"Why do the Qiao family swear to issue orders on behalf of the government? Flood control is corvée labor for refugees, what's the point of telling us this?"
The village chief is fighting against them and he said it in front of us. Does he want us to contribute manpower right away?"
Sun Weide thought that this request was reasonable. If Laohu Town was really flooded, how could his family be unscathed?
"Since it's corvée for the entire village, it's not impossible for our family to send a few people."
Sun Weikang shouted, "Second brother, why are you always so mean? No matter how well off our family is, it would never fall to this point!"
Sun Weide directly asked the two backbones of the family, "Dad, what do you think, brother?"
"Let's see how many people the Qiao family sends out first, and then we'll decide!"
"I heard that during farming season, all the Qiao family members, young and old, would go to the fields to work, and their ancestors were no exception. Even during the few months that Xiaoyao Hou's son came to live here, he left early and returned late like an ordinary farmer."
"How could Xiaoyao Hou be happy about this? The Qiao family is so hypocritical?"
Sun Weide: “…”
Sun Weiqian said, "Old Four, don't talk nonsense. How can the prince go out without servants and guards? With so many people around, Prince Xu still works by himself. This can only mean that Xiaoyao Hou strongly supports this, or at least tacitly approves it.
Father, let's temporarily transfer four or five people from the front yard. The Sun family also needs to establish a good reputation."
"I agree with my eldest brother's opinion." The third brother, Sun Weiren, is already a scholar and is preparing for the autumn examination. He naturally hopes that his family can establish a good reputation here as soon as possible.
Although I came back a little late, what does it matter? You know, life is full of opportunities and variables, and perhaps this is a perfect opportunity. As long as I can cleverly take advantage of the strong support from the Qiao family, I might be able to rise straight to the top!
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