ebookland Chapter 127 Old Lady Wang is Not Simple
Chapter 127 Old Lady Wang is Not Simple
Wang Dashan stood up first and smiled sheepishly: "Tongzi is here? Sit down."
Old Mrs. Wang is old and has presbyopia. She has to squint for a long time before she can see people clearly.
"Fang Tong, have you eaten yet?"
It's obvious that he said this because he is afraid that someone will come and eat for free.
To be honest, during a famine, no one is so tactless as to come to your door at mealtime.
In particular, Fang Tong is a gangster with a thick skin, and he is willing to extort money from others.
Liu Cui quickly came out of the kitchen, pulled her mother-in-law aside, and tried to smooth things over: "Tongzi, please sit down. We have some wild vegetable cakes posted at home. Let's eat some together later."
This old lady is confused.
Ren Fangtong is different now. He just got a wild boar and is collecting chestnuts all over the village. How can he still be short of food?
She glared at her man again: "What are you standing there for? Go get some water."
Wang Dashan turned around and left without saying a word.
Fang Tong was sitting on the stool and felt that the gaze of Old Lady Wang behind him was strange.
This old lady, didn’t she come to the Wang family to steal apricots when he was a child? It has been more than ten years. She couldn’t still be holding a grudge, right?
There is an apricot tree in Wang Dashan's yard. It is very thick and strong, and some of its branches grow close to the wall, so the branches inevitably fall outside.
Fang Tong was seven or eight years old, at the age when he was most mischievous, and he was not getting enough to eat.
He and a group of children came to steal apricots. Because he was the most ruthless, he simply broke off a branch and took all the apricots on it.
So Old Lady Wang remembered him deeply.
He went to Fang's house to complain twice and got beaten up twice.
At this moment, Fang Tong looked up and saw that the apricot tree in the corner was dead.
Liu Cui followed his gaze and said, "In two days, I'll ask Brother Wang to chop it down. Sigh, we won't be able to eat apricots anymore."
After she said this, Fang Tong felt the gaze behind him became even more scorching, and he rarely felt a little uneasy.
He coughed dryly and quickly got down to business.
"Mrs. Liu, I'm here for business. My family has started a dim sum business and we need to hire someone to do it. The wage is 15 cents a day, and the payment will be made monthly."
What?
It was like a big pie was thrown out of thin air.
Liu Cui didn't react for a long time.
"What dim sum business? I don't know how to do this." She said subconsciously.
"It's okay, Mother Qian will teach you." Fang Tong said bluntly: "But, sister-in-law, my dessert recipe is the most important, you should understand?"
How could Liu Cui not understand?
She is going to work, get wages, and learn a skill?
"I understand, sister-in-law. Just tell me what conditions you have." Liu Cui swallowed, feeling like she was dreaming.
Wang Dashan also brought out a bowl of hot water and placed it in front of Fang Tong.
He glanced down before speaking, "We have to sign a document. Once you learn the art of making dim sum, whether you work in my house or not, you can't pass it on to anyone else. If you do, you'll have to pay my family five hundred taels of silver."
Five hundred taels?
Wow, fifteen cents a day, she hasn’t figured out how much she can earn yet, and now she’s getting five hundred taels?
If we count the money earned by the Wang family for eight generations, does it add up to five hundred taels?
Liu Cui's legs went limp and she sat down on the ground.
Wang Dashan was about to help her, but Liu Cui waved his hand away.
She decided to sit on the ground, feeling more secure: "Okay."
Liu Cui is not stupid. She was the one who leaked the other person's craftsmanship, so she only had to pay 500 taels in compensation. It would be fine if she didn't tell anyone.
He was learning the skills for nothing in the first place. How wicked must a person be to pass on the skills to the master?
Wang Dashan glanced down at her and, for once, took the initiative to speak: "Tongzi, what time do you do this work every day? How long does it take? My wife is stupid. If it doesn't work out well, come find me if you're upset."
In the shops in the county town, apprentices were hired to run errands, and if they didn't do their job well, they would be beaten and scolded.
Her wife has had a hard life with him and can't stand being bullied anymore.
Fang Tong looked at him with a higher opinion.
Unexpectedly, Wang Dashan, who is thin and taciturn, has a plan in mind.
"Four hours a day will do. As for the rest, don't worry. We are all from the same village. My family would never treat anyone harshly."
He added: "But let me be frank. If I can't learn it after a few days, then..."
"Then I definitely won't force you to stay, Tongzi. You know my sister-in-law's character. She's not ungrateful." Liu Cui interrupted.
Only then did she feel a little disappointed.
The dim sum thing is real.
Old Lady Wang, who had been listening silently, smiled kindly and said in a very friendly voice, "Is Fang Tong here? Quick, bring out our dried apricots. This kid has loved eating our apricots since he was little."
Fang Tong got goosebumps.
This old lady is not simple.
Pretend as if you just knew he was coming and choose to forget what you said before?
He turned around and said modestly, "No, Aunt Wang, it's getting late. Sister Liu and I have to go to the village chief's house."
However, Wang Dashan is a man of action and has already taken out the dried apricots.
Filled a bag for Fang Tong.
Before leaving, Old Lady Wang squinted her eyes and bent over to look at them: "Fang Tong, why don't you come and play when you have time? I've seen you have a lot of potential since you were little."
This is half true. Old Lady Wang once asserted that Fang Tong would be an expert at stealing things when he grew up.
Other children would steal apricots and pick them one by one, but he would just pick them by the branches.
Fang Tong thought he was the most shameless person in Mushan Village, but now, he fell into deep thought.
The old saying is right, old ginger is still spicy.
He is still too young and has a long way to go.
When we arrived at the village chief's house, we quickly signed the documents.
The old village chief didn't mind being a middleman, but he couldn't help but sigh: "Third brother, you made the right move by marrying into the family. Your life is getting better and better."
I was delayed by the Fang family in the past.
To be honest, it was because Mr. Fang was too partial that he lost such a good son.
"Yes, Uncle Village Chief, gold will shine sooner or later, and I think I am gold." Fang Tong is not a humble person. He used to play the victim in order to avoid standing out.
Now, he can't hide anymore, he has to hurry up and float away for a while.
The old village chief was speechless for a moment, his heart full of emotion suppressed. "Okay, are you going to hire people for your chestnut business? If you need people, you have to find people in the village first. I know them well. I'll keep an eye on them and make sure they don't cheat you."
"We have no shortage of people now. Tiezhu and the others are working on it." Fang Tong smiled.
"But, as long as you say this, I will come to you if I encounter any problems in the future."
The old village chief choked up. How could he forget that Fang Tong was a ruthless person.
I have been asking him to do things for me recently, and after hearing this, I will come to him every other day.
He is old and a little tired.
Wave goodbye and let people go.
Fang Tong happily went back to his own homes with Mrs. Liu.
Next time, when I need to write documents, I will come to the village chief's house. The main thing is that I can use paper and pens for free without spending my own money. I can also leave the paper at home for Zhizhi to practice calligraphy.
After he left, the old village chief sat on the kang and started thinking.
Tiezhu and his friends went to Qin's house every day, and people thought they were just there to fool around, but they didn't expect they were actually doing serious business.
Including Liu Cui, there are four people hired in total.
Fang Laosan’s business is quite big.