Chapter 975 Everyone Can Pass the Buck
Shen Liang pretended to be greedy, staring at the box with reluctant eyes.
But I cursed in my heart, unless I am blind, why would I keep you bunch of idiots who eat for free?
The head of the second village looked at Shen Liang and was secretly delighted. Even the hand holding the teapot could not help shaking, "Manager Shen, have some tea.
To be honest, this village is a Feng Shui treasure land.
Brothers, we are not afraid of you laughing at us, so just tell Manager Shen the truth!
The masters don't come here often, and there is no shortage of people working here, so the brothers feel that they live a very comfortable life in this farm.
Please, Steward Shen, be so kind as to say a few good words to your wife.
As long as your wife comes forward, the old lady will not refuse to give us brothers our indentures."
Shen Liang reluctantly took his eyes off the box, picked up a cup of tea and drank it suddenly. He sighed, "Second Village Head, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I really can't help you!"
"Why?"
Shen Liang described in a very exaggerated way how Zhang Juexia had tried to win them over in front of Old Madam Zhang.
"Second Village Head, Madam Zhang would rather give up the silver than others!
To be honest, our wife is also in a difficult situation. Just think about it, such a big manor, and so many people disappeared at once, which would make anyone anxious."
After hearing what Shen Liang said, the head of the second village could not help but tighten his grip on the teacup, "Manager Shen, are you serious?"
Shen Liang put the teacup on the table and said with a dark face, "Second Village Head and I have no grudges or hatred, why would I lie to you?
Besides, your master's actions have indeed caused us a lot of trouble.
Erzhuangtou, I wanted to ask you, do you have any secrets?
Why is your master so unwilling to release you? Because of you, my wife might have even offended Old Madam Zhang, and still couldn't bring you here."
The teacup in Erzhuangtou's hand was almost crushed by him, "Alas, it's all because of those idiots, they clearly don't have that much ability, but they have to brag about their own abilities.
Now, they say that the master can’t bear to let us go, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that they just want us to work in another place!
I’m afraid these good days are coming to an end.”
Chen Liang comforted Erzhuangtou, told him about his helplessness, and pretended to be open-hearted with him, saying some heartfelt words.
Shen Liangxin left Erzhuangtou's house contentedly, and turned back to pretend to care, "Erzhuangtou, the fact that we can sit down and drink tea today means that we are destined to be brothers.
After we say goodbye today, I’m afraid it will be difficult to see each other again in the future.
Don't think I'm talking too much. We are all helpless. We have to be frugal with the money we have saved.
It takes more than a day or two to get from Qingfeng City to the capital, so please take care, brother!"
The head of the second village was already filled with gratitude to Shen Liang, "Manager Shen, you are a good person!"
Some people hiding in the dark, after seeing Shen Liang leaving Erzhuangtou's house, hurriedly trotted to Erzhuangtou's house.
Everyone asked anxiously, "How?"
The head of the second village shook his head helplessly.
"Is it that Mr. Shen who thinks the money is too little?"
The head of the second village pointed to the box on the table and said, "The silver is all here. You can take your share later!"
"Why is that?"
"That's right, Second Brother, you have to give us brothers an explanation!"
The head of the second village hung his head and said, "Since the silver has been confiscated, the matter will naturally be impossible to complete."
"I just don't believe that there is anything in this world that money can't do.
This bastard surnamed Shen must think that the money we gave him is not enough."
"I told you it's not about the silver!"
Erzhuangzi's voice became louder and he shouted at everyone.
The room fell silent for a moment. "Second brother, can you please tell me what's going on?"
"It's all because of those people who wanted to show off in front of the master, bragging about how capable we are. Now the master takes us seriously.
Manager Shen said that their wife almost broke up with Old Madam Zhang, and the old lady only gave up the money and refused to release our people.
After hearing what the Second Village Head said, everyone lost their temper. "What should we do?"
"What should we do? Do we have any choice?
Go back and pack your bags, we can only take things one step at a time."
"Alas, at the beginning, I told you not to brag about how capable we are, but who would listen?
Now he has shot himself in the foot.
Once we get to the capital, I'm afraid we can't be lazy anymore."
"How can you be lazy if there is no one to help you with the work?"
"How about I go ask those poor fellows if anyone is willing to follow us to the capital."
"That's a good idea."
The second village head glanced at them and said, "Don't go. The new owner of our village has already discussed it with our master.
To be honest, our master has had a hard time, and he was willing to pay a lot of money just to take us away."
"Second Village Head, did that Steward Shen tell you all these things?"
"Um."
"Then can you listen to what Manager Shen says?"
"If you can't listen to him, then you can't listen to other people's words either.
Anyway, I have tried my best. If you still don't give up, you can try looking for him again."
"I think we should just forget it. Our Second Village Head is quite eloquent, but he still couldn't convince Manager Shen.
Besides, we have already spent money, but they are not interested.
It's clear that what we're asking for is something they really can't do."
"Damn it, I think we should just go for it.
Anyway, the young master is in the capital, and we have always followed the old lady. When the time comes, the emperor will be far away, so we will see what happens!"
"Yes, whatever you want!
We are doing well here, who told them to let us go to the capital?"
These people accepted their fate and prepared to pack their bags and rush to the capital.
As Shen Liang walked, he counted how many brick houses there were, thinking about how to divide them when the time comes.
Walking from the brick house to the thatched hut, he frowned again.
The masters of the Zhang family are really confused. Those who actually work can't eat or sleep well, while those who don't work have become the masters.
No wonder when their children got married, they had to sell their farm to raise money for their dowries. It turned out there was a reason for it.
He went into every household to check, and the more he looked, the more disheartened he became. Every household was pretty much the same, just like what Shitou had said: they really didn't have too many demands, as long as they had enough to eat.
Although he was worried, what Chen Liang cared about most was how to take over the manor as soon as possible, and how to quickly gather the missing manpower.
Zhang Juexia was also worried at home. After playing with Ye Ben for a while, she couldn't sit still at home. She thought about going out for a walk, or going to the dental clinic to ask if there was any solution.
Li Yun accompanied her out. This time they did not take a carriage, but walked slowly on the street.
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