Chapter 58: Meeting my cousin unexpectedly
The two women who were picking leeks together shrank their necks and lowered their heads when they saw Li Wanqing come out, not daring to speak.
When he saw Chunxia talking to Li Wanqing, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.
They came here because they heard that the owner of the farm had arrived. They also wanted to show off in front of the owner of the farm so that they could come in and work if there was a good job in the future.
Now I see Li Wanqing giving Chunxia a handful of copper coins just to buy some leeks.
One of the women, a round-faced woman with triangular eyes, rolled her eyes, raised her head, and said flatteringly, "Young... Madam, we have chives at home. I've planted a large patch of them. If you want some, you don't have to buy them. I'll go back and cut them for you."
Li Wanqing nodded indifferently. After all, she had given the money, so she didn't care whose leeks it was.
"My family...my family has it too." Another woman said in a trembling voice.
Chunxia was so angry looking at the two women. She shouldn't have been so flattered as to get them to stay and pick leeks with her.
Ever since they learned that the farm was handed over to them, the women from the neighborhood often came to please her.
Just to be able to come to the farm to work, she also enjoyed the flattery of everyone. Today, the two peasant women came to talk to her and helped her while she was picking leeks.
This kind of thing happened frequently in the past. When the women came, they would sometimes bring her some wild fruits and mushrooms from the mountains, and sometimes they would just help her with the work.
What she didn't expect was that today these two women actually dared to curry favor with the boss right under her nose.
Isn't this obviously an attempt to squeeze her out? Although he and Lin Mu are different from the farmhands outside, they are slaves who have been sold for money. The boss should trust them more.
But she couldn't allow these women to curry favor with their boss.
Thinking of this, Chunxia said quickly: "Oh, it would be great if both of your families have it. Come on, I'll go with you. Don't worry, our young mistress has given us copper coins. It's worth the money in the world. We won't let you suffer any loss."
"No, Madam, I don't..." A woman wanted to say something, but was quickly pulled away by Chunxia.
Li Wanqing knew Chunxia's little thoughts, but she didn't care. As long as she didn't betray them, it was normal to have some little thoughts or take advantage of others.
Watching Chunxia pulling the two people away, Li Wanqing sat down and picked leeks.
The little incident with Li Wanqing was not a big deal, but there was also a little accident with Gu Yan.
After sleeping for a while, Gu Yan got up and took Lin Mu to the rice fields to check for pests and diseases, and organized people to release water.
Lin Mu was a bit busy these days, so he hired a few temporary workers. Gu Yan didn't care about it at first. He didn't know much about growing rice, so he asked Lin Mu to explain the situation to him.
"Boss, look here, there are insects. We need to find a solution quickly, otherwise it will affect the yield.
Also, the wind has been a bit strong these past two days, and the water in the rice fields is a bit low, so we need to add some water in." Lin Mu said, standing behind Gu Yan.
"Hey, what's going on with these ducks?" Gu Yan said as he looked at the ducks appearing in the rice fields from time to time.
"Oh, well, these ducks were driven here on purpose. Ducks like water and can eat insects in rice fields. Duck manure can also fertilize the fields." Lin Mu explained.
"Well, well done." Gu Yan said.
"Then what are they doing?" Gu Yan saw several people in the rice fields holding gourd-like objects and moving back and forth in the rice fields.
"They are temporary workers I hired to eliminate pests in the rice fields," Lin Mu explained.
"Can this get rid of insects? What are they spraying?" Gu Yan asked.
"It's wood ash and garlic water. Spraying these two together on rice can kill most pests."
Gu Yan was talking to Lin Mu and didn't notice that a temporary worker working in the rice field was looking at Gu Yan in shock.
"Third... Third cousin? Why is he here? And why is Mr. Lin so respectful to my third cousin?
Just now he seemed to have heard the head of Lin Zhuang calling his third cousin "boss", but how was that possible?
Aren't my uncle's family hunters from the mountains? How could they possibly be the owners of the farm?
Impossible, impossible, I must have seen it wrong.
But his self-deception was shattered when Gu Yan turned around.
This person is really my third cousin, but where did he get the money to buy the farm?
Perhaps because he had been standing there for too long, Lin Mu noticed that someone was staring at him and not working properly, so he scolded him, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you work faster?"
I didn't invite you here to just sit there and do nothing, why don't you get to work?"
"Oh, I'll do it right away, right away." Chen Dazhuang (Gu Yan's cousin) immediately bent down and said.
"Da Zhuang? Why are you here?" Gu Yan also discovered his cousin Chen Da Zhuang.
"Third cousin? Is it really you? I thought I was seeing things." Chen Dazhuang grinned when he saw that his third cousin recognized him.
"It's me. Why are you here? Have you finished your housework?" Gu Yan waved him over.
"Boss, this... this is..." Lin Mu didn't expect that the temporary worker he hired also knew the boss.
"This is my cousin, let me say a few words to him." Gu Yan said.
"Boss, let me go over there and take a look." When Lin Mu saw that this person was a relative of the boss, he looked away.
"Third cousin, is this really your farm? When did you buy it? Does my uncle know about it?" As soon as Chen Dazhuang saw Lin Mu leaving, he immediately rushed over.
"I didn't buy it. Where would I have the money to buy a farm? This was bought by my wife, your cousin's wife. It's her dowry.
We just bought it not long ago, your uncle and the others don't know about it, so don't tell anyone when you go back, your cousin's wife doesn't want others to know. "Gu Yan didn't expect his cousin to come to the manor to work part-time.
It seems that the fact that they bought the farm can no longer be concealed.
However, in order to reduce trouble, it is better to keep it secret for a while.
"Why do you want to hide it? Isn't buying a farm a good thing?" Chen Dazhuang asked in confusion.
"Don't ask why. Just don't tell it when you get back." Gu Yan didn't know how to explain to him.
But Chen Dazhuang is not a fool, he knows a little about his uncle's family.
I know that my third cousin was raised by my grandmother since he was a child, and he is not close to my uncle and aunt.
"I understand. I won't tell anyone when I get back." Chen Dazhuang nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then go back to work. I still have to go look somewhere else." Gu Yan said.
Even his cousin Gu Yan never thought of stopping him from working.
"Well, cousin, I'll go to work first." Chen Dazhuang had never thought about not working. He came out to earn money, and he couldn't let his cousin pay him for nothing.
"Hey, Chen Dazhuang, do you know the owner of the farm? Why do you call him cousin?" This is an uncle from the same village as Chen Dazhuang, and it was he who introduced Chen Dazhuang to work at the farm.
"Yes, he's my third cousin."
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