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These matters, Lu Songli did not intervene in. After all, the gold was just there, how to divide it and how much each person could get, could be calculated slowly. Happy things should last a bit longer.
If she were to handle this, Lu Songli could come up with a distribution plan that everyone would be satisfied with in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Lu Songli firmly refused to admit that she was lazy, but rather felt that the pace was too fast, and they could not enjoy much pleasure from it, not good, not good.
Others also thought that she was not very good at arithmetic, after all, she had never shown it. So, while the three big men were busy calculating, Lu Songli leisurely enjoyed the service of the little ones surrounding her like stars.
Currently, they had a total of fifty-four people.
Among them, due to Xue Xu’s joining and Lu Songli’s promise, the first team directly increased from six to seven people.
If she were to arrange it, the first team would have to take away thirty-five thousand taels of silver. Each person would get five thousand taels. It was normal for the leader to take a larger share when distributing the rewards and benefits among the team.
The remaining half would be divided among the subordinates consisting of four teams.
The second team consisted of the deputies of each team, such as Hu Guangcong and the deputy of the Yang Wei Escort Agency, Yang Zifa, as well as four runners, and a Lu Mingzhi, totaling seven people. They would take away around ten thousand taels, and it was reasonable for each person to get fifteen hundred taels.
In this way, there would be around twenty-five thousand taels left.
The third team was made up of fourteen soldiers responsible for reconnaissance, who contributed a lot. They would take away around ten thousand taels, and it was reasonable for each person to get eight hundred taels.
The fourth team consisted of eighteen people from the Yang Wei Escort Agency, plus four people from Mo Bing and Liu Erxi. In total, there were twenty-two people, who would take away around ten thousand taels, and it was reasonable for each person to get five hundred taels.
The fifth team, which consisted of the women and children of the Qin family, plus one Chen Changan, totaling eight people, would split the remaining two thousand four hundred taels, with each person getting three hundred taels.
This sum of seventy thousand taels of silver was divided up perfectly.
In the end, Qin Heng and the other two spent nearly half an hour discussing the distribution plan, which turned out to be the same as she had predicted.
After finalizing the distribution plan, the three of them efficiently continued with the remaining work, calling out names and distributing the gold to each brother.
Just then, Hu Guangcong and the others returned with over a hundred chickens they had raised for about half a year, along with sixty locked boxes. Each person would receive one box to store the gold they received.
Their actions earned praise from everyone, “Well done, brothers, you are so thoughtful.”
After distributing to the first four teams, when it came to the fifth team, the person calling out the names, Qin Zhao, blushed a little. He wanted to take the remaining gold and distribute it privately without calling out the names. After all, the over two thousand taels of gold left, except for Chen Changan’s share, were all for the women and children of the Qin family.
Seeing the disappointed looks on the children’s faces as they couldn’t personally receive their share of gold, Lu Songli disagreed. Qin Zhao was subjectively making decisions for the children based on his own feelings, rather than considering things from the children’s perspective.
Adults in this era were too modest and reserved, often using critical education methods with children, but boasting about their own children in formal occasions?
Lu Songli believed that when children did something wrong, they should be criticized, shown where they went wrong, and then told how to do it right, guiding them towards improvement. When they did something well, they should be praised and rewarded, encouraging them to continue in the right direction and fostering a sense of collective honor in them.
With Lu Songli’s insistence, the children confidently stepped forward to receive their thirty taels of gold each, standing proudly. Nie Yunniang held a child and Qin Mu was at the back, both looking a bit embarrassed.
The children showed no fear, their eyes bright and lively, chests puffed out, reaching out their small hands to receive the thirty taels of gold given to them.
In about fifteen minutes, each person received their gold, with some getting thirty taels, and others getting five hundred or one hundred and fifty taels.
Many of the brothers present, from young to old, had never held so much gold before. Those with sensitive emotions were already too excited to speak coherently.
Thirty taels of gold, roughly three jin and seven liang, were no problem for eight-year-old Qin Jia and Qin Han to hold. However, for the younger Qin Yu and Qin Zhen, who were a couple of years younger, it was a bit heavy, and their small hands couldn’t hold on to it for long.
Qin Zhao wanted to help them carry it, but the two little ones twisted their bodies away from him, turning their backs on him, refusing his help.
Then, the two little ones called for their older siblings, “Big Brother, Big Sister, help us carry this!”
Qin Zhao: …
Qin Zhao, their own father, almost got angry at these two little ones. Were they angry that he didn’t let them go on stage earlier, or did they not trust him, fearing that he would embezzle their gold? Come on, he had received a full five hundred taels of gold, how could he still covet their measly thirty taels?
Five children, four kids, and Chen Chang’an who came to help them, worked together to carry all the gold off the stage. The five little ones came to their sixth younger siblings and placed the gold in front of her.
Qin Sheng, standing nearby, suddenly had a bad feeling.
Qin Zhao and his older brother exchanged a look. These little brats, they were going to be impossible to handle!
Lu Songli raised an eyebrow, calmly watching the children, “Children, what are you doing?”
“Dearest Sixth Aunt, take the gold. Will you keep it for us?”
“Sixth Aunt, who is best at making money, take the gold. Will you take us with you when you make money in the future?”
“Most capable Sixth Aunt…”
The children were all incredibly sweet-mouthed, showering their Sixth Aunt with flattering compliments.
Qin Sheng: As expected, his premonition was right. His gold hadn’t even been turned in yet, and these little brats had already gotten there first!
Lu Mingzhi, seeing the one hundred and fifty taels of gold he had just received, still warm in his hands, fell into deep thought. He seemed to see a path to making a fortune, glittering with gold.
The rest of the crowd: The Qin family children are so clever, woohoo, they actually want to be taken along for the ride too.
Lu Songli laughed, then, regaining her composure, said with a troubled expression, “But Sixth Aunt doesn’t have any good ideas for making money right now.” Her words were not just for the children.
“It’s okay, Sixth Aunt, we’ll deposit the gold with you. You can use it when you need it. You just need to pay us a little interest every month.”
Haha, Lu Songli laughed, “Whose idea was this?” Did they think she was a money lender?
A few days ago, she had used the monthly allowance they received when they were still in the Qin Manor as an example to give the children a financial literacy lesson. The goal was to cultivate their financial awareness and their understanding of financial planning and utilization. She didn’t expect the children to put it into practice today?
The others were stunned. My goodness, how were these Qin family kids raised? At such a young age, they were already so street smart.
The other adults of the Qin family also didn’t expect their children to be so clever? At such a young age, they already knew how to make money. Although they didn’t know if their Sixth Aunt would let them earn this money.
“It was Sister who thought of it.” Qin Yu blurted out, happily selling out his sister.
Qin Jia smiled awkwardly.
Lu Songli gave her a thumbs up, “Jiajia is amazing. Okay, you guys can talk about how much interest you want each month…” These kids had such potential, she wouldn’t mind teaching them a little.
She realized that children of this era are not unintelligent. In fact, being born in an environment with little pollution, their physiological conditions are even better than those of children from future generations. What they lack is the information-rich environment of later times, where knowledge is easily accessible. As long as they are given enough exposure, they can be just as excellent.