After being exiled, relying on space to pamper the chief assistant

"If you are unwilling to accept it, then I will not dare to ask you to come over for help in the future!"

Under Ye Zhen's feigned anger, the women had no choice but to accept her money and agreed to come over and help cook every day until the new house was built.

And at Ye Zhen's strong request, they will be paid fifteen cents a day, which is higher than the wages of some workers in the town!

Some of the workers who had just finished hearing their conversation opened their eyes wide, obviously very surprised.

You know, they only get ten cents a day to do the hard work of building a house. Isn't this owner's family too generous?

Thinking about the two sumptuous meals, some people became more active and approached Ye Zhen while the team was packing their things.

"Well, ma'am, how do you feel about our performance today?"

Seeing the strong man with a shy smile in front of her, Ye Zhen was very confused as to why he asked, but she still answered very politely:

"You all work very hard, not bad!"

She has never visited the construction site a few times. She has been busy cooking with other women in the village. She doesn't understand anything about the construction site.

As for the other three people in the family, Xie Yunshu saw a lot of women in the yard and was scared away even if he wanted to take a look.

As for Zhao Yi, he was naturally doing his homework obediently, but Lin Bin came out to do some laps.

Seeing that she had a good attitude, the worker immediately felt confident and made gestures with his hands while talking.

"Then look, have we..."

Seeing his appearance, Ye Zhen was not sure what was going on. She raised her eyebrows and knew in her heart that the other party was going to reward him.

Before she could respond, Aunt Huang, who was still helping clean up, stood up and said angrily:

"What do you mean?! You have a brick kiln to pay you for your work! Isn't it too shameful to ask for a reward from your master?!"

Her voice was deliberately raised a lot, so that at least the scattered villagers and other workers around her could hear her.

But Ye Zhen didn't say anything to stop Aunt Huang's behavior. She folded her arms and watched coldly.

The reason why she treats these workers well in terms of food is because she sees that these workers do physical work every day, and she wants to make people better fed and have more energy.

They were generous to the villagers because they deserved it. They all came to help and never complained.

But this does not mean that she, Ye Zhen, is a big injustice!

She is not some Virgin White Lotus who gives others whatever they want!

Aunt Huang's voice directly attracted the others, and the two groups reacted differently.

"What?! The brick kiln workers actually dare to ask Mrs. Xie for rewards?! It's just their first day of work, and they dare to ask for rewards before the house is even built?!"

The villagers who came after hearing the news were all filled with indignation and looked at the strong man in front of Ye Zhen with evil eyes.

The workers on the other side didn't look good either, especially the leader of the brick kiln, who was alarmed.

"Sorry, sorry, this is our fault!"

As soon as he walked in front of Ye Zhen, the middle-aged man who led the team nodded and bowed to apologize, his attitude was sincere.

After apologizing, he gave the worker who came to ask for a reward a hard look, and then said something nice to Ye Zhen again.

"Mrs. Xie, it's my lax discipline. Don't worry, I will definitely punish him!"

"There's no need for punishment. I just hope I don't see him here again. In addition, if you do a good job, I won't treat you badly, but I won't get used to it if you rush to get rewards."

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After saying this coldly, Ye Zhen's face looked better, but her attitude was obviously not as good as before.

The manager nodded quickly, smiled apologetically, and then led the people away.

If this matter were left in the county town, he could rely on his status and say a few nice words to dismiss the other party.

But now they were in a remote village, on someone else's territory, and the steward didn't ignore the villagers standing next to them, their eyes were red with anger.

If he doesn't lower his attitude, I'm afraid things will go wrong today.

Furthermore, before he came here, he knew a little bit about it. This village was full of former officials who had been exiled here.

Especially Ye Zhen and Lin Bin, whom he had met at the master's house, seemed to have extraordinary temperament at first glance, and he did not want to get into any trouble.

As soon as he returned to the brick kiln, the manager angrily said to the worker who was asking for a reward privately:

"You don't have to come over to work from tomorrow on!"

After saying that, he walked away.

Even the other workers didn't sympathize with that man. They knew his character well. He loved petty gains and did some sneaky things, so he was not popular with others.

It stands to reason that if a homeowner builds a new house, they will reward the workers who participate in the construction.

But that was all after the house was built. The owner they met today was extremely generous in terms of food, and the reward after the visit would definitely not be low.

If this person makes trouble now, I'm afraid he will also implicate them!

Amid the sneers and disdain from everyone, the worker walked away in despair, with an expression of resentment evident on his face as he left.

This incident did not cause much trouble in Ye Zhen's family. After sending the villagers away, she calculated her expenses in the house.

She had previously ordered 300 green bricks at the brick kiln. She was originally worried that it would not be enough and planned to add more when the time came.

Now that I have seen the real appearance of the blue bricks, three hundred yuan is more than enough. I am afraid there is still some left, and it is okay to build another toilet.

This is fifteen taels of silver, plus the cost of the bricklayer and stove, the total is only twenty-five taels.

She planned to order the furniture from the previous carpenter Zheng. She also asked Aunt Huang about the price in advance. Five taels of silver was definitely enough to spare.

