klisemfg Chapter 73: Divide the Money Again
Chapter 73: Divide the Money Again
"Bank notes?"
When everyone heard that it was a silver bill, they all fell silent and stared at Patriarch Yun with burning eyes, waiting for him to speak.
Chief Yun snorted. He knew that he could make these brats quiet down by taking out the silver notes.
He felt a little proud in his heart, but he still had to keep his composure. He was different from Yun Songlin, the disrespectful old man. He was the clan leader and had to be dignified.
"Well, yes, what I have in my hand are the silver notes, which we searched from the bandits before. In addition to these silver notes, there are also some small change and copper coins."
As he spoke, he pulled out a purse from his waist, took out a few small silver ingots from his chest, and took off his shoes...
Yun Songlin did the same thing on the waist, chest, sleeves, and inside the shoes.
At this time, everyone noticed that the two old people had changed their shoes.
The two were supposed to be wearing straw sandals, but now they were wearing cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles. Farmers in the countryside would not be willing to spend money to buy such shoes. Even if they made them with old clothes, they would not be as good as these.
The moment the two took off their shoes, a strange smell instantly spread.
As if the two men could not smell the strange smell, they picked up the shoes and fumbled around, pulling out a folded silver note from each shoe.
"Fortunately, we can ride in a carriage instead of walking. If it takes too long, it will definitely be damaged." Yun Songlin sighed.
No one cared about the unpleasant smell and was shocked by the banknotes and silver on the table.
The two put their shoes back on, and Chief Yun said to Yun Qi and Yun Huaian, "Count how many silver pieces there are here. We didn't have time to count them before. Once you've counted them, we'll divide them among you."
Yun Qi and Yun Huaian hurriedly did as they were told, but Yun Huaian obviously avoided the banknotes that he took out of his shoes.
He couldn't understand why his father and the clan leader hid the banknotes in their shoes, as it was understandable to put the silver in the sleeves or chest.
If you don’t understand, just ask.
Others were equally curious.
Chief Yun glanced at everyone meaningfully, but did not answer.
Yun Songlin stroked his mustache, looking very proud, "Humph, what do you know? Ginger is still experienced, and we two old guys have to rely on us at critical moments.
If officials came and asked us for the silver, we would have to take it out. But if we hid it in several places, they might not be able to find it all even if they searched us. We had to leave some behind.”
Everyone was stunned.
No wonder the two old men hid the silver and money in so many places.
Yun Xi found it funny to see her grandfather's smug look. It is said that having an old person in the family is like having a treasure, and this is really true.
Yun Qi and Yun Huaian counted all the silver and money, and Yun Qi said loudly, "The total is 432 taels and 552 copper coins."
"Hiss, so many." someone exclaimed.
The Yun clan leader waved his hand and said, "Brother Qi, let's calculate the amount of food for tonight. We can't let you provide both housing and food, so deduct tonight's food."
"Yes, yes, the food allowance should be deducted." Others echoed.
But Yun Huaiyuan refused, "This is a special treat from our family to celebrate the opening of the teahouse."
After hearing what he said, no one said anything. However, many people decided that since it was a celebration dinner, they would make up for it later by giving gifts.
Chief Yun also meant this, and was ready to talk to everyone privately, "Okay, divide the money, everyone who sees it gets a share."
This means that in addition to the Yun family, the three families led by Aunt Bao will also get a share.
Suddenly, Auntie Bao and the others' eyes lit up. Oh, how come they have a share in all the good things? It was really a surprise.
It's quite embarrassing.
This time it is divided by household. It is too troublesome to divide it by headcount, so it can be divided by household.
There are currently 13 households in the Yun family, and the population is not large.
In fact, the Yun family was not originally from Gantang Village. Their ancestors used to live in the southwest border. However, due to the border war, countless people were killed and injured. The few people left fled to the foot of Jiuyi Mountain and settled in Gantang Village.
Sixty or seventy years later, the Yun clan has grown from a few people to 13 households with fifty or sixty people. This speed is not fast, but it is not slow either.
After all, country folks don't like to have three wives and four concubines. In the past, they didn't have land and relied on hunting for a living. Wars and famines happened from time to time, and life was very difficult. Many children were not necessarily raised after they were born.
For example, Yun Songlin's twin boy and girl died shortly after they were born.
The 13 households of the Yun family now are still small households like Yunxi's family. Their family and the uncle and younger uncle are counted as 3 households.
The Yun clan leader's family has not yet split up, and he has two sons, so they are also counted as two households.
There were no elderly people left in the other families, so they all divided up the property.
Now there are 432 taels of silver, 552 copper coins, and 13 families share the silver. No, there are also three families of Aunt Bao. There are 15 families in total.
However, Chief Yun and Yun Songlin did not intend to let Aunt Bao and her family share the same amount of money with them. They were not from their own clan, so it was impossible for them to give so much.
In the end, each family of the Yun clan received 30 taels, and Aunt Bao's three families each received 14 taels, which was exactly 432 taels.
The remaining 552 copper coins were given to the two elderly people.
"Does anyone have any objection to this?" Patriarch Yun asked everyone with a stern face. In fact, he was mainly asking about Aunt Bao's family.
Everyone shook their heads.
Aunt Bao stood up and said loudly, "Clan leader Yun, we have no objection. To be honest, we are just taking advantage of you, and we feel bad about it, but this year is a bad year, and this money is life-saving money. We are really grateful, and I will ask our brothers Bao Pi to kowtow to you."
As he said this, he asked his sons to kowtow to the Yun clan members, and the other two families followed suit.
The Yun clan members nearby hurriedly pulled them back.
Chief Yun's expression softened a little. "Forget about the kowtow. We are all from the same village. Since you are with us now, we cannot completely ignore you no matter what benefits we get. But we will get a larger share, and I hope you can understand."
"Understood, definitely understood."
To be honest, it was a pleasant surprise to have them. And 14 taels for a family was more than enough. It would take them several years to earn that. They were really satisfied.
The heads of each family took away their share of the money, and everyone had a happy face.
Tonight, they felt like it was Chinese New Year. No, it was even happier than Chinese New Year.
After having a sumptuous dinner and sharing so much money, this day was really more joyful than the Chinese New Year.
After the money was divided, the rooms were allocated.
There are four large courtyards with more than a hundred rooms in total, so it is really comfortable to live in.
Yun Huaiyuan also waved his hand and said, "You can stay in whichever room you like."
Finally, everyone lived in the second and third courtyards. There were no particular rules, the older generation lived in the larger rooms, and the younger generation lived in the smaller rooms.
Yun Xi smiled and said to Yun Huaiyuan and Xi, "Dad and Mom, please come with us to live in the Seven Stars Tower. There are rooms for you over there."
Yun Huaiyuan waved his hand, "No need, I'll just live here with the tribe members for the next few days. You guys can just go over there."
Yun Xi thought about it and didn't force it.
Li followed Yun Huaian and the couple actually forgot about their daughter Yun Qiaoer.
Yun Qiaoer sighed and hugged Yun Xi.
"Sister Xier, luckily I still have you!"