farmhouse ditty

Chapter 224

After Xiuniang paid the guys in the yard their wages, she called Wang Er's family and the two young ladies to come over. She first gave the two old ladies and aunts five dongs each. For them who had only washed the dishes for two days , is already very good.

The two aunts took the money, thanked Xiu Niang, and then went back with their men. They were originally the aunts of the two workers in the workshop.

Seeing the two of them leave, Xiu Niang yelled for Wang Er's family to come over and gave her three taels of silver. The Wang Er's family was helping in the workshop every month, so it was naturally better than the two of them. A lot, but it's still not as good as those guys in the yard. They do all physical work, and they get six or seven taels a month.

Wang's family took the silver and said with a smile, "Thank you, Miss Xiu."

Xiu Niang smiled at her, this Wang Er's family should also be happy, today she is holding three taels, her man Wang Er is taking ten taels, this month the two of them add up to 13 taels. The wages are the highest in the workshop.

She chatted with Wang Er's family for a few words, and told her and Wang Er to take Liu and his wife out to buy some meat and vegetables. It's too late to buy.

Mrs. Liu took the money from Xiu Niang and asked, "Sister, what do you want me to buy?"

Xiu Niang said, "Anything is fine, Sister-in-law Six, anyway, our two families have similar appetites, you just pick up fresh ones and buy some cakes and fruits, so that you can watch the moon tomorrow." Is it a holiday?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu responded with a smile, and went out with Ji Laoliu. The couple, Wang and Er, had already tied up the carriage and were waiting for them outside.

Seeing that the big guys had gone out, Xiu Niang went to the back and closed the courtyard door, and asked Chu Fu to call Wen Shi over, and then, together with Chu Ge, asked Chu Lao and Shen Shi to talk in the main room. The matter with the guys is over now, she should turn around and settle the wages with Chu Fu, otherwise this Shen family will go crazy.

It's not that Xiuniang didn't notice Father Chu's side when she was giving wages to the guys earlier, and she also knew that this time when she received an order from the palace, whether it was a big deal or a small thing, how much could it be? It would still reach Shen's ears. With Shen's temperament, it's no wonder she didn't clamor for more money for her eldest son.

Besides, the festival was about to start at this time, and she didn't want to quarrel with Mrs. Chen. She watched herself pay her wages, letting her know that she and Chu Ge were doing business in the town, and the money didn't fall from the sky, and she had to spend money to hire a man to do the back and forth!
So this time, Xiuniang will not just follow her, she has spent a lot of effort to set up this paving workshop, it is her and Chu Ge's comfort zone, she will not let Mrs. Shen intervene. After all, she is the hostess here, how can she make Mrs. Chen make as much noise as she wants!

As soon as Shen heard what Xiu Niang said, she went into the main room with a stinky face. Father Chu waved at Xiu Niang and Chu Ge, meaning to let them not care about it.

Old man Li didn't follow him in, he knew in his heart that Xiu Niang reckoned that she was going to pay him and Chu Fu or something, so he talked to Chu Ge after thinking about it, and went back to the house to take a nap. Well, originally, they were sons and daughters-in-law, father-in-law and mother-in-law, why would he join in the fun as a lone old man, anyway, he believed that Chu Ge and Xiu girl would not lose his share.

Just as Wen shi coaxed her little girl to sleep, she heard Chu Fu calling her outside the house. Seeing that the little ones were all sleeping soundly, she closed the door and went out.

"What are you calling me for? I just coaxed Huahua and the others to sleep..."

"Juan'er, it's not me calling you, it's my siblings who said, let us go to the main room."

"Call us over? What are you doing?"

"I don't know, I didn't ask just now."

"Chu Fu, did my siblings pay the guys their wages just now and let them go?" Wen thought for a while, then asked Chu Fu.

"Well, yes, uh, but just now, the siblings asked Wang Er to take the old Liu and his wife to go shopping."

"...Oh, then let's go there quickly, I think the second sibling is going to pay us wages!"

Hearing Wen's words, Chu Fu suddenly remembered that the two of them came to work last month, and counting it now, it was almost a month ago.

"Hey, Juan'er, how do you know that my younger brother and sister are going to pay us wages? We came here on the [-]th day last month, and the day hasn't arrived yet. Did this younger brother and sister miscalculate..."

Wen didn't say anything, just gave him a look, and walked forward by himself, thinking in his heart, it's no wonder that the second child's calculation is wrong, her brain is smarter than anyone else, the reason why she is not in front of the guys Giving the two of them wages means that they don't want others to know how much she paid.

In other words, that Xiuniang counted the wages of the couple as the same as the fellows in the wooden workshop, and no one knew. If the couple told the story, no one would believe it. Others might say that she and Chu Fu are Xiuniang's elder brother and sister-in-law, so how could she count the wages the same as the fellows? It must be because they think that Xiuniang pays too little, and they are gossiping behind their backs.

Chu Fu looked at Wen Shi and left without saying a word or a smile. Before he understood what was going on, he hurriedly followed her.

