Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 50 I want to quit my job
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As the weather turned cooler day by day, Li Xin also put on Guan Wen's old and refurbished clothes.Guan Wen became more and more energetic when he worked. Li Xin was relieved to find that after staying in Cui's house for these days, Guan Wen not only did not lose weight, but also gained some flesh.I don't know if it's because of the good food, not only Guan Wen, but also the mental outlook of other workers has improved a lot.

Li Xin is quite proud of being able to fatten up the head of the family.

No more, no less, I have been working in Cui Mansion for 20 days.

The places that were removed and rebuilt gradually took on a new look. The bricklayer’s craftsmanship is still good. It is very beautiful and generous according to the drawings. Sometimes some things are carved on the wall bricks, such as flowers, birds, insects and fish, which are beautiful and generous.When Guan Wen is resting, he likes to watch and occasionally ask questions.The older masons liked to brag to him, so Guan Wen knew more or less about the masonry.

Cui's salary is not a monthly payment, they do part-time jobs, and only when the part-time jobs are completed will they be paid.Li Xin did the math, one hundred yuan a day, and after 20 days, the couple's wages added up to two taels of silver.It just seems that the masons hired by the Cui Mansion still like to work slowly and do meticulous work, and they are not very active in their work. Although the quality of the results is not to say, the time is still a bit delayed.

Guan Wen became impatient.

Li Xin asked him, and he said that part-time work cannot last more than a month.But Li Xin felt that this opportunity to make money was too rare, and she was willing to do it even for two months.Three thousand dollars a month, one and a half taels of silver, no matter how you calculate it, you won't lose money.

The problem is, Guan Quan's marriage is stuck there, and it really cannot be delayed.After that, it will be the Chinese New Year, and I have to be busy with the New Year's affairs, so I don't have time to take care of the wedding.Guan Wen should be impatient.

Guan Wen and Li Xin made up their minds, and after noon, they went to ask to see Steward Cui.

Cui Guanshi seemed to be checking the accounts, with a relaxed face, nodding and smiling from time to time.Standing in front of him were four or five people who appeared to be in charge, with their heads lowered and their waists slightly bent, as if they were listening intently.Guan Wen and Li Xin stood in the corner, and the servant signaled them to wait a while.

Li Xin looked at the scene ahead with great interest.To be honest, I have been here for so many days, except for staying in the countryside, I have just passed through the town.People who have seen it are nothing but farmers and village women.She is really interested in how a family with a status like the Cui Mansion manages the housekeeping.

Cui Guanshi put down the account book in his hand, nodded first, and then said: "How is the matter of going to the capital?"

"If you go back to Manager Cui, everything has been arranged, and the escort agency has also been contacted, and the price has been negotiated. We just wait for the master's order to see when to leave."

"Two families who released the deeds wanted to continue to follow the master's house. They returned to the wife, but the wife refused. The other people who should be released have been released, and the money has also been settled. There are still 64 people in the mansion who have signed the death deed. Follow the master's family on the road, and the other five families will give birth to others."

"According to the steward's order, except for the sacrificial land, the rest has been exchanged with nearby farmers, and all the fields of the master's family have been gathered together. Now I have to ask the steward to make a decision to see if someone else can take over the land. Long-term hire of long-term workers, or find a tenant farmer. In addition, do you need to leave a family to guard the grain on the main side of the house?"

"The work of the short-term laborer has not yet produced results, and I am afraid it will take a few days..."

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You said everything I said, but it was very orderly and not chaotic at all.Cui Guanshi responded occasionally, or asked a question about a certain question, or gave an answer to a certain question.

When the matter was almost finished, several small stewards also left one after another to go out, and the young servant stepped forward and said: "Guard Cui, brother and sister-in-law of the Guan family have something to see you."

Cui Guanshi raised his head, greeted cheerfully, and asked the young man to serve tea, saying: "I don't take a break at noon, and I can talk about it at night if I have something to do."

"Trouble Uncle Cui, I'm afraid you have something to do, so I'll bother you."

Li Xin smiled politely, and secretly pulled Guan Wen's clothes.Guan Wen also said with a smile: "You are very busy, so I haven't seen you in the past few days."

"Master and Madam are leaving, and many things have to be done as soon as possible."

While talking, the young servant brought tea, Guan Wen and his wife hurriedly stood up to thank them.Steward Cui took a sip of his tea and asked, "Ah Wen is doing the truth. Big sister, the food you cook is rare for everyone. Don't tell me, you two are leaving now."

Guan Wen smiled awkwardly and said, "Nothing can escape your eyes, Uncle Cui."

"I'm not going to lie to you, Uncle Cui. Ah Wen and his four younger brothers are waiting for money to marry a wife, so everything in the family has to be done. We thought it would take about [-] days to work here, but we didn't expect that the masons are meticulous. , Now it seems that there may be another ten days before the completion of the project. No, Ah Wen is a little anxious. Anyway, first of all, the dowry gift must be prepared, and the wedding or something needs to be fully prepared. One or two months, plus getting married, if the time is delayed, it may be time for the Chinese New Year."

