Chapter 172: In the money hiding room, each of the people hid their own portion of the money...
"Aye, how much money is there on this table?" Lin Shu asked happily.
It turns out that the feeling of earning money by one's family is really different. When she first came to Tianshui Village, Shi Qing, the guard of the Marquis' Mansion, gave the family one hundred taels of silver. At that time, the white silver did not make any difference to her. But now, looking at the money piled on the table, whether it was the silver ingots or the copper coins that exuded the smell of copper, she found them all very cute.
This is the money Aye earns. If you round it up, it can be considered as the money their family earns.
Zhou Ye's smile lingered for a long time, and he was also satisfied. He replied, "There are seventeen silver ingots, nine of which are ten taels, and eight of which are five taels. The silver in small change adds up to about seven or eight taels, fifty strings of copper coins, and eight or nine hundred loose copper coins."
He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu were stunned by what they heard, and suddenly felt that their brains were not enough and they couldn't figure it out.
All they care about is money, lots and lots of money, it’s all money!!
After a rough calculation, Lin Shu exclaimed in surprise, "If we count it all in silver, then this trip would be around two hundred taels! If we count it all in copper coins, that would be two hundred strings of cash?!"
He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu: ? ? ! ! !
How many?
How many? !
Lin Shu's reaction was much calmer, and she even knew how to reconcile the accounts. "Aye, I don't think there are that many silver ingots."
Zhou Ye pushed aside the copper coins and pulled out an ochre-yellow coin bag from it. The coin bag was actually entangled with one of the strings of copper coins, and because of the similar colors, it was not discovered by several people.
The purse was bulging, with not much space left by the silver ingots. I guess it was because the silver ingots inside were of different sizes, and the space was filled up.
As expected, Zhou Ye poured out a pile of silver ingots from his purse, including six large ingots of ten taels each, six small ingots of five taels each, and some small change.
"I bought this purse at a street stall. I originally wanted to put all the silver ingots in it, but there were too many to fit in, so I put some outside." Zhou Ye explained.
A small pile of silver ingots adorned the large pile of copper coins, making it particularly eye-catching and attractive.
He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu, mother and daughter, stared with wide eyes, looking equally stunned.
They had never seen so many silver ingots before, and they rarely saw whole silver ingots! This was silver!
He Guixiang swallowed her saliva: Did their family make a fortune?
That’s not right. This money doesn’t belong to their family, and it’s not windfall.
This money was earned by Aye who went to the mountains specially and risked his life to hunt black bears. In the future, this money will belong to Aye and Ashu, and neither she nor Lin Dashan can touch it!
Thinking of Lin Dashan's tendency to show off when he was living a comfortable life, He Guixiang glanced at the sky outside and urged, "It's getting late. Keep this money safe."
Zhou Ye knew her worries, but he remained calm and just looked at Lin Shu.
He liked to look at Ah Shu's sparkling eyes. Ah Shu liked to look, so he asked her to look for a while longer.
Lin Shu not only looked at it, she also touched it with her hands. She picked up the silver ingot with both hands, held it in her hands and admired it for a while, then poured it back into the pile of copper coins like pouring water, and then grabbed a handful of copper coins, letting them flow out from between her fingers, listening to the sound of the copper coins falling.
After playing a few rounds, she said with a lingering feeling: "Wealth should not be revealed to the public. Let's quickly hide all this money!"
Several people worked together and quickly put a large table of copper coins and silver ingots back in place, but where to put the money became a problem.
Lin Shu smiled and said, "The money belongs to Aye, tell him to find a way himself."
Zhou Ye handed the bag full of silver ingots to Lin Shu, "Ah Shu, this doesn't take up much space, you can keep it and buy whatever you want."
"Okay, then I'll keep it." Lin Shu said with a squint.
Then, Zhou Ye handed the fifty strings of copper coins to He Guixiang, "Aunt, this is my betrothal gift, please accept it today. I'm not good at speaking nice things, but when I marry Ah Shu in the future, you and uncle will be my real parents, and Ah Shu and I will honor you together. Ah Shu will also treat her well and will never let her get tired or go hungry."
