Chapter 62 Where Did the Money Go?

Yin Ning's work tools were confiscated and he could only sleep peacefully.

Most people were getting ready to go to bed at this hour, but the old village chief was still preparing to go out.

He had asked today, and the two Zhou brothers were working on his nephew's boat. The eldest brother, Zhou, was strong and sturdy, and was said to be a good swimmer. He learned how to cast and pull nets very quickly, and was a good boatman.

Zhou Laoer.

His nephew described him as coquettish.

It's not that he has a delicate personality, but his health. I heard that his palms were rubbed raw on the first day on the fishing boat. On the second day on the fishing boat, he refused to cool off in front of everyone and got a heat stroke.

Day 3…

Alas, I'm not cut out for this job anyway.

But he was serious and willing to endure hardships. Plus, his elder brother was so capable, so his nephew didn't fire him immediately.

Now Zhou Laoer is in charge of cleaning and sorting the catch on the boat and he seems to have adapted well to the situation.

The fishing boats go out to sea very early. If I don't go talk to Zhou Laoer now, he won't be able to get up so early if he falls asleep.

Well...actually he was anxious to decide on the second teacher.

So when the old village chief had some free time, he asked his son to take him to Zhou's house with a lantern.

At this time, the Zhou family had finished dinner and were all enjoying the cool air in the yard.

Although there were no oil lamps, there was little wind in the yard with the door closed, so they could light a small fire to provide lighting.

The children were in high spirits and were having a great time running and playing in the yard.

"Brother Zhou, open the door."

Lian Jiabao called out twice, and Zhou Yuan ran to open the door.

When I opened the door and saw the old village chief was there, I was a little surprised. I didn't know what the old village chief was doing in my house.

The whole family looked at the village chief and his son.

The old village chief was not as serious as usual. He sat down next to Mr. Zhou with a smile on his face.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm not here for any bad reasons. Brother Zhou, have you heard about the school that's going to be built in our village?"

Mr. Zhou's heart skipped a beat and he nodded immediately.

The Zhou brothers took a shower and had their meals as soon as they came back from the boat. They had never heard of this before and now looked confused.

The two sisters-in-law heard that Lin Wanrong had come back and told her brother and sister-in-law that she envied the Yin family, so they didn't react at this moment.

Only Xu Mingwei's eyes were excited, and he guessed something.

"This school has been long awaited in our village for a long time. We hope to have a teacher with good character and talent to teach the children. We have previously approached Huaishan from the Yin family, and he agreed. Then they recommended your second son."

Zhou He looked up suddenly, with only a hint of surprise on his face, but his hands were shaking slightly.

He finally knew why the village chief came to his house!

"Yin Huaishan said that your second son is of outstanding character and even more talented than him, so he recommended your second son to go to the school with him to teach children. The monthly salary is 500 coins. If you are willing, I will write it down here and go there as soon as the school opens."

"Of course he does!"

Mr. Zhou agreed on his behalf without even asking the second son.

Are you kidding? Only a fool would not agree.

The old village chief was very satisfied with the Zhou family's attitude. He hated those scholars who were too arrogant and looked at me as if they were insulting me by asking me to come to the village to teach children.

Look at how nice the attitudes of the Yin family and the Zhou family are.

People like this will teach their children well.

The old village chief is a protective person. It doesn’t matter how talented you are. What matters is your attitude towards the villagers.

If you despise these peasants, how can you live well in the village and teach your children well?

Yes, I’m talking about Cai Shuyuan.

Don't think he didn't notice the disgust in that guy's eyes. The guy hasn't had a good face since he entered the village.

We must get him on board tomorrow to give him some good training.

By the way, let him go to my nephew’s boat and replace the second child this week.

Hehe~I am such a smart old man.

The old village chief was very happy to have chosen the teacher. He was not annoying and left after he finished speaking.

The Zhou family was left staring at each other for a while before they all burst into laughter.

