He thought for a moment, then said, "Wait a moment," and went back inside.
Mrs Zhao's face lit up, but she quickly calculated in her heart. Her niece was rich!
The other villagers also had an unfathomable expression on their faces. A few of them, who had harassed He Miao before, exchanged glances with each other.
After a long while, just as Second Aunt Tian was about to impatiently enter, the seedling came back with a small jar in its arms. There was fresh soil on the jar.
When everyone saw this, their eyes lit up as they began whispering to each other.
"She really does have money …" "Look at that crock sinking."
The young man did not explain, but opened the lid of the jar and slowly tilted it to pour out the contents.
When everyone heard the crashing sounds, they felt as if there were quite a lot of them. Their hearts rose to their throats, and their eyes stared at the scene in a pretty good manner!
Mrs Zhao gripped her clothes tightly and held her breath!
Shua, shua, shua. A handful of copper coins jumped out, followed by more copper coins. There were a few pieces of silver mixed in, but they were only three to four coins worth of money. There wasn't even a single ingot of it.
"One, two …" He picked up the broken silver and put it away. Then, he took out his own weighing rod and said, "Three taels of silver and four taels of silver." Then he squatted down again, grabbed the rope and started counting the coins, "One, two, three..." Eight copper coins. " Finally, he found a new hemp rope and tied up all the copper coins on the ground. He got two more.
The rest were scattered, over sixty words.
A bunch of copper coins was worth a hundred taels of silver. The ten strings were the same. They were about one tael of silver each.
In other words, the silver that She Miao had taken out wasn't even five liang. This was what she would need in the next few months.
Everyone's hearts returned to their original places, and their expressions became somewhat resentful. Their gazes towards the seedlings also became a lot friendlier. It turns out that the rumors are not quite true either...
"Uncle, look …" That's all I have on hand now, but there are some things that can be converted into silver. Why don't I give them to you? You don't need to come here for nothing. "
The man looked disappointed, but there was also a hint of hope in his tone. He suggested, "My daughter, Uncle knows it's not easy for you either. Why don't we discuss it with your village's uncle and have someone else buy a cow for half the price? My cow is really good! "Look at the tendons and flesh!" As he spoke, he patted the calf's leg.
Second Aunt Tian was worried this time. Buying together with someone else would mean nothing to them! How could this be allowed? They had taken a fancy to this cow first! Since the seedlings were able to offer half, then they might as well offer the other half! His family had planted all the seedlings' land, so when the time came, wouldn't this cow belong to his family as well?
Originally, she wanted to give him another silver coin! Although he didn't achieve his desired goal of earning another ten taels of silver, five taels wasn't a small sum!
She was about to open her mouth and say, "I still have some silver", but her gaze just happened to meet She Miao's eyes. She looked at her with a smile that was not a smile, but was filled with ridicule, disdain, and a hint of understanding.
Madame Zhao's face suddenly flushed, her words stuck in her throat, unable to rise up!
"Why, does Second Aunt have something to say? But Second Aunt still wants to buy this ox with me? " She was trying to find something to talk about.
Mrs Zhao muttered, "No, no. The money was taken away, there's no room for extra money. " She finally understood that if her family wanted to buy cattle again this year, they wouldn't be able to do so! She couldn't even afford to spend so much because her money had been "stolen"!
Mrs Zhao wanted to cry but had no tears. She felt as if she had lifted a stone to smash her foot.
"Oh, then I'll have to partner with someone else." She Miao's gaze swept across the faces of the villagers. Just as she was thinking about which family's background was richer, she heard a loud and clear voice coming from outside the crowd.
"I'll buy it!"
Following the sound, the crowd opened up a path. It was the third brother, Zhao Tiecheng, who walked over.
The sturdy man smiled innocently at everyone and said, "My dad said that his family has a lot of land and needs an ox. I heard that someone is selling cattle here, so let me take a look." After saying that, he looked around the cow, patting it on the back and checking its teeth and hooves while praising it nonstop, "Good cow!"
Seeing that someone was willing to give them money, the ox-master was immediately beaming with joy. His attitude towards Zhao Tiecheng was so affectionate.
He knew that Li Chang had come to rescue him. He had a lot of land, but his family also had a lot of people! Three sons, three daughter-in-law, and a married couple. Altogether, there are seven able-bodied men (the second son who joined the army). Including the five children of his generation, his eldest grandson is already ten years old and his second granddaughter is eight years old.
However, Zhao Tiecheng still came. This must be the order of the long and the long.
In the end, they bought the cow in partnership with two families, three families, and seven families. The cow was obviously brought over to Li Chang's house. Since there was no need for the seedlings, she did not want to stay in her house and let some people use it for nothing. She was simply being humiliated out of kindness!
Seeing that there was no liveliness to watch, the villagers slowly dispersed. The Zhao Clan, on the other hand, stood on the spot with an ashen expression.
"Second Aunt, are you still sad about losing money?" She Miao went forward to comfort them, "So it was my money that was lent to Second Uncle. Since it was lost, I won't urge all of you to return it all this year."
Mrs Zhao's eyes lit up, but He Miao's tone changed and poured cold water on her.
"How about this, I heard that Brother Jinbao (the eldest son of Second Uncle) found a shop in the town to work for you, every month even has some benefits. I'll only charge you three hundred gold coins per month, consider it as you slowly returning the money in stages!" Three thousand six hundred dollars a year, and that's all for three years.
Mrs Zhao's vision turned black and she almost cursed, "Why don't you just rob them?"
But before she could lose her temper, She Miao blocked her words and said pitifully, "Could it be …" Second Aunt didn't want to return the money? But look, after buying the cow today, I only have this little bit of money left. I still have several months left before the summer harvest! If something happens, can I go to Second Uncle to help support me? "
Mrs Zhao spat a mouthful of blood on her heart, wishing she could spray blood all over her face!
She finally understood that this niece of hers, who had turned her elbow on the outside, was naturally here to exterminate them! He wanted her to marry him but she refused to marry him, causing the gift money he got to fly away for free! And had even started a crime against the Zhang Family. Jinbao, who was originally doing well at the Zhang Family Shop, was also dismissed! If Jinbao had not been so diligent in his work, he might not have been able to work in the city anymore.
If you find a treasure on the mountain, don't even ask her uncle if you can sell it for a high price. Instead, turn around and secretly run away with a stinking brat, even selling your treasure cheaply!" Later on, they found a way to investigate and found out that there were at least a thousand, a few hundred, and even people who wanted a treasure with such spiritual energy! That damned girl only sold it for fifty! What was the use of fifty? All of a sudden, it was gone!
The more Mrs Zhao thought about it, the more her heart ached …