These copper coins looked quite impressive when they were lying on the table. Everyone was counting them one by one, and soon they had almost finished counting.
Little Bell pushed the pile she was counting forward and said, "I have three hundred and sixty-eight coins here."
Lin Hao: "I have two hundred and seventy-nine coins here."
Wu Tongtong: "I have two hundred and thirteen coins."
Qiaomei: "I have two hundred and twenty-five coins here."
Qin Yu: "Three hundred and forty-four coins, and a piece of silver, which is about two and a half taels."
Several people quickly calculated the total number, and Wu Tongtong was the fastest.
"Wow, we have a total of 1,429 copper coins, and with the small change, it's almost 400 grams.
This is too impressive! My father's monthly salary is only three taels of silver. Hahaha, we are really amazing!"
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised.
"Wow, godfather's salary is only three taels of silver a month?"
Xiao Lingling really didn't understand. Didn't the picture book say that if you become a clean magistrate in three years, you will get 100,000 silver coins?
According to this, even a county magistrate should not be so poor.
Wu Tongtong chuckled and nodded, "Yes. It's really only three taels, and the rest is food.
My mother has been in poor health in recent years, and almost all of my father's salary has been used to treat her medical treatment.
Otherwise, the whole family wouldn't be crowded in the backyard of the county government office.
In fact, most other county magistrates did not live in the county government office, but had their own courtyards.
My father is a very upright person and he never took a penny that he shouldn't have.
So, even though our family is a little poor, at least we have our heads held high."
What Wu Tongtong didn't say was that her father's salary alone was not enough, and a lot of it was subsidized by her mother's dowry.
But it would be embarrassing to tell this to others, so I didn't mention it.
But this incident gave Xiao Lingling an idea.
"Sister Tong, I have an idea. There are so many treasures in this mountain. Why don't we learn from my third brother and start a business in the future?
Even though the money might not be much, it's hard-earned money after all. I can keep it for myself or help support my family.
Let's divide these copper coins today first, and keep the small change for making money in the future.
Let's divide it equally, and when everyone has saved up enough, we'll give it to everyone, how about that?"
Wu Tongtong's eyes lit up. "Really? What else can be sold on this mountain? Isn't it just some wild fruits?"
Xiao Lingdang smiled mysteriously at Jiang Xinian, "Sister Tong, have you forgotten what I'm learning?"
Wu Tongtong glanced at Xiao Lingling, then followed her gaze to look at Jiang Xinian, and immediately understood.
"Oh! There are medicinal herbs too!"
Xiao Lingling smiled with satisfaction, "Yes! It's the medicinal herbs! I've been learning how to prepare them from my master recently, and I go to the mountains to collect herbs every afternoon.
Come with me from now on and pick more. When it’s ready, we can sell it in the pharmacy.
Besides, there are all kinds of game and wild fruits in the mountains. Are you still worried about not making money?"
Lin Hao's eyes lit up. "Yes, we can also go hunting. With Xiaobai here, hunting won't be easy."
Wu Tongtong also thought it was possible. "It really is. So, is this the deal?"
Xiao Lingling smiled, quickly gathered the copper coins together and began to divide them, with each person getting 250 coins first.
Everyone accepted it, but when it was given to Qiaomei, she didn't dare to accept it.
"I don't need it. I'm just a maid. It's my duty to help. You don't need to pay me."
She couldn't even repay the favor, so how could she dare to accept it?
But Xiao Lingling never treated her as a servant and just gave it to her.
"You keep it first. Everyone has it, how can you not have it? This is what you earned from odd jobs. It's okay, keep it.
If you don't believe me, ask Sister Tong. Even servants get bonuses and monthly salaries."
Wu Tongtong nodded, "Yes, the servants in our family all have monthly salaries, even those with life contracts have them, it's just a matter of how much.
I'm giving you this little bell, so just keep it. Think of it as your monthly allowance. It'll be convenient for you to buy some small things in the future."
Seeing that everyone said so, the younger sister had no choice but to take the coin.
To be honest, it's a bit heavy.
Even though it was only two hundred and fifty cents, it was definitely a huge sum of money for her, and it felt hot to hold.
She put it into her purse and held it in her arms as if it were her treasure, and there was a hint of gratitude in her eyes when she looked at Xiao Lingling.
Everyone drank two cups of tea, and when they thought it was about time, they all went back to the wood shop.
They originally thought that Lin Ran and the others would come back late, but when they arrived, Lin Ran and the others were already waiting for them?
Lin Ran came over excitedly when he saw them. "Little sister, you guys are a little slow, huh? How are they? Have you sold everything?"
Lin Hao waved the empty basket in his hand at him and said, "We sold out a long time ago. We were just thirsty, so we went to the teahouse and had two cups of tea before coming back. How about you guys? How are your sales?"
Lin Ran was so proud that he hugged his brother's neck.
“Second brother, let me tell you, we are really good, we sell out really fast!
Those people acted as if cherries were free, selling three pounds of this and five pounds of that, and they were almost all sold out in no time.
Later we met a rich man who bought the whole thing for us. Look, we got three and a half taels of it!"
After Lin Ran finished speaking, Song Qianzhong and the others shook their purses proudly. The sound of the copper coins colliding was really pleasant.
Three and a half taels is indeed a lot. There are only a little more than two hundred catties of cherries in total. One catty costs fifteen cents, which is only three taels of silver.
Moreover, if you buy more, they will give you a discount and give you a portion for tasting. Normally, it should be less than three or two taels.
So if it could be sold for three and a half taels, it must be because someone gave it a tip.
However, he felt that he definitely sold more than his younger sister and the others, so he couldn't help but feel a little proud.
Lin Hao shook his head mysteriously and said, "Tsk, it's okay, but a little worse than us. We sold nearly four taels!"
As for other things, Lin Ran doesn't care much, but when it comes to making money, he is still very concerned.
When he heard that the other party earned more than him, he couldn't believe it.
"How is this possible? It's only over 200 kilograms in total, how could it be sold for only 4 ounces?"
Little Bell crossed her arms, looking extremely proud. "So what? You're allowed to reward rich people when you meet them, but we're not allowed to meet rich people too?"
Lin Ran's expression froze. "But, this reward is too much, isn't it? Are you so rich?"
Little Bell nodded, "That's really rich!"
Wu Tongtong knew a little about the Jia Mansion and explained, "The Jia Mansion is one of the richest families in Huaxiang County.
Before, I was also an outsider. I think I moved here more than ten years ago, and I opened many stores in the county as soon as I arrived.
For example, the teahouse we went to today actually belongs to the Jia family. I heard they still have business in the capital, so they are indeed very wealthy."
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