Chapter 138 Dishonesty (Recommended by Yunqi with 95,000 votes)
Zhou Silang threatened Zhou Wulang, "Mom won't mention it, and you are not allowed to talk about this, or I will beat you up."
Zhou Wulang snorted and ran straight to find Manbao after returning home. He didn't tell his mother, but he could tell Manbao.
Manbao is teaching everyone to recognize words in the yard. Now Datou and the others have recognized many words and can do some simple arithmetic.
Manbao felt that Datou and the others seemed a little smarter than before, and smarter than the other children in the village. What Koko said was indeed right, reading and recognizing words can make people wise.
Manbao was very happy. Seeing his fifth brother, he called out to him, "Fifth brother, hurry up and learn to read. Datou knows more words than you now."
Zhou Wulang had a headache and hesitated whether to turn around and run. He hated reading and hated learning to read!
Zhou Silang had already brought the money in and reported to Mrs. Qian, and also handed it over to the public. Zhou Wulang took a look and whispered a few words in Manbao's ear.
Manbao told Zhou Liulang and the others, "First, write the characters I taught you ten times. I will come back and ask you later."
After saying that, he and Zhou Wulang ran into the room.
Qian was counting money. Seeing Manbao coming in, she waved, "Come, help me count the money and also calculate your fourth brother's account, right?"
Zhou Silang felt a little guilty when he saw Manbao, especially when he saw Zhou Wulang also followed in, he felt even more guilty.
Qian glanced at him and pulled Manbao to let her count the money.
Manbao counted the money very quickly. After counting out 100 coins, he strung them together in a string and could count them out quickly.
There are eighteen strings in total, and the remaining scattered coins are thirty-eight cents.
Qian was mentally prepared when she poured the money out of the sack, but she was still shocked. She pondered for a moment and said, "Is this how Jiang makes money?"
Zhou Silang whispered, "Mom, I'm sure we won't be able to sell this much next time, so I think it would be enough to bring 20 kilograms."
This time, he and Lao Wu each carried a backpack, and each basket contained about twenty pounds.
Today's prices are also very high, ranging from 45 to 48 cents.
It was also because the unit price was uncertain that even Zhou Silang, the person in charge, could not calculate how much money was earned, so he had the courage to withhold the money.
Manbao raised his head and glanced at him, then asked, "Fourth brother, what's the price you sell Jiang for? Tell me and I'll calculate if it's correct."
Zhou Silang whispered, "I don't remember. This one wants one catty, and if you don't bargain hard, it's a little more expensive. That one wants three or two catties, and if you bargain hard, it's a little cheaper. I can't remember."
Manbao glanced at him, snorted in his heart, and then looked at Qian, "Mom, this money is not only for Fourth Brother, but also for me, Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother and others. You have to divide it among us."
Qian nodded and said, "Okay, then let's follow the rules. Pay 60% first, and divide the rest among you. The fourth brother's share will be used to pay back the debt."
Zhou Silang didn't expect that he would have to calculate it this way in the end. This was different from the algorithm he had obtained before.
He felt something was wrong, so he counted on his fingers and said with sweat on his forehead, "Mom, this won't work. If I count all the money I have to hand over to the government, I won't have much money left. How long will it take me to pay off the debt? That's not what you and Dad said at the beginning. You said that all the harvest from the land I reclaimed would belong to me."
Manbao and the others helped because they provided the seeds, and Laowu, Laoliu, and Datou helped to open up the land. They also worked together during the planting process, and they did all the weeding and fertilizing. So he had no objection to them sharing the harvest, but he didn't mind handing it over to the family...
Zhou Silang was not happy.
Qian glanced at him and said, "It's okay if you don't hand it over to the government. This land was reclaimed by you, but in two months your land will be yours. No matter what you plant, the harvest will belong to the government. This must be done according to the rules."
Zhou Silang had no objection.
Qian asked Zhou Silang, "How are you going to divide the money?"
Manbao raised his little hand and said, "We had already discussed this before we started planting. I provided the ginger seeds, so my fourth brother and I will get the same share, two and a half each. My fifth and sixth brothers will each get one. Datou Daya and Ertou Erya will split two shares in equal shares, and the other share will be divided equally among the sellers."
Qian looked at Zhou Silang and frowned. Isn't the fourth brother's share too little?
Zhou Silang didn't think this distribution was bad. This was the division that was decided before their wasteland was opened up. It was also because of this that Lao Wu and the others worked so hard when opening up the wasteland.
Qian pushed the money to Manbao and said, "Then you divide it up and see how much your fourth brother can get."
Manbao counted on his fingers and said, "Five hundred and fifty-one coins."
Qian said, "Count them out."
Manbao obediently counted out the money, and then Qian confiscated all of Zhou Silang's money and said, "This is your return to the family."
Manbao happily put away the remaining money, intending to share it with everyone. However, Qian looked at them and said, "Everyone in the family has to pay 60% of their earnings to the public. Your fourth brother doesn't have to pay because your father and I have an agreement, and he still has debts to pay, so he has made an exception. You can't do that."
Manbao was stunned, and Zhou Wulang, who was very happy, was also stunned. They both stared at Qian in a daze, feeling inexplicably sad.
Zhou Silang couldn't help but burst into laughter and felt very happy.
Zhou Silang and Manbao glared at him together, and Zhou Silang covered his mouth, but still couldn't help laughing.
Qian looked at this silly son helplessly. He had to rely on Manbao to do the accounting, and on the fifth and sixth brothers to sell things. What good would it be for him to offend people like this?
But she said nothing.
Manbao reluctantly calculated 60% of the remaining money and gave it to Qian, then went out with the much-reduced money.
Zhou Wulang followed behind.
The children in the yard had already lost their minds. They knew that their youngest sister (sister-in-law) went in to count the money. Did this mean that they could share the money?
Manbao walked into the yard, waved his hand, and said to everyone, "Let's go and divide the money."
The children cheered and surrounded her to the thatched hut next to the woodshed, which was now the residence of Zhou Wulang and his friends. Usually, the money was divided in their room.
With Manbao around, everyone quickly divided the money according to their previous shares.
After the money was divided, Manbao collected all the money he was supposed to collect, and then looked at Zhou Silang who was watching the fun on the side.
Zhou Wulang also looked at his fourth brother.
Zhou Silang couldn't help but take a step back and asked, "You, why are you looking at me like that?"
Manbao snorted and pointed at him, saying, "You're dishonest. Honesty is the most important thing in business. If you're this bad, who will do business with you? Who will want to be your partner?"
Zhou Silang knew that Zhou Wulang had told Manbao about the matter. He rolled his eyes and said, "I didn't mean to lie to you."
He lowered his voice and said, "That money is to be shared with you. I guessed that Mother would definitely make us hand it over to the government, so I intercepted it. Otherwise, how could I let Lao Wu see it?"
(End of this chapter)
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