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Chapter 125 The Wisdom of the Old Lady in the Mountains

"Let me ask you, did you tell the master about bringing this back? Did you get the master's consent? The master provides you with food and clothing, but you took their things. This steamed bun is what you saved from your mouth, but it also belongs to the master. You are also the master's, let alone this steamed bun."

The old lady's voice was very stern. "Xiaoshan, don't forget your status. Don't you still think Fugui is your brother? Fugui is your master now. You should call him Master when you see him, and call the young master Young Master and Young Miss when you see the young master. If you steal the steamed buns now, you will steal rice, flour, silver, or even empty the house in the future."

"Mom? Why do you say that to me? How could I bear to watch you and the baby's mother starve to death? Why did you do this?" Gao Shan's tone was full of grievance. When he thought about calling her Master Fugui, he couldn't come to terms with it for a while.

"Xiaoshan! Mother didn't teach you well before. You should be honest and upright. Don't let your relationship with Fugui fade away. I will sell you out, and I will explain to the ancestors of the Gao family.

But when people get old, they see everything as easy. Face and freedom are not as good as life, so what's wrong with being rich? Take the steamed buns back, remember your identity, and don't send them again."

Jiang Youzhen walked a few steps and looked at the hunched back of the old lady through the gap in the firewood room door. Her thin clothes were patched with patches, and she didn't even have the strength to walk, but at this moment, she felt that the old lady was not only wise, but also upright.

"Mom!" Gao Shan cried out in pain. At this moment he regretted his decision.

Gao Shuisheng felt a little ashamed, "I'm sorry, we were just worried that my grandma and mom would starve to death, we really didn't mean to steal the buns."

"We picked some herbs before and sold them, and you also put in a lot of effort. Here, this is a reward." Jiang Youzhen did not respond, but handed two taels of silver to Gao Shuisheng.

"No! I don't want it!" Gao Shuisheng didn't expect there would be a reward, and waved his hands quickly. He remembered what his grandmother said, that he would be a member of the Jiang family in the future, and it was his duty to work for the Jiang family.

"Take it!" Jiang Youzhen stuffed the silver into Gao Shuisheng's hand. "In the future, as long as you concentrate on working for me, I will eat meat and you will drink soup. I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. It is inevitable to give benefits for things like this. Do your best! You deserve it."

Gao Shuisheng's eyes suddenly turned red, and Guozi beside him also had tears in his eyes.

"Well, thank you very much, young master!" Gao Shuisheng bowed deeply, then turned and ran out of the woodshed.

"Grandma! Grandma, wait a minute!" Gao Shuisheng caught up with the old lady and explained a few words to her, and then the two of them pushed each other several times.

The old lady turned around and looked at Jiang Youzhen, and found that she was looking at her with a smile, so she took the silver.

Her lips trembled, "This family is all good people, do things well! Don't learn from your father, we must live openly!"

Gao Shuisheng nodded heavily and helped the old lady walk for a while.

Jiang Youzhen returned to the woodshed. Gao Shan came in and hesitated for a moment before finally lowering his head, "Master!"

"From now on, the monthly salary for the three of you will be temporarily set at 200 coins, and the rest will depend on your performance!" Jiang Youzhen knows very well that if you want the horse to run, you also have to feed it grass.

Guozi and Gaoshan looked at each other, with surprise and guilt in their eyes.

The atmosphere of the New Year is strong in Dayunchao. Today is New Year's Eve, and the kitchen is the busiest. Not only are radish balls fried, but meatballs, sticky bean buns and dumplings are also made.

The dinner in the evening was also particularly sumptuous. There was the mandarin fish that Jiang Youzhen brought back, braised pork and pork belly, as well as spare ribs, chicken and pig's trotters. The table was full of dishes, and everyone's mouths were drooling with the food.

Even the Gao family sat at the table, but since it was Chinese New Year, they didn't share the food. Except for Jiang Fugui who insisted on sending a bowl to the old man and old lady in the upper room, and the fourth aunt still wandering outside the house, the whole family was very happy.

Everyone had a filling meal and kept watch together at night. Except for the three people from the Gaoshan family who were a little depressed, Jiang Youzhen was in a very good mood.

Gao Shan also thought of his wife and the old lady. He felt sad that he could not be with them on New Year's Eve and reunite with the family.

"Ahem! The woodshed is cold today, you should go back to Gao's house and sleep tonight! Come back early tomorrow morning." Jiang Youzhen saw that the three were absent-minded, so he said.

The three of them looked up, surprise flashing in their eyes.

"Yes! Bring two quilts with you!" Erya covered her mouth and said with a smile.

The three of them immediately returned to the Gao family with gratitude. Without this family of outsiders present, the Jiang family became much more relaxed.

Jiang Youzhen also talked about how Aunt Guihua instigated Gao Shuisheng, which made Shen and the three sisters very angry.

"Why is she like this? She came to our house before to ask for needles and thread, and when she saw my daughter's embroidery thread, she took away more than a dozen strands for her without noticing. Later, when she came, I asked her to put them away. I thought she just liked to take advantage of others, but I didn't expect she also liked to gossip behind our backs." Shen was a little angry.

"Hmph! It's because you're jealous of our better life! She looks around everywhere when she comes to our house. Her daughter Qiuyue likes to sneak into our room when she comes to our house. Last time, she even rummaged through our treasures! Luckily, we bought a lock to lock it up." Si Ya was very displeased when she talked about Qiuyue.

"Qiuyue looks so clean, how could she have this problem?" Shen sighed that one should not judge a person by his appearance.

"Isn't it? When our family was poor, she didn't even bother to come! She looked down upon us on the street." Si Ya said this without stopping embroidering.

"Then we can't go to his family to build a house in the spring, do you hear me?" Shen patted Gao Fugui on the shoulder with a look on her face, saying, "Just try and see if you dare to refuse?"

After chatting, Jiang Youzhen asked about buying land, and Jiang Fugui's face was full of smiles when he talked about it.

"The land deed of the village has been processed. In addition, Chen Yazi is very dedicated and has found us another 43 mu of land, which is located at the junction of our village and the neighboring village Fangjiling. It is a coincidence that the three families are selling land together."

"Selling the land together? Why? But is there any problem?" This was the first thing Jiang Youzhen thought of. If the land was sold together and in a connected piece, could there be something wrong with the soil?

"No problem. I've seen the land. It's fertile and easy to irrigate. In fact, the 43 acres of land belongs to one family. There is a wealthy family in Fangjiling Village, surnamed Fang. Grandpa Fang died a few days ago, and the four brothers fought over some of the family property. The three sons left the village and sold their land to move elsewhere. Only the fourth son planned to stay, and he didn't sell his."

Since there was no problem, Jiang Youzhen did not pay attention to it. Jiang Fugui said that he wanted seven taels of silver per mu, which would cost about three hundred taels.

"We have a growing family, and we may need to have long-term workers living in the house in the future. Let's build a two-story courtyard in the spring! Fortunately, the land we bought was large, so it's more than enough to build two stories."

Jiang Youzhen brought up this matter. She wanted her own small courtyard instead of a wing room.

"Will it be too big? We don't need so many rooms, right?" Jiang Fugui frowned. What he didn't say was that after his daughter got married, the houses would be empty.

"Okay, let's just have two rooms!" Shen was straightforward. She knew Erlang wanted to live more comfortably.