"As long as you like it." Song Wan smacked her lips. She had just eaten a roast chicken and the smell was still there. She hadn't kissed him yet, so Gu Yan was anxious to see if her mouth was sweet.
Song Wan remembered a classic quote called "Your lips are so damn sweet."
She couldn't tell whether it was sweet or not, but it was quite soft.
Fortunately, they are now in the wilderness. If they were in the city, Gu Yanji couldn't imagine how many eyes would be staring at them.
"Awan, if you think about this in the future, tell me in advance. It's best not to do this kind of thing outside." Gu Yan said hurriedly and tactfully.
"Behind closed doors, it's more than just kissing." Song Wan had no experience, but she had seen the movie and understood.
Gu Yan is anxious...
That's probably not what he meant.
Song Qi and Gu Wu, who were driving, secretly turned their necks back and put their heads together. Song Qi said uncertainly, "I wasn't dazzled just now. You saw it too, right?"
Gu Wu had a complicated expression. "Maybe we are both dazzled?"
He didn't want to believe that his master was the one being teased.
Song Qi was clearly unconvinced. "How is that possible? Tsk tsk, Miss is so fierce! She even dares to tease your master."
As expected of their eldest daughter, she is so brave!
Gu Wu: “…”
Song Wan did what he said. After passing Yizhou, he headed straight to Qingyun Mountain.
Two years later, the mountain has changed a lot. The dilapidated thatched huts are gone, and a row of stone houses have been built. A lot of vegetables are planted on the flat land next to it. There is a circle made of bamboo at the back, and a dozen chickens are catching insects in it.
Song Wan took a closer look and muttered subconsciously, "Domestic chickens are fatter than pheasants."
"Heroine! Is that you?"
Song Wan turned around, saw who it was, thought for a moment and said, "It's you, the one who makes dumplings so quickly."
After not seeing each other for two years, the woman didn't expect that the heroine still remembered her dumplings. She came over with a basket filled with rotten vegetable leaves that she intended to feed the chickens.
"Are you looking for bandits, lady?" the woman said happily. "My husband has gone to the woods to chop wood. He will be back soon!"
Song Wan's eyes lit up, "Is your man a bandit?"
The woman waved her hands repeatedly, "How can that be? It's not because you like it, the heroine."
The last time I was kidnapped for a night, I got dozens of taels of silver. I don’t know if I will have any left this time.
Song Wan looked at the woman's happy eyes and narrowed them into slits. She vaguely understood why the woman was so happy.
She gets this excited every time she sees money being earned.
"I'm not here to kidnap your man," Song Wan said, explaining her plans. "I'm going back to the capital. My family needs a few cooks. Do you and your sisters want to come with me?"
The woman didn't expect to hear such words and was unable to react for a moment. "Beijing, Beijing?"
She opened her mouth wide. If her hometown had not suffered a disaster, they might not even be able to leave their hometown, let alone go to a place like the capital. The money spent on the road alone would be enough for an ordinary family to marry two wives and three daughters.
"Yes, there are many people in my family, and one cook may not be enough. My parents all say that the buns and dumplings you make are delicious." Although it has been a long time, Song Wan still remembers the taste vividly.
"Well, well, we are all rough people, and we only eat simple meals. I'm afraid it's not as good as the heroine said." It was the first time that the woman encountered such a thing. She had never seen such a thing before, so she felt a retreat in her heart.
"Who said that? Your cooking is delicious!" Song Wan frowned, not liking her self-denial. "You're great! The buns and dumplings you make are especially delicious! I have a younger brother who will open a restaurant in the capital. If you don't want to be a cook and don't mind the hard work, you can also go and be a cook in the restaurant."
Anyway, just don't delay her eating. Song Wan's purpose is very simple.
"Be, be a cook?" The woman was shocked again. No one had ever told her before that she could be a cook for a rich family or a cook in a restaurant. These were things that only capable people could do.
