Su Yue smiled and nodded, walked to the ice basin, felt the coolness of the ice, and took out some mulberries and cherries from the space and soaked them in ice water. Fruits taste better after being chilled.

The next day, Su Yue was woken up again, but this time it was not the cicadas that woke her up, but the anxious Li Hui.

"Girl, are you awake? Something terrible has happened."

Ren Dong, who had just gotten up, heard the noise and immediately went to open the door. Seeing Li Hui, who was sweating anxiously, she asked, "Aunt, don't worry. The girl hasn't woken up yet. Is there something serious?"

"The girl hasn't woken up yet? Then hurry up and wake her up. Many workers have come here and said they want to resign because it's too hot."

Hearing this, Ren Dong became anxious, "Is that so? Then what about Uncle Song?"

As soon as Ren Dong finished speaking, Su Yue's voice came: "Ren Dong, let Aunt Li come in first."

Ren Dong hurriedly let Li Hui in. Su Yue had already stood up, still looking a bit annoyed at being woken up.

"Aunt Li, what's going on?" Su Yue asked, rubbing her eyes.

Li Hui wiped the sweat from her forehead and said anxiously, "Girl, a lot of workers came just now and said that the weather is too hot and they can't work even at night.

Old Song happened to be out with Liu Qiang, so Liu Shan and my son took turns persuading her in the front hall. I was afraid something might happen, so I hurried over to tell the girl.

At this time, Nanny Yang also came in in a hurry, "Miss, I just heard the maid say that it seems that many people came to the front hall to make trouble."

Li Hui explained: "Old sister, I was just telling the girl about this. Those people are from the construction site. They said it was too hot and they didn't want to work anymore."

Nanny Yang was also worried. "It is indeed hot today, but the young lady has people making herbal tea and mung bean soup continuously. The work is also arranged at night, and the wages are also quite high. Can't we keep them even with this?"

Li Hui didn't say anything, but she was thinking in her heart: You guys are hiding in the room with the ice basin all day and enjoying yourself, while those people working on the construction site have to put in a lot of effort, and it's extremely hot even at night, so it's normal for them not to want to work.

Su Yue stood up and said, "I'll wash up first, then go see what's going on."

Su Yue quickly finished washing up and walked to the front hall with Ren Dong, Nanny Yang and Li Hui. Along the way, she was also thinking about how to deal with the situation.

When we arrived at the front hall, we saw a group of workers talking in a buzz. Liu Shan and Song Da were trying to persuade them with sweat all over their foreheads, but the workers were still very excited, and their faces were all red as if they had drunk a few glasses of wine.

Song Da was relieved to see Su Yue coming. She finally came. "Everyone, don't worry. The master is here."

When everyone heard that the host was coming, they immediately shut up and looked back. They thought the host was a fat landlord, but they didn't expect it was actually a girl.

Su Yue looked at everyone's surprised expressions, and calmly raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Everyone, I know the weather is hot and everyone is working hard. But our project is also very urgent. I hope everyone can persevere."

The workers looked at each other in bewilderment, and someone whispered, "Girl, this heat is unbearable. It's like a steamer at night."

At this time, a young man stood up and said, "Girl, it's not that we don't want to work, it's just that the weather is too hot, and it's unbearable at night. What's more, we do hard work, and the heat makes us even less energetic."

Another man stepped forward and said, "That's right, and the people who came from home said that the situation on the fields is not good, and they asked us to go back and take care of the fields.

We can only go home and take care of the fields first, otherwise the crops in the fields will dry up and we will have no money to pay the taxes."

The other men also nodded. In their minds, money is important, but the family's land is equally important. I heard that food prices have risen recently and there are purchase restrictions, and no one knows when they will fall.

Although the wages paid by the employer are quite high, once the purchase of food is restricted, you will not be able to buy it no matter how rich you are. You should go back and take care of your own fields first. People will starve to death without food.

Su Yue frowned slightly and said, "But on the day you came in to start work, Uncle Liu also signed a document with you. If you don't finish building my house and want to quit, I have the right not to pay you."

Liu Shan also nodded and agreed, "Yes, I gave the written agreement to you, young lady, and I also explained it to you very clearly at the time. You all signed it only after you understood it."

When the workers heard this, they immediately looked anxious. They knew that Song Mingtao and Liu Qiang were out, so they dared to cause trouble to Liu Shan, who was more easy to talk to. However, they did not expect that the owner was also here. At this moment, they did not know what to do.

The young man said quickly, "Girl, we don't want to do this either, but we really have no choice. The weather is so hot that it's unbearable, and there are problems with the fields at home. We can't just ignore it."

Another man also said anxiously: "Girl, please be kind, we are also forced to do so. Can you please be flexible and let us go back to deal with the farm affairs first, and then continue working after we are done."

If she asked them to go back to work on the fields and then come back to build the house after they were done, then why would she build a house? She could just lie down and wait to die.

The wheat in the fields usually matures in May and June, but the problem is that once the extreme heat comes, there is no use in remedying the fields.

And even if these people managed to repair the land, what would happen to her house? It was a butterfly effect, and no one knew what would happen next.

Nanny Yang couldn't bear to see Su Yue in such a difficult situation, so she said directly, "It's useless for you to beg our daughter. There is no order without rules. The agreement has been signed. If you want to break the agreement, we will meet at the government office."

The workers panicked when they heard they had to go to the government. The young man said hastily, "No, no, no, we can't go to the government. We don't want to make a scene like this, but we have no other choice but to do this. Miss, please be more flexible."

"Yes, girl, please be kind." Everyone echoed, their faces full of anxiety and regret.

Looking at them, Rendong felt a little reluctant. After all, more than half of the people here were from Xiaohe Village. But no matter how reluctant she was, she understood her position, which was to always stand on Su Yue's side.

After a moment of silence, Su Yue slowly said, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I know your difficulties, but I also have my difficulties. My house must be built as soon as possible."

Su Yue continued, "Well, I'll give you a compromise. I know that many of you are brothers from the same family who come to work together.

You can withdraw one of you and go back to take care of your family's fields. I will also have Uncle Liu destroy that person's document, and I will pay you the wages.

If there is only one person coming to your home, I will give him an additional three taels of silver as tax payment. As for the night being too hot, the mung bean soup will be served chilled in the future, which can also relieve the heat for everyone."

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