Chapter 127 Hiring
Looking at the groom's expression, Mrs. Lou couldn't help but think of the time when she went to the brothel to hire this groom. When she heard what he had said to his family and knew that he was having a hard time, she decided to hire him out of soft heart.
Alas, she and her husband also started from scratch, from being a peddler to a stall owner and then to a shop, so she has never looked down on anyone who is also an ordinary citizen.
Mrs. Lou thought for a moment, then took out five taels of silver from her purse and handed it to the groom: "I'll give you this silver as compensation for my unilateral breach of contract and not hiring you!"
The groom looked at the silver in his hand, shook his head wildly in shock, and quickly handed the silver back: "I won't... take it... because of me..."
Mrs. Lou: “Take it!”
After seeing Mrs. Lou's strong attitude of demanding compensation, the groom kowtowed to Mrs. Lou to express his gratitude, then walked back towards Cangshan City alone.
Madam Lou looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, is there anyone willing to help drive the carriage? I am willing to pay thirty taels of silver to hire him."
Upon hearing this, the village head looked at everyone and asked, "Who among you is willing?"
"I'll do it"
"I'll do it"
There was silence for a long while before two voices were heard at the same time. They were Lin Daye and Wang Daniu from the Lin family.
"Then let Lin come!"
"Then let Uncle Wang come!"
The two looked at each other and spoke at the same time to show humility.
Madam Lou looked at the two of them and suggested, "How about this, one of you goes in the morning and the other goes in the afternoon, and you two split the money equally, how about that?"
Upon hearing this, the two nodded, with no objection at all.
When everyone saw that the decision had been made, they hurried back on their way!
Madam Lou quickly grabbed Xu Zhiyi and stuffed two silver notes into her hands: "Miss, last time I didn't have much silver on me, so I could only give you some small change. These are the silver notes I got from the bank after I arrived in Luhai City. These are my thanks for saving your life, so you are not allowed to refuse."
Xu Zhiyi heard this and shook her head: "Madam, last time I..."
Mrs. Lou: "Anyway, you did save a few of our lives."
Xu Zhi had no choice but to accept the money. It was better to accept it. At least no matter what favor it was in the future, Mrs. Lou would feel clear about it and she wouldn't have to keep thinking about such a favor in her heart.
When the village head saw that everyone was on the mule cart, Lin Daye drove the horse-drawn carriage aside and let the village head lead the way.
Madam Lou looked at Lou Qianqian who was standing beside her. Seeing that she was absent-minded, she pushed her and said, "Qianqian? What's wrong? You are usually the one who keeps talking. Why are you so quiet now?"
"Mom, how could I? I've always been so quiet, okay?"
"Mom, you wrote to Dad three months ago saying that you couldn't bear to give up the shop and came to find Dad, saying that it was your and Dad's first shop and it was of great significance. Why did you suddenly rent out the shop?"
"We haven't sent a message to Dad yet. If he knew we were going to see him, he would definitely send someone to pick us up. We are rushing to Dad like this, so as not to give him too much of a surprise and cause him to suffer from the overjoyed mood!"
Mrs. Lou paused for a moment after hearing this, then hugged her daughter and said, "Qianqian, we are giving your father a surprise. Didn't your father say in his last letter that he missed his dear Qianqian very much? In that case, let's give him a surprise."
"Well, Qianqian hasn't seen daddy for almost a year. I miss him so much."
Nanny Wen's eyes were sore, she turned around and secretly wiped away her tears, her young lady! That has always been the good husband of the lady, the good father of your young lady, and now the family of four is enjoying the happiness of family in Nanzhou City.
If the woman outside had not secretly sent a message to the Madam, thinking that she could force her to leave, then she had made a wrong calculation. Half of the Master's success was due to the Madam's contribution. Even if the Madam wanted to leave, she would have to take half of the Lou family's property with her.
She also experienced all this in Cangshan City. When the Madam was injured, she secretly cried in the middle of the night. At first, she thought that the Madam was in pain. Finally, after her comfort, the Madam cried and told her the reason why she suddenly said she was in a hurry to go to Nanzhou City.
And judging from the situation, the groom, Uncle Fu, must have been bribed! His family was called by the master to the new house in Nanzhou City half a year ago.
So it must be that vixen who bribed Uncle Fu and his family. Even if the master is unfaithful, the young lady is still his daughter whom he has loved since she was a child. Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs, so the master will not do that.
There were three mule carts and one horse cart. The drivers occasionally waved whips in their hands. The wheels rolled over the fallen leaves and dead branches on the ground, making a slight rustling sound. The body of the cart was slightly bumpy, and strong winds occasionally blew outside.
After traveling for two hours, everyone stopped to rest.
After Xu Zhiyi stopped the mule cart, Su took the iron pot and planned to boil some hot water. The weather was cold now, and drinking some hot water could warm the body. There was no need to prepare lunch, so she brought some dry food from the inn.
The village head looked at the crowd and said loudly: "Let's rest for 25 minutes before continuing on our journey.
After the carriage stopped, Madam Lou pushed open the curtain, took out the cakes, and handed a bag to Madam Wen: "Madam Wen, please help deliver some cakes to our benefactor girl."
Just as Nanny Wen was about to take it, Lou Qianqian quickly snatched it away and said mischievously, "Mom, I'll go and take it. It happens that I'm about the same age as my benefactor sister, so I'll go and have a chat with her."
After saying that, she was afraid that she would not be allowed to go, so without waiting for Mrs. Lou's response, she quickly jumped off the carriage and walked quickly towards Xu Zhiyi.
Mrs. Lou looked at her daughter who had run away in a flash and shook her head helplessly: "Alas, this girl, I'm afraid her mind is not that simple!"
Nanny Wen: "Madam, the young lady is not a child anymore. She knows what she should and should not do."
"Her? I wish she was as sensible as you said, Madam Wen."
"Madam, the young lady is sometimes a little spoiled, but her character is like yours, both of them are kind-hearted."
Madam Lou felt a little embarrassed when she heard what Madam Wen said: "How many sweets have you eaten?"
Nanny Wen: "Madam, I am telling the truth. I never lie."
Lou Qianqian came to Xu Zhiyi with some cakes and handed them to her with both hands: "Sister, this is a cake with candied red dates specially for you."
Xu Zhiyi raised her head and looked at Lou Qianqian, only to see her eyes occasionally glance at Shen Wuyou beside her, and stood up, deliberately blocking her sight, and said lightly: “No, I just ate dry food, and, I don’t like sweets, you can take it back!”
Hearing this, Lou Qianqian held up the cake in her hand, not knowing what to do, then looked past Xu Zhiyi and looked at Shen Wuyou, a little embarrassed: “Young Master…”
Shen Wuyou interrupted her as soon as she opened her mouth and said, "What I hate most is sweets, and I hate eating red dates even more."
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