BXBX NOVEL Chapter 426 - Plowing the fields
Before Bai Zhi had time to respond, Zhao Lan called her in the front yard.
Bai Zhi secretly muttered to herself: Didn’t she go back to sleep, why is she up again?
Bai Zhi turned and walked towards the front yard, while Zhou Xiaofeng quickly picked up the bucket beside the tank and quickly followed.
In the front yard, not only Zhao Lan was there, but also Bai Erzhu and Mrs. Zhang.
“Why are they here?” Bai Zhi asked Zhao Lan.
In her impression, Mrs. Zhang had never beaten her or gave her a face, but she also didn’t treat her well. However, compared to Old Lady Bai and Mrs. Liu, she can be considered good.
Zhao Lan replied: “They have something to say, you listen first.”
Bai Erzhu’s face was very red. He didn’t dare to look at Bai Zhi, he just kept lowering his head. Mrs. Zhang was different, she greeted Bai Zhi with a smile, then said: “Zhi’er, I didn’t see you for a long while, but you’ve become more and more beautiful.”
Bai Zhi slightly smiled and said: “Don’t joke with me, why are you looking for me?”
Seeing that Bai Zhi unwilling to talk nonsense, Mrs. Zhang didn’t continue, she directly said: “Well, Erzhu and I heard that you are looking for people to help you plow the fields?”
Bai Zhi nodded her head: “You are quite well-informed. I just spread some news yesterday, but you already know it today.”
Mrs. Zhang dryly smiled: “Zhi’er, I will be honest with you, we, the second branch of the family separated from the first branch. They didn’t share the wheat we harvested this season. They only gave us 30 copper coins. Our situation was quite similar to yours at that time, but we don’t have abilities like yours to make money, and now, we can’t even eat any rice.”
Bai Zhi said: “So, you want to take the job of plowing the fields?” Then her eyes fell on Bai Erzhu’s body. Bai Erzhu had never done this job. Zhao Lan was the only one doing this job. In the whole village, only the Bai Family’s fields were being plowed by a woman.
“You will?” Bai Zhi asked with a smile.
Bai Erzhu’s face even became redder, he dryly smiled and said: “Yes, I did it in early years. Although I didn’t do it recently, it won’t be that difficult to adjust.” Since Bai Sanzhu died, he had never done this job again. However, his eldest brother had never done it even once. Later on, Zhao Lan was the only one who did every job in the fields.
Bai Zhi said: “You know, many people want to take this job, why should I choose you?” She raised an eyebrow and looked at Mrs. Zhang and Bai Erzhu. Although they were not excessive as Old Lady Bai and Mrs. Liu, in recent years, they never even said a good word in front of Old Lady Bai and Mrs. Liu for Zhao Lan. And even when they almost die in tiredness from working, they never even lend them a hand. So now, there is no reason to help them!
Seeing Bai Zhi’s cold face, Mrs. Zhang’s heart sank. She was also embarrassed, but she couldn’t help to say: “Zhi’er, I know that you hate us. I’m not expecting you to forgive us. Now, our family can’t live. Please I beg you, I helped your mother once before, please just help us this once.”
Bai Zhi looked at Zhao Lan, Zhao Lan nodded her head to her: “Yes, she did help us once.” Three months after Bai Sanzhu died, Old Lady Bai and Mrs. Li were discussing to sell Bai Zhi. Mrs. Zhang secretly told this matter to Zhao Lan, so Zhao Lan had a chance to ask Village Chief Li for help.
When Bai Zhi saw her mother nodded her head, she no longer embarrassed them. “Since that is the case, I, Bai Zhi is not an ungrateful person. I will give this plowing job to you. I planned to pay per acre of fields. Each acre will be paid 1 silver coin. I am originally intending to look for 3 people, one person will plow one acre. But since you are living in a difficult situation, all these 3 acres will be assigned to you.”