Chapter 21 What were you laughing at just now?
The old lady used to be a person who enjoyed leisure and elegance and wealth, but when she was enjoying herself in her early years, she rarely got her feet dirty.
She had suffered a lot during her exile, and she believed that she had developed unparalleled leg strength, but she couldn't walk like this if she was in a hurry.
Her old bones are so tired...
Sang Zhixia was clearly still taking medicine, and the doctor also said that she was not in good health, but she walked for such a long time without blushing or panting, as if she could walk another ten miles if she let go. She was so enduring as if nothing had happened!
She lowered her mouth, looked at the old lady worriedly, and said with a wry smile, "Grandma, three blocks away is Nanji. They say things are cheaper there. Let's go over there and take a look."
The old lady frowned and blurted out, "How much cheaper can it be? Wouldn't it be the same if I bought it here?"
"It's said that a hatchet can save you about ten copper coins. That's a lot."
Sang Zhixia sighed dejectedly and said in a hoarse voice, "Second Uncle and his men fight tooth and nail all day, but they only earn a dozen coins. If we walk a little further, they can suffer one day less."
The old lady's few remaining words of courage were once again choked in her throat. She was so angry that she stared at Sang Zhixia and couldn't say a word.
here we go again.
This damn girl is here again!
When leaving the village, she thought she would take an ox cart, but when Sang Zhixia asked the price, which was one copper coin per person, she was so shocked that she covered her chest and said she couldn't bear it.
It only costs four copper coins for two people to go back and forth. What are they spending money on when they can save money by walking?
The old lady thought of her suffering son and gritted her teeth to endure it. After a lot of effort, she finally reached the town market. Sang Zhixia started comparing prices and bargaining.
She admitted that this saved money, but her old bones were almost falling apart!
The old lady refused to move and said with a dark face, "I'll wait for you here, go buy it yourself."
Sang Zhixia hesitated: "Grandma, this is not good, right?"
"What if Second Aunt and Third Aunt say something when I get back? I..."
“Who’s going to say anything?”
The old lady was so tired and annoyed that she said, "I came here with you. Who of them dares to say anything?!"
"Go quickly and come back soon. Come find me when you're done shopping!"
Now that things had come to this, Sang Zhixia couldn't force it. She took the five taels of silver given by the old lady and turned around to head straight for Nanji.
She got rid of the old lady who was acting like an overseer, and as she paid for the basket, she asked with a smile, "Auntie, I heard there's a pawnshop in town. Do you know where it is?"
The town is not big, and there is only one pawnshop like this.
The old lady raised her finger and pointed in a direction, saying, "Just walk in and you'll find the one with the biggest door."
"Okay, thank you."
Sang Zhixia hung the backpack on his shoulder and walked quickly in the direction the old lady said.
"Hey, sir, what would you like to do?"
The shop assistant came forward enthusiastically. Sang Zhixia glanced at the shelves of the shop, which were filled with a dazzling array of goods. She smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm here to redeem something."
"redemption?"
"Yes, redemption."
Half a moment later, while the shopkeeper was sighing over the loss of his treasure, Sang Zhixia put the redeemed items close to her body, went to the clinic next door and bought two bottles of ointment for wounds and bruises, and then turned the corner before starting to do her business.
In order to make a charcoal-making business, in addition to controlling the enthusiasm of a group of lazy people, necessary tools are also indispensable, and everyone must have an axe.
In the era of backward refinement, ironware, regardless of size, was expensive, and farm tools such as axes and hoes were not cheap either.
She haggled over the price with the iron shop owner for a long time, and finally spent a huge amount of money to buy three axes and two hoes.
The boss was so happy that he could not stop smiling after making a deal. Sang Zhixia checked the items and said directly, "Boss, you took two and a half taels of silver from me. Can you give me a receipt?"
As if she was afraid that the boss would not agree, she said in embarrassment: "I bought this for someone, and it will be difficult to verify it without a receipt. Could you please issue me one?"
The boss agreed readily, but his handwriting was extremely ugly.
Sang Zhixia grabbed an ugly receipt and hurried back. When she got back to the place where she came from, the old lady was drinking tea and resting at a roadside tea stall.