While laughing, Zhou Yuan suddenly wiped his eyes.

"That's great! My second brother finally doesn't have to go on the boat! You don't know, we encountered a big wave today when we went out to sea, and my second brother lost his balance and fell into the sea. When he was pulled up, he was out of breath and almost couldn't be saved. When he came back, he didn't let me tell you, saying that he was afraid that you would be worried at home when he went out to sea again. Now he's fine..."

“Brother!!”

Didn't we agree not to tell?

Zhou He felt something was wrong and sure enough, his ear was grabbed the next moment.

"Zhou Lao Er! Is this what you meant by not hiding anything from me?!"

"Ah! It hurts! Mingwei, let go first. The child is still watching. I don't want you to worry."

Xu Mingwei did not loosen his grip and even used one hand to pinch the soft flesh on his waist.

"The kids are used to it, what are you afraid of? If I don't punish you, will you ever tell the truth again?!"

The young couple went back to their room quarreling.

Grandpa Zhou was not surprised at all. He smiled and went to play with his grandchildren, leaving the eldest wife and her husband in silence.

Zhou Yuan was not stupid. He knew something was wrong the moment he heard the words.

Although the second child doesn't need to go on the boat, I still have to go on it. After talking about such dangerous things today, my wife will definitely be more worried in the future.

"Wanrong..."

"I know what you want to say. It's okay. You are a better swimmer and more stable than my second brother. I'm confident you can work on the boat. And I know you like working on the boat."

Lin Wanrong knew that it was impossible to let her husband quit his work on the boat. So why bother arguing? Only by reassuring him could he concentrate on his work on the boat.

As for worry, she was definitely worried. Every day when the fishing boat set out, her heart never calmed down until her husband came home.

Maybe, you just need to get used to it.

As the night grew darker, the villagers gradually fell asleep.

The next day, the Yin family got up early again, and Yin Ning was very upset when he saw his cousin.

In fact, it only tickled Jiang Wan a few times, but Jiang Wan was not afraid at all. She just had to pretend to please her cousin.

The two sisters were arguing when there was a knock on the gate.

It’s Yu Ming who’s here to collect the oyster sauce.

Jiang Wan took out the jar of tea that she had boiled yesterday and gave it to him.

"My mother weighed these yesterday when they were boiled. Excluding the pot, it's one catty and six ounces, so let's just say it's one and a half catties (the text doesn't use the ancient system of one catty and sixteen ounces, but the modern system of one catty)."

"Okay, okay, this is your jar."

Yu Ming returned the jar before picking up the oyster sauce, his eyebrows full of joy. He went back and listened to his uncle's detailed account, this is a good treasure.

"Little Second Brother, the total is three hundred coins, just give it to me directly."

"I'll give it all to you, so don't lose it."

Seeing that the other two adults in the yard had no objection, Yu Ming took out the string of copper coins from his arms and gave it to Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan picked up the heavy string of money and counted it again. After counting, he frowned and counted it again.

I almost thought I counted wrong.

"Little Brother, I'm short of two cents today."

"Hmm? Less again?"

Yu Ming didn't quite believe it. He put the oyster sauce in his arms on the ground and then took the string of copper coins and counted them carefully one by one.

After counting it three times, I found that there was indeed a shortfall of two cents.

He could only pay two cents out of his own pocket again.

Today, when he went to the accountant to complain that he was short of a penny, the accountant said it was none of his business, as he had counted the money when he took it.

After hearing this, Yu Ming had no choice but to admit it.

"What's going on? I was afraid I'd miss some money again. I counted it carefully before I left and found that not a penny was missing. How come I'm missing again..."

He gave the money to Jiang Wan while muttering.

Jiang Wan couldn't help but ask.

"Have you never let go of this money since you got it?"

"not……"

Yu Ming was stunned. He was about to say no but then he remembered the two times he took money.

It really exists!