"The women go there to do embroidery, and the men go outside to farm."
Fatty pointed with one hand to the dilapidated little house not far away, and with the other hand to the boundless farmland in the distance.
His small eyes were full of shrewdness.
To make these two suffer, he deliberately came to the most difficult place, with the aim of severely punishing them!
Xu Nian glanced at Gu Zhan with some concern.
The vast farmland not far away looks intimidating. Gu Zhan still has the injuries from before. Will something happen to him?
Thinking of this, Xu Nian pondered for a moment, then took out a communication talisman from her sleeve and secretly slipped it into Gu Zhan's hand.
“If anything happens to you, tear her apart, and I will definitely come.”
Xu Nian spoke softly, but her expression was exceptionally firm.
In this way, even if Gu Zhan is unable to fight back due to his injuries, she can still arrive in time.
Gu Zhan gazed at her silently, a sweet feeling welling up in his heart, and he tightened his grip on the communication talisman.
He'd love to tear it up every day.
However, Gu Zhan could not tell Xu Nian about such an extraordinary state of mind, so he obediently nodded.
After receiving Gu Zhan's reply, Xu Nian felt relieved and walked into the small house next to her.
As soon as Xu Nian entered the room, countless eyes turned to look at her.
These people were dressed in tattered clothes and had sallow faces; they must have come to work just to have something to eat.
"You're the new guy?"
The housekeeper sized up Xu Nian, a look of disdain on her face.
Just now, Fatty came over and gave her a few instructions, telling her to keep a close eye on Xu Nian. Now that she looks at him, apart from his foxy appearance, what else is there to be wary of?
Xu Nian saw through the housekeeper's disdain at a glance, but said nothing and simply nodded casually.
Seeing that Xu Nian was ignoring her like this, the housekeeper's face immediately turned ashen.
But since she was new to the place, the head housekeeper couldn't scold her. She could only say coldly, "You're new here, go and learn from A-Guo. Don't ruin the fabric!"
Upon hearing this, the person called A-Guo looked at Xu Nian with a fearful expression.
Xu Nian sat down casually and picked up the needle and thread on the table.
They mostly mended clothes, and some simple calligraphy and paintings, all of which were time-consuming and laborious.
"Little sister, let me teach you needlework. If you make a mistake, I'll have my wages deducted."
After observing Xu Nian's actions for a while, A-Guo took the initiative to speak.
Faced with her kindness, Xu Nian naturally did not refuse, but patiently looked at her.
Xu Nian actually knows a little about embroidery, but she is not an expert; she can only sew clothes.
But the embroidery here uses dense and complex stitches, which is tiring to look at.
Xu Nian watched for a while, then her eyes started to sting, so she rubbed them.
"Look at you! You've only embroidered a few strokes and your eyes are already hurting. How pretentious!"
The housekeeper watched from afar and snorted coldly, finally finding the reason for her bullying Xu Nian.
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian couldn't help but frown.
Is this woman sick?
Just as the housekeeper was feeling smug, Xu Nian spoke up leisurely, "If you don't feel tired, come and sew for a day yourself. Don't just stand there talking without understanding the pain."
These words shocked everyone present.
The housekeeper stared at her with wide eyes, her gaze filled with disbelief.
The girls on the side who were busy with their embroidery were also dumbfounded.
How dare Xu Nian talk back to the steward to her face?
[Look how terrified they are! I think the streamer is absolutely right!]
[Yeah, isn't that my incompetent boss?]
Throughout history, there have always been many people who speak without understanding the difficulties or the pain they face.
"How dare you talk back to me?"
After a brief moment of surprise, the housekeeper snapped back to reality, pointed at Xu Nian's nose, and scolded, "This isn't my job, why should I sew for a whole day?"
She was truly stunned by Xu Nian's words.
But then I thought, she's the one in charge here, she has money in her hands, who would dare to talk to me like that?
Hearing the stewardess's angry words, Xu Nian smiled calmly.
"You know this job wasn't yours, right? If it wasn't yours, why do you keep interrupting? You think you can afford to compensate for the delays?"
What Xu Nian hates most is people who interfere and give orders when she's doing something.
So she didn't hold back when she spoke, and her words were scathing as she rebuked the head housekeeper.
"You, you..."
These words were irrefutable. The stewardess stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single word, her face turning bright red.
"Pfft."
A few bolder girls nearby chuckled quietly; seeing the steward get the short end of the stick made them happier than if they earned an extra copper coin every day.
Seeing that she had become a laughing stock, the head housekeeper flew into a rage and questioned Xu Nian, "Do you know what you're saying?!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian remained calm and composed. "I'm speaking human language. What, have you degenerated into someone who can't even understand human speech anymore?"
[Hahaha, the streamer did a great job criticizing!]
Give that old hag a good scolding!
[Exactly, all talk and no action, they really think they're so capable.]
The comments section immediately erupted in unison, all praising the performance.
The housekeeper was truly enraged this time, panting heavily, her wrinkled face radiating fury.
She couldn't out-argue the quick-witted Xu Nian at all, and could only stand there dumbfounded listening to Xu Nian mock her.
That won't do!
So the head housekeeper angrily cursed, "You damned little bitch, I'm going to deduct all your wages!"
Upon hearing this, the girls who had been laughing happily fell silent.
In any case, earning five copper coins a day was a real thing; without this income, they would starve to death sooner or later.
The housekeeper looked at Xu Nian with a proud expression, waiting for her to kneel down and beg for mercy.
However, Xu Nian glanced at the steward with disdain and said indifferently, "A few copper coins? Are you trying to give away beggars?"
"I really don't know who sets these wages. Do you really think you're emperors?"
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper's previously smug smile vanished, and she stared at Xu Nian in disbelief.
She's so brazen about having her wages withheld!
"Do you know what you're saying? Going against the city lord will cost you your head!"
The woman in charge was first shocked, then gloated, "I'll report this to Brother Li in a bit, and you'll be beheaded!"
Xu Nian rolled her eyes at this.
"ill."
After saying that, Xu Nian got up and strode away.
"You, you can forget about ever working here again!"
The head housekeeper was so angry she was practically bleeding from all seven orifices, yelling loudly in an attempt to make Xu Nian admit defeat.
But Xu Nian didn't even turn her head, leaving only a single sentence.
"Who wants to be your cheap labor? You're just trying to make yourself look good!"
"Bang!"
The door was slammed shut by Xu Nian. The housekeeper's body trembled, and hatred gradually surfaced in her eyes.
That damned Xu Nian, I'll remember you!
Hehe, just wait until Brother Li arrives, then you'll be ready to die!
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