Chapter 42

There are dozens of strings of copper coins placed on the table. Each string is one thousand copper coins, which is one tael of silver. In the end, it was calculated that there were 30 strings, plus 700 copper coins. In addition, there are forty taels of silver ingots. The forty taels of silver were obtained from the hands of the three men. Originally fifty taels, ten taels of silver were used when customizing the silver needles, and these are the rest.

In other words, all of their family's property is here, a total of seventy taels of silver and seven hundred and twelve copper coins.

Yang Shi, Ling Dazhi, Ling Zixuan, Ling Ziyu and Ling Muer were all dumbfounded.

The whole family has never seen so much silver. In just one day, they made so much money. If you continue to sell, you can buy shops in the city.

"Mu'er, all the money in the family will be arranged by you." Yang smiled brightly. "You earned the money, and you are in charge."

"Mother, I'm a daughter, and I'm going to get married in the future. Are you not afraid that I will take the money away?" Ling Mu'er chuckled lightly, "When the time comes, you'll all be empty."

"You earned the money in the first place, even if you want to take it away, that's what you should do." Ling Dazhi said calmly, smoking a pipe.

Ling Muer's gaze swept across the relatives in front of her. Each of them has clear eyes, without any greed or calculation. What Yang said just now, everyone felt that it was justified. Therefore, Ling Muer once again confirmed that these relatives are worth relying on. Everything she did for them was worth it.

"Seventy taels of silver may seem like a huge amount of money, but it's not enough at all. Let's save it first and use it as the initial capital for starting a business." Ling Muer said: "I'll go to my elder brother to ask about the rent later. I thought it would not be so fast, but I didn't expect the business to be so good. Now that I have money, I will rent a shop in the city. It is best to bring a backyard, so that if we get tired, we can rest in the city and don't have to come back. Wait When we have saved enough money, we will buy a shop in the city and then buy a property.”

"We didn't dare to imagine such a life before. At that time, we didn't even have enough to eat, and we felt that life was very difficult every day. Sometimes we really wanted to leave like this. But when we think of us leaving, what will you children do? One day We have been going on day after day, until today, and finally waited for Muer to bring us such a good life. Muer, mother is not very demanding. I never dared to think about being rich and expensive. The seventy taels in my hand now Yinzi, if we build a house and save the rest to use slowly, it can be used for ten or eight years. During these ten or eight years, you don’t have to go hungry anymore.” Yang said with emotion.

"Mother, don't say such depressing words. Mu'er is promising, we should be happy. The money is earned by the child, and she can arrange it however she wants. If she loses money, it's a big deal to go back to the old days. I'm still young, I can Go out to work." Ling Dazhi took Yang's hand and said: "I will take good care of you and won't let you go hungry again."

"Mother, don't you have confidence in me?" Ling Mu'er looked at Yang Shi sadly.

Yang shook her head quickly: "No. Mother is just... poor and afraid."

"I understand what mother means. You just wait and enjoy the good life. The future will only get better and better." Ling Muer looked at Yang steadfastly.

Yang smiled gently.

"If we want to open a shop, the few of us are too busy. My mother will stay in the kitchen and help me. I certainly can't handle the appetite of so many guests by myself. My brother's leg injury needs to be recuperated for a while. During this time, my brother is still Can't move. So, you can only do some light work. Yu'er can't run around. Once the store opens, everyone is so busy that they don't have time to look at Yu'er. Wait for me to save money for a few more days, if I can Save enough one hundred taels, let Yu'er go to a private school."

"Are you going to let Yu'er go to school?" Ling Dazhi looked at Ling Muer in surprise. "The cost of going to school is not low! Look at your grandparents, so few people sent Ling Zijun to school alone. It is said that when they finish their studies every year, they have to put together all their savings to pay him. paid for alone."

"Our family doesn't have to worry about this. Making money is what my elder brother and I have to do, and my younger brother only needs to study." Ling Muer said: "By the way, when the store opens, we will take over my grandmother and uncle. Uncle, go to the store and help us! They just need to live in the store. In this way, we can also help take care of Xiaohu. And grandma’s eyes, I have money to buy medicinal materials now, so I can help her see her eyes.”

"Muer, my little lucky star." Yang hugged Ling Muer excitedly.

"Just arrange it like this." Ling Dazhi said: "Mu'er, the dumplings that will be sold tomorrow haven't been made yet? We won't do other things in the afternoon, just make dumplings."

"Okay." Ling Muer replied. "I'll teach you how to make dumplings later."

After a while, the whole family gathered together to make dumplings.

While making dumplings, Yang asked, "Mu'er, where did you pick those vegetables, they look so fresh. In this season, can you still have such green vegetables?"

Ling Mu'er had already guessed that Yang Shi would ask about this matter. Ling Dazhi didn't know about the vegetable garden, but Yang knew it very well.

"Mother, I bought it from an old man. The old man said that she lives on the mountain, where there is a steaming spring. She lives there alone, without a wife or children, and only grows vegetables to make ends meet. Seeing that the weather there is good, she tried to grow vegetables, but it didn't work out. So she planted a lot of vegetables." Ling Mu'er had already thought of the reason. If Yang asked where the old man was, she could say that she didn't know. After all, as a loner, she couldn't possibly know everything.

