Chi Dongyi's gaze suddenly turned distant as he said, "Little Fish, Uncle knows what you mean."
Today, my uncle truly witnessed how much one suffers from being illiterate and unable to do arithmetic.
For a clan to thrive, the younger generation must learn to read and write.
Putting everything else aside, at least when you go out, you won't get scammed.
It's not so easy for others to tamper with documents.
Now, thanks to you, the clan has collected one-tenth of the silver from each household as clan funds.
As long as this money isn't spent recklessly, it should be enough to hire tutors for several years!
Chi Yu glanced at the other two elders, and seeing that they were equally resolute, he said nothing more.
She secretly made up her mind that once she had made money in the eyes of others, she would donate some more to the clan.
As a member of the Chi clan, the better the clan performs, the more confident she feels!
Just as Chi Yu thought everything was fine and was about to leave, Chi Dongyi called her back again.
"Little Fish, wait a moment!"
Chi Yu turned around, puzzled, and saw worry in the eyes of the two elders.
"Little Fish, both the young man from the Shen family and Madam Zheng said that a blizzard is coming."
For the sake of the people living down the mountain, let's sell them as much charcoal as possible.
Nowadays, not many households have kept them.
It can be said that 90% of the charcoal burned in the kiln has been transported over.
You said we'd be alright, right?
Upon hearing this, Chi Yu's eyelids twitched violently: "Ninety percent? With those twenty-odd trucks, they can't possibly transport them all back in one trip, can they?"
"Yes! That's why Madam Zheng said that since the weather is good and it's convenient to go up and down the mountain, she asked people to go down the mountain, find a place to dump the charcoal, and then bring the empty carts back up the mountain to transport it."
In this way, they will surely be able to get everything down the mountain before the blizzard arrives.
"Then they can find vehicles from the county seat and villages to transport the goods; it won't be a problem at all."
Upon hearing this, Chi Yu pressed her throbbing temples hard, looked at Chi Dongyi who had remained silent, and said:
"Uncle Chief, is money more important, or is life more important?"
As far as I know, many households nowadays have very little firewood left for their charcoal kilns.
With only a tenth of their own resources, what can they do without knowing how long the blizzard will last?
What if it lasts longer than the previous freezing rain?
The three elders sensed the hidden rage in Chi Yu's words and said:
"Little Fish, at least we have a charcoal kiln here, and there are mountains all around. Getting firewood is easy."
We've kept 10% of the fuel at home, which should last us for several days. We can take advantage of this time to burn a few more batches.
"And the people living down the mountain, if they didn't have our charcoal, they might really freeze to death!"
“Elders of the three clans, I remember that before Brother Qin went down the mountain, he told you to keep enough for your own use and sell the rest.”
You said that back then, right?
"Yes! But this situation is not special. In addition, commercial taxes are suddenly levied again, so everyone is thinking that they can sell more to get more money and help the people down the mountain."
Then I'll work a little harder and burn more..."
Chi Yu was at a loss for words.
Especially now that she doesn't realize anyone is chopping wood.
Every household is as happy as if it were Chinese New Year.
She could even foresee that some short-sighted people would sell all the charcoal in their homes in order to make more money.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, her expression becoming more solemn than ever before.
"As far as I know, many families don't keep much firewood at home in order to burn more charcoal to make more money."
Previously, everyone thought that they would keep enough charcoal for their own use at home, so it wouldn't matter much if they had less firewood.
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