Therefore, for her original plan of fifty taels of silver, there was still twenty taels left.

This is the reason why Ye Zhen insists on paying the villagers who come to cook and giving the workers good food. She has no shortage of money, so she might as well use it in practical ways.

After settling the accounts, she washed and went to sleep.

Even though Lin Bin was able to move around normally, the layout of the house was still the same. The two grown men and a child were squeezed into the same bed, while he and the woman occupied the wedding bed.

The next day was still a busy day. The team of brick kiln workers even arrived earlier than the delivery carriage at Wangyue Tower, and they started working as soon as they arrived.

Even though she knew that the workers should have had breakfast before arriving, Ye Zhen still gave everyone a big white bun stuffed with chives and eggs.

She carefully discovered that the person she wanted to reward the day before was indeed not in today's team.

After handing out the buns, Ye Zhen had to finish the things at Wangyue Tower first. Fortunately, there were not many goods, and the account could be settled in just a cup of tea.

When the two parties had just finished checking the accounts and handing over the money, a worker in coarse linen clothes ran to the door panting and said nervously to Ye Zhen:

"Sorry, Mrs. Xie! We just counted the bricks delivered yesterday and found that two bricks are missing!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned and looked at the visitor in shock.

Bricks are being stolen these days?!

Ye Zhen was angry and speechless. Although the green brick cost five cents a piece, it was indeed expensive.

But each of these blue bricks weighs five or six kilograms. Who would be so poor that they would steal this?! Moreover, the green bricks themselves have no other use besides building houses. If they stole them, they would have nowhere to sell them!

As the only green brick kiln in the county, Ye Zhen believed that the other party would not shoot herself in the foot.

"Mrs. Xie, your bricks have been stolen?!"

The middle-aged man standing in front of Ye Zhen asked, with a look of surprise on his face.

He is the manager in charge of Wangyuelou's purchase of eels and snails. He has dealt with Ye Zhen so many times that he is considered an acquaintance.

In addition, Fu Heng paid a lot of attention to Ye Zhen, which led to his confidant Liu, who was also very concerned about Ye Zhen's family.

Hearing his question, Ye Zhen couldn't even squeeze out a smile, her face was extremely stiff.

"I didn't expect that someone would steal bricks!"

These words seemed to be squeezed out of her mouth, and she walked towards the construction site after speaking.

The workers who came to report the news also hurriedly followed, and their expressions were not good-looking. After all, such an incident happened yesterday, and today the bricks were lost.

It is also extremely rare for them to throw away green bricks. Stealing green bricks is already laborious and laborious, not to mention that they are of no use.

Manager Liu, who was standing at the door, thought for a moment and then ordered his servants behind him to go to the next village to collect the goods first, and then come back to pick him up after collecting them.

"Mrs. Xie, we have checked and found that two bricks were indeed lost. We also searched nearby and found no trace."

As soon as he saw Ye Zhen's figure, the manager of the brick kiln came forward to explain the situation. It was the same person as yesterday. He was the person in charge of this work.

At this time, the manager of the brick kiln had a sullen face. He felt better towards Ye Zhen, but he had a questioning attitude towards the other workers.

Ordinary people would not think twice about an extremely heavy brick. In this matter, the problem can only lie with one's own family.

Ye Zhen looked at the neatly stacked green bricks in front of her, speechless and confused at the same time.

This was definitely not stolen by the villagers. She still had confidence in the villagers.

But she really couldn't figure out what the problem might be.

At this time, Manager Liu arrived late and asked warmly:

“Mrs.

Because of the income those two dishes brought to Wangyue Tower and what happened at the entrance of Zuixian Tower, Fu Heng is now very interested in Ye Zhen.

But after hearing his words, the face of the brick kiln manager on the other side changed instantly and he was ready to give some words of persuasion.

"The value of two lost bricks is only ten cents. You wouldn't report it to the official for such a trivial matter, right?"

Naturally, he didn't want to make the matter a big deal, especially now that Wangyue Tower was involved.

He was already quite wary of Ye Zhen's family, and the manager was even more worried about offending Wangyue Tower, which had been in the limelight recently, so his attitude in his words was extremely flattering.

Ye Zhen shook her head and still rejected Manager Liu's suggestion.

"Indeed, it's just two bricks, it's not a big deal. You can continue to work. If you can't find them, forget about them. I will make up for them if they are not enough."

As soon as these words came out, the manager of the brick kiln breathed a sigh of relief and quickly directed the workers to continue working.

Manager Liu followed Ye Zhen back to the courtyard and asked the other party curiously:

"Mrs. Xie, don't you want to find out who stole it?"

Ye Zhen was quite grateful for the other party's previous attitude of asking for help, and immediately replied in a good voice:

"It's difficult to investigate this kind of thing. It's not worth the effort to investigate the case just for two bricks."

Hearing this, Manager Liu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

This kind of answer was what he expected. It was only ten cents, so it was really not necessary.

This incident spread throughout the village that day, and everyone had the same hatred and wanted to find this brick thief!