The climate is different every year, and she can't guarantee that she will have such a good jade mushroom next year, so she can only see if God appreciates his face.

As for the weight of three catties, it is really the limit of her ability, and whether she can make up three catties next year depends on luck, so she really can't agree.

Boss Zhang only felt that it was a pity, and after persuading him for a long time, Mei Xiaotong was unmoved by the temptation of high prices, so he could only stop.

After saying this, Mei Xiaotong took out the account book and settled all the accounts with Boss Zhang, including the one hundred taels of silver borrowed at the beginning, and the interest was also settled together according to the interest rate of the bank.

Although Boss Zhang couldn't say that Mei Xiaotong could increase the supply of jade mushrooms next year, the business still had to be done, and the mountain goods collected by the Mei family this year were sold at a good price after they were shipped out.

Such an honest supply channel naturally cannot be lost.

What's more, Boss Zhang thinks that his vision will not be wrong, Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao are not ordinary people, there will definitely be great achievements in the future, and if they get a good relationship early, they may be useful in the future.

Therefore, it can be regarded as a joy for all.

After sending away Boss Zhang, Mei Xiaotong opened the box and was also startled, and she was more and more glad that she had made a decision.

With such a high profit, if it is known that she can cultivate a large number of jade mushrooms, I am afraid that she will ......

She didn't dare to test human nature.

I'm just worried, I'm afraid that next year I'll have to use Xiao Tongtong to find jade mushrooms all over the mountain, it's really a hole I dug for myself, and I have to fill it up while kneeling!

There are still five hundred taels to talk about for comfort.

In addition to the five hundred taels, Mei Xiaotong also finally checked the accounts, in the past six months, the Mei family's mountain goods business has ended today, and they have earned more than five hundred and forty taels when they go out to spend.

With such a large sum of money, it is absolutely enough to start a new house and marry Mei Changgui.

The Mei family knows that today is the day to settle accounts with Boss Zhang, and the mountain goods at home have been handed over.

They were all absent-minded, and even Mei Zhongzhong couldn't help but look at the door several times.

Not to mention the children in the family, starting from Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao, they are guarding the entrance of the village.

finally saw the shadow of the Mei family's carriage, and immediately cheered and hugged it.

When I returned to Mei's house, I pushed open the courtyard door, and the whole family hula came up: "Little sister, what's the matter?" ”

"Little sister, how much money did we make?"

……

"Spread out for me, what are you shouting? I'm afraid outsiders won't hear it, right? "It's still Mrs. Li who is stable and scolds everyone away.

When I went up to the room and sat down, everyone looked at Mei Xiaotong with blank eyes.

Mei Xiaotong first took out the specialties brought by Boss Zhang from the capital to inspect them one by one, including pastries, candy and tea, various colors of silk, as well as two jars of fine wine, and some dry goods from the south.

The things in the capital are naturally not comparable to those in the countryside, and the packaging looks much finer, and the pastries, sweets and tea are all packed in boxes. The box is also carved with patterns, and this box is estimated to be worth a lot of money.

Mrs. Li held the box and recited the Buddha several times, exaggerating the generosity of the big boss.

There are also piles of various colors of silk on the kang head, bright in color and shining with warm light. Boss Zhang is a thoughtful person, this silk has bright colors, and there are also suitable for the elderly, and the color is stable.

Mei Zhongzhong held the two jars of good wine and didn't let go.

There are a bunch of dried goods from the south, including dried fish, and all kinds of fruits, all of which you have never seen or heard of.

The family was amazed by the gifts given by Boss Zhang for a long time, and Mrs. Li received the silk, pastries, candies and tea in the cabinet.

Those dry goods, especially the fish in the south, smelled weird, and they were put directly in the side house.

Only those two jars of wine, Mei Zhong will not let go, and Mrs. Li has no choice but to give up.

After packing up the things, everyone's hearts are much calmer, just because Boss Zhang sent so many gifts, it should be very smooth, right?

In everyone's eyes, Mei Xiaotong took out the booklet that had been keeping accounts, and read it to everyone one by one, how much silver was spent on the first time to collect the mountain goods, how much money was sold, what was the profit, and how much was the second time...... At the end of the reading, he counted the expenses of the family, and finally there were five hundred and forty-three taels of silver left.

