Huaer was really scared now. She fluttered and knelt down on the ground, which scared everyone present.
Mu Ruxue thought, hadn't she explained it clearly? Why did she still make the child kneel?
"Village chief, did you misunderstand? We voluntarily bought snacks for the child. We just wanted to compensate him. Why did you let the child kneel?"
Village Chief Gu said somewhat embarrassedly, "We've repeatedly warned the children not to take our guests' things without permission, but now Hua'er has become even bolder, even kneeling and kowtowing to force our guests to bring out snacks. If we don't teach him a lesson this time, who knows what he might do in the future."
Yun Ruoxi and Mu Ruxue looked at each other and realized that they had meant well but ended up doing something bad.
Zhao looked at the expressions of her two daughters-in-law and roughly guessed what was going on.
"Village chief, this is what happened. I think I understand what's going on. You really blamed Hua'er wrongly for this matter. The village chief also knows our family's previous status. The two daughters-in-law are used to giving rewards to the servants, so when they saw Hua'er kowtow today, they took out snacks. They meant well but did something bad. And you showed up at the door right after them. It seems that Hua knows the seriousness of the matter and didn't dare to hide it from the elders. Besides, it's just a little snack. As long as the children don't deliberately use this method to upset others, why should the village chief care?"
At this time, Yun Ruoxi brought hot tea in time, and Village Chief Gu took Gu Dahai, and the couple sat down and talked slowly.
Seeing that the Xiao family members did not seem to be lying, Village Chief Gu breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Dahai continued, "Although the villagers of Taohua Village all live a hard life, we also don't want to educate our children without rules. We were wrong to blame Hua'er for what happened today."
Zhao smiled and said, "It's the elders' responsibility to educate their children, but Hua'er is still a child after all, so there's no need to be too harsh on her in these little matters. We originally planned to visit the neighbors after we settled down at home, but we haven't had time yet. Today, since Hua'er's matter is a good opportunity, why don't the village chief and his family stay for dinner?"
The ancient village chief waved his hands hastily, "That won't do. Every household is having a hard time. How can we stay and eat and drink for free? I'm going home now. I won't take the snacks. I'll give them back to you."
Zhao hurriedly packed the snacks and took out the vegetable basket she had prepared earlier. She put two pounds of meat, a bag of peach cakes, and the snacks in it and handed it to the village chief.
Zhao: "We haven't even thanked the village chief for settling in Taohua Village and building a house yet. Village chief, how can you return our things?"
"These are all the old man's responsibilities. Why would he need to deliver things separately?"
Zhao continued to pass the basket over. "It's true that it's the village chief's duty, but I can't ask you to help for nothing, right? I know the village chief has been keeping an eye on the new house these days, and our head of the household has said that if you're willing to help us keep an eye on it, we'll pay you one or two taels of silver a month. Besides, these snacks aren't worth much, so take them back and give them to the children to satisfy their hunger."
Seeing that the Xiao family members were serious about what they said, the village chief took the wooden basket and said, "If your family really needs the help of an old man, then I can help you keep an eye on it, but I won't pay you for it. This basket of things will be enough to compensate for it."
Zhao: "How can that be? This matter is one and the same. Work should be paid. It's reasonable to pay wages. If the village chief is so polite again, we can't ask you to work, right? Besides, the village chief knows that it's hard to find work outside now. This is an opportunity to make money at home. There is no reason to push it to outsiders, right?"
With her eloquent speech, Zhao successfully persuaded the ancient village chief.
"Okay, then I'll take this job and officially start working tomorrow."
Zhao: "Don't worry, Village Chief. You've already been working for two days, and our head of the household has already kept track of it. I'd like to trouble you to keep an eye on the other villagers and record their working hours if they come to work."
The ancient village chief held the basket in one hand and waved the other casually, "Don't worry, this old man often does these things, and I guarantee that it will be done properly."
When the village chief and his family came, Huaer was so scared that her face was covered with tears. When they went back, Gu Dahai helped Huaer up, wiped the dirt off her pants and legs, and Hua also went back with a smile on her face.
Only after seeing off Village Chief Gu and his family did Yun Ruoxi and Mu Ruxue breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhao smiled and said, "Interacting with others is a science. You two shouldn't feel too burdened. It's only the village chief's family that's being overly polite. If it were any other family, they might not be satisfied and might even instigate the children to ask for snacks this way on purpose."
Yun Ruoxi nodded with lingering fear, "We two really didn't think that much about it. From now on, we really won't dare to casually give food to others outside."
Mu Ruxue: "That's right, you scared me."
Dinner was prepared by Zhao, who learned a lot of modern recipes during her exile.
So during this period, Zhao prepared lunch and dinner for everyone according to the recipe.
It’s no wonder that although Zhao is a martial arts expert, she is also very talented in cooking. The food she cooks is much better than Yun Ruoxi’s half-baked food.
It was not until the sun set in the evening that Xiao Jing returned with his two sons.
The family sat at the dinner table and ate, chatting about the progress of the new house and the progress in the fields.
Grandma smiled and said, "Seeing that our family can still be together and work together, I feel relieved."
Mu Ruxue said sweetly, "Grandma, what are you talking about? We are a family that is united. We will definitely get better and better in the future."
"Okay, okay, I won't worry as long as my two granddaughters-in-law are here."
My grandmother is old, and after dinner, she chatted with everyone at the table for a while before she got tired.
Zhao helped her grandmother back to her room to rest. When she came back, she found that the dining table had been cleared by everyone, and the two brothers Xiao Jingrui and Xiao Jingxuan were already washing dishes in the kitchen.
Seeing that there was nothing she could do, Zhao went back to her room to rest.
Yun Ruoxi was lying on the bed reading a book. This was the scene Xiao Jingrui saw when he came back.
He walked to the bed with the foot basin, took off Yun Ruoxi's shoes and socks naturally, and washed her feet.
Yun Ruoxi uncomfortably retracted her feet, shifting her attention from the book. She looked at him in surprise, "What are you doing?"
Looking at Xiao Jingrui's actions and the foot basin on the ground, she instantly understood what he meant.
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