Chapter 733: 339 Baby (Fourth Watch)_3 Chapter 733: 339 Baby (Fourth Watch)_3 Gu Jiao simply nodded: “Understood, I will pass it on to Ayan.”
By evening, Gu Jiao returned home.
While shoveling chicken dung, Gu Yan, who just received his monthly wage of ten taels from Lord Gu, laughed heartily with hands on his hips!
He found Little Jingkong in the vegetable garden in the front yard and triumphantly shoved a shovel and a small dustpan into the young lad’s hands: “Good, from now on, you will have to shovel the chicken dung yourself!”
Little Jingkong frowned at him: “Are you going to leave your work undone again?”
Gu Yan raised an eyebrow and bent over to bring two silver ingots to Jingkong, boasting, “Aren’t these beautiful? What do you think they are?”
Little Jingkong cast him a sideways glance: “Are you being silly? Why are you asking me?”
“Tsk——” Gu Yan couldn’t help but scoff. He crouched down, still looking at the youngster, “What I meant was, I have acquired some silver now, I can repay my debt. I won’t need to work off the debt anymore!”
“Really?” Little Jingkong stretched out the ending tone, looking at him skeptically.
Gu Yan chuckled: “Of course! These are real silvers, if you don’t believe me you can ask Jiaojiao!”
A four-year-old child generally would not recognize the specifications of silver, but the young landlord started collecting rent more than half a year ago. With monthly payment of thirty taels, he was quite familiar with silver.
“This is ten taels.” Little Jingkong noted.
“Correct, it is ten taels!” Gu Yan agreed.
Little Jingkong casually said, “Do you remember how much you owe me?”
That question stumped Gu Yan.
Well, how much did he owe the kid, anyway?
Little Jingkong put down the small shovel and dustpan. He took out a small book from his chest pocket while flipping through the pages and told Gu Yan solemnly, “In total, you borrowed fifty taels from me. In a month, the interest was a tael and a half. For nine months, the accrued interest is thirteen taels.”
Gu Yan was taken aback: “Bu-but I have been working for so long, aren’t you considering that!”
Little Jingkong shook his head helplessly. Without using an abacus, he quickly did the math: “You have four primary sources of income——each time you feed the chickens, five copper coins; each time you take the chickens for a walk, five copper coins; each time you clean up chicken dung, five copper coins; each time you compliment me in a fancy way, ten copper coins.”
Gu Yan was bewildered: “Why so much for complimenting you?” It didn’t feel excessive before, but upon hearing it again today, it felt like exploitation!
Little Jingkong seriously answered: “Isn’t it because I possess so many virtues? You make an easy fortune complimenting me. I am only looking out for your best interest!”
Gu Yan had a baffled expression: Do I look so easy to trick?
Little Jingkong: Considering educational achievements, you’re indeed a gull.
Little Jingkong cleared his throat, flipped a page, and continued reading the book: “However, you haven’t complimented me for eight months! You only complimented me for a month, accumulating 300 copper coins; cleaned up chicken dung 100 times, 500 copper coins; walked with little chickens 20 times, 100 copper coins; feed the chickens 35 times, 175 copper coins. In total, it was one tael and 75 coins worth of silver, combined with the ten taels you have now, it’s exactly eleven taels and 75 extra copper coins.”
Having summarised all of that, he closed the little book, sighed like a mature adult, “Your total amount of wealth isn’t even enough to cover the interest due.”
Gu Yan was in disbelief and stammered: ” This… This…”
Little Jingkong flipped another page of the book: “You were fined 100 copper coins because you overfed my chickens, 500 coins deducted because you said I wasn’t cute!”
Gu Yan was flabbergasted: “Why so much deduction!”
Little Jingkong calmly explained: “Xiaoba secretly ate chicken feed three times. I round it for you; it’s 200 copper coins penalty.”
Gu Yan instantly stared at the little silly dog.
Xiaoba was laying on the ground, covering its eyes with its paws.
It can’t see him, it can’t see him, it can’t see him…
Gu Yan was agitated: How dare you eat chicken feed! Do you even remember you are a dog!
Gu Yan gritted his teeth: “How do I know if you just randomly recorded whatever you want?”
Little Jingkong owned up confidently, “Whenever I note down any accounts, Jiaojiao will sign as a guarantor. If you have any doubts, you could always ask Jiaojiao.”
Gu Baobao felt wronged.
Gu Baobao decided to stay silent.
Little Jingkong pocketed his small book and leaned down to pick up the mini shovel and dustpan from the ground, shoving it back into Gu Yan’s hands. He tried to pat Gu Yan’s…
He wanted to pat him on the shoulder, however, he was too small to reach, so he resorted to pat Gu Yan’s thigh: “Alright, let’s go and clean up the chicken dung now, keep up the good work, Brother Yan!”