Next, the clan chief stopped asking about any books that were unsuitable for the children and simply put them all into Zhou Quan's pile.
"This book of dye notes, who would understand it? Oh well, let Zhou Quan read it to pass the time!"
"This 'Little South Corridor Chronicle' is not suitable for children. Let's give it to Zhou Quan to pass the time!"
Li Mai stood behind, watching the clan chief mutter and distribute the books, a smile appearing in her eyes.
That's good. The clan chief thought some technical, travelogue, and miscellaneous books were useless, so he gave them to his own family. These are exactly what Li Mai wanted.
Zhao seemed surprised that the clan chief would cooperate so readily after she only said one sentence, giving their family everything that Xiaomai wanted.
Finally, there was one extra book left, which the clan leader didn't even look at and simply placed on Zhou Quan's pile of books.
"Alright, it's all been divided. Each family should figure out how to take things home. You brothers can discuss how to divide it yourselves. But I have a warning for you: you didn't earn this windfall because you're capable of doing so. It's because you received the favor your father did for you back then."
“If I find out that any family suddenly becomes rich and can’t keep it up by gambling, don’t blame me for kicking you out of the village. Our ancestors taught us that the first rule is that no member of the Zhou clan is allowed to gamble.” Zhou Changping glanced at everyone.
"Yes, clan leader!" each family responded and gathered together to distribute the goods.
"By the way, the three extra stones were given to the Sanli family as a token of our gratitude for discovering this windfall, for not keeping it for yourselves, and for inviting us here to share the money. Does anyone have any objections?" The clan chief asked the group, noticing the three stones still lying on the other side.
"No objection, thank you for your generosity, Third Brother!" Youcai and Lin Cai thanked Old Man Zhou with smiles.
Old Man Zhou waved his hand and personally carried the three stones back to his own pile of things.
Li Mai's gaze fell on one of the stones. If she wasn't mistaken, there was a hint of green beneath that stone.
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