Chapter 61: The Slightly More Favorable Xu Family

  Now it's all right, she only has nine taels of silver left for her share of the family property.

  Nine taels, converted to copper coins, would be a full nine thousand wen. If placed in an ordinary peasant household with two elderly people, two sons and daughters-in-law, and three or four grandchildren, the normal annual expenditure would be around three to five taels.

  At this time, 9 taels of silver have to be divided among so many households, let alone being frugal, I'm afraid it's hard to make ends meet even if we tighten our belts.

  But Xu didn't care about that, anyway she kept the money she should have kept for herself, as for what's left, how those sons and daughters-in-law, grandsons and granddaughters lived, wasn't something she needed to consider!

  As for the days to come, wait for her precious grandson to become a jinshi and become a jinshi master. Naturally, there will be some silver money subsidies. As his close grandmother, Xu felt that she would naturally take charge of those money, so she didn't worry about the future at all.

  Just thinking that her precious grandson would become a government official in the future and receive a stipend from the government, Madam Xu finally found a reason to feel more at ease with the division of the family property.

  The family broke up and there were fewer people, so there were also fewer people who came to ask for the silver money subsidies from the old master of the imperial examination.

  "No, I'll wait until the real division of property and then I'll bring this up. Xu Shi reminded herself, her mood finally clearing up like the sky after a rain, feeling much more relieved."

  Xu's troubles are over, but for others, their uncomfortable days have just begun.

  After counting the silver money, Mrs. Xue put it away again, tidied up her clothes and walked out with those deformed little feet.

  The children in the courtyard, who were busy and happy just a moment before, suddenly became quiet as mice when they saw their grandmother come out. They all lowered their heads and busied themselves with their work, wishing to finish everything immediately so that they could each retreat back into their rooms.

  "Don't be lazy, one by one! Quickly wash the dishes and then go out to gather firewood. Day after day, you eat more than pigs, but don't even mention helping with chores. I really don't know what's the point of raising this bunch of useless people!" Xu Shi glared at the children in the courtyard with a bad temper, then walked towards the granary where the grain was stored in her small steps.

  Since the silver and money have been divided, it is natural that food and tools should also be divided.

  This silver can be hidden, but the grain cannot, so Xu Shi must carefully calculate all the grain to avoid errors when it's time to divide it up. If she ends up giving away a few more pounds of rice or something, she'll lose out big time.

  Grandma just scolded for two sentences and left, the children in the yard were all stunned, looking at each other, no one dared to make a sound, but the speed of working with their hands was faster.

  Although Lotus was already thirteen years old, she should have gone up the mountain to pick wild vegetables with Chu Yan Nian, but she had learned embroidery from Madam Yu since childhood. Apart from her own family's chores, she generally did not go out.

  Plum blossoms also have to stay at home more often because they are of a marriageable age.

  Just after hearing Xu's words, the lotus flower and plum blossom exchanged a glance, then said to the others: "You all go out to gather firewood! There isn't much work left, I'll do it with Lotus Flower."