Chapter 907: The Wealth of the Third Branch (Patreon)

Chapter 907: The Wealth of the Third Branch

Liang Shi silently calculated in her mind and whispered, "Excluding the scattered copper coins, our family has approximately forty-six taels of silver."

"How much?!" Lu Sanzhu suddenly sat up, his face full of shock. "Forty-six..."

"Keep your voice down! Do you want to get us robbed?" Liang Shi quickly sat up and gave him a slap. "If someone hears us, our house will be targeted by thieves."

Lu Sanzhu hurriedly covered his mouth, but he still asked in disbelief, "You said we have forty-six taels of silver? When did we have so much money?"

"Of course, it's been saved up."

Their family originally had about ten taels of silver, which they had saved up over the years through various means. Liang Shi intended to use this money to marry off Da Bao and Bao Ya when they grew up. It was something she cherished.

Later, in Tao Lin, Shu Yu made the three young masters who had bullied Lu San Zhu compensate him with ten taels of silver. In order to thank those who helped and show filial piety to her mother-in-law, she took out three taels, leaving them with seven taels of silver.

After that, Lu San Zhu started working in Tao Lin, initially earning one tael of silver per month, but his wages increased three times over time.

Now it had been ten months, and his monthly wage was a full twelve taels of silver.

In addition to that, Liang Shi helped sew doll outfits. Even after the old lady went to the southwest and the clothing shop was closed, the doll business was still doing well.

Liang Shi felt like she had taken chicken blood when she saw the money she earned, and it was only when she made four taels of silver that she calmed down a bit.

Nevertheless, she had accumulated eight or nine taels of silver from sewing doll outfits so far.

The last major source of income was Lu Sanzhu's tips.

Working in Tao Lin, he encountered many influential people. Being an active person, whenever he saw someone being generous, he immediately helped out. The tips he received from these people were enough to cover the family's monthly expenses.

Almost every month, he received tips, which was also an important reason for his wage increase.

Last time, a visitor from another place lost a very important pearl necklace while playing by the lake. Lu Sanzhu immediately dived in and retrieved it.

It was in the middle of winter, and there was a lot of mud at the bottom of the lake. Lu Sanzhu searched for quite a while before finding it, his whole body turning purple from the cold.

After returning, he fell ill, but fortunately, his health was good. After resting for two days, he returned to work full of energy.

Later, the visitor gave him five taels of silver as a reward and also sent some medicinal herbs.

Calculating everything, they had accumulated over fifty taels of silver.

However, their expenses for living here, including rent, groceries, and meals, were much higher than in Shishi Village. Da Bao also needed to attend a private school, which added to the expenses. They were significantly higher than what they were used to.

Liang Shi had considered whether Da Bao could attend school on credit and pay it back later when he became successful.

However, their teacher mercilessly rejected her request. Liang Shi was frustrated for two days before getting over it.

Currently, Da Bao was just starting his education, so the expenses weren't that high. This allowed Liang Shi to save up so much. Otherwise, the cost of the children's education alone would have been too much for many people to handle.

Lu Sanzhu listened to Liang Shi's calculations and also made his own mental calculations. His eyes sparkled even more.

"I never expected that. I thought when our family moved to the county town, everything would cost money, and we wouldn't be able to save more than a few taels of silver. But in just ten months, we already have nearly fifty taels. In another year, we might have a hundred taels!"

Lu Sanzhu was so excited that he couldn't even feel drowsy anymore. He quickly asked Liang Shi to take out all the silver and count it.