Chapter 211: If you don’t want others to know, then don’t do it yourself
Before Shen Yunyue even reached the village entrance, she saw a crowd of people standing in the threshing ground. They were all lined up in a long queue, forming four rows.
Many people came from several surrounding villages.
Someone was standing by the road, looking in, "Young Master, can we join us? Let us work, and even if we have to eat less, that's fine."
"It's okay to have two copper coins less than them."
The people looking around on the roadside were skinny.
Different from the skinny people in the queue who were full of joy, these people not only had envy in their eyes but also hoped that Mr. Lu and his team could pick a few more people to go in.
Fu Xuanheng walked up to Chen Xiaogou and asked, "What's going on with those people?"
Chen Xiaogou sighed in embarrassment:
"Boss, our place is really too poor. It's rare to find a job right next door, and everyone wants to come here and earn a few coins."
"Right now is the lean season, with only wild vegetables in the fields and vegetables in the fields. Every household is short of dry food like rice and bean flour."
"We can't catch up to the summer harvest. Even if we do, the taxes are huge. After paying the taxes, there won't be much grain left."
Chen Xiaogou and his father went to several villages before they knew what was going on. They saw faces full of hope and disappointment.
In order to get work to do, I said a lot of nice things.
Even after being rejected, I didn't dare to show any disapproval.
In the past, there was no such opportunity.
Fu Xuanheng stroked his chin and thought for a moment, "Where can I find sand and gravel?"
"There's one on the river not far from here. Do you mean that this road should be paved with sand and gravel?" Chen Xiaogou looked at Fu Xuanheng in surprise.
So.
The Fu family can come up with a lot of money.
"Master Fu, if that's the case, then this can't be done without a thousand taels of silver."
"Find someone to carry the sand and gravel, and don't worry about the money." Fu Xuanheng thought he could just take this opportunity to repair the road and widen it. "Try to get one or two people from each family to work."
Just as Shen Yunyue said, the two carriages were running side by side, and there was also space for pedestrians to walk.
"Okay. I'll arrange it right away."
Chen Xiaogou's heart was pounding. He always felt that following these exiles, the day when he could wear a fine cotton jacket would not be far away.
The son of the village chief at the foot of the mountain had the opportunity to wear fine cotton.
The village chief of these mountain people all wore coarse linen clothes, not to mention that he was just the village chief's son.
Thinking of the days to come, Chen Xiaogou felt excited.
He quickly walked up to the men who were eagerly waiting, and said, "Come on, come on, line up."
"The boss sees that you are all simple and pitiful people, so he plans to select another group of people to carry sand and gravel. But I have to tell you, you are not allowed to be lazy or slacking off."
After a pause, Chen Xiaogou pretended to be stern and said loudly:
"If I find out, don't do any work for Baijia Village anymore. The boss built the road for the people in our village, but we're just eating his food and taking his copper coins.
We should do things that benefit our future generations. If anyone else tries to be cunning and treacherous, don't blame me, Chen Xiaogou, for being unkind."
The onlookers were immediately delighted.
"Manager Chen, don't worry. We don't know how to write lazy yet."
"We are born to work hard. We feel tired if we don't have work to do."
"How about you send someone to supervise us?"
"Don't you cherish the opportunity to work these days? You'd have to be kicked in the head by a cow to be so lazy."
…….
Everyone gave their opinions at once.
Shen Yunyue listened for a while and waved to Chen Xiaogou.
"Xiaogou. You can divide them into groups and appoint a team leader to be responsible for discipline in each group."
"The team leader gives us two copper coins and a steamed bun as daily allowance."
Chen Xiaogou nodded and quickly agreed.
"I know all about who is doing the work and what is going on in the nearby villages. Don't worry, my lady boss."
Shen Yunyue pretended not to hear this strange name.
He nodded and returned to Fu Xuanheng.
Li Gouduo and Shen Citong followed them to the place where sand and gravel were picked up, while Grandpa Lu and Chen Xiaogou stayed here.
Fu Xuanheng asked Chen Xiaogou to run to both places.
Chen Xiaogou quickly agreed.
Village Chief Chen was also helping to maintain order. Seeing his son had caught the boss's eye, he was filled with joy. These people from the capital were extremely knowledgeable and learned.
Just follow them and learn how to treat others.
If you can recognize a few words.
It would be better not to be blind.
Soon, the mountain people came with shovels and spades, and some pushed carts. They all went out and started to build the road from the bottom.
Shen Citong and Mr. Lu also left with the kettle.
Fu Xuanheng glanced at the empty threshing ground calmly and extended his hand to Shen Yunyue. "I'll take you to see that piece of land."
Shen Yunyue reached out and patted his palm, "Let's go."
"Go to the back mountain."
The two of them left chatting and laughing, but were stopped by Rong Mu with a gloomy face.
"What's wrong with you? Why don't you keep a low profile and make such a big fuss?" Rong Mu was confused. Aren't these two also exiled?
How can I still have the money to bribe these mountain people?
Fu Xuanheng thought that this man and Rong Ting were not born of the same mother, otherwise he would have wanted to tell Rong Ting to cancel the cooperation.
What the hell is this?
"What does it have to do with you what we do?"
"What do you mean it's okay? I'll find someone to carry the carriage down for me." Rong Mu was so angry that smoke was coming out of his forehead. "You've already called away the brave and careful people who can do the work, and you want me to find the old, weak, sick and disabled people?"
"You throw money to call them back."
"Who you're looking for has nothing to do with me."
Fu Xuanheng tightened his hands as he twisted his sleeves, and he wanted to hit someone.
He Luxue looked at Fu Xuanheng's expression and knew that he was on the verge of going crazy.
