Chapter 144: Thinking About (1)_1
"People should be content," said a chosen worker, looking at the gloomy faces of those not picked. He shook his head, sighed, and walked away with a few others. They had to hurry back home to prepare their tools; their whole family needed to start working the next day in order to earn as much as they could this summer.
They didn’t have the luxury to meddle in others’ affairs.
"Why weren’t we picked?" the remaining people were taken aback. They didn’t say anything wrong, did they? If Lin Ziyin wasn’t satisfied with their wages, couldn’t they negotiate? How could they simply be rejected?
"What should we do now?" they asked each other, completely clueless.
"We can’t just let them disregard us," Zhou Dasheng fumed. The Zhou family was accustomed to taking advantage of others, having routinely exploited the Lin family. Now that the Lin family had moved, why the cold shoulder?
"Disregard us? Who are you kidding?" some selected workers who were still around retorted, regarding Dasheng with scorn. "The money is owned by the Lin family. They can choose whom they want to employ. Even if you went to complain to the emperor himself, you wouldn’t have a leg to stand on."
Having said that, they brushed off the disgruntled group and went their own ways.
"Summon Lin Changshu, give us an explanation!" a stout woman yelled defiantly at the entrance of the Lin’s residence.
Qian Xuan and his group watched all this with indignant hearts. Yu Shaohui and Kong Yier scoffed, strode over, and thrust their palms onto a large wooden beam. In an instant, the thick beam shattered to splinters, some of which flew and hit the people, causing them to cry out in pain.
"Are you not content with the wages? Then, find some wealthy employer in the market. As Mr. Lin said, if he can’t afford you, he definitely won’t hire you. As for those who want to stir up trouble, we’re not afraid. We have justice on our side, and the king of Feng City is known for his fair governance. If you get hurt while causing trouble here, we’re not afraid to argue our case at the government offices," Qian Xuan taunted standing up.
The color drained from many faces in response to Shaohui and Yier’s display of force. Who would dare provoke them further?