Chapter 392 Ancient Village Old Lady 17
The old ladies made a fuss, but after Feng Erya begged for mercy several times, they finally let her go.
Feng Erya laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, and it took her a while to recover.
But he still kept his mouth shut.
"You should think of a place to hide the money now, so you don't lose sleep at night.
But don’t hide it in rat holes or anything like that, or rats will take it away.”
Hu Sijia and Li Mutoujia were tired after struggling for a while. Hu Sijia was resting and catching his breath, while Li Mutoujia rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"It seems you've hidden in a rat hole before, so you're quite experienced.
Why don't you tell me which rat hole it is? I'll have time to look for it for you. Maybe I can even find the silver you've lost for years."
Then she imitated Feng Erya's mysterious manner, leaned close to Feng Erya's ear, and whispered, "When I find it, I'll show you what the silver you lost looks like. Then I'll go to town with Hu Sijia to have a good meal, and you can smell it next to me."
The Hu family was fawning on him.
"That's great, let's look for her together. This old bitch has been getting more and more naughty since she was left alone at home. We have to find a chance to teach her a lesson."
Feng Erya snorted and lay back on the recliner, this time humming a little tune, which was as infuriating as it could be.
Seeing Feng Erya's expression, Li Mutou's family stopped joking.
"Ever since you started teaching the villagers your craft, you haven't left the house much. The few times you showed up were when there were big events in the village.
Come on, go out for a walk with us.
As people get older, they need to move more often. It’s not good to stay at home all the time.
Besides, after the money is divided, everyone will have to work even harder. By then, your place will be crowded with people coming in and out all day long, and you won't have a chance to leave.
Hurry up, everyone should go, what's the point of you being alone at home?"
The two old ladies pulled and dragged Feng Erya out of the house.
Once they had brought her to the vicinity of the clan leader's house, they immediately occupied the most advantageous position, the main entrance of the clan leader's house.
Those who were holding seats here for Feng Erya and the others were all old ladies who were the heads of their respective families and the people who had the final say in their families.
As soon as they stood in this position, no one came to grab their territory.
The children also brought small stools for the old ladies. Feng Erya looked at this and thought that they were moving the intelligence bureau meeting under the big willow tree at the entrance of the village directly to the doorstep of the clan leader's house.
Looking at the filial piety of the children from each family, Feng Erya thought of a saying: economic status determines political status.
Although several of the elderly ladies here are the heads of their families, their children were definitely not as attentive in taking care of them as they are now.
Don’t even think about chatting with the old ladies and even offering to bring small stools for them.
These children have a good relationship with their old lady and Feng Erya. They can see the benefits with their own eyes, so they will naturally flatter the old lady even more.
When Feng Erya sat on the small stool, the meeting of the village intelligence bureau had already begun. They were talking about the marriage of girls in the neighboring village.
So what are you waiting for? Join us now.
At the meeting at the Village Intelligence Bureau, there is one thing that must be kept in mind: whoever leaves first will become the next topic of discussion.
So Feng Erya insisted on waiting until the meeting was over and leaving with the other old ladies, not giving them the opportunity to find topics to discuss with her.
This time the old ladies' meeting lasted an exceptionally long time. After lunch, no one even took a nap and gathered again in front of the clan leader's house in the afternoon.
It was not until around two o'clock in the afternoon that the door of the patriarch's house was opened to everyone's anticipation.
The clan leader, the village head, Sun Xiucai, as well as the accountant and property manager who followed the caravan, and Wang Dahu, the team leader, were also among them.
The villagers knew that all the accounts had been settled.
Normally it wouldn’t take that long, but since this was the first time, both sides were extremely careful in reconciling the accounts, fearing that there might be any mistakes in the preparations made previously.
While settling accounts in the morning, the clan leader and the village head also called over all the members of the caravan, including Wang Dahu, and carefully inquired about the business process to see if there was anything that needed to be modified.
That's why it took so long.
Seeing these people coming out of the patriarch's house, everyone stopped talking and gathered at the door of the patriarch's house.
The clan leader and the village head looked around at the crowd. The village head took two steps forward, stood on the stone platform, and said loudly: "All the accounts have been calculated. I have also calculated how much silver each family should receive.
Do you want to collect the money today, or do you want to collect it in front of our ancestors tomorrow after we offer sacrifices to them?
This is the first time that our village has made money from business. We should tell our ancestors that we have found a way to make money and our children and grandchildren can live a good life.
I've discussed with the clan leader what to do, and I'll follow everyone's advice."
There were some murmurs among the crowd, but soon a man said loudly, "Chief, head of the village, I want to collect my money today.
Since we are going to worship our ancestors, we can offer them better tributes with the money we receive.
We are living a good life now, so let’s give our ancestors a good meal.”
After hearing what he said, others followed suit.
"Niu Wazi is right. It's not enough to just tell our ancestors that we have a good life. We have to give them some good things as well."
"I agree. Although our family is not from the same clan, three generations ago were buried in our village.
I also want to let my parents and elders see how good my life is now, so they can rest assured."
There were voices one after another agreeing to distribute the silver today and offer ancestor worship tomorrow. The clan leader and the village head looked at each other and nodded.
The head of the village raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"Since everyone wants to get paid today, then it's settled.
Tomorrow, all the men in the family should come to the ancestral hall early so we can worship our ancestors."
Having said that, the village head paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "No more words, just give me some silver!"
As soon as these words were spoken, cheers were heard.
Tables, chairs and benches were placed at the door of the patriarch's house, and the four treasures of the study were placed on the table.
Sun Xiucai was the chief writer, the accountant assisted, and the clan leader and others stood by as witnesses as the first distribution of caravan profits in Liuhe Village began.
When a person's name is called, the amount of silver he received will be shouted out loudly.
The man came forward and compared the items he handed over with the amount they were sold for.
After everything matches, you can collect the money, sign and put your fingerprints on it.
Everyone who went up to receive the silver had a smile on their face. After receiving the silver for their family, the whole family would gather together, count the silver again and again, and then hold it tightly in their hands.
You can also hear various joking sounds from the villagers nearby.
Those who received the silver were not angry and were happy with everyone else.
After receiving the silver, everyone stayed at the door of the patriarch's house, waiting to see how much other families had received.
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