Chapter 352: Fu Bao Acts Cute and Coquettish
Guihua stood aside, feeling a little helpless. She thought that she must have done something wrong. She shouldn't have pulled Fubao's legs, and she shouldn't have fallen.
When Wan Ersao heard Fubao crying, she ran out to see what was happening. Mrs. Wan, Mr. Wan, and Mrs. Liu all ran out.
"What's going on? Why is my dear crying?" Old Mrs. Wan stood under the eaves, looked into the chicken coop, and asked loudly.
Wan Ersao had already run in. When she saw how dirty Fubao looked, she couldn't help wanting to laugh. However, when she saw her daughter crying so sadly, she forced herself to hold the laughter back.
Fubao seldom cries, and never cries to complain even when he loses a fight. But this time he cried so sadly that Wan Ersao felt a little distressed.
"My dear, stop crying. Let me give you a bath. We'll use the newly bought soap. I promise you'll smell delicious. Okay?"
After hearing this, little Fubao's big eyes were filled with tears. He looked at Wan Ersao and nodded, "Okay, Mommy, don't lie to me. Fubao wants something fragrant, not stinky, yue——" Fubao imitated others, stuck out his pink little tongue, pretending to vomit, which made Wan Ersao finally laugh.
"Okay, Mom never lies, let's go wash now."
Wan Ersao was cooking. There was hot water on the stove. It was not cold at noon. It was July and the weather was still a little hot. It was time for little Fubao to take a bath.
Wan Lao Er helped to get some hot water for his daughter. Wan Er's wife saw Gui Hua standing aside with her head down, pinching the corners of her clothes with both hands, and asked, "Gui Hua, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?"
"Aunt, it's my fault. I was worried that Fubao might get into something dirty in the chicken coop, so I pulled him out in a hurry. I really didn't mean to do that."
After hearing this, Wan Ersao smiled and said, "Silly child, it's nothing. Don't take it seriously. How big of a deal can it be? She has been crazy all morning and it's time for her to take a bath. If you feel embarrassed, can you help wash Fubao's dirty clothes later?"
"Okay, that's great, thank you, auntie." Guihua quickly raised her head, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and grinned.
"Sister Guihua, Fubao doesn't blame you. We are still close friends. We are invincible in the whole village."
Fubao was showing off when she was hit on her little butt. She tried to cover her mouth but found she was still holding the egg in her hand. She had to hold the egg with both hands, raised her little head and smiled, her big black eyes rolling around. It seemed that she had said something wrong.
"Mom, I didn't say anything, let's go take a shower quickly? Fubao stinks!"
Xiao Fubao knew that she had let the cat out of the bag, so she started to act coquettishly towards Wan Ersao, but Wan Ersao really couldn't do anything about her.
"Mom, it's okay. Fubao fell into the chicken coop and cried because of the stink. It's nothing serious. You go back and have a rest. I'll go give her a bath. Fourth sister-in-law, you go ahead and take care of the kitchen. I'll be there soon."
"Second sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll do it." Liu responded and went back to the kitchen.
Old Lady Wan laughed when she heard this, "There will still be a day when she feels bad about herself. The sun is really rising from the west, hahaha..."
Little Fubao felt a little shy because of everyone's laughter and wanted to snuggle into his mother's arms, but when he thought about how dirty he was, he decided not to implicate his mother.
"My daughter, Daddy has prepared the water for you, just wash as many times as you want."
Little Fubao looked at Wan Laoer with a smile and said sweetly, "Thank you, Daddy."
Wan Laoer felt as if he had eaten honey, and laughed like Xiong Er, and almost tripped over himself.
After dinner, Wan Laoer took Wan Shuang to find Er Gouzi.
"Zhengyang, are you home?"
Wan Laoer knocked on Ergouzi's door and shouted into the house.
Ergouzi's real name is Hu Zhengyang. Wan Laoer calls him Ergouzi in private, but in formal occasions, he is usually called Zhengyang. After all, Ergouzi is becoming more and more calm and experienced in doing things, so it is not appropriate to call him Ergouzi anymore.
Er Gouzi opened the door and saw Wan Laoer and Wan Shuang standing outside, so he quickly welcomed them in.
"Zhengyang, have you eaten?"
"Uncle Wan Er, I've eaten. Didn't you guys take a break?"
Er Gouzi brought the people to the main room and asked them to sit down, and poured them some water to drink.
"Zhengyang, stop busying yourself. I have something to tell you today. Please sit down first."
Wan Laoer smiled and stopped Ergouzi who was busy.
"Uncle Wan, what are you talking about?" Er Gouzi asked as he sat down on the chair opposite.
"I went to the fields today and saw that the potato leaves have turned yellow. It's time to harvest them. However, all the potatoes grown in the town will be sold to us this year. I may be busy and have no time to harvest the potatoes at home. I want to ask you to help recruit workers to harvest all the potatoes in my fields. I will pay you. You can practice first. When I get things done in the fields and you are almost ready, you can help me with other things. This recipe is a joint venture between our two families. You are young, and I will hand it over to you when I can't do it anymore."
Wan Laoer is paving the way in advance, slowly training Ergouzi and Wan Shuang first.
"Uncle Wan Er, when are you going to start harvesting? I can recruit people in advance. It's not difficult to recruit people to do the work now. I have experience. You don't have to worry. Your land can be harvested in ten days or half a month."
"Okay, I think the weather is good now, so let's start collecting tomorrow. Wan Shuang is our accountant this time, and you two can discuss anything in the future."
Wan Shuang quickly greeted Er Gouzi: "Brother Zhengyang, if I don't understand something in the future, I will ask you for advice."
"Wan Shuang, don't be so polite. Let's learn from each other and grow together."
Ergou patted Wan Shuang's shoulder with a high-spirited look. Wan Laoer saw it and was happy in his heart. It is better to be young.
"Okay, then it's settled. You can start working tomorrow morning. I'll pay you thirty cents a day. What do you think?"
"Uncle, you are slapping me in the face. This is our partnership. How can I ask for wages?"
"Zhengyang, that's not the case. Second uncle's potatoes are from his own family. We have to calculate the cost when the time comes. We can't do this carelessly. Our accountant is still here. Not only you, but also Wan Shuang, will be paid 30 cents a day. We must distinguish between public and private matters."
Wan Shuang nodded and said, "Brother Zhengyang, what my second uncle said makes sense. We need to remember every transaction clearly. Only when we know what is right can we do business for a long time and avoid resentment over time."
Wan Shuang heard from Wan Laosi that there were two people who did business together before. They had a good relationship and didn't care about so many things. But as time went on, one of them felt aggrieved over a trivial matter and magnified his usual efforts several times, thinking that he was at a disadvantage. Later, the two parted ways unhappily and became enemies.
Wan Shuang feels that anything involving interests should be divided up ahead of time so that resentment won't arise over time.
"Okay, since that's the case, then it'll be thirty cents a day." Er Gouzi didn't argue anymore.
Ergouzi has a strong execution ability. He recruited more than 30 people that afternoon. All of them were experienced workers from the previous year and had been assessed by Ergouzi. These people were serious about their work and did not cheat, so Ergouzi gave them priority.
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