Chapter 171: Money-swindling Tricks
Nowadays, villagers from Feishui Village and Heishui Village only draw water from this well, and there are many people from Heishui Village among those queuing.
The two people standing in front of Yun Erlang at this time were from Heishui Village. Each of them carried two empty buckets, and their clothes did not look like those of farmers. It was obvious that they were servants of a wealthy family.
At this time, the two were queuing and chatting about the host family's affairs.
The strong servant fiddled with his shoulder pole and said to the thin servant standing behind him, "How long will it take to repair the well in our village? I've been queuing up all day to fetch water, and I still have a lot of work to do. It's such a waste of time!"
"Who says it's not?" the thin servant said, "but we just caught up."
"Hey, tell me, how come a dead person appeared in the well in our village? Do you know who that dead person is?" He lowered his voice when he said the last sentence.
But Baoya, Yunyue and Yunhua were playing with stones right next to his feet, so they were still able to hear it.
The strong servant had no idea and shook his head with his eyes wide open.
But the thin servant was just waiting for him to say this. When he saw him shake his head, he was immediately amused. He stretched out his hand and said to him, "You don't know, but I do. Give me five cents and I'll tell you."
The strong servant frowned: "What should I spend that money on?"
It's not like he has so much money that he doesn't know where to spend it. Five copper coins can buy him a bun. Why would he exchange them for a useless rumor?
The thin servant seemed to have anticipated his reluctance and leaned over to him and said mysteriously, "Besides the village head Wang and the master of the Wang family, I'm the only one who knows about this."
"So what?" The strong servant disagreed.
"Hey," the thin servant couldn't help but secretly curse him for being stupid, "Think about it, I told you secretly, you can also tell other people like me, whoever wants to know more, you can take his money."
"With just one person, you can earn back the five cents you just earned, and with two people, you can earn another five cents."
The strong servant thought about it for a while with a tense face, and actually believed it. He took out five copper coins from his purse and gave them to the thin servant.
Yun Chengfu, who was standing not far away, frowned when he saw this. It was obvious that the thin servant was just trying to cheat the strong servants of their money. Looking at his skilled appearance, one could guess that he must have cheated many people with this method.
But if this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later.
As more and more people knew about this news, it lost its value. Sooner or later, someone would realize that they had been cheated. Since they were all from the same village, they would definitely come to settle the score with him.
If this news reaches his master's ears, he will probably suffer.
On the other side, the thin servant took the copper coin and put it away, carefully hiding the smugness on his face, and then said: "In fact, this man is a servant in our master's courtyard!"
"Ah...!" Zhuang Jiading was surprised, "Then, how could that be..."
"Do you remember the wealthy young merchant who came to our village to distribute grain that day? The one who greeted him was the guy who drowned in the well!"
Zhuang Jiading was stunned when he heard this: "He...he distributed food to every household in our village. I, I thought he was a good person."
"Well, that's not the truth. Actually, it's because that unfortunate boy secretly overheard the merchant..."
The thin servant was halfway through his words when he suddenly turned his head and stared at Yun Chengfu and Yun Chenglu.
Just as Yun Erlang started talking about this, he strolled to the front of the line, talked to someone, and asked about the queue situation.
So now, the only ones standing behind these two people are the five children of the Yun family.
The thin servant didn't care about the three little girls, Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue, as they were just children of four or five years old.
It's Yun Chengfu and Yun Chenglu...
"Chenglu, where were you in the "Rules for Disciples" that we learned this afternoon?" Yun Chengfu's expression remained unchanged.
"Huh?" Yun Chenglu was taken aback by his question, but quickly realized, "Oh, brother, I just recited: 'Young men should not drink alcohol. Getting drunk is the ugliest thing.' I really can't remember the rest."
After hearing the conversation between the two, the thin servant relaxed his guard and turned around, but did not mention the matter again.
Several people waited in line for a long time before they finally fetched water. When they carried the buckets home, they were surrounded by villagers again.
Because Baoya and Yunhua's group looked the weakest, but it was these two little girls who were carrying a big bucket of water and walking in front of the team at a very fast pace.
Yun Erlang, carrying two buckets of water, chased after them, shouting, "Slow down! Are you two running so fast? Are you in a hurry to eat meat?"
He felt like he was falling behind.
Yunhua actually felt that she didn't use much strength. She followed Baoya to carry water, and she walked very fast as if she was not carrying anything in her hands.
Baoya pursed her lips and smiled at Yun Erlang: "Second Uncle, Auntie is stewing pork ribs tonight!"
Yes, he really eats meat!
Upon hearing this, Yun Chenglu and Yun Yue, who were walking at the back, suddenly became motivated. They took big strides and actually caught up with Yun Erlang.
Yunyue winked at him and said mischievously, "Dad, you can't do it! My second brother and I have caught up with you!"
"Hey, how come you guys are competing with me?" Yun Erlang was helpless, but he would not really compete with the children.
Yun Chengfu caught up with him with a bucket of water in his hand, walked slowly beside him, and called out "Second Uncle". Yun Erlang responded and walked side by side with him at the end.
When some villagers saw this, they clapped their hands in delight: "Yun Laoer, your kids are so funny! They're so energetic even when carrying water!"
Someone else praised Yun Chengfu: "This Chengfu is also considerate of his family. He is good at studying and also helps with the housework. Unlike some families, when they have a child who studies, they would like to worship him as a idol!"
Yun Erlang just smiled at them and didn't say anything else.
Soon six people came back carrying water and filled the two large vats in the house.
Baoya was standing in the yard wiping the sweat from her forehead with a towel when she heard a "whoosh" sound from the door. It was He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang who had returned.
Baoya ran over with her short legs and called out sweetly, "Dad, Mom!"
"Hey!" He Chunxiu opened her arms with a smile and held the soft and tender little girl in her arms.
Yun Sanlang, who failed to hug his own daughter, hugged both of them from behind He Chunxiu.
The dinner in the evening was very sumptuous. The new house had been built and we only needed to dry it for two or three days before we could move in. The family members, regardless of gender, age or status, had expressions of anticipation and smiles on their faces.
"Chunxiu, how's your mill?" Zhao Zhilan asked.
She was busy at home these days and didn't have time to ask.
"Everything is done. Now Sanlang will grind the beans himself. I asked Lanxiang and Cuiqiao to help me in the front." He Chunxiu said.
"Yes," Zhao Zhilan nodded. "You two should discuss everything. Hire people if necessary. If you think it's not working out, just fire them. Don't ask me for my opinion. The shop belongs to you two."
"I know." He Chunxiu responded.
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