Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 30 Split the money again

When the weather warms up, Old Man Lou and the little mute may both be gone. Why not ask the diligent and quick Sister Ma Feng to come over and help? Give the Ma family shares first, which will strengthen the friendship between the two families. When the time comes, Sister Feng will be more attentive to her work.

Even if Old Man Lou and the others don't leave, when the new inn is built in spring, the workload there will be even greater.

After getting along with him for more than a year, she knew that Ma Yue was a reliable young man, so she would feel more at ease when she asked Ma Yue to help her.

She didn't dare to recruit outsiders blindly anymore, she couldn't stand it if another little mute came to her.

On New Year's Eve, Yanzilou closed after being open for half a day.

After a sumptuous New Year's dinner, Qin Liu started to get busy with important matters - dividing money.

I made 170 taels of silver this month, half of which I gave to the little mute, 51% to Old Man Lou, [-]% to Ma Ang, and I kept [-]% - that is, [-] taels.

Qin Liu was quite satisfied.In the past two months, she had earned a total of 100 taels. After excluding the 15 taels of silver used to host a banquet for Ma Ang and the 20 taels of silver used to buy the land across the street, she was left with 70 taels.

This beginning is already much better than this time last year.

With this money, she will live a comfortable life next year.

The little mute was not very happy after taking the money, looking indifferent.

Qin Liu was so depressed that she secretly smashed the wall again - she always felt that she was humiliated by the money and bullied her.

The little mute only cuts meat every day, and has already earned 150 five taels of silver, twice as much as the owner of the shop!
She also takes care of what he eats and drinks, and how well he wears and covers himself!
It's really unreasonable!

It is estimated that the little mute’s own mother may not treat him as well as she does!

Well, just think that you have raised a Tatar son who spends money!
Old Man Lou smiled slightly and looked at Qin Liu with eyes full of recognition.This look made Qin Liu feel that the money he paid was worth it.

Ma Ang stood in the yard and took the money from her, his eyes complex and painful.

Qin Liu went back to the house without daring to look any further.

She could understand that the poorer a person is, the more he cares about self-esteem. This money was given to Ma's family, but it hurt Ma Ang's self-esteem.

He was a hot-blooded young man who pinched his nose and married a woman forced by his superiors. He was also forced to ask for his benefactor's shares in disguise.

Ma Ang took the money and threw it directly to his "beloved wife" Mrs. Qu.

Mrs. Qu was overjoyed when she saw the white silver. She weighed it four times before she was convinced - 17 taels of white silver was obtained after a few curses!
This money is so profitable!
Then she started to question Ma Ang again: "What percentage of the bonus is this? She can only open the store because of your money, how can she also give more!"

Ma Ang was unable to press her and said impatiently: "This is a [-]% bonus! This is only given based on past friendships! Are you satisfied now?!"

Mrs. Qu was stunned.

Seeing this, Ma Ang suddenly felt speechless and quickly found an excuse to avoid the military camp.

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Qin Liu, Old Man Lou, and Little Mute don't have many relatives in Shabaozi Town, and they don't have many people to interact with during the Chinese New Year.

After much thought, Qin Liu took his children and old man Lou to visit Doctor Qian, Zheng Baihu, the postman next door, the owner of the grain shop, the grocery store, and the butcher, and brought some New Year gifts.

These are the main people they interact with in the town. Everyone looks up but doesn't look down when they see each other, so it's better to take the initiative and be more enthusiastic.

The little mute has a sensitive identity, so she dare not take him out.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Liu started to open Yanzilou for business again - mainly because there were more pedestrians passing by on the street.She had to take advantage of the crowds in winter to make another profit.What made her angry was that the little mute was no longer so honest and would sneak out every once in a while. Although the work of cutting meat was not delayed - he would cut a few more plates in advance, but sometimes the meat supply was not available, Qin Liu still in a hurry.

She tried it by herself and found that she couldn't do it at all - it was either thick or broken. It was really difficult to make each piece of meat roll consistent in thickness and beautiful in appearance like the little mute.

She had no choice but to let Old Man Lou try.Old Man Lou's meat-cutting skills are much better than hers, but the heat is still a little inferior to Little Mute's. Some customers will say that the meat slices are a bit difficult to chew.

Qin Liu sighed slightly, the little mute's reputation as "the best swordsman in Yanzilou" was firmly established.

On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Qu, who had returned from a trip, stood in the yard and announced the great news - she was pregnant.

Everyone in the Ma family had tense faces, and only Aunt Ma managed a smile: "Congratulations."

Ma Ang was not at home, so Qin Liu did not dare to continue watching the excitement of Ma's house and hid in the house.

Today, Da Lang is watched by Qin Liu every morning and evening, while Er Lang is taught a nursery rhyme by her: "I came from the mountains with orchid grass. I plant it in a small garden, hoping that the flowers will bloom early. I read it three times a day, and I can see it clearly." The flowering time has passed. But the orchids are still there, with no buds. Autumn arrives in a blink of an eye, and the orchids are moved into the greenhouse. They cherish each other frequently and never forget each other night and day. Looking forward to the spring flowers blooming, they can fulfill their long-cherished wishes. The garden is full of flowers, adding more flowers. Lots of fragrance.”

Old Man Ma's waist injury has been recovering for a month or so, and it has recovered. He occasionally goes out of the house for activities.

Qin Liuxun thought, if he saves money for a while, should he go to the south to live?

But she was also a little worried. People in Hebei suffered from Ma Zheng, and people in the South suffered from paying grain. As a woman with no relatives, if she moved her family with the elderly and children, would she be robbed along the way?

You have to be careful about this.

From the eighth to the seventeenth day of the lunar month, there is a ten-day Shangyuan Festival holiday.The business in the store is very busy, but the price per customer is not high. Many customers only order a few side dishes and dumplings and noodles, and a meal only costs a hundred yuan.

There were a lot of customers that day, and the little mute went out secretly again. She arranged for Old Man Lou to go shopping on the street temporarily, and she was the only one busy in the store.

Amid the guests' high-pitched talk, Qin Liu vaguely heard Old Man Li's shrill shouts.

She quickly dropped the boy and ran into the backyard.

Old Man Li fell to the ground in the hall, with injuries on his face, and shouted sternly: "My child, my child has been taken away!"

Qin Liu's heart pounded, and a rush of blood rushed to the top of his head.

She took a deep breath, calmed down and asked, "Who took him away?" She didn't even notice that her voice was trembling.

Her first thought was that the Tatar soldiers had taken action.

The Tatar soldiers that the army had been unable to capture might have been hiding in the city. Seeing that her family's business was booming, they might have been thinking of kidnapping them.

"Wearing military uniform, I want you to go to the second house from the west on East Street! I want you to go alone!"

Old Man Li paused and said, "Don't go alone, go and call nephew Ma, and Old Man Lou! And the little mute! Quick, quick!"

Qin Liu nodded and went to the house to get all the silver. After walking out, he turned back and left ten taels of silver for Old Man Li.

There are unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes after leaving. If she can't come back, she has to leave some emergency money for Old Man Li.

She went to the kitchen, took a kitchen knife and put it in her arms. She first went to the dumpling shop that was still open and said to Ma Yue: "My child was taken away. Let me go to the second house from the west on East Street. You go Tell your brother."

Ma Yue panicked and immediately called Aunt Ma and Sister Ma Feng, confessed and ran away as fast as possible.

(End of this chapter)