Bracelet space through the past and present? Take it

When Zhou Lingling came out with two more bowls of water, Chen the Butcher and Uncle Chen had already been scolded by the old lady like her grandsons.

"How dare you two! My dear grandson has worked hard for most of the day, and now he still has to serve you two useless creatures!"

"You eat everything you want every day and you can't do anything. You even need someone to pour water for you. Are your hands and feet broken?"

Zhou Lingling tried hard to hold back her laughter and moved closer to the smiling Chen and Aunt Chen.

"Mom, aunt, did we make any money today?"

The two looked at each other, and the smile in their eyes deepened.

"I made money! Lots of money!"

Zhou Yun's excited voice was heard, and then he took out a clay jar that he had brought back from the house.

This is the jar they use to collect money today.

Just by listening to the "clattering" sound inside, you can tell that there are quite a few copper coins inside.

"Hey, let's count the money!"

Zhou Lingling rubbed her hands.

Although this money is insignificant compared to the value of the things in her space, it was earned by her mother and aunt with their own hands, penny by penny, so it has a different meaning.

Chen Jiakang cheered and immediately brought a small table. Zhou Yun picked up the earthenware jar and poured the copper coins onto the table.

Old Mrs. Chen cursed him as a "naughty monkey" and finally got up to close the gate.

"One, two, three... Here's a hundred."

"Here is also one hundred wen..."

Although Zhou Yun and Yang Jiakang did not love reading as much as their brothers, they could learn simple reading and counting.

The three brothers and sisters were counting copper coins, and when they reached 100 they put them in a pile.

"The total is six hundred and forty-five coins!" Zhou Lingling announced loudly.

Mrs. Chen and Aunt Chen were extremely excited.

"Are there really that many?"

Zhou Lingling nodded calmly, then said:

"Don't get too excited, these haven't even deducted the cost!"

"I spent five taels of silver on those herbs yesterday. If I sell them every day at this rate, they'll last me about a month. So the cost of our marinade today is 166 wen."

"There's also half a pig's head. Ten coins per pound, let's say ten pounds, which is a hundred coins. Those pig offal aren't worth much, but they're in large quantities, so let's say twenty coins..."

"Well, if you don't count the labor costs..."

"It doesn't count!"

Old Mrs. Chen quickly interrupted her granddaughter.

They are all family members and don’t ask for any wages, so why should we consider it as labor costs!

The main reason was that every time Zhou Lingling mentioned a cost, the family felt a little nervous, fearing that after she finished speaking, they would not only not make money but would even lose money.

Zhou Lingling looked at them with amusement, and without further delay, she told everyone directly:

"Then our net profit today is three hundred and fifty-nine coins!"

Every time Zhou Lingling mentioned a cost, the family felt a little nervous, fearing that after she finished speaking, they would not only not make money but would even lose money.

The result was a net profit of three hundred and fifty coins!

"It's great, great!"

“I made money too!”

Chen's eyes suddenly turned red.

You have to know that Zhou Laoer got up early and went to the dock to carry bags every day. If he met a generous boss, he would pay one cent for three sacks, and he would only earn two hundred cents a day.

But she and her sister-in-law worked hard for most of the day and earned more than 300 coins. This amount of hard work was nothing compared to her husband's hard work.

Aunt Chen was also very touched.

Her father-in-law and husband have always been the ones earning money to support the family, and she is responsible for taking care of her mother-in-law and two children at home. Although her parents-in-law are sensible and her husband is considerate, she lives a happy life.

But she was once a girl who envied the chivalrous women in books and dreamed of leaving her backyard...

At Zhou Lingling's insistence, Chen and her aunt paid the butcher Chen for the pig's head and offal on the spot, and also gave Zhou Lingling five taels of silver.

Aunt Chen said, "Since this is a family business, there's no reason for a little girl like you to pay for it. Just keep it for yourself and we can deduct the cost from the sales money later."

Aunt Chen, who was already tough, became even more tough after making money.

The other people in the family also agreed with Aunt Chen's words. Zhou Lingling had no way of refusing and could only take back the silver she had worked so hard to earn.

Ok!

I can only hope that her mother and aunt’s business will be prosperous and they can earn back the five taels of silver soon!

"Mom, aunt, we can actually stew not only pig heads and pig offal, but also some vegetables..."

Old Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen, and Aunt Chen all listened attentively, nodding from time to time and praising her with compliments like "My good grandson is awesome" and "My daughter knows so much"...

Butcher Chen glanced at them and raised his eyebrows at his son:

"Look, we have nothing to do with it! Your mother is old, and she's still involved in business."

Uncle Chen smiled innocently.

"As long as mom is happy."

Butcher Chen made a "tsk" sound and closed his mouth. He just felt tired of talking to his stupid son.

Behind the scenes, brothers Zhou Yun and Yang Jiakang were also whispering to each other.

Yang Jiakang: "Brother, we can't keep working for my mother and the others without any title or status! This isn't how a landlord's farmhands are used!"

Zhou Yun scratched his head, feeling that this "no name and no status" was a bit strange, but he also understood what his cousin meant.

"Then let's ask my mother and the others for their wages!"

Yang Jiakang touched his chin and said, "According to my intuition, asking directly will definitely not work."

Maybe not only will you not get the money, but you will also have to eat a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

"Then why do you want it?"

Zhou Yun is a straightforward person and doesn't have as many cunning thoughts as Yang Jiakang.

Yang Jiakang narrowed his twinkling eyes and said, "Of course—"

"Let them see how important we are!"

The family had dinner.

Aunt Chen was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, while Chen and Zhou Laoer were fetching water in the yard to prepare for use tomorrow morning. They also took the opportunity to tell their husband that they had made money today.

Zhou Laoer was also very happy.

"Wife, if this continues, we'll be able to go back and build a house soon!"

Chen smiled and nodded. "Yes, we'll stay at my parents' house and buy some new things. We'll also give them two taels of silver. Adding to what we've saved before, we still have twelve taels. Once we have twenty taels, we'll go back and build a big bluestone tiled house!"

Big bluestone tile house!

Only the village chief’s house in Zhoujia Village has it!

Yes.

Zhou Laoer and Chen's plan has always been to return to the village and build a house after saving enough money.

Her mother's family was from the town, and Chen had thought about staying in the town with her family and not going back, but she also knew that even if she and her husband saved for another ten years, they would not be able to buy a decent house in the town.

What's more, they have two sons. In a few years, their sons will grow up and want to find a wife, and their daughter will also grow up and need to save up for a dowry.

So even though they didn't have a good impression of Zhoujia Village, the family still planned to go back.

Standing under the eaves and listening to her parents' words, a faint light flashed in Zhou Lingling's eyes.

Go back to Zhoujia Village?

impossible.

Since she was planning to leave that place, she had no intention of going back.

Now they have no worries about food and drink and have found a way to make a living, but my parents are still too timid. Their biggest dream is to return to Zhoujia Village and build a stone house.

Or maybe she was too cautious and didn't give her parents a sense of security.

I'll give it to you right away!

Be a human being!

We still have to dare to think and act!