The originally tense situation suddenly eased.
Song Yuehua said as she ate, "Aunt Wei, I've heard about everything. I think sending the child here will be really beneficial to you in the long run."
After all, the other party was the manager of Dongshan, so Mrs. Wei did not dare to speak harshly and asked in a stern voice, "What do you mean?"
Song Yuehua analyzed with her, "There is a school in the village. Let Wen Xiaohua support your Wei family's grandson to study. If he has a bright future, the child will have the surname Wei, and the entire Wei family will be blessed."
"Even if he is a failure, he didn't cost the Wei family a cent, so you didn't lose anything. On the contrary, he can learn to read and find a good job. When he grows up, he will have money to honor you two, right?"
Mrs. Wei was very tempted by what she heard, but she still felt that the immediate benefits made her feel at ease.
Song Yuehua continued, "Then there's the wages. Let me calculate it with you. It's 400 wen a month. Wen Xiaohua has to spend 100 wen a month on food and drink. Occasionally, she has to give gifts to the steward during festivals. Minus another 100 wen, there are still 200 wen. Even if I give it all to you, you keep half and give half to your family. In a year, you only get a little over 1 tael of silver. Is it worth it for you to go through so much trouble?"
Mrs. Wei had never calculated such a detailed account, so she just asked Wen Xiaohua in a low voice, "Do we need to give gifts?"
Wen Xiaohua glanced at Song Yuehua and nodded lightly.
Song Yuehua said as a matter of course, "It's not easy to work in Dongshan. Why should we keep her if there is no benefit?"
He talked about taking kickbacks in such a confident manner that Mrs. Wei was speechless.
Zhou Dafu, who was standing by, had a flushed face and couldn't put down his mouthful of noodles.
Song Yuehua changed to a serious tone, "Anyway, I'll calculate it, and I'll give it all at once. Money is only secure when it's in your hands. If the boss doesn't need so many people one day, Wen Xiaohua will definitely be the first one to be fired. No matter how hard you try, you won't get a penny!"
Mrs. Wei felt the same way. She was right. It was more reassuring to have money in hand!
After finishing a bowl of noodles and drinking the noodle soup, Song Yuehua smiled and said, "I'm done. I still have work to do in the yard, so I won't chat with you guys anymore."
After saying that, he left with the empty bowl.
A few people stayed behind, and Mrs. Wei drank up the noodle soup cleanly. She licked Zhou Dafu's face and said, "Manager, do you have any more noodles? I'm not very full."
Zhou Dafu put down his chopsticks and said, "Let's talk business first."
"20 taels, give me 20 taels, and I will give Xiaofeng to you." Mrs. Wei said loudly.
Wen Xiaohua was so angry that she wanted to cry, "20 taels, I have only been working for a short time, how can I get 20 taels? Even if you kill me, it will not be enough."
Zhou Dafu also frowned and said, "Aunt Wei, 20 taels is too much for her, even I can't afford it."
"At least there must be 10 taels." Mrs. Wei said dissatisfiedly.
Zhou Dafu added, "Wen Xiaocao's salary is only 400 wen. She has only worked for a few months, so at most she can only earn 2 taels."
"Two taels is not enough!" Mrs. Wei quit immediately. She might as well stay and shake it slowly for as long as she could.
Wen Xiaohua was about to speak, but Zhou Dafu waved his hand and said, "Two taels is indeed not enough. Nowadays, it costs five taels to buy a man. For someone like Xiaofeng, four taels is the limit."
This is a reasonable person, Mrs. Wei nodded quickly.
Zhou Dafu said, "How about this, I lend her 2 taels, a total of 4 taels, sign the deed, and the child will be returned to Wen Xiaocao, how about that?"
"It's only 4 taels!" Mrs. Wei was a little tempted, but not completely.
"Xiaohua works quite efficiently, and I don't want to fire her. If the problem can be solved, it should be solved as soon as possible." Zhou Dafu said impatiently.
Mrs. Wei was anxious, fearing that the duck in her mouth would run away, so she immediately decided, "Just 4 taels!"
Originally she was thinking about borrowing some more money from somewhere, but she didn't expect Mrs. Wei to agree so immediately. Wen Xiaohua looked at Wei Feng with joy.
Zhou Dafu said, "Go to the village head's house to sign the contract. Get it done quickly. Otherwise, if the boss sees you, he will kick you and your mother out."
Mrs. Wei also nodded repeatedly.
Zhou Dafu brought a few people to Zhou's house.
When Zhou Lizheng heard this, he looked at Zhou Dafu meaningfully, took out pen and ink and signed a contract.
After signing the contract, Mrs. Wei received four taels of silver and left happily.
Wen Xiaohua took the deed. Although she could not read, she read it over and over again, and tears flowed down her face without her realizing it.
"Mother..." Wei Feng looked up and called Wen Xiaohua.
Wen Xiaohua wiped her face, pulled Wei Feng to her knees, and kowtowed to Zhou Dafu, "Manager Zhou, I have so much kindness that I cannot repay you, I cannot repay you..."
Zhou Dafu was so scared that he hurried to help him up, "If you want to thank someone, then thank the boss. She was the one who came up with the idea and said the words. I didn't do anything, it's not necessary."
"It's my duty." Wen Xiaohua wiped her face, her eyes full of gratitude.
Lin took a few of Zhou Xiaohu's old clothes and gave them to Wen Xiaohua.
Zhou Dafu arranged, "First take the child to the Dongshan courtyard and let him live with the other children in the big courtyard. We'll see what the host says about the school."
Only after sending Wen Xiaohua away did Zhou Dafu breathe a sigh of relief.
When Lin asked him what was going on, Zhou Dafu recounted in detail how Mrs. Wei came to make trouble today and what the boss said to Mrs. Wei when he pretended to be Liu Xue.
"The boss has a really good tongue!" Lin said with emotion.
Zhou Lizheng chuckled and said slowly, "You are good at learning."
"What to learn?" Zhou Dafu asked puzzled.
"Looking at you now, you look 80% like that girl." Zhou Lizheng said.
Zhou Dafu scratched his head embarrassedly and asked with a smile, "Does it look like it?"
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