You are unlucky and I am tough

Cheng Laoer's family lived in several rooms at the back. Since moving to the new village, the first and second rooms had been eating separately, but the key to the warehouse where the family's grain was stored was still in Hu Chunhua's hands.

Cheng Caipeng ran to find someone and told him about the recruitment matter, and Cao quickly called out her two sons.

"But mother, Cheng Shuang holds a grudge very much. What if she doesn't want us anymore?" Cheng Erbao, the second son of Cao, was quite smart. He felt that they were overthinking things. They would definitely hold a grudge because their family had abused them in the past.

Hu Chunhua walked over, twisting her fat waist. "It's not like that little bitch has the final say in the Wei family. If the four of you brothers go together, they'll offer you 500 wen a month, right? Why don't you just say 450 wen a month and ask Wei Lao San to hire you all? I don't believe Wei Lao San won't be tempted by the fact that he can save money. What does that little bitch do to you?"

Cheng Caizhi said, "Mom is right. I heard that Wei Lao San is not at home because the family is selecting someone. Doesn't that mean they don't trust Cheng Shuang? Can a woman still be the boss of the men in the family?"

Cao clapped her hands and said, "Let's do it. Although it's only fifty coins short, the four of us have almost two taels of silver in total."

She quickly pulled her eldest son over and told him, "Dabao, go quickly. Once you're selected and earn a few months' salary, I'll find you a wife."

"Yeah." Cheng Dabao nodded and smiled innocently. "Cheng Shuang is my sister. He will definitely choose me. I want to make money to marry a wife."

"How much silver does it cost to marry a wife?" Hu Chunhua was displeased when she heard what Cao said and rolled her eyes. "My second son's wife only cost three hundred coins. Sister-in-law, Jun'er's studies are a time when money is needed. Of course, all the money in the family must be saved for Jun'er's imperial examinations. He will need a lot of money to take the imperial examinations in the future. As for marrying a wife, Dabao is only sixteen this year. Let's talk about it in two years."

"What do you mean, sister-in-law?" Cao's face suddenly turned ugly. "Your two sons have already married, and you still have a concubine. Of course you are not in a hurry. My Dabao must marry this year. We have paid enough for his studies for so many years. If you dare to even think about the money for my son's marriage, I will fight you."

Bai Xiuqin, who was standing next to him with a big belly, was also unhappy after hearing this. "Who are you calling a concubine? I'm pregnant with your Cheng family's child. Yu Shi should have been divorced long ago for not being able to give birth to a son. It's her shamelessness that's taking my place."

Bai Xiuqin started screaming, then she held her stomach and said she felt uncomfortable and wanted to see a doctor. Cheng Caipeng hurried over to support her.

Hu Chunhua is now helpless with the two women of her second son. One of them doesn't do any work and often threatens to sue the officials to end Cheng Caijun's imperial examination career. The other one takes it for granted that she eats and lives at her mother's house while she is pregnant. She can't do anything to her because, after all, she is carrying her second son's child.

Fearing that Bai Xiuqin would cause trouble again and call a doctor, Hu Chunhua turned around and blamed Cao, "Aunt, as an elder, why are you arguing with her? She's pregnant now, and it's free to call a doctor if she's angry."

"It's my fault again? Hu Chunhua, who was it that stopped my son from getting married in the first place?"

The two of them started arguing again after a disagreement, their voices getting louder and louder, until the door of Cheng Caijun's room was kicked open.

The person in the room came out and yelled, "Have you had enough of arguing? If you want to argue, go outside and don't disturb me while I'm reading."

When it comes to the final say, Cheng Caijun is definitely the most powerful one in the family, and the yard suddenly became quiet.

After he glanced at the people in the yard with disgust and returned to the room, Boss Cheng ordered several people to go to the Wei family to register.

The four of them went out together and hurried to the Wei family. On the way, they met a few people who were walking back dejectedly.

Some people were cursing because they didn't get elected.

Because of the job interviews, the gate of the Wei family's courtyard was wide open, and the villagers would go in directly when they came.

Just as the four of them reached the door and had not yet gone in, they saw Cheng Chen and Cheng Xu running out hand in hand, one of them holding a book in his hand.

They almost didn't dare to recognize each other. When they lived together before, these two little guys were dressed in rags and skinny. They had to do whatever they were asked to do every day.

I couldn’t eat at the table, so I could only eat plain porridge with wild vegetables in the kitchen, and I had to go outside to pick up egg shells and lick them.

Now he has become fair and clean. Although the clothes he wears are of ordinary style, the material is obviously of high quality. He even has a hairpin on his head, which looks like it is made of jade, just like a young man from a wealthy family.

The two younger brothers were going out to go to the hunter Zhao's house. Zhao Xiuwen was interested in the multiplication table, but Cheng Shuang, a married woman, could not teach him, so she gave the lesson plan she wrote to her two younger brothers to show Zhao Xiuwen and let the two younger brothers be responsible for teaching him.

In exchange, Zhao Xiuwen also taught the two younger ones so that they could prepare for the three rounds of interviews at the private school at the end of the month.

Cheng Dabao ran over to them as soon as he saw them, smiled innocently, and reached out to touch their clothes. "These clothes feel so comfortable. When I earn some money from working, I'll ask my mother to buy me some too."

Cheng Chen pulled Xiao Si aside and frowned at the four people in front of him. "What are you doing here? You are not welcome in my house."

"What do you mean your family? Our surname is Wei."

Cheng Caizhi was unhappy to see the two brats living so well, and said sarcastically, "You are just wild brats that our family didn't want. You followed your married sister to beg for food in the Wei family. What are you so proud of?"