"Yes, you and your sisters should think about it." Song Wan stated the price in her mind and slapped her. "I will give you five taels of silver a month."
Song Wan didn't know whether five taels of silver was a lot or a little. She secretly glanced at Gu Yanji, and the other party nodded slightly at her. Only then did she feel relieved. It seemed that five taels of silver was almost right.
"Five taels of silver?!" The woman was so shocked that she almost lost her voice, "Lady, you are not lying to me, are you?" The family couldn't earn so much money even if they worked hard for a year.
"I never lie!" Song Wan said, and stretched out her hand towards Gu Yanji's chest.
Gu Yan was suddenly attacked and was anxious...
Song Wan rummaged from his chest to his waist, and after searching for a long time, she finally pulled out a silver ingot weighing about ten taels. "This is a token of trust. When I buy a house in the capital, I'll send someone to pick you up, okay?"
The woman was dazzled by the ten taels of silver in front of her. When she came to her senses, the silver was already in her hands.
Although she was tempted by this job, she was not alone and had a big family to support her. Moreover, going to the capital was not just about having a job. There was also the issue of household registration. It was impossible for more than a dozen families to move their entire families, and the government would definitely not allow it.
You should know that Qingyun Mountain has now been designated as a village in a certain county by the government.
"Lady, if we all go to the capital, how will the household registration issue be resolved? And my husband, children, parents and parents-in-law, will they stay in Qingyun Mountain?"
"Let them follow you. My younger brother's restaurant will be recruiting waiters by then. If the men of you and your sisters meet the requirements, I guarantee that they will be kept." Song Wan said truthfully.
"If I don't meet the requirements, do I have to go back to Qingyun Mountain?" The woman frowned. "If that's the case, I might not be able to go to the capital."
"Why?" Song Wan was puzzled. Was the salary she offered not high enough?
"It's like this. My husband can still find some work here to support the family. If he can't find work in the capital, then the survival of our family will be in jeopardy." The woman said regretfully, "Thank you for your kindness, lady. I won't go, but I can help you ask other people."
There are people in the mountains who are willing to give it a try.
The woman's words really shocked Song Wan. She widened her eyes and said, "Your husband doesn't have a job, but you do, don't you? Isn't it enough to let him stay at home and take care of the elderly and children?"
"You can rent a cheap house in the countryside then. If your husband wants to continue chopping wood, that's fine. You can let him do the laundry, cook, and take care of the elderly and children at home while you work as a cook in the city to earn money and support the family. Isn't that a good idea?"
The woman opened her mouth, unsure how to answer for a long time. Finally, she stumbled and said doubtfully, "Is it still possible to do this?"
In the eyes of women, women are born to obey their fathers at home and their husbands after marriage.
Moreover, since ancient times, men have been working outside to earn money and support the family, while women have been taking care of their parents-in-law and raising children at home. No one has ever taught them that women can also show their faces in public.
"Why not? Whoever earns the most in the family has the final say." Song Wan explained to her, "If your man won't let you out, tell him to find someone who pays more than I do, or tell him to shut up."
Men who are incompetent and don’t want their wives to be capable deserve to be beaten.
Song Wan's fist was ready to move.
"Lady, can you let me go back and discuss it with everyone?" It must be said that the woman was indeed persuaded by Song Wan.
Yes, why should women be born to listen to men? The woman led Song Wan and Gu Yan to the most lively place in the mountains with uneasiness and a faint heartbeat.
The woman clutched the basket tightly in her hand, forgetting to feed the chickens the rotten vegetable leaves inside. She felt as if something was thrashing around inside her, trying to rush out.
A few men on the mountain had just come back from collecting firewood and picked up a fat lame rabbit on the way. Before they could be happy, they saw Song Wan coming towards them.
Their legs reflexively went weak and the lame rabbit almost slipped out of their hands.
"Why are you here again?" the leading man stuttered.
