Farmer’s Stepmother’s Skillful Farming

Chapter 154: Cents

I have accumulated a lot of cicada shells I picked up, and I can exchange some money while I am going to the market.

 The price was three cents per tael, and there were nine taels in the bamboo basket, so the total price was twenty-seven cents.

 “Not bad, the harvest is quite fruitful.” Su Mulan looked at the heavy copper coins and praised.

 The four carrot heads were so excited because they could earn so much money. The tips of their noses were a little red, and the corners of their mouths were grinning almost to the base of their ears.

"When you get back, you can keep the money by yourself, and use it to buy whatever you want whenever you want." Su Mulan said.

 Children still need some pocket money, especially since they have worked so hard to collect cicada shells in exchange for it, so it would be better for them to keep it.

 The heads of the four carrot heads suddenly shook like rattles.

"No, the money earned belongs to the family, so my mother can keep it." Baishui Liu said.

Bai Lixia also nodded, "Sister is right, mom, take it. We are also members of the family, so of course the money we earn must be kept for the family."

 White bamboo leaves and white rice beans also hurriedly echoed.

Su Mulan thought for a long time, "Well, other people only pay part of the money they earn to the family, and the rest can be used by themselves. Our family is the same, only 30% is given to the family for household use, and the rest is for you." Just keep it to yourself.”

"If something happens in the future, you will also have money on hand for emergencies. And as you are getting older, you will always have something you like, but you are sensible and you will definitely not want to ask me for money to spend it. If you have some money in it, you won’t be unable to buy it if you want to. You are happy in your hearts, and your mother is happy to see it, which is much happier than if you are subsidizing the family.”

Seeing Su Mulan say this, the four carrot heads looked at each other again and again, and finally nodded.

He led the four carrot heads to buy some necessities in the town. After Su Mulan returned home, he handed the money to Bai Shuiliu, "The total is twenty-seven cents, I keep eight cents, and the remaining nineteen cents Wen, Shuiliu, you four share it."

Su Mulan thinks that the money earned by the four carrot heads should be discussed among the four of them. It is not easy for her to participate, and it is even harder for her to make suggestions.

 “Yeah.” The four carrot heads agreed and started discussing the matter of dividing the money in the main room.

"I thought so."

Baishui Liu said, "For the four of us, this is a total of nineteen cents. If it's not enough to be divided equally, let's just divide the four cents among ourselves first. The remaining three cents that are not enough can be put aside for next time. When the money comes, let’s divide it.”

"Sister." Bai Zhuye scratched her ears and said awkwardly, "When you went to pick up cicada shells, I was sewing clothes at home and didn't get much work. I shouldn't get so much money."

"Me too..." Bai Midou also spoke, "When I was picking up cicada shells, I picked up the least. It was the eldest sister and the second sister who were busy..."

“If you want to put it this way, do you have to figure out who eats more and who eats less on weekdays?”

Baishui Liu interrupted Bai Midou, "This is not so clear, it's almost fine."

"Zhuye sews clothes at home, but he also sews clothes for everyone, and he is not lazy. If we say so, if we go out and hire someone to make clothes for us, I'm afraid four cents won't be enough."

“The same goes for Mi Dou. Although he picked up very little, he carried a small bamboo basket along the way and had to look after water and other things. His eyes are very sharp. Mi Dou can see whatever we miss.”

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 (End of this chapter)