Chapter 73: Greed for small gains and suffer big losses
As expected! Sang Yu was not at all surprised by the name and identity he mentioned.
But she was a little confused as to why Shen Yingshu had to tell her in person. Wouldn't it be better if someone else told her?
"So you, Mr. Shen, are the son of Village Chief Shen. Thank you, Village Chief Shen, for your generosity. You and your son are both very kind. Tomorrow I will have my parents prepare a small gift and send it to your house."
Although they had paid money, Village Chief Shen was supposed to protect them, but he had to put on a good show and say some polite words.
"No, my father said that these are what he should do."
The corners of Chen Yingshu's lips curled up slightly, and his pair of slender fox eyes narrowed into slits, just like a fox that had just stolen a chicken. It was obvious that he enjoyed what Sang Yu said very much.
...It's what I should do. Then why did you call me? Are you trying to show off?
Sang Yu complained in her heart, but said the opposite: "How can that be? Village Chief Shen has been so kind and gracious, and our family must repay him."
"Really, there's no need. Once your house is built, we'll all be from the same village. It would be a bit awkward to say these things. To be honest, it's because we haven't handled our affairs well." Chen Yingshu continued to decline.
Unable to figure out what he was thinking, Sang Yu stopped insisting and planned to bring some things to his house in a few days.
She thought Shen Yingshu would tell her his true purpose next, but she didn't expect that after talking to her about this, he would just let her go.
Sang Yu was still in a daze until he entered the canyon carrying a small basket filled with rice seeds.
No, what exactly is this guy's purpose? It can't be just to get her to praise his father, right?
Shen Yingshu, who retreated into the shadows, was quite pleased with himself. After what he said today, Miss Sang would surely have a better impression of his family.
Although she was young, she was very considerate in her words and deeds, and was completely different from other vulgar girls of the same age in the village.
If I could marry her, I would definitely be able to chat with him, not to mention, she is pretty.
She hasn't grown up yet, but you can already see some grace in her facial features. In another year or two, she will grow into a stunning beauty.
Which scholar has not imagined that he would have a beautiful woman by his side while he studies? He is no exception.
If Sang Yu knew what he was thinking, he would probably just be greeted with the words "wishful thinking".
If you think you can control her and marry her just by doing these small favors, you must be crazy.
Even though she got the news from Chen Yingshu that her parents were fine, Sang Yu was still a little worried until she saw them with her own eyes.
They quickened their pace and arrived at the selected location on the cliff. From a distance, Sang Yu could see six or seven people working hard inside the cliff.
Some people used shovels to dig the soil, while others carried the dug soil out in baskets.
Sang Yongjing and Xie Qiujin were also involved. It seemed that although they had hired people, they did not intend to leave everything to others.
Sang Yu walked forward and called softly, "Dad, Mom."
The two men looked up in response, and when they saw it was her, they immediately showed joy.
Sang Yongjing put down the shovel in his hand, wiped his muddy hands on the hem of his clothes, walked over quickly and asked, "Yu'er, why are you here? Has your brother finished his acupuncture?"
"Well, I've already sent my eldest brother back. Grandma said you guys weren't back yet, so I came to check on you."
Sang Yu briefly explained the reason for her visit, and then said, "I heard something happened to you today? What happened?"
Chen Yingshu made the matter sound extremely simple, trying to show the role his father played in it, but she knew that things would definitely not be resolved that easily.
Sang Yongjing blushed when he realized she had just arrived and knew about what happened that morning. It was all his fault that he had been blinded by greed and had suffered a great loss.
If they needed to hire someone to dig the foundation pit as Sang Yu and Xiao Hu had agreed before, they would definitely go directly to Xiao Hu and let him find someone. Of course, they would also need to pay a fee for this.
Sang Yongjing didn't want to look for anyone else at first. He and Xie Qiujin were stopped by several big men on the way to Xiaohu's house.
The other party looked them up and down, then looked at the axes and shovels in their hands, and asked directly if they wanted to hire them to dig.
He didn't have much brains or experience, but he wasn't a fool either. Being stopped and challenged for no reason was definitely not a good thing.
He was about to refuse immediately, but the other party's next words made him pause.
"We brothers are short of money lately, and we'll work for you for just eight cents a day."
Eight cents, this number is not too cheap. Asking someone for help properly only costs ten cents a day.
But a little bit adds up to a lot. If five people save two cents each, they can save ten cents.
Ever since Sang Yu pointed out the hidden dangers of the sugar business last time, his idea that his family would never be short of money in the future had long since disappeared.
It's so rare for such a good thing to come to your doorstep, it's hard for him not to be tempted.
Xie Qiujin, who was standing next to him, felt that something was wrong. She gently tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Husband, they don't look like decent people."
It is difficult to hide a person's temperament. Although the clothes of the five people in front of him are no different from those of other villagers in the village, their posture and expressions are not like those of honest villagers at all.
She felt that she should still go find Xiaohu as originally planned and let him hire people. Dealing with these people whose origins were unknown could easily lead to problems.
Sang Yongjing, who was originally a little moved, calmed down immediately after her persuasion. Madam was right. Money should indeed be saved, but it should still be spent where it should be spent.
He immediately wanted to refuse: "Brothers, let's not..."
Before he could finish the word "no", the five people who were originally standing or squatting lazily stood up and surrounded them.
The man in the lead had many pockmarks on his face, so he was nicknamed Zhang Mazi.
Zhang Mazi put his arm around his shoulders and put their heads together like brothers, but the words that came out of his mouth made Sang Yongjing's heart sink.
"Brother, I call you brother because I give you face, but don't be ungrateful. Brothers are willing to work for you because we respect you. If you don't want us, you look down on us."
After saying that, he raised his head and raised his chin towards the others: "Brothers, tell this brother what happens to those who look down on us."
"Of course, no one ends up well."
"Those who look down on us are our enemies, so we must not let them have an easy time."
“…”
Several people were talking to each other, and Sang Yongjing was terrified. He had never met such people before, who actually forced things to happen.
They were forcibly taken to the front of the mountain wall by several people, and the shovels in Sang Yongjing and Xie Qiujin's hands were snatched away by the other party.
The five of them took turns pretending to dig on the ground twice, but they couldn't even dig a hole, so they walked straight up to Sang Yongjing and asked for money.
"I've done the job for you. Now, pay me. Forty cents for five people."
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