Chapter 100 Distribution according to work: More work, more pay; less work, less pay; no work, no pay.
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Just as Mozi was shocked that Mazi was so greedy for money that he would actually set his sights on the barbarian, the clattering sound of money strings interrupted his conversation with Mazi.
“Brother Mole, this is what you deserve.”
Li Shiyue took a string of copper coins out of her basket and handed it to the mole.
Yes, back in Sanshan County, after buying grain by horse and mule, Li Shiyue had already exchanged all the silver in the bundle on his back.
She, Zheng Meiniang, and Li Wangshui killed most of the fifteen barbarian leaders, but Yangzai, Erdan's mother, who acted as bait, as well as Mazi, Mozi, and Wang Shisan who helped, also contributed.
Li Shiyue believed that anyone who did the work was entitled to their due reward.
Distribution according to work: more work, more pay; less work, less pay; no work, no pay.
He had already given the money to the lamb and Erdan's mother. Mozi was a little dazed. It was only when Mazi called out to him that Mozi came to his senses.
"October, where am I supposed to take this?"
I didn't do anything.
Li Shiyue threw the string of coins into the mole's arms. The mole hurriedly caught it, and heard Li Shiyue say, "Why didn't you do it? If you hadn't acted as bait, would those barbarians have fallen for it?"
Besides, although I didn't see it, just from what Brother Shiyang said, you should take the money!
With one arm in a sling, Ma Zi looked at Li Shiyue as he spoke and reached his hand into his basket. "Here, Brother Ma Zi, this is your share."
Ma Zi used his good hand to take the string of money that Li Shiyue handed him. He felt full of energy, and even his injured arm no longer hurt.
Just now, he was envious of Li Wangshui for being able to use the money he got from killing barbarians to buy mules for his family.
Now, he has also received the money.
Although this money was not as much as what Li Wangshui earned, Ma Zi was still very satisfied!
After all, Li Wangshui was truly risking his life in that fight.
He wasn't that skilled; although he was hit by an arrow, it only pierced his shoulder, and he was unharmed, which was incredibly lucky.
The fact that he could get an extra string of money at this moment was already beyond his expectations.
Ma Zi was very content; he now felt that his arm injury hadn't been in vain.
Everyone else in Lijia Village was itching to get their hands on the money as Li Shiyue distributed it in strings of cash.
Erdan's mother held Erdan in her arms and carried the string of coins that Li Shiyue had given her.
She had a very strange feeling in her heart, and she couldn't explain what it was.
From a young age, she worked for her family. Later, she married Erdan's father and lived with his family for over twenty years. Erdan's mother never received a single copper coin.
Little did she expect that this time, with the intention of killing the barbarians so that her own Erdan could live a good life in the future, she would unexpectedly receive a string of copper coins!
The lamb that had just received the money turned around and gave the string of coins to its aunt standing behind it. The aunt declined, but the lamb insisted on giving it to her.
"Keep this safe, it's what you worked so hard to earn!"
Listen to your aunt, save them all; you'll definitely need them in the future.
Seeing that his aunt wouldn't take it, the lamb turned around and put the string of coins into the hands of his uncle, who was standing to the side watching without saying a word.
Uncle was truly stunned. Feeling the heavy string of money, he was overwhelmed with mixed emotions and didn't know how to express them.
The lamb looked at its uncle and cousin: "My life was saved by you, Aunt and Uncle. This money is my way of showing my respect to you."
"I can earn more money later, Uncle, you can keep this money!"
The lamb's words almost brought tears to the eyes of the uncle, a man of great stature.
To be honest, how could my uncle not have any complaints along the way?
If you can't even raise and protect your own children, how can you have the heart to care about other people's children at that time?
At first, we took them along because of the food, but later my uncle really considered abandoning the lambs!
But my aunt insisted on taking the lamb with her. The lamb was sick at the time, and my aunt's husband carried it along the way by tying it to his body with a wooden frame.
My uncle-in-law may have been cursing and saying some harsh things, but did he really not care about the lambs?
The lamb lost both parents overnight. He was filled with hatred and wanted to retaliate, but he was too young and weak to do so.
Along the way from the prefectural city to Andong, my aunt never stopped feeding and watering the lambs; whatever her own children had, the lambs had too.
My uncle had been carrying the lambs with him the whole way, and the ropes were digging deep into his flesh. How could the lambs not see the wounds on my uncle's shoulders?
At that moment, Uncle, holding the string of coins, listened to what the lamb said and saw the lamb's grateful eyes. He quickly turned around and threw the string of coins into Aunt's arms.
My cousin's husband, his voice choked with anger, yelled at my cousin: "The child gave you this as a token of filial piety, so just keep it safe. What are you going to say outside that will make people laugh at you!"
Upon hearing this commotion, her aunt knew perfectly well that her uncle was embarrassed.
At this moment, Li Shiyue handed the last string of money to Wang Shisan.
"Is there any left for me?"
Li Shiyue nodded to Wang Shisan, and then saw that the old woman behind Wang Shisan, who was supposed to be his grandmother, looked over at him with some confusion.
"Grandma, this is what Thirteen deserves. He worked hard, so he shouldn't take it for nothing."
After the money was distributed, before Li Shiyue and her mother could even exchange a few words, someone came up to ask about Qingsong Town and Sanshan County.
Li Shiyue talked with the people who gathered around for a while before she and her mother packed up their belongings and headed home.
Apart from Li Wangming, everyone in the Li family was strong. The few bags of grain that Li Shiyue bought could be carried home by Shitou and Li Shiyue alone without anyone else needing to help.
Once home, Li Shiyue took out the large oil paper bag tied with thin hemp rope from her basket.
"Meat-filled sesame flatbread! It's delicious even when it's cold!"
When you have money, you spend it!
If you don't spend money, what's the point of making money?
Li Shiyue bought a meat-filled sesame seed cake for each person in her family. Although it was such a long way and the cake had long since gone cold, the meat filling made it delicious even when it was cold!
Seeing that Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang didn't seem to intend to eat at all, Li Shiyue directly shoved the sesame cakes into their hands.
“Mother and Aunt, eat quickly. There’s enough for everyone. I bought it according to the number of people in our family.”
Don't think about saving it for someone else. I bought this especially for my family. It's my way of showing my love, so you should all eat it.
If we're thinking of saving money for us, are we really that heartless?
Not only have I eaten my own portion, but I'm also waiting to eat what you've saved from eating?
Eat up, eat quickly!
Since Li Shiyue had already said so, Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang could no longer refuse, so they went along with Li Shiyue's wishes and took big bites of the fragrant meat-filled sesame cakes.
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