After Ye Caiping finished cleaning the things, she closed the door and began counting the money.
Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er gasped as they looked at the pile of copper coins scattered on the table.
"We'll sell them for 20 coins each."
The mother and her two daughters picked up the rope and began to work.
Half an hour later, all the copper coins were strung together. Ye Caiping counted them and found that there were more than 50 strings, with a dozen or so copper coins still lying around.
"One, two, three..." Ye Jin'er counted, gasping for breath, her voice trembling slightly at the end: "Sixty, sixty-one... We have sixty-one strings of coins, which add up to... it's..."
“It’s 1220 wen, which is one tael and two mace,” Ye Caiping said.
"One tael and two mace? We earned one tael and two mace today?" Ye Huan'er almost exclaimed in surprise, but Ye Jin'er quickly covered her mouth.
Ye Caiping said, "We still need to deduct the cost. Today, the cost of two buckets of spicy soup is about 400 coins. Let's say it's 400 coins. After deducting that, plus these 16 loose copper coins, the total is 836 coins."
The two sisters looked on in disbelief.
Ye Jin'er said blankly, "We earned in one day what others earn in more than a month..."
Strong laborers earn 20 coins a day carrying heavy loads, and 600 coins a month if they carry them all. A waiter in a restaurant is considered lucky if he earns 500 coins a month.
But they actually made so much money in just one day.
"Is this money... really that easy to earn?" Ye Jin'er asked blankly. "It's like it grew legs and ran into our money bags on its own."
Ye Caiping laughed and said, "As long as you find the method and the way, you'll grow legs, won't you?"
That's how making money works: some people are starving while others are drowning in wealth.
When she used to work in the factory, her monthly salary was only five thousand yuan. She felt that making money was so hard, really so hard.
When I achieved some success in my business, I realized that making money wasn't difficult. As long as I found the right methods and channels, money would come to me on its own.
"How come these people are so rich? How come they're so willing to spend money like that! They spend five or eight coins at a time." Ye Huan'er expressed her incomprehension.
Ye Caiping patted her head: "Don't measure other people's spending power by your own economic ability."
The two sisters were completely confused. What was meant by "economic consumption"?
Ye Caiping took out 6 coins and gave each of them 3 coins: "Here, this is for your pocket money."
The two sisters were slightly surprised, and Ye Jin'er quickly waved her hand: "No need, Mother. You said that we would move out in the future, so this money is for building a house."
“We won’t need your six coins to build the house. We’ll add another bucket tomorrow, and we’ll earn even more than today. Here you go.”
The two sisters exchanged a glance before smiling and accepting, "Thank you, Mother."
"Alright, let's go out and have some fun!"
After the two left, Ye Caiping took out another 30 coins and put the rest into her spatial storage.
Although the space is small, it's enough to store some money and meat.
When Ye Caiping came out of the house, she saw that Old Lady Ye and Madam Du and Madam Wei were chatting noisily. One was sweeping the chicken coop, and the other two were sewing shoe soles. It was quite a lively scene.
Ye Caiping walked to Grandma Ye's side: "Mother, take this."
He then slipped 30 coins into her hand.
Grandma Ye's eyes widened: "Why are you giving me money?"
"This is the wage, 30 coins a day."
Old Mrs. Ye was even more shocked, and even Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei, who were standing to the side, stopped the needles they were doing.
"What are you doing? We're family, there's no need for money."
“That’s different. Even close brothers keep clear accounts. You should take this money; otherwise, I wouldn’t dare ask you for help again.”
Upon hearing the saying "Even between brothers, accounts should be settled clearly," Old Mrs. Ye suddenly realized the truth.
This family hasn't split up yet. Whether it's the eldest son's wife or the second son's wife, whatever work they do or whatever income they earn, they all have to hand it over.
However, Ye Caiping's situation is somewhat unclear.
If they were all considered as one family, then Ye Caiping would have to hand over every single penny she earned.
However, before Ye Caiping did business last time, everyone agreed that this was Ye Caiping's dowry money, and whether she made a profit or a loss, it would be hers.
He was involved in his daughter's business, and he was worried that his family might have designs on Ye Caiping's money or business after she got married or something.
If I had received the wages myself, then it wouldn't be the same thing.
Grandma Ye understood and accepted: "Alright, it's true that even close brothers should keep clear accounts, so I'll take it. But this... 30 coins? That's too much, no, no, I only worked for a morning, 10 coins is enough."
As she was about to push the money back, Ye Caiping pressed her hand down and said reproachfully, "Mother, just take it. This is your daughter's way of showing respect."
Upon hearing the word "filial piety," Grandma Ye's eyes reddened. She never imagined that she would receive such filial piety from her daughter in her lifetime.
Grandma Ye then accepted it, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
When Ye Caiping gave money in front of her two sisters-in-law, there was more to it than just what Old Lady Ye had figured out.
Firstly, she wanted to tell them that she wouldn't take advantage of the family and that she would pay them the wages she was owed.
Secondly, when she eats meat, she always makes sure someone gets some soup; otherwise, even the most generous and kind person would feel uneasy.
Although one should not flaunt wealth, the money in front of them is only small change. If family members start arguing endlessly over such a small amount, then there's no need to maintain contact with such relatives in the future.
At this moment, Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er ran in excitedly, found a basket in the woodshed, and carried it on their backs.
Ye Caiping called out to them, "Where are you going?"
"The wild jujubes on the mountain are ripe, and everyone is picking them there. Yinhua is there too."
Having not eaten fruit for so long, Ye Caiping was also a little craving it: "I'll go too."
After the mother and her two daughters left the house, Old Mrs. Ye went back to her room.
Only then did Madam Wei speak in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, how much money do you think my younger sister earned? She gave away 30 coins in one go!"
Du rolled her eyes: "Tch, what does it matter to me how much she earns? Do you think she'll give me any to spend? At least she still has some conscience, she still knows to pay her mother's wages."
"If you get 30 coins today, what about tomorrow? If you get 30 coins every day, that'll be about an ounce a month!"
"My goodness! That's an ounce! If we save for another year or two, Yong'er will have hope of getting married, right? Mother must be exhausted today, let me give her a massage."
As she spoke, Du couldn't sit still any longer. She threw the shoe sole in her hand into the basket, turned around, and ran away.
Wei was dumbfounded as she watched her sister-in-law run off while they were talking.
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