"Mr. Rong, I'll ask the people who built the bamboo house for my family to come and carry the carriage first." She spoke softly, and seemed to be very afraid of Fu Xuanheng.
After hearing this, Rong Mu's heart softened and he glared at Fu Xuanheng fiercely.
"Mr. Fu, I advise you to be kind."
"Haha, even people from the Rong family tell me they're kind. Why does your young master always act like a living dead?"
"You..." Rong Mu's face darkened. He didn't expect that Fu Xuanheng actually knew about the young master of the Rong family.
"You, stop spitting blood."
Fu Xuanheng turned his eyes away indifferently, "Why are you panicking? I didn't say anything."
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. The abacus beads have already jumped on my face, and you are trying to cover it up with your little tricks."
As Fu Xuanheng spoke, he took Shen Yunyue's hand and left.
Shen Yunyue giggled with joy.
"Master Rong, you want to show off your wealth in front of this beautiful lady. Are you regretting not paying for the road?"
"Would this young master be short of your 1,800 taels of silver?"
"You don't lack it. But you are reluctant to use it on things that have nothing to do with you." Shen Yunyue turned her head with disdain, and raised a smug arc at He Luxue with the corner of her cold eyes.
"A calculating miser."
She and Fu Xuanheng left here one after another.
Shen Yunyue always keeps an appropriate distance from Fu Xuanheng in front of outsiders.
The two were one step apart.
He Luxue felt like vomiting blood in her heart, and she was also secretly annoyed that Rong Mu couldn't fight for her this honor.
But his face was gentle, "Mr. Rong, don't think too much. We have business to do. What's the point of being nice to these mountain people?"
"I don't want to stay here forever. If I get the chance one day, I'll naturally want to leave this damn place."
Rong Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at He Luxue with emotion, "Miss Luxue, you are so considerate. How could I have met a woman like you?"
"Like your cousin's wife, I would rather be her than a maid."
Rong Mu was so angry that his teeth were itching. What a sharp-tongued girl.
I can never win the argument with her.
He Luxue lowered her eyebrows, hiding the hatred in her eyes.
"Shen Yunyue is very popular with everyone. They say she has great strength and is a great helper around the house."
"Isn't this the fate of doing rough labor?" Rong Mu consoled him, "A mistress of the house needs someone like you who is suitable for both family and home."
These words made He Luxue lower her head.
Ying Hei happened to pass by nearby and heard their conversation.
Their eyes rolled, and they dared to insult their master.
He set his sights on the carriage, and while the driver and his attendants were looking elsewhere, Shadow Black quietly slipped onto the carriage and left in less than half a cup of tea.
Rong Mu's followers called the people who worked at He's house.
He promised to give them an additional five copper coins each.
The people working there were not very happy. Working at the He family was really different from working at the other two families.
The people of the He family have many demands and are particularly calculating.
These rough people couldn't win the argument with them, and every time they were deducted a copper or two from their money.
"Give us the copper coins first." The leading man chewed on a straw stick. "We don't trust your He family. You can't compare with the straightforward Shen family."
"It can't be compared with the Lu family."
He Luxue was so angry that she clenched her handkerchief tightly, and her face turned red.
"I'll give you copper coins." He Luxue took out a cloth bag from his sleeve.
Rong Mu frowned unhappily. If he didn't still need these dozen people, he really wanted to beat them up.
But he didn't dare.
He Luxue is still here, and they will take their anger out on He Luxue when the time comes.
I secretly thought that I should find some thugs to vent my anger on.
Rong Mu's followers quickly scolded those people, and he took out copper coins and gave them to the dozen people, one copper coin more than the agreed five.
The leading man shook the six copper coins in his hand and grinned:
"Young Master, don't be angry. It's just that the He family is trying to deduct our copper coins every day. How much copper coins can we earn from doing hard labor?"
"Since you are all together, we can only talk about it in front of you."
"Pah." The man spat out the grass roots in his mouth. "Don't touch the He family easily. Be careful or you'll get hurt."
"Brothers, let's get to work."
A dozen people, regardless of He Luxue's unhappy face, came to the carriage together. They could also stabilize the carriage after passing the dangerous section.
Ying Hei hid in the bushes not far away, squinting his eyes.
"Hmph, you've offended me. I'll have to leave both your carriage and your horse behind."
…
Fu Xuanheng and Shen Yunyue arrived at the foot of the mountain. Snowball was wagging his tail not far away.
It feels aggrieved.
I ran to Shen Yunyue for comfort, but there was really nothing I could do when I met a guy like Shen Yunzheng.
She couldn't bite him, so she used her strength to press Shen Yunzheng down.
The guy was not afraid, but bit Snowball so hard that a tuft of hair fell off.
Snowball sobbed and surrounded Shen Yunyue, looking at her with grievance.
"What's wrong? Who bullied Snowball?" Shen Yunyue touched its fur with heartache.
Fu Xuanheng shook his head and glared at Snowball with disdain.
"I was bullied by that scoundrel Yun Zheng."
"Fight back. You are the son of the Snow Wolf King, are you afraid of a scoundrel?" Shen Yunyue felt a headache when she thought of her younger brother. She didn't know if he had a genetic mutation.
Snowball was dejected. He had no other choice.
Fu Xuanheng kicked the snowball lightly and said, "Don't be discouraged. I'll teach you a way."
Snowball:……
Shen Yunyue: ... "Don't mess around."
Xueqiu looked at Shen Yunyue with a wronged look, which made her say cruelly:
"Teach Yun Zheng a lesson for me."
The two men and the wolfhound walked quickly into the depths of the forest.
Fu Xuanheng put his arm around Shen Yunyue's waist, and Snowball ran below.
More than half an hour later.
Shen Yunyue was stunned by the scene before her.
This is not the valley of Taiping Mountain.
It's clearly a paradise on earth.
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