Chapter 996 Worry
Qin Eryong is no longer the same Qin Eryong. He has been tempered by following Zhang Juexia for the past two years.
He didn't want to indulge these people anymore. He raised his head and asked Liu Jixiang, "Uncle Liu, what do you think is better, just enough food? Or is it better to pay wages?"
Liu Jixiang began to hesitate, and Qin Eryong said something harsh, "Of course, you don't have to answer me today. Just pretend I didn't say anything about the wages.
As long as you are willing to live the same way as before, we will follow the old rules and regulations and just let you have enough food to eat."
When several people saw that Qin Eryong was really angry, the atmosphere in the room instantly became cold.
Liu Jixiang and Qin Eryong spent more time alone together. He always had a high opinion of Qin Eryong. He felt that this young man, although young in appearance, was pragmatic and understood their hearts.
He seems to have a good temper on weekdays and always smiles at everyone. When he arranges tasks on weekdays, he also knows to respect the elderly and love the young.
In short, after getting along with each other, everyone thought Qin Eryong was a good person.
But today Qin Eryong was angry, and Liu Jixiang was also very nervous. An elderly man next to him pushed Liu Jixiang, meaning to let him say something.
To be honest, who wants to live a hard life when there are good days to live?
Since they have already asked for wages, if they refuse again, it will seem like they are cheating.
Liu Jixiang raised his head and looked at Qin Eryong's frown, and suddenly remembered what he said when he replaced Shen Liang and came to Zhuangzi for the first time that day.
He said he doesn't like those roundabout ways and he likes to be straightforward in doing things.
He also likes to say what he thinks and doesn't want to guess what others are thinking.
In short, don't pretend or be fake in front of him, just say what you think.
Liu Jixiang mustered up his courage and said, "Manager Qin, we are willing to live a good life with you.
We never want to go back to the hard days of being bullied in the past.
We not only want to have enough food to eat, but we also want to be paid.
But don't worry, we are not the lazy type. Once this manor is handed over to us, we will definitely organize it thoroughly."
Qin Eryong half-closed his eyes and looked at them, "Are you serious?"
"I'll stake my life on it."
"Your lives are worthless."
Liu Jixiang didn't expect Qin Eryong to say that, and looked at Qin Eryong at a loss.
Qin Eryong pretended not to notice Liu Jixiang's embarrassment and swept away the worries of everyone in the room. He raised his voice and said in a serious tone, "When I said your lives are worthless, I wasn't kidding.
Don’t say that your lives are worthless. Even my life, I think, is worthless.
But even if this life is worthless, we cannot look down on ourselves like this.
Let me ask you, isn’t it natural to get paid for work?
Even servants who have signed a life-long contract still need to be paid by their masters.
Are you special?"
"Manager Qin, you..."
There was actually a cry in the room, "Manager Qin, you are a good person!
We believed Liu Pishi's words, we are not human beings!
us......."
"Wow, Manager Qin, we know we were wrong.
From now on, we will never question you again."
Qin Eryong looked at these elderly people who were older than him, crying with tears and snot, and couldn't help laughing. "Alright, alright, you are already grown up. It would be so embarrassing if your own children saw this!"
"Just look at it, we are already this old, what are we afraid of?
As long as they also know that Manager Qin is a good person, it will be fine."
Qin Eryong coughed dryly, "Alright, let me say the same thing again, now that this farm is in my wife's hands, you can expect a good life from now on!
Let's talk about what we just said. You go to work and your employer pays you. It's only natural. Don't say that as long as you have enough food to eat, don't do it anymore.
I tell you, from now on, as long as I am here in this village, I will not only make sure you have enough to eat, but I will also make sure you eat good food.”
Qin Eryong felt that he had said enough to these people, everything he should and shouldn't have said.
Whether they have changed or not is their business.
He waved his hand and said, "I'll let Xiaochuan come in and talk to you about the wages.
The minimum wage is fifteen cents a day, and the maximum is thirty cents a day. This is just a temporary wage.
We can change it later if there are any changes."
Qin Eryong left after saying this.
The people in the room were dumbfounded, "What did Manager Qin say just now?
Thirty coins a day, that's one ounce of silver a month, this...
Isn't that twelve taels of silver for the whole year?"
"Oh my god, I'm already this old, and I've never seen so much silver!"
"Are we really lucky?"
As they talked, several people looked at each other again.
"Tell me, can you trust Liu Pishi's words?
They're not going to fatten us up before killing us!"
When Xiaochuan came in, he heard what they said. He couldn't help but burst into laughter with his mouth open.
"Old men, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're all so old now. Even if we fatten you up before killing you, the meat will be too old to eat!"
"What Ogawa said does make sense."
Xiaochuan curled his lips and said, "I'm not saying anything bad about you. Our Manager Qin called you here to discuss matters because he thinks highly of you.
You guys are so good, you always take our kindness for granted.
Let me tell you, the stone is fine!
Not only is it nice to be called that, but the fact that he met our Madam and Manager Shen is due to the good deeds he did in his previous life.
And you guys, from now on, stop thinking about all sorts of things every day, keep your mouths shut, say what you should say, and don’t say what you shouldn’t say.
Maybe your life will get better day by day."
After Xiaochuan finished speaking, he ignored their expressions and told them, "In a moment, go and inform the people on the farm. I will read out their names one by one and tell them their monthly wages.
Also, on the sixth day of every month, the previous month’s wages will be paid.
Okay, stop standing there and call someone.
At least one person from each family needs to come.”
After these people left, Xiaochuan shook his head helplessly. Qin Eryong just walked in and asked, "What's wrong? Did things not go smoothly?"
"No, I'm just mad at these people. Manager, why are you all so stubborn and unrepentant?"
"I also talked to Madam about your distress that day, and she told us to be calm.
Madam said that time can solve all problems. Now, what we need to do is to get all these people moving.
Everything will get better slowly.”
After hearing what Qin Eryong said, Xiaochuan regained his confidence and said, "Manager, you must bring the stone back tomorrow.
Otherwise, no matter what these people do, they will bring up stones.”
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