Chapter 1017 Regret Buying Zhuangzi
Li Yulan was very conflicted. She recalled the time when Qin Eryong accompanied her back to her parents' home during the Chinese New Year, what her parents had said to her, and her sensible and capable younger brother.
But she was still hesitant in her heart, she was worried that if she did this, it would cause trouble for Eryong again.
Or if we become disliked by Zhang Juexia, our future life will be difficult.
Zhang Juexia looked at Li Yulan patiently. When she saw that Li Yulan still didn't speak, she deliberately put on a stern face and said, "Yulan, did Eryong do something to offend you outside?
If that's the case, I'll be the first one to not let him off and tell him to go back to Yejia Village."
Li Yulan hurriedly shook her head, "Sister-in-law, it's nothing. Eryong is fine. It's my business."
Zhang Juexia watched Li Yulan twisting the towel with her hands, and did not urge her anymore, but concentrated on drinking tea.
Li Yulan gritted her teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, actually, I want to ask you for a favor. I want my family to come to the farm to work.
I don't mean anything else, I just feel that their lives are too hard.
I want to help them, but if I rely on myself alone, giving them a few taels of silver every year is far from enough.
Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will urge them to work hard after they come to the farm."
After Zhang Juexia glanced at Li Yulan, he stared at the teacup in his hand.
Li Yulan was made uneasy by Zhang Juexia. Well, if she had known earlier, she would not have opened her mouth.
When Li Yulan was feeling rather anxious, Zhang Juexia spoke up, "That's it?"
Li Yulan nodded.
"Yulan, are you being too distant with me?"
"Sister-in-law, I..."
Li Yulan lowered her head and said, "Sister-in-law, you have helped Eryong and me so much. I really don't want to cause you any more trouble."
"Is this causing trouble?"
Li Yulan didn't know how to respond.
"Thank goodness I've always treated you like my own sister. Let me ask you, is there something wrong at home?"
"It's not a big deal, actually. Last year, my mother fell ill and took medicine for half a year before she got better.
My younger brother is of marriageable age again, and the money I had originally prepared for his wedding was all spent on my mother's medicine.
When I went back to my parents' home during the Chinese New Year, my parents mentioned this to me, and I refused immediately.
My brothers at home also understood me and never mentioned the matter again.
Just a while ago, my younger brother wrote to me and asked if I could help him find a job.
He said my mother was sick again."
"Do you have any silver? If not, take some from me first."
"Sister-in-law, yes, there is some silver, I have asked someone to bring it back home.
But I thought, this is not a solution.
I want to help them, but I don’t know how.”
Li Yulan turned her head away and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"It's not a big deal. Others can use it, let alone our own people!
Yulan, you should write a letter to your parents now. They can go to whichever of Cuiliu Village and the current Zhangjia Village they want.
Also, once your brothers have settled down in the village, have Eryong ask them which shop they want to work in."
After hearing what Zhang Juexia said, Li Yulan was so happy that she didn't know how to respond.
"Thank you, sister-in-law! I will make sure they work hard."
When Qin Eryong hurried in, he saw Li Yulan wiping her tears. He felt an inexplicable pain in his heart and thought to himself, could it be that he was too busy on weekdays and neglected her, so she came to his sister-in-law to complain.
When Li Yulan saw that the person coming was Qin Eryong, she just nodded to him, said hello to Zhang Juexia, and left with Qin Mu in her arms.
Qin Eryong watched his wife walk away and asked Zhang Juexia aggrievedly, "Sister-in-law, what happened to her?
You were fine when you left, why are you ignoring me now?"
"Yulan is your wife, why don't you go home and ask her?
Oh, is there something wrong with you?"
Qin Eryong turned around immediately and said, "Sister-in-law, something really happened.
Just now, we caught a few more people who ran into our village.
Uncle Liu thought they looked familiar and they were acting suspiciously, so he approached them and asked a few questions, and they started to run away.
So, several people joined forces and caught them.
After some intimidation, they told the truth, saying they came to scout the area during the day in order to steal food at night."
Zhang Juexia became furious when he heard this, "Eryong, why are you telling me this? You can just report this kind of person to the police.
We can use this incident as an example to scare the monkeys so that they won't have the courage to come and cause trouble in our village in the future."
Qin Eryong hesitated, and Zhang Juexia said impatiently, "Eryong, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Sister-in-law, this is what happened.
Uncle Liu and I just asked them a few questions, and they are also pitiful people.
There is not enough food at home..."
"There's not enough food, let's find a way!
It is justified to run out and steal.
Eryong, there is no room for negotiation on this matter, report to the police!
Otherwise, if one group comes today and another group comes tomorrow, most of our energy will be used to deal with them."
"Sister-in-law, I understand all the things you said.
But, forget it, why don’t you go and see them and then make a decision?
Also, Uncle Liu and I discussed that it is better to guide than to block. Aren’t they so poor in their own village that they can’t even afford to eat?
Our village is short of people, so I'm thinking of putting up a notice on the gate, inviting anyone who wants to come to the village."
After hearing what Qin Eryong said, Zhang Juexia slowly calmed down, "Eryong, although your idea is not bad, have you ever thought about whether they will be of the same mind as us after they come?
Also, what if they collude with us from the inside?"
Zhang Juexia frowned and pinched her eyebrows with her hands. To be honest, she really regretted buying this farm.
Qin Eryong saw that Zhang Juexia was really unhappy this time, "Sister-in-law, these people are just like the people in our Yejia Village, they are all very simple.
People are so hungry that they don't care about anything else in order to fill their stomachs.
I remember when I was in Yejia Village, I also stole Brother Beixiu's prey.
I have also thought about what you are thinking about.
As long as they want to come, we will follow the rules of Cuiliu Manor. We will give them money to settle down, but we must sign and seal everything that needs to be signed.
I decided to add a clause to the contract: if anyone in their village makes a mistake, I will hand them all over to the government.
This way, even if they wanted to do something bad, they wouldn't have the courage to do it.
Besides, our village is so good, I’m afraid they won’t want to leave after they come here.”
Seeing that Qin Eryong's words were very coherent, Zhang Juexia replied, "Since you have made up your mind, let's do as you say!"
"Then sister-in-law, are you still going to go and take a look at those people?"
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