Chapter 250: Do you still mean what you said before the New Year?

Lin Wanxia: "..."

For the first time, I knew what it meant that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

After everyone talked about this, Lin Wanxia couldn't refuse anymore, so she nodded and agreed.

The purpose of the fat aunt and the others coming here is to test whether Lin Wanxia still wants to use them.

The unspoken rule in the fishing village is that it usually takes one year to find a boatman. Generally,

they will not be replaced unless there are special circumstances within the year, unless there is an accident like someone getting injured.

But at the beginning of the year, as long as the captain does not say that he will continue to use them, he will have to replace them.

Before the New Year, Lin Wanxia gave them a big red envelope, but she did not say that she would continue to employ them.

Lin Wanxia smiled and said, "Uncle Li, Auntie Fatty, Brother Liu. Don't worry, as long as I'm still working on the fishing boat, I will definitely use the three of you.

We will only add people and not reduce them.

I didn't tell you last year because I wanted to change the boat.

You also know that changing boats is troublesome. Buying an old boat or a new one will delay a lot of business. Especially since I think it will take longer to build a boat myself, I don't mind if you have a better place to go.

However, the plan has changed now, and the fishing boat will not be changed for the time being, so if you are willing, I will give you full power of the boat."

The three nodded repeatedly, indicating that they were very willing.

They were the last three people to come. Lin Wanxia sent them out the door and found that the second master was wandering outside the door. When he saw Lin Wanxia looking at him, he looked away in panic and turned his back.

Then he thought of the purpose of his visit and turned back.

Lin Wanxia could probably guess why he came, and sighed, "Second Uncle, what a coincidence? Come to my house and sit down?"

Second Uncle followed with an awkward smile.

Lin Wanxia poured him a cup of hot tea, "What's the matter?"

Second Uncle took the teacup with both hands, took a sip and put it on the table, rubbing his hands back and forth on his thighs uncomfortably, "That...does what you said before the New Year still count?"

"What?"

"Just let me help you with the breeding business."

"Yes." Lin Wanxia said without hesitation. They were all from the same village, so Lin Wanxia still knew what kind of person this Second Uncle was.

He had feudal ideas but was quick at work, but he was also a genuine good person.

He was hardworking, helpful, and had no bad habits except for drinking a little.

The second uncle finally breathed a sigh of relief, grinning, less reserved, but still seemed to not know what to say.

Lin Wanxia expected the second uncle to change his mind, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"Did something happen during the Chinese New Year?" Lin Wanxia asked tentatively.

It was probably related to Lin Youzhi.

The second uncle was stunned for a moment, his eyes wandering, and said, "It's okay. It's just... I just thought that I can't do much work at my age, so it's nice to be able to help you and earn some food and drink."

"Did Lin Youzhi bully you?"

After a moment of silence, the second uncle sighed, "It's not bullying."

People are all made of flesh and blood. Lin Wanxia cares about him so much, and when he looks at his nephew whom he loves like his own son, the second uncle is also worried.

He was very happy when Lin Youzhi's family just moved back.

He has been single since his parents passed away, living alone every day. It was not easy for his nephews and nieces to come back and live with him. It was so nice to have a lively and lively life.

But as they lived together, the second uncle felt that it was not what he had imagined.

He did not feel it at first, as he was busy preparing a homestead for Lin Youzhi.

He and the fourth uncle did all the work, and Lin Youzhi went out early and came back late, supposedly to go to work.

Lin Yaoyao is now silly and stupid, sometimes normal, and sometimes crazy, crying and making noises.

When she is making noises, she either scolds Jin Xuekun or Lin Wanxia.

It is natural to scold Jin Xuekun, but scolding Lin Wanxia means that she has ruined his good marriage.

The whole village knows about this, and of course Lin Wanxia has heard about it.

She was the one who destroyed it in the first place, and she didn't feel guilty.

Seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, after finishing the work at the homestead, she thought she could appreciate the warmth of being together as a family.

But it turned out that it was not the case.

No one worked except herself.

Lin Youzhi went out early and came back late. In the morning, he put down his bowl and left. In the evening, he came home just to eat, and then went out again after eating. He would not come back until he went to bed.

Lin Yaoyao was like this. Not asking others to serve her was a light thing. It was impossible for her to work.

Lin Youcai pretended to be stupid. When he was asked to wash the dishes, he either said that he couldn't find the basin or he didn't know where to put the clean dishes.

Otherwise, he would have to pay "work wages" for washing the dishes. From time to time, he would slip and smash a bowl or plate.

They were all poor people. How could they afford so much money to buy new bowls and plates? So the second uncle had to wash the dishes himself.

If it was just work, he could still bear it, but the family expenses also fell on him.

Second uncle thought that Lin Youzhi was eating public rations after all, and he was going back to build a house, so he must have thousands of yuan in his hand.

Who knew that when the New Year was approaching, other people's families had already bought all the New Year's goods, but their family hadn't bought anything at all.

Second uncle tentatively mentioned the matter of buying New Year's goods to Lin Youzhi, wanting him to pay some money and buy two pounds of meat.

As a result, Lin Youzhi complained to him and said that he had no money or something. He

said that he went out early and came back late just to borrow money, after all, he had to get married and build a brick and tile house after the New Year.

He also did not forget to draw a big cake for Second uncle, saying that he would definitely support Second uncle in his old age after the brick and tile house was built.

Lin Wanxia couldn't help interrupting his uncle, "Do you believe what he said?"

His uncle said, "It's a hope after all. Besides, I'm a bachelor, who can I rely on if not my nephew?"

He did have a nephew, but his own sister wasn't his biological daughter, let alone a nephew. He wasn't close to her

at all. Without his uncle's explanation, Lin Wanxia could guess the rest.

His uncle must have spent all his savings to buy New Year's goods.

Now that the New Year was over, he had no money left.

Not only do we have no money to eat, we also have no money to build a house.

Lin Wanxia is not so naive as to think that Lin Youzhi just wants to have a free meal at Second Uncle's place.

"Did Lin Youzhi ask you to come to me?"

Second Uncle nodded and shook his head, and said honestly: "I wanted to come by myself. Youzhi said it would be great to come and help you."

"He is really good at calculating. Is he thinking that if you come, I have to pay you for your work, and if he fails to build the house, you can give him some more?"

Second Uncle rubbed his hands and nodded embarrassedly.

Lin Wanxia shook her head.

I don't know how to be angry with an honest man like Second Uncle.

Otherwise, there is no fairness in the world.

Not to mention the environment they were born into, even their personalities are different.

There are bad guys like Zhu Qiaoyun and Lin Youzhi, and there are also honest and ordinary people like Second Uncle.

After thinking for a while, Lin Wanxia said: "Second uncle, let's get this out of the way. I can only give you a basic living allowance when I start paying you wages every month, and the rest will be settled at the end of the year."