stingy landlady

Chapter 78 The Wild Vegetable Harvest Incident (2)

Zhou Qiong approached Guizhi, tears welling in her eyes, on the verge of crying. Looking at Guizhi, she asked:

"What should we do? Third Miss! We spent so much time picking and choosing! There were just too many old ones!"

Guizhi comforted him:

"Xiao Qiong! Ignore her for now! Go pick someone else!"

Then he raised his voice again:

"Zhou Xing, don't weigh Second Aunt's food yet! Weigh everyone else's food first!"

Zhao didn't want to wait! She was in a hurry to get home and cook! It was so late, she was going to get scolded when she got back.

"Why?! Why won't you weigh me?! Big brother! Sanya, you brat! Your father hasn't even said anything yet! And you're already making decisions for me!"

"If you won't let me be weighed, nobody else will!"

Zhao clung to Zhou Xing's scales, refusing to let go.

The fourth brother came over to mediate.

"Second sister-in-law! They're doing business! There's a reason for doing business! Stop making a fuss! Hurry up and pick out the vegetables, Mom's still waiting at home!"

The old man also chimed in:

"Second son's wife! Enough already! There are so many people here! What are you making a scene for? You'll just make a fool of yourself!"

Zhao refused:

"Dad! Fourth brother! This eldest brother is the boss! How come he just throws out so many vegetables that his own father, brother, and nephew worked so hard to pick up from the mountain!"

"Dad! Your son doesn't care about you! I care about my eldest child!"

As Zhao spoke, she felt increasingly wronged and began to cry.

When Da Bao saw his mother crying, he also refused to continue.

"Uncle! It wasn't easy for Grandpa and me to go up the mountain! Grandpa slipped and fell today!"

I'm too small to carry it, so Grandpa and my fourth uncle helped me put it in their basket before carrying it back! Waaah!

She started crying as she spoke!

The people around also chimed in with their own opinions:

"Sigh! With the old and the young, it's really not easy for them to go up the mountain!"

"Nobody wants to travel with them! We can't go very far without having to carry them around and help them carry things!"

"Dazhu! Your father is getting old and his eyesight isn't good! He just picks whatever looks like vegetables! If you harvested them yourself, then that's fine!"

"Exactly! For a child to have lasted this long is quite impressive!"

"Dazhu! We won't complain about how you give it to your father and the others!"

Dazhu glanced at Guizhi, and Guizhi said:

"Since everyone says so, then my grandfather doesn't need to pick and choose his dishes!"

Zhou Xing! Weigh all of my grandfather's things together, then put them on one side!

We'll pick them out ourselves later. What we can eat, we'll eat! What we can't eat, we'll chop up and feed to the pigs!

Only then did Zhao stop crying. She released her grip on the scale.

"Guizhi! You can't just give me a discount by weighing the whole thing! Your grandpa and your brother Dabao worked so hard to carry this little bit of stuff down the mountain!"

"Brother Zhou Xing, keep a close eye on the scales! Don't cheat me out of my scales! My brother's business has to consider his own people!"

Then he went to check the scale.

Zhou Xing reports the numbers:

"A total of 183 jin (54.5 kg) with skin on!"

Wow! That's quite a lot!

"That's right, it includes both the old and the young! And it even comes in a basket!"

Old Zhou keeps the accounts, and Guizhi gives out copper coins.

Cassia branch and copper coin:

"One hundred and eighty-three catties with skin on, at one coin per catty for water fern, three catties for one basket, six catties for two baskets, it should be..."

"Oh, Guizhi! My dear Third Miss! Forget about the basket, consider it a few coins as a token of appreciation for your brother Dabao's hard work!"

Dazhu was helpless! He didn't know what to say!

"That Erzhu's wife is really shameless!"

"That Zhao woman is really something! Amazing!"

"They don't suffer any loss! They only gain advantages!"

"That's right! Not taking advantage of a good deal is the act of a coward! Haha!"

Okay! The wind has shifted again; the masses have sharp eyes!

Guizhi counted out one hundred and eighty copper coins and handed them to the old man:

"Grandpa! There are three extra copper coins for Brother Dabao! It's a reward from my father!"

The old man was embarrassed to accept the coin.

"Oh, Guizhi! I'm sorry to have troubled you! I'm not going up the mountain tomorrow! My old arms and legs can't climb anymore!"

Guizhi smiled and said:

"Grandpa! Don't go! You have plenty to eat and wear at home. Don't risk your life for a few dollars! Your sons are all very filial!"

Dazhu also came over to persuade him:

"Dad! Don't go anymore! You said you'd bring back so many vegetables from the mountain! There's all sorts of things, it'll be hard for us to cook!"

"Father knows! Father understands! Father won't go anymore! Let Fourth Brother go by himself, at least he'll have company! Once Second Pillar's leg is healed, he can go too!"

The old man choked up a little.

"Dad, let's go home! Mom is waiting for you! It's so late, she must be worried!"

As he spoke, Dazhu helped the old man out.

Guizhi blinked and said loudly:

"Grandpa! Could you come over here tomorrow and keep an eye on things for me? See if there are any dishes we don't recognize, in case we get ripped off?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Guizhi! Who would dare to fool you! Your father is still alive!"

"Haha! Grandpa Zhou is also helping to check it out!"

"More people, more strength! My grandpa can't stay at home either, right, Grandpa?"

Gui Zhi answered the crowd with a crisp voice.

"Yes, yes, yes! Grandpa will help you check it out tomorrow! You bunch of kids, you can't fool my Sanya!"

The old man happily left the yard.

Several people were standing at the gate of the courtyard. Some were leading oxen, some were leading horses, and there was also a horse-drawn carriage.

Da Zhu recognized him immediately and greeted Xu Hong with a smile:

"Xu Hong is back? Why isn't he going in?"

He glanced at Lin Xiaoyun again.

"Hey? Xiaoyun! What's wrong? Have you been crying? Why are your eyes red? Did someone bully you?"

Dazhu's voice suddenly rose in volume.

Guizhi ran out, not even looking at anyone else, but going straight to Lin Xiaoyun.

"Lin Xiaoyun! Who dares to bully you? Tell my dad, and he'll beat them up! What kind of ability is it to bully a kid!"

Guizhi felt that if ordinary children couldn't bully Lin Xiaoyun, then it could only be adults.

Lin Xiaoyun smiled sheepishly.

"Uncle Wang! Third Sister! Nobody bullied me! I accidentally got sand in my eye! I rubbed it!"

Dazhu and Guizhi then looked at the people outside the door.

"Uncle Xu Hong is back! And who are these gentlemen?"

Lin Xiaoyun pulled aside the man beside him who was wearing a dark embroidered gold robe and looked seven or eight parts like Lin Xiaoyun. This man had a cold and stern look on his face and was imposing without being angry.

"Grandpa Wang! Uncle Wang! Third Sister! This is my father!"

Lin Xiaoyun's father nodded. Before he could speak, Xu Hong spoke first:

"Uncle Wang, you should go back first! Look, Lao Si and the others are waiting for you!"

The old man asked:

"Are you the eldest son of the Xu family who just came back? You haven't changed much! You still look the same!"

Okay, okay! Let's go back first! We'll chat again when we have time!

Fourth brother, Da Bao! Let's go home!

Xu Hong then looked at Dazhu and said:

"Dazhu! There are too many people here, it's not convenient to talk!"

I tentatively asked:

"Dazhu, how about this? Miss Guizhi will lead us to the new house first, and we can come over together after you're done here?"