No one could believe their ears.

In just half a year, the family earned five hundred and forty-three taels of silver?

Mei Zhongzhong almost couldn't hold the wine in his arms, and he barely settled down: "Xiaotong, you didn't miscalculate?" Is our family really making so much money? ”

I couldn't have imagined this before.

In the past few decades, the Mei family together probably hasn't earned so much silver, right?

"Dad, don't worry, I've checked it several times, and I'm not wrong! Our family really has so much silver, it's not bad to give the fourth brother a marriage and a big house! Mei Xiaotong said, afraid that everyone would not believe it, so she pretended to go back to the house to get the silver ticket, but actually wrapped the silver ticket accumulated from the mountain goods from the storage box and the fragmentary silver.

After adding the silver that was finally settled today, they fell on the kang with a bang.

On the half kang are silver tickets, silver, and copper coins.

It dazzled everyone's eyes.

Mei Xiaotong beckoned Tianlong and Tianhu together, and counted the silver tickets and silver copper coins in front of everyone.

It was five hundred forty-three taels of silver and four hundred copper coins.

The hearts of the Mei family are burning at the moment, no one has ever seen so much silver.

"Our family, is this a hair?" Mei Xiaoque is a big man, and his face is red with excitement.

Don't talk about Lingshan Village, let's talk about other villages, and I have never heard of anyone who has so much silver.

Needless to say, the eyes are all

Staring at the silver on the kang, without blinking.

Mei Xiaotong asked everyone to get used to it before speaking: "Our family has a lot of places to use money, and we are about to build a big house, buy materials, labor costs, and spend a lot, as well as furniture or something, I expect that two hundred taels should be about the same." As he spoke, he counted out two hundred taels of silver tickets and set them aside.

Then he asked Mrs. Li: "Mother, how much silver is enough for the fourth brother's relatives?" ”

Mrs. Li summed it up in her heart, the banquet, sugar, firecrackers or something, twenty taels of silver is about the same.

Mei Xiaotong counted out thirty taels of silver tickets, put them aside, and explained: "Now our family is different from before, I'm afraid there will be more guests at the door, so prepare more silver and prepare two more tables of banquets, just in case." ”

This is very true, and no one disagrees.

There were two hundred and thirteen taels left, everyone was watching, and Zhou secretly pushed Mei Xiaoque twice.

I want my man to speak, so much silver, everyone has worked hard for half a year, how can I treat everyone?

How could Mei Xiaotong not know what everyone thought, and counted out one hundred and fifty taels of silver: "This sum of money is reserved for business, and it can't be touched no matter what!" ”

This is natural, and everyone has no opinion, only nodding in agreement.

The rest of the silver, Mei Xiaotong smiled: "In the past six months, everyone has worked hard, I said at the beginning, as long as everyone works hard, I will give everyone a big red envelope at the end of the year, I will be the talker." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up and they looked at Mei Xiaotong.

Mei Xiaotong whispered a few words to Mrs. Li and Mei Zhongzhong before she raised her head and said: "There are sixty-three taels of silver left, and fifty taels are reserved for the expenses of the family, and they can't all be spent all at once, and they also need money for the New Year, and they will also need money for the spring next year, so don't panic if you have silver in your hand." I discussed it with my mother, and the remaining thirteen taels of silver were divided among everyone. ”

Thirteen taels of silver, this is also an ordinary family's expenses for more than half a year, and no one can say less.

In the past few years, everyone worked hard for a year, and they couldn't touch a penny, but now they can share so much silver, even the Zhou family feels very content.

"In this year's business, the eldest brother's family has a lot of hands and a lot of contributions, and they are divided into three taels of silver; Although the third brother's family came back late, they made two contributions this year, divided into two taels of silver; The fourth brother is the hardest, and he was injured for the family's business, plus our family earns the most, which is the batch of mountain goods that the fourth brother recovered in Chongzigou, not to mention that the fourth brother is going to get married, and he has no silver in his hand. My father and mother each shared one tael of silver, and the remaining two taels of silver, one tael for each of me and Brother Song. That's it, everyone has no opinion, right? He looked at everyone with a smile.

Who is stupid has an opinion.