Cheng Caipeng quickly pulled his clothes and said, "Why are you saying this? We are here to work. What will we do if the Wei family doesn't want us later?"

Cheng Caizhi was startled, and thinking of the five hundred wen a month's salary, he quickly changed his words, "What I mean is that you are still outsiders living in the Wei family. We are the family. We should interact more often in the future. That way, Wei Qinglang won't dare to bully you."

"My brother-in-law won't bully us." Xiao Si made faces at them. "Don't even dream of working for our family. My eldest sister won't hire you, and the village head won't choose you either."

"You..." Cheng Caizhi wanted to slap the two brats, "We are young and strong, and we meet the recruitment requirements. Can Cheng Shuang just say no? She doesn't have the final say in the Wei family."

"My eldest sister has the final say in the Wei family. If you don't believe me, just try it." Cheng Chen was too lazy to pay attention to them. "Humph, Xiao Si, let's go."

Cheng Caizhi pouted at the two people's backs and said, "I have never seen a woman who can surpass the man in the family to be the boss."

In the yard, Cheng Lishuang was writing employment contracts for the two selected people at the table, and they signed and sealed them after they were finished. The other seven or eight people who were not selected were surrounding the head of the village and saying good things to him.

Cheng Lizheng coughed. "The notice clearly states that only ten people are needed, and each family can only select one person at most. Spring planting will be here soon, so you should take good care of your rice paddies."

After the seven or eight men left disappointed, Cheng Caizhi and the other three quickly squeezed forward and said, "Grandpa Lizheng, we're here to sign up."

Cheng Shuang looked up when she heard the voice, and immediately showed an annoyed look on her face, "Stop, you are eliminated, get out."

How can this family be so shameless that they have the nerve to come for an interview?

Moreover, Cheng Dabao from the second family has some intellectual problems. He is stupid and can barely take care of himself. Yet he wants to come to her house to work. Does he think they are being taken advantage of?

Cheng Lizheng also said, "You don't meet the requirements, go back."

"How can it not meet the requirements?" Cheng Caizhi asked anxiously, "Grandpa Lizheng, we are young and strong, so we clearly meet the requirements."

"Yes, yes." Cheng Caipeng also said, "As long as we are chosen, we only need 450 coins. The four of us can save Wei Laosan 200 coins in wages per month."

Cheng Shuang chuckled as she listened, "So I should thank you if you say so?"

"No need to thank me." Cheng Caizhi said, "If you know how to live, you should remember all our names."

"You don't understand what I'm saying, right?" Cheng Shuang said coldly, "I want someone who's young, strong, hardworking, and willing to work. You guys are not lazy or cunning. You have the nerve to come here and try to make money from my family. You're just asking for trouble. Get lost!"

The faces of several people who were scolded looked ugly. They all thought that it would be possible to save two hundred coins. Two hundred coins were enough to buy twenty kilograms of rice.

"Wei Laosan is not here, so you don't have the final say." Cheng Caizhi was unwilling to give up. "Let's wait here for Wei Laosan to come back and talk to him in person. See if he will scold you, a spendthrift woman."

Cheng Shuang slammed the pen in her hand on the table, not wanting to waste time talking to them, and turned around and shouted into the room, "Nanxing, come out and kick these people out."

Wei Nanxing was reading in the room. When she heard Cheng Shuang calling her out, she knew what was going on and kicked the four people out without saying a word.

He had learned kung fu, so it was easy for him to drive the four people out. After that, he closed the gate of the courtyard.

Several people were dumbfounded when they saw the closed courtyard gate. Cheng Caizhi was so angry that he started cursing, which attracted the pointing and talking of villagers passing by. He then went home with a sour face.

Cheng Dabao sat on the ground and refused to leave. Cheng Erbao tried to pull him away but failed. He shouted that he wanted to work to earn money to marry a wife.

"Dabao, why are you sitting here?"

Cheng Guqiu went to a villager's house to collect wood ash and came back. He saw two people arguing at the door and went over to ask them.

Cheng Dabao recognized Cheng Guqiu and grabbed her skirt. "Aunt, aunt, I want to work and marry a wife. Why doesn't Cheng Shuang want me to work?"

Cheng Guqiu gently advised, "Dabao, making soap is a delicate job. You can't do it at all. Stop making trouble and go home."

She still had a little sympathy for this somewhat silly nephew, but it was only a little bit left. After saying that, she carried her things and went around to the back of the house.

Cheng Dabao scratched his head and asked Cheng Erbao, "What do you mean, aunt? Why do you say I can't do it? Mother clearly said I'm very strong and powerful."

Cheng Erbao said impatiently, "I just despise you for being a fool. Are you going to leave or not? If not, I will leave."

"You are the fool." Cheng Dabao stood up angrily and rushed home to complain.

The two people who came back first were both ashamed. The others could tell at a glance that the plan had not been accomplished. Hu Chunhua was so angry that her teeth were almost broken.

Later, Cheng Dabao ran back to complain to his mother, saying that Cheng Guqiu called him a fool.

Upon hearing this, Cao slammed the table and said, "Cheng Guqiu, you are so shameless that you stay in the Wei family and live a good life, but you don't let my son go to work. You even dare to call my son a fool. I will never let you go."

Now that her dream of making money from the Wei family had been shattered, there was nothing left to worry about. Cao immediately took Cheng Laoer to the neighboring Lijia Village to find Bai Jinhu to tell him that Cheng Guqiu had not been sold.