Mrs. Jiang took the purse in her hand, her expression involuntarily becoming solemn.
The feel of the purse, slippery and smooth, was certainly something good! ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NovᴇlFɪre.ɴet
She opened the purse, tilted it into her hand, and five silver coins appeared, startling her.
"This... this is..." Mrs. Jiang looked at Lin Sanshui.
"These were given by the young master who bought the village chief’s house, saying our family’s food was quite good." Lin Sanshui was quite proud.
At the same time, he felt that Nan Jin Yu and the others were not ordinary people.
To give away such a large amount of silver, an ordinary family couldn’t afford that.
Mrs. Jiang felt the same way.
Earning fifteen taels just for a meal, this money came too easily, making her uneasy inside, always feeling insecure.
She put the silver coins back into the purse and handed it to Lin Sanshui, "Didn’t you say that the money earned from Niannian, regardless of how much is made, half of it should be given to her? Let’s leave this for the children."
Lin Sanshui nodded, "Alright, we’ll do as you say. Niannian said the ten taels meant for the meal should be used to build the house, and along with what we earned the other day, we have quite a bit of silver now. Since the land next door is ours, I’m thinking we should expand the house a bit bigger, so when the children grow up, we don’t have to expand again!"
"Let’s talk about it later, let’s eat first." Mrs. Jiang said.
At the dining table, aside from the talking Lin family couple, the children were all sitting well-behaved, not touching the chopsticks until their parents were present.
Lin Sanshui sat down, took a bite of the dish, and the meal officially began.
Erhu’s injury was healed, and he no longer needed care, so he moved back to his room.
To live more comfortably, Sanhu now stayed with Erhu, and Gu Nian could only sleep with Little Hu.
There were only three rooms and three beds in the house, so there was no way to give Gu Nian her own place.
If it weren’t for considering Dahu’s marriage proposal, and Gu Nian growing older not being able to always sleep with her brothers, Lin Sanshui wouldn’t be in such a hurry to build a house.
While Little Hu was outside washing his face, Lin Sanshui came in and gave the purse to Gu Nian, "Niannian, keep this. Tomorrow, let your second brother make a small wooden box for you to store the silver, and take care of it so you don’t lose it."
Gu Nian thought about it for a while and didn’t refuse.
Considering the long days ahead, it was better to have silver in her hands, so she could live comfortably.
Moreover, she knew the Lin family had earned quite a bit recently and didn’t lack silver at the moment.
"Thank you, Papa, I will keep it well and buy candy for Little Brother." Gu Nian said crisply.
Lin Sanshui chuckled, indeed like a child, knowing to buy candy once she had money.
"By the way, your mother said you hurt your elbow, let Papa take a look, does it still hurt?"
Lin Sanshui said as he was about to pull up Gu Nian’s sleeve, but she quickly stopped him.
"Papa, Mama already applied medicine, it’s alright."
"Let Papa take a look, so I can be at ease," Lin Sanshui didn’t understand why Gu Nian reacted so strongly.
But Gu Nian willfully said, "No, I just looked at it, it’s already scabbed, ugly, I don’t want Papa to see."
Lin Sanshui helplessly shook his head, "Alright, alright, I won’t look, you should hurry and sleep, Papa will go make that sausage you mentioned."
In Lin Sanshui’s heart, it was normal for little girls to love beauty. He would sneak a look once she was asleep without her noticing.
Gu Nian didn’t know Lin Sanshui’s thoughts and really thought she had tricked him.