Chapter 230: Perverse Logic
"It's not that I want to argue with them." Song Yuntang pointed in the direction of the wooden shed, "My cousin has also seen that there are more than ten people working on my farm, so we are not short of manpower."
Song Changzhu muttered quietly in the back, "We are cousins after all. Aren't we closer than Qiao Daqiao and Song Cheng? You could just..."
"Stay!"
Before he could finish his words, Song Fulai stopped him and turned back to give him a warning look, telling him not to talk nonsense.
He then looked at Song Yuntang with an apologetic look on his face.
"Changzhu is still young, Tang'er, don't take what he said to heart."
Song Yuntang said coldly, "In terms of blood relationship, Qiao Da, Qiao Er, and Song Cheng are not as close to you, but they do things that make me worry less, and no one comes to pick a fight with me."
"Not to mention that my farm is not short of people for the time being, even if it is short of people, I would not want to use you. Ma has been causing trouble for me before, and has also ruined my reputation in the village. Song Zhimei even wants to kill me. I am being merciful by not fighting back. It is impossible for me to pretend that nothing has happened."
Song Changzhu is only one year younger than her.
Xu Wencheng was also fifteen years old, but his words and actions were much more pleasing than his.
It's true that when you compare yourself to others, you get thrown away!
Song Fulai scratched his head in distress. He couldn't deny what his mother and sister had done because he had seen some of them.
They really only care about their own happiness and don't care about the lives of their families.
He looked in Song Jinyuan's direction, wanting to ask him to help him say a few good words.
Seeing this, Song Jinyuan looked at Song Yuntang.
"Tang'er, how about you reconsider it?"
Song Yuntang looked a little impatient.
"Brother, it's useless to say more. I don't need any more people on my farm. Do I have to spend money to hire people to stay on my farm? My money didn't come from the wind. There's no reason to waste it like this."
Before Song Jinyuan came, Liu asked him to ask if he could work here with everyone. Now seeing Song Yuntang's expression, he was too embarrassed to speak.
If I had known earlier, I would not have listened to my parents and brought my cousin from my second uncle's family here. It's a thankless task and makes people hate me.
He looked in the direction of Song Fulai and Song Changzhu.
"Since Tang'er doesn't need anyone here, shall we go back?"
Song Fulai wanted to say something else, but seeing Song Yuntang's unfriendly expression, he pursed his lips and finally said nothing.
However, Song Changzhu glared at Song Yuntang fiercely.
"My mother said you are ruthless. If that's true, I shouldn't have come today."
Song Yuntang was not to be outdone.
"You know you shouldn't come, but you still come. I don't welcome you!"
Song Changzhu was very angry, "You..."
Song Fulai was worried because his wife and son at home had not had enough food to eat recently. Now that he hadn't found the problem, his younger brother was still holding him back, and he was getting very angry.
"Shut up, long time!"
Perhaps his brother's scolding had worked, Song Changzhu snorted, his tone noticeably weaker.
"It's up to Big Brother if he wants to continue to please her. I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he turned around and trotted away.
Song Fulai looked apologetic.
"Cousin, I apologize to you on behalf of the long-term resident. You should not bear grudges against the villains. Don't bother with him."
Song Yuntang hummed, "Cousin, you should go find something else to do. I really don't need anyone here right now. Sorry."
Song Fulai looked helpless. He said goodbye to Song Yuntang and left with Song Jinyuan.
After Xu Wencheng saw everyone leave, he came to Song Yuntang, crossed his arms, and looked in the direction where Song Fulai's cousins left.
"Sister-in-law, I don't think your cousin is a bad person."
Song Yuntang hummed.
"It's like a good bamboo shoot has grown out of a bad bamboo."
Song Fulai and his eldest brother are both the eldest in the family, but their circumstances are completely different.
My second uncle has two sons and one daughter in his family.
Ma is also a powerful person.
With Song Zhimei and Song Changzhu, she only favored the two younger ones. The eldest son and his wife were often scolded by her at home, especially the eldest son's wife, who had been bullied by her since she got married. Only her attitude towards her grandson was relatively gentle.
With all this commotion going on, it depends on how long the eldest son’s wife can remain silent. Otherwise, the family may have to separate this year.
If the family is divided, there will be fewer people earning money and working, and Ma's life will probably be even more difficult.
Xu Wencheng then added, "The smaller one should be about my age, right? He looks like someone who is prone to getting into trouble."
Song Yuntang smiled.
"You are a good judge of people."
Xu Wencheng looked proud, "Of course, sister-in-law, don't judge people by appearance. I am very good at judging people."
Smelling the aroma of food wafting from the yard, Song Yuntang turned and walked towards the courtyard.
"Let's go, let's go eat, and then go home early after dinner. We have to pack our things when we get home, because we have to go to the county town early tomorrow morning."
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After dinner, Song Yuntang gathered everyone together and started paying them their wages.
Miao and Tu Shi, like Fang Tianci and others, were paid ten days' wages, two hundred and seventy coins each.
The six people led by Qiao Da who worked in the wooden shed and the four people led by Song Mazi who had previously renovated the tavern in the town had their wages paid once on August 15th. This time, they were paid for half a month, and each person received 450 coins.
The total wages for these two days amounted to seven taels and three hundred and fifty coins.
But compared to the profit, this staff expense is nothing.
I still have 428 taels of silver left in my hand. After buying a small courtyard in the suburbs of the county town, I should have 100 taels left.
After paying the wages, Song Yuntang asked Tu Shi and Song Jinsheng to set up a bed for Xu Liangping in the granary, and then he returned to Lushan Village with Xu Qingye and Xu Wencheng.
As the mule cart moved forward, the mountain breeze blew through the window and made Song Yuntang, who was wearing thin clothes, shiver.
I'm going to the county town tomorrow, so I'm afraid I'll have to wear thicker clothes.
I came back early today, and it wasn't completely dark when I got home.
Seeing the two children return home, Jiang and Xu Yongwang both breathed a sigh of relief.
"The water on the stove is still hot. Go wash up while it's still light. It's cooler tonight than in the past few days. Mother has already put a thin quilt inside the thin quilt on your bed."
As soon as the three of them entered the yard, Jiang was reciting there.
Song Yuntang felt relieved that Jiang was so thoughtful.
Xu Wencheng frowned and said reluctantly, "Mom, if I sleep with this quilt covered with a quilt, I'm afraid I'll sweat a lot."
Jiang glanced at him.
"You little bastard, if it weren't for the drought this year, people who are afraid of the cold would have started wearing thin jackets at this time of year. You'll suffer for being too greedy when you're young."
"Mother, this is a perverted theory." Xu Wencheng curled his lips and looked at Song Yuntang, "Sister-in-law, you know medicine, please give me your opinion. Is what mother said tenable?"
Jiang was anxious and pretended to pick up the broom in the corner. "This is what our ancestors have passed down. How come it doesn't hold water?"
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