Chapter 255 Let’s go home
A large area of land in front of the bamboo forest was leveled and the materials needed for construction were gradually brought in. The workers were busy and the onlookers were also feasting their eyes.

No matter whether those working or those watching, no one knows whose yard this was built.

The person in charge of the on-site command and division of labor was Huang Hao, the grandson of the old Party branch secretary. Everyone gathered around Huang Hao to ask him questions, but he simply said that everyone would know when the time came, and didn’t say a word more.

Every time Huang Hao said this, everyone would tactfully stop asking questions. Of course, there were also those who didn’t, and would chase Huang Hao and ask him all sorts of questions.

Today, Huang Hao met a tactless person, Li Yuegui, the wife of the third son of the Wei family.

“Aunt, we really don’t lack people to work here.” Since this person was Wei Jingyuan’s third aunt, Huang Hao took her face into consideration and said the refusal very subtly.

Unfortunately, Li Yuegui couldn’t tell that Huang Hao was giving her face.

Li Yuegui said, “Haozi, you are here directing everyone’s work, so you have the final say. It’s also up to you to arrange for your third uncle to work here.”

“Just help your aunt with this favor! When the work is done and you get paid, your uncle and I will definitely go to your house with gifts to thank you.”

Huang Hao was unable to do anything after being stopped by Li Yuegui, and he felt a little anxious. But he still said patiently: “Auntie, we really don’t lack people to work here.”

“Where is there a shortage of workers?” Li Yuegui said firmly, “Yes, you are. With so few people working, how can there be no shortage of workers?”

“Don’t think I don’t know. Most people here are here to watch the fun.”

The implication was that she had inquired about something before coming to him. Li Yuegui had indeed inquired about it, and she had done so in great detail.

The workers were paid eighty cents a day, and they would be paid after the work was done. She roughly estimated that it would take at least two weeks to build the yard.

Wei Laosan can earn at least ten yuan by working here.

“We really don’t lack people to work.” Huang Hao almost made Li Yuegui speechless. He somewhat admired her ability to lie with open eyes. They had twelve people working here, plus him, thirteen people.

She insisted that they had too few people to work and insisted on bringing Wei Laosan in to do the work.

Huang Hao didn’t want to waste time talking to Li Yuegui, but was stopped by Li Yuegui. Just then someone called him, and he quickly said, “Auntie, there’s someone calling me, I have to go to work.”

“What kind of work do you want to do? You’re just a supervisor, you don’t need to work at all.” Li Yuegui grabbed Huang Hao’s arm and stopped him from leaving.

“Aunt, I’m a worker, not a supervisor,” Huang Hao emphasized.

“Don’t try to fool me. Whether there is a shortage of workers or not is just a matter of your words.” Seeing that Huang Hao still refused to give in, Li Yuegui began to play the family card.

“It’s a shame that our fourth child has such a good relationship with your old Party Secretary. You’re not willing to help with such a small matter, and you even find all kinds of excuses to fool me. You really are…”

Before Li Yuegui could finish her words, the people watching the excitement suddenly became agitated and interrupted her.

“Hey! Hey hey hey, look, are those two people Tao Qiuyi and Jing Yuan?” an aunt asked, pointing at the foot of the mountain.

“Where? Where?”

“Over there, heading towards us.”

“Hey, come on, those two people are really Tao Qiuyi and Jing Yuan. Wait, who is the boy following them?”

“Who else could it be? Xiao Huai.”

“Xiao Huai doesn’t seem to have grown that tall.” Everyone was talking at once, and suddenly someone exclaimed, “Hey, hey, hey, everyone, look, what’s that on Jing Yuan’s back?”

“It’s a pig… a wild boar, a wild boar!” a young man said in surprise, turned around and ran, saying as he ran: “Doctor Wei brought back a wild boar on his back. I’ll go call the old Party Secretary.”

Wild boars are large animals, so whoever hunts one must share the food with the entire village. Everyone is so happy that their faces are covered with wrinkles from laughing.

After hearing that Wei Jingyuan came back with a wild boar on his back, Li Yuegui was so frightened that she let go of Huang Hao’s hand.

Huang Hao took the opportunity to get rid of Li Yuegui’s entanglement and hurried to deal with things.

As the three of them approached, some villagers, unable to wait, rushed over to meet them. They didn’t look at Tao Qiuyi, nor at the young man following behind them. Their eyes were fixed on the wild boar carried by Wei Jingyuan.

Wow, that wild boar is so big and fat, it looks like it weighs at least 300 kilograms.

The villagers were even happier and came forward to talk to Wei Jingyuan, “Jingyuan, Jingyuan, you’re back?”

“You’ve come back from hunting a wild boar. It’s been really hard work. Thank you for the hard work.”

“It must be tiring to carry a wild boar on your back. Put it down and we will carry it.”

“Yes, yes, Jingyuan, you’ve worked hard. This wild boar looks very fat and heavy. You must be tired carrying it. Put it down quickly and let everyone carry it back.”

With a fat and big wild boar in front, the pheasant and the rabbit hanging on the back of Tao Qiuyi’s backpack were not enough to look at.

Looking at the smiles on the villagers’ faces, Tao Qiuyi was speechless. These villagers had already considered the wild boar their own prey.

Wei Jingyuan felt relieved to have help, and immediately put the wild boar on the ground. He shook off the leaves and weeds on its back and said to the villagers, “I’ll leave the rest to you.”

The villagers repeatedly assured that they would clean up the wild boar and divide the meat clearly.

He was a straightforward person and spoke directly. He told Wei Jingyuan to go home and wait, and he would be the first one to be sent home after the wild boar meat was divided.

Wei Jingyuan nodded, walked to Tao Qiuyi and helped her put down the backpack. He put it on his back and whispered to her, “Let’s take Qiusi home to rest first.”

“Okay.” Tao Qiuyi didn’t like crowded places either. She turned around and saw Tao Qiusi, who was far away from the crowd. He was looking at her with a nervous expression, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.

Tao Qiuyi felt a little sad and wanted to tell him that since she had brought him back, she would not abandon him easily.

“Qiusi, come here, let’s go home.” Wei Jingyuan waved to Tao Qiusi first.

He also noticed that Tao Qiusi wasn’t used to crowds. Perhaps it was because he’d lived in the mountains for too long, and it was normal for him to feel uncomfortable suddenly being exposed to people.

As you come into contact with more people, you will get used to it.

Tao Qiusi’s eyes lit up when she heard Brother Wei calling her home. She suppressed her anxiety and quickly squeezed through the crowd to the two of them.

The three of them left together. The villagers watched them leave and began to speculate about who the boy was, where he came from, and so on.

Li Yuegui squeezed to the front and didn’t see Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi. She grabbed the arm of an aunt next to her and asked, “Where are Tao Qiuyi and Jingyuan?”

“Going back.” The aunt replied.

“Going back so soon?” Li Yuegui raised her voice.