The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

Chapter 108: Shunzi, the old tree blossoms

That dinner, everyone finished two plates of chicken under Zhou's heartbroken gaze, and even the oil on the plates was wiped clean by the grandfather with steamed buns.

The next day, Su He set off for the county town under Zhou's persuasion, saying that Mu Tou needed her. Su He had no choice but to set off.

Half a month later, Su He received Juhua and Lanhua at home.

"Lotus, are you still hiring?"

Juhua was a little nervous. She had 400 coins in her hand when she left the house, and she had already spent 100 coins in the past two months, and she hadn't found any job.

"Yes, Lanhua, are you coming too?" Lanhua nodded. "Go ahead. You don't know. I've been so fed up these past two months. My mother keeps nagging me at home, asking me to get married."

Su He nodded. Lan Hua was fine. She just muttered a few words and her expression was not much different from when she was in the mansion.

Juhua had lost a lot of weight and looked much more haggard. She was still wearing the clothes from the mansion, and her eyes were full of fatigue.

"Chrysanthemum, I remember your sister is grown up now. I still want to find a few people here. Your sister can come if she's free."

"The daily wage is 10 wen, including three meals a day. The main job is to process sweet potatoes. I want to process them. The work is relatively simple, and I just need to be careful."

Juhua was so excited that she immediately signed up for her sister. "My sister is going. She is already 15 years old. She usually does the laundry and cooking with my mother when I am not at home. She is very efficient."

Su He nodded, "How old are your two brothers?"

"The oldest brother is 12, and the youngest is 8."

Juhua looked at Su He expectantly, "Well, then your elder brother can come as well. This job of mine may take two months. The wages are paid once a week. If you are in a hurry, you can also pay on a daily basis."

When Lanhua saw that anyone aged 12 was required, she quickly recommended her family members, "Lotus, can my cousin go? She is 13 years old, so she can be my companion."

"Okay, let's do it together. Let's do it for a few days and see the progress. If we don't have enough people, I'll recruit more."

Every room in Su He's front yard has a kang, which is more than enough to accommodate several girls.

"It's early afternoon (11 o'clock) now. We can leave right away, or we can go tomorrow morning. What do you think?"

Everyone is an old acquaintance, so Su He thought about it and decided to ask for everyone's opinions.

"I can go any time."

Chrysanthemum immediately expressed her opinion that if they left early, the family could save more food, and the same went for Orchid.

"Okay then, go back and pack your bags. I'll wait for you here. We'll set off once everyone is together."

An hour later, several people came back.

Su He asked Liu Bai to drive the car, and Liu Niang accompanied Juhua and others to Liushu Village to work.

She had to accompany Mu Tou to study, and Mu Tou still had half a month before his summer vacation.

When Su He returned to Liushu Village with the wood, the front yard of his house was full of people. Some were slicing chrysanthemums, some were steaming sweet potatoes, and they were occasionally chatting and laughing. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Su He went into the kitchen to see the finished products, and a batch of dried sweet potatoes was already ready.

"Lotus, you're back? These dried sweet potatoes are freshly made. Try them and see if they're okay with you."

Juhua leaned over to Su He and watched him eat. "It's OK. The humidity is just right. It's just right to eat now."

"But I need to make a batch of drier ones, those that can be preserved longer. Chrysanthemum, you can try drying it for two more days. It's okay if the taste is almost the same, as long as it's edible."

Juhua nodded seriously. Although she was a little confused, she didn't ask any questions.

"Chrysanthemum, do you still need me to fetch water? I happen to be free."

Shunzi came in sweating profusely, with mud on his hands and feet, obviously having just returned from working in the fields.

Su He looked at Shunzi in surprise, then at Juhua. Lanhua and her cousin beside them were all smiling.

Juhua's face turned red all of a sudden, and she said "it's not necessary" and hid in the house.

Shunzi then realized that Su He had returned. As Su He was an honest man, he could only ask He Hua another question awkwardly.

"Lotus, do you need help?"

Su He had come back to his senses by now. Looking at Shunzi's dark face, he couldn't tell whether the man was blushing or not.

"Yes, uncle, I see there is no water in the jar, thank you for helping us draw water from the well."

Shunzi smiled innocently, looked at the mud on his body and was about to get some water to wash his hands first. Juhua's sister Xinghua skillfully called Shunzi to wash his hands.

"Uncle Shunzi, come here and wash. This water is used to wash the sweet potato chips. It's just the right amount for you to wash the mud."

Su He felt that the development of things was too wonderful. She never expected that Shunzi and Juhua would fall in love with each other.

Shunzi washed his hands and started to fetch water. He fetched three buckets of water in a row. Then Juhua came in from the side with a blushing face and lowered her head. She originally wanted to wait for Shunzi to leave before coming back, but this man really fetched water. She was afraid that if she took too long, Hehua would feel that she did not try her best, so she thought about it and had to bite the bullet and come in by herself.

Su He was very sensible. He made an excuse to go out without even entering his room.

Shunzi noticed Su He had left and quickly spoke to Juhua, "Juhua, I harvested several hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes today. Do you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes today?"

Juhua shook her head and refused. Shunzi was like a deflated pug and suddenly he didn't even have the strength to fetch water.

"Uncle Shunzi, if Chrysanthemum doesn't eat it, I will. My cousin and I will both eat it, okay?"

Lanhua has been here for half a month and knows that Shunzi has a good temper, so she has no pressure to make fun of him.

"Okay, I'll bake it and bring it to you in the evening."

Shunzi agreed, and after fetching water, he ran to the kitchen door to say goodbye to Juhua, "Juhua, I'm leaving first. I'll bring you roasted sweet potatoes later."

Juhua finally turned her head to look at him and responded in a low voice.

Shunzi was suddenly happy again. He came back to the next room and took some sweet potatoes and threw them into the fire. Su He was sitting next to him and was almost splashed by sparks.

"Uncle, do you have any problem with me?"

Shunzi walked around and apologized quickly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Hehua, I didn't see you, are you okay?"

Su He immediately stopped Shunzi from talking, "Alright, alright, I know you don't care about me, no need to emphasize it anymore, let's go, you still need to send me roasted sweet potatoes after dinner, I won't bother you anymore."

Shunzi didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. Instead, he looked at Su He with gratitude. His cousin He Hua was really thoughtful.

"Then I'm going to eat first, hehe."

Su He watched speechlessly as Shunzi took two steamed buns to the cowshed. This man had to look at the cows before he could eat. His taste was really unique. I wonder if Juhua could accept it.