Chapter 176 Avoiding Misunderstandings
The person in charge looked embarrassed.
"Miss, Tu Shi has a big appetite, but he is really good at his job. Ten taels of silver is a bit too cheap. How about you add two more taels?"
He held up two fingers.
Song Yuntang shook his head firmly.
"The market is not good this year. Every household is running out of food. If I buy a servant with such a big appetite, I will have to worry about his food supply."
The person in charge is also worried.
If it weren't for the fact that Tu Shi was such a big eater, he really wouldn't want to sell such a capable servant for less than fifteen taels.
But if I keep him today, I don’t know when I can sell him.
After hesitating for a long time, he nodded.
"Okay, fifty taels is fifty taels. I'll go prepare the indentures for the girls."
Quarter of an hour later, Song Yuntang led five people out of Hefengyahang and went straight to the tavern. After leading the mule, he took them back to the farm.
When Tu Shi saw Song Yuntang leading the mule, he hurried forward.
"Girl, let me lead the mule for you."
Song Yuntang did not object and handed the reins to him. "Don't call me a slave, I don't have so many rules here. I hate betrayal the most. As long as you follow me and work hard, I will not treat you badly in the future. But once you betray me, I will never tolerate it."
Several people nodded quickly.
"Don't worry, young lady. From now on, our lives belong to you. If you tell us to go east, we will never go west."
Song Yuntang led a few people out of Cile Town.
"What do you think about the monthly salary?"
"It's up to the girl to decide."
"That's it, Tu Shi, Fang Tianci and Tao Xia, you guys are young and you may be assigned more tasks on weekdays, so I will give you 800 coins a month."
The three of them quickly responded, "Yes."
Song Yuntang continued, "Aunt Miao, you will be responsible for cooking and cleaning the yard for my workers on the farm for the time being. I will give you 600 coins. As for Fang Xiaobao, he is too young and can't do anything for the time being, so I won't give him a monthly salary. I will give him a monthly salary when he can work. What do you think?"
Miao and Fang Tianci's family of four nodded quickly.
"We listen to the girl."
Tu Shi said embarrassedly, "I don't want the monthly salary. I am already satisfied that the girl can give me a full meal."
Song Yuntang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely make sure you have enough food to eat. You can do the work of three people, and I only need to pay you one month's salary. In a sense, I am the one who gets the better deal."
When the people at the back heard this, they all covered their mouths and laughed.
Soon, the group arrived at the farm.
When Chen saw Song Yuntang leading a group of people in, she immediately went forward to ask curiously.
"Miss Song, who are these people?"
"I just bought it from Hefeng Dental Clinic to help. They will live here from now on."
As Song Yuntang spoke, he began to worry about where to arrange these people.
"I just moved to this farm, and I don't have that many houses to live in yet. So, Aunt Miao and Sister Xia will take Xiaobao to live in the house where my brother used to live. Tu Shi and Tianci will sleep in the wooden shed for the time being. The farm is building a granary these two days. You can go and help. It should be completed in a few days if it's fast. You can stay in the granary first, and then make arrangements after the house is built."
Fang Tianci and Tao Xia will definitely be arranged to live in the same room when the time comes. As husband and wife... they all know each other.
Chen hurriedly looked at Miao Cuihe and Tao Xia, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"I'll take Aunt Miao and this sister to your room."
Tao Xia nodded, "Thank you for your help."
The two of them took their bags and followed Chen into the house to put their things away. They came out soon after. Fang Xiaobao was already playing with Fubao. One was almost six years old, and the other four years old, and they were at the right age to play around.
Tu Shi looked at the food that was almost piled up into a mountain in the main hall, and he almost drooled at the corners of his lips, as if he had seen a mountain of gold.
Looking at him like this, Song Yuntang smiled and pointed in the direction of the wooden shed.
"Go find Uncle Qiao there first. He will arrange some work for you. When Uncle Pan comes in the afternoon, he will have other things to do for you."
"good."
The two men agreed and headed towards the woodshed.
As soon as Miao came out of the house, she took a broom and cleaned the house, while Tao and Chen went to the kitchen to work.
"How old is your sister this year? When did you come?" asked Mrs. Tao.
"I'm twenty-two, how about you?"
"Twenty-four."
Chen Xier said calmly, "I have been here for about half a month. I was desperate at the time, and it was Miss Song who took me and my son in. She is a good girl."
She has figured it out these days. If her husband's family doesn't want her, then she can also abandon them.
As long as you have the ability, you can live a good life alone with Fubao.
So what if there is no man?
Miss Song told her that some men are worse off than not having them.
Tao nodded and said, "We will all work together here from now on. Sister Xier will have to bear with us."
Chen smiled at her and said, "What are you talking about? We are all here to work for Miss Song, so naturally we just need to do the things she asks us to do."
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Uncle Pan didn't offer any more wine when he came over at noon today. After all, he had to work and couldn't delay other people's work.
However, Song Yuntang still prepared three pounds of meat.
After all, there are so many people doing physical work, so their daily nutrition must be ensured.
She specifically asked Chen to cook more rice. Everyone was shocked when they saw how much Tu Shi ate for the first time.
Most men would only eat two bowls and then put down their bowls, but he was different. After eating five bowls in one meal, he had to put down his bowl because he felt embarrassed.
Song Yuntang smiled.
"Tu Shi, you really have a good appetite."
Tu Shi scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, girl, did I eat too much?"
Song Yuntang waved his hand, "It's okay. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work. There should be another bowl in the pot. If your stomach can still hold more, don't leave any."
Tu Shi quickly picked up his bowl again.
"Okay, leave it to me!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Looking at his silly look, everyone started laughing.
After resting for a while after dinner, Uncle Pan went to the wooden shed, set up the stove and started steaming the grain that had been soaked yesterday.
A total of three pots were steamed and placed in three cellars for fermentation.
Depending on the length of time, fermentation takes ten days, twenty days, or thirty days respectively.
Song Yuntang also steamed the glutinous rice that he had soaked early in the morning, mixed it with yeast, and put it into two small jars and sealed them. Now that the weather is warm, it will be just right to use it when the tavern opens after the wedding.
After doing all this, Uncle Pan made an appointment with her to come back in ten days and then went back.
Chen came to Song Yuntang's side.
"Miss Song, the day after tomorrow is your wedding day. I'll go to the tavern to sell sour plum soup on your behalf tomorrow, okay? Aunt Miao and Sister Xia are taking care of the family affairs now, so I can go to the tavern first to get familiar with them."
Song Yuntang was stunned. He had been so busy these days that he didn't even notice how fast the time passed.
"Okay, then you and I will go together to get familiar with it tomorrow. I will ask Tu Shi to take you there the day after tomorrow. As for Fu Bao, Aunt Miao will be at home by then, so let her take care of him for you."
The reason why Tu Shi was asked instead of Fang Tianci to send Chen was very simple. Fang Tianci already had a wife, and when the time came and went, it was inevitable that Tao would misunderstand something.
There is always a lot of gossip about a widow, and the same is true for a divorced woman.
We still need to pay attention to what needs to be paid attention to.
Chen smiled and nodded, "Okay."
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