Chapter 117 Laying the Foundation
In the alley, Cheng Zhao was glaring at the carriage blocking the road ahead, and no matter how he tried to persuade it, the carriage wouldn't move.
Unfortunately, the alley was narrow and the carriage couldn't turn around.
At this time, Yuan Qing, the servant beside Qin Yunyi, stepped forward and said, "Master Cheng, my master wants to see you."
Cheng Zhao panicked when he saw Yuan Qing.
Could it be that Qin Yunyi discovered it?
Yuan Qing pointed backwards.
Cheng Zhao got off the carriage and saw Qin Yunyi not far behind him. He was panicked and stepped forward: "Cousin."
Qin Yunyi got straight to the point: "Cheng Zhao, you don't have to act in front of me. I saw the scene of the beauty being inseparable just now. I am not interested in how many women you have. I just want to tell you one thing, never appear in front of Zhenzhen, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
Cheng Zhao hurriedly explained: "Cousin, Yuzhen and I are in love with each other, and I only like her in my heart. That woman just now... is just a plaything. If Yuzhen doesn't like it, I will send her away immediately.
Cousin, please don't break up a good marriage because of such a small matter. I don't want to see Yuzhen sad."
As he spoke, he glanced into the carriage, trying to confirm whether Qin Yuzhen was inside.
"You are not clean anymore. People who are not clean are not worthy of my sister. If you want to continue pretending, please do as you please. People from the Cheng family should not come to my Qin Mansion in the future, otherwise you will be turned away and lose face. Don't say that our Qin Mansion does not give you face."
Qin Yunyi said, looking at the two guards: "Be careful, don't beat him to death."
After saying this, he got into the carriage directly.
"Cousin, you can't do this to me and Yuzhen, cousin..."
Cheng Zhao wanted to go forward but was stopped by two guards.
He raised his fist and hit the guard, but the guard grabbed his fist, causing him excruciating pain.
After Qin Yunyi's carriage left, the two guards pinched Cheng Zhao's wrists and beat him up.
They beat the man until his face was bruised and swollen, and he curled up into a ball. Then they got into the carriage in front and left.
The servant immediately went forward to help, and Cheng Zhao spat a mouthful of blood foam on his face.
What a useless thing. He watched me getting beaten and didn't even protect myself.
Raising this little Si is just a way to eat nothing.
He cursed inwardly, and after calming down, he went back to Cheng Mansion first. He couldn't go to the academy in this state.
He had to ask his parents to think of a solution.
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Rice Flower Village
Li Wanyue asked Li Sandong to deliver bamboo shoots and mung bean powder, and to deliver the soap to Yuyanfang first.
As for the ointment, we have to wait for Qin Yuzhen to deliver the bottle before we can make it.
Shen Yu had the molds delivered to him so that he could make a batch of the soap he wanted.
Adding Qin Yuzhen's orders, some are very busy.
Now let’s make the soap and shampoo first.
Li Wanyue asked several families she was close to and trusted to help with the distillation of the floral dew and some unimportant steps, for 40 cents a day.
The important steps are taken by your own family.
Li Wanyue originally thought that the craftsman manager introduced to him by Qin Yunyi would take a few days to arrive, but unexpectedly he arrived at Daohua Village in the afternoon.
Li Youshan took him to the site for a tour, and based on Li Wanyue's drawings and ideas, he promised to design a plan when he returned and asked them to lay the foundation first.
The task of laying the foundation was naturally given to Li Youshan.
While we still have some free time, hire more people and lay the foundation as soon as possible.
Li Youshan went directly to the village chief, who then informed the villagers that the Li family needed to clear wasteland and lay the foundation, and anyone who had free time could do it.
Twenty-five cents a day, no meals included.
As soon as the news came out, many people signed up.
After all, this is the price for carrying bags of goods to the county. You can earn money without going so far, so naturally people will rush to go.
The people in the Li family’s old house also heard the news.
Li Dalin said, "Dad, how about... I go too? It's only 25 cents a day."
Li Youfu glared at him, "Why are you going? Just for twenty-five cents, have you forgotten what their eldest family did to us? Have you forgotten that Jiawang lost his job at Ruifulou because of their family?
You can earn the same as carrying bags in the county, why should you obey their orders? You should have integrity and not go."
Li Dalin had no choice but to shut up.
The Zhou family next door to Li Youshan also had ideas.
Mrs. Zhou called Zhou Erquan and said, "Old Second, have you heard that Li Youshan's family wants to hire someone to work?"
"I heard about it. Since there's nothing to do in the fields, I'll go help him with the work."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Then why don't you take Mu Niu with you? He's big enough now and can work. If you two go together, you can earn fifty coins a day."
Zhou Er refused all the requests: "Mom, Uncle Dashan's family can't employ so many people. To be fair, the village chief only allows one quota from each family. With so many people going, the foundation will be laid in four or five days.
Besides, in terms of age, the gold ox and the silver ox are a few years older than the wooden ox. If they don't want to go, is it appropriate for you to let the wooden ox go?"
Mrs. Zhou didn't care: "What's inappropriate about that? After all, it's the Li family that wants to recruit people. How can the village chief control how many people they recruit?
Besides, the Golden Ox and the Silver Ox have never done these rough work, so how could they do it? The Wooden Ox is used to doing these things, so it won’t cause them any trouble if it goes there.
Isn't Chen close to the Li family? Let him talk to Zhao Suying and let Mu Niu go, even if it's only for twenty cents."
Zhou Erquan still refused: "I won't go. Uncle Li handed this matter to the village chief, which means that he asked the village chief to help him decide to avoid chaos. Now that it has been decided, if we go to him privately and break the rules, won't that offend the village chief?"
Mrs. Zhou gritted her teeth and poked his head with her finger: "Why did I give birth to such a stubborn child like you? Forget it, I don't need you."
After saying that, he walked out angrily.
Mother Zhou walked to the gate of Li's courtyard and shouted, "Is Dashan home?"
Li Wanyue came out and saw that it was Aunt Zhou. She asked, "Auntie Zhou, is there anything you need from my mother?"
Mrs. Zhou thought that the reason why the Li family could make money recently was all due to this girl's ability, so she should be able to make the decision.
Immediately she smiled and said, "Yue girl is getting more and more beautiful. This is what happened. I heard that your family wanted to find someone to lay the foundation, so I came to ask if my wooden ox could do it. Although he is small, he has a lot of strength and can do just as much as an adult."
Li Wanyue thought for a moment and refused, "Aunt, the wooden ox is too small. We need to move stones to lay the foundation. If someone is not careful and gets hurt, it's hard to say. Let's forget it."
"Well, please don't. If it really doesn't work, then give him twenty cents and let him do what he can."
Li Wanyue sighed and pretended to be helpless: "Auntie, since you said so, I can't refuse your face, but the wooden ox is too small, and we are afraid of taking responsibility.
If you really want him to help my family, I can only let him do some easy work like weeding, and I can only provide him with a day's worth of food, but no wages. If you agree, then let him come. If you don't agree, then don't let him work for my family."
Mrs. Zhou immediately frowned and said, "Girl Yue, I am your elder after all. I am talking to you with such a stern face, but you are still so disrespectful. A day's food only costs a few dollars, how much can a child like him eat?
You are just a girl and you can’t make the decision, so I’d better talk to your mother.”
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