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

The five thousand rabbit skins were packed away in mid-September, and all that was left was to beat them, and these men could clean them up.

Every day's wages were paid out, and at the end of the day, Mao Xiaosui gave each person ten more copper coins, and took another twenty to give money to the widow, which was regarded as a reward for her to find someone.

Widow Qian took the silver and returned forty copper coins to her.

Widow Qian and everyone have been silent for a long time since the last incident.

Mao Xiaosui took the money and was about to leave, but Widow Qian asked, "Will your family still have this kind of work in the future?"

She has made a lot of money these days and is diligent and conscientious in her work. Mao Xiaosui is still willing to find them next time, so he nodded and said, "I'll call you then."

Then he said, “It might be even colder by then.”

Widow Qian shook her head, "I also use cold water to wash people's clothes in winter. It doesn't matter, as long as I have a job."

"understood."

Widow Qian said "Thank you."

When she got home, Li Ruyi and Li Ankang were not there. She heard the noise was at the old lady's house next door, so she walked over.

The old lady was sitting on a stool wearing a patched cotton coat. There was a sewing basket on the stool next to her, and she was sewing clothes. Because of her age, her eyesight was almost closed, and Li Ruyi and Li Ankang Use a stick to mark words in the yard.

She called out to the two of them, and the old lady raised her eyes after hearing the noise, and said with a smile, "They are playing here."

Mao Xiaosui also laughed. "Sorry, grandma, please go in quickly. It's so cold outside."

"No trouble." The old lady shook her head and remained seated.

Mao Xiaosui asked her, "Does your family need to carry water?"

The old lady is indeed helpless. Her husband died early and she didn’t even have a son or a half left. When she was young, she could still do some odd jobs to support herself. But when she gets old, her eyesight is no longer good and she can no longer do any work. Life is getting worse and worse. We were so poor that even if we had two meals of porridge a day, our days would become increasingly unbearable.

She looked into the old lady's yard and saw no firewood. She didn't know if it was in other houses or not at all.

The old lady shook her head, "I can do it myself later."

Mao Xiaosui knew that there was no meaning, so he went into the kitchen and took a bucket to pick out.

When I got home and simmered the rice, after waiting for a while, Li Yunshan and others arrived with firewood. There were also several sacks of rabbit skins placed on top of the firewood.

She didn't cook for anyone else, and they left again after putting out the firewood.

After eating, she and Li Yunshan started beating, and Mao Xiaosui asked him, "What will you do next?"

"Chopping firewood. In the past few days, I will bring all the firewood used at home and in the shop. If the farm needs it, let them chop it every day, and then kill the rabbits."

Mao Xiaosui: "When we get the money this time, we will first give them a small bonus, two taels each, and give another sum to Zhao Hui and Ping Shun during the New Year."

"Where's mine?" Li Yunshan asked.

"I'll give you five taels." Mao Xiaosui winked at him.

Li Yunshan smiled and responded, "Okay."

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Soon the day of delivery came. This time it was not Hu Biao or the others, but a short man with a pockmarked face. Li Yunshan seemed to recognize him and called him "Fourth Brother."

The fourth brother went straight to the topic when he came up. Li Yunshan took him directly to the breeding farm. He would take out a few skins from each batch for inspection. By the time they were all packed, it was already past noon.

He didn't say much, paid the remaining three hundred and sixty taels and left.

After the others left, Li Yunshan directly initiated the bonus on the spot.

This was the first time that Niu Si and Chen San had received so much money. The expressions on their faces were still a little stunned. They asked stupidly, "You can give me back the money if you eat well?"

Li Yunshan laughed and said, "That's what your boss lady means."

They both sold themselves after they couldn't survive after the family separation. The only thing they wanted was not to go hungry. Now that they don't have to go hungry, and they still have money, they are even more grateful that they were the ones chosen at that time.

"Thank you, boss lady." Niu Si said immediately.

