Chapter 195 We don’t have the ability to make money

Wen Zhenyi took a sip of tea and said, "I'm just worried that you'll be heartbroken by then."

The chief steward said with a smile, "If it were before, I wouldn't dare say such a thing. After all, everyone in this courtyard depends on this little income to survive. But this year you have helped us a lot, and this little bit is our thank you."

"You're too polite, Steward. I'm just doing things for people in exchange for money."

"Miss Wen, I wonder if you can still prepare refreshments for the Lotus Garden next year?"

"I can't promise you that. After all, there's still a year left, and there's a lot of potential for change in the meantime."

"That's right, I just hope I can get Miss Wen's help again next year."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes."

The three of them changed the subject, and the steward told them about the interesting things that happened in the Lotus Garden over the past three days, as well as the famous calligraphy and paintings that appeared.

Wen Zhenyi thought it was quite interesting, but it was a pity that he didn't really experience it. It seems that he should visit this flower viewing event next time he has the chance.

The manager of the Lotus Garden invited them to have dinner in the yard. Although the food didn't taste as good as Wen Zhenyi's, everyone was still very happy.

After all, this lotus garden is not a place that ordinary people like them can visit often. Now that they can come here once, they can brag about it for a while when they return to the village.

After returning to the shop, Wen Zhenyi handed the prepared snacks to Mr. Shen, his grandson, and the Wen Yongnan brothers, asking them to take them to the private school and distribute them to their classmates.

Shen Xiucai smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed. "I have to keep this for myself and not give it to those old guys."

“Grandpa Shen, tell me when you’re done eating, and I’ll make it for you again.”

"Okay, okay, I'm so lucky."

Old Lady Wen and the others also planned to return to the village today. They packed some simple things and prepared to leave.

Wen Zhenyi looked at them and said, "Grandma, are you going back today?"

Old Lady Wen looked at her with a smile in her eyes: "We've been squeezed here with you for three days. My old arms and legs are uncomfortable. Please let us go back and have a good sleep."

"That's right. My waist and legs are sore from sleeping." Old Mrs. Ma said as she patted her waist and legs.

Wen Zhenyi was at a loss for words and could only tell them to go back and have a good rest. They didn't need to help in the store during this period, as there wasn't much to do in her store.

When Ma Yinghe left, she whispered a few words to Wen Zhenyi: "Yiyi, your Grandpa Shen just told me that Han Xing has something to do and can't come to work tomorrow, and your aunt and the others are also planning to take a day off."

"Okay, I understand. I'm going to go see Meng Caidie tomorrow, and I plan to take another day off."

When Wen Chengwen heard this, he took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to her: "Yi Yi, take this money. If you see the mayor tomorrow, ask him about the pig. If you need to pay, just pay it."

Wen Zhenyi still had more than ten taels of silver on him. He had spent a lot of it on food during this period. He was not sure if it would be enough to buy a pig, so he took it without hesitation: "Dad, is there any money left at home?"

"Your grandmother has set aside the money, don't worry."

"Chengwen, it's time to go, otherwise the city gates will be closed and the curfew will be imposed, and we will have to squeeze here all night again." The voice of Old Lady Wen came from outside the courtyard gate.

Wen Zhenyi shouted outside the door: "Grandma, how much do you hate this place?"

"How disgusting."

The group of people burst into laughter.

Wen Zhenyi looked at their figures driving the ox cart farther and farther away, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Yi Yi, you're back." Zhu Tao called her at the door of the store.

When Wen Zhen turned around, she saw Naiyou running towards her. In a few seconds, he climbed up her legs and onto her shoulders.

She raised her hand and rubbed Cream's little head: "How happy are you to be able to come out and play?"

Cream chuckled a few times, indicating that it was in a good mood.

After Aunt You and the others finished bathing the children, they were too tired to move.

Wen Zhenyi looked at the few people. These three days were indeed very tiring. No one had rested well. They got up before dawn every day and were busy until the evening.

Aunt You stood up suddenly, startling the others.

Aunt Yin, who was sitting next to her, was startled by her and said, "What are you doing? You're scaring me out of nowhere."

Aunt You turned to look at her and said, "We're opening the store tomorrow, and we haven't even prepared the rice milk yet."

"Oh my! Really? Go soak the rice now and get up early tomorrow to grind the rice into milk."

Wen Zhenyi watched as several people hurriedly got up and prepared to go to the warehouse to move things: "Xiao Taozi, aunts, come back first."

"Yiyi, wait for us to soak the rice first, otherwise it will be too late."

"It's okay, come back and sit down first."

Aunt Dou and the others had no choice but to return to their seats and sit down: "Something happened!"

Wen Zhenyi took out the five purses he had prepared and stuffed one into each of their hands. "You've all worked hard these past few days. This is a small token of my appreciation. Tomorrow we'll have a day off. You can take the children to town for a good stroll and buy some food for the family."

Aunt Yin opened her purse and saw a tael of silver inside. Her expression became unnatural: "This is too much."

Aunt Ding also saw the silver in the purse: "Yeah, we didn't do anything, how could we get so much."

Zhu Tao directly returned the purse in her hand to her: "I don't want it."

Wen Zhenyi looked at the purse in his hand, then at Zhu Tao's angry face: "If I didn't have so little money now, I would like to give you more. I can't do this without your help."

Aunt Dou: "That's what we should do. We got your wages."

"That's right. Isn't this what we should do? And you have taken care of the food and accommodation for us children. This is much better than living at home. We can't take this money." Aunt You said and returned the purse to her.

Wen Zhenyi looked at the five money bags in his hand, his face full of smiles: "Xiao Taozi, Auntie, think about it, you have helped me earn 150 taels of silver in just three days. I only gave you five taels of silver. Shouldn't you accept it with peace of mind?"

Aunt Ding rolled her eyes at her and said, "Don't try to fool us. This 150 taels is what you deserve. If you ask us to earn it ourselves, we don't have the ability to do it."

Zhu Tao nodded quickly: "Yeah."

Wen Zhenyi looked at the five people who were unmoved and said, "This is a reward I give to my employees as their boss. There is no reason to refuse." After saying that, he stuffed the purse back into their hands and went to the bathroom to take a shower with Cream in his arms.

Zhu Tao and the others looked at the money bag that had returned, and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Wen Zhenyi's first feeling was that when she gave money to people, some people were not happy about it and had a bunch of reasons waiting to reject her, which made her feel that money was not a good thing.