Chapter 122 Fighting
If Su Yindi gets a share, then Su Xing gets a share too!
That night, Huo Ran led his men to the army camp. With these sweet potatoes, the soldiers would have enough to eat.
After dinner, Jiang's mother began to distribute wages and said to the workers, "You've worked hard these past few days."
The workers felt a heavy weight in their wages and were all very happy.
"Aunt Jiang, please don't be so polite. If you need any more work in the future, just call us."
Jiang Mi quickly replied, "There really is work to be done. We're going to plant glutinous corn later, and we'll also plant some sweet potatoes. If any of you are willing to stay and continue working, you can stay. We'll pay you properly. But we don't want anyone who's lazy or tries to slack off."
In fact, these workers are all honest and capable. He was saying this to Su Xing.
When Su Xing received his wages, he found that they were much less than what others received, and he immediately became unhappy: "Why did I only get so little?"
Jiang's mother said coldly, "We are very fair. Those who do more work naturally get more. You didn't come this morning and only collected less than half a bag of sweet potatoes this afternoon. This is already quite a lot for you, much more than others."
Su Xing refused: "No way! We agreed on three times theirs. No matter what, you have to give me three times the money. Don't think I don't know that man gave you a silver note. You're so rich, yet you're still being stingy. You're such a miser!"
Jiang Mi snatched the money back: "Take it or leave it. You're a beggar complaining that others don't give you enough. You're shameless, aren't you? Besides, I earn money through my own abilities. What business is it of yours how much I earn? If I earn a lot, that's my skill. What does it have to do with you? Don't you think too highly of yourself?"
Seeing that he was no match for Jiang Mi, Su Xing could only leave in a huff.
Jiang Zhi asked worriedly, "If I don't give him the money, won't my mother-in-law come looking for me later?"
Jiang Mi wasn't afraid of Su's mother at all: "Come on then, the sweet potatoes Su Xingshou harvested are right here, with so many eyes watching. Do they still want to deny it? I'd like to see what they can do to me!"
Su Yindi was a little worried. Her original intention was to have her brother find something productive to do so that he could earn money and have something to do. She didn't expect it to turn out like this. Now she just hoped that her mother wouldn't take her anger out on her.
The next day, Su's mother came over with Su Daqiang and Su Xing. It seemed that she was afraid that there were not enough family members, so she also brought her eldest son-in-law's family and her second son-in-law's family. Both daughters were very obedient and did whatever Su's mother said.
"You Jiang family, how can you treat people like this? You promised to pay my Xing'er three times his wages, but you're treating him like a beggar? Is this how the Jiang family bullies people?"
As soon as Su Daqiang came in, he started yelling. Su's mother squatted at the entrance of the Jiang family's house and cried out to the neighbors who were coming and going: "The Jiang family is not human! They bully my son and make him work for free without paying him a single penny! Everyone, come and judge this!"
Jiang's mother wasn't afraid at all and started shouting, "Everyone, come and judge! Out of consideration for our family ties, we gave her son three times the wages, but he didn't come to work in the morning and only finished half a sack in the afternoon. There were dozens of workers watching in the field. We can't just give him so much money for nothing, can we? Even if you're raising a son, you can't raise him like this!"
Su's mother was displeased and stood up abruptly: "Didn't my son do so much? It was his first time doing this, and he's already doing a great job. What more do you want? It's not like he didn't do anything. You're just bullying him!"
Jiang's mother dumped the sack of sweet potatoes out of the sack: "Come, come, everyone, take a look. Nine out of ten are bad. How can we sell these? Who will buy them? We are all farmers, and we all rely on this to make a living. If you make them like this, I won't earn a penny, and I'll even have to pay you. Ask around, where can you find such a good deal?"
The neighbors who were watching the commotion chimed in, "That's right, that's not how you work! Even if you didn't do much, you can't ruin the crops! Such good sweet potatoes, rotted like this, tsk tsk tsk..."
Upon hearing this, and seeing that no one was on their side, Su's mother quickly explained, "This wasn't intentional. Besides, there are good ones too! The Jiang family is deliberately making things difficult for my son. My son is so outstanding; he's good at everything he does. It's impossible for him to do something like this. Maybe you deliberately put the bad ones in to frame my son!"
Jiang Mi was sleeping soundly, but the noise outside made it impossible for her to sleep. She got dressed and ran out to help.
"Stop making a scene for yourself. Everyone should go and find out how much our Jiang family pays the workers. We didn't shortchange them a single penny. Your son does nothing but eat. When he comes, he either sleeps or just stares blankly. Let me tell you, you're the only one who treats your son like a treasure and spoils him like this. You'll get what's coming to you sooner or later."
Among the crowd were workers who worked for the Jiang family, who quickly chimed in, "Yes, I've been working for the Jiang family for so many days, and they pay us every day. Sometimes if we do a lot, they'll give us more. They've never shortchanged us. These past few days have been busy, and they've even provided us with meals, all meat. I've never eaten so well in my life."
"Yes, I'll go again next time the Jiang family needs someone."
Upon hearing this, the neighbors immediately looked on with envy. They thought, "We get to eat meat! We'd do it even without pay! What a great deal!"
Seeing that she couldn't reason with him, Su's mother could only change the subject: "We are in-laws after all. Although my son helps you with the work, he is not a real worker. Shouldn't we at least show some consideration? It's disheartening that someone so close to you is so calculating."
"Who said we're on good terms with you?" Jiang's mother said bluntly. "Everyone in the surrounding villages knows what kind of people you are. I wouldn't dare to associate with you. I did pay you, but it was the same amount. For the little he did, I even gave him a lot more. If you don't want it, fine."
Su's mother went up and grabbed Jiang's mother's hair. Anyway, she had brought a lot of people with her this time, so she was no longer afraid.
"I'll show you how to bully people, how to bully my son! What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and do it!"
Su Daqiang and Jiang Cheng started fighting. Su Daqiang was a butcher and was strong. Jiang Yan was afraid that his father would be at a disadvantage, so he quickly rolled up his sleeves and went to help.
Su Xing's two older sisters were about to fight Jiang Mi when Liu He and Liang Lan stopped them. The four women pulled each other's hair and started pulling each other in the yard.
While Su's mother was hitting him, she saw Su Yindi come out of the room and froze.
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