Chapter 11: Contribute Manpower but Not Money

Daya was lost in thought, and not long after she walked away, she ran into Li Lao Da and Li Lao Er who were running towards her carrying hoes.

When Boss Li saw that his daughter was still alive, his nervous heart finally settled down.

"What's going on? Where's your grandma and your third uncle?"

"Dad, Second Uncle..."

Daya quickly told the story of the wild boar falling off the cliff and dying.

At this time, the villagers who lived nearby also rushed over. Yesterday, Li Xiaowu was carried back to the village with blood all over his face. Today, they first heard the wild boar's cry, and then saw the Li family members running towards this side. Who knows if it was a wild animal from Shuang'an Mountain running over from somewhere? Maybe Li Xiaowu was scared by the wild animal and fell with a bleeding head yesterday.

"Isn't this Daya from the Li family? Daya, why are you, a little girl, here? Did you run into some big shot? Why have the people from your Li family been coming here so often these past few days?"

"What big guy? Which big guy can come here! If he wants to go, he will go towards the mountain. He is not stupid! You are meddling in everything. Why don't you meddle in other people's business? My daughter just comes here to dig some wild vegetables. The wild vegetables in the village have almost been dug up by you. Why don't my daughter be more diligent and go farther to dig them?" Boss Li retorted angrily.

"Tsk tsk, Li Da, you're so ungrateful. Didn't we just hear the wild boar ghost cry and then ask about it? You can't even ask. What's wrong with you?"

"What's the problem with you? Who wants you to bite Lu Dongbin?"

"Ha!" Erniu, who was speaking, was very angry. If they were not from the same village and the two families were not related, he would not care about you to death!

"Brother Erniu, don't be angry. Don't bother with my eldest brother. It was my ignorance as a younger brother that upset him today. He didn't mean to get angry at you. My niece came here to dig wild vegetables. We heard the wild boars and were worried, so we hurried over to check. Brother Erniu, everyone, I apologize to everyone. Thank you all for your kindness."

"That's more decent, huh." Erniu snorted coldly and walked away. Before leaving, he glared at Boss Li again with a bad temper.

The others were also very angry, but since Li Laoer had already apologized, they didn't want to keep harping on him. They just joked with him for a few words and then left.

Only the slick Wei Hu was left. Seeing that everyone else had left, he approached Li Laoer and patted him on the shoulder like a good brother. "Bai Liang, tell me the truth. I heard you found a way to make a fortune? We're all from the same village. If you have a way to make money, can you please help me?"

Li Lao Er smiled and patted Wei Hu on the shoulder. "Brother Hu, you think too highly of me, don't you? But I have found a profitable business. The boss said that anyone who wants to invest money can take it. I am not very well off right now. How about we invest together and split the profits, Brother Hu?"

Wei Hu hesitated and pulled his hand back from Li Laoer's shoulder, giving a dry laugh. "Why do you want to take money if you're not earning money? How much do you want?"

"Of course you need capital to do business, and the money you invest is equivalent to our capital." Li Laoer said sincerely.

Wei Hu hesitated even more, "Then how much do you plan to invest?"

"Of course the more the better. Brother Hu, how much can you give? I'll help you figure it out. We're all from the same village, so how can I leave Brother Hu behind? The boss said everyone must give at least ten taels, and nothing less. Alas, my mother ignored me the moment she heard ten taels. She didn't let me go out to the stall for the past two days, and now she's asking me to go to the fields. You know how long I haven't been to the fields, so I've been working a little slower."

Wei Hu took a deep breath in his heart, "Ten taels? Oh, I don't have that much. You should ask someone else. I have a lot of work to do in the fields. If I don't finish it today, my wife will scold me again."

"No, Brother Hu, wait a minute, let's discuss this. The work in the fields is never finished. If you don't have ten taels, you can give five taels. If not, three taels will do."

Wei Hu ran even faster. He didn't even have thirty cents, let alone three or five taels. He could only contribute his labor, not money.

If I were your mother, I would also keep you at home to farm. We are all real farmers. If you don’t work hard in the fields, you will become dishonest after going out for a few rounds.

I used to think that Li Lao Er was much stronger than Li Lao Da, but now it seems that they are from the same nest and neither is better than the other, they are all the same kind!

"Second brother, do you really want to take him to do business?" Boss Li was suspicious. Could the second brother be so kind?

The smile on Li Laoer's face disappeared completely. "Brother, we are all from the same village. We can't offend everyone. Be more careful with your words next time."

"Hey, you are the eldest brother and I am the eldest brother. I still need you to teach me how to speak and do things."

"I'm not teaching you, I'm just telling you. The way you jumped up and down just now looked so fake. If it weren't for me, if someone had followed you secretly, they would have known everything. Knowing that it fell from the sky, how could they resist coming up to share a piece?" If he wasn't afraid of people coming up to share a piece, no one would be willing to smile at others.

"Let's see who dares!"

Having said that, Boss Li's voice finally softened.

"Dad, Uncle, grandma told you to go back and get the rope for the cart." Daya reminded.

"We can't go back to get it." Li Lao Er said, "If we go back to get it, the people in the village will know. We have to take it into the city quietly. Let's go, I know what to do."

The three of them quickened their pace, walked through the bamboo forest and climbed over the small hill, and arrived at the foot of Shuang'an Mountain.

Qin Fangci and Li Laosan were twisting vines, one pulling and the other twisting the rope. When they heard footsteps, they looked up nervously.

Li Laosan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Big Brother and Second Brother, you guys came really quickly."

Qin Fangci frowned, "You didn't go back to get the cart rope? What are you doing sneaking around here, second brother?"

Li Lao Da, Li Lao Er and Daya looked back in surprise. Most of Yuan's body was sticking out from behind the rock. It was not difficult to imagine how she had followed them all the way with her furtive look.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to stay in the field?" Li Laoer walked up to Yuan in two or three steps. Yuan was startled and thought that Li Laoer was here to beat her. She was just so happy to see the wild boar just now that she had been hiding well all the way.

"Boss, listen to me. I'm not like that. I just wanted to help you. I'm not lazy. I'll get back to work. Don't hit me..."

Li Lao Er narrowed his eyes sharply and glanced behind Yuan Shi. He was relieved when he was sure that no one was following her. "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were coming? You followed me secretly, afraid that others would not know what was going on here? Send someone to follow and see how I deal with you."

Yuan was also frightened and looked back hurriedly, "No, no, I was very careful."

Fortunately, no one followed.

Qin Fangci urged, "Okay, come over here and twist the rope. Hurry and drag the pig back. It's still early today, and we can still get rid of the pig."