Lin Xiaopu grinned at the side. "Brother Aye is too modest. Is this just being dumb and unable to speak?" Didn't you see how my mother was so happy after hearing this that wrinkles appeared on her eyes? My sister also looked very satisfied, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Okay, I won't be polite with you. This money belongs to you two, so I'll take it and save it for you. When you need money in the future, just ask me!" He Guixiang agreed readily and swiftly carried the copper coins to the inner room. It took her three consecutive trips to complete the collection. Naturally, she kept the fifty strings of copper coins in a safe place.
Lin Shu hid the bag of silver in her and Xiao Pu's suitcases, pressing it at the bottom and covering it with layers of clothes.
There's no good place to hide the money right now. I'll wait for her to think about it and hide it somewhere else.
Zhou Ye was also busy, collecting the scattered copper coins on the table in an empty pottery jar. After the copper coins were collected, he buried the silver ingots in the copper coins. His inner room was empty except for a bed and a few changes of clothes. There was nothing else extra, so he didn't have a good place to hide the money. So he just stuffed it under the bed and placed it with a few broken jars.
When Zhou Ye hid the money, he didn't hide it from the people in the room. Lin Xiaopu saw it and exclaimed, "Huh?" "Brother Ye, you just put it under the bed like this without even hiding it?"
Lin Shu also felt that he was too careless. Although she thought the villagers of Tianshui Village were quite simple and honest, with some who were petty and some who were not, there were few who stole things, but there were still people outside with bad intentions. She still had to be on guard.
Now only the people in Tianshui Village know that Aye hunted a black bear. It won't be long before people outside will know about it. If they find out where they live, it is possible that they will find out.
After all, the place they lived in was too simple, and they couldn't even find a place to hide the money. She guessed that the place where A Niang hid the money was not very secretive.
but--
There are good places to hide money.
Lin Shu's eyes rolled around and she smiled, "Although we live in a thatched hut, we still have beams. We can dig a small hole in the beam and put the silver in that hole. Thieves will definitely not find it. It's also okay not to dig a hole, we can just hide the silver in a blind spot on the beam."
Zhou Ye listened thoughtfully. It was indeed a good place to hide money, but if you were to drill holes in the beams, you had to be careful. If you were not careful, it would affect the stability of the beams, and the result would be more trouble than good.
Or, can we add an unnecessary crossbeam to the roof beam?
The middle of the beam is hollowed out so that a lot of silver can be hidden inside.
The more Zhou Ye thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him, but he didn't say much at this time.
The people in the room hid their own share of the money, and before they could chat for a few minutes, Lin Dashan's shouting was heard in the yard.
He Guixiang exchanged glances with the others, then said to Zhou Ye, "Your uncle usually doesn't ask about these things, but this time is different. He will probably ask about it. When the time comes, Ah Ye, don't tell me, I'll tell you."
Because they were secretly counting money together, they delayed preparing dinner. When Zhou Ye came back just now, He Guixiang was mixing the batter to make pancakes. However, before she had a chance to make the pancakes, she followed him into the house to learn more.
By this time, the fire in the stove had gone out, so she lit a new fire and then hurriedly started making pancakes.
In the past, when Lin Dashan came back, the food was already prepared, but today he still had to wait. He was quite surprised and couldn't help muttering a few words.
He Guixiang said, "There's porridge cooked in the pottery pot. Have a few mouthfuls of it to fill your stomach first."
As soon as she said this, she felt a little emotional.
There were times in the past when I only had porridge and pickles for dinner, but now just drinking porridge is enough to fill my stomach. Life is indeed much better now than before.
Thinking about the money in the box, He Guixiang was filled with endless energy. This money was enough to buy a big house in town, or even a shop in a good location in the market! However, people like them in the mountains were used to living off the land, and life in town might not be as comfortable as in the village. She saw that Ah Shu also felt the same way.
Lin Shu had already gone to the kitchen and brought out a stack of empty bowls. She very considerately served Lin Dashan a bowl of porridge first, and even scooped out some dry rice from the bottom of the pot. "Dad, you must be exhausted after working in the fields all day. Come and have some porridge."
