Transported Into The Book, She Thrives In The 80s Chapter 245: Sharing the Earnings - Novel Cool

Chapter 245: Sharing the Earnings

Chapter 245: Sharing the Earnings

Zhou Chengxin carried a bucket of fish, shrimp, and crab into the courtyard and handed the bucket to Zhou Mu, "Mom, I brought back some fish. You can cook them for dinner tonight!"

"Okay," Zhou Mu replied, taking the bucket.

The catch included sea eels like snakes, large red-legged shrimp, two mantis shrimp, and several mud crabs.

"Is Ahlei in the room? What about Xia Xia?"

If his younger brother and sister-in-law were in the room, he wouldn't want to disturb them.

"Xia Xia is at Great-Grandma's house making snacks!"

Zhou Chengxin replied, "Then I'll go see Ahlei."

"Go ahead!"

Zhou Chengxin entered the main hall and approached Zhou Chenglei's room. The door was ajar, but a curtain blocked the view inside. He could hear a foreign language playing on the tape recorder, but he couldn't identify the language.

Zhou Chengxin knocked on the door frame without entering, "Ahlei, are you feeling better?"

Inside the room, Zhou Chenglei was learning French along with the tape recorder. Hearing the knock, he turned off the recorder and went out, "Are you back from fishing?"

Before the curtain was lifted, Zhou Chengxin had already left the room and sat down at the desk.

Zhou Chenglei stepped out of the room, and Zhou Chengxin asked again, "What were you doing in the room? Studying a foreign language? Does your wound still hurt?"

"I was listening to Jiang Xia's foreign language tapes. It's just a minor injury, and it doesn't hurt," Zhou Chenglei replied.

"Take a few more days to rest and avoid reopening the wound," Zhou Chengxin advised.

"Okay," Zhou Chenglei agreed.

Zhou Chengxin took out a stack of money, "This is today's earnings from fishing. We made a total of fifty-six yuan. Give Ah Hua's brother ten yuan as his wage, and we brothers will each get twenty-three yuan."

Zhou Chenglei didn't take the money, "You can keep it. I didn't go fishing today. And today, you went with Ah Guang's uncle, right?"

Zhou Chengxin said, "Yes, your sister-in-law called her brother to help. Take it! We agreed to split the earnings from fishing equally."

Hearing this, Zhou Chenglei became more reluctant to take the money, "That's when we all go fishing together. I didn't go today, so you keep it. Moreover, Xia Xia and I are going to Suicheng in a couple of days, and we'll be gone for over half a month. I won't be sharing the fishing earnings during this period. We can discuss it again when I return."

Zhou Chengxin nodded in agreement, "Alright, then I'll give this money to Dad and Mom as payment for renting the boat."

Zhou Chenglei didn't argue further.

Zhou Chengxin continued, "When the new boat returns, Ah Hua's brother and uncle will probably come to help. Let's discuss how we'll manage our boat's fishing trips in the future."

"I think it's best not to split the earnings equally like we do now. It's better to separate them, like we used to, with Dad, the three of us taking turns, one day each. You can also hire someone to go fishing with you."

Ahlei was skilled in seafaring, and it would be a loss to split so much money with him. It was best to keep the earnings separate.

This way, the Tian family wouldn't think that Ahlei and Xia Xia were taking advantage of Tian Caifa.

Understanding Zhou Chengxin's concerns, Zhou Chenglei agreed, "Okay! We brothers will take turns, one day each. Dad probably won't join us in the rotation."

"We can ask him about it later," Zhou Chengxin suggested.

"Okay," the brothers continued their conversation, and Jiang Xia entered, carrying a large basket.

Zhou Chenglei quickly stood up and took the basket from her.

Using his uninjured hand, Jiang Xia allowed him to take the basket.

She took out a package of beef jerky, removed a piece, and smiled as she offered it to Zhou Chengxin, "Big Brother, try this new snack I made. Take some back for Guang Zong Ya Zu and the brothers to enjoy."

She then picked out a package of pork jerky and another of beef jerky for him to take home.

Zhou Chengxin smiled and took the packages, biting into a piece, his eyes lighting up, "Delicious!"

