Liang Qu turned around and surveyed his own house.
It was no more than ten meters across either way. Only with the low courtyard walls around it did it look slightly bigger.
Several spots on the old tiled roof were covered with thatch to keep out the rain, while the dirt floor had long since become pitted and uneven.
He had not expected that after refusing Xue Chengquan, he would go in circles and end up back here again.
Liang Qu did not refuse this time. At worst, if he could not return home, he could stay at the Martial Arts School.
As for being Chief Priest, it was not much trouble and was also a chance to show his face. He agreed.
After thanking Village Elder Chen Zhaoan once more, the group finally headed back in grand procession.
He had only just found some free time. Before Liang Qu could shut the door to practice martial arts and inspect his gains, someone knocked on the gate again.
When he opened it, he found that Uncle Chen had returned after selling the fish to settle the accounts.
Chen Qingjiang looked exhilarated. He pulled several Silver Beans from his shoulder pouch and placed them on the table, gesturing wildly as he spoke of selling the fish. "Five hundred sixty-seven copper coins! When Lin Songbao heard they were your catch, he gave me five qian of silver straight away. Five qian—that's half a tael! We made half a tael of silver in one day!"
Seeing Uncle Chen so delighted put Liang Qu in an even better mood. He split the silver grains on the table in half and pushed one portion toward each of them. "Then as we agreed, we split it fifty-fifty. Two qian five fen for you, and two qian