He glanced awkwardly at his mother before slowly speaking, "Mom, isn't it still early? Can I sleep a little longer? I really didn't sleep well today. Sleeping on the table was so uncomfortable."
He even winked at his mother, hoping she would soften her heart, but unfortunately, he was overthinking it.
He didn't know what happened, he just lay there and fell asleep. If he had known it would be this bad, he would have gone back to bed.
Mo Yan still had a feather duster in her hand. "Don't give me these excuses. Excuses are useless. Nobody will wait for you to be comfortable before making money, understand?"
Tan Zian was pulled into the kitchen, where he was shown the soaked beans and made to stand up and start grinding them.
Put the beans in one hand and grind them with the other.
For him, Mo Yan even took out the small stone mill for grinding beans, and there was a special basin for him to grind beans in.
If he can't finish grinding, then he shouldn't even think about resting.
"so much?"
Looking at the huge basin, he was a little stunned. Was this too much?
When will he finish?
"Look at mine."
Mo Yan pointed to her own over there, which had several large basins.
"I gave you less work because it's your first day. Don't worry, you'll get more starting tomorrow."
"Hurry up and get to work. We need to go to the county to sell everything after we finish, and we can't come back until we've sold them all. Don't waste any more time."
Mo Yan told him to get to work quickly and not to say anything else.
Upon seeing this scene, Tan Zian's vision went black, and he was about to faint when Mo Yan pulled him back and forcefully pinched his philtrum.
"Awooo!!!"
He quickly grabbed his mother's hand and begged, "Mother, Mother! I'm awake, I'm really awake."
Mo Yan was finally satisfied and looked directly at her, "It's good that you're awake. Get to work now. I won't spoil you. Hurry up."
Tan Zian quickly got up and started working.
He started grinding beans. At first, he wasn't very skilled, but after being hit a dozen or so times, he learned how.
So there's no such thing as not being able to learn; it's just that people are unwilling to learn. In such cases, all you need to do is tidy things up properly, and you can easily handle it.
As Tan Zian ground the beans, he kept looking at the bowl of beans. They just wouldn't go down. It was really, really uncomfortable. Why was it like this?
He glanced in his mother's direction and saw her pushing a huge millstone, turning it again and again, round and round, with a skill that was heartbreaking.
He had never gotten up in the middle of the night before, and he never knew that his mother got up at that time.
Mo Yan noticed his gaze and glared at him. "What are you looking at? Hurry up and start!"
Tan Zian nodded quickly, his buttocks throbbing slightly. "Oh, okay."
Tan Zi'an continued working...
Meanwhile, Li Qian was still hiding outside. Let's rewind to yesterday.
After Mo Yan left, Li Qian returned home. When she got home, she found that the atmosphere at home seemed a little strange. Everyone was looking at her, and her grandmother had a dark and scary face.
She turned to run away, but her uncle caught her.
Grandma's voice followed.
“You brat, you still want to run away? You’ve caused the family to lose 40 yuan. Get back in here.”
Li Qian was stunned for a moment, completely bewildered. She even blurted out, "Grandma, you must have misunderstood. I didn't take any money from home." This time, she didn't take...
She had previously discovered a box somewhere in her house containing money, all in one-cent coins. She secretly took one cent every day, thinking that she would definitely not be discovered.
"You didn't take any money from home, but Mo Yan came knocking on your door."
They said you cheated her son out of forty yuan, and they want us to return it.
Li Qian's face changed. She hadn't expected that aunt to be so outrageous. Was it really necessary to go back?
"Grandma, that was Tan Zi'an's willingness to give it to me. He was willing to pay my tuition himself."
Li Qian didn't think this was deception. At most, it was Tan Zi'an's own choice. She didn't steal or rob. What were they doing? They were shameless.
"Then go tell the guards. They'll arrest you and interrogate you for days and nights. I don't know what you'll be like then."
Who is the old lady? She's a notorious shrew in the surrounding area. How could she not know this? But Mo Yan isn't someone you can just bully. If she really goes to the guard team, she can pay to make sure they're safe, but their family will be skinned alive!
Li Qian was terrified when she heard the words "guard team" and immediately stopped talking.
"Grandma, I know I was wrong. Don't worry, I'll pay you back the money later. Can I give you interest?"
Li Qian is quite clever; she knows when to say what. At this time, she should obediently admit her mistake. As long as the old lady doesn't get angry, there won't be a big problem. However, if the old lady gets angry, then she will be in trouble.
"Heh..." The old lady sneered, her eyes filled with disgust as she looked at her. "Second son, this is your daughter. Go and beat her up, then drag her out to talk to me."
Li Qian was then dragged inside and severely beaten before being brought out.
When she was dragged out, Li Qian could barely get up, and her heart was filled with hatred for Mo Yan.
She hated Mo Yan for being heartless and refusing to help someone in distress; she hated Tan Zi'an for being useless and a mama's boy who couldn't be relied on at all; and she hated the old lady for favoring boys over girls and wanting to send her to work as a maid for the old man.
Seeing the hatred in Li Qian's eyes as she lay on the ground, the old lady became even angrier. "You brat, you dare glare at me? Haven't you had enough of a beating?"
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