Yun felt she was right and didn't give Tian Sangui a chance to speak.
She then distributed the wages to her family members.
“Your eldest and second uncles’ families are your own uncles, so you can’t treat them like outsiders.”
It should be at least 20 coins per person. I've calculated it for you; for a total of 15 people, it would be 460 coins.
Stop dawdling and give me the money. You've had a long day, go home and cook!
Yun, with a self-righteous air, reached out and asked Tian Sangui for money.
She wondered why the Tian family had suddenly become so kind, coming over early in the morning to help; it turned out they had this in mind.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Grandma, I can't help but admire your shamelessness. Your skin is as thick as a city wall!"
"Father, Mother, do you get paid for the work you do at home?"
Tian Laosi remained silent, while Zhang Shi shook her head directly: "How can you expect to be paid for working for yourself, unless it's an outsider!"
Tian Sangui then asked those behind him, "Eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, do you ask for wages for working for your own family?"
The four brothers quickly shook their heads vigorously: "We're family, why would we need money? Asking for money would be too formal."
Tian Sangui turned to Yun Shi with a grin: "You see, Grandpa and Grandma just said that we are all family, so there is no reason for us to give them money. Otherwise, wouldn't that be like creating distance between us?"
"you......"
Before Yun could speak, Tian Sangui silenced her with another remark.
"Besides, Grandpa said this morning that he would bring the whole house to help us, so helping is naturally voluntary. I thought to myself at the time, Grandpa and Grandma are truly the kindest elders."
Knowing how much he loves his son and can't bear to see his grandchildren suffer, he volunteered to help. Hey, everyone heard that clearly this morning, don't you all agree?
"Yes, as soon as Grandpa Tian came this morning, he said he was going to help. He said it right in my ear, and I heard it very clearly."
"Hey, I was standing behind you, and I heard it clearly too. They really did say they were there to help. If they're helping a family, why would they ask for money?"
"Could it be that you're trying to take advantage of a loophole and then try to renege on your promise?"
"Looks like he's not as kind-hearted as people say; he's just trying to squeeze more money out of her!"
The villagers couldn't stand the way the Tian family begged for money, especially since Yun had just tried to stop Tian Lao Si from giving them any money. Now that karma had come back to bite them, the villagers naturally chose to stand on Tian San Gui's side and help refute Yun.
"You, you!"
Yun was so angered by the villagers that she spoke out.
Taking advantage of the situation, Tian Sangui stepped forward to play the good guy: "Everyone has misunderstood. My grandparents are just here to help. As people get older, their memories aren't what they used to be, so please be understanding."
"Father, Mother, eldest brother, second brother, fourth and fifth little ones, come here quickly, let's thank Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, and Second Uncle's family for their help."
Tian Sangui pulled the family together and they loudly thanked him, saying, "Thank you so much for your help, grandparents, uncles, and elder brothers! The whole family thanks you!"
"Good!" the villagers shouted, then clapped their hands at the Tian family and the Tian Sangui family to show that they had done a good job.
This incident caused Yun to faint from anger, and her son and daughter-in-law from the old house came to help her up.
Tian Laosi also wanted to go up and help, but as he took a small step, he remembered that Yun Shi had always pretended to faint after being unreasonable in the past.
Thinking it would be the same this time, he simply stopped and turned away, ignoring it.
But this time, Yun was so angry that she fainted. Her carefully planned scheme turned into voluntary help, and she didn't get a single penny.
Unable to accept the shattering of her dream, she panicked, her blood pressure spiked, and she went black out, ending up home.
The old house was thoroughly embarrassed, and when they left, they didn't give any of the four families a friendly look.
After seeing the old man off, as dawn was breaking, Tian Sangui didn't delay any longer and quickly distributed money to the villagers.
By the time they got home, it was completely dark.
Cooking had to be a luxury, so we lit an oil lamp.
Leftovers from lunch are reheated in a pot, then stir-fried with hand-torn cabbage, and sauerkraut is added to the pot and stir-fried for a few seconds. Two ladles of water are added, along with some pre-stir-fried shredded meat, to make a hot and sour cabbage soup.
Enjoy a delicious meal with these white steamed buns.
Everyone had done a lot of physical work today, so they went to bed early. Tian Sangui stayed in his room, counting the shop's sales figures.
Put the counted two thousand copper coins into the money bag, to be used for tomorrow's wages.
I'll try to finish building the chicken coop and the yard wall together in the next couple of days.
Then, chicks and ducklings were brought in, and her little ranch was ready to open for business.
After spending these few days together, everyone changed their prejudice against Tian Laosi's family.
They didn't seem to be as mean-spirited as the Yun family had described, and Zhang wasn't as selfish and verbally abusive as the Yun family had portrayed her.
On the contrary, they are easier to get along with than the honest people in the village. They are generous and quick to give money and keep their word.
They won everyone's favor and accepted Tian Laosi's family from the bottom of their hearts.
After getting to know Tian Laosi's character, the elders and uncles worked even harder, putting aside their previous thoughts of coming for money and becoming warm-hearted people in the village who help each other.
Five days later, the courtyard wall and chicken coop were all built. After working for another two days, a batch of chicks could be introduced and raised.
During the two days, Tian Sangui was also busy. She drew a round cage and asked Tian Laosi, Tian Da, and Tian Er to try to weave it out with bamboo.
He wanted to put the chickens inside in a way that wouldn't restrict their freedom and would also make it easier for people to manage them.
It's particularly easy when you're focusing on catching them.
The father and his two sons understood immediately and declared that it was no problem at all.
We can make fifty or sixty a day, but the main time-consuming part is making the skeleton.
It's okay, I'll finish editing it in two days and use it first, then I'll work on the rest later.
That evening, Tian Sangui recorded the expenses and income of the past few days in the ledger.
It cost a total of ten taels of silver to hire workers over five days.
The income was twenty-five taels, and after deducting wages, fifteen taels were recorded in the books.
The fixed assets already amount to 126 taels.
In the morning, after breakfast, the mother and daughter drove their donkey cart from house to house collecting chicks.
Having become acquainted with Zhang, the villagers no longer shut their doors and ignored her whenever they saw her.
Instead, they opened the door and greeted us with smiles.
Hearing that they were buying chicks, the ladies of the house were all happy to sell their only chicks.
Each household raises free-range chickens, with roosters and hens raised together.
A hen would hide eggs where the owner didn't know, then naturally hatch chicks, who would then follow the hen back to the owner's house.
This resulted in situations where each household only had two, three, or four or five [items/items].
Furthermore, due to the time difference, the chicks were too large to be suitable for Tian Sangui's adoption goals.
There was no other way but to try my luck at the next place.
During the journey, as they passed by the old house, the gate, which had been open, was slammed shut by Wang Shi as if she were avoiding an enemy.
Tian Sangui had no intention of going to the old house to collect chicks.
Given Yun's temperament, she would never let them leave without extracting a few more copper coins from them.
So Tian Sangui, without thinking twice, went straight past the old house and went to his neighbor's house.
Having heard the news, Shen stopped sitting under the big locust tree and hurried home, leaving the gate wide open to await Zhang and Tian Sangui's arrival.
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