As the day passed, everyone in the village was laughing and laughing. This is all because gentlemen and ladies are too generous with their purchases, allowing them to accumulate a lot of money.
There are as many as dozens of taels, so I won’t go into detail here. As a guide who leads gentlemen and ladies into the mountains, the rewards they deserve will certainly not be less.
There are only a dozen or so copper plates, and they are still brand new, with no signs of wear and tear, and they look like gold.
During this day, some gentlemen and ladies choose to go into the mountains to experience life in the mountains. Sometimes I play outside in the mountains and admire the beautiful scenery between heaven and earth.
In fact, despite the poverty here, the scenery is first-rate. Not to mention that it is spring now, the time for romantic mountain flowers. Whether you look at it from a distance or up close, it has a unique charm.
Talking about how making money started, I have to mention a six-year-old girl in the village.
Her name is Erya, she has an informal name, and she looks very ordinary. But it was this little girl who made the people in the village see the opportunity to make money.
At the beginning, the little girl named Erya picked some wild flowers and gave them to a beautiful lady driven by instinct. He also praised the lady as being as beautiful as a fairy in the sky, which made her like her from the bottom of her heart.
The child's childlike words, coupled with the sincere expression, even without the not-so-pretty bouquet of wild flowers, made the lady feel elated and elated.
The lady was very happy. She not only fed the little girl some food with compassion, but also rewarded the little girl with more than ten copper coins. The reflective color of money suddenly hurt the hearts of many people.
In the following time, I don’t know how many people came to the gentleman and lady to test her. Get food, drink, and play, they really use their own methods.
Gentlemen and ladies have different temperaments, tastes and visions. Some accepted it, some did not. Some were disgusted and drove people away, while others happily rewarded them.
Don't think those who dig in the dirt are fools, there are definitely smart people among them. Even Wu Meili, who stayed at home to take care of her granddaughter, was moved and asked her second daughter-in-law Lu Ya to bring snacks pickled from the hawthorns picked last year and offer them to those gentlemen and ladies.
You see clearly, it is not selling, but offering. It doesn't matter how much it can be sold for, but the rewards given by gentlemen and ladies will never be lower than the selling price, but will be much higher.
Just as Wu Meili expected, although some gentlemen and ladies were not interested and were unwilling to even take a bite. However, there are still some gentlemen and ladies who insist on the idea of trying something new, and after some testing, they happily take it.
Wu Meili's craftsmanship is good. She makes pickled hawthorns sour and sweet, which is not only very delicious, but also very appetizing. The most important thing is that it looks good. It is red and looks very festive.
Those gentlemen and ladies who liked her not only gave her a generous reward, but also rounded the hawthorns she made. They say they want to take it home as a gift to their family, or eat it as a snack.
Wu Meili's success has caused some ripples in the hearts of some people. After all, there are always people who have some unique skills. Although they cannot let gentlemen and ladies treat them differently, they are still willing to leak some money from their hands.
The fact was just as they expected. After this spring outing, everyone in the village had some spare money, and everyone seemed happy.
Those gentlemen and ladies did not suffer any loss. They all enjoyed folk delicacies, folk gadgets, or folk pastimes, and experienced a different life.
At the end of the day, when the gentlemen and ladies left, Wu Meili looked at the silver ingots or brand-new copper coins that the whole family took out, with a smile on her face like a flower.
She looked around and said to her eldest daughter-in-law immediately.
"Hehua, you collect all your money. It's what you earned. I, the mother-in-law, can't accept it. From now on, whatever you want to use the money for, I will do it according to your wishes. No matter if it is me, the mother-in-law, , or the boss, the husband, can’t control it.”
Hearing what her mother-in-law said, Hehua was extremely moved and quickly shied away. It is said that it is to subsidize the family's household income and make a contribution to the family.
How could Wu Meili agree to let Hehua take the money back directly? She came back to marry He Hua just so that the family would have someone to make the final decision in the future, not just to find a cash cow.
After going back and forth several times, Hehua finally took the silver ingot back with excitement. She wandered around the mountains all day and was very popular with the noble lady. As a result, he received a lot of rewards, including twenty taels of silver.
When Wu Meili saw it, she couldn't help but murmur in her heart. Her three sons saved the injured nobleman in the mountains, and the gratitude they received was not as good as the reward this time. I really don't know how to evaluate it.
