Chapter 100: Teach You a Lesson
When the village headman heard this, he thought that this was a good idea. The villagers were worried about how to live their lives now that the land was gone. It would be best if they could have something to do and get paid!
“Ah Wan, wait for me. I’ll go talk to the villagers!” After saying this, he really went to call the villagers. He was so excited that he forgot that he could pull the bell on the ancient well. He went from house to house to call the villagers out.
Yu Wan saw that Yu Feng was frowning and asked softly, “Big Brother, what are you thinking about?”
Yu Feng said truthfully, “I’m thinking, if there’s an earthquake, will our business be affected?” It was fine if they earned less money, but if they didn’t have so many jobs for the villagers after promising them…
Yu Wan had long expected this. The corners of her lips curled up as she said, “Big Brother, don’t worry. We’re doing business with the wealthy families in the Capital. The disaster is the business of the commoners and has nothing to do with them.”
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These words were cruel, but they hit the nail on the head.
That’s right. No matter what disaster happened, the unlucky ones would always be the commoners. If not for that, Third Uncle would not have been arrested for conscription.
Yu Feng didn’t know if he should be sad about everyone’s situation or glad that this cruel situation had saved their business.
The village headman moved quickly and soon called everyone to the village entrance. When the villagers heard that they had something to do, they ran faster than when they encountered the earthquake.
Aunt Bai was the first to arrive. She shouted, “Little Feng, Ah Wan! Does your family really have work for everyone?”
“Yes, Aunt Bai,” Yu Feng said politely.
“What job?” Aunt Bai asked again.
Everyone looked at the siblings with antic.i.p.ation and nervousness in their eyes. They were hoping that what the village headman said was true, but they were also nervous because they did not know if what the Yu family had on hand was something that they could do.
Many of their village’s able-bodied men had been captured. Some of their families only had the old and weak left. It was fine for them to farm, but they would be helpless if they really did any complicated work.
Yu Feng didn’t know how Yu Wan had arranged it, so he said to her, “Ah Wan, tell them.”
Yu Wan told them about her current plan. “…We received a few orders in the Capital and had to make a lot of beancurd. We originally planned to go to town to buy it. But we can make it ourselves at home with the help of the villagers.”
The process of tofu seemed complicated, but if it was ma.s.s-produced, it could be refined to the point that everyone could do it. That way, it would not be difficult to operate.
“I understand! Those who wash the beans only wash the beans, and those who push the mill only push the mill! Right, Ah Wan?” The village headman said energetically.
Yu Wan smiled and nodded. “That’s right.”
Shuanzi jumped out and said, “Then I know this! I’m strong, I’ll push the mill!” He was too excited and missed his footing, falling flat on his face.
Everyone burst into laughter! Just like that, the gloominess brought by the disaster was dispersed.
Thinking of the villagers who were still sitting on the fields and crying bitterly yesterday, and then looking at the smiles on everyone’s faces today, the village headman felt the depression in his chest swept away. It was as if he had returned to his first day of office, and his entire body was filled with energy!
“Um… how do you calculate the salary?” The hunter asked in a low voice.
With that question, the village entrance fell silent. Everyone looked at Yu Wan again.
Yu Wan wanted to say that she didn’t want to make a fortune. Just as she was about to say that, the wife of the hunter, Cui Hua, ran over in shock. “Not good, Little Feng! Ah Wan! Your children are fighting!”
Their children? Didn’t they only have Bruiser and Zhenzhen? These two little fellows fight?
In a daze, Yu Feng thought of something and his expression changed. “Oh no!”
There was an empty s.p.a.ce near the fields of Lotus Flower Village. It was originally for the villagers to dry their grains. Occasionally, there would be a martial artist pa.s.sing by who would do a shadow play here.
During non-farm season, the children in the village loved to come here to play.
After the earthquake, the empty s.p.a.ce was no longer as flat as before. However, the b.u.mpy ground made the children like it even more.
When Yu Wan and the others followed Cui Hua to the open s.p.a.ce, the eight-year-old Guo Xianqiao was riding on Little Bruiser. She was fat, which made Little Bruiser’s face red. Little Bruiser was not to be outdone. He grabbed her hair and refused to let go, twisting her fat body into a strange arc.
In the past, when there were people working in the fields, the children’s bickering could not escape the adults’ eyes. However, there was no one in the fields now. If Cui Hua had not happened to pa.s.s by, who knew how long the two of them would have fought?
“Let go!” Guo Xianqiao said angrily.
“Bruiser!” Yu Wan walked over quickly. “Let go.”
Little Bruiser refused to let go.
Yu Feng also walked over.
When Guo Xianqiao saw him, she immediately became confident. She cried and said, “Brother Yu Feng! He bullied me! Hurry up and help me hit him!”
You only remember that I’m your cousin, then do you remember that I’m his cousin too? Yu Feng said in a deep voice, “Get up!”
Guo Xianqiao shouted, “No! You tell him to let go first!”
Yu Wan grabbed Bruiser’s little fist. On the other side, Yu Feng also grabbed Guo Xianqiao’s shoulder. The two of them worked together to separate the two children.
At this moment, Little Zhenzhen ran over with red eyes and threw herself into Yu Feng’s arms.
Yu Feng picked up his teary sister and looked at Guo Xianqiao. “You’re the older sister. Why are you bullying Bruiser?”
“He hit me!” Guo Xianqiao pointed at Little Bruiser.
Little Bruiser said angrily, “It’s all because you s.n.a.t.c.hed Zhenzhen’s things!”
Yu Feng looked at Little Zhenzhen.
Little Zhenzhen sobbed. “s.n.a.t.c.h, cousin. Bad.”
“I didn’t s.n.a.t.c.h it!” Guo Xianqiao refused to admit it.
“I saw it! She s.n.a.t.c.hed it!” said Stone, Hunter and Cuihua’s ten-year-old son.
“I saw it too!”
“She even pushed Zhenzhen!”
“Zhenzhen cried from the fall!”
Then, more children jumped out to testify against Guo Xianqiao.
Guo Xianqiao was not s.n.a.t.c.hing anything. She was just venting her anger on a three-year-old girl.
Guo Xianqiao’s face turned green and red when she saw that everyone was criticizing her. She threw the candy in her hand to the ground. “I’ll return it to you!”
Little Zhenzhen buried her head and cried. Yu Feng’s expression turned ugly.
Yu Wan let go of the angry Little Bruiser and walked up to Guo Xianqiao. She looked at her indifferently. “Are you very proud?”
Guo Xianqiao crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. “None of your business!”
Yu Wan gently patted her arm and threw her to the ground!
“If your parents don’t teach you how to be a human, someone will teach you when you’re outside!”