Chapter 60

Sister Jiang had prepared a hearty lunch, and Li Tieshuan and his father stayed to eat. What gratified Lin Zezu was that Li Genlu was not a heavy drinker; he took only a symbolic sip and stopped. After the meal, Lin Zezu had Sister Jiang give Li Genlu thirty taels of silver, instructing him to depart immediately to assemble his men. All the cash in the household was now kept by Sister Jiang, who meticulously recorded every expenditure in a ledger. The banknotes, however, were kept separately by Lin Zezu.