Chapter 292: Disappointment
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“That’s 8 strings and 960 copper coins. I’m just forty copper coins short to make it 9 strings.”
“Mother, I’ve calculated it. Do you think it’s right?” Chu Jin stood up happily with both hands on the table and ran two laps on the spot. He was extremely happy. He had been learning abacus for some time now. It was just that he had made mistakes before.
This time, he was very confident.
“That’s right.” Ye Muyu nodded.
She was very satisfied with her son’s abacus calculation, but she was not satisfied with this child. He was not even six years old, but he had the through of spending 9 strings of copper coins without blinking.
“However…” Chu Jin stopped and looked at Ye Muyu in confusion.
“Lil’ Jin, I’m afraid you don’t have nine pennies.”
Chu Jin, “Mother, I have it. I’ve calculated it. Uncle Chu Xing also told me that it would be more than ten strings of copper coins. At least fifteen hanging coins will be given to me.”
“Then, did your Uncle Chu Xing say that he would give it to you or to your parents?” Ye Muyu asked.
Chu Jin hesitated. He thought about it again and felt a little guilty. It seemed like Uncle Chu Xing really said that it was for his parents.
“Mother… Uncle Chu Xing said it was for Father and Mother.” Although he was a little discouraged, Chu Xing still told her honestly. He did not want to lie to his parents.
Ye Muyu reached out and rubbed his head. “Child, when you grow up, you will understand why Uncle Chu Xing said that he would give it to his parents and not you. ”
“However, if I’m not wrong, Uncle Chu Xing also paid you for helping to draw the patterns, right?”
Ye Muyu felt that she had to give her son some good news.
It was not a good thing for a child to have too much silver on him when he was too young.
If he could not easily earn money when he grew up, he would be discouraged.
Of course, Ye Muyu would not spend the money. She would save it for the child.
When he grew up, she would give it to him.
As expected, Chu Jin became more energetic. He nodded. “Mother, Uncle Chu Xing said that I’ll be paid 20 copper coins for each pattern I draw. Including this morning, I’ve drawn eight sets of patterns.”
“Eight sets, which is…” Chu Jin lowered his head and quickly calculated the exact number on the abacus.
“Mother, is this 160 copper coins mine?”
“Of course, I won’t take a single cent from you for these 160 copper coins. As for the gifts for everyone, I’ll help you give them. However, you’ll have to choose again.”
“Look, you’ve only earned 160 copper coins after so much hard work, and I’ll give you 160 copper coins to buy gifts. Is that alright?”
“As for the gifts you mentioned earlier, you can buy them after you earn 9 strings of copper coins. At that time, everyone will be very happy.”
“Little brother, the hair accessory I want doesn’t have to be too expensive. As long as it’s from you, even if it’s ten copper coins, I’ll like it very much. I like it even more than the expensive ones.” Chu Ziluo could tell that her mother seemed to think that her brother was spending too much money. In fact, she also felt that nine strings of copper coins was too much. It was so much that she did not even dare to think about it.
The money she had saved up for a long time was only 50 copper coins.
Her younger brother was much more capable than her.
However, he did not expect that he would spend nine strings of copper coins in the blink of an eye!
In her opinion, only her parents had the confidence to spend that much. In the village, there was no one else who had the confidence to spend 9 strings of copper coins once other than her parents.
She naturally realized that her brother’s thoughts were wrong.
Although he was filial, he seemed to be very prodigal, just like the original host.
Chu Jin was unable to accept it. Even though his mother was right, he was still very sad about the difference between ten strings of copper coins and 160 copper coins.
Hearing Chu Ziluo’s words, he asked suspiciously, “Will you really be happy?
But, the hair accessory that I planned to buy for you is 750 copper coins. The other girls in the village can’t compare to the one you’re wearing.” Chu Jin did not believe it. He felt that expensive things were good, and cheap things could not compare to expensive things.. How could anyone like cheap things and not expensive things?