"God is merciful. He will not let people fall into desperation. He will always leave a chance for him. It depends on how he seizes that chance. Mu'er, if you buy that old man's food, give her some extra coins. It's really pitiful for her to live alone on the mountain." Yang's sympathy began to overflow again.

Fortunately, it's just an old man who doesn't exist, and she can't find anyone to sympathize with.

Ling Muer agreed. This matter will not be revealed. The whole family competed in making dumplings, and even Ling Ziyu joined in the group activity. ,

I just started to learn how to make dumplings, but the shape of the dumplings is really ugly. Ling Muer kept the oddly shaped dumplings for herself to eat. Anyway, Ling Ziyu likes to eat dumplings, so Ling Ziyu won't get bored if he keeps those dumplings for a few more meals. At the booth today, Ling Ziyu ate two bowls of dumplings by himself.

"Mother, the eldest brother should be back. I'll go find him." Seeing that Yang Shi and Ling Dazhi had already started, Ling Muer gave them the title of teacher and asked them to teach the brothers.

"Mother, do you think Mu'er and Chen'er...is it possible?" Ling Dazhi looked at Ling Muer's leaving figure.

"It's too early to worry about this now. Our daughter is not bad, as if our daughter can't get married and has to rely on him." Yang said angrily: "Make your dumplings!"

Ling Muer walked on the country road, feeling the fresh air. She took a deep breath, rubbed her frozen hands, and walked towards Shangguan Shaochen's house.

Shangguan Shaochen has been eating at their house recently. He seems to be very busy, leaving early and returning late every day.

Ling Muer and Shangguan Shaochen were already very familiar. Since Shangguan Shaochen was not around, she decided to wait for him in the room. By the way, she took a look at how Shangguan Shaochen's house was doing.

When I came in last time, I saw Shangguan Shaochen's kitchen was in a mess. This time, after another period of time, Shangguan Shaochen was even busier than before, perhaps even more chaotic.

She looked at the layout in the kitchen and shook her head slightly.

The kitchen is full of dust, the pot is black, and it has not been started for a long time. Looking at the water tank again, the water in it was full, but it was covered with ashes.

She found the veil and started tidying the kitchen. After she was busy, looking at the same dirty lobby and bedroom, it was a hundred unpleasant. So the obsessive-compulsive disorder broke out, and she began to tidy up the main room and bedroom again. After she finished all this work, even though her body was made of iron, she still had a sore back at this moment.

Shangguan Shaochen stood at the door, looking at Ling Muer who was weeding in the yard, a dark light flashed in his eyes.

"How to do this?" Shangguan Shaochen appeared behind Ling Muer.

Ling Mu'er had already discovered it when Shangguan Shaochen entered the door. It's just that the work in hand is not finished, and she doesn't want to stop.

"See what your house has become?" Ling Mu'er raised her head, showing her dirty little face. "Did you kill someone? Why is there blood all over your body?"

"A fugitive appeared in the city recently, and I want to help investigate his whereabouts. This blood is left by him." Shangguan Shaochen said: "I'll go clean it first."

Ling Muer stood up and rubbed her waist.

Shangguan Shaochen carried a bucket of water to the backyard. In such a cold day, he actually took a bath in cold water, making people dissatisfied.

Ling Muer continued to weed. When Shangguan Shaochen came out, she had just pulled out the last weed.

"The land in your yard is so fertile. I want to cultivate a vegetable garden here." Ling Muer looked back and stood up. "When you can grow vegetables, you can plant all kinds of vegetables here. When you want to eat them, you can pull them out of the ground. They must be very delicious."

"Okay." Shangguan Shaochen said, "I will arrange it tomorrow."

He also looked forward to hearing her description like this. His yard is huge, but too rough and not popular at all.

Ling Muer looked at the man in front of him, and smiled softly: "Brother, is the arrester who came today someone you know?"

"En." Shangguan Shaochen didn't hide anything, and he had nothing to hide. With her intelligence, how could she not guess it? Even if I don't guess it now, I will meet again in the future. "If there is any trouble in the future, as long as you see someone wearing that kind of clothes, you can ask them to help."

"How many people do you have?" Ling Muer asked.

"Huh? Fifteen." Shangguan Shaochen said.

"Then... I'll prepare some dumplings tomorrow, let them come and eat them! Your brother has helped me so much today, so your brother left without asking for anything. I wanted to thank him at first." Ling Muer walked towards Shangguan Shaochen. She touched her cheek and exclaimed: "Oh, it's so dirty. I'll go home and take a shower. By the way, brother, I want to see the shop tomorrow. Didn't you say that there is a shop for rent? If you have nothing to do tomorrow, Just take me to have a look! We'll go there tomorrow morning after we're done."

Shangguan Shaochen watched Ling Muer run away. Her voice came from far away.

He couldn't help laughing: "This hot temper is not at all like her parents."

However, is this girl really just an ordinary peasant girl? Where did you learn that skill? He sent someone to investigate. She used to be timid and fearful, and she didn't even dare to argue with others. Her temperament has changed drastically in recent months. I don't know what happened to her to become like this.