Li Yu's chopsticks suddenly stopped eating, and she looked at Aunt Su in surprise.

Aunt Su knew it from as far away as Xiaobei Village, which meant that the whole city knew that she had run away from home.

Jiang Hao saw that Li Yu didn't dare to continue talking, so he came to her rescue and said: "Aunt Su, I miss the steamed fish you made. Make it for me to eat tomorrow."

Aunt Su saw that he was interested in helping her out, so she stopped asking further questions.

Li Yu cast a grateful look at Jiang Hao. Just as Jiang Hao was about to say something, there was movement outside.

There was a noise outside, as if a group of people were rushing over. The wave of sound became louder and louder, and the chatter seemed to be discussing something.

Jiang Hao put down his bowl and chopsticks, casually wiped the rice grains from his mouth with his clothes, and walked out.

As soon as he stepped outside, all the villagers in Wuyangyang stood in front of him. They were all dressed in ragged clothes, and some came over wearing cloth clothes. The deep mountains in early summer were still a bit cold and windy. Some people stamped their feet to keep out the cold, and some people came over. He tightened his clothes and rubbed his hands together to feel the warmth.

"Why are you all here?"

Jiang Hao looked at everyone with eager eyes, as if he could solve the problem just by showing up. The anticipation and hope in his eyes were unbearable.

"Jiang Hao, it'll be nice if you come back. Your wages haven't been paid, and there's no rice left to cook. What do you think we should do?"

"Yes, they push for that batch of goods every day, but we can't work in vain without money."

"That's right, Lao Zhang has already been admitted to the hospital. It will be even more difficult in the future."

...

The aunties on the tea picking team spoke one after another, and for a while the empty field was extremely noisy.

Can Jiying held a toothpick in his mouth and sneered as he watched these people ask for wages. He thought to himself, you grandchildren, I was so active in asking for wages at that time, but you just trusted this kid. You deserve retribution now.

Jiang Hao looked at the turbulent crowd and remembered that the travel expenses raised by the villagers before departure had not yet been returned, Xiao Yao had not been found, and Lao Zhang was hospitalized and still needed a large sum of money, and he felt a huge sense of anxiety and collapse. .

Li Yu also leaned out half of his body from the door to watch everything in front of him. Aunt Su wiped her hands, took off her apron and walked to Jiang Hao's side.

Aunt Su looked at each one of them as if they were going to eat Jiang Hao alive, so she came to the rescue and said, "Xiao Hao has just come back, so you just need to calm down for a while and let him think about countermeasures."

"As soon as Lao Zhang entered the hospital, you fished in troubled waters." Lao Yu walked slowly from the front, carrying the iconic bamboo chimney in his hand, white smoke lingering behind his head, and his walking posture was domineering and a bit arrogant.

When everyone saw Lao Yu looking like he was looking for someone to settle a score, they all made way out of the way.

"Lao Yu, who is trying to fish in troubled waters? If you don't have any money, what kind of fish can you fish in?"

Can Jiying remembered the last time he was retorted by Lao Yu and felt frustrated, so he immediately stood up and gave Lao Yu a slap in the face.

It is her recognized skill to catch chicken feathers and use them as arrows.

Lao Yu glanced at Can Jiying with his peripheral vision. She opened her mouth and wanted to continue to accuse. When Lao Yu glared at her, her mouth immediately dropped.

Jiang Hao saw Lao Yu coming. Although he had not seen him for only twenty days, Lao Yu's face became more sallow and thin, his eyeballs were heavily sunken, and he looked more and more haggard.

Lao Yu glanced at Jiang Hao and murmured in his heart. After this trip, this kid felt a lot darker and more mature, and the childishness in his eyes was much less. It seemed that he had suffered a lot outside.

"Lao Zhang has already been admitted to the hospital. I gave you some of my surplus food from home a few days ago, and you still come here to ask for wages. How shameless!"

Lao Yu spoke loudly and forcefully to the crowd. Looking back, he thought about how his family's food was gone, and his buttocks were still aching from the sticks slapped by the tigress at home. The heartache and physical pain made his expression instantly fade.

"One code will be the same, no wages will be paid, my wife will starve to death and the house will stink!"

Can Jiying's best friend Ma Le choked out. Lao Yu had just taken a puff of cigarette and was about to spit it out. He choked directly on these words and kept coughing.

When Jiang Hao saw this scene, he took the small speaker placed in the corner of the office, stepped on the stool and said: "Lao Qiu's goods must be delivered, and if wages are to be paid, this batch of goods must be delivered first, otherwise the goods must be paid."

You have to pay for it.”

Can Jiying recalled that Jiang Hao took everyone's travel expenses before leaving, and asked everyone to deliver the goods first and then pay their wages before leaving. However, it has been a blank check until now.

"That's what you said before. You got the travel expenses, but you didn't get any salary."

Can Jiying snorted coldly and tried to lead a group of people to make a fuss.

"That's right, give me money, give me money!"

...

Humans are social animals, and when they boo, they are particularly intense and natural.

Waves of sound came one after another, and Jiang Hao was a little overwhelmed for the first time. Standing in the crowd, he felt like he was instantly drowned.

"Shut up!" After Lao Yu finished coughing, he snatched the horn from Jiang Hao's hand and roared decisively.

Lao Yu's lingering power was somewhat intimidating, and the group below fell silent for an instant.

Can Jiying and Ma Le wanted to stand up and add to their jealousy. Lao Yu caught sight of their expressions and said first, "Xiao Hao is right. He is always screaming. If you do the work, the money will come naturally. You guys are

Don’t you want to pay double the purchase price?”

Jiang Hao saw that everyone was silent, with worried and dissatisfied expressions on their faces, and he felt even more guilty. He didn't have enough to eat or drink these days, and when faced with such a lot of troubles, no matter how hard he tried, it would be in vain.

Everyone looked at Jiang Hao and hesitated to speak. Lao Yu was smoking a cigarette at the side.

Li Yu leaned half of her body, not only wanting to help Jiang Hao, but also afraid of being discovered by the villagers, so she retreated faintly.

"I know everyone's difficulties. It's useless no matter how much I explain now. I just ask everyone to help me finish picking this time. Once the payment is settled, everyone will be paid immediately. If there is really a problem then, I will personally borrow money to pay.

you."

As soon as Jiang Hao's words came out, the discussion below became more and more heated. After a while of discussion, someone in the crowd finally stood up and expressed his opinion.

"Jiang Hao, we will trust you again. If you still can't say it, don't blame us for being cruel."

The tea-picking aunties in the crowd nodded one after another. The tea-picking team had been dealing with Jiang Hao all year round, and his personal favor card was very good. After all, Jiang Hao rarely let them down.

Jiang Hao was the key figure in presiding over the overall situation and resolving every issue of the tea-picking team. During his absence for more than 20 days, Lao Zhang's confusion and fighting incidents made them very frightened.

"I see you guys are not afraid of the dark even after seeing ghosts." Can Jiying spat on the ground and looked at these fools coldly.

"Can Jiying, if you still make trouble, get out of the tea-picking team!"

Lao Yu couldn't stand it, and beat Can Jiying again. Ma Le wanted to step forward to fight with him, but when he saw Lao Yu raising the bamboo tube, he immediately shrank back. Can Jiying could only be indignant at his cowardice.

"Since everyone has no objection, we will start working overtime and picking more tomorrow."
Chapter completed!