Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 273

Ye Xi was smart and guessed that his son's family disliked him for being a hindrance in the fields and stopped him from touching the land.

As a daughter-in-law who dares to hurt her father-in-law, I guess Mr. Li won’t be treated very well at home.

"Uncle, meeting each other is fate. Xi Niang will treat you to a meal. Let's go."

Ye Xi had no reservations. Old Li was frightened and tried to refuse. Ye Xi asked the escort to drag him to a nearby stall and sit down.

Ye Xi ordered a bowl of wontons for Lao Li. Lao Li was embarrassed to eat it at first, but after being persuaded, he ate it voraciously.

Ye Xi realized that he probably went out without eating, so she asked for another bowl for him. After saying a few polite words, Lao Li still ate it.

After eating, Lao Li stood up, moved a little, and then knelt down and prepared to kowtow to Ye Xi.

This posture scared Ye Xi.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Ye Xi was puzzled.

"Young lady, I only met you once, but you gave me a good meal. I have to thank you."

As Old Li spoke excitedly, his forehead banged against the ground with a loud thumping sound, and Ye Xi felt pain just listening to it.

Ye Xi asked the escort to help the man up, and then asked:

"Uncle, what are your plans for the future? Do you plan to live by begging?

But you are old, if you run into those people again, I am afraid it will not end well. "

"As an old man, what else can I do except begging? No one wants me to do hard labor, and my family won't let me farm. I'd rather beg than be looked down upon at home."

"Does your family know that you are begging?" Ye Xi was surprised.

"Well..." Old Li was embarrassed to say that this was their idea, and Ye Xi understood.

"Uncle, I have a job here. It depends on whether you are willing to do it or not." Ye Xi proposed.

"Yes, yes."

Old Li nodded and agreed without even hearing what Ye Xi said. Ye Xi found it funny.

Ye Xi told Lao Li that she had rented a yard here and needed someone to help take care of it.

The key is to take care of some crops in the yard. If he can take good care of those crops, he will be given an extra bonus at the end of the year. Now he is given a fixed amount of 300 coins every month.

When Lao Li heard that he could earn 300 wen per month just by looking after the yard and taking care of the crops, that was a great deal.

All his life he has only known how to farm and he likes farming. Now he can do what he likes and get paid for it, so he is naturally happy.

Ye Xi was very happy to see this, and told Lao Li where to find her the next day.

After returning home today, let him tell his family that he has found a job looking after other people's yards, which pays him 100 coins a month and he has three fixed days off every month.

This way, he could explain why Lao Li went out, and also use money to bribe his son's family.

Assuming that all the monthly allowance would be taken away, she asked Lao Li to give only a maximum of 100 Wen to his son and keep the rest for himself.

Old Li burst into tears and expressed his gratitude profusely.

The next day, Lao Li came as promised, and Ye Xi also asked Qin Song to come along so that they could get to know each other.

Old Li couldn't read a single word, so Ye Xi asked Qin Song to write two copies of the contract.

One is the employment contract between Ye Xi and Qin Song, which clearly states the content of Qin Song's job, the wages to be paid, and the content that Qin Song needs to keep confidential, as well as the amount of liquidated damages to be paid in the event of breach of contract.

One is an employment contract between Ye Xi and Lao Li, which contains content similar to Qin Song's, but the work content is different.

The wages were written as one hundred wen. Ye Xi was afraid that Lao Li would misunderstand, so she explained that the contract was for him to explain to his family, and she would pay him three hundred wen every month.