As Zhou Chengxin entered the courtyard, Tian Caifa said, "Big Brother, let's head home! Ah Xin brought back a lot of seafood, all expensive catches. I'll cook something delicious for you."

"As soon as he heard this, Tian Caixing left the old house with Tian Caifa.

When they were far away from the old house, walking on the small road with no one around, he finally asked, "Why did Ah Xin give some of the money earned from today's fishing to his younger brother?"

Tian Caifa replied, "Our two families agreed that the money earned from fishing in the future will be split equally between us."

Tian Caixing looked at Tian Caifa in disbelief. "But today, not a single person from their family went fishing. Why should we still give them half the money? Isn't it only when we fish together that we split the money equally? Wouldn't you two be at a loss?"

Today, they had earned over fifty yuan.

Tian Caifa said, "We agreed to split it equally, so we'll split it equally."

That's over twenty yuan!

Tian Caifa explained, "The boat belongs to both brothers. We can't keep all the money to ourselves, right? Besides, today, we invited your older brother to take the place of your fourth brother, so of course we have to split the money!"

Tian Caifa thought about how today's earnings were just over fifty yuan. Usually, when she and her fourth brother went fishing together, they would earn more than fifty yuan with just one net of fish!

It was a loss, but the loss wasn't from splitting the money with her fourth brother and his wife. It was because Zhou Chenglei couldn't go fishing.

And it was a huge loss!

Today, after deducting the wages for her older brother, each family only got twenty-three yuan. Usually, Jiang Xia would earn more than that with just one fish!

Tian Caixing's heart sank as he listened. Was Ah Hua now treating him like an outsider?

Zhou Chengxin was Zhou Chenglei's older brother, and he was also Tian Caifa's older brother! Why did he only get ten yuan in wages for fishing with Zhou Chengxin all day? Why did Zhou Chenglei get half the money without doing anything?

They were all brothers, but the difference in treatment was too much, wasn't it? Why the special treatment?

Tian Caixing added, "Have you gone crazy? Who is your real brother, and who is your real younger brother? Even if the boat belongs to both brothers, we agreed to split the money earned from fishing equally, but that's only when we fish together! Whoever doesn't go fishing or work doesn't need to get a share! You could also say that on the days when you two don't go fishing, they go by themselves, and they don't need to share the money with you! If you don't work, why should you get a share?"

Tian Caifa shook her head and waved her hands without thinking, "That's not right! We can't do that! Ah Xin will be angry! Fourth Brother was injured because he pulled Ah Xin! Big Brother, don't say anything more! You don't understand!"

Tian Caixing continued, "Just give him the medical expenses for his injury, and tell Ah Xin that when you asked me to help, you said the money earned from fishing would be split equally between us. Zhou Chenglei is his younger brother, but am I not his older brother? You also said that Zhou Chenglei is injured and won't be able to go fishing for several days, so I need to help for several days. Does Zhou Chenglei get a share of the money every day without doing anything? What's the point of me coming here to help you if I'm exhausted?"

"Besides, your seventh brother will get married soon. At that time, you and Ah Xin will have to go back and help for a few days. During that time, you two won't be able to go fishing, right? So, when they go fishing and earn money, they can keep it all to themselves, and you two won't take a share, right?"

At this moment, Zhou Chengxin's voice came from behind, "Big Brother is right, this is also fine. We'll do it this way from now on!"

Tian Caifa: "..."

She quickly turned around and said, "No, it's not like that! Don't listen to my older brother's nonsense. Let's just follow what we agreed on before, and split the money equally between the two families!"

Zhou Chengxin: "No! From now on, the money earned from fishing by me and my brother will be split equally after deducting the boat rental fee. Since the boat isn't mine, we'll just give the boat rental fee to my father and Ahlei."

Tian Caixing smiled, "That's good! This way, no one will have any objections. This is fair!"

Tian Caifa: "..."

How could this be good!

How could everyone be satisfied!

Only her older brother was satisfied!

She was very dissatisfied!

Her older brother was here to cause trouble!

If she had known, she wouldn't have asked her older brother to come; she would have asked her second brother instead.

(End of Chapter)

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