Tian Laosi genuinely believed she was ill. Out of consideration for saving her, he reached out and touched Zhang Gui's chest. The moment he touched her, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck his fingertips, instantly clearing his head.
Suddenly, he stood up and withdrew his hands, immersed in the joy of his successful plan. Little did Zhang Gui know that he would do such a thing. His body, which was lying down, suddenly crashed to the ground, and he landed face down.
He froze on the spot.
A sense of guilt welled up in Tian Laosi's heart, feeling that he had let Zhang down.
He shouldered his farm tools, didn't look at Zhang Gui again, and strode stiffly home.
Zhang Gui was left lying in the mud, and when he came to his senses, he flailed his arms and legs up and down at the same time.
Mud was splashed all over the ground.
She never dreamed that Tian Laosi would be so ungentlemanly towards her. She was clearly younger and prettier than Zhang Shi, so why couldn't he see that?
She will never give up for the sake of her own happiness!
When Tian Laosi returned home, he didn't put down the farm tools on his shoulders until he entered the main room.
When Zhang came out of the house, she saw that he looked lost and confused, and her smiling brows immediately furrowed slightly.
"What's wrong with you? You seem out of your mind. Why are you bringing the hoe into the main room instead of under the eaves?"
"ah?"
After being reminded by Zhang, Tian Laosi looked at the shoulders in surprise.
"Oh, I forgot, maybe I'm just too tired from work and my brain isn't working properly."
Tian Laosi joked with Zhang Shi for a couple of minutes, and seeing that he was really alright, Zhang Shi didn't think much of it.
"Put it away quickly, wash your hands and eat. Today, my daughter made cabbage rice, it smells delicious!"
"Hey, hey!"
As he put down his farm tools under the eaves, Tian Laosi was still recalling the moment he touched Zhang Gui. He immediately shook his head to clear his mind of the image.
He muttered to himself, "I should probably avoid her from now on."
When Tian Laosi finished washing his hands and came to the dining table, he saw a variety of home-style dishes, including a pot of fragrant cabbage rice.
He took the bowl and chopsticks handed to him by Zhang, took a bite, and felt the comfort of home.
......
The day to start work had arrived again. Early that morning, Tian Sangui got ready and set off with his brothers.
Upon arriving at the shop, everything remained the same as before, with little change.
When Tian Sangui opened the vegetable shed, which was of utmost concern to him, he found only the last two layers of cabbages remaining.
While everyone was busy in the store, she secretly moved the vegetables from the space warehouse into the vegetable shed and arranged them neatly.
When dawn broke and everyone finished breakfast, she drove her donkey cart to Tongfu Restaurant to collect her dividends from the previous month.
"Come, come, here's the money for the chives and cucumbers, seventy taels in total, count it!"
Manager Yan is personally overseeing things at the shop today. Manager Li has encountered some family issues and will need a few days to resolve them.
Tian Sangui took the silver and weighed it in his hand; it was a little heavier than fifty taels.
Without weighing it, he put it directly into his sleeve in front of Manager Yan.
"Hey, aren't you afraid I'll shortchange you if you don't weigh yourself?"
Tian Sangui looked up and knew that Manager Yan was joking: "We've known each other for so long, I completely trust Manager Yan's character."
"Besides, we're in this for the long haul. Unless Manager Yan doesn't want to continue working with me, why would he shoot himself in the foot?"
"Hahaha!"
"You're right, I hope that even after San Gui goes to the county town, he won't forget to cooperate with my Tongfu Restaurant!"
"Of course! We'll work together, and Manager Yan can also put any good ideas he has on sale at my restaurant. We'll share the profits!"
As he spoke, Manager Yan stood up excitedly and grasped Tian Sangui's hand: "Good, with Sangui's word, I feel much more at ease!"
They were afraid that if Tian Sangui went to the county town, he would stop serving the appetizers at their restaurant for the sake of his own business.
Thanks to Tian Sangui's dishes, his restaurant business has increased dramatically in the past two months. As a result, he was quite nervous when he learned that Tian Sangui had expanded to the county town.
"Don't worry, I'll have my brother deliver the cucumber slices to you tomorrow. He'll be the one delivering goods for Manager Yan from now on!"
"Okay, I'll wait here for your brother!"
After explaining everything, Tian Sangui returned to her family shop. Her brothers felt sorry for her and didn't want her to work hard in the front of the shop, so they didn't let her do any work.
Tian Sangui had no choice but to rest in the backyard as his brothers had arranged.
After the midday rush, she personally cooked a delicious meal for them.
After tidying up the shop, Tian Sangui called everyone to the backyard and paid them their wages for the previous month.
"Cousin, we don't want any wages. Our mother told us we're here to help out. Asking for money would be too much of a fuss."
Zhang Ping, who was very tall, scratched the back of his head shyly.
Tian Da and Tian Er chimed in, "Yes, Third Sister, we're all family. How can someone work for their own family and still expect to be paid? Put it away and don't bring this up again!"
Tian Da pushed Tian Sangui's hand, which was reaching into the money bag, back, indicating that she should put the money away.
Tian Sangui smiled and shook his head, explaining, "Brothers, you're helping me out. I see how hard you work every day and I appreciate it all."
“I’m giving money not to create distance between myself and my brothers, but to give them more energy to help me with my tasks.”
"Besides, if you have some spare change, you'll be able to support your parents when you go home, won't you?"
"Or you can save the rest, and when you have a sister-in-law and cousin-in-law in the future, you can buy them some things they like. Wouldn't that make Sister-in-law Dou happy?"
"Why?"
Now that Mitsuki Tadashi has said that, it seems like being rich really feels pretty good, huh?
"Well... just give me ten or so coins, that's fine, don't make it too much, we're all family, no need to be so formal!"
Tian Sangui would never grant their wish: "How can ten coins be enough to repay the hard work my brothers put in from early morning?"
“I won’t stand on ceremony with my brothers. I’ll pay them the market rate. The waiters at Tongfu Restaurant earn 500 cash a month, so I’ll give each of them 600 cash. Plus the attendance bonus and performance bonus, it’ll come to 1,000 cash in total!”
"Huh? No, no, no, that's not enough. One hundred will do. Cousin, you've miscalculated!"
Zhang Rui and Zhang Ping shoved Tian Sangui, but that's not how he calculated the score.
"Third Sister, what is perfect attendance... what is this award/performance bonus? What are these things? Where did you hear them from?"
Tian Er couldn't understand what Tian Sangui was talking about when he said there was such a big award. He wondered why all of these awards added up to so much.
"This is what the older sister next to me said in my dream. I think it makes a lot of sense. First, it motivates the workers to work hard, and second, it makes it easier for me to manage them better so that I can earn this money."
"So, starting today, I will treat all my brothers equally, and my salary will increase every year as my working hours increase."
"Brothers, stop refusing! Treat this job at Jueweizhai as a way to support your families, and I, Tian Sangui, will never treat you unfairly!"
Tian Sangui spoke with great enthusiasm, saying that everyone wanted to live a good life, especially the men in their families.
They all carry the responsibility of supporting their families in their hearts. If they can make their families live a good life through their own hard work, they can't be more proud.
Under Tian Sangui's persuasion, the four brothers were flattered and accepted one tael of silver.
Seeing that he had earned so much money for the first time, he was overwhelmed with excitement.
He wanted to fly home immediately to share the good news with his family, but he was afraid that if his mother found out, she would not only be unhappy but also receive a beating from his wife as a form of "love".
Alas, the mix of anxiety and joy tormented their hearts as they earned money for the first time.
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