Chapter 318
Old Granny Zhang withdrew her gaze and looked towards Wang Yongfu, "This second item, some days ago, I had planned to discuss with you all, but because of the matter of fighting over the water, I momentarily forgot. Today is the perfect opportunity to clarify it in front of everyone. Our family’s business will start in the autumn, and right now, everyone in the family is busy with it. A while back, Zhuzhu discussed with me that once the business starts, each month, according to the number of people, we will give out some pocket money. Adults will get one hundred wen a month, Jindou and Jinhu will get thirty wen a month, and Jinguan and Jinhua, Jinpan, who are still young and can only help with limited tasks, will get ten wen a month. Jinshao is too young, but she will also be given five wen each month."
"Later on, once the business picks up and we have a surplus, we will increase everyone’s pocket money each month. By the end of the year, each branch of the family will also receive a bonus."
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up; starting from autumn, adults would get a hundred wen each month, and even children would have money, plus a year-end bonus—such good fortune was unimaginable.
Wang Laozhu frowned. His wife had mentioned this matter to him the night before, and he had disagreed. With parents still alive, why should children be given pocket money? The money earned should all be contributed to the public institution and allocated when they separate households in the future.
Giving them money now, wouldn’t it just spoil everyone?
But now he knew that he no longer had a say in the family matters; even if he voiced his opinion, no one would listen, especially seeing how everyone’s eyes sparkled at the mention of money, it seemed whatever he said would fall on deaf ears.
Since Wang Laozhu did not object, naturally, no one else did either.
Everyone quickly calculated their own accounts in their heads, and even Lady Lin couldn’t help but swiftly tally up—her branch, the main branch, had two adults, totaling two hundred wen, plus Jindou and Jinhu’s sixty wen, and Jinguan’s ten wen. In one month, that would be two hundred and seventy wen!
A huge sum! With twelve months in a year, that would amount to around three taels of silver annually. Lady Lin’s heart was burning hot with excitement.
"However, Lady Lin, you don’t get this money!" Old Granny Zhang’s words instantly dampened Lady Lin’s spirits.
"Mother, why?" Wang Yongfu asked blankly.