"Yes." Shui Qing replied calmly.
Not to mention the box of gold leaves sent by Bai Manshan and Li Huyu, or the silver they had earned before, the herbal medicine shop alone can now sell a batch of herbs for eight or nine hundred taels of silver. They have already sold two batches, and there are still many dried goods stored in the warehouse. If they go to Yuhang to expand their sales channels, their savings will double.
Ling Ce said that the money and goods were compensation for Shanshui Village, so she wouldn't be greedy.
Hearing that so much silver was being distributed, even the old village chief was momentarily stunned.
After a long silence, he said, “Before the New Year, the Zhao, Sun, and Fan families, as well as dozens of people in the village, were injured. The hemostatic powder and gauze used were all provided by you and the Ding family, especially the Ding family. This was a large sum of money, and there is absolutely no reason for him to pay for it.”
Therefore, I'm thinking of deducting the medical expenses for the Ding family from this sum of money, and then figuring out how to divide the rest.
He originally planned to use public funds, but there were still a dozen taels left, which was definitely not enough. He hadn't yet come up with a good solution for what to do with the rest.
This money is a real lifesaver!
The others unanimously agreed: "Yes, we can't let the Ding family pay for it. We can't let them contribute their efforts and then have to provide the hemostatic powder as well! We have to make up for it."
Shui Qing knew that Ding Heli and Qin Yilin hadn't originally planned to ask for the cost of the hemostatic medicine, but since the injured person was caused by Magistrate Wu and the bandits, and the money was extorted from them, it was the perfect way to use it to pay for the medicine.
She came up with an idea and asked, "Okay, let's set aside fifty-three taels of silver as the difference, and each household can take a share. The rest can be used as a communal fund. If there's too much money for Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding's medicine, we can put it into the communal fund; if there's too little, we can make up the difference from the communal fund. What do you think?"
Aunt Li slapped her thigh and laughed heartily, "Sure, why not!"
Three hundred taels of silver were to be divided among more than thirty families, and everyone was having a lively discussion about how much each family would get.
The old village chief interjected, "The four households of Feng Da and Mancang should not be forgotten; they must be included as well."
"That's right! Whether it's dealing with bandits or going out, those four households have contributed more than most families in the village. How can we not count them!"
"Don't worry! Everything's been calculated."
The old village chief continued, "Zhang the Bald's family, that little dog Zhang did quite a lot, shouldn't we include him in that?"
“That child has really had a tough time. His father is lazy and his mother is weak. But this time, Zhang the Bald did a decent job. At least he completed the work assigned to him. His wife and Zhang Chunhua also did their share of the work. They should get a share too, right?” Aunt Li looked at Shui Qing.
Shui Qing nodded.
The group then discussed the next item.
Grandpa Wang looked at everyone and asked hesitantly, "Does Fan Qian's family count?"
If it were the last time he received this money, it certainly wouldn't count, but this time, no matter what, Sizhu really put in the effort, and it would be unreasonable to exclude him.
“Sigh, Aunt Fan is gone, Fan Qian is still lying in bed with a crooked eye and mouth, Sun Jinhua is delirious, and Da Zhu and the other two are lame and rely entirely on Si Zhu to take care of them. Si Zhu did the work, so shouldn’t Si Zhu get a share too?” Old Man Xu didn’t make a decision directly, but looked at Shui Qing.
The clarity of the water is neither good nor bad.
If Fan Qian's family hadn't contributed anything, she would definitely have disagreed. But this time, Si Zhu had indeed contributed, and his mother-in-law had passed away, and the whole family was either injured or disabled. As long as the villagers didn't feel they had lost out, that was fine.
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