Chapter 57: Donating Money
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All the merchants and stores entered, and when they came out, the store owners personally sent them out, and the bosses were all respectful.
"Is the boss there?"
Xie Yang shouted as he patted the counter.
"What's the matter?" Aunt Cao protected the two small ones behind, "The boss has something to do when he goes out, and he is not there for a while." ā
"When will you be back?"
"It's uncertain, I'm here to do work, but I don't dare to ask so much about the master's family." Aunt Cao said with trepidation.
"Brother Xie, what are you doing with this woman! There are still a lot of homes that haven't been to the back! Let's explain to her quickly. ā
Xie Yang nodded: "Yes." ā
Turning his head to Aunt Cao, he smiled and said, "Auntie, don't be afraid, we are here to protect you." You also know that there have been a lot of bandits recently, and there is no army stationed near this original county, if the bandits come down to burn and loot, you will be miserable. ā
Recently, there have been rumors that a village has been burned down somewhere, and there is no living person in the whole village, and there are charred corpses everywhere, which is called a miserable one. Although I didn't see what it was, the people who listened were terrified.
"Now, the county lord intends to organize an escort team. But there is a lack of money and food, so I have to ask you merchants to come up with some money. Xie Yang said.
Aunt Cao replied: "Yes, yes." When the Lord came back from his house, I spoke to her. But I've been sorry for everybody. ā
Xie Yang waved his hand indifferently: "It should be done." Also, the money must be in place at the beginning of next month, and someone will collect it at that time. ā
"Then this strong man, how much money is appropriate?" Aunt Cao asked.
"Tell your master's house that the Wang family's liquor shop on West Street has paid fifty taels."
Wang's liquor store is just a shed to build, not even a shop. I don't earn much.
Even the Wang family wine shop gave so much, and the others were afraid that it was less than a hundred taels.
This is clearly a money grab.
But with the county master, this is a legal and reasonable money grab.
Yuan County is also a relatively prosperous county, and there is a pitiful chance that the bandits will attack here. Moreover, even if the bandits attacked, the escort team composed of thugs and ruffians would only be the fastest to escape.
This is the master's idea for the county master.
To say that this master is also a native of Yuan County.
On weekdays, he is bitter and greedy.
But in such matters, he will not harm the people of Yuan County. Because his family is old and young, where they live in the original county.
Master was looking at the recent turmoil.
Even near the capital, a small group of bandits composed of homeless people appeared, and of course they were exterminated in less than a day.
But it means that nowhere is safe, now.
The original county needs to have a militia.
The master told the county master.
The county lord is also worried about the danger to his life. This convoy must be organized. The imperial court did not send troops, so it had to organize itself.
The county lady has a younger brother who is just right to take on this role.
The original county already lacked young and middle-aged labor.
So all the people who are spoiled by the family are useless or frail. At first glance, it is a false shelf.
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Chunhua didn't go far away, but she was talking to her at Aunt Yu's house in the back street.
There wasn't much she needed to do in the store.
Aunt Yu's health is getting better.
I can do laundry and cooking, but I am too lonely at home alone and need someone to talk to.
Aunt Yu is the elder of Chunhua, and there is a difference of more than 20 years in the middle, so there are not many words that can be talked about.
For example, the blacksmith on West Street has a concubine outside, and there are some jokes with colors, and Aunt Yu often swallows the words when they come to her mouth...... Aunt Yu was full of gossip but it was not easy to tell the little girl, so she had to tell her son about the troubles when he was a child.
Yu Licheng has been a stuffy man since he was a child.
He hadn't spoken before he was three years old, and Aunt Yu once thought he was a mute.
One day, when he was three years old, he suddenly said a lot of words, but the family was taken aback.
Yu Licheng was very smart when he was a child, and he could learn what he taught him, and when he went to school, his master also praised him. However, after his father died, he left the school, became a craftsman, and took over the weaving gold building.
Chunhua listened very carefully.
She had some interest in the taciturn goldsmith.
Yes, that's that kind of interest.
Most of the playmates of Spring Flower are already married, and many even have children.
In your spare time, it's normal to think about what kind of person your future husband will be.
Yu Licheng didn't talk much, but he had a reassuring feeling, he was young and thin, which made people want to love him...... So, the husband in Chunhua's imagination often appears Yu Licheng's face.
The love at first sight mentioned in the play is impossible for him, but he has some good feelings.
Chunhua helped Aunt Yu clean up the vegetable garden.
It is said to be a vegetable garden, but it is actually not big, it is the open space between Rong Yixuan and the Yu family.
Overgrown with weeds is also wasteful.
Aunt Yu used it as a vegetable patch, planting a row of green onions and some vegetables.
When Aunt Cao cooks, she will also come here to pinch the green onion and get a garlic.
I saw that the sky was also darkening.
Chunhua said goodbye to Aunt Yu and left Yu's house.
"Ah, I'm back lazy." Akiba said.
"Huh, slacker!" Autumn Flower scratched her nose at Spring Flower.
"Whatever, the store is mine, I can do whatever I want." Chunhua deliberately made a rude gesture, and then said, "Okay, it's not early, let's pack up our things and go back." ā
"In the afternoon, someone came. It is said that the county lord asked the merchants to donate money. ā
"How much?" Chunhua asked, in the county's good hall, she has also donated a lot, donate it, it doesn't matter, she thinks about it.
"It is said that the Wang family liquor store paid fifty taels, and other merchants have to compare with his family." Aunt Cao said.
Chunhua almost jumped up in shock: "The Wang family wine store may not be able to earn so much money in a year!" ā
The Wang family liquor store should not want to donate so much, since it is issued by the county master, if it is not donated, the store will definitely not be able to open, and the money may not be able to be kept.
"Thankfully, fortunately. The shop on Main Street is not open. Otherwise, how could I have come up with so much money? Chunhua said.
Day 2.
The merchants all had a sad face.
The spring flowers are good, the shop is small, and the business is still good.
But some of the other merchants couldn't make money originally, but it was better than digging in the soil, and they lived a life that was neither salty nor light.
"My son only married his daughter-in-law a few days ago, and now there is no spare money at home."
"The dead old man in my family took all the money to gamble, saying that he would return to his capital, but he hasn't even seen a shadow until now!"
There is a kind of businessman who does business well.
usury.
Coincidentally, it was also Xie Yang's gang who lended usury.
What a coincidence.