After seeing Chen Lizheng off, the family began to tally up the money they had made from the day's sales.
Five taels of silver could be weighed easily, but the remaining copper coins were divided among the three brothers. When the total amount was added up, the calculation became unclear.
Seeing that Wan Qiqi seemed preoccupied, Wang went over and sat down. "Qiqi, tell us what's bothering you, and we'll all give you some advice."
Chen Yongxing chimed in, "Yes! Sister-in-law, let's all think about it together."
“I was thinking, with so much wood, it would take a long time for just one or two people to carry it back and forth. Why don’t we hire people? Let’s set a price per day, that way we can make things easier and also earn some money for the villagers.”
"Great! I agree!" Chen Yongxing was happy to hear that he didn't have to do it himself.
With the money we have now, we can not only get through the winter comfortably, but we also won't have to worry about going hungry next year! My sister-in-law is earning money again, so what else is difficult?
Chen Yongnian frowned. "Wife, if you think that me going with you will delay the process of carrying timber, I will go and carry timber back tomorrow and make more trips."
Wan Qiqi sighed inwardly. She had just praised him during the day, so why was he suddenly so slow to understand?
She looked at Chen Yongnian and said earnestly, "It's not that I dislike you, but I'm worried about your health and afraid you can't handle it. If we finish this sooner, you can help me with other things and earn the money back, right?"
Chen Yongnian thought about it and it seemed to be true.
As the group was talking, Pingping and An'an ran in, their mouths smeared with honey, as were their injuries.
Li Chongniang screamed, "Ouch! What are you doing?"
Wan Qiqi saw them approaching and instinctively took a step back. "Stop! Who gave you permission to steal food?"
Pingping realized she might have done something wrong, immediately stopped, and shielded her younger sister behind her. "Mom, I'm sorry, I was wrong!"
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