Goldfield
Chapter 163: Helper

However, the second son still survived in that difficult situation. The second son's family was now living more comfortably than before they had separated from the main branch. This made his mood unbalanced again.

Especially in early spring when they went to sea, the number of fish he caught was less than Yu Hai. The amount of money he had earned was much less, at least half of what Yu Hai had earned before. Her mother had always complained that she had no ability and she could not even compare to half of Yu Hai. These iron-like facts made him recognize the gap between himself and Yu Hai. The huge stone he had placed for a while once again pressed down on his heart.

He went fishing early in the morning, and he collected seafood at sea in the afternoon. Sometimes, he goes out in the middle of the night to look for sandworms. He worked himself tirelessly to prove to his family that he was no worse than Yu Hai.

But reality still makes him sad. He had worked tirelessly without rest, yet he was only able to produce two to three hundred copper coins a day. Yu Hai did not have to go to sea or dig sand, but he could get two to three times the amount he got, ‘there's always someone better than you. ‘

Yu Hai, who did not know that he was envious and hated by his elder brother, was currently anxiously discussing some matters with his family. They were discussing whether he should give the job of buying seafood to others or not.

Fang Zizhen patted Yu Hai on the shoulder. Using a loud and clear voice, he said, “Why are you hesitating? If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, throw it to someone else. What's so complicated about that? ”

Yu Hai's current mood was extremely complicated. His family only had a lot of business because of his youngest daughter's business. He was just a supporting role in all his efforts. He had allowed a child under ten to work busy every day for the family's livelihood. As a father, he felt guilty and depressed.

Through luck, Zhenxiu Restaurant gave him the opportunity to increase income for the family. Although he was busy, bitter, and tired, he was happy in his heart. However, the three mu watermelons in the fields will soon be ripe. To care for melons, harvest melons, or sell melons, he would not be able to leave the fields. Therefore, he struggled to decide whether he should continue his job of buying seafood or organizing all matters related to the melon fields.

When Yu Hai heard that, he smiled bitterly and said, “Brother Mingzhe, it is easy for you to say that, but I get three taels of silver from it in just a day. In one month, I could get 100 taels of silver, so how could I just throw it away? However, we need people to take care of the melon fields at home now. ”.

Yu Xiaocao finally understood why his father had such an anxious frown on his face these past few days. He softly laughed and said, “Dad, melon fields and seafood purchases will not clash with each other. I'm sure you feel we need more people to work at home, but you can't balance both jobs simultaneously. I've got an idea; I don't know if you'd think it's worth it or not! ”

Yu Hai had a whole new level of respect for his youngest daughter after the first half of the year. He never dared to treat her as a child. Yu Hai was very hopeful as he said, “Cao’er, tell me what good idea you have.”

Xiaocao arranged the points of his speech, and, after thinking about it, he said, “The frame of our family will soon mature, so we desperately need someone to take care of it. Although it is fine in the morning, the watermelon fields definitely need someone to take care of it at night. I don't think anyone else has the qualifications like you to keep melons! ”

Fang Zizhen clicked his lips, made his whereabouts known, and said, “This is just guarding the melon! I can call Li Li or Wu Yun back to guard the melon, won't that solve everything? ”

Yu Xiaocao smiled sweetly at his godfather and said, “Godfather, the two older brothers are already very busy at the dock. How can I trouble them with my family's personal problems? In addition, it takes more than a day or two to keep the melon and sell it. Your idea will not work! ”

Fang Zizhen glared at him and said, “They should be honored to arrange a personal affair for this old man. In the past, these two new and young recruits I saved from a bunch of dead people. ”

“Godfather, I know you're amazing. However, we must not force them to do something in return for your kindness. Even if Brother Li and Brother Wu take the initiative to come here and help me, I still disagree! ” Yu Xiaocao definitely did not want his godfather to suffer because of the criticism of others.

Fang Zizhen was also aware of this, and he felt very moved by his attention. It is a blessing to have a daughter like her.

Yu Hai wanted to say something, but he held back. Yu Xiaocao said to his biological father, “I know that my older brother will not be able to handle the purchase of seafood alone.”

Yu Hang opened his mouth, but he reluctantly closed it. What his sister said was the truth. He was only eleven to twelve years old. In addition, the problem is that the people in the village may not believe him because he also needs to weigh things and collect money to buy seafood. He should also put the collected items in the correct place. It's definitely not a one-man job.

Yu Xiaocao gave him a calming look and continued, “There is more work than we can handle, but we can hire someone to help us! Now was not harvest season, so the villagers had plenty of free time! We can find someone trustworthy to help dad do his job. We also won't make it work for free. If he works for a day, then we'll pay him a day's salary. ”

“What do you mean you want to hire someone to work for us? However, we are all villagers, so it may not be appropriate. ”Yu Hai feels that hiring someone to help him do his job will make him equal to a rich old landlord who exploits poor farmers. It doesn't taste good at all!

“Daddy, why is it inappropriate? This is the same as when we hire people to build our homes. Feeding someone to help you is the same as giving someone a wage! Plus, we don't make it work for free. ” Yu Xiaocao was very confused by his father's reaction.

