Chapter 93 The copper coin went out for a stroll and then came back!
"Young master, when we boarded the ship, we bought a few old hens and kept them in the cabin. This afternoon, we killed one and stewed it with dried abalone to make chicken soup. We simmered it over low heat all afternoon, and now it's ready to eat!" Madam Li placed the casserole on the charcoal stove, quickly arranged the side dishes on the tray in a scattered pattern, and then respectfully stepped aside!
Shen Lanxi glanced at the steamed fish placed in the center, picked up her chopsticks, took a bite, and found it to be very delicious.
"Is this a sea fish?"
Mrs. Wang quickly replied with a smile, "It's a sea fish. My son just caught it from the sea today!"
Shen Lanxi picked up another piece of food with her chopsticks and said, "Tell them that if the people on the ship want to improve their meals, they should go and catch their own food from the sea!"
The three answered in unison: "Yes!"
Madam Wang thought of something: "Young master, I heard from the ship owner that we'll be at sea for more than a month. During this time, could we catch more fish and store them?"
Shen Lanxi understood what Li Mama meant and agreed, "Okay! Tell them that they can exchange their daily catch for silver with Liu Yanhui!"
"yes!"
Seeing that Miss was eating quietly and there was nothing else to do, Chunxue told Qiushuang and then went to find Liu Yan to deliver the message.
Since there was nothing else, Mrs. Wang also left.
Liu Yan returned shortly afterward.
"Young master, when you mention exchanging the catch for silver, are you referring to everyone on the boat?"
Shen Lanxi: "Yes!"
"Since you've sent them to me to collect the money, what's the price per pound of fish?"
Shen Lanxi: "It's up to you!"
The young master has given him a difficult problem!
"Young master, I don't have that much loose cash on me. Could you put it on their tab?"
Qiu Shuang moved a box over from the side and opened it; the box was full of copper coins.
Liu Yanhui did some mental calculations. If he was a heartless fisherman, he would only pay one copper coin for a pound or two of fish. With a hundred or so people on the boat, even if each person only paid one pound, it would still be more than a hundred copper coins. If the fishermen were skilled, they could catch more than one pound a day, and the amount of copper coins he would pay would be even more.
This box of copper coins looks like a lot, but it won't last long!
Shen Lanxi said calmly, "Make arrangements in the kitchen. Whatever they want, just pay for it!"
Liu Yanhui's eyes widened: The copper coin went out for a while and then came back!
Wonderful!
Suddenly, Liu Yanhui had the courage and confidence to reduce the price of the fish catch to three catties for one coin.
Liu Laohu was on patrol when he saw Liu Yanhui's exaggerated smile, so he went up to tease her a couple of times.
"What are you laughing at? Did you find some money?"
Liu Yanhui smiled like a fox and said, "I'm happier than finding money!"
Liu Laohu was puzzled: "Is there anything more exciting than finding money? Tell me about it!"
Liu Yan deliberately kept everyone in suspense: "Get a good rest tonight, and you'll find out tomorrow!"
Liu Laohu stared at Liu Yanhui's retreating figure with a puzzled expression, muttering to himself, "Could it be that he's found a wife?"
If Liu Yanhui heard this, she would definitely retort, "So what if you get a wife? Getting a wife doesn't guarantee you'll be happy for a lifetime. But if you look back on this later, you can laugh about it for a lifetime!"
Unfortunately, before the next day even arrived, something bad happened to the Shen family!
"My lord, my grandmother is ill. Please, sir, let Doctor Zhang take a look at her!" Shen Yuanjing rushed out of the cabin.
The constables guarding the cabin entrance had all fallen asleep when they were woken up. Hearing Shen Yuanjing's words, their faces darkened, and they impatiently scolded, "An exiled prisoner, does he think he's so precious? Go back and bear with it!"
Shen Yuanjing said anxiously, "My lord, please pass on a message to Young Master Lan: once my grandmother recovers, Young Master Lan will definitely reward you handsomely!"
When the constables heard him mention Chen Lanxi, they reluctantly said "wait" and turned to go find someone.
"Brother Liu, Shen Yuanjing said that the old lady of the Shen family is sick. I heard them say during the day that they were going to pretend to be sick."
Liu Laohu also thought that Old Mrs. Shen might be faking her illness, but what if she was?
"Let's go ask Mr. Liu!"
Liu Yanhui was working on the accounts in the room when she heard a knock on the door, so she got up and opened it.
"Mr. Liu, here's what happened..." Liu Laohu explained the whole story.
Liu Yanhui never expected that the account book would be in use before the next day!
"It's so late, I won't go and invite Dr. Zhang!" The main reason is that he needs to go and discuss the consultation and medication fees with Dr. Zhang.
"I have some medicine on hand. Does she have a fever, cough, cold, or sprain/bruise?"
Liu Laohu stared intently at Liu Yanhui, his tiger-like body trembling!
"You're going to give her the medicine?" He would be that kind.
Liu Yan tucked the ledger into her pocket, grabbed her pen, ink, and medicine box, and called Liu Laohu to head straight for the cabin!
"Mr. Liu!" Shen Yuanjing was overjoyed to see Liu Yan return, as if he had seen a savior.
Liu Yanhui smiled and asked, "Yuanjing, does your grandmother have a cold and fever, or is it a sprain or bruise?"
Shen Yuanjing quickly said, "Fever, it must be because you've been through so much hardship on the journey that your body can't take it anymore!"
Liu Yan opened the medicine box, took out a porcelain bottle, and handed it over.
Just as Shen Yuanjing was about to happily accept it, he heard Liu Yan reply, "For Young Master Lan's sake, I won't charge more; ten taels of silver per bottle!"
Shen Yuanjing's outstretched hand froze, and his smile was distorted!
Need money?
"Can I ask my older brother for money?"
Liu Yanhui's smile slowly faded, and she said decisively, "No, this is an internal matter for our exile team, we won't involve outsiders!"
Shen Yuanjing quickly sought help from Liu Laohu, who said, "He's right, let's do it his way!"
Shen Yuanjing's face immediately fell: "I don't have that much money."
Liu Yanhui kindly offered a suggestion: "Why don't you ask your family to help you raise the money?"
Shen Yuanjing told Liu Yan to wait, then turned back to the cabin and returned shortly afterward, looking dejected.
"Are you broke?" Although it was an obvious answer, Liu Yanhui couldn't help but want to tease Shen Yuanjing.
After all, he fell into misfortune because of the Shen family, so it's not too much to give him a blow, right?
"Mr. Liu, my grandmother is really ill. Could you please make an exception? I promise I'll have my older brother thank you handsomely later!"
Liu Yan replied: "No!"
Just as Shen Yuanjing was about to plead again, he heard Liu Yanhui say, "We can write an IOU, and your family can work to pay off the debt!"
After he finished speaking, the account book was also filled out.
"Will you sign it, or will the person in charge of your family sign it?"
Shen Yuanjing thought to himself, "It's only ten taels of silver, I'll sign it!"
"I'll sign."
Liu Yan raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"
Shen Yuanjing hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Confirmed!"
Liu Yan handed the pen to Shen Yuanjing, and after he signed it, she neatly picked up her medicine box and left!
The next morning, Liu Yanhui called out everyone in the lower deck.
"One coin for three catties of fish. Those who want to sign up, please register here. Those who don't want to sign up, please go back to the cabin!"
Upon hearing the price, Shen Yuanjing was struck dumb!
He couldn't pay that price even if he fished his whole life!
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