Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble everyone."
Old Man Ye and Old Woman Ye exchanged a glance, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled broadly.
The daughter resolved the problem with just a few words.
Everyone dared not slack off.
Ye Zhuzi said, "Hahaha, Caiping, how do you plan to pay me?"
"Twenty-five coins a day, including lunch."
Ye Zhuzi and the others' eyes lit up: "Twenty-five coins! That's more than carrying heavy loads outside. And they even include lunch!"
They also knew the price for hiring someone to build a house; it was usually twenty coins a day, but Ye Caiping charged five coins more than others!
"Everyone, go back and ask your families if they'd like to come. If they do, register with me. I need to do a count; if we don't have enough people, we'll have to recruit more."
"Don't worry, they'll definitely agree. I'll go home and ask right away."
After Ye Zhuzi finished speaking, he wiped the grease from his mouth, turned around, and left.
Zhao Tieniu and others were also included.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the helpers arrived with their men.
Besides Uncle Ye and his three brothers, there were sixteen able-bodied men who came to help, and they brought fifteen of them with them.
After registering everyone, Ye Caiping discovered that her second uncle hadn't allowed any of his sons to register.
The last one was Zhao Shuisheng from next door, who had just been humiliated by Granny Zhao and left.
Just then, Granny Zhao came running over on her bound feet: "Make a note of this for my old man too, my Shuisheng is helping out too!"
Ye Caiping disliked Granny Zhao, but Zhao Shuisheng and his son Zhao Facai were both good people.
Since Zhao Shuisheng came to help with the work, she naturally asked Zhao Facai to do the work as well.
Before Ye Caiping could even pick up her pen, Zhao Facai rushed over and yelled at Zhao Pozi, "You old hag, don't embarrass me!"
Granny Zhao jumped back after being yelled at.
Ye Caiping laughed and said, "Uncle Facai, Shuisheng is really helping. It's only right that I ask you to do the work. It's not shameful at all."
"Exactly!" Granny Zhao immediately chimed in, as if she had found a powerful backer.
Zhao Facai glanced at her sideways, and Zhao Pozi shrank back, like a quail.
Zhao Facai stammered to Ye Caiping, "Well... anyway... it's just..."
He was afraid that if he came to do the work, Granny Zhao would come and freeload again, which would be embarrassing.
"It's alright, it's just an extra bite to eat," Ye Caiping said with a smile. "Unless you don't want to come, Uncle."
Zhao Facai blushed and said, "I...I want to come..."
"That's fine then, I've noted your name down."
Zhao Facai smiled awkwardly yet happily, then turned around and yelled at Zhao Pozi again: "Get home now!"
Granny Zhao, with her neck hunched and waist twisted, ran out in a low, shuffling motion, like chasing a chick, being chased home by Zhao Facai.
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