Chapter 40 I will give you all the money I earn in the future
"Madam, I have picked out all the river clams as you asked." He Qiuniang came over with a bucket and showed Jiang Tangtang the clam shells in the bucket.
Not a lot, but more than twenty.
Jiang Tangtang nodded with satisfaction, "Put it up!"
He Qiuniang couldn't help but ask, "Madam, don't you want to open these clams and take a look?"
"I'm tired today, so I won't open it yet. I'll open it tomorrow morning." Jiang Tangtang had seen people opening clams to get pearls before, so she knew how to open river clams without killing them.
But she had only seen it and had never done it herself, and she didn't want to take the risk of killing the clams.
She had to find some time to put the clams in the space and raise them.
This opportunity is not difficult for Jiang Tangtang.
The next morning, Jiang Tangtang woke up before dawn and planned to go out with a bucket of water to pretend to be fine, but as soon as she moved, Lu Shiyan followed her.
Jiang Tangtang blinked and asked in confusion, "Why are you following me? I'm going to the bathroom."
Lu Shiyan glanced at the bucket in her hand, clearly unconvinced. Jiang Tangtang explained softly, "These clams look just like the one that yielded a pearl yesterday. I suspect there's a pearl inside. I'll go to the bathroom and then find a deserted spot to open the clams. That way, if I do find a pearl, others might get jealous."
As she spoke, she patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, if I find any pearls, I won't keep them all for myself."
Lu Shiyan wanted to follow because he was worried about his safety and didn't care whether she took the pearl alone. However, he didn't explain much and just said, "Don't go too far."
Jiang Tangtang waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm over there in the woods. Oh, and bring me a few more buckets of water and steam the rice. Ask Aunt He and Aunt Hu to help cut the vegetables while I cook."
With that, Jiang Tangtang ran away with the bucket.
When they reached a deserted place, Jiang Tangtang quickly threw the clams into the space and took out eight pearls from it.
As a jewelry designer, she naturally stockpiled some raw materials for making jewelry.
She bought these pearls at a pearl farm when she was on a business trip.
Because they were small and cultured, the price was not expensive, so she bought two or three hundred pearls at once.
Jiang Tangtang took the pearls back and handed four to Lu Shiyan. "There are eight pearls in total. We each have half."
"Just take it yourself!" Lu Shiyan lowered his eyes and glanced at the pearls she handed over, but did not take them.
Jiang Tangtang frowned in confusion, "You don't want it?"
Could it be that you think she gave you too little?
still……
"You don't suspect I hid some, do you?" Jiang Tangtang pouted unhappily. "Let me tell you, not every river clam can produce pearls. Getting eight today is incredible luck."
"I don't doubt you!" Lu Shiyan explained patiently, "You can keep the money you earn yourself. I'll give it to you when I make money in the future!"
Jiang Tangtang raised an eyebrow in surprise, took the pearl back, and asked with interest, "Give me whatever you earn?"
Lu Shiyan nodded and said, "I'll give it all to you."
It must be said that Jiang Tangtang was pleased by his words.
Although she was capable of making money, who would complain about having too much money? Of course, she didn't take his words too seriously. Who could say for sure what would happen in the future?
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Because they planned to raise pearls, Jiang Tangtang would go to see every river or lake they saw during the rest of the trip, and took He Qiuniang and others to look for the cuming fan clams.
Every time I find a cuming fan clam, I try to find a way to secretly put it into the space.
By the time she arrived at Dageng City, more than two hundred triangular clams had accumulated in her space.
At this time, they were also told that they were only ten days away from Yazhou.
Liang Jiamin brought Jiang Tangtang into the city this time, mainly to let Jiang Tangtang take him to identify and buy spices for braised meat.
In this era, spices such as star anise, amomum villosum, and cloves were not widely used and could only be bought at pharmacies.
Jiang Tangtang took Liang Jiamin to several shops before they bought all the spices they needed.
After buying all the spices, Jiang Tangtang planned to buy a carriage and some things needed for the journey.
Although the journey was only ten days, the rice, flour, oil, grain and other necessities had already been eaten up and had to be purchased again.
Today, Lu Shiyan also followed her into the city and stayed by her side every step of the way. It was not convenient for Jiang Tangtang to take things from the space, so she could only spend real money to buy them at the market.
Liang Jiamin said, "If you want to pull things, I suggest you buy an ox cart. An ox cart will be more practical for you."
Jiang Tangtang humbly asked, "Master Liang, please explain clearly."
Liang Jiamin asked, "Do you know where you are assigned to when you go to Yazhou this time?"
Jiang Tangtang shook her head.
"There is a 90% chance that you will be assigned to Guanzhuang when you go to Yazhou this time." Then, Liang Jiamin explained to her what Guanzhuang is.
Simply put, an official village is equivalent to a farm, but compared to an ordinary farm, an official village is larger and belongs to the imperial court.
In addition to serving in the army, the prisoners assigned to the village were also required to farm.
Although it was hard, it was much better than being rewarded as a slave by local officials.
At least in the official village, apart from not being able to leave freely, you are just like ordinary farmers. All you have to do is hand in the grain on time every year.
Since we are going to farm, cows are definitely more practical than horses.
Moreover, it was too ostentatious for an exiled prisoner to ride a horse to Guanzhuang.
After Liang Jiamin's reminder, Jiang Tangtang finally realized what was happening and hurriedly thanked Liang Jiamin, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost violated the taboo."
"Mrs. Lu, you're too polite! I believe that with your intelligence and ability, even if I don't tell you, you will react quickly and come up with a solution."
Liang Jiamin was very humble. After giving them some advice, he pointed out the pawnshop and the place where they could buy livestock. Just like last time, they agreed to meet at the city gate.
After separating from the officer, Jiang Tangtang took the pearl to the pawnshop.
Pearls, which are very cheap today, were not cheap in ancient times. Jiang Tangtang exchanged a few slightly flawed pearls for over three hundred taels of silver.
Jiang Tangtang was in high spirits as she thought about the pearl oysters she had collected along the way. It seemed that she had chosen the right path to cultivate pearls.
In a good mood and with plenty of time, Jiang Tangtang said to Lu Shiyan, "There seems to be a clinic up ahead. Let's go check out your leg!"
Lu Shiyan's other injuries had almost healed, but the injury on his leg had not yet healed, and he had a slight limp when he walked.
Jiang Tangtang felt it was such a pity that such a handsome boy had become a cripple. He should be given medical treatment, both emotionally and rationally.
Unexpectedly, Lu Shiyan said, "Don't waste money. Let's go buy an ox cart."
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