Chapter 40: The Stepmother

"Qin girl."

Wang dragged Chu Butterfly in.

That mean face was full of flattery.

"Butterfly told me. You are willing to let her work with you and pay her 400 wen a month. Isn't it? ”

Chu Yuqin looked at Chu Butterfly.

She said 500 Wen, it seems that this girl really doesn't want her stepmother to take advantage, so she deliberately said 100 Wen.

Chu Butterfly is an honest little girl. She has never told a lie since she was a child, and now she is stared at by Chu Yuqin, and she doesn't dare to raise her head.

"Yes."

"Look......" Wang smiled even brighter. I'm quick with my hands and feet, and I'm faster than her, so why don't you invite me along? ”

Chu Yuqin frowned: "I don't lack manpower here." Doesn't the aunt still have to take care of the son at home? It should be busy. ”

"Why isn't there a shortage of manpower? Didn't you invite the Qian family, the Li family, and the Qin family's mother-in-law? What's wrong with one more me? ”

Wang sank his face and looked at her unhappily.

"You're not still holding grudges, are you?"

Chu Yuqin smiled: "What does the 'hatred' mean by my aunt?" ”

"It's the last time I drove the ox cart...... Ouch, just don't hold grudges. Those were all misunderstandings. What is there to hold grudges against the folks in the big hometown? ”

Wang hurriedly stopped talking.

Originally, Chu Yuqin had already 'forgotten', and if he mentioned it again at this time, maybe even Chu Butterfly's errand would have to run away.

"My aunt may not know that working here is tiring. I have to come here before dawn in the morning and go home in the evening. You will always be with me for my call. Aunt Qian, Aunt Li, and Aunt Qin are only responsible for helping me pick the petals, and I carry two pennies per basket. You said how tiring it is to pick up such a full basket, climb up and down, and even fall down the mountain. How dangerous is that? The butterfly is young, and often chops wood and digs wild vegetables in the mountains, so it is familiar with the terrain in the mountains. ”

"She's your daughter, and she doesn't earn what you earn? You have such a good daughter to make money for you, why do you have to work hard yourself? Aunt Qian, they don't have helpers. If they had such a good daughter as a helper, they would not be willing to suffer this hardship themselves. Isn't that the reason, you say? ”

"It's only two pennies?" Wang's face was full of disgust. "I see that they have to carry several baskets back every day, and that's only ten cents?"

"I don't ask for so many goods every day. I've been almost busy these days, and I won't collect any more petals. So, they won't be able to earn a few days anymore. ”

When Wang heard this, the last bit of hesitation was dispelled.

"Forget it, let's let the butterflies stay with you to work! Her lunch and dinner are up to you. When we came back so late, we didn't prepare food. ”

"This ......" Chu Yuqin hesitated.

"Oh, that's it. She is here for you to call for only four hundred wen a month. If you go and buy a ring, it's more than that. ”

"Okay! However, we have a lot of family, so we can't eat enough for ourselves. Butterflies can only eat gruel and the like. If you are wronged at that time, don't make a fuss. If you want to make a fuss for a few bites, I won't invite you. ”

"No, no, just starve to death."

When the Wang family heard Chu Yuqin say this, they felt more relieved.

Chu Butterfly is her stepdaughter, not her own. If she had a good life, she would be uncomfortable. The more unlucky Chu Butterfly was, the happier she was.

Chu Yuqin grasped her psychology, so she deliberately said that she wanted to torture Chu Butterfly, making her feel that Chu Butterfly was suffering here, rather than enjoying happiness.

"You work hard here, if you make Qin Yatou dissatisfied, you won't be able to earn four hundred yuan, see how I clean you up." Wang coldly threatened.

Chu Butterfly shrunk her neck and trembled.

"Qin girl, the salary ......"

Wang rubbed his hands.

Chu Yuqin frowned.

"Auntie, butterflies haven't been officially made yet, how can there be any reason to pay wages in advance? If she doesn't do well, I won't want her. ”

When Wang heard that there was still a possibility of retreating, he glared at Chu Butterfly.

"You give me diligence, you will do whatever the girl asks you to do, do you hear?"

Chu Butterfly nodded: "Yes." ”

"Auntie, I'm going to be busy here. You see......"

"I'll go back right away. Then it's up to you. ”

The Wang family went out of the gate of the Chu family.

Maybe he was not at ease, so he retreated back and probed his brain at the door.

In the courtyard, Chu Yuqin said coldly to Chu Butterfly: "My money here is not easy to earn. Not only do you have to help me pick the petals, but you also have to take care of my housework. If you don't do it well, you won't be paid. Got it? ”

"Got it." Chu Butterfly said with a crying voice: "I will be obedient." Sister Qin, don't drive me away. ”

Wang was satisfied, and then left with a humming tune.

Chu Yuqin glanced at the courtyard gate and said to Chu Butterfly: "Okay, your stepmother should leave." ”

Chu Butterfly sniffed and looked at her stunned.

"What's wrong?"

"Did my sister deliberately do it to my stepmother just now?"

Chu Yuqin burst out laughing.

"Or else? Do you think I'm really trying to drive you away? ”

Chu Butterfly wrung her fingers embarrassedly.

"I thought my sister was angry. After all, I told a lie. ”

"It's really not right to tell a lie. But that also depends on the right person. The appearance of your stepmother, if you are too honest, sooner or later you will be gnawed by her to the point that there are no bones left. You're going to have to use a lot more skill to deal with that kind of person. As long as the skills are used correctly, you will definitely be able to live a better life. But I'll teach you that later. ”

The Qian family, the Li family, and the Qin family helped Chu Yuqin to help.

Chu Butterfly and Chu Yulan went up the mountain to dig up more saplings and flower seedlings and came back.

According to the algorithm of ten texts and one plant, Chu Yuqin kept a separate account for Chu Butterfly.

In order to let her understand her small treasury, he also specially taught her how to record and how to calculate these accounts.

Chu Butterfly is not stupid, it's just that no one has taught her, so she doesn't understand this. Once someone teaches her, she learns quite quickly.

"Daddy......"

Chu Dashan put the hoe down.

"What's wrong?"

"Master Ling next door wants to ask you some farming things. Did you go? ”

Chu Dashan touched his head.

"Nope. I don't know about it. That...... I don't know how to say it. ”

"Whatever he asks you, you just reply to him. You've been farming for decades, what don't you know? ”

"If you know, you know, but he is a scholar, and his speech is all crepe. I'm a rough person, full of rough words, I'm afraid of being abrupt. ”

"How can there be so much attention? Forget it, I'll go with you! I asked my little brother to inform you. Where did he go? I didn't see his figure. ”

"Just now, your Aunt Qian's son came to find his mother, and I asked him to take him out to play for a while."

Chu Dashan picked up the towel next to him and wiped the mud on his hands.

"Then I'll change my clothes and go again!"

When he was working, he wore old clothes, and when he was done, he could change back to the new clothes that Chu Yuqin bought for him.