Chapter 24

"That's not true. I can buy some chickens after I sell them. I don't even have hens to lay eggs at home." Xu gave him a clean look.

Disappointed, Li Changting took the knife to kill the fish.

Li Jinmei came over with a basket of vegetables and said, "it's great to have fish at noon."

Three days ago, Li Jinmei would have to shout, "how do you eat this stuff? It's fishy and bitter. It's terrible!"

People in the village almost don't eat fish, mainly because they can't cook it. Whether it's fried or boiled, it's very fishy.

After Xu qingjiao taught her how to kill the fish to get rid of the fishy smell, Li Jinmei fell in love with eating fish. Although there are many fish bones, the meat is delicious and tender. The key is that she doesn't have to spend money!

After Xu Qing cooked the fish, Li Jinmei fried three vegetarian dishes.

Li Changting calls Xu Qing into the room, opens the wardrobe and says there is a small dark grid on the top of the wardrobe.

There was no fame at all, but after Li Changting pressed his finger on the top of the wardrobe, a wooden box fell from it.

There was some silver in the box. Xu Qing held the box and counted it.

The currency ratio here is: 1 liang of gold = 10 liang of silver = 100 yuan of silver = 10000 Wen of copper.

Two five Liang gold spindles are one hundred Liang silver.

The remaining silver treasures, large and small, add up to 78 Liang, a total of 178 Liang.

Xu Qing sighs, really rich!

No matter which family in the village, even if they save all their lives, they can't save so much money. It's amazing that they have 50 taels of silver in their hands.

Xu Qing: "if people in the village knew that you were so rich, they would have had a group of matchmakers break through the threshold of your family."

Li Changting looks at Xu Qing holding the box baby, and he is happy. He knows that Xu Qing must have the following text.

"Can I advance this month's salary? I have something I want to buy, but I don't have any money on me. "

At that time, they agreed that Xu Qing did not agree to pay one hundred Liang a year, but divided it into ten months and gave it ten Liang a month. If something happened in the middle of the year, at least she got the money before.

"There's no problem for you, but it's not safe to take ten taels of silver to the street..."

"I won't take it all with me." She has the space to take things and use them whenever she wants. She is not afraid of stealing.

"Then take ten liang of silver."

Xu Qing quickly went to find his wallet, then took ten liang of silver from the box and returned the box to Li Changting.

Li Changting took out three or two small silver treasures from the box and gave them to Xu Qing: "it's not enough for household use. Then ask me again."

"Oh." Xu Qing happily took over, "do you have a pen and paper? I'll write a shopping list."

"Eat first." Li Jinmei came in with vegetables and said, "ah Qing, let's go out for the first time. I'll accompany you to the town again later. Many people can come up with ideas about this shopping."

"Have you been there today?" Xu Qingzheng was puzzled. Thinking of the incident that Cao Pozi stabbed the patriarch yesterday, he said, "did you send Cao Pozi to the government?"

Li Jinmei nodded: "yes, I, your brother-in-law, the Gao family and the Li family went together, and the patriarch also went. After all, we have to make it clear to the county master. If the patriarch comes forward, it will be settled soon."

Xu Qing asked curiously, "how is it decided?"

Speaking of this, Li Jinmei said excitedly: "Mrs. Cao deliberately hurt people, causing serious injury to the patriarch. She was jailed for three years for treason, and she had to compensate the patriarch for five Liang silver. However, there are generally no cases of causing death here. There are rules of leniency in punishment. If a prisoner is willing to give some compensation to the injured, he can reduce some punishment with the consent of the injured. "

"Mrs. Cao looks very rich. Didn't she apply for leniency?" Asked Xu Qing.

Li Jinmei: "of course! Crying, she knelt down in front of the patriarch and said that she was willing to lose money, but no matter how much she lost, the three years' imprisonment could not be completely relieved. At least half a year's imprisonment is fixed. Money is not everything. If this person doesn't suffer, she will have no law in the future. So Mrs. Cao is waiting for the Cao family to send money to her in the prison now. "

"Oh yes, there's another good thing I forgot to say!" Li Jinmei said with a smile, "the patriarch asked the county master if he could let the Cao family pay the ten-year rent that was owed to us, but because the lease was lost, it was our responsibility for improper custody. Although the villagers testified, it was not easy to judge if the evidence was insufficient. The county master finally only let the Cao family pay us the rent for five years, and the matter was over. Five years is better than nothing. "

Xu Qingxiao: "thank you very much, patriarch."

Li Jinmei said with a smile: "but the patriarch is not very happy. At the beginning, he didn't want Mrs. Cao's compensation. He just wanted her to reflect on herself in prison. But as soon as Mrs. Cao said that she would pay 30 liang of silver, Aunt Li and Li Lian immediately urged the patriarch to promise that she would buy Li Lian a dowry and marry Li Jing's daughter-in-law in the future. "

Xu Qing The clan leader's stab was not as good as thirty taels of silver.

Cao Laoliu took a chopstick dish and then said, "the patriarch is not entirely convinced. Mrs. Cao knelt down on the ground and begged bitterly. I think it was the patriarch who later agreed when he was soft hearted."However, in any case, Mrs. Cao was rewarded with evil.

But there's one thing Xu Qing doesn't understand. Mrs. Cao is a bully. She always makes a lot of noise with people. But when she meets someone who dares to do something, she immediately counsels. How can she suddenly kill someone with a knife?

It's none of your business, and Xu Qing is too lazy to think about it.

After dinner, the family put on a bamboo basket and prepared to go to town.

Cao Laoliu didn't go and stayed at home to take care of his children. Xu Qing, Li Jinmei and Li Changting went out of the village. They didn't go far before they met a donkey cart specially for pulling people.

"Sister Li, are you going to town again? By car? " Cried the man who drove the car enthusiastically.

"Uncle Zhang, take my brother and daughter-in-law to buy something in town." Li Jinmei gets on the bus first and asks Xu Qing and Li Changting to come up.

"Oh, this is your new daughter-in-law. It's a real sign of your growth. Your brother is blessed!"

Li Jinmei was very happy and said to Xu Qing, "this is Uncle Zhang from the next village, who specializes in the business of soliciting people. Each person has three Wen. Next time you go to town by yourself, you can take Uncle Zhang's car."

Uncle Zhang also said with a hearty smile: "Li's daughter-in-law, take my car, you can rest assured. Your sister has been in my car for 15 years, but she hasn't been married. I took her to town."

Xu Qing said with a smile, "OK, take your car next time."

It takes half an hour to walk from Changxi village to the town, that is, an hour. It's a lot of walking. It's only three Wen by car. It's really cost-effective.

They are on the official road. On the way, they meet many villagers who come back from the town. This point should be to rush home for dinner.

On the way, Li Jinmei talks with Xu Qing and tells her some precautions in the market.