“This person should have good character and be honest and steady and capable!” Yu Xiaocao said with a smile. He already had a candidate in mind.

Yu Hang pursed his lips. He didn't say anything during the exchange but now he finally spoke up, “I think Third Uncle is a suitable candidate for this job. Whenever our family was busy, he would always come to help. We all know about his honesty and good character! Father, if you still feel guilty about it, you can pay Third Uncle a little more money! ”

Yu Hai thought about it. His younger cousin, Yu Jiang, had a flexible mind and he was a good friend to the family. He was indeed a good candidate for the job, so he nodded in agreement.

It was sunny the next day. The sun shone on their bodies warmly. Yu Hai went to his uncle's house early in the morning and told his uncle's family that he hoped Yu Jiang could help him. He was a little embarrassed when he briefly mentioned that he was planning to pay for it.

Yu Hai's eldest uncle, Yu Lichun, was furious at first. He felt that since they were brothers, it would ruin their relationship if one party paid the other party just to help. Yu Jiang also repeatedly emphasized that he would go help them, but he would not accept money for the job.

Yu Hai's heart was deeply touched by them. He receives the lost family love from his oldest uncle's family. He went against his uncle's preaching and explained everything patiently.

“Oldest Uncle, I did not invite Little Jiang to help for a day or two. Instead, I plan on working with him for a long time. Let me tell you the truth, I received a 10% profit by helping Zhenxiu Restaurant buy seafood. How can I get my little brother to work for free while I take all the money for myself? Don't get mad, let me explain! Zhenxiu Restaurant seasoning plant needs a long-term supply of seafood. Having one person from each family working on it can be thought of as two families working together to do business. I also took advantage of your family because Xiaosha we are still half a child. ”.

Yu Jiang thought that it was a viable idea for the two families to work together for business because his cousin's family could not handle all the work they had. When he heard this, he quickly helped Yu Hang get justice and said, “Old Girlfriend, even though Yu Hang is young, he can do adult work. Even if Yu Hang did not use an abacus, there was no accountant in town who could defeat Yu Hang in terms of counting accounts! ”

Of course, Xiaocao had already taught the multiplication table to his brother and sister, so it wasn't difficult for them to count using their heads.

Yu Lichun finally agreed after Yu Hai repeated his request sincerely. However, no matter what, he disagreed with Yu Hai about evenly dividing the income between the two families. Yu Lichun understood in his heart that Yu Hai could get a lucrative job due to his friendship with Zhenxiu Restaurant.

In the end, they agreed on a forty-sixty percent share. Yu Jiang would receive forty percent of the income and Yu Hai would receive sixty percent of the income. Yu Hai felt very embarrassed by this because he felt like he was making use of his uncle's family.

Yu Jiang appeared early in the morning. It coincides with the time of the tide today, which is early morning. There are already villagers who come to sell oysters and non-processed sandworms. Yu Jiang had helped a few times before, so he could handle them very quickly.

He was in charge of weighing and placing the seafood they bought, while Yu Hang was in charge of the bookkeeping and paying off the bills. Yu Hang had been following his younger brother for several months, learning to read and write characters. Now, he could read and write most of the commonly used words. The two men worked together very well.

The Yu Hai family's seafood purchases were always honest; they never gave people less for the price of their seafood. They were also unlike the responsible people in other villages where they would lower the purchase price of seafood. Therefore, the villagers in Dongshan Village would not only sell to them but also some fishermen in some nearby villages would walk a little more to sell their seafood.

As a result, the amount of seafood the Yu Family bought continued to increase every day. Despite hard work, their income increased greatly. At night, when they were calculating their income, Yu Jiang was shocked when he discovered that he had obtained one to two taels of silver. The work of a healthy person in the city was only worth about ten copper coins.

He did not need to do any heavy work, and, when the number of people was less, he could rest for a while. However, in one day, he was able to obtain more than one tael of silver.Yu Jiang was unsure and even suspected that his cousin had given him more money.

Yu Hang explained his account to him, and Yu Jiang could not help but speak up. He thought that he would only make a little money by helping his cousin in his business. But who would have thought that he could earn forty to fifty taels of silver in a month? This was something he had never dared to think about before!

He had no trading skills, so if he worked all year by doing unskilled work, he would be able to earn five to six taels of silver in a year if he worked tirelessly. It was already considered a considerable amount of money. Now, he did not need to do any heavy work and could produce forty to fifty taels of silver in a month doing light work. He could earn five hundred to six hundred taels of silver in a year. Yu Jiang suddenly felt dizzy as if he was in a dream.

On the way home, Yu Jiang held a silver shard that amounted to one tael and three hundred copper coins in his hand tightly. The skin on his palm had a red mark as it held the money too hard. Yu Lichun was tending to the vegetable garden, and her older brother, Yu Xi, who was chopping firewood, noticed her agitated appearance. They stopped what they were doing and looked at him with concern.

“What happened? Didn't you go help your second brother? Why did you come back so early? Is your body uncomfortable? ” Yu Lichun wanted to touch her palm, but she realized that Yu Jiang's hand was clenched tightly.

Yu Jiang finally recovered his wits and spread his fists in excitement, revealing the silver pieces within.