Although Widow Liu already knew a lot of words, she could not recognize all the words on a contract. She only knew 50 to 60% of them, so that when Luo Fu read it to her, she could also know whether Luo Fu was lying to her.
Widow Liu was deeply moved when she saw this contract, and she was even more grateful to He Yunxi for letting her learn to read.
If she hadn't learned how to read and someone had asked her to sign a deed of renunciation, but it turned out to be a contract, she would have signed it foolishly.
If she knows the words, no one will be able to deceive her in the future.
Luo Fu read the long covenant to her next to her. Widow Liu listened carefully and understood the meaning of the long covenant.
He Yunxi signed a contract with her for fifteen years. During these fifteen years, He Yunxi gave her one hundred taels of silver every year, and she worked for He Yunxi. He Yunxi would also give her some extra things, which were counted as benefits. This was based on her contribution.
Come and decide.
This long-term contract cannot be terminated early, as long as both parties reach an agreement.
As the long-term employee of the Lu family, He Yunxi only has two requirements, one is to be obedient, and the other is to be sincere.
In addition to giving her one hundred taels a year, He Yunxi will also train her with all his heart.
Seeing this, Widow Liu was excited and signed without hesitation.
From now on, Widow Liu will be the long-term employee of the Lu family.
Generally, long-term workers are contracted by men, but this is the first time that a woman is contracted.
Widow Liu and Luo Fu found it novel, but He Yunxi didn't feel much.
"The Lu family will be my master's family from now on." Widow Liu said, "I will change my name to your wife from now on."
He Yunxi did not refuse even after thinking about it: "Aunt Liu, you should continue to stay in the village and help me deal with the purchase of peppers. In addition, in Huangtao Village, the land where the peppers are grown is mine. You can find someone
Go collect it for me, can you?"
When she heard that she was going out to meet people, Widow Liu was still a little unsure: "Should I go find someone to collect the peppers?"
He Yunxi thought that she had tried her best to avoid contact with people in the past, and she might not know what to do with this kind of thing, so she said: "You don't need to go to each house to ask, you can go directly to the village chief, or someone who can take charge of the matter, let
He went to call for help. Picking peppers does not require much effort. You can ask women to do it, so you don’t have to come into contact with many men. Picking peppers requires men, but in broad daylight, everyone does not
What can you say? When the peppers are picked, I will ask someone to pick them."
"I understand." Widow Liu nodded.
"Aunt Liu, if you follow me from now on, you will definitely have to come into contact with others. You must be mentally prepared." He Yunxi said.
Widow Liu's body was stiff for a moment, but she soon returned to normal. She nodded: "I know."
Wangjiacun used to be poor and it was difficult to find a wife. She was sold by her family to a single man in Wangjiacun. After she came here, her family lived a hard life, but they were kind to her. Unfortunately, she encountered a ferocious beast while going into the mountains. She was injured and died soon after she came back.
It's gone.
Her man got into trouble because he was looking for food for her and their newly born second girl. She remembered how good his man was and was reluctant to part with their two children, so when her parents came to find her to marry another widower, she
He was so angry that he severed ties with his parents' family and raised two children by himself.
If the village head and his family hadn't helped, she and her two children might have starved to death.
As a widow, she hardly talked to the men in the village just to avoid suspicion. And because she didn't want to hear anyone talk about her, she didn't have much contact with the women in the village. She worked hard in the fields and raised her two children with difficulty.
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She knew that she was a little afraid of contact with others, but Yun Xi was right. If she followed her in the future, it would be impossible for her to avoid contact with outsiders.
Then let’s start changing this time.
She told He Yunxi that she would go take a look tomorrow morning and then go find someone to pick it. He Yunxi was a little worried that it would be the first time for her to do such a big thing and she wouldn't know how to do it. But thinking that she always had to train her, he let her do it by herself.
She went to get it, and asked Luo Fu to give her some broken silver and copper plates as the initial expenses.
When picking peppers, she calculates that you can pick three kilograms of peppers for one copper plate, and if you pick thirty kilograms of peppers, you can get ten copper plates. The price is not very high, but it is no problem to earn ten copper plates in one morning.
There is also a basket with a lot of peppers. How to deal with this basket, whether to borrow it or buy it, is up to her.
It's also a good time to see how she is doing in other aspects.
Widow Liu took the money and left with her two children. He Yunxi took Luo Fu to Wang Yougen's house.
It's getting late now, and the weather is hot now. After dinner, everyone will go outside to enjoy the cool air and chat.
Wang Yougen's family had already gone out to enjoy the cool air at this time in the past, but today they were a little late picking peppers. They had just finished eating and hadn't left the table yet.
Seeing He Yunxi coming, Xiao Huang and others were very enthusiastic: "Yunxi, have you eaten?"
"I've eaten." Actually, it wasn't too late.
"Then drink some water." Xiao Huang patted Er Niu and said, "Go and get some water for your sister-in-law."
"Hey!" Erniu responded crisply, went to the kitchen to pour water, and soon came out with a bowl and handed it to He Yunxi, "Sister-in-law Lu, I washed the bowl and it's clean."
"Thank you Erniu." He Yunxi was a little thirsty, so he took it and finished half the bowl.
"Sister-in-law Lu, when will Jiaojiao and Qingqing come back?" Erniu asked her.
"They have to learn a lot of things every day now, and they don't have time for the time being," He Yunxi said.
"What are they studying?"
He Yunxi just said a few things.
Erniu was surprised when he heard this: "They are so young and learn so much!"
"Learn more while you are still young, so you can use it when you grow up!" He Yunxi said, "You are also studying now, so work hard, otherwise you will be outclassed by Jiaojiao and the others in the future!"
Erniu wasn't that focused on studying before, but when he heard that Lu Yunjiao and Lu Yunqing were memorizing some books, and Lu Yu and Lu Qi were even more powerful, he suddenly felt pressured.
If he doesn't work hard, will he be inferior to Jiaojiao and the others in the future?
"Mom, I'm going to read a book." Erniu said and went back to his room.
While it's not dark yet and it's not that hot, he wants to read more books!
Seeing Er Niu like this, Wang Yougen smiled.
Seeing that Xiao Huang was about to pack things, he stood up and said, "Yunxi must have something to do with you. I'll clean up the dishes."
Xiao Huang helped stack the bowls together and asked at the same time: "Yunxi, what's the matter with you?"
"There is something. I originally wanted to tell you tomorrow, but I may have to leave early tomorrow morning, so I came to see you now." He Yunxi said.
Seeing He Yunxi like this, Xiao Huang knew that there must be something important, but after hearing what He Yunxi said, she still couldn't recover for a while.