Chapter 145 Thoughts
"Okay." Qin Fangci nodded in agreement. "Sister He, I'll do the same for your family. Is that okay with you?"
"Okay, okay, I'm not asking you to suffer any loss. I would be embarrassed to do that." Mrs. He smiled innocently.
"Fellow villagers, this is nothing to worry about. When you come to help me next time, just put in a little more effort and it will be in your pocket."
Mrs. He smiled brightly, "Okay, I will definitely give you my best."
Mrs. Liu agreed, "Yes, yes, we will definitely work hard when we come to your house."
Aunt Wang and Mrs. He didn't say anything, and they were obviously not satisfied with this.
Gao Chengdong's eyes were filled with anger. "I said I won't sell the land. My father said it's for my son's marriage and can't be sold."
Qin Fangci rubbed her forehead and waved to Gao Chengdong, "Come, I'll take you to the official and ask him to give you back your land."
"Let me make it clear to you first. When my family builds a house in this area, you have to plant crops around the foot of the mountain over there."
Gao Chengdong nodded, "I know, I definitely can't go into your house."
Gao Chengdong's son, Gao Xingxing, ran over from a distance and said, "Dad, I don't want that piece of land. How can I marry a wife with that little land? I want to marry a beautiful wife from outside. You sell the land. When Grandma Li's family is looking for someone to sell tofu, you can go and sell tofu to help me earn a lot of money to marry a beautiful wife."
Gao Xingxing is the only rebellious one among the three generations of the Gao family. When his mother was still alive, she told him to learn to think for himself, marry a smart wife, and have a smart child. Then he would have a good life when the child grew up.
Gao Xingxing has learned a lot of new things from following Dadan and Erdan during this period. They said that the maids in the wealthy families outside are prettier and smarter than the girls in the village.
Gao Xingxing thought that it would be enough for him to marry a beautiful and smart maid like her in the future.
And if he wanted to marry a girl like that, he needed the help of Dadan and Erdan, as they had only met girls like that before.
Therefore, Gao Xingxing came to the conclusion that he should not go against the Li family, otherwise what if Dadan and Erdan got angry and didn't find him a beautiful and smart maid?
Gao Chengdong frowned and said, "No, your grandfather said..."
Is Gao Xingxing afraid of his grandfather?
Not afraid.
He is the only child of this generation in the Gao family.
He is the only boy among his three older sisters. After six years of marriage, his second uncle and second aunt worked hard to give birth to three girls for the Gao family.
The Gao family was obedient, but because they had an only child, the family relationship broke down when it came to Gao Xingxing.
"My grandfather loves me the most, and he will definitely be willing to marry me off to a beautiful and intelligent wife."
Gao Chengdong: “…”
"Grandma Li, can you lend my dad some tofu next time? If you agree, I'll let my dad sell the land to you."
Gao Xingxing learned this bargaining trick from Dadaner and Erdaner, and then used it on Qin Fangci.
Aunt Wang, who had been silent for a long time, felt she had found her chance and interrupted with a smile, "Well, mother-in-law, our two families are related to each other. Your eldest, second, and third children are all young. When it comes to building a house, we still need someone older to take charge, don't you think?"
He has his sights set on the position of workshop manager. He will first supervise the construction of the house for the Li family, and then work as a manager in the workshop. It is only natural.
Qin Fangci smiled.
He patted Gao Xingxing's shoulder and said, "Xingxing, I can't promise you about buying tofu on credit, but if your father and your second uncle are willing to come and help us build a house, you can ask them to come and help."
Qin Fangci pointed to the large rocks in the middle and said, "See those rocks? Breaking them costs 15 cents a day, plus a bowl of braised meat."
Crushing big rocks is hard work. The highest pay for doing this kind of hard work is thirty cents a day, and the cheaper pay is twenty cents.
But those distances are far.
The broken stones here at Qin Fangci don't need to be transported far away. They can just be piled up in a corner. Fifteen cents plus a bowl of braised meat is neither high nor low.
Gao Xingxing's mouth was watering when he heard this. He had only tasted the braised pork three times, and twice he had tasted it by following behind Dadan and Erdan and getting a small piece.
The taste makes me drool just thinking about it.
"Dad, Dad, I want to eat meat." Gao Xingxing pulled his father and started shaking him. He even threw a tantrum and rolled on the ground before Gao Chengdong reluctantly agreed.
Mrs. He didn't expect Gao Chengdong to give up so quickly. She didn't want her sons to do such hard work as breaking stones.
Now two of their sons go out to sell tofu, and the remaining two sons are busy with farm work.
What she wanted was to let her daughters-in-law work in the workshop. Not too many, just the eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law, or the third daughter-in-law who were helping the Li family now would be fine.
It would be even better if all three could get in, and it would be even better if they could get the same wages as the men. That way, there would be three or four people in their family who could earn money. Just thinking about it makes life so wonderful.
After solving the most difficult problem, Qin Fangci looked at He Pozi and asked, "Do you want to leave the land?"
Mrs. He waved her hand and asked with a smile, "No, no, I just want to ask, after the workshop is built, do we still need women to work? My eldest son and his wife are both experienced workers, don't you think?"
Qin Fangci nodded. The He family was indeed efficient at work. Not only her, but also Hu Hui's wife and the Liu family, Qin Fangci planned to stay.
"That's good, that's good. You're hiring people later. My second and third daughters-in-law are both good at work."
"As for hiring, I'll come up with the rules once the workshop is built. Right now, I can only hire people to build the house and level the land. If your family can spare any more hands, I'll tell you."
Mrs. He quietly pondered Qin Fangci's expression and said tentatively, "Why don't you think about it again..."
"Mom!" Black Monkey rushed in from behind the crowd. "Why are you being so stubborn? It's just two acres of wasteland. Aunt Li's family wants it, so just give it to them. Why are you saying so much? What did I tell you at home?"
"Xiao Si, why are you back?" Mrs. He laughed dryly.
Black Monkey's face was dark. "If I don't come back, you'll mess up my job. I'll cry in front of you! The money is in your pocket and it's biting you, right? Look, there are so many people waiting in line, and you're still taking advantage of it."
The He brothers all followed the black monkey and came over, each talking about Mrs. He.
This made Mrs. He very angry, and she glared at her daughters-in-law. What's the use of you if you can't even keep an eye on a man?
Mrs. He left angrily after saying, "It's up to you."
Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief. Her mother-in-law still needed her brother-in-law to treat her. Fortunately, her brother-in-law came back early today, otherwise he would have made mistakes and angered Aunt Li. The family’s income would be gone, and she would have no place to cry.
Only Aunt Wang was left among the five families. Qin Fangci didn't say anything, but just looked at her with a half-smile.
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