The first ray of sunlight in the morning filtered through the gap in the wooden window of the thatched house and fell on the bed. Ying Qingci opened her eyes. It was already dawn. She got up, cleaned up, and heated the rice in the pot.
There's still some leftover broth from last night, so just warm it up.
Today is the day of work on the new house. Naturally, the Ying family cannot be absent on the first day.
After delivering breakfast to Geng Hanchu, the Ying family went to the foot of the mountain together.
They went neither early nor finished. When they arrived there, Zhang Maosheng had already arrived.
"Uncle Zhang, I've been waiting for a long time."
"We have just arrived." Zhang Maosheng glanced at her and spoke calmly, and then introduced the people behind him to her, "These people are my old buddies. They also lost their jobs because of me before." , stayed at home for so many years.”
"This time, I came out again and called them for help."
"Hello."
The other two middle-aged men looked at her with silly smiles in their eyes: "Hello, my boss."
"Uncles, I leave our house to you."
"Don't worry, boss. Although we haven't worked for anyone for so many years, we will never forget about eating, and we will ensure that the boss's house is built solidly."
"Thank you uncles."
The wasteland here has almost been reclaimed. In a few days, after the villagers' wages have been paid, the next step can be planned.
Seeing the smiles on the faces of the villagers, Xu Chuanqiang also smiled with satisfaction in his heart, "You guys have to work hard and don't betray the trust that the Ying family has placed in you."
"Don't worry, village chief, we will take a good look at it."
The person who spoke was one of the few young adults in the village. His family included both young and old, so he did not leave the village and stayed in Qingyang Village.
"That's good, but don't let me find out that there is someone who wants to cause trouble. If I find out, I won't let him go."
"Don't worry, village chief. This is a job we got with great difficulty, and the wages are high. Why can't we think of causing trouble?"
"That's right."
"Now that the Ying family has arrived in our village, they are a family. Of course we have to help each other." The person who spoke was a woman from the village with a smile on her face.
Thirty cents a day? They have never encountered such a good thing before.
It takes at least ten days and a half to build a house. By then, the family will have a lot of money.
"That's good. Don't have any wrong ideas. Although the Ying family are outsiders, they are not necessarily from our village. If you anger them, you will be responsible for the consequences."
The implication is that the reason why Ying's family asked them for help was just because they lived in Qingyang Village and wanted to meet people without looking up, so they chose the people from Qingyang Village for the first time.
"Village chief, what are you talking about? Can we still cheat and play around? Let me tell you, this family should do this. After all, they will live in the village in the future."
"We gave them a place to live, but they actually asked us to help them work. If you ask me, this Ying family should give us the money directly."
"Widow Wang, what are you talking about? Aunt Huang and Uncle Ying are both good people."
Xu Sanqiang was on the side. After hearing what Widow Wang said, his expression suddenly changed. They were neighbors of the Ying family, but he could see very clearly who Ying Qingci and Huang Xuecao were. They were both good people.
"What's wrong? Am I not telling the truth?" Widow Wang seemed to be okay. She narrowed her eyes and kept pouring out the words. He also glanced at Xu Chuanqiang in front of him.
"Hey, let me tell you, by speaking for the Ying family like this, have they given you any benefits?"
"Don't spit on others!"
Xu Sanqiang didn't know how to quarrel with others, but now he was arguing with Widow Wang and his face was red, and his neck was red.
"Why are you speaking for someone like this when you have taken away their benefits?" Widow Wang glanced at him, "Xu Sanqiang, don't forget, we are from the same village, the Ying family, we are just outsiders."
Widow Wang's voice was loud and everyone near her heard it, including the village chief and Ying Qingci who had just walked over.
The village chief was a little embarrassed and turned to look at Ying Qingci.
After all, he is the rightful owner. Now that the people in the village are ridiculing him for being the wronged person in front of the rightful owner, I feel bad.
I saw that Ying Qing's face was cold and cold, and it was impossible to tell what her emotions were.
"Girl Ying..."
Ying Qingci glanced at him and stepped forward directly in front of Widow Wang.
Widow Wang didn't expect that Ying Qingci was right next to the village chief. When she just said this, Ying Qingci's figure happened to be blocked by someone, so she didn't notice it.
Now being discovered on the spot, Widow Wang looked at her with disdain.
But how could she show it?
"In that case, it's our fault. We shouldn't hire anyone, we should give the money directly to you."
Widow Wang did not hear the hidden meaning of Ying Qingci's words, and thought that Ying Qingci had listened to her words.
"Of course." Widow Wang agreed.
"Then how much does this great god think we should give you?"
"It doesn't take much, just give each person one tael of silver."
Widow Wang spoke matter-of-factly, without noticing at all. Her words directly caused the expressions of the surrounding villagers to change drastically, and they looked at her in shock.
Is she too thick-skinned?
The village chief heard her words clearly.
Some time ago, Ying Qingci was busy settling down, but she didn't know that Qingyang Village was full of good people, and there were always one or two weirdos.
"Grandma..." Ying Qingci walked up to Huang Xuecao, lowered her head and said a few words to her, and then took out a money bag from Huang Xuecao.
After seeing the money bag, Widow Wang was overjoyed. She really thought Ying Qingci was going to give her the money. She immediately held her head high and looked at Ying Qingci arrogantly.
When Ying Qingci saw her appearance, a flash of ridicule flashed in his eyes, and he took out a lot of money from his purse.
"Why do you only have so much money?!"
Widow Wang's eyes widened when she saw the money in her hand, staring straight at the money bag in Ying Qingci's hand.
Ying Qingci ignored her words, but looked at her and spoke.
"Auntie worked for our family for three days in total, and the total was ninety cents. It's not bad at all. What's missing?"
"You little bitch, I've been doing this for four days!"
My widow's eyes widened, and her face was full of meanness.
"You have indeed been here for four days, but you only worked for three days. Moreover, during these three days, you were lazy and clever almost every day. On the fourth day, you did not work for the whole day. The rest , do you need me to say more?”
"This is your wages for the past few days. Do you want more? After you get the money, you don't have to come back again."
