Qian Tiechui was also filled with regret, "I didn't expect this either. You didn't see the scene back then. If I hadn't run away, I would have been arrested too. Who knew that things would actually be resolved?"
"You spendthrift! What are we going to do now? Are we just going to watch them make money?"
Qian Tiechui thought for a moment, "It's alright, I'll go to Madam Yin again tomorrow and return the five taels of silver to her. We're all from the same village, surely she'll give me some face?"
Qian Tiechui's wife thought about it and decided to try anything, since there was no other way.
Meanwhile, the other families in the village were also eager to join in. Those who had hesitated before, now huddled in their blankets, mostly made up their minds to follow Yin Shi.
Looking at Aunt Dongju's beaming face, earning several hundred coins a day was something that no one in the village would even dare to dream of!
Therefore, Yin Lan took a nap the next day. Since hiring people to do things, there were fewer things she needed to do herself. Moreover, from her observation, both Old Madam Chen and Chen Laosan's wife were reliable, and things were going smoothly, so Yin Lan could relax a bit.
Today, when they go to sell goods, Yin Lan plans to have Zhao Dashan's wife handle things on her own.
Early in the morning, Chen Yourun went to wake up Da Wa and Er Wa. Er Wa, who loved to stay in bed, had already gotten up early and was following behind Da Wa to go to school.
Hey, Chen Yourun glanced sideways, but still rewarded the child.
Da Wa has always loved reading, and this time he even won first place. Master Xu has already expressed his hope that Da Wa can study at his academy.
Although it was called an academy, there were actually very few students. Only children whom Master Xu's family valued were qualified to enter. This also means that once you went there, it was equivalent to "small class" teaching. Sometimes, depending on the child's progress, they would be taught individually. Such opportunities were extremely rare and scarce.
But the eldest child hesitated.
These days, he has been studying with Master Liu. Master Liu is very capable, and he feels that abandoning Master Liu would be a mistake.
Moreover, Erwa needs to study hard now, and as the eldest brother, he naturally has to help Erwa. Going to Master Xu's academy means leaving Erwa.
Moreover...
The eldest child touched his head, recalling the gentle touch his mother had given him earlier that day, and felt a warm glow in his heart.
He used to wish he could leave with his second and third children and never have a mother again.
But now... he can't bear to part with it.
The third child, with his short legs, also wanted to get up. Seeing that his older brothers had gone to school, he drank his milk and ate his rice cereal, and wanted to go too.
The little one couldn't understand a word, but with his big, dark eyes like grapes, he listened intently.
Yin Lan was still drowsy when Chen Yourun came in.
"Don't wake me, I want to sleep a little longer~"
The languid voice soothed Chen Yourun's heart and softened him beyond belief. "Someone has come from outside."
"Qian Tiechui, is that right?"
Yin Lan snorted. She knew this person was going to come, which was why she specifically asked him yesterday that they could no longer cooperate in the future, and he agreed. Sure enough, this person had no sense of contract and didn't keep his word.
"It's not just Qian Tiechui; there are quite a few other families outside who also want to..."
Yin Lan understood; it was bound to happen sooner or later, and it was also part of her plan.
"Tell them to wait."
That's how it is. If something comes too easily, no one will cherish it. It's only when an opportunity is rare that people will take it to heart.
When Qian Tiechui left, he was still full of confidence. He didn't believe that Yin Shi wouldn't want to earn five taels of silver. Looking at the whole village, there weren't many families who could afford five taels. He was confident that if he went to Yin Shi and said a few nice words, she would agree.
When she arrived, she was shocked to find a large crowd of villagers gathered outside the Yin family's gate. Upon inquiring, she learned that they were all people who wanted to learn the formula.
Qian Tiechui's expression was rather unpleasant.
"You have money?"
Each household either pooled their money together or knew that the money could be paid in installments, so they would pay a portion first and make up the difference with the money they earned later.
Qian Tiechui: ....
However, he had always been on good terms with the Yin family and believed he would be ahead of them in line, so he tried his best to squeeze in.
Other villagers also saw him, and the teasing voices were incessant.
"They were determined to quit yesterday, so why are they back today?"
"What a shameless person! He breaks the contract so easily and even asks for compensation for lost wages. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to do anything with such a person again."
Qian Tiechui blushed as he was being talked to.
"Do you think the Yin family is as petty as you are?"
"This is not a petty matter."
There was a lot of noise outside, and the other workers also came over. They each had their own thoughts, thinking that since they were helping out, they should have priority.
Chen Laosan's wife was envious, but she didn't have enough money. All the money in the Chen family was in the hands of Old Master Chen, and her little bit of private savings was far from enough.
Old Mrs. Chen looked rather grim. After hearing what had happened yesterday, she went home and gave Yin a severe scolding. She knew it all along: a woman should stay home and raise her children; what good could come of going out into the world?
Then he heard the twist of the story, and his expression became very complicated.
This morning, seeing so many people coming, she felt very conflicted. When it was profitable, she felt that Yin Shi shouldn't have given away such good things. When it wasn't profitable, she blamed Yin Shi for messing around. In short, the negative impressions Yin Shi left behind in the past had not been completely erased from her mind.
Yin Shi lingered in bed for a while, and Chen Yourun was no longer busy. It was rare for him to stay, and such gentle and pleasant moments were few and far between.
As far back as he can remember, he has always been busy, seemingly with endless things to do. To lazily let time pass by like this, especially with the comforting and warm moments of having a beautiful woman in his arms, is truly an extremely luxurious thing.
"You should repair that chicken coop again, make it sturdier."
Not knowing when he would return, Yin Lan wanted to ask him to get things done in advance.
"Mmm." Chen Yourun hugged the person, feeling that everything was good.
"Also, let's slaughter a duck. Have you ever heard of something called sweet-skinned duck? It's delicious. I'll make it for you to try."
It sounds sweet, so it must be luxurious. How could it not taste good? "Okay." Everything she makes tastes good.
"And clothes, go buy me two more sets of clothes. The lambs have grown a bit, so we need to make their pens bigger." There's nothing else in the village but plenty of space, so we can expand as we please. Yin Lan is doing well herself, and she wants her sheep to do even better.
"I'll do whatever you say, I'll do it tomorrow."
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