bookcurios Chapter 209 You Have Good Vision
Chapter 209 You Have Good Vision
Without waiting for them to speak, Cheng Yue looked at Grandma Sun and Grandma Cao again: "Since it is compensation, it is natural that whoever loses should compensate, don't you agree?
How about this, if the herbs cannot be sold, I will compensate you sixty cents, which is equivalent to two days' wages.
If the herbs can be sold for money, then you are slandering me, so you must compensate me. This crime can be big or small, but one or two taels is not too much, right?"
Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Cao were both stunned. "Are you robbing? One tael of silver, why should I compensate you with one tael?"
What's the point of compensating them with sixty cents? It seems like setting a trap for them.
Seeing that the two were being fooled, Chen An kindly reminded them, "Slander is a crime. Chen Gen was beaten with a stick because he slandered us..."
Cheng Yue took over the conversation tacitly, "You are so old, I'm afraid it's hard to say how many strokes you will get!"
The two of them had a bad feeling. "Then why don't we just not pay the compensation?"
Aunt Li spat, "How shameless! You said you won't pay, so what? Who do you think you are? Do you think others will listen to you?"
Aunt Zhou chimed in, "You keep saying that people are cheating you, and you come to their door to ask for compensation. You are not allowed to say that what you said is false. Do you think they are asking for compensation from you?"
Grandma Sun was in a dilemma. She had no choice but to agree. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you want to pay, pay! It's not certain who will pay who!"
One or two taels of silver is better than being beaten with a stick. Chen Gen is young and strong, and a few beatings with a stick will make his buttocks bruised. For old people like them, they might even die!
Besides, Chen Ping had sworn to her that she would definitely not lose. She also didn't believe that Zhao would dare to lie to her since they lived in the same village.
And seeing that Cheng Yue was dodging and refusing to say anything definite, he felt even more confident.
Thinking of this, all the insecurity just now was thrown behind my mind. Although sixty cents is not a lot, it can buy a few pounds of meat!
Mrs. Cao also nodded slightly and agreed. Even if she wanted to compensate Cheng Yue, she couldn't afford it, but Li Tieniu and the others had money!
If Li Tieniu doesn't give him money, she will go and ask Sun Po for it. It's her fault for instigating her!
No matter how you think about it, she won't suffer any loss. Maybe she can even get sixty cents for free!
Seeing that the matter was settled, the head of the village immediately said: "No one can regret this matter! Come on, everyone go home! Do what you need to do!"
If this incident hadn't happened, he really wouldn't have known that there were so many people in the village who couldn't distinguish between right and wrong.
Cheng Yue and Chen An don’t have their own eyes to see what kind of people they are, but just listen to what others say. They will always know what they have lost!
Those people who were noted down by Chen Tong wanted to say something, but when they opened their mouths, nothing came out, so they could only go down the mountain with their heads down.
I never realized that Cheng Yue and Chen An were so petty before. Why did they make such a big deal out of such a trivial matter? If they don't want to associate with each other, then they don't want to associate with each other!
Like the old hen fighting for victory, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Cao also followed down the mountain with their chins raised and humming.
Cheng Yue sneered. She really envied the two people's confidence.
As soon as the others left, Feng took the lead and stepped forward: "Cheng Yue girl, ignore them! We all believe you!"
"Yes! You are a bunch of blind people, don't bother with them! We can see for ourselves and know who you are. We believe you!"
Cheng Yue was moved, "Thank you all, uncles, aunts and sisters! Don't worry, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss!"
She doesn't care about people who don't believe in her, but as long as there are people who are willing to believe in her, she will make sure they make money!
Everyone joked after hearing this: "We old ladies have lived our lives in vain. We are good at judging people. We know you won't let us suffer any loss! Haha!"
Cheng Yue also laughed, "You guys have good taste!"
"That is!"
The village head was very relieved. "Okay, don't waste time here, let's go up the mountain! Collect more herbs these days and sell them for more money!"
When the time comes, let's find some fence-sitters in the village and see who is so blind as to throw away a good job!
"Let's go! Let's go pick some herbs! It's good that they don't pick any, let's pick more!"
"That's right. Let them just sit there and wait. We'll see if they'll regret it when we get the money!"
"It's no use regretting! Miss Cheng Yue has said that she will not accept him anymore!"
A group of people came and left in a large group. They had no doubt that Cheng Yue would lie to them.
They made money from their business and built a big house. Their life was thriving. Why should we cheat them? What could we cheat them of?
Anyone with a little common sense can figure it out, but you still follow suit. You deserve to be poor and have no money to earn!
In the next few days, most people in the village went back and forth between their homes and the mountains, and they were not in the mood to gather at the entrance of the village to gossip.
Who has the leisure time when there is money to be made?
Only Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Cao would make sarcastic remarks when they saw anyone picking herbs. "A bunch of idiots, do you really believe that these are herbs? We have lived in the village for generations, and no one knows that these are herbs, but Cheng Yue knows?"
"It's so funny, you're all so busy, treating weeds as treasures! You guys who go out early and come back late might as well go to the fields! At least you won't get nothing!"
If they had said this in the past, everyone would have started arguing, but now everyone was busy collecting herbs and no one was bothered to pay attention to them.
A lot of the medicinal herbs have been dried. They asked Cheng Yue, and she said they would be sold in the next two days. The money is almost in hand, so who would have the time to argue with a bunch of fools?
They want to see them laugh at themselves, but they want to see who is the laughing stock!
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Cheng Yue was also very busy. She spent half a day making cakes and the other half going up the mountain to collect herbs. She was very busy.
The house was built in an orderly manner. Because there were so many people working, the work was done quickly. The walls were more than one meter high.
At this rate, it will be completed in about a month.
Of course, it will take a lot of time to build not only the main structure of the house, but also the doors, windows and floors.
After lunch that day, Cheng Yue discussed with Chen An: "The house has many doors and windows, and it will take a long time to make them. We have the dimensions in hand, so we should be able to decide now, right?"
According to her idea, decoration is all about balancing time. You can't wait until one process is completed before thinking about the next one. If possible, do it in advance. Otherwise, the delay will take a long time.
Just like steaming buns, you can’t just wait for the buns to be cooked before cooking the dishes. Obviously, two things can be done at the same time.
Chen An nodded, "Okay, I want to talk to you about this too, just tell me first, collect the herbs today, and we'll go tomorrow."
Cheng Yue has been so busy lately that he leaves after eating and sleeps as soon as he lies down. He has been keeping an eye on the house matters and plans to deal with them on the day when he collects the medicinal herbs.
"Okay, why don't we ask Carpenter Hu to come back this time?"
Carpenter Hu is the one who makes the gift boxes for them. He is serious about his work and a honest person. Most importantly, he has good craftsmanship and can deliver on time. He is very reliable.
Chen An also agreed and said with a smile: "We are thinking the same thing."
After the two of them discussed it, Chen An immediately went to notify each household. When everyone heard that it was finally time to harvest the herbs, they all excitedly ran up the mountain carrying the herbs.