Li Yunshan left them busy and went home with a huge sum of money. He stopped by the shop and gave Qin An a tael of steamed buns inside, and asked casually, "Why are you eating at this time?"

"I'm hungry." Qin An glanced at the silver on the table and said, "Did you get the moon silver?"

"Bonus." Li Yunshan said, "They each get two taels, and you get one tael."

Qin An took the money and asked him, "Do you want to eat?"

Li Yunshan shook his head. After everyone left, he came back and asked him, "Where do you get the money to eat buns every day?"

"My own." Qin An said frankly, "I didn't steal or rob."

Seeing that Li Yunshan was still staring at him, he said, "I made it through a bet."

Li Yunshan frowned even more, "Are you still betting?"

"I told you that you are not willing to come to your house for dinner." Qin An said confidently, "Then I can only gamble. I can't cook, and I can't starve myself to death.

Li Yunshan stared at him and said, "You can't gamble."

Qin An stopped biting the bun, "Then what should I eat?"

"Can you light a fire, pour rice and water?"

Qin An shook his head, "No."

Li Yunshan asked, "Do you have a gambling addiction?"

"No." Qin An said, "I only gambled when I had nothing to eat."

"No more, we don't want gamblers here." Li Yunshan said and left.

Qin An shouted, "Then find a place for me to eat."

Li Yunshan told this matter when he got home.

Mao Xiaosui was also surprised. There was indeed a gambling house in the town, but he didn't expect Qin An to go there.

Not to mention the forty taels, he can now be regarded as Li Ruyi and Li Ankang's teacher, but he didn't expect that he looked unreliable and was actually so unreliable.

"Is it really just because he can't cook?"

"It should be." Li Yunshan still believed him, "He is different from ordinary gamblers."

Mao Xiaosui thought about it and suddenly looked at the old lady next door.

The old lady had already eaten, and when Mao Xiaosui went in, she was sunbathing in the yard.

It was a windy day and it was cold, but the old lady was able to bask in the sun all day.

He laughed when he saw her and Li Yunshan coming in.

Mao Xiaosui asked her, "Grandma, I'll bring someone over for dinner. Can I give you half a bag of food a month?"

The old lady was stunned for a moment, then asked with her eyes wide open, "Why do you give me half a bag of grain when I cook for him?"

Mao Xiaosui nodded, "He has a big appetite and needs to eat three meals a day. You cook for him. If there is not enough food, tell me."

The old lady nodded hurriedly.

Mao Xiaosui then said, "Then I will bring you the food soon. I will give you an extra forty copper coins every month for your food."

The old lady nodded hurriedly and said excitedly, "Okay, okay..."

After leaving the old lady's house, they went to the shop again. Qin An was still eating in the shop, so he seemed more serious when they came in.

Mao Xiaosui asked him, "Are you really just gambling because you have no food to eat?"

"Absolutely." Qin An said, "Otherwise, what would I bet on?"

"Okay." Mao Xiaosui laughed.

Qin An looked defensive, "What are you doing?"

"Bring the money." Mao Xiaosui stretched out his hand.

Qin An threw it over, looking at her with an indifferent expression.

Mao Xiaosui took twenty copper coins from his personal small purse and gave him "This is your bonus this time, and the rest will be considered as your meal money. Our rule here is that the more you work, the more you will get." It’s a fixed amount of money per month, and I will give you money whenever there is an order in the future.”

Qin An shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Let's go." Mao Xiaosui took him to the old lady's house. "This is where you eat every day."

The old lady stood up awkwardly and praised Qin An, "What a handsome young man."

Qin An looked calm and showed no dissatisfaction.

The matter of Qin An's meal was settled, and Mao Xiaosui paid more attention to him afterwards.

Maybe they were disgusted with gambling, but Qin An became more comfortable with it, and went to the old lady's house for dinner on time every day. Within a few days, she found that Qin An started to help the old lady with work, sweeping the yard in the snow, carrying water, and watching. It's much more pleasing to the eye than lying in the shop.