Soul Travel: I was bought by the fierce man in the village to farm

Li Yunshan didn't come back until it was completely dark at night, and he could smell the chicken soup from a long distance away.

The oil lamp was on in the room, and Mao Xiaosui was sitting in front of the lamp sewing clothes.

When he saw him coming back, he shouted "Shh" and said, "The two babies are asleep."

She went to bring over the hot chicken soup and meat in the pot, and took two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.

Li Yunshan washed his hands and asked her, "Didn't you eat?"

"Waiting for you, Ruyi and Ankang have been playing crazy all afternoon, so I let them eat and go to bed first."

Li Yunshan ate a bowl of noodles in the town at noon. He was really hungry now. He wolfed it down. After two pieces of meat and a few mouthfuls of soup, he felt less hungry and panicked. Then he talked about what happened today.

"The matter of the workers was settled. Thirty of them were paid ninety coppers a day. I took them to see the land and the drawings. It was agreed on for three to four months. Finally, it was agreed upon for three months, and it could be extended by ten at the latest. Oh, the ten days of delay will not be counted as wages."

“The most troublesome part of this job is mainly the land preparation, which can be done very quickly.”

Mao Xiaosui calculated the accounts and found that the wages alone were more than two hundred.

She couldn't help but frown, "I don't have enough money."

"This kind of work is at this price, there is nothing we can do about it." Li Yunshan said, "I only paid a deposit of thirty taels for the time being. I signed and drew the money and paid the remaining money after the payment."

"Then plus the wood and tiles..." She was a little confused. "Is the money enough?"

"It's not enough." Li Yunshan said with certainty, "Put away the firewood first, and do a business first to earn money."

"Did we start too hastily?" Mao Xiaosui was worried.

It’s okay if the money is enough, but it’s not enough.

"It is inevitable that you will not understand something when doing business for the first time." Li Yunshan didn't seem worried. "I never thought that I could do such a big business in my life. Anyway, I have already started, so don't think about the things that are there or not."

Li Yunshan was tired after running for a day, so he went to bed after eating.

Mao Xiaosui tidied up the kitchen, took out the big pot from the basket and put it away before returning to the house.

After dinner in the morning, the two of them started killing rabbits. Two people were much slower than three people, and Li Yunshan also had to supervise the work.

She said, "Call Zhao Hui back."

Li Yunshan nodded, "I'll go around and call him tomorrow."

Mao Xiaosui finally fell asleep with peace of mind.

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After Li Yunshan set out in the morning, Mao Xiaosui had to wash the rabbit skin from morning to noon, and then from noon to evening.

Li Yunshan and Zhao Hui finally came back.

In just twenty days, Zhao Hui seemed to have lost a lot of weight, his face was still bruised, his energy was low, and he was very depressed.

"What's wrong with this?" she asked.

Zhao Hui shook his head, "It's okay."

It was getting dark now and the rice was ready.

She washed her hands and went to serve the rice. While eating, she asked again, "What's wrong with that face? The Liu family didn't recognize the marriage and beat you? Or maybe there was no place for the old man to kick out?"

Li Yunshan also asked on the way, but Zhao Hui didn't ask again after Zhao Hui didn't want to say anything. At this moment, Mao Xiaosui asked again and said, "We are already familiar with each other. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't keep it to yourself." "

Zhao Hui still shook his head, "It's not the Liu family. They recognize the marriage."

"So there's no place to live?"

Zhao Hui still shook his head.

Mao Xiaosui got angry when he saw his dead look. "Then tell me, what is a grown man doing so much? It's not like the sky is falling."

"It's the Zhao family." Zhao Hui said, "The Zhao family said they have supported me for more than ten years and want me to give them fifty taels of silver."

"Fifty taels?" Mao Xiaosui laughed angrily, "How dare you speak."

"Maybe the last time I went to the Liu family to recruit someone, the villagers saw it and everyone knew about it." Zhao Hui was also in a dilemma. Even if the Zhao family treated him badly, after all, they had raised him for more than ten years, and he was actually willing to do so. For silver.