Xiuniang, Chu Ge and Father Chu were sitting in the main room. Seeing Chu Fu and Wen's coming, she smiled and asked them to sit down, and then said that she wanted to pay them wages.

This Chu Fu listened, and turned to look at Wen, hey, this really made his wife guess.

Wen's face was calm, anyway, she already knew about it, so there was nothing strange about it.

Mrs. Shen looked at Xiu Niang and touched Father Chu's arm. When she first came in, she knew that Xiu Niang was going to pay Chu Fu and the others, so she secretly told Father Chu that if Xiu Niang gave the money to Chu Fu, If there is less, the old couple will have to talk.

Sensing Shen's movement, Father Chu clicked his tongue, and moved to the side in dissatisfaction. He also said just now that he believed that the second child's family would not mess around.

Xiu Niang could see the expressions of these people, she didn't know what they were thinking about, but most of them were related to the salary, she said with a smile.

"Brother and sister-in-law, let's calculate the wages in front of my parents-in-law today. You two came here on July [-]th, and it's only two days before it's a month, but it's nothing, so let's press it It will take a month to calculate."

Father Chu and Chu Fu both nodded appreciatively. Wen's face was still calm, nothing good or bad, but Shen's expression was ungrateful.

"Your elder brother and sister-in-law are here to help you with...work. They are from their own family. They are better than those guys. You are two days away this month. What's the big deal? Take it out and say..."

Just now, Shen was about to say, 'Your elder brother and sister-in-law are here to help you'. Fortunately, she changed her words to work in time. If she said that she helped, she was afraid that Xiu Niang would not pay her wages. Anyway, she was helping Well, just like what the little woman Xiu Niang said to her in the morning.

Xiu Niang looked at Shen's last words and said in a low voice, she also smiled and pretended not to hear, she took out a banknote and put it on the table, "Brother and sister-in-law, it's just your salary for this month."

She withdrew her hand just now, Shen raised her head and stared desperately, Chu Fu said a few words with a smile, took her hand to look at it, suddenly froze, blinked, and showed it to Wen.

Shen frowned, "What's the matter, Fuzi, how much money, how many words are written on this bank note?"

Chu Fu himself didn't know much, so he showed it to Wen Shi because he wasn't sure. He listened to Shen Shi's questioning, but only said the word "Wu" intermittently.

Mrs. Shen patted the table, "Okay, you're so cruel from your second son's family, since I gave your elder brother five taels..."

"50 taels!" Wen Shi passed her hand and looked at Xiu Niang with some doubts.

"Yes, only 50 taels," Shen said, taking Wen's words, "You treat us as a beggar... Uh, what the hell, 50 taels!"

Seeing Shen's dumbfounded look, Xiu Niang just smiled secretly and didn't say anything. At this time, it's better for her not to open her mouth.

Chu Ge glanced at Xiuniang, and said to Shen, originally Chu Fu and Wen's wages were the same as those of the workshop guys, but this time Chu Fu and Wen also paid a lot when they received the order from the palace. It was a lot of effort, so he and Xiu Niang discussed it, and added some more silver to the original ten taels of silver, which would be regarded as a share.

Wen looked at Chu Ge and Xiu Niang in disbelief, holding the 50 tael silver note in her hand, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart, she never expected that Xiu Niang and Chu Ge would give so much money, Isn't this just giving some of the hard-earned money they both earned to her and Chu Fu?

And even Chu Fu was unexpected, he was still thinking, Chu Ge would give him 15 taels, two taels more than Wang Er would be good, after all brothers should be special, but at this moment, Since Chugo gave him a full 50 taels!

Father Chu looked at Chu Ge, and also nodded. He laughed a few times, and praised Chu Ge a few times. He made money, and he didn't forget to think about his brother. That's what he deserves.

Seeing Chu Fu and Wen's appearance, as well as Father Chu's cheerful laughter, Shen's expression eased. She looked at Chu Ge and opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Chu Ge also looked at Shen Shi, "Mother, don't say anything, brother and I are blood brothers, how can I not turn to him."

When Shen heard this, she pursed her old lips, sighed, held Chu Ge's hand and nodded, with tears in her eyes.

Seeing Shen like this, Xiuniang felt a little relieved in her heart, this Shen finally knew about Chu Ge, even Chu Fu and Wen's eyes were sore.

Father Chu looked at Mrs. Shen, looked at himself, and said with a smile, "Old lady, you can say whatever you want, this is our own child, there is nothing to hide."

When Shen heard what her wife said, she let out an "ah", patted Chu Ge's hand, and looked up at him.

"Chu Wazi, what percentage of the money did you give your brother?"

As soon as these words came out, all the people in the room were stunned. After a while, they heard the sound of the stool colliding with the ground. Father Chu, Chu Fu and his wife, and Xiu Niang left Mrs. Shen and went out.

Chu Gemu looked at Shen for a while, moved his body, and walked out with his hand...

(End of this chapter)