Upon hearing this, Ji Ren wanted to go up and tell them that he could pay them to come and help, but Cheng Qingyan stopped him.
Looking at those people, Cheng Qingyan felt that it wasn't unreasonable for Meng Xinyu's establishment not to accept them.
Given the same amount of money, who wouldn't want to find someone who is obedient and capable?
Talking about money before even starting workâisn't this the modern process for finding hourly workers?
Besides, they're from the same village and neighbors; who can guarantee they won't ask her for help tomorrow?
Now, these people are asking her for money for just carrying two cabinets.
It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that sometimes when people get angry, well, putting everything else aside, I just don't want to give it.
Among the people who came with the oxcart, one twisted his wrist and another broke his foot while carrying the load.
Only two people came from Ning Yu's side. Although they lent a hand, there were still not enough people.
Originally, Ji Ren transported the goods to Cheng Qingyan's house, and Cheng Qingyan and her family needed to find someone to unload them themselves.
Everyone who could come to his shop had come, so he left only two people to watch the shop.
Unexpectedly, I was still careless; I should have brought more people from the town.
He didn't know what the relationship was between the villagers who were watching and Cheng Qingyan.
Some of the things he brought this time were quite expensive. If they got damaged, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Cheng Qingyan.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Qingyan started calling for help, but unexpectedly, these people, even after lending a hand, asked Cheng Qingyan for money.
He absolutely could not let Cheng Qingyan pay this money.
What he didn't expect was that since spending money could solve the problem, it wasn't impossible.
Aren't these people a bit too snobbish?
Meng Aji stopped in his tracks, knowing full well who these people were.
If Cheng Qingyan doesn't give them money today, they won't help him carry those cabinets.
He turned and walked towards Cheng Qingyan. "I'll lend a hand. How many more people do we need?"
Cheng Qingyan glanced at him unexpectedly, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place him.
He then thanked him, saying, "Thank you very much. But now I'd like to trouble this brother to make a trip to the soap shop to pass on a message for me. Is that alright?"
Meng Aji nodded. He could relay messages and move things.
"Go to the venue and find Meng Xinyu. Tell him to bring ten strong men over. Thank you."
Seeing that Cheng Qingyan had nothing to add, Meng Aji turned and ran away.
Yeah, I ran there, like a gust of wind.
Ji Ren and Ning Yu returned to the courtyard of Cheng Qingyan's new residence. It's best not to know too much about other people's affairs.
In the crowd, someone spat in the direction Meng Aji had run.
"What the hell? You're interrupting my good time."
"He's probably obsessed with money. He goes to work every day and now he's coming to curry favor with Cheng San. He really thinks Cheng San will give him money!"
"Alright, guys, let's find a chance to teach him a lesson."
"That's right, we can't touch Cheng San, but we can't touch Meng Aji either?"
Not long after Chen Sheng left, he came back to find Meng Aji, wanting to have a meal with him. He overheard several people plotting to teach Meng Aji a lesson.
He walked over, stared at one of them, and said fiercely, "You don't dare to touch Cheng San, so you want to touch Meng Aji?"
"Who gave you the audacity? If Aji loses even a single hair, I will definitely report him to the authorities!"
The men who had made the threats were not intimidated by Chen Sheng's words, but they didn't say anything more and left dejectedly.
Cheng Qingyan and Ji Ren were drinking tea in the courtyard, unaware of what was happening outside.
When Chen Sheng arrived, he only saw Meng Aji's retreating figure, not heading home.
He didn't leave immediately; he stood there and waited.
Before long, Meng Aji arrived with a group of people.
"Aji! Where have you been? Your sister-in-law made braised pork today and asked me to come over to my house for some!"
After running a lap, Meng Aji was breathing smoothly and didn't feel much of a jolt: "Brother Sheng, I just went to pass on a message for Cheng San."
"Besides, I also promised to help Cheng San move his things. So I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this braised pork."
Chen Sheng looked at the items on the truck; there were still many that hadn't been unloaded.
If we want to finish moving before noon, we'd better hurry.
"Then I'll help too. Let's try our best to help them move everything before your sister-in-law makes the braised pork at noon, so we can go back and eat meat."
Meng Aji couldn't suppress the smile on his lips: "Then, Brother Sheng, let's go ask Cheng San if there's anything he needs us to carry."
"Okay, let's go take a look first."
Entering through the gate of Cheng Qingyan's new residence, there were several oxcarts in the courtyard. Some of the goods had been unloaded, while others remained on the carts.
When building the new house, they also enclosed that lonely big tree in the yard.
Cheng Qingyan and Hongyu are drinking tea under the tree, while the people Meng Xinyu brought are standing to the side.
When Chen Sheng and Meng Aji entered, they were shocked to find that the courtyard was surprisingly spacious and luxurious, but it didn't seem as extravagant as the rumors suggested.
The courtyard is quite large, with a small bridge, flowing water, a fishpond, and lotus flowers. It's as if some scenery was created on a large piece of land and then enclosed by a courtyard wall.
The main house is directly opposite the gate of the courtyard. The main house's gate and some decorations do look quite valuable, so some people passing by the gate might think that the house is very luxurious.
But that's not actually the case; the rest of the courtyard doesn't exude any sense of luxury.
At least, Meng Aji felt that compared to the families he worked for in the town, Cheng Qingyan's courtyard was truly simple.
When Cheng Qingyan saw Meng Aji and Chen Sheng coming over together, she quickly got up to greet them.
"Brother, you've been a great help. Thank you so much."
Meng Aji looked at Cheng Qingyan suspiciously. Why did it feel like he didn't recognize Cheng Qingyan?
It's possible that you don't know him because he's not in the village, but it's a bit hard to believe that you don't know Chen Sheng.
Chen Sheng has always lived in the village and interacted with the villagers. How could they not know Chen Sheng?
Meng Xinyu received Ye Lingyu's advice, saying that Cheng Qingyan was forgetful. She had met some people but easily forgot them, and needed a little help.
This is when his importance became apparent. Meng Xinyu called out to Meng Aji and Chen Sheng, "Aji, Chen Sheng~"
"We really owe it to Brother Aji for running to the soap shop to call us. Otherwise, with so much stuff, how long would it have taken them to move it?"
Meng Aji was thanked by Meng Xinyu again, still in front of Hongyu, and he was a little shy.
Chen Sheng smiled and answered for him, "It's nothing, we're all neighbors, no need to thank me for helping out. Ah Ji isn't very good at talking, please forgive him."
Cheng Qingyan silently remembered that it was Chen Sheng and Meng Aji.
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