The shopkeeper took the silver, weighed it in his hand, and said with a smile: “No need to weigh it, this is 2 taels. I have been doing this for decades, and I have handed over a lot of silver, and I never make a mistake.”

“Here’s the 500 copper coins~”

The shopkeeper took out a bunch of copper coins and put them on the counter.

Gu Fei took it and put it into her arms.

The shopkeeper looked at her with a smile: “You don’t count, what if a few are missing?”

Gu Fei smiled and said: “You look like a kind person. Besides, you have such a big business, how can you be short of a few copper coins? No need to count.”

After Gu Fei finished speaking, she went out to help Mrs. Chen.

The shopkeeper looked at her back and said to the waiter next to her: “This little girl is not an ordinary person. She openly does things.”

The waiter smiled and said: “Why not? I think she is no different from other girls.”

The shopkeeper shook his head and pointed at the village chief who was still hesitating at the side: “Look? Who among these peasants didn’t count their copper coins and hesitate to take them out?”

“Looking at that girl’s appearance, she is not a rich person, but she is very generous in her actions and pleasant in her words. If she marries one day, she will be a good person in charge of the family.”

“Also, do you think any family would give their money to a little girl for safekeeping? What does this mean? Either she is favored at home or she has the ability, neither of which is easy.”

The young man in blue brocade was passing by the counter. Hearing this, he glanced outside and saw only a slender figure wearing a blue floral jacket and skirt.

The village chief was not willing to pay the money in the end.

He went out to the yard to discuss with the other families.

Several families were shocked when they heard that Gu Fei’s family spent one silver and five hundred copper coins on accommodation and water.

In the past, such an amount of money was enough to spend half a year.

Mrs. Qian first shouted: “It’s so expensive, I can’t afford to live there. I’d rather live in the wilderness.”

Zhang Laoda also shook his head: “I can’t afford it. It costs fifty cents per person and one hundred cents for a bucket of water. If this continues, within a few days, our family will be completely depleted.”

Aunt Huang clutched the waistband of her trousers tightly. It was so expensive that she really couldn’t live with it.

Everyone discussed what to do.

In the end, Gu Zhong came up with an idea: “I think we should discuss it with the shopkeeper if we can rest in the yard at night. However, we still have to buy water and the mules have to eat fodder.”

Everyone nodded, this was a good idea, and the family could save several hundred coins.

In the end, the village chief had some good discussions with the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper finally agreed that they should build a floor bunk in the corner next to the stable.

Besides the stable, the animals were pooping and urinating, which was stinky, but there was nothing anyone could do. At least this place was protected from the wind and was safe.

With Lian’er in his sight, Gu Zhong didn’t even need to carry the water. He ordered Lian’er to follow the waiter to carry the water.

Lian’er’s mother and brother did not dare to enter the inn. They found a sheltered place at the corner of the street and were cooking cornmeal paste.

They followed the convoy today and finally got water.

Mrs. Chen started cooking the rice.

Li Chunhua was cutting cabbage and planning to make cabbage soup.

Gu Fei came to her mother’s side and said: “Mom, aren’t you going to eat meat today?”

Mrs. Chen shook her head and said: “No, we can’t.”

“Didn’t you see? Our family can sleep in the inn and eat white flour steamed buns. Who wouldn’t be jealous after seeing this? I’d find a way to eat the meat secretly in the future.”

Gu Fei licked her lips. Alas, how miserable their life was they couldn’t even eat meat.