Chapter 115 He Can Also

"Chu Xuan, come out for a moment. I want to talk to you alone."

Mu Chenze's tone was not very good.

Chu Xuan felt puzzled. Did she offend him?

No way?

She walked to the tree outside the courtyard gate and said, "Let's talk here, okay?"

Mu Chenze's eyes swept over the people who were killing fish in the yard, paused briefly on Liu Dapeng who was pouring water into the water tank, and immediately retracted, "Let's go to the beach to talk."

Chu Xuan refused directly, "Boss Hou's driver will be here to pick up the goods soon, so he won't have time to go to the beach. Let's talk under the tree. Hurry up."

Mu Chenze walked up to Chu Xuan and lowered his voice deliberately, "Do you know what the villagers are saying about you and Liu Dapeng?"

Chu Xuan was surprised. "I don't know! What are you talking about?"

"They're talking about Liu Dapeng becoming your son-in-law."

"He just came here to chop wood and fetch water to earn his wages. It's only his second day, and the villagers are already talking about it like this? They're just too bored."

"He's the only one among the people you hired who isn't a female worker..."

"I don't care what others say. I'm in need of a sincere helper. Liu Dapeng works hard and has a quick mind. I won't fire him anyway."

Mu Chenze felt his heart tighten, "This is the dividend from selling the fish caught at sea."

He took out a handful of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Chu Xuan's hand.

He waved and turned away.

After he walked away, Chu Xuan muttered quietly, "The villagers are talking about me and Liu Dapeng. Why is Mu Chenze even angrier than me?"

I counted it quietly and found that the dividends were 370 yuan.

About ten minutes later, Liu Dapeng went to the stream to fetch water and saw Mu Chenze who had been waiting there for a long time.

"You went to Chu Xuan's house just now, did you want her to fire me?"

Mu Chenze saw a hint of provocation in Liu Dapeng's eyes, "If you really like Chu Xuan, you should consider her reputation."

"There's nothing wrong between her and me. She took on a big order and needed help, and I'm getting paid for the work. It's just an employer-employee relationship. Others can say whatever they want. This will use a lot of water, so I don't have time to discuss this with you."

Liu Dapeng fetched water skillfully and carried it back.

Mu Chenze was a little annoyed because he couldn't persuade Chu Xuan or convince Liu Dapeng.

He hadn't been angry when the villagers talked about him and Chu Xuan kissing, but today because of this...

After watching Liu Dapeng leave, he took out a bucket and a shoulder pole from behind a big rock.

Isn’t it just going to Chu Xuan’s house to work?

He can too!

He would rather let the villagers talk about him and Chu Xuan than hear a word about Liu Dapeng and Chu Xuan.

While Chu Xuan was chatting with Boss Hou's driver, Mu Chenze walked into the yard carrying a load of water.

Everyone else was busy and didn't notice Mu Chenze.

Chu Xuan saw it, but before she could ask him why he was carrying water, he had already poured the water into the water tank and went out.

Chu Xuan continued chatting with the driver.

"Has Boss Hou expanded his sales area?"

"That's right. We have several stores outside the city and province. They're all at train stations, long-distance bus stations, or airports. Your grilled fish fillets sell the fastest. Otherwise, our boss wouldn't have sent me here to pick up the goods. You know, the transportation fee is quite expensive."

"My price at the city's farmers' market is low, so it won't affect your sales, right?"

"No, we mainly promote small packages of different weights and gift boxes. They look high-end and can be sold at a high price. Besides, our customer base is basically from outside the city."

"That's good."

After chatting for a few more words, the driver took out a stack of money and paid 800 yuan for 500 kilograms of grilled fish fillets. He also counted out another 800 yuan to Chu Xuan, saying it was a deposit for the next batch of grilled fish fillets.

It is scheduled to come on the 25th of this month to transport 1,500 kilograms.

Chu Xuan calculated the time and since there was still time, he agreed.

As a result, the overtime days agreed upon with everyone will have to be extended by 5 days.

Everyone can make money and is not afraid of hard work.

After seeing off the truck driver, Chu Xuan handed the money to his younger brother and asked him to go back to the house to keep it and catch up on his sleep.

Chu Feng only slept for 5 hours at night, and was really sleepy at this moment, so he did not refuse.

When Mu Chenze returned with the second load of water and poured it into the water tank, Chu Xuan said apologetically, "If there are no grilled fish fillets before the 25th, please take them to the city to sell. The goods have all been ordered..."

Mu Chenze was not at all disappointed about not getting a share of the dividends. Instead, he was happy for her, "This is a good thing! From now on, I will come to your house to work in the afternoon. I can do anything, such as fetching water, chopping wood, and pickling fish fillets. A little salary is fine, or no salary is fine too."

Chu Xuan looked at Qin Mahua, then at Mu Chenze, "Have you discussed this with your family?"

Before Mu Chenze could speak, Qin Mahua smiled and said, "I agree. Xiao Xuan, we're really short of manpower here, especially strong laborers. No need to pay him, just give him a meal."

Mu Chenze had a triumphant smile on his face.

Chu Xuan had no choice but to nod in agreement and said that he must pay the wages.

Liu Dapeng felt that Mu Chenze did it on purpose, but he did not conflict with him. Instead, he worked harder.

Just then, Ji Ping brought the fish over.

Mu Chenze stepped forward to help unload the fish and asked him about the progress of the investigation into Li Qin's death.

Ji Ping waved his hands helplessly. "There's been no progress. Sheng Damei has already asked the security team to send the body for cremation. Keeping it refrigerated isn't a solution. I won't go out to sea tomorrow. I'll accompany her to take Aunt Li's ashes to the mountains to be buried with her father."

"Will Sheng Damei live in the village or develop elsewhere in the future?"

"She lives with me, and I will announce to the public that we are siblings."

Ji Ping did not avoid the people in the yard at all.

Hearing this, Chu Xuan couldn't help but hold her forehead. In her previous life, Sheng Damei used a trick to marry Accountant Wen, but she failed to marry him in this life, and she blamed Ji Ping.

She always felt a little guilty about this, as it made it even harder for Ji Ping to find a wife.

Who made Shandamei notorious?

Everyone was sighing in their hearts.

At that moment, Widow Niu returned angrily, empty-handed. "The Qiu family are such scoundrels! They actually instigated many villagers to go to the village office and demand that they collect firewood and water fees from Xiaoxuan. They also stopped me from chopping wood. At first, I could scare them off with an axe, but they kept gathering and surrounding me. The most infuriating thing is that they placed their children as close to me as possible, making it impossible for me to go crazy with an axe."

Can't hurt the children.

After all, children are ignorant and will be beaten if they don't listen to their adults.

Gao Meijuan ran out of the kitchen, "How can those people be defeated! With my old Wang here, no one can charge Xiao Xuan."

The stream water is flowing, and even if the Chu Xuan family does not carry so much water, it will still flow away.

Firewood is made from dead wood chopped from the mountains.

I really don't know how I bother those people.

Chu Xuan checked the firewood at home and found that it was only enough to burn for three or four days.

If the cow widow is always surrounded, the firewood will be cut off.

If you go to town to buy it, the cost will be higher than it is now, including transportation fees.

"Everyone keep busy, I'll go to the village office."

Before he could even leave the house, Li Lin came running over.

"Sister Xuan, several vendors selling skinned fish have raised their prices to 10 cents a pound. Otherwise, they won't sell to my dad. My dad asked me to come over and ask if you're willing to wait a day. He contacted a fishmonger friend in the next town and is offering 5 cents a pound. He'll deliver to my door tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)