klisemfg Chapter 101 As long as we are in the right, let's throw them out.
Chapter 101 As long as we are in the right, let's throw them out.
Is someone causing trouble again?
Lin Chang'er closed her eyelashes briefly, not in a hurry to ask Gu Xiaoman. She picked up the little dumpling and had Xiao Jinyu and Xu Gun'er invite the waiter into the house for a drink of water.
The waiter didn't refuse, but when he got out of the carriage, he took out several gift boxes from the back of the carriage. "The restaurant prepared tea, fruit and snacks today. Master Pei asked me to bring some back for you so that the children can have a taste."
He meant for her to bring some back, not to give her some.
Although it's just a difference of a few simple words, the actual difference is enormous.
Telling her to bring some back means you really consider her one of your own.
Lin Chang'er did not refuse and invited the man into the house. Gu's mother also came out to greet him. Upon hearing the reason, she wanted to invite the waiter to stay for dinner.
The waiter dared not stay any longer, saying he had other business to attend to at the restaurant.
Lin Chang'er made a lot of dumplings last night, and put the uneaten ones in a basket and stored them in the well.
So he asked Sister Gu to fry 20 dumplings, stir-fry shredded meat, and fry eggs and cut them into strips to make a topping.
The waiter said he was being polite, but he ate all 20 dumplings without leaving a single egg shred, saying they were delicious.
After the waiter finished his snacks, Lin Chang'er said goodbye and didn't try to keep him. She only asked him to take a few pieces of brown sugar that she had made the night before and dried in the sun today back to Pei Sihai, and told him to be careful on the road.
After seeing the waiter off, Lin Chang'er went back to her room to change into her own casual clothes before going to talk to Gu's mother.
Dinner was still a while away, so Xu Gun'er and Xiao Jinyu practiced their sticks in the yard, while Gu Xiaoman and Gu Xiaolu sat on the doorstep eating snacks.
In the last few years of her life, Lin Chang'er was like a work machine, spending most of her time on business trips and living alone during her rare free time. It's impossible for her not to be moved by such a scene.
Although the courtyard was a bit dilapidated, it had a lively, homey atmosphere.
It made her truly feel that she was still alive.
When Gu's mother saw her, she smiled gently and said, "Why did you change your clothes? You looked good in that outfit just now."
After saying that, she added, "Our Chang'er looks good in anything, but that outfit just now was especially beautiful."
Seeing that her first and second sentences were sincere, Lin Chang'er smiled and said to her, "That outfit is expensive, we can't just wear something shabby, can we?"
Mother Gu smiled and said, "You're so thoughtful."
As for its origin, they didn't ask anything.
Lin Chang'er didn't say much, but asked first, "I heard from Xiaoman that someone came to cause trouble again today?"
Mother Gu pursed her lips. "It's Yang Cuihua and her daughter, Da Ni, who want you to get that bastard Lin Houde out! Your Aunt Zhou just happened to bring over some wheat, so they didn't get any benefit from it."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "That's good. From now on, no matter who comes to cause trouble, as long as we are in the right, you should not be afraid and just kick them out."
Mother Gu nodded. "You're right. No matter how capable your Aunt Zhou is, she can't be our door god all day long. Mother, you should learn from your Aunt Zhou."
The hardest thing about being a person is when you have the will to help, but the other person is unwilling to stand up for themselves. Hearing Gu's mother say this, Lin Chang'er felt much more at ease.
He then began to talk about his own plans.
Without saying a word, Gu's mother rummaged through the bottom of the cabinet and found the two taels of silver that Gu Sanlang had received as compensation, as well as the one tael of silver that Lin Chang'er had brought back from Lin Que's house that day, totaling three taels.
"I know you have your own ways of earning money, but if you want to hire people to do business, you'll need capital for wages and such. This is all I have, you can use it for now."
Lin Chang'er quickly pushed the silver back to her, "Mother, I figured I had enough money before I thought of hiring someone. You can keep your money. When I make a lot of money, I'll give you a big red envelope."
