Leng Yingchun washed the dishes carefully, while Niu Chunyao looked at her with her hands on her hips.

"Sister Niu, what's wrong? Am I doing the dishes wrong?" Leng Yingchun couldn't bear Niu Chunyao's gaze and asked curiously.

"You and girl Xiaoxiao look good, why don't you and girl Fang Yang settle down in the city together? Even if you marry a boy when you grow up, you can have enough food and clothing, why bother to come to this mountainous place to farm?"

Niu Chunyao carefully thought about Leng Yingchun's thoughts, but she couldn't see through her, so she expressed her doubts.

"Haha!" Leng Yingchun responded with a smile. She couldn't tell Niu Chunyao that she could rely on food to build a strong country.

It would be strange if he wouldn't be laughed to death.

"Don't want to be a servant? Haha, you are so stupid. If I want to be as beautiful as you, I will be a girl and serve my master with all my heart. When I grow up, I will dress myself up well. I will let my master take notice. I will be an aunt.

Enjoy peace and happiness."

Niu Chunyao seemed to be holding back her breath. She reached into the water and shook her hand a few times, then picked up the dishes and chopsticks that Leng Yingchun had washed and put them on the wooden shelf next to her.

"Haha!" Leng Yingchun smiled slightly. She wanted to wash the bowl a few more times, but Niu Chunyao had already placed it. She was embarrassed again.

"Why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong? You have a good skin but don't know how to use it. You are willing to come here and suffer. You are really stupid."

Niu Chunyao thought to herself, she is just an ordinary village woman, she can't stop talking about a topic, she will repeat it again and again until you get tired of it.

"Sister Niu, being a girl is not easy. Once the master is unhappy, you may become a punch bag. It is common for you to be beaten, starved, and take the blame. If not, you may even be beaten to death and thrown into a mass grave to feed the wolves.

."

Although Leng Yingchun sounded irritated, she patiently and seriously explained the difficulties of the little girl in the city.

"Ah? Someone will die?" Niu Chunyao was a little surprised when Leng Yingchun said about the tragic fate of a girl from a wealthy family.

"Yes, many people don't live long!" Leng Yingchun looked firmly and nodded solemnly.

"People will still die!" Niu Chunyao murmured to himself, and then sighed for a long time, "Then, it's better to die than live, so don't be a girl. No matter how miserable you are here, you won't be beaten to death.

."

"I just don't want to die so I want to farm and be self-reliant." Leng Yingchun responded indifferently.

Niu Chunyao looked at Leng Yingchun again, thinking that she had come all the way from the north and was helpless, so pitiful, and she had a bad attitude, so she felt a little embarrassed.

"I didn't target you specifically just now. I really didn't want you to live there. In fact, we just moved here not long ago. Look, we have nothing. We are so poor. We can't even support ourselves. There are three more people.

Basically..."

Speaking of this, Niu Chunyao's eyes were filled with pain. Who doesn't want to be a good person and be respected by others, but the family is almost in trouble, so how can they generously help others?

"I understand, Sister Niu, don't worry, we will move out soon and won't embarrass you." Leng Yingchun nodded, understanding Niu Chunyao's difficulties.

Only then did Niu Chunyao become more friendly, and specifically told Leng Yingchun that it was cold at night, so he should cover himself with a quilt.

Niu Chunyao was full of malice at one moment and full of kindness at the next, leaving Leng Yingchun dumbfounded.

"Yingchun, come out quickly. I have brought ten people. They have agreed to help you build a house. Come out and tell them what you want your house to be like."

As soon as Niu Xigui came back, he shouted happily into the house.

"Brother Niu, please wait, I'm coming." Leng Yingchun wiped his hands and looked at Niu Chunyao cautiously, "Sister Niu, should I go out first?"

"Go!" Niu Chunyao nodded slightly.

Leng Yingchun ran out quickly and saw ten villagers already sitting there.

They all looked at Leng Yingchun, with the look in their eyes like a hunter looking at his prey.

prey?

Leng Yingchun felt something was wrong, but didn't think much about it, and bowed to them, "Uncles and brothers, we are grateful that you took time out of your busy schedule to help us build a house."

"Don't say any polite words. We see that you are young and are on the run, so you are very pitiful. We specially give you a bargain, one tael of silver per person. Otherwise, we will not help you build a house. You can do it yourself.

"

The middle-aged man named Zhu Yu is a carefree person. As long as he is involved in anything, he always wants to get some money.

Leng Yingchun remembered that among those who had extra fields, Zhu Yu was among them.

She still remembered Zhu Yu's calculating look when he asked her to plant the fields for her.

She didn't know what it meant at the time, but now she understands that Zhu Yu will not benefit you in vain, and will definitely repay you twice as much in the future.

"One tael of silver per person?" Leng Yingchun frowned.

"Yes!" Zhu Yu looked at everyone, "No one in this world does anything for nothing without getting paid, are you right?"

Others also showed an attitude of asking for money to help.

However, they don't need much money, but Zhu Yu has already said one or two silver on behalf of everyone, so they have to agree on the same tone.