But what he was willing to give was not the Li family's money. The Zhao family was obviously talking to the Li family.

"What do you think?" Li Yunshan asked.

"I have to give it to you," Zhao Hui said. "They gave me a way to live. I have been eating from the Zhao family for more than ten years. I can't be ungrateful."

Mao Xiaosui was not surprised, he just reminded, "The point is that you have no money."

He nodded, "Fifty taels is indeed too much."

"How did you discuss it with the Zhao family, or did you agree to fifty taels?" Mao Xiaosui asked.

"I can't give you fifty taels. I said fifteen taels at the time, but I will give it to you later when I have money."

"The Zhao family doesn't agree?" Mao Xiaosui sneered, "They probably want you to ask us to speak, right?"

Zhao Hui nodded, "I might cause trouble for you if I stay here, or else forget it and find someone else..."

Mao Xiaosui glared at him with some hatred, "You should think about how to solve the trouble, instead of just retreating and avoiding it."

"How old are you? You have a long life ahead of you. You shouldn't ruin yourself because of this kind of thing."

Li Yunshan also agreed, "Your cousin is right."

Mao Xiaosui stared at him closely, "You were picked up by the Zhao family. It's okay if you want to repay your kindness, but there is one thing you have to know. The Zhao family is the pit that can't be filled, the wolf that can't be fed. You You can’t let them use your favor to blackmail you for the rest of your life.”

"Li Yunshan and I can help you for a while, but if you don't live up to your expectations, your mother-in-law and mother will always be soft-hearted, and no one can help you."

"A kind heart is a good thing, but when a kind heart becomes a person's weakness, it is a knife that stabs yourself. Do you understand?"

Zhao Hui nodded, "I know."

Mao Xiaosui said nothing more.

After dinner, Zhao Hui went back to the side room to sleep. Li Yunshan whispered, "Zhao Hui may have softened his heart."

"He wouldn't be Zhao Hui if he wasn't soft-hearted." Mao Xiaosui sighed, "The injuries on his face were probably caused by the Zhao family. They were really harsh."

Naturally, Li Yunshan didn't know. "Let him live at home. If he goes back in this condition, he will be forced to death."

"I have no objection." Mao Xiaosui said, "You have to go through hardships before nirvana. I hope he won't let us down..."

Li Yunshan said nothing and waited until she finished cleaning up before following her back to the house to sleep.

The next day, Zhao Hui seemed to have calmed down a bit and was no longer so decadent, but he still looked very lackluster.

Li Yunshan looked at his drowsy eyes and guessed that he hadn't slept all night, so he said, "After dinner, go back to the house and take a nap."

Zhao Hui shook his head, "I'm fine."

Li Yunshan didn't say anything after hearing this, and went to the backyard with him to feed the chickens and rabbits.

After Mao Xiaosui cooked the porridge, he swept the yard as usual. After a while, the two of them came back and took the grain out to dry.

After dinner, the two of them went to kill the rabbit. Mao Xiaosui was not in a hurry to wash the rabbit skin, and planned to sew his winter clothes first.

There were a lot of chickens and chicken feathers at home. The ones she saved were enough to sew two thick winter coats. However, the chicken feathers were not washed in time, so the clothes would stink if they were put directly into them. So she simply took a handful of soap nuts and led the mule. Went to wash chicken feathers near the river.

Soak the sack in water and press it with stones. After a while, take it out, wet the soap nuts and rub them into foam. Touch the foam to the wet chicken feathers. Only when there is enough foam, pull the sack and start scrubbing.

The chicken feathers were light and easy to wash. After rubbing them and the smell disappeared, she just threw them into the river and let the water wash them away. I dug some grass and waited until the mules were full before returning home.

At home, Li Yunshan and Zhao Hui had already killed a bunch of people. After she simmered the rice, she tied it with grass and hung it up to dry.