Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 196 My Family

Seeing the two accept it, the smiles on the faces of the family of four were genuine.

Sometimes accepting other people's kindness is also a way to give them respect and bring emotional value.

Carpenter Li and Li Tiantong stayed to help Mr. Chen and his team put up the beams and lay the roof, while Sister Li took her daughter-in-law back home.

The two of them were going to the workshop as well, so they took their old roosters with them and went together.

The roads parted, and the two of them took the old rooster to the workshop.

From a distance, the two saw Tian Xizhen observing the situation here from afar. They both felt a pang in their hearts, thinking that old Bidden really couldn't wait any longer.

It's broken! The two of them thought of something.

Young Master Jiang did remember to pretend to be weak, but the two of them forgot to tell the people working in the workshop to pretend to be weak. Chen Fangyuan's family might have noticed something unusual.

But if I tell it to so many people, they will definitely be confused, and it will be even worse if it is revealed to others.

Forget it, we should remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. I think this family is still in the stage of doubt and they don’t know what happened and why there is nothing wrong with the medicine in the water tank.

If they find out this time, the worst that can happen is a head-on confrontation. There's nothing to be afraid of.

Thinking of this, the two of them were no longer nervous and strode into the yard with their heads held high.

Tian Xizhen, who was standing far away, looked at the two people who were full of energy. She then remembered that she had seen these two people working in the yard who were also full of energy and showed no signs of poisoning. Her brows gradually furrowed.

Something must have gone wrong, otherwise how could all of them be fine? Feihong said that the medicine would take effect in two days at most.

Could it be that he bought fake medicine? That's not right. It's obvious that Mr. Jiang was under the influence of the psychedelic powder. Whenever they saw him these days, he was drowsy and his steps were unsteady.

Or maybe he was discovered. After thinking about it, Tian Xizhen rejected this idea.

If it was really discovered, Mr. Jiang would not be able to live there peacefully.

No, I have to go back and discuss with Fang Yuan and Feihong what to do next. Tian Xizhen turned around with a gloomy face and went home.

Although Tian Xizhen had considered a lot, she never expected that Mr. Jiang's performance was all fake. They would never have thought that the son of a wealthy family would help Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin to deal with them.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin entered the yard, pulled Old Lady Chen over, and asked her to find out intentionally or unintentionally whether Tian Xizhen had found work here recently. What were these people trying to find out about?

Knowing their plan, Mrs. Chen naturally didn't ask any more questions. She agreed and let the two of them rest assured.

After another round of inspection and finding no problems, the two returned home.

I think things at the mill will be completely done this morning. In order to thank them for their care, I have to have a better meal at noon and prepare it in advance.

After sending the chickens to the backyard and instructing Sizhu to feed them, the two began to look for something else.

The children who went to the market haven't come back yet, and there are many things missing at home, but we can still make this meal.

After looking it over and having a rough idea in mind, Zheng Yuan asked Erhe to go to the mountains to pick two pumpkins and some tender corn.

At noon, we had pumpkin millet porridge, stir-fried cabbage with meat soaked in oil, stir-fried corn, a piece of cold shredded radish, a poached egg per person, and ice jelly. It was considered a complete meal.

With Tao'er and Mei'er helping at home, the two of them had a much easier time. One prepared the food, one made the fire, and one helped out, and the whole meal was ready just before noon.

But this time, the two did not plan to let them go to the mill to eat. When the last dish was put into the pot, they asked Sizhu to go there to watch and let them all come home to eat after they were done.

Of course, since there aren’t enough bowls, we can’t set up a table for dinner.

Two tables were moved to the yard, and each dish was placed in a bowl on the tables. Each person had a bowl and could scoop whatever they wanted to eat and as much as they wanted, just like the buffet in later generations.

Not long after, there was a noisy sound outside, and the people who were building the house and Old Mrs. Chen arrived at the same time.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin hurriedly stepped forward and asked everyone to come in to wash their hands and eat. These honest men were still a little embarrassed and followed Mr. Chen and Chen Jiadong awkwardly.

"Dashu's mother, Tao'er's mother, you guys are spending too much. I eat better every day and I've gained a lot of weight working for you. We feel embarrassed." Brother Chen San, who had come to pick up food earlier, scratched his head embarrassedly.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You guys worked for us day and night, and you got everything done in three days. We just cooked a few meals, it's nothing."

"Come on, come on, don't just stand there, take the bowl and scoop out whatever you want to eat. Brother Li, Tiantong, hurry up!"

They didn't move, so Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin simply picked up the bowls and handed them to them one by one, urging them to hurry up and get their food.

"It's just that we don't have any extra stools at home. If there are no more stools, I'll have to let you eat standing up."

"It's okay, it's okay. It tastes better when you eat while standing!"

"That's right, I like to eat standing up."

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The men holding the bowls couldn't hide the smiles on their faces and said they didn't care.

The children had not returned yet, and Zheng Yuan had already prepared separate meals for them in the kitchen.

When the workers had almost finished their work, the two of them took their bowls, filled their meals, and squatted under the eaves to eat.

After these few days, the people doing the work have realized that Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin are now generous and easy-going, which completely breaks their previous impression of them.

In addition, he had eaten a lot of delicious food from them in the past two days, so he now found nice things to talk about with the family, and the meal was full of laughter.

After dinner, the children cleaned up while Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin went into the room, took out the money, and prepared to pay everyone their wages.

"My dear uncles and brothers, we have been able to build our mill thanks to your help these days. We sisters would like to thank you all. Now we will pay you the wages, according to the twenty cents a day my father told you before."

"We worked half a day on the 19th, plus half a day today, a total of three days, 60 coins per person, everyone line up and come up to collect it."

You can get 60 cents for working for three days. Everyone has a smile on their face and rushes forward to get the money.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin distributed money to everyone one by one and sincerely thanked them for their efforts. After receiving the money, they were thanked. Everyone thanked the two of them profusely before going home.

After sending the workers away, the two handed the three hundred coins they had prepared to Mr. Chen and Chen Jiadong.

"Why should we give money to our family?" Mr. Chen pushed the money back without even looking at it.

"Dad, brothers should settle accounts clearly. You have helped us for three days. How thick-skinned we are to let you go back empty-handed after three days of hard work."

"That's right, Uncle Chen. If you don't accept it, we won't be able to ask you for help next time."

After the two's persuasion, Mr. Chen reluctantly nodded and agreed to accept it.

After taking the money, he was stunned: "Why is it so much?"

"Not much. Dad, you and big brother have worked hard for us these past two days, and even prepared firecrackers and a rooster. These are still too little."

"Those were all prepared by us. Who asked you to pay? Take them back quickly." Old Master Chen hurriedly took out the extra copper coins and handed them back.

"No, no, there's no point in asking you to pay for this." Duan Minmin stuffed the money back.

"You two are really stubborn. If you say no, you mean no. If you push it again, I won't even take the hundred and twenty cents." Old Master Chen said with a stern face.

The two had never seen Mr. Chen angry since they came here, and they were frightened by him.