Mother Gu was unwilling to accept it, and the two of them went back and forth several times before Lin Chang'er finally said with a dark face, "Mother, have you forgotten how you promised me back then?"
Madam Gu paused, remembering her promise from that day, before taking the silver back. But she still earnestly instructed Lin Chang'er, "Then, if you need money, just tell your mother."
Immediately, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to find Aunt Zhou and told her what had happened.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou immediately mentioned several women, and Lin Chang'er and Mother Gu selected two of them first.
Aunt Zhou quickly found the two women: one was married to a man surnamed Niu, whom the villagers called Sister-in-law Niu the Second, and the other was a member of the Zhou family, whom the villagers called Sister-in-law Zhou the Third.
Both of their husbands had accompanied Zhou Hai to take Lin Quede to the county government office yesterday.
Lin Chang'er thought for a moment and then said without further ado, "You two sisters-in-law should have heard about my recent seafood business in town. I asked Aunt Zhou to come over and ask if you would be willing to help me with the work."
Aunt Zhou had already mentioned the matter to Sister-in-law Niu and Sister-in-law Zhou on the way.
Without hesitation, the two nodded and said, "We're willing."
Lin Chang'er added, "As for the wages, there are two ways to calculate it. One is that I will buy out your time, which is 20 coins per night. No matter how much stuff you find, it will all belong to me."
Secondly, you can sell me the things you've collected: clams for 2 coins a pound, small salted duck eggs for 2 coins, and large ones for 3 coins.
I can use whichever algorithm you want.
She's a businesswoman, not a philanthropist, so there's bound to be a price difference.
Without hesitation, Sister-in-law Zhou said, "I'll choose the same option as my aunt, 20 coins a night. But don't worry, Sister Chang, I'll definitely work hard for you."
The second method seemed to be more profitable, but in the past two days she had heard from other villagers who followed Lin Chang'er's example and went to the beach to collect seafood that the harvest was very meager.
Now a lot of gossipy women are saying behind Lin Chang'er's back that she's strange!
Furthermore, her aunt also chose 20 coins a night. It may seem like a small amount, but if you work hard and earn 20 coins steadily, it's not a small amount.
After all, the men carrying heavy loads at the docks only earn 30 coins a day!
Niu Ersao was still a little hesitant, saying that she wanted to go home and discuss it with her mother-in-law.
Lin Chang'er had no objections, only asking her to reply before she left that evening.
After the meal, Sister-in-law Niu Er and Sister-in-law Zhou San came over to tell Lin Chang'er that she, like Sister-in-law Zhou San, also chose the first algorithm.
Lin Chang'er didn't think much of it.
After assigning tasks, we set off to go beachcombing.
Upon arrival, as usual, a group of people went to the shrubbery to collect sea duck eggs and catch blue crabs.
A few of the younger ones stayed with Gu Dalang on the beach to collect clams. The area was chosen by Lin Chang'er. With one raft, they dug up a large patch of clams.
Lin Chang'er dug a ditch that was about two meters long before handing the rake to Gu Dalang.
He went to sea with Sister-in-law Gu, Aunt Zhou, and Little Goldfish to catch seafood.
Lin Chang'er was lucky today. As soon as she entered the trench, she found a nest of sea urchins, about seven or eight of them.
Without saying a word, Lin Chang'er put them all into the bucket.
Turning around, I saw a long, dark shadow—a moray eel—and naturally, I didn't let it go either.
They caught two more groupers and two more sea bass. Sister-in-law Gu and Aunt Zhou also found a nest of sea urchins, about 10 in total.
Since they were both inexperienced with cooking fish, they both called Lin Chang'er over.
In just 15 minutes, the four of them caught 18 sea urchins, 4 groupers, and 3 sea bass.
Lin Chang'er had just finished working with Aunt Gu and was continuing to look for seafood with the little goldfish when she heard Aunt Zhou call out, "Chang'er, should we take this thing with so many claws?"