Thinking of the handsome young man who had just left, and then reflecting on her life in the Meng family these past few days, she suddenly felt a sense of utter devastation.
Why can't the Su family stay poor forever?
Why can't we just live like before, so poor that we can't get enough to eat or wear, and rely on famine to survive year after year?
Why did she suddenly become successful after she chose to be with Meng Fu?
Doing business and building tiled houses is one thing, but now even the Zaozhuang village, which belonged to the daughter of an official, has become part of the Su family. You should know that there are two hundred acres of fertile land in Zaozhuang alone, not to mention the endless jujube forest. In comparison, the Meng family's two hundred acres of land, which are of varying quality, are simply not enough.
The noodle shop that the Meng family relied on for their livelihood has been closed every day for the past two weeks. Even the noodle shop employees have been laid off, leaving only one employee. Every day when the father-in-law comes home, he has a dark face.
As for her husband, Meng Fu... she only found out after they got married that he not only looked like a pig, but he was also a pig inside. Every night he would finish his "labor" in a few seconds and then go to sleep. He was completely useless.
These past two days, I don't know how, I've been hanging out with the young scholar from the Feng family again, and I haven't seen him at night...
As Liang Siyu pondered, a sudden wave of sorrow washed over her. If her parents hadn't been so eager to establish a connection with the Meng family, she wouldn't have had to reluctantly get together with Meng Fu and hastily marry into the Meng family.
Why couldn't God have given her just half a month more?
If she had known what was happening now just half a month ago, she would never have married Meng Fu, and she would have held onto Su Sange's hand tightly.
The woman clenched her fingers, crumpling the fine satin dress into a ball. Then, a glimmer of hope flashed in her slightly reddened eyes. Su Sange had once told her that he would only ever have her in his heart for the rest of his life.
If she turns back now, is it still too late?
After all, marrying Meng Fu was not her own wish; she was forced into it!
The Su family was unaware of Liang Siyu's thoughts. Seeing the large group of people standing there dumbfounded at the door, Madam Su Bai straightened her back with great satisfaction.
Her daughter is naturally the most capable.
Thinking of her daughter's plans in Zaozhuang, Su Bai's eyes darted around. "It's almost lunchtime. If everyone has nothing else to do, why don't you go home?"
Upon hearing this, everyone snapped out of their shock.
The look in Su Bai's eyes was somewhat speechless. When did their Shanghe Village ever have the habit of eating lunch? They always ate two simple meals a day. Only the Su family ate three meals a day, and every meal had the aroma of meat.
At the beginning, they couldn't help but be envious, but now they don't care about being envious at all. They just hope that the Su family's business will expand more and more, so that everyone can also follow behind and have a taste of meat soup.
Those with quick minds started looking for ways to make a living.
"Big Tiger's mother, Zaozhuang is so big, there's so much work to be done with those two hundred acres of farmland and the jujube orchards. How about I send my younger brother to Zaozhuang to lend a hand sometime?"
"Yes, no one outside can be as reliable as people from our village. We all know each other inside and out, we grew up together, and we'll definitely treat the work in Zaozhuang like our own family!"
"Yes, yes, that makes sense. We're all from the same village, so it'll definitely be convenient for us to use."
“We’re not like those troublemakers in Wangjia Village, all of them arrogant and self-important. As long as Big Tiger’s mother and Hua’er are willing to let us go to Zaozhuang, if you tell us to go east, we’ll never go west; if you tell us to harvest rice, we’ll never plant rice…”
Upon hearing this, Su Bai seemed to think for a moment before nodding, "What you said makes sense. We are all fellow villagers, so naturally we should unite."
It just so happens that the land and jujube orchards in Zaozhuang need some work done over the next three days. Anyone interested can come and sign up with me.
The rules are the same as those for the villagers building houses: each person receives fifteen copper coins per day, which includes one lunch.
One hundred spots available, first come, first served. Those who come must be honest and hardworking!
The woman's expression darkened slightly as she said this, "Let me make this clear: if anyone signs up and then tries to shirk their duties, only thinking about avoiding work, don't blame me for turning my back on them!"
The crowd surrounding them consisted of those who hadn't managed to secure a spot to build a house earlier. Upon hearing Su Bai's words, they didn't hesitate and immediately raised their voices in agreement.
"Me! Me! Me! I, Zhang Lao Er, am the first to sign up!"
"Big Tiger's mother, don't worry, I, Wang Laowu, am the most reliable and hardworking person. I will never slack off. Sign me and my son up today!"
“I’ll sign myself and my son up too. You can rest assured, Aunt Tiger. We’re all from the same village. We wouldn’t do something like taking money and not doing any work. People would laugh their heads off if they found out!”
"Oh dear, your sons aren't even here, what's the point of registering? Big Tiger's mother, quickly put up the names of all three of Aunt Zhou's grandsons..."
It's okay if you only have three days of work at the beginning. Later, when there is a harvest, when the dates are ripe, or when it's autumn and winter, you'll need manpower for everything from turning the soil and composting to pruning and nourishing the soil.
If they do a good job in these three days, the Su family will think of them first when they need help in the future.
Over time, these are all jobs that can make money, and they are much better than carrying bags at the town's dock. Only a fool wouldn't seize this opportunity!
Maybe after working for a few months, they can also live a good life with meat in every meal.
After all, Wangjia Village used to live a more prosperous life than the neighboring villages by relying on Zaozhuang. Now that Zaozhuang belongs to the Su family of Shanghe Village, and the Su family is willing to help their fellow villagers, their future will definitely not be worse than that of Wangjia Village.
At this moment, everyone unanimously recalled the old monk's words from thirteen years ago: Su Hua was born with a noble destiny, which would bring wealth and prosperity to the Su family.
Now it seems that Su Hua is not only a benefactor to the Su family, but also a benefactor to the entire Shanghe Village.
For a time, the area in front of Old Su's house was so noisy that it could have blown the roof off.
Su Hua glanced at her mother, who was diligently registering on the white paper, and secretly gave her a thumbs up.
Not long ago, my mother could only remember people's names by drawing pictures. For example, she would draw a fish for Wang Duoyu, two lines for Li Lao Er, and a little person or tiny person for their son and grandson.
These past few days, after returning from school each day, Su Dahu has been teaching his family to read and write. They can already write simple characters like "王" (Wang) and "李" (Li), and they write them quite well.
Moreover, although Zaozhuang desperately needed to find workers, her mother's words turned it into finding a way for the villagers to make a living, making them all eager to come. The villagers, who took the money and wanted a stable life, were naturally grateful and would remember the Su family's kindness.
It has to be said that her mother's mind works exceptionally fast.
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