Chapter 76: Witness
After hearing what she said, Tang Yichen's eyes were full of anger.
"How dare she?"
"Brother, that Chunsheng is not from our village, but he went to the mountain to have a tryst with Tang Mingxiu. Have you seen this guy?"
"I seldom go back to the village, and I have never seen this man. However, he would choose to meet Tang Mingxiu in the mountains, either from a nearby village, or someone he knows in our village. If there is a chance, we can ask someone and we will know."
"Well. Anyway, these things have nothing to do with us." Qin Huiyin said. "I have already warned Tang Mingxiu that if she does something stupid again, I will never tolerate her again."
"Don't go up the mountain alone in the future." Tang Yichen said, "Not only are there wild animals that are dangerous, but also human hearts."
"Got it." Qin Huiyin made a gesture to keep quiet when she saw Li Taohua coming out.
Li Taohua looked at the two of them with a strange look: "What are you two siblings whispering about?"
"We were talking about how delicious the grilled fish mom makes is. It's even more delicious than mine. Did she add any other spices?" Qin Huiyin smiled sweetly.
Li Taohua said proudly: "This is a secret, you will know it later."
Tang Yichen found the village chief and mentioned the matter of digging a well.
Digging a well is not a small matter, it requires a lot of manpower. Their village is not short of manpower, so the reason why they asked the village chief to find someone is also to establish a good relationship with the village chief and give him this favor.
The village chief gathered the remaining strong laborers in the village and told them that Tang Yichen's family wanted to dig a well. This was not something that could be completed in a day or two. If they took it, they would not only receive daily wages, but also have two meals provided by the Tang family. All the men who stayed in the village without income wanted to take on this job.
"Yi Chen, you decide who is the most suitable one among them and just be direct." The village chief said, "We are all family, if you have any questions, just speak up, there is no need to be so restrained."
Tang Yichen said, "We only need ten people. Please don't mind the rest of you, uncles and aunts. Digging a well is not a trivial matter. It's best if you have done similar work before, or are young and strong enough. Uncles and aunts, I will start selecting people. Don't bother with me if you are not selected."
"Just choose generously. You are digging a well, not a pond. Why do you need so many people?" said the village chief. "If anyone dares to gossip about you, they will never be able to stay in the village again."
Tang Yichen directly ordered ten people.
Those who were chosen were very happy, while those who were not chosen were all disappointed.
Tang Yichen kept the selected people and negotiated the daily wage with them.
"30 coins per person per day, plus two meals at noon and dinner. If any uncles don't want to stay for dinner, they will have to pay an additional five coins for the meal."
"That's good, that's fine..." one person said, "We are all close, there is no need to stay for dinner, I won't stay for dinner, just give me an extra five cents."
Several other people were also hesitating, and finally they decided on the candidates: four stayed to eat, and six did not.
Tang Yichen gave clear instructions and asked them to start work the next day.
As for the tools needed to dig the well, their village did not have them ready-made, but the neighboring village had some. Tang Yichen would make another trip in the afternoon and rent some directly from the neighboring village.
Tang Yichen was walking towards home. Just as he crossed the field, he heard some fighting sounds. He looked up and saw Li Erniu being chased and beaten by an old woman.
"Damn you, you swine fever! Who told you to give my grandson some cold water? Now he has a stomachache, right? My son is right. You are a plague god. You will only bring bad luck to my son and my grandson..."
"Mother, how can you blame me for this? The meat you cooked was too salty, Baoyu kept complaining that he couldn't stand it, so I gave him cold water to drink. Stop hitting him... Stop hitting him..."
Not far away, Tang Baoyu held his stomach, cried out, "Aiyo, aiyo," and shouted to Jia: "Grandma, my stomach hurts so much, it's all because of that stinky woman, beat her to death..."
Tang Yichen frowned, watching Li Erniu running towards him, and moved to the side to avoid her touch.
"Brother Chen, help me, this old man is trying to beat me to death..."
The old woman swung the rolling pin wildly, almost hitting Tang Yichen several times. The latter was annoyed and snatched the rolling pin, saying impatiently: "Get out of the way!"
"Oh my god, the old woman fell to death..." Jia sat down on the ground and started to act like a spoiled child.
Tang Yichen squatted down and said quietly, "Auntie, are you hurt?"
"right……"
"Think it over carefully. Your son didn't get any advantage from us. Are you sure you can get any advantage?" Tang Yichen smiled gently. "Does your family still have money to spend?"
Jia: “…”
She didn't dare shout anymore.
Tang Yichen walked past.
Qin Huiyin was counting the chicks when she heard someone coming in. She looked up and said to Tang Yichen, "Brother, Uncle Tang bought the old hen, but she doesn't want to take care of these chicks. What should I do?" "It doesn't matter. She's not used to her new chicks yet. Give her some time and she'll accept them soon." Tang Yichen said, "I just went to talk to the village chief about digging a well. The people have been selected and the price has been agreed. They will come to work tomorrow, and four of them will stay for dinner."
"Then we have to keep someone at home to cook for the next few days." Qin Huiyin said, "My mother and Lu Wu will stay when the time comes!"
"Aunt Li stays here, and Lu Wu will follow you." Tang Yichen said, "Dad and I are here to help, so don't worry."
"Okay, let's arrange it this way for now. Anyway, we don't have much time to go into the city. We can dig the well at most after three busy days." Qin Huiyin said, "But there are so many chores at home. Will it disturb your reading?"
"A person who is interested can read anywhere, but a person who is not interested cannot read even if he stays at home all day. I don't want to become lazy and ignorant because of reading."
"Let's eat fish!" Li Taohua came out with a grilled fish. "This is my first time making grilled fish. Come and try it and see how it tastes."
In the yard, Tang Dafu stopped weaving a bamboo basket and limped over.
Tang Luwu served the rice, and Tang Yixiao brought the soup.
With the joint efforts of the whole family, in addition to the fragrant grilled fish, several other dishes were also served.
"If it were a month ago, none of us would have imagined that our daily meals would be so sumptuous," said Tang Dafu with emotion.
"That's just something you don't dare to think about. I just think about eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day." Li Taohua said unhappily.
Qin Huiyin picked up a piece of fish and put it into Li Taohua's bowl: "Mom, test the fish you cooked for poison first."
Li Taohua: "... stinky girl..."
Everyone laughed.
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