Splendid Twins

Chapter 116 Hard work fee

After a cup of tea, Boss Si curled up in pain and hid in the corner. Si Yao took two steps forward and curled his lips:

"My trees are planted on the mountain. If you are not convinced, you can go and pull them out."

Boss Si shook his head like a rattle. He didn’t dare to do it again, never again…

Seeing this, Si Yao sneered:

"Where's the money?"

Boss Si was stunned when he heard this. What money?

"Compensate me for the saplings."

Si Yao raised his tone expressionlessly, "What's the point of beating him up? Just make him pay for it!"

Boss Si quickly reacted and pointed at himself and then at the house. He really regretted it...

"that's it?"

Si Yao expressed dissatisfaction when looking at the silver he brought. It was less than one or two taels. What could it be used for?

"Don't make me do it myself."

Boss Si went back to the house again and came out with five taels of silver in his hand. This was all the money he had left.

After Si Yao took the money and left, Boss Si collapsed on the ground, wanting to cry but unable to...

The next day, when it was bright, Zhu Gou'er lingered at the door of Si Yao's house for a long time. Liu Niang and Si Lao Er went to the mountain to work early in the morning, leaving Si Yao alone at home. When she woke up, she remembered her business and opened the door, she whispered:

"coming?"

"Sister Yao."

"come in."

Si Yao brought the person in and went to the kitchen to bring breakfast. Seeing this, Zhu Gou'er lowered his head with a reserved look. Si Yao pushed the plate over to him:

"Eat. After eating, follow me up the mountain."

"No, no, I'm not hungry."

Zhu Gou'er said no but his stomach made some rumbling sounds. At this moment, he was so embarrassed that his face turned red and he wished he could shove his head under the table.

"You're welcome, hurry up and eat."

Si Yao took a steamed bun and ate it with the pickles in the bowl at a leisurely pace. Seeing that she did not show contempt, Zhu Gouer slowly reached out and took the smallest piece of steamed bun. The moment he put it in his mouth, tears welled up in his eyes...

He hadn't had breakfast for a long time. He went out to wander until dark every day. Sometimes he was lucky enough to run into someone's family having dinner, and he could beg for a bite. Most of the time, he could only eat one meal a day, and he was only half full. When he was extremely hungry, he would drink more water.

My mother said that if you fill your stomach with food, you won’t feel hungry anymore.

Come to think of it, I don’t know where my mother is. I haven’t heard from her in a few days…

After they finished eating, Si Yao locked the door and walked towards the thatched cottage. Zhu Gou'er followed behind and had a question:

"Aren't we going up the mountain?"

"Take you to meet someone."

Si Yao spoke indifferently. They didn't meet anyone along the way. The thatched house was cleaned fairly cleanly by Xiao Huzi and Xiao Shitou. There were a few tools at the door. Si Yao stood at the door and said loudly:

"Little Tiger?"

"Hey, sister, you're back."

When Xiao Huzi and Xiao Shitou heard the noise, they came out in a hurry. The two young men were so happy that their faces were dancing with laughter.

"Oh, you're finally back. Xiaoya has been looking for you for a long time."

"Sister, come back. Don't go out anymore."

Si Yao reached out and patted the two men on the shoulders:

"Don't go out. You've worked hard during this period. How about this? You don't have to go to the mountain later. Go back and have a good rest."

When she was not at home, she had to ask others for help. Now that she is back, there is no reason for her to exploit others.

"Sister, no need, we are not tired."

"Yeah, since Brother Da Hu is not here, we should take care of it more. Besides, with those five people vying for the work, it didn't take much effort for us."

Si Yao stretched out her hand to interrupt them:

"Listen to me, go back and have a good rest, and bring Xiaoya over for dinner in the evening. By the way, ask Hongying if she is free."

Then he took out five taels of silver and handed it to Xiao Huzi:

"Here, hard work fee."

"No, no, no, sister, I can't take it. If Brother Dahu finds out, he will destroy me..."

"Sister, are you going to stop associating with us? We can't take this money..."

The two boys almost cried, thinking to themselves that they hadn't done anything bad during this period...

"Don't think too much. The saplings were pulled out some time ago. You contributed to it. Take it. This is the compensation from that person."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huzi immediately became alert, grabbed Zhu Gou'er beside him, and said angrily:

"I haven't had time to deal with you yet. Who taught you to do bad things at such a young age?"

"You should be thankful that we weren't the ones who caught you. Uncle Si couldn't kill you, but we two could."

Xiao Shitou also joined in. When he and Xiao Huzi found out that it was this kid who stole the saplings, they wanted to teach him a lesson. However, Xiao Ya had a stomachache, and they were in a hurry to send him to town but they didn't have time.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I won't do it again."

Zhu Gou'er spoke softly. He was short, dark and thin, and had such a sad face that Xiao Huzi and Xiao Shitou found it difficult to take action against him.

"Although he is just a child, he has to pay the price for his mistakes. From now on, the patrol work will be handed over to him. This money is not his. It is compensated by Boss Si."

Si Yao spoke up to help out and pointed out that it was Boss Si who had instructed Zhu Gou'er. Xiao Huzi and Xiao Shitou were extremely angry after hearing this. It was such a disgrace to them as men!

"It's so abominable, I want to beat him up!"

“I want to, too.”

Si Yao laughed at the indignation of these two people. She thought to herself, you two don’t need to tell me, I’ve already beaten that person!

Finally, Xiao Huzi and Xiao Shitou went back to the town to see Xiao Ya. Si Yao led Zhu Gouer up the mountain, followed by five men carrying tools.

Not long after they left, a horse carriage came to the village. A young girl was driving the car. As soon as she entered the village, she asked where Si Yao's home was.

"What do you ask him about his family?"

Aunt Guihua lived at the entrance of the village, and I happened to meet her when I came out to get some water.

"Just tell me where his home is!"

"Hey, how do you talk like that, little girl?"

Aunt Guihua's face changed. What she asked was not wrong. Why was she so fierce?

Suddenly, a "woooooo" sound came from the carriage. The girl whipped the carriage with a whip and scolded:

"Be quiet!"

This action made Aunt Guihua dare not ask any more questions, and she just pointed forward:

"Go straight ahead and turn right and it's the first one."

After saying that, she immediately turned around and walked in, inserting the door stop from the inside, and then walked into the house and said to her man:

"This is terrible. It seems that Mr. Si has offended someone. Just now, a very fierce girl asked where his home was. It doesn't look like a good thing."

"Just go, what are you afraid of?"

"Let me tell you, there was a noise in the carriage just now, but it became quiet after the girl whipped it. Who do you think was inside?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'll go take a look."

"Don't go alone. Tell the village chief."

On this side, the carriage stopped at the door of Si Yao's house. Mrs. Si was dozing in the sun in the yard. Alas, she was old and couldn't sleep well. She listened to the cat's meowing all night and felt very sleepy now.

Hearing the noise, he wanted to call Wang to go out and take a look, but then he thought better of it. It would be better for her to go instead of calling that shrew.