Chapter 63 Benefactor
Mu Chenze would never admit that he had been avoiding suspicion in the past.
He would not even admit that he went with Chu Xuan today because he was worried that she would fall asleep in the carriage and fall off, or that someone would take advantage of her...
"I really had something going on before! Why should I avoid suspicion? Do I need to avoid suspicion with you? You are so fat and I have such a good figure, are we a good match? Everyone can tell at a glance that we are not in a relationship."
Chu Xuan didn't get angry at all after hearing this. "You're right. You really don't forget to constantly motivate me to lose weight."
"Just know I have no ill intentions."
Mu Chenze stopped talking.
Because the horse-drawn cart returning to the village had arrived, and the driver was Uncle Qi.
There was no one else in the car except Mu Chenze and Chu Xuan, one sitting in the front and the other in the back.
When Uncle Qi saw this, he said nothing.
Talk less and do more is his principle in life.
Mu Chenze, who was sitting at the back of the car, took the initiative to speak, "Uncle Qi, can we charter a car?"
Normally we would wait until we had picked up sixteen people before leaving, and charge one cent per person.
Uncle Qi said with full energy, "It's 15 cents to rent a car."
At worst, he could just drive to town again to pick up other people and still earn the money he deserved.
Mu Chenze immediately offered the money for the taxi. Uncle Qi took it and put it in his pocket. "Hold on tight! Yep, go!"
As soon as the horse heard Uncle Qi's order, it kicked on and started pulling the cart.
There is no need for Uncle Qi to crack the whip.
This horse is very human.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Xuan and Mu Chenze arrived home.
Chu Xuan greeted everyone, handed the medicine and money to his younger brother, and without even bothering to wash up, he went back to his room and fell asleep.
Mu Chenze is not as lucky as her.
When I got home, Qin Mahua happened to be getting ready to go out.
"Xiao Ze, why are you back so late today? Is something not going well?"
I finally waited for my son to come and postponed going out.
Mu Chenze was too sleepy to open his eyes. "It's a bit unsatisfactory, I'll tell you after I wake up."
He walked into the bedroom, took off his shoes, and lay down on the kang.
Qin Mahua was extremely worried. "Xiao Ze, you have to tell me. Otherwise, when I go to Chu Xuan's house to kill fish, I might accidentally cut my hand! Did you lose money? Or did you get into a fight?"
Mu Chenze wanted to slap himself. Why did he say this?
He quickly took out the money from his pocket, more than 3,700 yuan, and said, "Mom, this is today's income. I forgot to deposit it in the bank. You can count it slowly. It's nothing serious. Let me sleep. I'll answer whatever you ask when I wake up."
We discussed it last night. From now on, after receiving payment for goods, we will deposit half of it into the bank every day.
I was so focused on accompanying Chu Xuan to see the doctor and getting back early that I forgot about saving money.
Of course, he wouldn't tell his mother these words.
Qin Mahua took the money and counted it quickly. "I remember you took 2,000 yuan from me yesterday. With this amount of goods, the maximum income should be 3,500 yuan. How come there is more than 200 yuan?"
Mu Chenze did not respond and had already fallen asleep.
Qin Mahua looked at his hands carefully and found that there were worn spots on the palms.
I checked my arms, legs and feet again and found no obvious injuries.
Usually, my son goes to the city to deliver goods. He hires people to do the heavy work and rarely does it himself. Could it be that he couldn’t hire anyone today?
Her son was sleeping soundly, and Qin Mahua was reluctant to call him again.
She went back to her bedroom and hid the money, and told Fu Qing to cook at home. After Mu Qinlao and his father came back, she would go to Chu Xuan's house to help kill the fish.
Only after Fu Qing agreed did Qin Mahua walk towards Chu Xuan's house.
When I arrived at Chu Xuan's house, I wanted to ask Chu Xuan what happened in the city, but all I heard was snoring.
This time, everyone witnessed Chu Xuan's thunderous snoring.
Gao Meijuan also spoke well of Chu Xuan, "If this child loses weight, he won't snore so much. Even if he can't lose weight, he won't snore like this if he doesn't work so hard in the future."
Chu Feng turned his head quietly to the side, tears couldn't help but fall, feeling sorry for his sister.
I quickly adjusted my mood and made Chinese medicine for my sister. After soaking for a sufficient amount of time, I could boil the medicine.
Wait until my sister wakes up and drink it after it is slightly heated up.
Chu Xuan slept until ten o'clock in the evening.
I walked out of the bedroom, washed up, and looked around the house. Only my younger brother was there, and everyone else had gone home to rest.
When Chu Feng heard his sister's movement, he immediately went into the kitchen to heat up the Chinese medicine.
This Chinese medicine is most effective when taken on an empty stomach.
"Sister, after you drink the Chinese medicine, you can eat some food. It's all in the pot."
Chu Xuan was very pleased with his younger brother's thoughtfulness. "Thanks to you, otherwise I would have slept till now without any food or Chinese medicine to drink."
Being affirmed is the best encouragement for him.
A happy smile appeared on Chu Feng's face.
Soon, the Chinese medicine became warm.
Chu Xuan drank the Chinese medicine and after a while, started to eat.
While eating, he asked, "Has everyone received their wages today?"
"Yes. I recorded it in the account book, and only the total is left. Oh, by the way, sister, I went to learn the abacus with accountant Wen for an hour today. I can do simple totals, but I can't do anything more complicated."
"Tomorrow, you and I will go to Accountant Wen's house to give him a gift of apprenticeship. We should also give Grandpa Wang a thank you gift. Without him, Accountant Wen would not have taught you."
Many people in the village wanted to learn abacus from Accountant Wen, but were all rejected.
Accountant Wen was willing to give face to Wang Depin not because Wang Depin was the village chief, but because Wang Depin had done the Wen family a favor.
Chu Feng was grateful.
At this moment, Mu Chenze had already woken up and finished dinner, and was telling his family about the deeds of Chu Xuan, the hero.
"Chu Xuan heard people at the market say Boss Yao wasn't a good guy, that he'd been in trouble before and might be looking to make a quick buck and run. She told me right away, and what about me? I just gave Boss Yao a piece of my mind on credit. You don't know, when I couldn't get paid, Chu Xuan personally went to my rescue and scooped up Boss Yao like a chicken. Boss Yao refused to pay and told me to unload the goods within 20 minutes. Chu Xuan helped without a word, each holding a bucket, and the two buckets combined weighed a hundred pounds! He's tireless! I'm in awe of him. And besides, you're not asking how I made an extra 200 yuan today, but actually 900, and that's all thanks to Chu Xuan..."
A lot has been said, and it’s all thanks to Chu Xuan.
The bottom line is that without Chu Xuan today, his family would have lost 2,000 yuan worth of goods per truck and would not have earned more than 3,700 yuan. Chu Xuan was his family's benefactor! He, Mu Chenze, had to repay her.
His family unanimously agreed that he should repay the favor, but they were confused about how to do it.
Marry her into the family? Chu Xuan doesn't want to.
Give me money? They won't take it.
Work hard, right? They'll even pay you.
Seeing that the food was almost cooked, Mu Chenze spoke up, "How about when I go to the city to deliver the goods, I can also help Chu Xuan sell the grilled fish fillets? I can also earn dividends, 50-50! From now on, she won't have to..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by his family.
Qin Mahua was particularly opposed, twisting his ear and saying, "I don't agree!"
Others also expressed disagreement.
Mu Chenze looked helpless. He had said so many good things about Chu Xuan, so why did everyone still disagree?
"Mom, please let go first, my ears hurt and are about to fall off..."
(End of this chapter)
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