The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

After hearing her words, Tang Yichen's eyes were full of anger.

"How dare she?"

"Brother, that Chunsheng isn't from our village, but he went to the mountains to have a tryst with Tang Mingxiu. Have you ever seen this guy?"

"I seldom go back to the village, so I haven't seen this man. However, he would choose to meet Tang Mingxiu in the mountains, either from a nearby village, or someone he knows in our village. If there's a chance, just ask someone and you'll know."

"Well. In any case, these things have nothing to do with us." Qin Huiyin said. "I have already warned Tang Mingxiu that if she does something stupid again, I will definitely not tolerate her anymore."

"Don't go up the mountain alone in the future." Tang Yichen said, "It's not just the wild beasts that are dangerous, but also the human heart."

"I understand." Qin Huiyin made a gesture to keep quiet when she saw Li Taohua coming out.

Li Taohua looked at the two of them with a strange look: "What are you two siblings whispering about?"

"We were talking about how delicious the grilled fish mom makes is, even better than mine. Did she add any other spices?" Qin Huiyin smiled sweetly.

Li Taohua said proudly: "This is a secret, you will know it later."

Tang Yichen found the village chief and mentioned the matter of digging a well.

Digging a well is no small task and requires a lot of manpower. Their village has no shortage of manpower, so the reason they asked the village chief to find someone was to build a good relationship with him and do him a favor.

The village chief gathered the remaining able-bodied men in the village and told them about Tang Yichen's family's plan to dig a well. This wasn't something that could be completed in a day or two. If they took the job, not only would they receive daily wages, but the Tang family would also provide two meals a day. The men who remained in the village without an income all wanted to take the job.

"Yichen, you decide who's the most suitable among them and be direct." The village chief said, "We're all family. If you have any questions, just speak up. There's no need to be so restrained."

Tang Yichen said, "We only need ten people. Please don't mind the rest of you, uncles. Digging a well is really not a trivial matter. It would be best if you have done similar work before, or are young and strong enough. Then, uncles, I will start selecting people. Don't blame me if you are not selected."

"Just choose generously. You're digging a well, not a pond. Why would you need so many people?" the village chief said. "If anyone dares to gossip about you, they'll never be allowed to stay in the village again."

Tang Yichen directly selected ten people.

Those who were selected were very happy, while those who were not selected were all disappointed.

Tang Yichen kept the selected people and negotiated the daily salary with them.

"Thirty coins per person per day, plus two meals at noon and dinner. If any uncles don't want to stay for dinner, they will have to pay an additional five coins for the meal."

"That's good, that's fine..." someone said, "We're all close by, so there's no need to stay for dinner. I won't stay for dinner, just give me an extra five cents."

Several other people were also hesitant, and finally they decided on the candidates: four would stay for dinner and six would not.

Tang Yichen gave clear instructions and asked them to start work the next day.

As for the tools needed to dig the well, their village did not have them ready, but the neighboring village had some. Tang Yichen would make another trip in the afternoon and rent some directly from the neighboring village.

Tang Yichen was walking towards home. Just as he crossed the ridge of the field, he heard the sound of fighting. He looked up and saw Li Erniu being chased and beaten by an old woman.

"Damn you, you swine fever! Who told you to give my eldest grandson some cold water? He's got diarrhea now, right? My son was right. You're a plague god. You only bring bad luck to my son and my grandson..."

"Mother, how can you blame me for this? The meat you cooked was too salty, and Baoyu kept complaining that he couldn't stand it, so I gave him cold water to drink. Stop hitting him... Stop hitting him..."

Not far away, Tang Baoyu was holding his stomach, crying out, "Ouch, ouch!" He shouted to Jia: "Grandma, my stomach hurts so much. It's all because of that stinky woman. Beat her to death..."

Tang Yichen frowned and watched Li Erniu running towards him. He moved to the side to avoid her touch.

"Brother Chen, help me! This old man is trying to beat me to death..."

The old woman swung the rolling pin wildly, nearly hitting Tang Yichen several times. The latter was annoyed and snatched the rolling pin away, saying impatiently, "Get out of the way!"

"Oh my god, the old lady fell to death..." Jia sat down on the ground and started to act like a spoiled child.

Tang Yichen squatted down and said quietly, "Auntie, are you hurt?"

"right……"

"Think it over carefully. Your son hasn't gotten any advantage from us, so are you sure you can?" Tang Yichen smiled gently. "Does your family still have money to spend?"

Jia: “…”

She didn't dare shout anymore.

Tang Yichen walked past.

Qin Huiyin was counting the chicks when she heard someone come in. She looked up and said to Tang Yichen, "Brother, Uncle Tang bought the old hen, but she doesn't want to take care of these chicks. What should we do?"

"It's okay. It's not used to its new baby yet. Give it some time and it will accept it soon." Tang Yichen said, "I just went to talk to the village chief about digging a well. The people have been selected and the price has been agreed. They will come to work tomorrow, and four of them will stay for dinner."

"Then we have to keep someone at home to cook for the next few days." Qin Huiyin said, "My mother and Lu Wu will stay with us!"

"Aunt Li will stay here, and Lu Wu will follow you." Tang Yichen said, "Dad and I are here to help, so don't worry."

"Okay, let's arrange it this way for now. We don't have much time to go into the city anyway. We can dig the well in three times at most." Qin Huiyin said, "But there are so many chores at home. Will it disturb your reading?"

"A person with a heart can read anywhere, but a person without a heart can't read even if he stays at home all day. I don't want to become lazy and incompetent because of reading."

"Let's eat fish!" Li Taohua came out with grilled fish. "This is my first time making grilled fish. Come and try it and see how it tastes."

In the yard, Tang Dafu stopped weaving a bamboo basket and limped over.

Tang Luwu served the rice, and Tang Yixiao brought the soup.

With the joint efforts of the whole family, in addition to the fragrant grilled fish, several other dishes were also served.

"If it were a month ago, none of us would have imagined that our family's daily meals would be so sumptuous," said Tang Dafu.

"That's because you don't dare to think about it. I just think about eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day." Li Taohua said unhappily.

Qin Huiyin picked up a piece of fish and put it into Li Taohua's bowl: "Mom, test the fish you cooked for poison first."

Li Taohua: "...Stinky girl..."

Everyone laughed.