Chapter 86: Dividing Silver

Grandpa Zhang, how do you plan to divide the two hundred taels of silver? Lu Qing asked.

Of course it will be divided equally. Every household in the village will receive the same amount. Uncle Zhang said matter-of-factly.

Lu Qing nodded.

As the saying goes, don't worry about scarcity but inequality. The most fearful thing about money and silver is favoring one and favoring others, so dividing it equally is the best way.

However, it is not easy to convert this bank note into silver. Uncle Zhang was a little confused.

Lu Qing thought about it and understood what the old man meant.

If you want to exchange banknotes for money, you must go to a bank.

Yinzhuang is only found in the county government.

As for asking the villagers to take their banknotes to the city to exchange for silver, not to mention that no one dared, not even Lu Qing would feel relieved.

The county government is so far away, and with such a large amount of money, if someone is interested, whether he can come back safely is still a question.

I was negligent. Grandpa Zhang, please give me the banknote. Lu Qing said, I will go to Master Ma tomorrow to exchange the banknote for silver.

This is best. Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhang immediately handed the two banknotes to Lu Qing.

I'll give you the money tomorrow.

After Uncle Zhang left, Lu Qing returned to the house and opened a small box. He saw a dazzling silver light inside, which was the box full of silver.

This box of silver is one of the gifts that Magu brought not long ago.

Last night, Ma Gu led his men to search the Happy Village.

I don’t know how long it took Kuaihuozhai to save money before sending it to the headquarters. Anyway, Magu and the others had gained a lot.

After Ma Gu counted the items, he brought over what he thought belonged to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing couldn't refuse, so he accepted.

Lu Qing started to take the silver from the box.

The box of silver that Ma Guzhu brought was quite thoughtful, and it was basically all silver ingots.

The big one is ten taels, the small one is five taels.

Lu Qing took forty five-tael silver ingots directly from it, and almost all the small silver ingots in the box were taken out in one go.

Early the next morning, Lu Qing came to Uncle Zhang's house with the money.

Grandpa Zhang. Standing outside Zhang's house, Lu Qing shouted.

Aqing is here, come in quickly!

Uncle Zhang didn't sleep well last night. He stayed at home when he got up in the morning and didn't go anywhere, just because he was afraid that Lu Qing wouldn't be home when he came to see him.

It's not that he is greedy for the money, but that Lu Qing wants to distribute the money to everyone in the village. It's a matter of great importance, and he doesn't dare to be careless.

Lu Qing took the silver and entered the house with Uncle Zhang.

Aqing, why are you here?

By chance, Uncle Zhang's family, his two sons and his daughter-in-law were also at home.

Seeing Lu Qing come in, they all stood up and were very surprised.

Especially Uncle Zhang's two sons looked at Lu Qing with even more cautious expressions.

Yesterday when Han Wu and others came, they were also there, and they happened to see with their own eyes how Lu Qing beat those villains to death.

Therefore, both of them now have some unspeakable awe for Lu Qing.

I'm here to give you some money. Lu Qing smiled.

Send money?

Uncle Zhang's son and daughter-in-law didn't know why.

Lu Qing poured the silver ingots in the bag onto the table. The white silver light suddenly dazzled everyone in the room.

In the dull eyes of Uncle Zhang's son and daughter-in-law, Lu Qing said: Grandpa Zhang, I have exchanged all the banknotes for silver. Here are forty silver ingots, each worth five taels. You can take them and share them with everyone.

Okay, okay, I'm going to call everyone together to share the money.

Uncle Zhang was also shocked by the pile of money, but after all, he had lived for decades, and his concentration was much better than that of his son and daughter-in-law, so he quickly came to his senses.

Dad, what's the money?

At this time, Uncle Zhang's eldest son finally reacted.

Ah Qing said that he wanted to distribute the silver notes he got from those villains yesterday to everyone in the village. He exchanged these silver notes from Mr. Ma in Daji. Uncle Zhang explained.

So much money, all divided?

Uncle Zhang's sons and daughters-in-law were surprised.

Stop talking nonsense, you two, hurry up and call everyone to the ancestral hall. Don't talk about dividing the money first. Just say that I have something to tell everyone. Uncle Zhang glared.

Okay, I'll go now.

The two sons ran out quickly.

Grandpa Zhang, I will not participate in the matter of dividing the money. You will be in charge.

Lu Qing stood up at this time and prepared to leave.

How can this be done? The money is yours. What would it be like if you weren't there? Uncle Zhang said quickly.

It's okay, it's just a little money. Grandpa Zhang, don't be too nervous. Just share it with everyone as usual. I have important things to do later and have to go to Master, so I won't go over there.

Lu Qing shared the money in the hope that everyone would be happy. If he showed up somewhere, he would inevitably be greeted with gratitude and courtesy.

So it's better not to show up.

Seeing Lu Qingdu say this, Uncle Zhang could only say: Okay, since there is something urgent at Old Doctor Chen's side, you should go and do it first.

Seeing Lu Qing leave, Uncle Zhang sighed.

How could he not have guessed Lu Qing's reluctance to go to the ancestral hall? This child was thin-skinned and embarrassed to face the thanks of his uncles.

He didn't know how to persuade him about this kind of thing, so he had to let him go.

Uncle Zhang is still very prestigious in the village.

After hearing that he had something important to discuss, it didn't take long for people in the village to gather at the ancestral hall one after another. Even those who were still working in the fields rushed back.

Old Zhangtou, what's the matter? You're so anxious to get everyone here.

When they arrived at the ancestral hall, the villagers were surprised to see that Uncle Zhang had called all the heads of households in the village, thinking that something big had happened again.

An old man of the same generation as Uncle Zhang immediately shouted.

When the others heard this, they also became a little commotion.

After what happened yesterday, everyone was a little frightened, but they couldn't stand the fright anymore.

Don't be nervous. I'm calling everyone here this time because I have something good to announce.

Uncle Zhang shouted, indicating that everyone should not panic.

On the desk behind him, there was a cloth bag, which was so bulging that no one could see what was inside.

There is also a small scale and scissors beside it. I don't know what they are used for.

What good thing?

After hearing that it was a good thing, everyone was relieved and asked quickly.

Yesterday, didn't Ah Qing get some money from the villains he beat to death? Then he decided to share most of it with everyone.

Uncle Zhang carefully poured out the silver ingots from the bag behind him.

Here is the silver that Ah Qing went to exchange for, a total of two hundred taels. In addition to Ah Qing's family, there are thirty-seven households in our village. They are divided evenly. Each household gets about five taels of silver.

Everyone in the ancestral hall was stunned when they saw the large pile of white silver ingots.

After hearing what Uncle Zhang said, he couldn't help but burst into an uproar.

Not far away, on the mountainside, Lu Qing, who was heading to the small courtyard in the middle of the mountain, heard the excitement and smiled on his face.