Lin Dashan took the bowl with a smile, "My daughter is so thoughtful."
After swallowing a few mouthfuls of porridge and feeling somewhat full in his stomach, he asked, "Mother, why are we eating so late tonight?"
He Guixiang explained, "Aye just came back from the county, so I chatted with him for a while, and I accidentally forgot the time."
Lin Dashan was shocked after hearing this.
Of course he saw A Ye, but he knew that A Ye went back to town to sell things very quickly, so he thought A Ye had returned from town a long time ago.
Unexpectedly, Aye didn’t go to the town, but to the county? ! !
At this moment, Zhou Ye took the bowl and spoon from Lin Shu's hand and helped to serve the porridge. He first served Lin Shu a bowl of her favorite porridge, and then served himself and others. Seeing Lin Dashan's surprised look, he hummed and said, "Uncle, I went to the county and just came back to put my things down."
"Why are we going to the county? Is it because the blind bear is not easy to sell in town?" Lin Dashan asked curiously.
Lin Dashan explained succinctly: "It can be sold, but it's easier to sell in the county and you can get more money."
When Lin Dashan heard this, he immediately became excited and asked, "How much did you sell this black bear for?"
Without waiting for Zhou Ye to reply, He Guixiang laughed and asked, "Guess first?"
Seeing his wife's happy face, Lin Dashan guessed that it must be a large sum of money and asked excitedly, "Did it sell for thirty strings of cash?!"
This is Hei Xia Zi, thirty strings of cash should be enough, otherwise it would be a loss.
This morning, so many villagers came to see the bear. Many envied him, praising him profusely. Lin Dashan's face was creased with smiles. Aye was his son-in-law, and Aye was capable, so he was also proud of it. At that moment, a knowledgeable villager said that a whole black bear could sell for thirty or forty strings of cash! The black bear Aye hunted was large, so he could get more, but he didn't bring the fur, so he would have to reduce the price. After adding and subtracting, thirty strings of cash was enough, right?
Because of this amount, when he went to work in the fields today, his mind wandered for most of the day. Thirty strings of cash! In all his hard work, Lin Dashan had never seen so much money before. He wasn't exaggerating; even the wealthy families in the village probably didn't have that much money!
He Guixiang shook her head, "I need more."
Lin Dashan was overjoyed when he heard this. "It's more than thirty strings of cash?! Could it be thirty-five strings of cash?"
He Guixiang couldn't hide her smile as she said, "Aye went to the county, where there are many wealthy families. She gave me all the fifty strings of copper coins she got from selling the black bear, saying it was for the betrothal money to marry Ah Shu."
"How much? Fifty, fifty strings of cash?!" Lin Dashan opened his mouth wide, and after being shocked, he couldn't stop laughing.
In their area, because there are more mountains than fields, an acre of dry land costs one or even two strings of coins. An acre of paddy field is even more expensive, and a good one costs four or five strings of coins.
And fifty strings of cash could buy thirty or forty mu of dry land and more than ten mu of good paddy fields! !
He Guixiang had no idea what he was thinking, so she immediately said, "This is the money Ah Ye earns. I'm saving it for the young couple to use for their future. Even if I'm buying land, it has to be in their names. Dad, do you have any objections?"
What could Lin Dashan have objected to? After all, Aye would take care of him in his old age, so it didn't matter whose name the property was registered under. Besides, this was Aye's own money. He was just happy in his heart, so happy that his eyes were red.
Lin Dashan had been a coward for half his life, and the best thing he had done was to take a fancy to A Ye and buy him as his son-in-law.
While Lin Dashan was secretly wiping away his tears, Lin Shu and Lin Xiaopu glanced at each other secretly.
Mother truly understood Father. If Father knew that Ye had earned not only fifty strings of copper coins but also over a hundred taels of silver, wouldn't he have burst into tears of joy? He might even have fainted from excitement. Then, he'd go back and brag about it, and the whole village would know that her family had made a fortune.
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