Chapter 138: Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone

The old village chief fell behind the well digger with the support of Hu Hui and Hu Dalang.

"Grandpa, this road is not easy to walk on. You and Grandma Li stay there for a while. I will go and take a look with the masters."

Hu Dalang, who felt sorry for his grandfather, was hit on the head by his grandfather.

"What do you know, little brat?"

It was obvious that the mother and son had something to say, so why was he standing there blocking the way?

"As long as I have meat to eat every now and then, my old bones can still move."

The old village chief had not been paid during this period, so Qin Fangci asked her family to send a portion of braised meat to the old village chief every day.

Yesterday, there was no place to stew the spare ribs at home, so Qin Fangci took them to the old village chief's house to stew them.

After the stew was done, Qin Fangci only took away half, and the village chief's family added some radish and cabbage to the remaining half, which was enough for the whole family to have a full meal.

My stomach is full of oil and I feel energetic when walking.

Qin Fangci slapped the wretched Li Laoer on the back of his head.

Li Laoer suddenly felt pain and turned back, holding his head. "Mom, why did you hit me?"

"Before the matter is finalized, don't make it known to everyone. I still need a lot of money."

Li Laoer nodded obediently, "Mother, I know, and I won't tell you. Once we build the workshop, we'll sell tofu wholesale to the whole village. I'll also find a few more vendors for dried meat. It won't be long before we can live in a mansion like Mr. Pan's. Then I'll hire a few maids to serve you."

It turned out that he wanted to hire a maid.

Qin Fangci stared straight at Li Laoer.

The smile on Li Laoer's lips gradually disappeared under Qin Fangci's gaze, and his whole body became stiff.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

"How many maids do you want to serve you?"

Li Laoer looked at Qin Fangci's expression and carefully stretched out two fingers, then bent another finger with heartache.

"One, one is enough, mother. I don't want more."

"Oh." A sneer escaped from Qin Fangci's lips. "You haven't even earned any money yet, and you're already thinking about women. It seems that Yuan Taohua doesn't know how to serve a man, which is why you have such thoughts. I'll give her a good scolding when I get back."

Li Lao Er was delighted at first, but then he thought of Yuan's noisy appearance and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, mother, it's not what you think. Taohua is a very good person, don't scold her."

"That means there's something crap in your brain." Qin Fangci echoed what Li Laoer said.

"What?" Li Laoer was puzzled. "Mom, what do you mean?"

"A man in our Li family will only have one woman in his lifetime. You'd better get rid of all the crap in your head."

"If I get you a bunch of pretty maids who are as beautiful as flowers to surround you, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist picking out a few more pretty and well-behaved servants. Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone, don't you think, Bai Liang?"

Qin Fangci smiled gently and lovingly, with upturned lips and smiling eyes, as if there were rows of well-behaved boys standing in front of her, with red lips and white teeth, gentle and cute.

Li Laoer couldn't help but think of his mother, his eldest sister-in-law, his third brother's wife and his wife, being surrounded by a group of servants who served them tea and massaged their legs. His wife shyly glanced at the handsome servant, and then her mother waved her hand and told her to take one back to her room at night.

"ah!"

Li Laoer's eyes went dark and he shuddered. It was a very hot day and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

The wind blows and I feel chilled to the bone.

"Mom..." Li Laoer stretched out his voice and changed his tone, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with his facial features squeezed together and showing pain.

Li Laoer suddenly took a step forward, and was about to kneel down to Qin Fangci in shock and pain, begging for mercy.

"Mom, I was wrong."

"That can't be the case. I don't want a little maid, no more, not even one. From now on, I'll serve you, massaging your shoulders and legs. I'll serve you tea and water. Don't mention this matter again."

He was afraid that if he mentioned it too much, his wife would care about him more than he did. What would he do if he only dreamed of the handsome young man in the future?

He and the servant are sworn enemies!

Qin Fangci still had a kind look on her face, but a smile welled up in her eyes. "You little bastard, I can't cure you yet."

In order to teach Li Laoer a profound lesson, Qin Fangci frowned and said, "Why can't we just mention it? Let them think about it in advance, so they have something to work for. Isn't it just like you recently, don't you think?"

Li Laoer really knelt before Qin Fangci this time, hugging her legs and howling, "Mother, I was wrong, really wrong. I'm going to the river right now to dump out all those outrageous thoughts in my head! I promise not a single hair will be left! Your son kowtows to you, please, our ancestors for eight generations beg you!"

He cried even more miserably than the last time Li Laoer paid money!

The howling made the old village chief and several others turn around to look over.

"What's going on?" asked the young apprentice who was digging a well.

"Could Uncle Li have been cheated again?" Hu Dalang expressed his doubt.

"Alright, look at your useless appearance, you don't even mind the ground being rough, get up."

Li Laoer's eyes were filled with tears. "Mom, you don't want to buy a servant anymore, right?"

"Of course not. Don't worry, I will buy you maids when I buy you servants in the future. Make money well and you will have everything."

Li Laoer: "..."

Mom, what are you going to do?

I have already admitted my mistake and you still want to make a fuss.

"Mom—"

"Don't shout, I'm not dead yet."

"Mom, if you do that, aren't you afraid that my dad will come looking for you? My dad won't agree."

Li Laoer seemed to have found a life-saving straw.

Qin Fangci smiled calmly, "It's okay, I'll burn a few more of the lovely ones later."

Li Laoer died.

When the old village chief came back with the well-drilling master, Li Laoer was still thinking about how to persuade his mother not to buy a servant now that the family had earned money.

As for the little maid...

What little maid? He will get angry if anyone mentions the little maid to him again.

What he can't stand the most now are servants and maids.

The old village chief narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Fangci carefully. After making sure that Qin Fangci did not look angry, he coughed lightly and signaled the well digger to speak.

"I've found three places where we can dig wells, but I don't know if the water is usable. I'll have to move the rocks to see if I can dig another well."

The master pointed to the direction he had just walked and told Qin Fangci that the grass was thicker in those places.

Qin Fangci nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master. I will ask you to dig a well after I build my house."

The well digger smiled, and the well was stable.

"Okay, okay. It takes more than half a month to dig a well. You should let me know in advance so as not to delay your water use."

"Of course." Qin Fangci pointed at the large rocks. "Once the ground is leveled, we can start paving the way. Building a house also requires water."

Qin Fangci took the opportunity to ask the master for the price.

The price of digging a well is not cheap, the cheapest one costs at least thirteen or fourteen taels.

This is another considerable expense.

Qin Fangci: "..."

It’s true, I need money everywhere before I earn much money.

When Li Laoer heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and took a step further towards buying a servant.