Chapter 161 Refusing to Help
At this time, each family had finished plowing and harrowing, and began to plant rice seedlings one after another.
Mr. Luo, we haven’t plowed the fields yet.
The families do not have as much manpower as those in Zaihu Village and Bajiaozhai, nor are they as capable as they are, but the prospect of making money is at hand, so they seize the time to plant rice seedlings as quickly as possible. Once the rice seedlings are planted, they can start to reclaim wasteland.
Most families don’t have an easy life. Who wouldn’t want thirty cents a day’s wages?
Boss Luo was anxious, so he had to ask Uncle Luo's family to help with plowing and planting rice.
"With the situation at home, there's nothing I can do."
Uncle Luo sighed inwardly and was about to agree when Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "Oh, big brother, brothers should also settle accounts, don't you think? Our family's life is not comparable to yours. My husband and the children have been working to open up wasteland and earn money since yesterday. The three of us, father and son, can earn ninety cents a day. This is not a small amount of money for our family."
You're asking people to put down their earning jobs and work for you for free? You're so shameless.
Hearing this, Luo Lao Da looked at Luo Er Shu in disbelief. Luo Er Shu avoided his gaze, obviously agreeing with his wife's words. This made Luo Lao Da even angrier.
Luo Shuyu opened his eyes wide and angrily said, "Second Aunt, our family is in such a state, can't you help us a little? All you care about is money, don't you care about brotherhood at all? How can you be such a person!"
Mrs. Bai's face darkened. "Oh, what are you talking about! What's going on with your family is none of our business. Don't be so quick to say anything. When my Xiaodong was little, he was weak and sickly. I don't know how much money he spent on medical treatment and medicine all year round. Sometimes when we were short of money and asked your family to borrow money, your mother would say the same thing! It doesn't make sense for her to say anything and we can't say anything."
"Besides, I've been plowing and planting rice for you for nothing today. Shouldn't I wait until the autumn harvest to harvest it for you? I'm thinking about it."
Thinking back to the past, Uncle Luo couldn't help but feel cold. He sighed and said, "Brother, if you can't do it, just spend some money and hire someone else to do it. We don't want to make money from it, otherwise, I don't know what unpleasant things my sister-in-law will say."
If they didn't get paid, they definitely wouldn't do it. It's not like their family couldn't afford it. But if they took the money, who knows what Qi's mouth would say.
Boss Luo said nothing and pulled Luo Shuyu away.
Uncle Luo was a little uneasy, "Is Big Brother angry?"
Bai was pleased and sneered, "Why? He gets angry when others don't help him for free? Ha!"
"Never mind that. Let's have breakfast and rest. We still have to go open up the wasteland tomorrow!"
Uncle Luo nodded and didn't care anymore.
He had a plan in mind. The eldest wife's situation was not so difficult that she had no other options, so he didn't want to be the one who got taken advantage of.
Uncle Luo refused to help, so Luo Shuyu couldn't help but tell everything to Qi when he returned, which really made Qi complain a lot.
Luo Lao Da was annoyed when he heard this: "Forget it, there's no reason for the Second Brother's family to help us! We should just use the money to hire someone, ah!"
Qi glared at him fiercely: "It's all because of you, useless bastard!"
She had to take the silver even though she didn't want to.
I don't know what she means. She insists that Luo Lao Da hire Luo Ershu's family to work. Isn't it just 30 cents a day? Just give it!
Uncle Luo wanted to agree because of his face, but was rejected by Bai Shi in a firm but not soft or hard manner.
It’s better not to get involved in such things.
Earning money from the Zhao family's land reclamation, no matter how much, is easy and hassle-free. Earning money from the eldest wife's house is more difficult to say.
Boss Luo was a little angry and left with a dark face. He asked someone else to do the work and then hurriedly planted the seedlings.
After Uncle Ruan Gui had built the houses in the school area, Zhao Liya really asked him to choose a suitable place on the large piece of wasteland that he had bought in Bajiaozhai, and had someone clean it up and build a pig farm.
I plan to raise 120 to 150 heads this year as a trial. If it works, I will expand the scale next year.
She personally drew the blueprints and designed the pig house for the pig farm. The brick and stone structure was built more than half a person's height, with wooden pillars on top and a roof covered with fir bark, which made it both safe and ventilated.
Fir bark is very easy to obtain in Lingnan and is very durable. If you use the bark to cover the roof, it will not deteriorate at all for five or six years. You can just inspect and repair it after five or six years.
One pen can hold about four heads, and the floor is paved with seamless bricks.
There is a roof at the back of the pigpen to protect against wind and rain, and there is an extended area of uncovered land in the front, so the pigs in the pen can come out to bask in the sun when the sun is good.
Next to the pigpen, a large, deep septic tank was dug, usually covered with thick wooden planks. Seven or eight meters apart, two large pits were used to store the compost regularly removed from the pigpen.
These places were all surrounded by blue bricks and a wall more than three meters high was built, forming a large courtyard covering an area of more than 20 acres, with accommodation for night watchmen.
With so many pigs, someone must be on duty at night.
When the pig farm was being built, many villagers came to watch the excitement and see the novelty. They had never seen such a pigpen before and were very curious.
Zhao Liya arranged all these things, picked a day, and went to Yu Gongcao's house with Hu Ling.
At this time, the spring bamboo shoots were particularly delicious and sweet. The two of them brought a lot of them, as well as authentic homemade sour meat, sweet and spicy sausages, two cans of chili sauce, and fresh vegetables picked from the vegetable garden, such as Chinese cabbage, garland chrysanthemum, and bok choy, and a big jackfruit.
Yu Gongcao's wife was indeed beaming with joy, and kept expressing her gratitude with a smile.
Speaking of the people in Yancun, her favorite is the Zhao family, they are so generous!
Not only is he generous, but he is also good at speaking, polite and gentle, and his presence makes people happy.
Zhao Liya chatted with Yu Gongcao's wife about family matters for a while, then said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I'm shamelessly asking Madam for a favor this time. We have so much land to manage, and we're a little overwhelmed. We need an experienced accountant. Your Excellency Gongcao has many connections and a strong network of contacts. Could you recommend one for us? I'll definitely give you a reward after the matter is completed. The salary of this accountant will naturally not be low, and will be no different from those in the city's businesses and shops."
Yu Gongcao's wife was very proud to hear her husband praise her and readily agreed: "This shouldn't be difficult. When our master comes back, I'll tell him. When I have news, I'll send someone to bring it to you."
"Oh, thank you so much, ma'am!"
"Haha, you're welcome! By the way," Madam Yu Gongcao rolled her eyes and subconsciously looked outside before lowering her voice and saying, "I'm going to tell you something. Just listen and keep it in your mind, but don't tell anyone else, let alone let me tell you. Regarding your sugarcane plantation, my master said he seemed to hear Lord Yin's brother-in-law asking a few questions specifically."
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