In the past six months, who doesn't know what his daughter and sister say, it is a nail in the coffin. Ask, it's just to give everyone face, if you really want someone to jump out and say that you have an opinion, without waiting for her to speak, Mrs. Li can come out and give you two ear scrapers. arrive

Not only is the face gone, but the silver is gone.

Even if the Zhou family is dissatisfied with the fourth child more than his own, he only dares to mumble in his heart.

Seeing that no one objected, Mei Xiaotong also distributed the silver in turn.

Mei Xiaoque took the silver, and gave one or two to Tianlong and Tianhu: "You two have worked hard this year, and they are also older, so you should have some money on hand, take it." ”

Tianlong and Tianhu glanced at each other, I didn't expect my father to be so generous? Reach for it.

Zhou was about to go crazy: "Master, how can you give them the silver?" How old are they, or are they children, and they can't spend it indiscriminately? We have to hold this money as our fathers and mothers, save it for them, and when the time comes to marry a daughter-in-law, we can also pay a subsidy to make up for it! ”

How can there be a reason for a father and mother to let their unmarried son take the money in his hands? Whose family is not the son who earns money and gives it to the father and mother of the family?

The old rule of the dealer's family: parents are selfless money!

Mei Xiaoque ignored it, and stuffed the silver to Tianlong and Tianhu, who heard Zhou's words and retracted their hands: "Take it!" Just one sentence, don't spend it indiscriminately, otherwise there will be no more in the future! ”

When Tianlong and Tianhu heard it, this is the meaning of giving it back in the future? I am overjoyed, and now they have touched the edge of doing business, and they have a lot of ideas in their hearts, but unfortunately they have no money in their hands. With the money in hand, how many things can't be done?

Therefore, he couldn't care about Zhou's anger, and held the silver tightly in his hand and said: "Dad, don't worry!" We don't spend anything! ”

Zhou was angry.

Over there, Mei Changqing took the silver, hesitated for a moment, and then stuffed a tael to Wen's in distress: "Take it, buy some ...... for yourself and the children during the New Year" paused, now the little sister is in charge, the family is all year round, a total of four sets of clothes, and the food is also a little fishy every day, the food is full, the girl only needs to go to the town, and bring snacks to the children.

There's really nowhere to spend it.

After thinking about it, he said in a rough voice: "Keep it and save it." ”

Wen didn't expect Mei Changqing to give himself a tael, holding the silver stupidly, listening to his instructions, he didn't get angry, and agreed softly: "I know." "Carefully carry it in your arms.

Mei Changgui looked at the four pieces of broken silver handed to him, and was embarrassed to ask: "I don't want so much, just take two taels of silver!" ”

Clothes are made at home, food is good, and he doesn't smoke or drink, where does he need money? What's more, his marriage to Xiaoqiao and the dowry given by the family were so valuable, which gave the Liu family enough face, and also made him look down on by the Liu family.

Not to mention, the family still has to do a marriage for himself, which costs silver, and he also knows it in his heart, so for his own marriage, he has to spend thirty or forty taels of silver at home.

No matter how stupid he is, he has also known a lot of things in the past half a year, spending money for himself like this, even if the eldest brother and the third brother have no opinion, I am afraid that the two sisters-in-law also have ideas in their hearts.

If only it had been before

, he doesn't want any of these four taels of silver, and he can make the two sisters-in-law feel more comfortable.

But now he is the one who is going to get married, Xiaoqiao marries himself, as a man, why do you have to buy something for your daughter-in-law, right?

So he thought about it, took only two pieces of broken silver, and didn't want it.

Mei Xiaotong glared at him: "If you give it to you, you will take it, this is what you earned with your ability!" Why not? Not to mention anything else, just the mountain goods you collected in Chongzigou earned three hundred taels of silver for our family, if it weren't for you, where would our family go to make so much money? Who is embarrassed to have the face to say that you can't do it? ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the audience.