What I gain is my fate, and what I lose is my fortune. Although she did not know this sentence and had never heard of it. However, fortunately, she had a good attitude and was not greedy, so she quickly put the matter behind her.
The eyes of Lu Ya who were watching from the side were red, not only with jealousy, but also with envy. My sister-in-law is really amazing. She made so much money in one day, which some people cannot save even after decades of saving.
No, she must find a way to learn a trade and find a more profitable profession. As the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, even if she can't win over her sister-in-law, she can't stay too far away from her.
Just as Lu Ya secretly swore in her heart, Wu Meili took care of the lotus silver and then set her sights in front of her. There, there were also many small ingots and a dozen brand new copper plates.
Wu Meili tapped the table with her fingers to attract Lu Ya's attention, and then asked with a smile.
"Lu Ya, how much reward did you get in total this time?"
"mother,"
Luya woke up from her thoughts and answered in an orderly manner.
"I have a total of eight small ingots here, one is two taels, and the other seven are one taels. There are more copper coins. I have cleaned them before and tied each hundred with a red rope. There are 7813 copper coins in total.”
When she said this, she took out a basket from the side, lifted it up with difficulty, and put it down again.
"Lu Ya, you did a good job."
Wu Meili smiled and praised, took out a small gold ingot of one tael from it, and sent it to Lu Ya with excited eyes.
"This little ingot, plus the remaining 13 coppers, are all yours now. Don't shirk it from me, you won't change what mother has decided. This is your reward, you Just put it away. One day when you are free, go to the town with your sister-in-law and buy some hair rouge. You are still small, and when you are young, you should dress up well. "
"Yes, mother."
The two daughters-in-law heard this and replied in unison.
After Wu Meili said those words, she took the little ingot in front of Lu Ya in front of her. This was not over yet, she also put the gold ingots in front of her three sons into her arms without even asking.
"You three are my sons, and I won't be polite to you. The money you earn belongs to your mother. If you want anything, you can tell me and I will buy it for you. But don't expect me to give you pocket money, man. When you have money, you become bad. That bitch in the next village was honest when he had no money. When he had money, he actually went to the casino and lost his hand. What kind of life are you living now? I'm afraid you are thinking I understand."
When the three sons heard such words, they didn't have much reaction. Although the money was taken away by my mother, it will still be used for them. It's just that the left hand is transferred to the right hand, there is no difference at all.
After moving the basket full of copper coins next to Lu Ya to his side, Wu Meili looked at his son and daughter-in-law and said seriously.
"I have decided to dig a well in our house. This will prevent us from having to go all the way to the village entrance to fetch water every time. This back and forth is very tiring."
No one had any opinions, but instead offered their opinions with great interest.
Hehua took the little ingot on the table into her arms and asked immediately.
"When are you going to dig a well?"
Wu Meili answered like this, suddenly thought of something and asked.
"Hehua, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of our family. Can you tell us when we should fight?"
Hearing these words, Hehua immediately realized that Wu Meili was interested in taking the exam, so she lowered her head and answered.
"Mom, I think the sooner the better."
Wu Meili nodded and continued to ask.
"What you said is very good, but why?"
Hehua smiled slightly and said confidently.
"Mom, there are so many noble people coming to our place today. I think many people in the village must have made a lot of money. So I thought that at this juncture, there must be people who want to dig a well at home. Quite a few, so we must seize the time to finalize it first, otherwise we don’t know how many years and months it will be delayed.”
Wu Meili glanced at Lotus with satisfaction, turned to Zhou Dalang, and said to Zhou Dalang.
"You two brothers must have heard what He Hua said! Now go to the village chief and ask him to help settle the matter. Remember to bring some gifts, be polite, and don't mess up the matter."
The two sons stood up immediately and were ready to go immediately. Then, while it was still dark, he quickly left home and walked in the direction of the village chief.
Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang didn't know who to call for digging a well and how to operate it. But that doesn’t matter, the village chief understands! As the head of a village, his daily task is to help solve the villagers' problems.
After accepting the gifts from the two brothers, the village chief took the two brothers to find someone. It only took half an hour to get all the personnel. Providing a meal for lunch and giving some wages, after careful calculation, it cost less than ten taels of silver, which their family could afford.
When the well was almost completed, Wu Meili and her family were very glad that they had settled the matter as early as possible. Otherwise, I really don’t know how many years and months it will be delayed. Look at those slow hands and feet, now they are secretly regretting it.