newbobooks Chapter 950 Crab
Chapter 950 Crab
This year's crabs were at the end of the season and sold for a total of more than 380,000 taels of silver.
A small half of the silver was deposited into the treasury, and a small portion was sent to the money shop and exchanged for silver notes. One cannot carry tens of thousands of taels of silver with him when he goes out, as that would attract too much attention and be troublesome.
Give some to Zhou Gu. Now is the busy time to harvest pine mushrooms, and we need money.
A portion of it was given to Hu Zi, and it was kept as funds for the north.
The rest were all sent to Wu Jiang by Lai Zi Tou. Nanhe needed money and food now, so he couldn't be too tight-fisted.
Hu Zi looked at the number on the account book, fifty thousand taels, and said, "Master, the grouper will be credited soon, and each shop has a surplus every month, so there is no need to keep so much money. I will keep ten thousand taels of the fifty thousand taels, and you can take the rest."
Zhou Guo said, "Don't worry, I brought enough. And I won't be as generous as Nanhe this time, so I can't spend that much money. Besides, it's after the war, and the prices are not that high for a while. One hundred thousand taels is more than enough. Even if I spend it all, I won't buy anything. Can I starve to death?"
She explained some things that needed attention, especially Cheng Ding's newly opened dim sum shop.
Hu Zi remembered them all.
After packing the books, she went to the backyard. In the room, Li was still packing her luggage. Every box was opened, and the kang and bed were full of clothes.
Zhou Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mother, how many clothes do you have to pack for me? I only have a carriage when I go out, so I don't have to pack much."
Li was packing a leather cape. "Isn't your carriage big? It doesn't matter if you have less food, you can find it along the way anyway. But it's not so easy to find good clothes. It's cold in winter, and it snows heavily. You're on the road all day long. What if you don't wear thick clothes and get sick?"
She kept muttering that she hadn't grown taller in these years, and that it must be because she was frozen by the wind and rain all these years.
Zhou Guo didn't mind and continued talking one sentence at a time.
The mother and daughter were talking at different times, and their arguments were totally irrelevant.
The old man shouted in the yard: "Where has all this people gone?"
Zhou Guo jumped off the kang and slipped out the door. She saw the old man in the yard holding a fish and jumping happily. She said, "Master, pack your things quickly. We are leaving tomorrow."
After saying that, she looked at the fish in his hand and found it was a shadowless fish. She asked in surprise, "You went up the mountain so early in the morning? It's not even noon yet and you've already caught a round trip?"
The old man put the fish back into the bucket and said, "I was going to tell Old Zhang that I was going on a long journey, but I didn't expect to meet him going up the mountain. I thought, it's early now, so I might as well go with him."
Zhou Guo said, "Didn't you say that Old Zhang was a barefoot doctor? He went up the mountain to collect herbs by himself, and he came back so early?"
"How can that be possible? I'm bringing my grandson up the mountain. We're going to stay there for several days. How can I stay that long?" The old man looked at the fish in the bucket and clapped his hands. "It's just right. Before we leave, let's catch this fish and eat it. After we finish eating, we can go back up the mountain and catch more."
Zhou Guo volunteered, "I'll grill it."
"No need, just pack some clothes for me!" The old man carried the bucket and went to the well.
Zhou Guo sighed and went into his room.
"Master, which sets of clothes do you want to bring?"
"Do you want to bring this black one? You should bring it. You won't be able to see if it gets dirty, and you can wear it for many days!"
"Master, do you wear shoelaces? How many pairs do you want to bring?"
"Master..."
The old man couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked in and said, "Go out. Why are you so troublesome when I ask you to do some work? You've been out so many times at such a young age. Why do you need your teacher to teach you how to pack your luggage?"
Zhou Guo chuckled and said, "I don't know what you like to wear. You have so many clothes and shoes, I don't know which ones to bring."
The old man joked, "Fortunately, your family is doing well now and you know how to make money. Otherwise, if you were like an ordinary young lady, how would you get married in the future if you didn't know how to do these things?"
Zhou Guo snorted, "None of what you said exists, because I can make money."
Even if she has money, how can she not find someone to pack her luggage?
In the evening, the whole family returned.
We were all very happy to see another shadowless fish.
Zhou Guo said that he was going on a long journey, and Zhou Mi and the others were very happy.
Zhou Su said: "Sister, please let me go with you. I also want to walk around."
Li Lai didn't dare to say anything, but he looked at her eagerly.
Zhou Guo shook his head, "No, I'm not going out for fun this time. Besides, winter is coming soon, and your little bodies can't stand it. Isn't it better to stay at home comfortably?"
Zhou Su said: "I have to go to school even if I stay at home. It's very cold in the school in winter."
"Don't we have a holiday when it's too cold in winter? Sitting at home on a snowy day, reading a book and grilling meat, wouldn't that be a life worthy of a god?" As she spoke, she felt envious.
It is foreseeable that she will not have such comfortable days in winter for several years to come.
Either you are on the road or you are rushing on the road.
Zhou Su said: "I don't want to live like a god at home."
"What a coincidence. We don't want to do that either." Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi nodded. They also wanted to go out for a walk and share the burden.
Zhou Gu said, "If you have something to do, let me go. I am a tough guy and I am not afraid of the cold and snow."
Zhou Guo laughed, "Brother, the business at home is not easy either. Wu Jiang went to Nanhe, and Hu Zi went to Yunzhou Chengding. You have to take care of the business at home. After harvesting the pine mushrooms, you have to start storing them and wait until it snows before selling them. If you sell them too early, they won't sell at a good price."
Zhou Gu nodded, "Okay, then I'll stay at home. If I really go out alone, I might not be able to handle it."
Zhou Guo listened to it and thought that since Hu Zi and Wu Jiang were both out, and even Qian Duo, Lai Zi, Dapang and others were out, did he also need to go out and gain some experience?
But on second thought, this home needs an owner. Home is much more important than the outside world and is the foundation of their family.
In the evening, Li and Wu Ya took Mrs. Deng and a few others to prepare dry food for the journey, including steamed buns, meat patties, and the noodles and pancakes that Zhou Guo had fried for Zhou Da Cang, a total of several large bags.
Fortunately, Zhou Guo’s carriage was big enough to fit all these things.
Besides, we have to bring a few more people with us when we go south, at least a dozen or twenty people. This little food will be eaten up in a day.
Li packed candied fruits for her and said, "These things are hard to come by. If you feel bored or dizzy on the road, it will be helpful to hold one in your mouth. Don't be stupid and give all these away at once. Keep some for yourself. Besides, even if you don't keep any for yourself, you have to keep some for the old man."