Song Ning didn't make a fuss, but went straight to the county government office and told the magistrate what had happened.
Then, Gao Tiedan and his friends, who had been idle for a few days, got back to work.
Sure enough, more than a dozen were identified in just two days.
Small cliques have even started to form among these people, and their daily research revolves around how to slack off while still getting paid.
If you put that kind of effort into your work, you'd probably be rich by now, right?
Zheng Gaoyi dealt with a lot of cases at once. For minor offenses, he only deducted half a month's wages, while for serious offenses, he was dismissed and never hired again.
Those people have been spoiled in Tianxiang County during this period. You know, in this era, the master of the house has absolute power. Which worker would dare to challenge the boss?
Those who were dismissed were still dissatisfied and dared not go to the county government office to find Magistrate Zheng, so they actually went to her door.
Song Ning was truly astounded; he had managed to justify his cunning and deceit.
It seems she's just too kind; they've lost track of what's really going on outside.
They paid the highest wages available at the time, and now they've become enemies.
However, Song Ning didn't want to argue with these people, so he directly told Lord Zheng to handle it.
Seeing that many people had been taken away, the foreman who was digging the canal sighed, "We can't be like them. Although our work is tiring, the pay is good. If we go outside, we can only get half the pay for the same work. Those people are all clueless. We can't do such a stupid thing."
Everyone nodded: "Brother Shunzi, don't worry, we'll take care of it."
Ever since Wang Shunzi was promoted by Song Ning to be the manager here, he has been single-mindedly focused on making money with Song Ning.
When Song Ning hires people, he only considers two things: character and ability.
Who doesn't want to live a better life?
"Let me remind you, although Boss Song is young, she is very capable. She said that once we finish digging the canal, everyone here will be assigned work. Don't worry about what kind of work you'll do in the future. As long as you work hard, everyone will get a share."
Wang Shunzi isn't very old, only in his twenties, but he speaks and acts in a way that makes people feel at ease.
However, this incident was also due to his dereliction of duty, and he was penalized with a deduction from his management fee.
Song Ning had arrived long ago and, standing not far away, naturally heard what he said.
Wang Shunzi was the one who volunteered for the position, and as it turned out, he was indeed a good candidate—capable and courageous.
His wife is now working with him, and I heard they've moved here.
She was initially worried that these people would be affected by recent events and become anxious, but now it seems there shouldn't be any major problems.
When they got home, the car was already harnessed. Xu Feng sat in the yard like an old man, and Song Ning couldn't stand seeing him so leisurely.
"Dad, take him with you when you go to the fields today. He's not allowed to eat until he's weeded half an acre of land."
Xu Feng jumped up and said, "Song Erya, don't go too far!"
He did so much work yesterday, can't he rest a bit today?
He's still a child.
"I'm still a..."
"If you dare to say that you're still a child, you'll get a mu of land."
Xu Feng shut his mouth. There was nothing he could do; after all, Song Er Ya was now in charge of the Song family.
He just couldn't understand why, with so many people in the Song family, they would let a mere maid manage the household. Was there no sense of propriety at all?
But he dared not say this, because Song Erya, like his father, was ruthless towards him.
As soon as the mule cart left the Song family's house, people began to gather at the door.
"Er Ya, could you bring me two catties of pork from the next county today?"
"Er Ya, we've run out of salt. Could you bring me some back from town?"
......
Song Ning wrote down all these requirements in her notebook, and in just a short while, she filled an entire page.
However, there are quite a few people here now, and there aren't many of these things.
The mule cart headed towards Jiangning County. Song Ning was lying in the cart, half asleep, when she heard Song Rui outside say, "Er Ya, there's a horse-drawn cart ahead."
Song Ning mumbled a reply, "Let them pass."
Song Rui didn't say anything more, because he recognized the people in the carriage in front.
The carriage on the other side was getting closer and closer; it was obvious that their target was them. The mule cart slowly came to a stop.
"Er Ya, it seems like they're looking for you."
Song Ning muttered, "Who is it?"
"It seems... to be General Xie."
Song Ning regained consciousness, and then her head started to ache.
Xie Linzhou is really persistent; if he keeps this up, she's really going to get angry.
The thought of what happened a couple of days ago made her feel irritable.
Lifting the carriage curtain, Zhang Ping alighted and respectfully greeted, "Miss Song, my young master..."
"Xie Linzhou!" Before Zhang Ping could finish speaking, Song Ning shouted out.
Song Ning took a deep breath: "General Xie, Young Master Xie, Young Master Xie, what exactly do you want? Is this going to stop? Is it fun to toy with me? Are you too idle? If you're idle, go find something to do, why are you bothering me? I'm busy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned, especially Zhang Ping, who didn't dare to breathe.
He dared not imagine how terrible his young master's face must look right now.
This Miss Song is truly brave. He has been by the young master's side since he was a child, and this is the first time in all these years that he has ever seen anyone dare to speak like that.
Song Ning was only concerned with venting her anger. After speaking, she lowered the curtain. Anyway, she had already said what she wanted to say and was ready to go all out. If they thought she was being disrespectful, they could just arrest her and save her from being humiliated here.
"Cousin, let's go."
Song Rui didn't dare say a word. He looked at Zhang Ping, then at the carriage opposite, and finally drove the carriage around cautiously.
Xie Linzhou neither appeared nor spoke throughout the entire process.
With a pained expression, Zhang Ping stepped forward cautiously and asked, "Young Master, are you alright?"
Instead of the expected outburst of anger, a sneer rang out.
Oh no, his young master must be heartbroken and his mind is all messed up. How could he be laughing like that?
"Young Master, please don't take Miss Song's words to heart. She's still young and doesn't understand your good intentions. Once you explain it clearly, she'll definitely understand."
"Why should I explain to her?" His voice was low but cold.
Zhang Ping didn't dare to say anything more; the young master was indeed angry.
Anyone would be angry after being said those things, right?
His young master is of noble status, the object of desire for countless people in the capital, but he doesn't care about him at all.
Who would have thought that he would be so disrespected by a little girl? If it were him, he would be angry too.
"Young master, it's all because that Song Erya is ungrateful. If you're really angry, I'll help you bring her here so you can vent your anger."
Xie Linzhou is such a proud person, how could he do such a thing?
A cold voice, tinged with impatience, said: "Go back."
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