But the old lady was used to drinking expensive tea, so the little bit of tea foam in her mouth was so unpalatable that she couldn't swallow it, and her face was full of disgust.
She saw Sang Zhixia coming back with things on her back and asked curiously, "Why did you buy so many hatchets?"
Sang Zhixia said vaguely, "Grandfather told me to buy it. Here is the receipt and the remaining silver. Keep it."
The old lady took the receipt and was hurt by the ugly handwriting on it. She crumpled it up and threw it on the ground. She stood up and said, "If you have bought everything, let's go home."
I don't want to come to this broken episode again.
Sang Zhixia suppressed a smile and nodded, then followed the old lady into the ox cart going back.
The old lady also found an excuse: "You are carrying so many things, it will be too tiring to walk back, so just spend the two cents."
Sang Zhixia agreed: "Grandma is right. We should save when we should save and spend when we should spend. You are indeed the best at managing the household."
The old lady inexplicably felt that there was something wrong with this flattery, but she couldn't think of what to say for a moment, so she could only turn her head with a stern face.
She was a second wife, and Xu Yu's father was not her biological son. Xu Yu, the eldest grandson, was not close to her.
She looked down upon the eldest grandson's wife in front of her.
It's strange, the old man never joked with the younger generation in the family when he was in a high position of power, but Sang Zhixia didn't seem to be afraid of him at all.
Could it be that Xu Yu really picked up a treasure by mistake?
The old lady's face gradually became gloomy as she thought about the mess in her home. Sang Zhixia pretended not to see anything when she saw it.
What's wrong with being unhappy?
It has nothing to do with her.
In the end, as long as she can accomplish what she wants to do, the process is not important.
The ox cart shook all the way to the village entrance. When they walked with difficulty to the door of the dilapidated house, they unexpectedly ran into Xu Yu who had just arrived.
Seeing that the old lady's hands were empty while Sang Zhixia's back was full, Xu Yu pursed his lips and reached out to take the heavy basket.
Sang Zhixia didn't bother to be polite with him. She threw the heavy burden on him and rubbed his sore shoulders. She glanced behind him and asked curiously, "Where are Second Uncle and Third Uncle?"
"They didn't come back with you?"
A subtle glint of anxiety flashed across Xu Yu's eyes, and he said calmly, "They were delayed for a while by something, and they should be back soon."
After he finished speaking, he carried the backpack and walked into the house. Sang Zhixia didn't see the old lady looking suspicious and followed him.
After putting the things down and entering the west shed, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "What happened to them? What were you laughing at just now?"
Xu Yu thought he was pretty good at hiding his emotions, and when he heard her say that, the corners of his mouth curled up silently.
"Are you happy to see me?"
"Come on, you're almost writing gloating on your face."
"What happened to them?"
Xu Yu sat on his own wooden board, stretching his long legs which had nowhere to rest, with a hint of sarcasm emanating from the corners of his muddy eyes.
"The fired green bricks need to be carried from the brick kiln to the open space, and the wages are calculated by the number of bricks."
Six copper coins a day, and I could move six hundred bricks.
Xu Yu understood the rules and followed them. After two days, he moved the same amount of things every day, but there were always people trying to find loopholes.
"The foreman was keeping an eye on them. He counted them at the end and found the total was not enough. If they want to get their wages for today, they must stay and make up the difference."
Not even a piece less will do.
In the past, if these two arrogant gentlemen suffered such an injustice, they would definitely just turn around and walk away with a flick of their sleeves. Even looking back would be considered a loss.
But it’s different now.
I put in a lot of effort when I was slacking off. If I just give up, all my efforts will be wasted.
Six cents is still money.
Xu Yu settled the wages and went back on his own, while the other two were still working at the brick kiln.
After hearing this, Sang Zhixia laughed muffledly, her shoulders shaking.
"Don't tell me, this is how it should be treated."
We should just fool these people's sneaky and cunning minds.
Seeing that she was happy, Xu Yu just lowered his head and smiled, but as he smiled, something wrapped in a handkerchief appeared in his arms.
"What's this?"
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