bookrebus Chapter 168 Scary
Chapter 168 Scary
After saying goodbye to Qin Huiyin, Song Ruize reunited with his brothers.
He was carrying a basket filled with all kinds of delicious food.
Jiang Qibin came over, salivating: "As expected of our sister, she understands our thoughts so well."
"She originally gave me more, but I confiscated it." Song Ruize said calmly.
"We've been discussing this as well," Jiang Qingnan said. "Sister Huiyin has been very generous to us, and we're not stingy people. We'll each give her fifty coins as a token of our appreciation."
Each person earned fifty coins a month, so for the five of them, that was two hundred and fifty coins. Song Ruize was different; he gave all his wages to Qin Huiyin.
For the five of them, if they were to improve their food outside, their monthly expenses would definitely not be less than 100 wen. Moreover, the food they ate would only be wontons and noodles, and they would definitely not be able to enjoy the luxurious food like Qin Huiyin provided them. Therefore, these 50 wen were already a bargain for them; in the end, they only paid the cost.
"Yes, we're embarrassed to always take advantage of her." Jiang Qibin scratched his head. "We discussed it. If we give her too much, she won't accept it. If we don't give her anything, we won't be able to take advantage of her. It's not easy for her to support such a large family. I've never met a girl as capable, generous, gentle and lovely as her. So, we'll give her fifty cents."
"Okay." Song Ruize pulled the corners of his mouth upwards.
Jiang Qibin: "...Brother Ze, are you okay?"
"Is it because fifty cents is too little and Brother Ze is not happy?" Chen Yong touched his head, looking confused.
Jiang Qingnan coughed lightly and chuckled, "Is it possible that he wanted to laugh?"
"How is that possible?" Jiang Qibin, Chen Yong, and Zhou Jinyuan retorted in unison. "Our Brother Ze is an icy little handsome guy. Don't even joke about it. He doesn't even know what a normal expression looks like."
Song Ruize got on the carriage and said coldly, "Hurry up."
"Okay, Brother Ze." Zhou Jinyuan was responsible for driving the carriage.
Jiang Qibin looked at Song Ruize who was leaning there, and saw that he ignored people as usual, and his whole body was like a cold little iceberg, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's great, Brother Ze is normal." Jiang Qibin said, "I heard from the old people that some evil spirits will possess the living, and those with weak horoscopes will have their bodies taken away."
Song Ruize suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Qibin: "Where do those evil spirits come from?"
Jiang Qibin: "...the old man said that, I never asked. This kind of thing is obviously made up, just to scare those children not to hang around the graves, who would take it seriously?"
Song Ruize played with his fingers, lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Jiang Qibin and others looked at each other in surprise.
What's going on?
Why is it so hard to guess what their brother Ze is thinking?
Qin Huiyin held Mantou and Baozi, looked at Tang Yichen's figure, stroked the fur of the two little puppies and said, "Mantou, Baozi, why are boys' minds so hard to guess?"
Tang Yichen was sweating profusely but did not stop.
He usually held it in high esteem, like a finely carved jade, unwilling to allow even a single flaw to appear. But today, the jade seemed dissatisfied with its previous carving and wanted to be carved into a different pattern.
Li Taohua drove in with an ox cart.
"Mom..." Qin Huiyin was surprised, "Can you drive an ox cart now?"
Li Taohua said proudly: "I tried it, it's not that difficult..."
Zhou and Pang got off the ox cart.
They carried the pots down and passed by Qin Huiyin and said, "They got stuck in the field halfway. It took more than a dozen men to carry them out."
Fortunately, it was Li Taohua. If it was any other woman, those men would not pay any attention to her.
Zhou and Pang had always known that men liked beautiful women, but this was the first time they saw Li Taohua make those grown men doing farm work rush to help her with just a few sweet words.
Qin Huiyin chuckled.
Li Taohua glared at her: "Well, you little heartless thing, are you making fun of your mother?"
"How dare I? I just think my mother is really amazing. She can learn anything well." Qin Huiyin praised sincerely.
"That's right. If I wasn't capable, how could I have such a capable daughter? A daughter takes after her mother, so she can't be much worse. Look, the ox cart is pretty easy to drive!"
Zhang Erzhu, the neighbor, brought in a few carpenter apprentices for a trial period. Zhou and Pang helped out for a while before going back to their own business. Before leaving, Li Taohua gave them their wages.
Zhou refused, refusing several times. Pang, on the other hand, accepted it without hesitation. After all, for Pang, it was reasonable for the other party to pay her for her labor. If she refused to accept the money, she would be considered to have owed him a favor. For most people, a debt of gratitude could be repaid with ten cents, so there was no need to owe him another favor. So, she accepted it without hesitation.
Zhang Erzhu tested batch after batch of apprentices before finally settling on five. Zhang Dazhu explained to them directly that they would be on a one-month trial basis. If they still didn't meet their standards after a month, they would not be allowed to return. If they did meet the standards after a month, their monthly salary would increase from 100 wen to 300 wen. If they could independently complete a piece of furniture, their salary would increase further.
This is the management method he learned from Qin Huiyin. Qin Huiyin told him that no one likes a monotonous life. Pressure can create motivation, and motivation can make people do better.
In addition to the five apprentices, they also recruited two masters. Those two masters were apprentices of Zhang the carpenter's father, who later stopped working as carpenters for some reason.
"You can't be late every day. Ten cents will be deducted for each lateness. If you are not late at all after a month, you will be rewarded with another fifty cents for perfect attendance." Zhang Dazhu said.
The people Zhang Erzhu had recruited were all from nearby villages, some close and some far away, the farthest of which could only walk for a quarter of an hour, so this wasn't a problem for them. From their perspective, the fifty cents were already a sure thing.
Everything has been arranged at the Zhang family.
Zhang Erzhu returned to the city.
Tang Yichen also returned to the city.
Mr. Tang Sanye made the trip in person and took Tang Luwu to the city to buy materials.
Qin Huiyin was busy in the yard when Tang Sanmei's voice came from outside: "Sister Yinyin, a lady is looking for you."
Qin Huiyin put down the crab in her hand, strode out, and saw a carriage parked at the door. Xia Ruwan slowly got out of the carriage with the help of her maid.
The villagers passing by looked at the scene curiously.
"Miss Xia, why did you come here in person?"
"I've been feeling a bit bored lately, so I decided to go for a walk in the countryside." Xia Ruwan looked around, her gaze fixed on the dilapidated house in front of her. "Sister, you make so much money, why are you still living in such a small place?"