Chapter 136 - Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Blessed (1/2)
Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Blessed
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After Zhuang Sifu finished speaking, he licked his lips and looked eagerly at Zhuang Yonghe and Zhuang Qingning.
Zhuang Sifu is a naive boy. Because of the early death of his mother, he became sensible earlier than other children. He was not interested in mischief and was polite to others.
When it comes to him transporting tofu to town on a bullock cart, there is no problem at all.
Furthermore, Zhuang Sifu and Zhuang Qingning are relatives within five degrees, technically cousin siblings. They often work together, so there would be no objections from others.
Zhuang Yonghe felt this arrangement was a pretty good fit.
However, his opinion didn’t matter, it was Zhuang Qingning who was paying for the labour, everything needed to be according to Zhuang Qingning’s preferences.
Zhuang Yonghe transferred his gaze towards Zhuang Qingning, waiting for her decision.
Moreover, he thought, if Zhuang Qingning found it inappropriate and was uncomfortable to express it, she only had to give him a sign, and he would refuse on her behalf, ready to play the bad guy if needed.
Zhuang Qingning understood Zhuang Yonghe’s perspective, and after nodding to him, she said with a smile, “Uncle Yonghe and I were just discussing the matter of sending tofu to town, and it’s a coincidence you, Brother Sifu, came at this moment.”
“I’m in need of someone who can help us with transporting tofu to town with their bullock cart. Since your household has a bullock cart and you’re free to help out on a daily basis, let’s settle on this plan, Brother Sifu helping us transport tofu to town.”
“For the moment, we’ll be making only one trip to town per day, so the payment…”
Zhuang Qingning paused for a moment before continuing. “Brother Sifu, this is the deal. I’ve set up a shop in town, and chances are we will need to make a lot of trips. So, I can pay you by the month for your bullock cart, a hundred and twenty coins per month for now, no matter how many trips we make. If anything comes up, I will count on you, Brother Sifu.”
“Considering the current situation, we’re only likely to make one trip a day. Mostly, I’m thinking it would be convenient to have a cart handy when there is a need.”
“Agreed, agreed.” As soon as Zhuang Sifu heard he would receive over a hundred coins per month, he eagerly nodded, “Let’s do as Sister Ning says.”
But after committing, he had second thoughts and immediately suggested, “How about this, we give it a try for the first month to see how often you need the cart. If it’s not much, you can pay less, and if it’s quite often, you can pay more. This seems fairer to me.”
As long as Zhuang Qingning gets a good deal on the cart service, he will feel at ease with the money he receives.
If you only needed the cart once a day for the whole month, he would be embarrassed to take that much money.
“Agreed.” Zhuang Qingning smiled and nodded her agreement, “So, we have a deal then. Starting from tomorrow, we’ll transport tofu to town in the afternoon. At the end of the month, we’ll settle the payment.”
“Great,” the jubilant Zhuang Sifu agreed immediately. After confirming the timing with Zhuang Qingning, he cheerfully set off for home.
Now that the issue of arranging for the bullock cart was settled, there were no other concerns left.
Everything was falling into place, leaving Zhuang Qingning relieved.
On the other hand, Zhuang Yonghe was chuckling at Zhuang Qingning.
“Uncle Yonghe, why are you laughing?” Zhuang Qingning raised her eyebrows inquiringly when she saw him looking at her and laughing.
“Nothing much, the thought just occurred to me that you’re a very lucky person.” Zhuang Yonghe replied, “I’m sure you’ll become very wealthy and successful in the future.”
What Zhuang Yonghe said was not flattery; he was just stating a fact.
Ever since Zhuang Qingning’s status as the head of her household was confirmed, everything she did seemed to progress swimmingly, with plenty of help from others.