Song Laosi looked closely and saw that it was his third brother. Why was he hiding behind the haystack?
He was puzzled and walked towards him.
He just passed by.
Song Laosan pulled him behind the haystack.
Song Laosi asked, puzzled, "Third Brother, what are you doing? Why are you sneaking around like that?"
Can't you speak properly?!
Old Song glanced at him and said, "What do you mean by sneaking around? I'm just afraid your fierce daughter will see me. If she sees me coming to see you, she'll probably beat me up again!"
"Then why did you come..."
Song Laosi muttered to himself.
Song Laosan looked around, leaned closer and whispered, "Fourth brother, do you want to pay off the debt as soon as possible?"
What is he trying to do now?
Are you thinking of gambling again?
It wasn't that Song Laosi didn't want to, but when he thought about what Song Xia had said before, he didn't dare.
"Third Brother, haven't you been beaten enough?"
Hearing him say that...
Old Song twitched his lips slightly and said, "You've learned your lesson, so how could I not? Let me tell you the truth, I came to you because I heard that a brick workshop was hiring, paying 100 coins a day, with room and board included."
One hundred coins a day?
He didn't hear wrong, did he?
Song Laosi immediately said, "Third Brother, this can't be a scam, can it? Look around our town, when have we ever seen such high wages?"
Song Laosan knew he would say that.
He began to say, "I was worried at first, so I asked around and found out that this brick workshop was newly built and they needed people right now. Plus, they also had to work a little at night, so the wages were higher than for a regular brick workshop."
What? We have to work tonight?
Isn't it nice for him to stay home and sleep with his wife?
Song Laosi hurriedly waved his hand: "Third Brother, you go work at that brick workshop, I won't go. I'm selling noodles at a stall now, and I've earned about a hundred coins."
Song Laosan looked like he'd seen a ghost.
"You're selling noodles at a stall?"
Old Song snorted and said, "Why can't I set up a stall to sell noodles? I may not know how to make them, but my daughter does. She taught us all."
I see.
Seeing Song Laosi so smug, Song Laosan said, "She taught you, but does she give you the money she earns? If she doesn't, what's there to brag about? You're not even as good as me!"
Song Laosi was speechless for a moment.
I couldn't resist what Old Man Song said.
Song Lao Si followed him and Song Lao Er to town.
When he learned that he wouldn't have to work at night and would be paid twenty coins less, Song Laosi was initially reluctant, but in the end he still chose to work at the brickyard.
Song Lao Si was afraid that Song Xia would disagree if she found out, and he was also worried that she would covet the money he had earned.
After some thought.
Song Laosi decided not to tell them about it.
Just say that.
I don't want to set up a stall anymore.
I want to go to town to find work.
Song Xia didn't object; she wanted to see what kind of work he could find in town!
Early the next morning.
Song Lao Si went to town with Song Lao Er and the others without even having breakfast.
Until it was almost dark.
None of them went home.
Fang Xiu peered out the door several times, but Song Lao Si didn't return. She was extremely worried: "Xia'er, your father still hasn't come back. Could something have happened to him?"
Did he go gambling again?
Song Xia was about to ask Song Dong to go to Song Laosan's house together.
Jiang Yanzi ran over from the side: "Xia'er, is your third uncle here?"
"without."
Song Xia had just finished speaking.
Jiang Yanzi frowned and said, "Could it be that they haven't finished their work yet? But my husband said he doesn't want to work at night, he only wants to work during the day."
Fang Xiu was taken aback and asked, "What kind of work?"
Don't they know?
Jiang Yanzi said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Weren't they working together at a brickyard in town? Didn't Fourth Brother tell you about this?"
Song Xia and the others all shook their heads.
If it's really about doing work, what's wrong with saying it?
Song Xia was thinking about it.
Jiang Yanzi said with a worried expression, "When my husband mentioned it yesterday, I was a little uneasy, but he told me not to overthink it and that there were quite a few people working there. Have they not finished work yet, or have they encountered scammers?"
I wonder what those three are like.
Song Xia asked, "How much are you paid per day?"
Jiang Yanzi told her the truth.
Upon hearing that it was one hundred copper coins a day, Song Xia couldn't help but twitch his lips and said, "They really believe it? Don't they know how much other places in town pay?"
The three of them are over a hundred years old combined, and they were still scammed.
Jiang Yanzi paused for a moment before saying, "My husband said that was a newly opened brick workshop..."
"It shouldn't be this high even though it just opened."
Song Xia's words left Jiang Yanzi speechless.
Fang Xiu was anxious: "Xia'er, what should we do now?"
Her mother seemed to care quite a bit about Song Laosi.
Song Xia met her gaze and said, "We can't enter the city now, we can only wait. If they haven't returned by tomorrow morning, we'll go to the yamen to report to the authorities."
They still hadn't returned by the next morning.
Jiang Yanzi then found Qiao Lianhua and asked her to go with them to the town to report to the authorities.
Qiao Lianhua looked at her as if she were an idiot: "Third sister-in-law, are you out of your mind? Song Xia said she'd report it to the authorities, and you're really going to go with her? Your husband and the others haven't come back yet; they're probably trying to make more money..."
Jiang Zhenzhu didn't know whether Song Lao Er wanted to make more money.
She knew exactly what kind of man she was.
Seeing that she couldn't reason with her, Jiang Yanzi simply stopped talking and went straight to Song Xia's house after leaving their house.
When they went to the town to report to the authorities.
A large crowd had gathered at the yamen entrance. After inquiring, Song Xia and his group learned that the crowd had also come to report to the authorities for the same reason as them.
If it's one or two.
The local magistrate will certainly not take this seriously, but now so many people are coming to report to the authorities.
How could he sit idly by and do nothing?
He immediately sent people out to investigate.
result.
All that was found was that the workers left through the east gate in horse-drawn carriages, but where they went afterward was unknown.
Nobody knows where that newly opened brickyard is.
The town magistrate realized that something was amiss and immediately sent someone to the county town to inquire.
There's no news yet.
Meanwhile, Qiao Lianhua came to Song Xia's door and started making a scene: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault! If it weren't for you, would my man have had to risk going to work in a place like that? You owe my man, you owe my man!"
She even blamed her!
Song Xia retorted, "What are you yelling about? Did I tell them to gamble because they had gambling debts? Did I tell them to work at that brick workshop? You're all grown up and still so stupid. Is it my fault?"
"you…"
Qiao Lianhua wanted to hit Song Xia but didn't dare, and her face turned red with anger.
Fang Xiu walked over and said, "Second sister-in-law, calm down. We never expected this to happen. None of us wanted to see this happen."
"snort!"
Qiao Lianhua snorted and ignored Fang Xiu.
Song Xia originally did not intend to get involved in this matter and would leave it to the government to handle.
What can be done?
Fang Xiu was so worried that she refused to eat or drink, which forced her to intervene.
Make sure everything is explained.
Song Xia went to the yamen to inquire, and after that, she spent money to buy a horse and rode straight to the east gate.
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