Mei Changqing was full of excitement, and immediately stood up: "Fourth, if you give it to you, you will take it!" You deserve it! Since the accident in our family, except for the little sister, you have worked the hardest. If you don't take this money, you won't be embarrassed to take it as a brother! Besides, you're about to marry a daughter-in-law, and you don't have any money in your hand? Anyway, I have to buy some flowers for my daughter-in-law, right? I'm afraid that these four taels of silver are not enough, if the silver doesn't come together, tell the third brother, the third brother will borrow you! ”

Mei Xiaoque was also busy saying: "Fourth, take it quickly!" If you don't take it, are you afraid that your brother and sister-in-law will be too careful? ”

After watching Mrs. Li for a long time, she said slowly: "Fourth, you take it!" Mother knows what you're worried about, you think the family spends too much money to marry a daughter-in-law, don't you mean? Don't worry, your brothers and sisters-in-law are not stupid, they all have an account in their hearts, you can rest assured to take this money, what should be yours is yours! You don't have to be embarrassed, you got 20 taels of silver in compensation when you quit your family, in addition to this silver, your marriage will cost the family 20 taels of silver, what is there to think about your brother and sister-in-law? I have an account in my heart, I can't lose you, and I can't get cheap! ”

Mei Xiaoque and Mei Changqing both had some scorn on their faces.

Although Mei Changgui didn't understand it very well, he also knew that everyone said so, especially when his mother spoke, she was sure that the cost was agreed by the family, so she put her mind at ease and took four taels of silver.

For the rest of the silver, Mei Xiaotong gave him one tael of Mei Zhongzhong, and gave Mrs. Li three taels: "Mother, I will keep the silver with Brother Song for you." ”

said and looked back at An Huahao.

An Huahao didn't speak, but when he saw Mei Xiaotong looking at him at this moment, he nodded hurriedly: "Auntie, I'll keep it for you!" ”

With such a tael of silver, he naturally didn't take it to heart, and it was perfect to please his mother-in-law.

Mrs. Li really smiled, put away the silver, and glared at Mei Zhongzhong, who was holding the silver in her arms, "They are all good children of my mother, and my mother will cook for you at night and make delicious food for you!" ”

The more I look at this son-in-law, the more I like it, who has a son-in-law who has not yet married and gave the silver to his mother-in-law for safekeeping? If you say it, I'm afraid that I can envy a large number of people to death.

After the silver was distributed, looking at the remaining four hundred dollars, Mei Xiaotong simply divided it into four parts,

called Tianbao and Xiaoque to the front, and one of them sent a hundred articles: "Take it, a few of you have also helped the family this year, this is a reward for you!" ”

The children's eyes widened, not expecting them to be able to share the money.

I was so happy that I thanked Mei Xiaotong, and carefully held the money one by one, for fear of losing it.

Zhou didn't touch the money before, but now he saw it, and when he stepped forward, he was about to put it away for the leopard, but the leopard dodged it slipperily and looked at Zhou vigilantly: "This is my money!" My aunt rewarded me! ”

Zhou was furious, he couldn't manage two big ones, and he couldn't clean up a small one?

stepped forward to twist the ears of the leopard, but the leopard hurriedly hid behind the dragon and stuffed the money in his hand to the dragon: "Big brother, you help me keep it first, and I will look for you when I want money!" With that, he pulled out his legs and ran out. didn't give Zhou face like this, Zhou's face was blue and white for a while, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Xiaoque and Xiaojuan, and their little hands couldn't hold so many copper coins at all, so they had to use Xiao Duo, who was carrying in their clothes, to look left and right, and they were entangled for a while, should this money be given to their mother, or should they keep it themselves?

Xiaoque was still sensible, hesitated, and gave the money to Wen's, Xiaojuan and Xiaoduo also did the same and handed over the money to Wen's.

Wen took the money and touched the heads of several children: "Good boys." ”

In such a comparison, Zhou's face is even more gloomy, his own men and children, one by one, don't take themselves in their eyes, and don't even collect money for themselves, what's the point?

Suddenly, his eyes were red, and he was about to cry when he covered his face.

Before Mrs. Li could speak, Mei Zhongzhong knocked on the edge of the kang and spoke: "What are you howling on such a happy day today?" Boss, take care of your daughter-in-law! ”

The rules of the villager's family, the discipline of the daughter-in-law is the mother-in-law's business, and the father-in-law is easy not to speak.

Now that Mei Zhongzhong has spoken in person, Zhou is so frightened that he doesn't even dare to cry, he is stupid there.

Mei Xiaoque also felt that her face was gloomy, today everyone was happy, everyone shared the money, why is her daughter-in-law so blind?

The tiger grabbed Zhou with a face and dragged him out.

(End of chapter)