Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 228: Stop pretending and let’s show down

Knowing that wages would be paid today, the workers packed up their tools and waited outside the main room early. They no longer had the usual enthusiasm to work until the last minute.

Knowing that everyone was anxious, Zheng Yuan and the others didn't hesitate any longer. They called out names in the order they had agreed upon before, and had them come forward one by one to collect their wages.

"Chen Jiaxiang!"

"Hey! Here I come!"

Chen Jiaxiang squeezed out of the crowd, rubbing his hands and waiting at the table with an expectant look on his face.

Jiang Chengye stared at the list in his hand, read it from beginning to end, but couldn't figure out which one was Chen Jiaxiang. He turned around and asked Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin silently with his eyes.

Zheng Yuan stepped forward and pointed. Jiang Chengye looked in the direction her finger pointed, raised his head to look at Zheng Yuan and the others, then looked at Chen Changan.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin almost couldn't help laughing when they saw Jiang Chengye with a confused look on his face. It seemed that Chang'an's abstract list opened the door to the new century for him.

Chen Changan naturally saw Jiang Chengye's reaction and blushed. But he did not walk away, but walked closer, wanting to learn the words he did not know from Jiang Chengye.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were very satisfied with his performance. They thought he might walk away because he was embarrassed, but they didn't expect that this kid was so eager to learn. In the future, they might consider letting him learn some more words and then entrust him with more important tasks.

Jiang Chengye carefully identified it for a while and roughly understood the pattern of their name writing. He smiled and shook his head, picked up the brush, wrote the name "Chen Jiaxiang" again on another piece of paper, and then used an abacus to calculate the number of products he had made this month.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin also quickly followed suit. These were all simple addition and subtraction, which was a piece of cake for two people who were well versed in the multiplication table.

"One thousand five hundred and sixty-six!"

"One thousand five hundred and sixty-six!"

The sound of Jiang Chengye clacking on his abacus had not yet stopped when the two of them gave their answers in unison.

Jiang Chengye paused while he was using the abacus, then lowered his head and quickly fiddled with the abacus in his hand, then looked up at the two of them in disbelief. He tried again without giving up, but the result was the same.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin naturally knew what he was thinking. They just thought it was incredible that two old country ladies could come up with the result so quickly without the help of an abacus.

What a joke. At that time, there were thousands of people trying to cross a single-plank bridge. If they didn't have this little math ability, there would be no point in them going to university.

Although they knew that this arithmetic ability was inconsistent with the personalities of two country old women, they still looked back at Jiang Chengye without blushing or beating their hearts.

After all, he has already created so many things that are inconsistent with his character, so these two won't make any difference.

Now the two of them have stopped pretending and are ready to confront each other. Anyway, they are the masters of the family now, the villagers need them for help, and the development of Jiangji also needs them.

Even if it’s a little unreasonable, so what?

"That's right! It's one thousand five hundred and sixty-six!" Chen Jiaxiang looked excited.

When they registered their work, they would also write down the numbers, for fear that Chang'an would make a mistake when registering. They would count them carefully again every day when they got home, and they had already memorized the amount of work they had done.

His shout brought Jiang Chengye back to his senses. He mechanically raised his hand and wrote a number behind Mr. Chen's name.

"Dashu mother, Tao'er mother, then tell me how much money I should get?" Chen Jiaxiang rubbed his hands.

"Three hundred and ninety-one and a half coins."

"Hey! This is amazing! Every day when I count at home with my wife, it takes me a long time to figure it out. How do you count so quickly?"

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin raised their chins slightly, appearing calm on the surface, but they were actually secretly happy inside, but they were still very humble in their words.

"It's because you don't know how to use an abacus. We two sisters just came up with a solution. It's nothing, haha."

"What method? Can you teach me?" Chen Jiaxiang thought that if he learned it, he wouldn't have to go back and count sticks with his wife every night.

The two were still thinking of reasons to refuse, but the villagers waiting behind them were not happy.

"Chen Lao Er! What are you learning? There are so many people behind you. Do you think you are the only one here?"

"That's right, everyone is still waiting!"

"Do you think Dashu Niang and Tao'er Niang are so idle? They are still teaching you, but you don't know the answer at all!"

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"I just thought this method was quick! If I don't want to learn, then don't learn! Dashu mother, Tao'er mother, then pay me my wages, and I won't delay anything." Chen Jiaxiang was a little unhappy to be criticized by so many people, but he just muttered a few words.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to teach, but it was just as they said, they really didn’t have the time.

Duan Minmin put the money basket up, counted out three hundred and ninety-two coins from it and handed it to Chen Jiaxiang, while Zheng Yuan took out a can of toothpaste and handed it over.

Chen Jiaxiang took the copper coin with a smile on his face, looked at what was in Zheng Yuan's hand, and stood there in a daze for a moment.

"Big Tree Lady, what is this?"

"Uncle, this is what our factory makes. It makes no sense that we can't use it. Take it home and let everyone in your family use it. It's good for teeth."

"As for the toothbrush, you can make it yourself, so we won't give it to you. There are so many people in your family, just make it here and tell my mom to take it back. And if you don't know how to use it, you can come and ask our family members."

Old Mrs. Chen felt a little pained when she saw the two people giving away the gifts so generously, but she couldn't say anything in front of so many people. She could only quietly move to the side of the two people, pinch them with her hands, and use her eyes to convey what she wanted to say.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin shook old lady Chen's hands and gave her a reassuring look.

This was something the two of them had discussed long ago. Since they were working for them, they would not be stingy and would give them all the employee benefits they should have. It could be considered a way of winning people's hearts.

When Old Mrs. Chen saw the two of them like this, she knew that they were determined to do this, so she said nothing more and stepped aside.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin like this about Old Lady Chen very much. Although she considers them all the time, she does not interfere too much in their decisions.

Although she disagrees with some things, as long as the two of them have made a decision, she will respect their ideas and will never say anything more.

This is completely different from those people who claim to be doing good for you but are actually controlling you all the time. She is truly doing this for your own good, but she also knows where the boundaries are.

"This...this is not good." Chen Jiaxiang stammered.

"It's nothing bad. You've worked hard these past few days. You've all done your best to help us, and we've seen it all. These things are nothing, and everyone has them. We're not the landlords, and as long as you follow us and work hard, we won't let you down."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers who were waiting to pay in the yard burst into sighs.

"I heard that this toothbrush costs five cents a piece, and toothpaste costs fifteen cents a can! Big Tree Lady! Peach Lady! You guys are so generous! I made the right decision to follow you!"

"That's right, where can I find such a good thing? Ouch!"

"Big Tree Lady! Peach Lady! We will definitely follow you and do our best!"

"That's right! Don't worry!"

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For a moment, the whole yard was filled with praises for the two of them. Although the villagers were not well educated and kept repeating the same words over and over again, the two of them felt that nothing could make them happier than such simple gratitude.