Li Xin sighed lowly, "Uncle Cui, you probably don't know that Ah Wen's fourth brother said that it is not easy to find a wife, and Ah Wen is also in a hurry..."

Cui Guanshi listened carefully, hesitated for a moment and said: "Even if you are in a hurry to get married, it shouldn't matter if it takes ten or twenty days?"

Li Xin actually felt that it wasn't that short of a few days. Even if the Hu family was waiting to be hired, it was enough for someone to say no?But Guan Wen seemed to be saving face, he didn't want his future in-laws to underestimate them, and he didn't want to talk to the Hu family.

Li Xin thought, maybe Guan Wen was also afraid that the Hu family had something on their minds, and thought they were not interested in the Guan family?

Guan Wen hesitated for a moment before saying, "It doesn't really matter..."

"Since it doesn't matter much, why don't you leave after finishing the work." Cui Guanshi said with a smile: "Awen, if you know how to settle this account, after you leave, moving bricks and tiles is actually not bad. You alone, at most, you took the big girl away, and those greedy people were unhappy. But after you finish the job, the two of you add up to more than a tael of silver. It takes about ten days. Which is more cost-effective?"

How could Guan Wen not calculate this account?But he still hesitated.

Cui Guanshi gave Li Xin a wink, Li Xin received it, but did not persuade Guan Wen.

At first, Guan Wen discussed with her to resign and take the money to leave now, but Li Xin didn't agree very much.Not to mention the salary, but the living conditions here, the environment and so on, Li Xin is a little bit reluctant.When she goes back to Guan's house, there are a lot of things waiting for her...

In addition, she still has the sense to refute her man's face in front of outsiders, knowing that it can't be done.

Cui Guanshi said something, but Guan Wen only promised to think about it.

On the way back, Guan Wen asked Li Xin softly, "Xin'er, what do you think about this..."

Li Xin pursed her lips, "What do you think? Let's hear it."

Guan Wen said worriedly: "It's been almost half a year since the engagement with the Hu family. Originally, the betrothal gift should be sent to someone after the engagement. I have been delaying and delaying until now. I really feel sorry for him."

Li Xin paused, "Isn't it about ten days away?"

Guan Wen was silent, and after a moment of silence, he said softly to Li Xin: "Blind Hu told me that his girl's birthday is just two days away. Although the marriage is booked, if the betrothal gift is not paid before Miss Hu's birthday It’s impossible to justify carrying it over—isn’t this dragging other girls?”

Li Xin raised his eyebrows, and Guan Wen said: "The same is true for Axiu, but Axiu was born in the twelfth lunar month, there is still some time left, the Hu family can't continue to delay..."

It turned out to be the age of the Kahu family girl!

Both families want to save some face. If the Guan family keeps procrastinating, their reputation will be bad.Even if the girl from the Hu family enters the Guan family's door in the future, those gossips from other people can't say that this daughter-in-law should not be valued by the Guan family?The girl from the Hu family is not good-looking, and the situation of her mother's family is not good. If the rumors spread to the ears of the Hu family, then the father and daughter should not feel inferior?
Take Li Xin's marriage to Guan Wen as an example. The Guan family didn't give much dowry, but Liu's dowry was still full.Moreover, the ostentation of the wedding was not too shabby, and Guan Wen's attitude was sincere enough. Although there was no mother-in-law, it was enough for the Li family to have some worthy brothers and sisters who came to hire them at home.It can be said that in the Guan family, Li Xin can hold her head high and be a daughter-in-law, which has something to do with her husband's family's attention, and her natal family's confidence in having brothers.

The girl of the Hu family has only one widower father, no mother to help her arrange marriage, no brother to back her up.The situation is worse than Li Xin's.

As a woman, Li Xin naturally understands the importance of it.

After thinking about it, Li Xin suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter. Otherwise, I'll ask someone to send the money back, and let my father-in-law and the others pay the dowry first. We will continue to work here, and when the work is finished, we will go to arrange the marriage. , wouldn’t it be great to have the best of both worlds?”

Li Xin thinks this is a good idea, not only taking care of the Hu family, but also caring about making money for himself, killing two birds with one stone.Just as they were thinking why the two of them had their brains twisted and failed to come up with such a solution, Guan Wen heard this idea, instead of letting out a sigh of relief, his brows were furrowed, with a look of hesitation.

Is there no one who can send the money back?
If Cui's mansion leaves the job, one hundred dollars a day will be gone, so naturally we can't let this time go.Li Xin said: "Why don't you ask my aunt's cousin to go?"

Guan Wen lowered his head and shook it imperceptibly.

"Awen, what's the matter?"

Seeing him like this, Li Xin frowned.It stands to reason that this method is very good, but he still looks like he can't do it.Could it be that as a big brother, he has to do everything himself to be at ease?
Guan Wen moved his mouth and said after a while, "Xin'er, the money must be in our hands. Father and grandfather, second and fourth brothers, and aunt's cousins, none of them can be given out."

(End of this chapter)