"Why are you going back on your word? You just promised to help Yingchun build a house, and now you want money again. You can't see each other in the countryside, but how can we get along with each other in the future?"

Niu Xigui frowned, he would have known better not to call them.

But now everyone is busy with farm work, and they are the only ones free. Without them, no one else can help.

"One tael of silver is too much, we have no money." Leng Yinghuan wanted to bargain, but as for how much to give, he had no idea.

"If you don't have money, you can pay on credit. Those who come here to settle here come to us to build houses. When the crops are harvested and the money is sold, you can pay off the debt."

Zhu Yu had already thought of what they would say and also thought of a solution for them.

"My brother is right. One tael of silver is too expensive and we can't afford it. I'm really sorry that your trip was in vain. We will take care of the house ourselves."

Ten taels of silver is not a lot, and Leng Yingchun can still afford it.

But the people here are very poor. When she gave money to those who gave the land, she had already said that she didn't have much money. If she gave out another ten taels of silver, she would appear to be quite wealthy, and others would definitely miss her.

She didn't know what methods they would use to harm her.

But if she listened to Zhu Yu's suggestion and accepted the loan on credit, she would feel it was inappropriate.

It's not scary to have credit, but what's scary is that if they want to calculate interest, how will the interest generated during this period be calculated?

After Leng Yingchun figured it out, she didn't want to be taken advantage of and didn't want their help.

"We are the only ones who can build houses. If we are not allowed to build houses, what can you do?" Zhu Yu asked in return.

"Huanhuan, go to the city again tomorrow and look for anyone to build a house."

Leng Yingchun's eyebrows moved slightly. She meant to say that after all, city people may not necessarily build rural houses.

Her purpose in saying this was to lower the price so that they would automatically lower the price. She had guessed that they needed this job to earn some extra money.

"People in the city are all delicate and rich, so how can they build the houses we country people live in?" Zhu Yu was very calm. He expected that Leng Yingchun would compromise.

"Well, Yingchun, it's not easy for them to put down their farm work to help you build a house. How about you listen to Zhu Yu and get credit first?"

Niu Xigui tried to persuade Leng Yingchun to accept Zhu Yu's suggestion that building a house should only be done by knowledgeable people.

He didn't want Leng Yingchun to pay to build a house and give them the extra room in the house, but his wife didn't want them to live there.

"In the Spring Festival, we will give you our extra land. There are dozens of acres of land. You have cultivated it and planted rice. Then there will be a bumper harvest. I don't know how much money you will earn. You can earn only ten taels of silver."

Can't you afford credit?" Zhu Yu looked at Leng Yingchun meaningfully.

Zhu Yu's calculating words made Leng Yingchun think of many possibilities. She didn't want to bargain with them, but she had to be smart in her life.

They are plotting against you today, and if you foolishly accept the trap they set for you, they may have other reasons to bully you tomorrow.

All kinds of troubles will come one after another, because if you are weak and you don't resist, you will be tightly controlled by them, and it will be difficult to turn around in the future.

"I won't bother you with this." Leng Yingchun smiled slightly.

"Okay, I'll go look for him. I won't hesitate to go to the neighboring village to find someone." Leng Yinghuan agreed with Leng Yingchun.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand why Leng Yingchun wanted to embarrass these villagers. She felt that it was not easy for them, so why should they give them some money?

But Leng Yingchun was talking, and she couldn't interrupt him.

"Okay then, you go back, Yingchun, you have found someone, I will help." Niu Xigui also understood how expensive ten taels of silver were.

The villagers glanced at Zhu Yu and blamed him for his loud mouth, so someone suggested to Leng Yingchun that each of them should be given a hundred copper coins.

"You..." Zhu Yu pointed at them and his voice trembled. He was very angry at their defection.

Leng Yingchun continued to talk about how expensive it was, and worked hard to get the price to ninety-nine copper coins per person.

She just wanted to explain to them that it was not easy for her, so don't try to take advantage of her.

Those nine people were quite honest and agreed without hesitation for a copper coin.

"Spineless, huh!" Seeing that she couldn't get any advantage from Leng Yingchun, Zhu Yu left angrily.

"I hope you can be more serious. The quality of the houses you build is not good, and I will not accept shoddy construction." Leng Yingchun put down her words.

They repeatedly promised that they would take it seriously, so Leng Yingchun asked them to go back, rest early, and start working again tomorrow.

After they left, Niu Xigui looked at Leng Yingchun apologetically, "Yingchun, I'm really sorry. I didn't know they were charging. I did bad things with good intentions and cost you money. I..."

"You are the most capable, willing to help others, and you don't have to pay for helping others, huh!" Niu Chunyao walked out, glared at Niu Xigui, threw the rag on Niu Xigui's face, and sat down with her arms folded.

"Daughter-in-law, don't worry about it. Well, Yingchun, you should go back and rest first." Niu Xigui lamented and asked Leng Yingchun and the others to rest early.

Leng Yinghuan walked up to Leng Yingchun and said, "I thought you would agree to whatever they said."
To be continued...