Chapter 288 - Chapter 288 288 hired someone to do the work
Chapter 288: 288 hired someone to do the work Chapter 288: 288 hired someone to do the work After Ye Jiu left, Ye Wenzheng called Ye Yun over, “Little sister, there’s some watermelon left on the table that Aunt Xiaojiu brought over. You go and eat it.”
Apart from wild fruits from the mountains, Ye Yun had never tasted any snacks as delicious as this before, and she was moved to tears as she ate.
“Brother, I’ll take some to mother,” Ye Yun said.
“I’ve already taken some to mom. You eat it yourself, and save the rest. I’m going out for a while. You stay at home and take good care of mom,” Ye Wenzheng said.
Knowing that Ye Wenzheng worked with Ye Jiu, Ye Yun felt grateful towards Ye Jiu, so she advised, “Brother, Aunt Xiaojiu has helped our family so much, not only by paying to redeem me, but also by giving you a job. You must help Aunt Xiaojiu diligently in the future and must not harbor any ulterior motives.”
Ye Wenzheng smiled and patted Ye Yun’s head, “Brother knows. Aunt Xiaojiu said that I should work hard, and then I could earn ten taels of silver as monthly salary, plus additional rewards. In a couple of years, I will definitely arrange a splendid dowry for you, so you can marry off in style.”
Ye Wenzheng knew that although Ye Yun was his sister, from the moment she found out that Ye Jiu had paid to redeem her, she had been utterly devoted to Ye Jiu.
As for betrayal, not to mention the many things Ye Jiu had done for their family, just the poison she made him swallow alone would deter Ye Wenzheng from making any reckless moves, as long as he valued his own life.
Moreover, now that he had a job and was earning a salary that could match another person’s annual income in just one month, he would be foolish to betray Ye Jiu.
Ye Wenzheng’s words made Ye Yun blush and smile shyly, thinking of the increasingly hopeful days ahead and reminiscing about the hardships of living with their grandparents in the same yard, which seemed like a world apart.
As Ye Wenzheng had said, indeed there were many idle people in the village.
Ye Wenzheng didn’t go to find people himself but had asked a villager with a good relationship with his family to help out.
The land under Old Man Ye’s name, even adding the few acres Ye Jiu had recently acquired for him, was not much, so in total, they found only five or six young, strong, and honest men.
On the road, someone asked Ye Wenzheng, “Wenzheng, you are helping your noble grandfather’s family find people to work. Why are you handling it? Moreover, these past days, I’ve seen you walking close with their family’s daughter.”