is interrupted, he has to start all over again."
"That's right, Second Uncle, if it doesn't work, go and try it."
"No one will say anything to you if you just lie down. Why would you tell her to do anything?"
He asked a question, but was attacked by everyone. Da He shut up obediently. Everyone was talking in low voices below.
"Okay, we're done." Chunxiao put down her pen and looked at everyone happily. "It's getting late, so I'll report to everyone first."
Everyone suddenly became alert and sat down. Shuduo and Paner stood aside politely.
"I won't report my own, I'll report yours. Everyone, please remember your own numbers and come back to me to collect your money."
Today, General Hu gave her nine silver notes worth 1,000 taels each, and a box of 250 taels of silver coins. These silver notes can be exchanged and withdrawn, so she can use them with confidence.
She herself was shaking a little when holding a silver note of 1,000 taels, let alone her family members, so she decided to blur out her share of the money, and let everyone be happy that they had made a lot of money.
"Let's talk about eldest brother's first. The cotton he had totaled jin (approximately 500 grams) and was worth 928.275 liang (approximately 100 grams) of silver."
"More than 900 taels!" Tian covered her mouth all of a sudden. Everyone looked at her and signaled her not to interrupt. They all looked at Chunxiao excitedly and asked her to continue.
"My sister-in-law's family has 1247 catties of cotton, and the silver she earned is 93.525 taels, which makes a total of 1021.8 taels. Brother, remember the amount and come with me tomorrow morning to get the money."
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