Chapter 168 Contract of Indenture
That evening, Chen Yongliang returned with the news that Boss Zhu had accepted Wan Qiqi's price of 50 wen per catty for perilla jujubes.
Although the price is a bit high, it is the first and only one in the entire county.
He bought it for 50 coins a pound, but could sell it for whatever price he wanted, and how much he could earn depended entirely on his own discretion.
Wang and Chen Lizheng returned very late.
As Wan Qiqi had predicted, Zhao Shitou was severely punished, while Wu Gousheng was commended. However, Wan Qiqi did not expect that the county magistrate would take the initiative to speak with Wang Shi and inquire about her.
Neither the original owner nor she had ever been to the county, nor did she know any county officials. She did not think this kind of inquiry was a good thing, but she did not tell anyone else about these concerns.
Early the next morning, Chen Yongliang left the village with the goods ordered by Boss Zhu and the honey pomelo jam, and the others also took their places and began to get busy.
Although it was already winter, the villagers still went up the mountain early to dig for wild vegetables, and there were also many people busy in the vegetable fields. In short, no one was idle.
For villagers in rural areas, being busy is life; stopping feels like something is wrong.
Wang went into the vegetable garden again, saying that weeds had grown there. Wan Qiqi couldn't stop her, so she simply let her be!
"Master, I'm here!" Wu Gousheng arrived with a group of people, startling Wang Shi in the vegetable garden. She grabbed a hoe and rushed out of the garden, warily watching the five or six teenagers in the yard.
Because the village was poor, the children in the family were unable to go to school. From the age of seven or eight, they started doing light chores with their families. But these few people not only did not help with the chores, they also caused trouble everywhere, which was a real headache.
Even if they were caught and punished by the village head, they would be back to their old ways once they were released.
Looking at Wang Shi's expression, Wu Gousheng was filled with doubt and struggled with what he should call out.
After struggling for a while, he still couldn't remember, so he grinned, revealing his white teeth, and called out, "Aunt Wang!"
The person behind him immediately shouted, "Aunt Wang!"
Wang was stunned by the shouts and didn't understand what they wanted to do.
Wan Qiqi smiled and pulled Wang Shi back, "Mother, it's alright, I had Gousheng bring them. They picked the sour jujubes yesterday, we can't let them work for nothing."
Wang was skeptical of the people's wasteful behavior.
"Queue up, be quiet." Wan Qiqi said before going into the main room.
The boys breathed a sigh of relief and surrounded Wu Gousheng with smiles, saying obsequiously, "Boss, did we do well? We definitely won't let you down!"
Wu Gousheng nodded in satisfaction, then, noticing that the Chen family members were all looking at him, he cleared his throat and said seriously, "They're watching! Line up quickly!"
When Wan Qiqi came out, she saw several people standing in a line, just like soldiers standing at attention during military training, and she found it funny.
She had seen what these people looked like before, and it was really difficult for them to do this.
She had just squatted down to prepare the sugar water when Wu Gousheng immediately came over and took the cup and spoon from her hand.
“Master, I can do it. I’ll help you. You can rest here.”
As Wu Gousheng spoke, he scooped out a spoonful of honey grapefruit jam. Perhaps feeling he had scooped too much, he wiped it a couple more times on the rim of the jar before finally pouring it into a cup with satisfaction.
The boys were flattered to see Wu Gousheng doing it himself, and they quickly bent down to do it themselves, but Wu Gousheng never let them touch the jar containing the sauce.
Wan Qiqi found it all quite amusing.
It's rather unusual to see a group of carefree teenagers in this place.
But this youthful vigor will eventually be worn down by time.
"Go wash your own cups after you finish drinking, and remember to fill the water tank." Wu Gousheng directed, as if this were his own home.
The boys didn't object; after washing the cups, they immediately picked up the wooden buckets and left the yard.
The two people beneath him, now without their tools, could only scratch their heads, looking rather distressed.
“Go up the mountain and pick some sour fruit, the same kind as yesterday. I remember there’s some where we used to play,” Wu Gousheng said, handing the two a bamboo basket.
Everyone was stunned by Wu Gousheng's actions.
Wan Qiqi: "..."
Thank you so much! You made me pay for so many extra jobs!
She mentally complained for a while, but still felt unsatisfied. She glanced at Lin Dazhuang, who was working beside her, and said, "You rest, let Gousheng chop wood."
Before Lin Dazhuang could speak, Wu Gousheng took the axe from his hand, pushed him aside, and started chopping firewood.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside.
A middle-aged woman dressed in flamboyant attire appeared at the entrance of the courtyard, with several burly men standing behind her.
The appearance of these people caused everyone in the courtyard to stop and look over.
A strong smell of perfume wafted over, and Wan Qiqi frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy.
She stepped forward, and Chen Yongxing, Wu Gousheng, and Lin Dazhuang immediately followed behind her, staring intently.
"Ugh, a foul stench." The middle-aged woman covered her face with a handkerchief, revealing a hint of disgust. "Who is Lin Zhaodi?"
As expected, they were looking for Lin Zhaodi!
Wan Qiqi looked the woman up and down, and the more she looked, the more she thought she resembled an old woman from a brothel in a movie or TV drama. She asked seriously, "Who are you?"
The middle-aged woman glanced at Wan Qiqi, seemingly dissatisfied, and snorted coldly, "You don't need to know who I am, just tell me where Lin Zhaodi is!"
Lin Dazhuang tried to move, but Wan Qiqi stopped him.
"This is the Chen family, everyone here is surnamed Chen, there is no one named Lin Zhaodi!"
The middle-aged woman sneered twice, "Her own father told me that she's in the Chen family. Hurry up and call her out, or she'll regret it!"
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