Chapter 388 Unbearable
As dusk approaches, a golden hue is cast upon the sky.
With Wan Qiqi supervising, the land reclamation team worked efficiently, digging up quite a few vegetable plots in a single day.
Wan Qiqi is not the type to exploit her employees.
She works eight hours a day, and as long as she does her job diligently and meets the quality and quantity requirements, she will not ask to work overtime.
The people waiting to collect their wages formed a long line, each one grinning as they approached Wan Qiqi, not wanting her to deduct their pay.
Wan Qiqi is also meticulous and serious in her work, praising those who deserve praise and deducting money where necessary.
Even though there were a few people among them who had previously been at odds with Wan Qiqi, she didn't let personal feelings interfere with her wages; she paid them exactly what they were owed.
Those people breathed a sigh of relief after receiving their wages and whispered among themselves.
"Sigh, it seems that Chen Wanshi has really changed!"
"She's just trying to win people over; otherwise, why would she be so nice?"
"What can she do by bribing us?"
"Clearing the land! You're so stupid. She doesn't stay in the village every day. She must be trying to bribe us so we won't cause trouble."
Wan Qiqi "..."
She didn't want to complain about these people, but she couldn't help but want to say a few words.
When discussing this, can you please step back a bit? Does she think she's deaf?
After complaining for a while, she continued to pay wages.
Soon, Yunniang stopped in front of Wan Qiqi.
The two women seemed a little awkward because of their previous conversation, and neither of them said much to the other.
Wan Qiqi always remembered Qian's affair and never imagined that he would end his life by suicide.
As for Yunniang, she has already expressed what she needed to say, and what the other party does in the future is none of her business.
Because they were both women and both married into the Chen family, she spoke up to offer her advice.
Since the other party didn't appreciate it and felt she was meddling, she didn't need to make herself unhappy by meddling in other people's business.
After everyone left, Chen Yongliang looked at the tip of the iceberg of the wasteland that had been completed and couldn't help but sigh, "Sister-in-law, it will take at least ten days to turn over all the soil."
Wan Qiqi nodded and said, "Let's cultivate one acre first and see if composting is useful. We can work on the rest of the land slowly; there's no rush."
She had thought it over carefully. If she were to plow the five acres of land all at once, plus the cost of planting vegetables, it would cost at least a dozen taels of silver.
The restaurant is currently developing, and with various income and expenditure accounts, as well as employee salaries, it's still unknown how much profit it will make in the first month and how much it will need for future development.
The wasteland is even more unknown and cannot be well controlled.
Wan Qiqi decided to start by cultivating one mu (approximately 0.16 acres) of spring vegetables, and then gradually grow the rest, since vegetables are seasonal anyway.
Chen Yongxing agreed with Wan Qiqi's words, glanced at the now shorter pile of excrement, and said, "It feels like it might not be enough."
"Let's get the land sorted out for tomorrow first, then we'll go find the villagers to collect the goods. With money, everything will be fine," Wan Qiqi said, turning and walking back.
Chen Yongxing followed behind her and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, tell me roughly how much you have, so I can make some preparations..."
He was afraid that if Wan Qiqi wasn't around, he might accidentally use too much and make her unable to keep up.
Wan Qiqi tilted her head and glanced at him, saying, "After paying all the family's taxes this year, there should still be some left over."
Chen Yongxing was stunned, his face filled with shock.
How much money does his sister-in-law actually earn? Why does he feel like she has an endless supply of money?
Wan Qiqi's money wasn't inexhaustible; it was money she had saved up little by little.
She would go out early every morning to wait outside the town for people selling wild vegetables.
To outsiders, wild vegetables are cheap and don't taste good.
But in her market, a catty costs ten or twenty coins, and after deducting costs, she can still earn several hundred coins in a morning.
Compared to the restaurant's income and expenses, this was insignificant, but it was enough to support her comfortable daily living expenses in town.
Wan Qiqi is working hard to earn money, using various methods to do so.
However, she couldn't do this openly; she had to operate secretly.
Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongxing returned home with great enthusiasm, while Yunniang returned home only to be severely beaten with a stick.
The cane striking a body devoid of flesh is like striking bones directly.
Blow after blow, as if trying to shatter the bones.
The person who suggested she go and promised to put in a good word for her was watching coldly, her eyes filled with disdain.
"You shameless hussy, how dare you sneak off to help in the wasteland behind my back? Do you think I, an old woman, can just ignore you?" Old Mrs. Chen raised her cane and struck Yunniang.
The muscles on the back of her hand were somewhat atrophied, and the veins were particularly prominent at that moment.
Yunniang collapsed to the ground, curled up in a ball, and covered her head with her hands, making a "woo-woo" sound.
"Grandma, I was wrong, please forgive me, I'll never do it again..."
Pleading cries drifted through the cracks in the doors and windows to the outside of the courtyard, causing the passing villagers to hold their breath in worry for Yunniang.
Grandma Chen is old now, but when she was young, she was no less capable than Wan Qiqi in the village; she was quite a formidable figure.
No matter how wild and unruly her daughter-in-law is, she becomes as obedient as a rabbit under her care.
However, as she got older, even if she still had her original strength, she couldn't compare to those who came after her.
After striking the door a few times, Old Mrs. Chen seemed tired. She stopped, sat down in a chair, glared fiercely at Yunniang, and cursed, "You little slut, if you dare to go to the Chen family again, I'll break your legs!"
Yunniang knew that Old Madam Chen meant the matter was over, and despite her excruciating pain, she quickly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, thank you, Grandma..."
Old Mrs. Chen glanced at Yunniang coldly and opened her palm.
Even if she didn't speak, Yunniang understood what she meant and obediently handed over the 25 coins she had earned that day to Old Madam Chen.
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