After saying that, Su Qiao took two small silver ingots from her purse, walked over, and placed them on the table:
"This is two taels of silver. You each get one tael. If you want to buy something, go buy it yourselves! Consider it my filial respect as your daughter."
Zhou Lihua's eyes lit up. She grabbed the silver and bit it.
After her delight faded, she began sneaking glances at Su Qiao's purse. "Only one tael..."
Su Qiao shot her a sideways look. "Isn't getting one tael for nothing enough? When my grandfather worked at the mine, he only earned two taels a month."
"Stop eyeing the three taels I have left. I need to use this to buy porcelain bottles. These toothbrushes and tooth powder aren't a one-time deal."
Zhou Lihua slapped her thigh. "That's right, this isn't a one-time deal. How could I have forgotten?"
They could sell a hundred taels this time, so the next batch definitely wouldn't bring in less.
Wouldn't that mean she could get another tael?
Maybe even more than one tael.
With that thought, Zhou Lihua no longer felt that one tael was too little.
Su Qiao sat down beside the table and poured herself a bowl of water. After drinking it, she said unhurriedly,
"Toothbrushes and tooth powder are only the beginning. I'm just improving the family's life for now. Next, I'll earn silver to rent a shop and make money to build a new house."
At the mention of the shop, the couple's spirits lifted.
Zhou Lihua slapped the table. "Oh, how could I have forgotten about that?"
"Daughter, if this shop really opens, will all the silver truly be handed over to the family treasury?"
Su Qiao cast them both a sidelong glance. "Don't worry. Grandfather is a sensible