At this time, the crowd gathered at the gate of the courtyard after hearing the news included not only the tenant farmers of the Xia family, but also migrant workers from Qingping Town.
Everyone was watching Song Liyun, wondering who she would side with.
Seeing that he was in such a terrible state, Song Liyun said to Wudan, who was following her, "Wudan, help him up first."
Wu Dan pouted and went forward to help Xia Pu.
Xia Pu remained seated, muttering incessantly, "This job is impossible to do. It's either him or me, it's either him or me."
This is downright shameless.
Qin Huai's face turned completely black. Song Erlang turned his head away and sighed to the sky. This was truly the first time he had ever seen such a shameless person.
Xia Pu didn't get up, and Song Liyun didn't force him. She sat down on the stool that Wu Dan brought over and said, "How about this? Spring plowing has already begun in Songfeng County. I can't let my little job delay everyone's harvest for the whole year. I'll have someone settle all your wages right away. Those who want to leave can go!"
Since everyone acts like a boss, I won't invite them.
These words immediately caused a stir among the migrant workers gathered in the courtyard.
Especially the group of people from Qingping Town, they had already rented out their fields, planning to earn money outside for two years before returning home.
Now that this has happened, we have no land to cultivate when we go back. What are we going to do?
Qin Huai frowned, not understanding what Song Liyun meant.
In the afternoon, Song Erlang had told himself that Miss Song wanted to clear land by the river and needed his and others' help, but now...
He didn't say anything, but gave a look to the group of people he had brought with him in the courtyard, signaling them to be quiet for a while.
The migrant workers in Qingping Town were panicked, but the tenants of the Xia family were not. They all looked at Xia Pu.
Xia Pu frowned and said earnestly, "My niece is right. Farmers should still focus on growing grain."
My family still has farmland to manage. If it weren't for the fact that you're a relative and you're urging me to come all this way to earn a little money, I wouldn't want to travel all this way just to make a pittance.
This means they're leaving!
Xia Pu sat on the ground and started counting on his fingers: "Uh! How about this! We're only a few days away from two months, so you can't deduct our wages."
Song Liyun raised an eyebrow. Xia Pu's statement about a difference of a few days or two months was actually a difference of twenty days.
However, that's no longer important.
"Yes, thank you for your help. How can you deduct money? Considering the round trip, it should be calculated as three months."
When Xia Pu heard that it was calculated as three months, his little eyes widened in surprise.
Because the second branch of the Xia family was in charge of the household accounts, he often defaulted on debts and took advantage of others.
Hearing Song Liyun say that even the travel time would be charged, he immediately started calculating in his mind: "Niece, our group will need to eat and stay in hotels along the way, this expense..."
Song Liyun waved her hand and said in front of the Xia family tenants, "There are forty of you here in total. Each of you will receive one and a half taels of silver per month, which is a total of sixty taels."
"Three months is 180 taels, plus travel expenses, I'll give you 250 taels of silver."
When Xia Pu heard about so much money, he couldn't help but pinch his thigh, thinking he was dreaming.
He was actually hoping to get a hundred taels of silver, but he didn't expect it to double.
Haha, this young mistress is such a generous benefactor, spending 250 yuan at a time. I must come here often every year from now on.
He claimed to be there to work, but in reality, he just wandered around Mida City every day and didn't do anything.
Aside from the longer journey, stronger winds, and fewer women, staying on the grassland wasn't hard. Besides, he had already been eating beef and mutton for a month.
However, he still didn't want to stay any longer.
This place is so desolate.
He liked to sit at the winery in Songfeng County every day; he felt so stifled here.
Suppressing a wide grin that was about to spread to his ears, Xia Pu continued, "I was hit by Qin Huai just now, and my arm hurts. Qin Huai will have to pay for my medical treatment..."
Song Liyun was talking about wages just now, and Qin Huai couldn't say anything. But now that he heard Xia Pu blaming others, he couldn't hold back any longer and stood up, saying, "You were the one who threw the bone at my face first, so you deserved to hit me!"
I only kicked it a few times, and it was fine just now, but now it's complaining of arm pain!
Xia Pu looked up at him: "What, is your face made of tofu and farts? Does your bone break if you throw it? You're not hurt or in pain, so why are you hitting people!"
"You..." Qin Huai raised his fist again, but Song Erlang grabbed him and said, "Old Qin, calm down, calm down, let's part ways amicably!"
He couldn't finish the work and was about to leave. It wasn't worth causing any more trouble. Anyway, he was going to sever all ties with the Xia family when he got back.
Qin Huai stood aside angrily, waiting for Xia Pu to continue speaking so he could see how Xia Pu would try to extort money.
It was really inappropriate for Xia Pu to be sitting on the ground like that, so two tenant farmers from Xiajiazhuang came over and persuaded Xia Pu to get up.
Xia Pu was groaning with his arm in a sling!
Song Liyun frowned and said, "The injury is so severe, it needs to be treated properly."
Xia Pu rolled his eyes and slowly extended two fingers: "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. I also have to work on the farm. What if the crops are delayed? There's nowhere to get treatment in this remote place. Let this guy surnamed Qin pay me back."
Song Liyun lowered her eyelids and said casually, "How many do you think are appropriate?"
Xia Pu held up two fingers and said, "At least twenty taels of silver, and I don't want the money for the tonic."
Those around gasped in shock. Ten taels of silver was half a year's wages, and twenty taels could buy two strong, healthy oxen.
Song Liyun nodded: "Alright, this money should be given!"
Seeing that Song Liyun had agreed so readily, Qin Huai said urgently, "Miss Song, Xia Pu is trying to extort money. He wasn't hurt at all. I only kicked him a few times in the butt."
If this scoundrel manages to swindle him out of twenty taels, he won't have any money to get back for the rest of the year!
Ignoring Xia Pu's glare, Song Erlang pulled Song Liyun aside and whispered, "Xiaoyun, Xia Pu started this whole thing. Old Qin was just angry and only hit her a few times. It's not like he'll break her arms or legs. Go find the army doctor to take a look and don't let him talk nonsense."
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