coobybook Chapter 172 Help Me Work
Chapter 172 Help Me Work
Daya was talking to her mother, but unexpectedly, Longlong's mother heard it.
Daya already had complaints, and she felt even more upset when she heard her second aunt say this.
"Yes, mother doesn't like to meddle in other people's business. She helped them a lot along the way." She followed Longlong's mother's words.
"Daya!" Her mother was still piling up mud bricks to build a house. Upon hearing this, she glared at her fiercely.
Daya shut her mouth angrily, but a look of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes.
She just couldn't accept it. Why did Yue Niang's family live so well but didn't even look at her own family?
Aren't they a family? Shouldn't a family live together? Why does Yue Niang live next to the Shen family, while their family can only squeeze in here with other prisoners and find a way to build a house on their own?
Her father and brothers were all sent into exile, and she and her mother were the only ones able to work at home.
But the two of them had never built a house, let alone a house made of mud bricks.
The mud bricks are stacked up and taken down, taken down and stacked up again, and it is still unknown when the house can be finally built.
"Second sister-in-law, no one owes us anything, so stop talking here. Instead of wasting time, you might as well think about how to build the house. Look at your house, if you don't work harder, will you still be able to live in it before the New Year?" Daya's mother smeared another layer of soft mud on the mud block without even looking at Longlong's mother.
Daya lowered her head and didn't respond to the two people, but she had a plan in her mind.
On the other side, just as she had seen, Yue Niang and her family were stirring the mud for sealing the roof.
After the mud is mixed, add dry seaweed. After the roof is ready, seal it with the mud and hay. It will be almost the same as everyone's house in the village.
When Shen Yitian came over, Fuguier and Song Xiaer were helping to carry water.
The two little people couldn't lift the heavy object, so they used a wooden bucket to carry half a bucket of water.
Yue Niang was not very good at dealing with mud, so the water brought by the two little ones was barely enough.
When he saw Shen Yitian coming, Fuguier smiled early.
"Sister Shen is here. Grandma Li said you will be able to move into your new home in a few days." The child smiled with a bit of flattery.
But Shen Yitian knew that this boy's flattery was not because he wanted to gain any benefits from her, but just wanted her to pat him on the back of the head less often.
However, even with this little thought, Shen Yitian didn't intend to satisfy him.
After slapping the boy on the back of the head, Shen Yitian asked, "Did you make your mother angry today?"
Fuguier snorted, "How can that be? I'm so obedient now. Look, Sister Shen, I'm still helping my mother with work."
His smug look clearly indicated that he was seeking praise.
Since the children can help, Shen Yitian will certainly not be stingy with praise.
"Well done. A man should help with the work." She casually took out an oil-paper bag, which was the extra buns she had asked the kitchen to make in the morning.
But after walking all the way here, the buns have gotten a little cold.
"You're giving them food again. Aren't you afraid that they'll come and make trouble with me if they have nothing to eat in the future?" Yue Niang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she saw Fugui'er happily accepting the buns.
Shen Yitian patted Fuguier's head again: "Go, eat with them. No fighting, two per person should be just right, and you can have one more if you have the rest."
The ones she was talking about were naturally asking Fuguier and Song Xiaer to take the buns and eat with the children from the second branch of the Song family.
Fuguier happily pulled Song Xiaer away. Song Xiaer had been trying to say something to Shen Yitian, but she never got a chance to say anything and was just pulled away by Fuguier.
When she turned around again, Shen Yitian was already chatting and laughing with Yue Niang.
Shen Yitian asked, "Do you mean I don't have to care about you guys anymore?"
Yue Niang's hands were covered in mud. She bent down and picked up another stone from the mud and said, "You've been too controlling. I told you I'd rely on you when I had nowhere else to turn, and you let me. Do I have to rely on you for the rest of my life? Do I have to rely on you for these two children for the rest of their lives?"
"Who helped you? I didn't give you anything at all." Shen Yitian sneered.
"You built this house all by yourself."
"If it weren't for the help of the villagers, would I have been able to build this house? Don't treat me like a fool. This is all a favor from you." Yue Niang said directly.
Shen Yitian repaid this favor by treating everyone to a meal.
So, what she owes now is still a favor to Shen Yitian.
Well, anyway, she couldn't explain what she owed Shen Yitian anymore.
"I thought you treated me as a friend." Shen Yitian sighed and walked to Yue Niang.
It was almost wishful thinking for a man with two children to support his family with his newly learned fishing skills while in exile.
"Yue Niang, do you know that this Mao'er Village has always been a place of exile? From the previous dynasty to the present, how many people have been exiled here? You should know at least a little bit."
Yue Niang pursed her lips and said nothing.
Shen Yitian asked, "So many people have been exiled over the years. How many former exiled prisoners have you met in Maoer Village?"
Anyone who is exiled here is not considered a native of the village and cannot integrate with everyone else.
After being here for so long, Yue Niang heard that there was a place on the other side of the village where exiled prisoners used to live, but there were not many people there anymore.
Apart from some people who were pardoned and returned to their original places of residence, where did the rest go?
In fact, you don’t have to think too much to know that we are all people who have seen the dangers of the world.
Yue Niang took a deep breath and didn't respond, but in her heart, she was even more confused about the future.
"I have Shengsheng taking care of me now, and Xiaowei and Grandma Li are taking care of the house construction. If you're willing, we might need someone to clean the new house. You can do that. I'll pay you a monthly salary and have someone finish cleaning your house as soon as possible."
Shen Yitian looked at Yue Niang and said in a low voice.
In fact, it was easy to help her finish the house. Not all the people hired by Grandma Li to build the new house had left, and a few were still cleaning up the mess.
It took Yue Niang half a month to do the work, but these people finished it in one day.
However, she also didn't want to ask the workers to build her house for no reason.
Firstly, Yue Niang herself was a bit awkward. Secondly, since she had been helping out too much, if she neglected it later, she might even be resented.
When Yue Niang heard that she was going to ask her to do some work, she suddenly became a little hesitant.
She was not unaware of the rumors about the exiled prisoners.
During this period, even when she took her child to drink some coarse grain porridge, she never asked Shen Yitian for anything, for fear that these people would say something nonsense.
However, if I help Shen Yitian work and get monthly wages, it seems that I don’t have to worry about what others say.