Chapter 319: Wages
Who knows, besides them, Ruyi Pavilion might also be in trouble.
It is better for such evil-hearted people to receive retribution.
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "I haven't been to town for a while. I'm going to Ruyi Pavilion to visit Uncle Zhang."
"Go ahead." Cao responded with a smile.
Today was not a big market, so there were not many people in the town. The sun was already high in the sky, and the busiest period in the shop had passed. The remaining things could only be taken care of by her and Zhang Qiuying.
Zhuang Qingning took off her apron, went to the backyard to wash her hands, and then walked out of the shop.
As soon as he took a step forward, he saw a few figures, whoosh, and they slipped to the corner of the street and disappeared.
After taking two steps, she could see out of the corner of her eye that a few people were sneaking out from the corner of the street, looking at her with their heads tilted. When Zhuang Qingning turned around, those people retreated.
These people are a little too timid.
Zhuang Qingning held his forehead and sighed. After a brief pause, he decided not to go to Ruyi Pavilion for the time being. Instead, he turned around and walked towards the alley to the right rear.
"I see no one. Where did they go?"
"Why did you push me? If you are discovered, you will have to compensate me if you get beaten again."
"Okay, I won't push you. Just tell me where this person went. Did you see clearly..."
The head that was pushed out immediately shrank back, and even blinked, "I walked too fast, I didn't see it..."
"Hey, you bastard, are you simply too scared to look?"
"If I'm a bastard, then what have you become, big brother? Just now she was walking too fast, I couldn't see clearly, but seeing that she was walking in that direction, I guess she was going to Ruyi Pavilion."
"Brother, we can't hide here forever. The shopkeeper had promised us before, saying that he would give us the money after the matter was settled. Now Feng Yongkang is so scared. We have settled the matter, but we are still shrinking like this. It's not right..."
"You know nothing. The shopkeeper is so powerful. If we rashly ask her for money, what if she gets upset and uses the scale? Who will stop us? Will you stop us, or will you?"
The other two people both shrank their necks and dared not say a word.
It hurts a lot when the scale pole hits my forehead, even more than being kicked. I really don’t want to suffer that again.
"Look, you guys are scared, and you still want to ask for money casually? Just listen to me, we have to find a time when the owner of the village is happy. As long as she is happy, this matter will be easy, right?"
"But when will Manager Zhuang be happy?"
"Am I still waiting?"
Isn't that the same as not saying anything? The other two people rolled their eyes and looked up at the sky.
"Hey, you two bastards, don't disbelieve me, I will definitely find it..."
"What can you find?"
A clear voice suddenly sounded from behind. The three brothers were startled and quickly stood up from the ground. When they saw the face of the person in front of them, they subconsciously wanted to hold their heads.
"Zhuang... Shopkeeper Zhuang." Hu Da felt that he couldn't speak clearly, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He also felt that it was shameful and unspirited to hold his head with his hands, so he just stretched out his hand and pretended to scratch his head.
At least it looks decent.
"Why are you here? Didn't you go to Ruyi Pavilion just now..." While speaking, Hu Da glanced fiercely at Hu San who was standing beside him.
Hu San pouted and felt aggrieved.
Just now he only said that it was an estimate, and he didn't say that it was what he saw with his own eyes, so you can't blame him.
"Seeing you three looking shifty here, I came around to take a look. Sure enough, I heard you three talking about something behind your back." Zhuang Qingning said.
"No, no, we dare not talk about Manager Zhuang behind his back, haha, haha..."
I don’t want a bump on my head, thank you.
"It's okay to talk about it. You should talk about it. It's only natural to get paid for work, and it's also reasonable to ask for your wages."
As he spoke, he untied the purse at his waist, took out the same amount of silver as the three Hu brothers had given him before, and handed it over, "Here, this is yours."
Hu Da was overjoyed and quickly reached out to take it. He kept thanking Zhuang Qingning, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhuang. Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhuang."
"You don't have to thank me. The money originally belonged to you. I am returning it to its rightful owner. I heard that Shopkeeper Feng was haunted by nightmares and was very scared. This is all thanks to you. You did a good job."
Zhuang Qingning took out another silver coin from his purse and handed it to Hu Da.
Hu Da thought for a long time before reaching out to take it, and he did so with fear and trepidation.
He and the three brothers Hu Er and Hu San have been doing this kind of work as thugs for some years. They have been roaming around in various villages and towns and have seen a lot of people and things.
Basically, most of the hosts who are in trouble will swallow their anger and say something like "suffering a loss is a blessing", and then nothing more will be said.
If they really can't bear it anymore, they can only curse behind their backs, saying things like "you will be struck by lightning, you will not die a good death" and so on.
There are very few people like Zhuang Qingning who directly thinks of giving others a taste of their own medicine, and is so quick and efficient.
Isn’t it said that good people are easily bullied, and that they should repay evil with kindness?
Can we say that the person in front of me is not a good person?
Will you be unable to offend me in the future?
It seems that she is not only kind-hearted but also ruthless in hitting people. If you provoke her, she is also very cruel.
It's better not to bother with people like this. If you do, they might get put in a sack and not even know who did it.
Hu Da took the silver tremblingly, and his legs went limp, and he fell to his knees. "Manager Zhuang is really a female prime minister. She is generous and doesn't bother with us. It's a blessing for us three brothers."
"Not only did they not care about what we did before, they were also willing to give us money. This really makes me feel bad..."
"Thank you so much, Manager Zhuang. Manager Zhuang is truly a living Bodhisattva!"
Seeing the sturdy man in front of him with tears in his eyes and a look of gratitude, Zhuang Qingning took a deep breath.
Are people so easily moved these days? Especially ruffians?
"It's just some money for drinks, there's no need to do this..."
Those who knew about this would think that it was a reward, while those who didn't would think that she had done something extraordinary and was the other party's adoptive parent.
"Yes, yes. Manager Zhuang gave us some reward. It's a honor for the three of us brothers. We should be grateful." Hu Da stood up from the ground and said.
Perhaps because he was afraid just now and then felt quite grateful, tears welled up in his eyes, and his nose felt sour and snot started to flow.
Thanks to "小妹书迷" for the 1500-coin reward and the monthly ticket, and thanks to "也也可以~", "貓儿望月", and "就是大白" for the monthly tickets. Thank you all for your support.
(End of this chapter)
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