After returning to the town, Lin Jiuyue took the silver notes to the money shop and exchanged them for some copper coins and loose silver, preparing to distribute them to the villagers tomorrow.
the next day.
Lin Jiuyue went to Shangbei Village with the exchanged copper coins and silver.
It was originally agreed that each household would only use it for one person, but the villagers all liked to join in the fun, and those who had nothing to do also came.
As soon as Lin Jiuyue arrived at the "meeting" place in the village, the villagers came over to greet him.
Lin Jiuyue responded one by one without any airs.
The village chief thoughtfully moved a table and chairs to the open space in the center of the village.
"Sit here. You can't stand to sign."
Lin Jiuyue smiled gratefully at the village chief and sat down without any hesitation.
"Thank you, village chief."
After Lin Jiuyue sat down, the villagers rushed forward, fearing that they would not get the silver if they fell behind. Seeing this, Lin Jiuyue had no choice but to speak up to stop them.
"Don't worry, everyone has one. Just line up first. Only one person from each household will be needed. Don't crowd. Safety is the most important thing."
The village chief was also standing by and greeting people.
After hearing what Lin Jiuyue and the village chief said, the villagers were no longer so anxious. Most of them lined up consciously and waited to get the silver.
Lin Jiuyue sat in front of the table, found the names of the people in front of her in line, confirmed the number of people and their names, asked them to press their fingerprints, and then distributed the silver.
The villagers who received the silver said words of thanks and were so happy that their teeth were showing.
With the village chief helping her, Lin Jiuyue was not afraid of not knowing people.
There aren't a lot of people in Shangbei Village, less than three hundred in total, including babies.
"This is Liu Quan's wife. There are six people in her family."
The village chief pointed at the old lady in front of him.
Lin Jiuyue raised her eyes and looked at the old lady in front of the table.
The old lady was quite tall and had a large frame, but now that she was old, she had a hunchback.
"Village chief, there are seven people in my family."
The village chief frowned.
"Nonsense, how many people are there in your family? How could I, as the village chief, not know?"
Liu Hua stiffened her neck.
"Village Chief, my daughter-in-law is going to give birth next month. Won't that mean there will be seven of us in the family? How could I be talking nonsense?"
Lin Jiuyue: ...
The village chief raised his eyebrows.
When this old lady was young, she was a real champion in Shangbei Village. No woman in the whole village could rival her.
This Liu Hua was a notorious shrew in Shangbei Village. Throwing a tantrum was no big deal for her.
"We made it clear yesterday about this matter. The money will be distributed based on the number of people in the family. Each person will receive 100 copper coins. The number of copper coins will be based on the number of people in the family."
"You just said that your daughter-in-law is not due until next month, so she's not on the list of recipients. It doesn't count."
When Liu Hua heard the village chief's words, she immediately raised her voice.
"Village chief, you are so inhumane! My daughter-in-law is due to give birth next month. Wouldn't the grandson be a whole person? It's just a few days away. Why can't I take the money?"
The village chief glared at Liu Hua.
"Liu Huashi, please don't make a fuss here. This matter was already agreed upon yesterday. I won't tell you. Ask your head of the family to come over."
"My Liu Quan is working in the fields and has no time to come over. I can just come and get it."
village head:……
Lin Jiuyue raised her eyes and looked at the old woman in front of her.
"Aunt Hua, how the money will be distributed was already made clear yesterday. Your daughter-in-law hasn't given birth yet, so your family can only be considered as six people. If your daughter-in-law gave birth today, I would definitely give you money for a family of seven."
"We can't mess up the rules we set before just because of your family, right? If everyone acts like you and makes trouble, then I won't be able to distribute the money anymore."
The village chief nodded and spoke.
"That's right. If you put it that way, which family in our village doesn't have descendants? If everyone is like you and so unreasonable, won't the Lin family have to pay out the silver to every family after three generations?"
The villagers standing behind Liu Hua also echoed her.
"That's right, Aunt Hua. My son is twelve years old now. In a few years, he'll be able to get married and have children. According to what you said, can I also ask the Lin family to include my grandson's share?"
Although Liu Huashi was a notorious shrew in Shangbei Village, she still had some respect for the village chief. However, she was not so kind to the villagers.
"How can yours be the same as mine? My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and your son is still a little boy wiping his nose."
"Your daughter will be getting married in two years. Once she gets married, she'll belong to someone else's family. If she marries into another village, she won't be considered a member of Shangbei Village anymore. Didn't the Lin family give your daughter money?"
"That's right, you can't just want to make money without spending any money. What's the difference between that and being a scoundrel?"
Liu Hua was repeatedly lectured by the villagers and her face suddenly turned ugly.
"What's going on? Are you going to pay for this copper coin? Did you take any benefits from the Lin family?"
Lin Jiuyue was completely speechless.
I have just arrived in Shangbei Village not long ago and have not started living in Shangbei Village yet, but this old lady has already started spreading rumors.
"Aunt Hua, if you have any objections to this money, please go aside first and don't delay other villagers from getting their money. I'll distribute the money to the other villagers later, and then we can talk about your family's affairs."
Lin Jiuyue wanted to quickly distribute the money to other people before dealing with the old woman's problem.
"Yes, please go aside first and don't delay us from getting the money."
After hearing what Lin Jiuyue said, Liu Hua looked at the people still queuing. She thought Lin Jiuyue wanted to wait until there were fewer people in the queue and give her one more person's money to settle the matter. She happily stood aside and waited.
Lin Jiuyue glanced at Liu Huashi, ignored her, and started distributing money to the people behind him.
After the money was distributed, Lin Jiuyue saw that Liu Hua had not left yet, so she ignored Liu Hua and packed up her things to leave.
Liu Hua was confused.
Didn't this little girl say she'd settle her own affairs after distributing the money to the villagers? Why did she start packing up and leaving?
"Wait, wait. Lin family, what are you doing?"
Lin Jiuyue looked at Liu Huashi with pretended confusion.
"Pack your things and go back. Aunt Hua, is there anything else you need?"
Liu Huashi didn't expect that Lin Jiuyue would actually leave her out.
"The Lin family's and my family's affairs haven't been resolved yet. Are you just leaving like this?"
Lin Jiuyue blinked.
"What does Aunt Hua mean by this? Why is Jiu Yue a little confused? What's the unresolved issue in Aunt Hua's family?"
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