The inner voice was overheard, and the whole court was eating melons together

After saying this, the leader immediately kowtowed heavily to Song Yaoyao, and the people behind him also followed suit.

Song Yaoyao looked at both sides. The man on one side was obviously dressed as a butler, while the clothes on the other side were all patched, and they looked like a group of poor people.

Song Yaoyao immediately said:

"You guys get up first, if you have anything to say, get up first and talk about it!

As long as we are right, we will not take sides."

"Really?"

"Really. You all get up first."

"Yes."

The man who looked like a housekeeper came over immediately, bowed to Song Yaoyao and the others, and said:

"Sir, quickly arrest these troublemakers. They are destroying our mansion."

"No, sir, don't listen to what Butler Hu says, we don't have it!"

"You obviously have it, what did I say wrong?"

"we do not have."

……

The two groups were arguing fiercely, and Song Qinghui stepped forward and scolded:

"Shut up!"

After hearing this, the quarrel stopped.

Song Yaoyao glanced at the housekeeper and asked:

"What's your name?"

"I am Hu Qi, the housekeeper of the Hu Mansion in the back.

Sir, you must arrest these unruly people..."

"Shut up, I only asked you to answer your name, who told you to talk too much?"

Seeing Song Yaoyao's attitude, the housekeeper didn't dare to say anything more.

Song Yaoyao glanced at the leader of the poor people again and asked:

"What's your name?"

"Zhang Fangtian, let go without worry, the sky is the sky.

The people behind me are from the same village as me.”

Song Yaoyao nodded and said:

"Who will speak first?"

Hu Qi immediately stood up and said:

"Sir, let me speak first!"

Song Yaoyao nodded: "Okay, then you go first!"

Hu Qi looked at Zhang Fangtian and snorted coldly, saying:

“My lord, this is what happened.

Our young master has already been engaged, and in a few months, our young mistress will be coming home.

Our master and mistress decided to renovate the house.

The master handed this matter to me and asked me to do it!

Later, seeing that Zhang Fangtian and the others were honest, I chose them and agreed to pay them 15-25 wen per person per day, with two meals provided.

But I really didn't expect that they could eat so much.

The thinnest one among this group of people can eat three steamed buns and drink a bowl of porridge in one meal.

Zhang Fangtian could eat even more. He could eat four steamed buns and drink two bowls of porridge in one meal.

The way they eat, no family can afford them.

That’s fine, but I also discovered that they were dishonest and stole things.”

Zhang Fangtian became anxious and immediately retorted:

"We don't, sir."

Song Yaoyao looked at the anxious Zhang Fangtian and said:

"Don't worry, just listen to him first.

If there is anything that needs to be explained, I will explain it later!"

"Yes."

Song Yaoyao looked at Hu Qi and said:

"Keep talking!"

"Yes.

I caught them on the spot, but Zhang Fangtian still refused to admit it.

We started arguing. They had been quarreling with me for a long time and I couldn't drive them away.

My lord, you must not let these troublemakers go.

My Lord, I have finished speaking.

Song Yaoyao looked at Zhang Fangtian and said:

"Next, you speak!"

"Yes.

My lord, when Butler Hu found us, we were really grateful to him.

At that time, the terms we negotiated with Butler Hu were indeed a wage of 15-25 wen per person per day. Because each of us had different strengths, the wages were also different, and two meals were included.

However, repair work is physical work, and we don’t have the energy to work if we are not well fed.

At that time, Butler Hu complained that we ate too much, and we also told him about our difficulties.

But Butler Hu said that the people invited to other people's houses only eat two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge for a meal, and one of us eats as much as two people in other families.

We also felt that we ate too much, so after discussing it, we told Butler Hu that the meals provided by the Hu Mansion should be based on two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge as in other families, and any extra food we ate would be deducted from our wages.

Butler Hu also agreed.

When the Hu residence was renovated and it was time to pay us our wages, the housekeeper Hu said that we ate too much and all our wages had been deducted because of us.

How can this be?

Generally, one cent could buy a steamed bun, and half a cent could buy a bowl of porridge.

For example, the person who eats the least among us can eat one more steamed bun at each meal, which is 1 cent, and only 1 cents will be deducted in a day.

For someone like me who eats the most, I can eat two more steamed buns and a bowl of porridge at each meal, which costs me two and a half cents. After two meals a day, the maximum amount deducted is 2 cents.

We worked in the Hu residence for a month and a half. No matter how we calculated it, it was impossible that our wages had been deducted.

We went to see Manager Hu several times, reasoned with him, and asked for our wages.

Butler Hu insisted that all our wages had been spent by us!

Isn't the Hu family trying to trick us into working for nothing?

We were so angry that we planned to climb over the wall into Hu's house in the dead of night and tear down all the places we had renovated.

Unexpectedly, we were discovered by Butler Hu after just a while.

Butler Hu said we were thieves, that we went to the Hu Mansion to steal things and destroyed the Hu Mansion's garden. He asked us to pay compensation, but we had no money, so he said he would send us to see the official.

Of course we denied it and started arguing with them.

Then the adults came.”

Everyone was also shocked. Before, they only knew that they were arguing but had no idea why. Now they finally figured it out.

Someone said:

"Mr. Hu is indeed a businessman. He is really good at calculating."

"That's right, isn't this obviously asking people to work for nothing?"

"When they chose Zhang Fangtian and the others, they probably saw that they had no background and were honest people, so they just wanted to cheat them."

"All businessmen are dishonest! It's true that there is no business that is not dishonest!"

"The Hu family is so dishonest. I will never buy anything from their store again!"

"Me too!"

"Bah! Shameless profiteer!"

“If you don’t pay, they will tear down the place you renovated, that’s right!

If it were me, I would do the same!"

“That’s right, wanting others to work for nothing is really wishful thinking!

Zhang Fangtian did the right thing!

Support Zhang Fangtian!"

……

Butler Hu hurriedly explained:

"Don't listen to the nonsense of these unruly people. Not only did they eat too much and deduct the wages, but also because the house they renovated was ugly and the quality was not good at all!

That’s why all my wages were deducted.”

Zhang Fangtian: "You are talking nonsense. You just don't want to pay us, so you make up all kinds of excuses."

Shopkeeper Hu retorted:

"It's obviously because you guys didn't repair it well!"

"You fart!"

“He is indeed a country bumpkin, so vulgar!

My Lord, you must punish Zhang Fangtian for his crime. He dared to speak so arrogantly in front of you!"