"Tiechillis's father, the heroine is not here to kidnap you this time, but to find me, Cuihua and the others." The man who spoke was the woman's husband, the unlucky guy who was the first to be kidnapped by Song Wan as a bandit leader two years ago.
"Looking for you?" Tiechui Dad asked subconsciously, "What can I do for you?"
After hearing this, Song Wan flicked her whip and said, "Why can't I find one? Do you look down on women?"
Iron Hammer Dad took several steps back, waving his hands and shaking his head, afraid to explain, "Lady Hero! Lady Hero! That's not what I meant! Go find it! Go find it! I won't stop you!"
He didn't want to be tied up all night again.
Song Wan reluctantly accepted his attitude and whipped the gravel lightly. "Then I want your wife to be my cook. Five taels of silver a month. Do you object?"
Tiechui Dad looked at the gravel swaying in front of him and swallowed his saliva. How could he refuse?
"I, I have no objection." Iron Hammer Dad said timidly. He was so scared that he didn't hear clearly. Anyway, he knew that as long as he nodded in agreement, the whip would not fall on him.
Song Wan retracted the whip, and the flying gravel fell at the man's feet with a bang.
"Look, your husband agrees." Song Wan looked at the woman and winked at her.
The woman was stunned. Her eyes fell on the whip around Song Wan's waist, and suddenly she seemed to understand something.
When Tiechui Dad saw the whip moving away from him, he felt relieved, but he always felt that he seemed to have overlooked something important.
Song Wan waved her whip all the way and walked smoothly from the first house to the second house, where her cooks were found.
Looking at the women standing in a row, Song Wan was very satisfied.
"From now on, you will be my, Song Wan's, exclusive cooks. Your base salary is five taels of silver. If you do a good job, your salary will increase."
One of the tall women, whom everyone called Aunt Chunhua, raised her hand and asked, "Miss Song, what do you mean by base salary?"
"Basic salary is the minimum wage," Song Wan explained.
"Five taels of silver a month!" Aunt Chunhua said, unable to contain herself any longer. "My useless husband can't even earn that much in a year!"
Before Song Wan came, Aunt Chunhua's family was considered the most unusual family in the mountain. Although Aunt Chunhua's husband was the one who earned money to support the family, Aunt Chunhua had a bad temper and was not easy to deal with, so she was in charge of everything in the family.
When Tiechui Niang saw Aunt Chunhua's behavior, her eyes lit up.
Tiechui Dad, who was hiding in the distance and eavesdropping with other men, suddenly felt a chill on his back.
"I have some things to do back in Beijing. I'll send someone to pick you up in six months at the latest," Song Wan instructed. "During this time, you can research new dishes. As long as they taste good, you'll be rewarded."
In order to allow them to maximize their culinary skills, Song Wan gave each of them ten taels of silver and emphasized, "This ten taels of silver can only be spent on making food. I will come to inspect the finished product in half a year."
The women held the silver ingots, tears welling up in their eyes. They didn't know how to describe their feelings at the moment.
After leaving Qingyun Mountain, Song Wan was in a good mood.
Gu Yanji, who had been silent the entire time on the mountain, finally spoke up, "Is the place where Ah Wan lived before the same as what you described on the mountain?"
Song Wan nodded hesitantly, "I can't really explain it, but where we are, men who look down on women will be scolded."
Hearing her say this, Gu Yanji became more and more curious about what the place where she used to live was like.
"But this also has its advantages." Song Wan thought for a moment and said.
"What advantages?" Gu Yan was anxious and couldn't think of one. Daiyue was poor. Apart from its strong military force, its officials formed cliques and engaged in selfish activities, and all kinds of chaos emerged one after another.
Song Wan glanced at a certain part of Gu Yanji's lower abdomen and said, "You can have eunuchs here, but we can't."
Gu Yan is anxious...
Why did I suddenly feel a chill between my legs?
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