Chapter 279: Blatant Poaching
Seeing Xu Huiqin was speechless, Jing Zhen continued, "Miss Xu said earlier that Zhang Dahe owed you thirty-seven taels and five hundred and eighty wen. May I ask, Boss Xu, how did you calculate this account?"
"How many of your Zhenzhou-made bowls and dishes did Zhang Dahe break to owe you this much money?"
Xu Huiqin: ...
Thirty-seven taels and five hundred and eighty wen?
This was indeed the number she told Zhang Dahe, but she just made it up.
Yesterday, after she learned about what happened to Xu Jiaojiao in the academy, she was furious.
That little girl Baoya forced her to apologize in public before, making her look so embarrassed, and now she is bullying her daughter again!
She originally wanted to bring her daughter to the Yun family, but after all, they were in the wrong in this matter. Whether they took the matter to the academy or the Yun family, they probably would not get any benefits.
After thinking about it, he took his anger out on Zhang Dahe and his son.
Isn't Baoya arrogant and willing to stand up for Zhang Shun? Then she insisted on holding Zhang Shun back and preventing him from reading!
Her precious daughter had been kicked out of the academy by that blind man Qi Mo. How could Zhang Shun, that little wimp who couldn't even fart after three kicks, be allowed to study?!
So she fired Zhang Dahe immediately and made up a figure of thirty-seven taels and five hundred and eighty wen.
Zhang Dahe, the illiterate loser, believed her and begged her to give him another chance.
She quickly spread the news of this matter and deliberately let Zhang Shun hear it. Zhang Shun came to her house to ask for an explanation, which led to the dispute between Xu Jiaojiao and the others just now.
"Of course I wouldn't make it up. The accounts are all recorded in my account book." Xu Huiqin said.
"In that case, Boss Xu shouldn't mind taking out the account book for everyone to see." Jing Zhen glanced at her coldly.
When Xu Huiqin met Jingzhen's eyes, her heart shuddered for no reason and she subconsciously wrapped her coat tightly.
"That won't do. You can't just show people your account book."
"Then copy out the page that records the money Uncle Zhang owes and show it to us!" Baoya's eyes were wide open, and her momentum was not weakened at all.
"Tsk, you said copy, so I copied?" Xu Huiqin laughed and shook her head, "For a servant like Zhang Dahe? He's being too proud."
"In that case, let's go to the county government office and talk." Jing Zhen said coldly.
The smile on Xu Huiqin's face froze.
County government office...
The last time she sued the Yun family, she was thrown into prison. That place was dark and damp, and her three meals a day consisted of rotten vegetable soup with dry steamed buns.
She was in there for ten days and starved for three days. Finally, she couldn't stand the hunger any longer and had to force herself to eat. She vomited as she ate, but she still had to eat...
"Humph! Are you scared?"
Yun Yue folded her hands and smiled smugly: "If you are not afraid of being sued, we will meet at the government office!"
"It's just a servant's business... why mobilize so many troops..."
Xu Huiqin had a smile on her face, but she was really panicked in her heart.
If the incident reaches the government office, that old man Zhu Qi will definitely hear about it and come to help. Then...
"Uncle Zhang is not a servant, and neither is Brother Zhang Shun!"
Baoya bit her lower lip and said in a clear and firm voice: "If you can't produce any evidence, you can't prove that Uncle Zhang owes you money!"
"Since you fired him, then show me the long-term employment contract you signed!"
Xu Huiqin's brows were furrowed tightly. She bit her lip and suddenly smiled: "You don't need to take the contract."
"What do you mean!" Yun Yue suddenly became anxious.
"Because I suddenly don't want to fire him. Zhang Dahe is doing a good job, and I plan to continue using him." Xu Huiqin smiled cunningly.
She was really stupid before. Why fire him? It would be better to keep him under her command and torture him!
Zhang Shun is a filial son. If Zhang Dahe is exhausted, he will have no mood to study and will definitely volunteer to come down and help.
Xu Huiqin was calculating with her abacus, and as smart as Baoya was, how could she not know about it?
She glanced at the father and son who were hugging each other and shaking on the ground, tears streaming down their faces, and said directly:
"Are you really not going to fire Uncle Zhang?"
Xu Huiqin nodded: "No, I won't fire him."
Baoya turned around and looked at Zhang Dahe and Zhang Shun again: "Uncle Zhang, what do you still want to do here?"
Zhang Dahe glanced at Xu Huiqin's hypocritical smile and shook his head quickly: "I don't want to think about it anymore. I'd rather go back to the village and farm!"
"In that case, Boss Xu, please take out the long-term employment contract!" Baoya smiled, her little face full of smiles.
Xu Huiqin: ...
"A labor contract is different from a contract to sell your body. Uncle Zhang doesn't want to do this anymore. If you don't produce your labor contract, we can still sue you at the county government office!"
Xu Huiqin: ...
She suddenly felt her throat dry, swallowed hard, and looked again at the little girl in the floral jacket in front of her.
How does this girl know so much?
These two children seem to know more than her as an adult, and they are also very clever!
She was trapped by the two of them!
"Hurry up! If we don't go back, our parents will be worried!" Yunyue urged impatiently, stamping her feet.
Xu Huiqin bit her lower lip fiercely and said to Xu Jiaojiao, who was hugging her thigh, "Go upstairs and get Zhang Dahe's long-term employment contract."
"Mom! How could you…"
Xu Jiaojiao was both angry and aggrieved. Why did her mother listen to those bitches like Baoya?
"Go quickly!" Xu Huiqin raised her voice and gave Xu Jiaojiao a light push.
"Oh." Xu Jiaojiao knew that her mother was angry, and she didn't dare to say anything more. She turned around and ran into the restaurant.
Xu Huiqin looked very unhappy.
At this time of day, it is the time when customers come to eat. There are so many people gathered at the door, making so much noise, which will really affect their reputation and business. It is better to get rid of them as soon as possible.
Besides, Zhang Dahe is just a country bumpkin from the same village. She doesn't care if he is fired!
A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. She will remember this grudge first and take revenge when she has the chance!
Thinking of this, she looked at Jingzhen and Baoya with even more vicious eyes.
"Mom, this is for you."
Xu Jiaojiao's reluctant voice came from behind.
Xu Huiqin took the piece of thin paper she handed over and handed it to Baoya.
Baoya took it, looked at it, and after confirming that there was no problem, she handed it to Zhang Shun.
Zhang Shun had actually just entered the academy, but he was slightly better off than Zhang Dahe, who couldn't read a single word.
He pointed at the words on the deed, looked at them one by one, and barely pieced together the general meaning, knowing that Xu Huiqin had not lied to them.
He handed the deed to Zhang Dahe.
Zhang Dahe's calloused, dry, and rough hands tightly gripped the thin paper. The skinny man wiped his tears and tore the deed into pieces in one breath.
Snow-white pieces of paper fell from the sky. Zhang Shun and Zhang Dahe both breathed a sigh of relief. They looked at each other and smiled sincerely.
Seeing this, Baoya clapped her hands happily and said, "That's great, Uncle Zhang! Now you can go to work in my shop!"
"How much did that black-hearted Boss Xu pay you? My family will give you double, no, triple!"
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