It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 336

The sound of a large bag of copper coins colliding together is really pleasant to the ear.

Although Jiang Xing and Jiang Wang tried hard to maintain the composure of elders, they could not escape the attraction. The two of them shook the cloth bag for a long time.

After a moment, Jiang Wang cleared his throat and said, "Jiang Yan, let's discuss how to divide the money."

The biggest share will definitely go to Jiang Yan, as she provided the ideas, skills and connections. The only thing that needs to be discussed is how and how much "hardship pay" should be given to others.

The three of them considered carefully for a long time before deciding on the final distribution plan.

Before it got dark that day, the people of Dongshan Village gathered in the drying yard one after another, looking excited.

They had heard that the cliff fruit oil made by Jiang Yan sold for a good price, and now they were going to give them money as a tribute.

When the idea of ​​"hardship pay" was first mentioned, even those who considered themselves Jiang Yan's elders felt embarrassed. It was just a matter of lending a hand, and it didn't take much effort, so how could it be considered "hard work"?

Jiang Yan helped them a lot, not to mention that as long as she could get some meat back from the mountain, she would definitely leave some soup for everyone.

It is a luxury to have a bowl of soup for each person. If too much water is added, the flavor of the meat will be diluted. It is tasteless and there is no need to eat it.

But these days, everyone's family was given a piece of meat, which was also obtained by Jiang Yan and the other two boys.

Jiang Xing was getting impatient with these people's rejection, and finally he simply acted like an elder: "This is the filial piety money given to you, you must accept it. If you don't accept it, those guys who work for Jiang Yan won't get paid either."

"I'm really sorry. Please help Jiang Yan with her farm work next year. I think she's really devoted herself to the work now."

There were so many copper coins to give away that Jiang Yan could not collect them no matter how hard he tried. In the end, he had to find Jiang Xing, Jiang Wang and Jiang Fa to exchange them before he could barely make up the amount.

Jiang Yan, along with his left arm Jiang Ning and right arm Jiang Taiping, counted out the copper coins one by one, stringing them together, and then distributed them to the grandparents, uncles, and aunts present. Those who contributed more were given larger coins, while those who contributed less were given smaller coins.

After giving it to him, he had to remind him to go to Jiang Yan's house to get some cliff fruit oil. The quantity was not much, only two taels per person. It could be used for cooking or as lamp oil.

The entire Dongshan Village is filled with a cheerful atmosphere. The grandparents who had previously been indifferent to planting cliff fruit trees in their yard are now planning to plant a few more trees next spring.

They said to Jiang Yan, "When the berries are ripe in a few years, we'll let you handle them. You can use the money from the sales to exchange for food. That way, we won't have to worry about you young people being burdened too much."

Jiang Yan felt at ease counting her savings. Barring any unexpected events, she would have this amount of money every year. Even if the amount was halved, she wouldn't have to worry about anything else. She could just focus on farming and occasionally buy some snacks at the market to improve her life.

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Before the first snow fell in Dongshan Village, Jiang Yan, Jiang Hu, and Jiang Fu entered the back mountain for the last time. This time, they followed the guards of Fu Mansion to confirm that there were no wild animals along the road from Dongshan Village to Tiankeng Mountain.

The cave in Tiankeng Mountain was repaired a few days ago. Many people from the Fu Mansion moved in in the past two days, including Jiang Yuan and Jiang An.

Although these movements were intentionally kept secret, they had no hidden effect on the Dongshan villagers who were concerned.

For example, after the first soy milk transaction was completed, the people from the mountain brought two pieces of wild game to sustain them for three days, and then they did not come for several days.

For example, a few days later, he came to the village and ordered many wooden barrels, bamboo baskets and other utensils from Jiangwang.

For example, Jiang Yuan, Jiang Ying and others had not returned to the village for a long time. When Jiang Yan sent them some food and cliff fruits and lamp oil, he hinted that he should bring less for two people in the future.

Etc., etc.

In short, Jiang Yan felt that if she still couldn't guess anything, her brain would be in vain.

At that time, she was puzzled. Something that needed to be kept secret was leaked within a few days. Is this really right?

The people staying in Tiankeng Mountain didn't think it was wrong, or perhaps they felt that it would be impossible to hide it sooner or later, and if Dongshan Village knew about it, then it would know about it.

Finally, when the steward of Fu Mansion left Jiang Wang's house, Dongshan Village took over the work of transporting food, making pancakes and washing clothes for the people in the mountain, and was not allowed to tell anyone else.

Jiang Yan: ...Is the situation outside already so tense?

Even Jiang Ying and the others couldn't help her answer this question.

However, Dongshan Village, as a grasshopper that was forced to join the rope, had a lively and happy New Year thanks to the extra income brought by this job. The aroma of meat lingered over the village for several days before dissipating.

Jiang Yan and his group braved the wind and snow and returned to Dongshan Village on snowboard. They only relaxed after unloading the last bag of grain into the warehouse and locking it.

"Let's make these into pancakes tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and then we can stay at home for the next half month."

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Thousands of miles away in the capital, after a year of struggle, Wu Dande, who had lost all patience, finally did something that had been suppressed for a long time.

He held the long sword dripping with blood, and smiled at the Queen Mother Wu, whose chest was bloodied and breathless, and the pale little emperor who had tumbled from the throne in panic and sat slumped behind a pillar. "You're right, the capital only needs one voice."

The sword tip was getting closer and closer. The little emperor trembled with tears on his face and said, "Uncle, don't kill me, don't kill me. I know nothing. It was all the Queen Mother's decision."

Wu Shande sneered, "But you didn't stop me. How are you any different from her? I've been trying so hard to help you and your son all these years, only to find you were so heartless."

The little emperor knelt down and begged for mercy. Wu Dande watched for a while but lost interest. He said to the guards who had already sensed something was wrong and barged into the hall, "Let's deal with it. Let him go in a dignified way."

The little emperor stopped begging for mercy, his lowered eyes filled with ferocity and hatred.

While the guards were bowing to see Wu Shande off, he quickly picked up a dagger that had fallen to the ground and rushed over to stab Wu Shande in the back, and was then knocked to the ground by the guards who reacted.

At the moment when Wu Dande, who was enduring the pain, stabbed his chest with a sword, the little emperor's mouth continued to bleed, but he was no longer weak as before. He said with difficulty but proudly: "I... am... the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven... wants... me... to... die... I... must... die..."

The dagger was prepared by the Queen Mother for Prime Minister Wu. After he accidentally found out about it, he had someone secretly smear poison on it. Although he could not see the end of the person in front of him with his own eyes, he was sure that he would get what he wanted.

After all, it was Empress Dowager Wu who controlled the harem, and his every move could not escape her eyes. She wanted to kill Prime Minister Wu so much to seize power from the previous dynasty, so why wouldn't she lend him a hand?

He wanted to be the fisherman who sat back and watched. But, but... he should have thought that no one could just sit back and watch.

The Wu family is cruel from generation to generation, and he also has Wu family blood.