Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1384 - 1386: Then How Much Silver Will You Pay for Those Hard Nuts?

Yang Dong’s words immediately gave Aunt Lan Hua a bad feeling, fearing he would lower the price again.

Sure enough, Yang Dong spoke up, "Aunt Lan Hua, even if all the adults and kids in your family work, the most they can earn together is two taels of silver. You say your family’s workers are the best, that might be four taels of silver at best."

This statement made Aunt Lan Hua furious. Yang Dong really wasn’t giving her, his future mother-in-law, any face.

To really break this down detail by detail, he calculated it precisely.

This was practically a slap in her face. Everyone knew that no matter how hard kids worked, they couldn’t compare to adults. Including the kids in the calculation, it was clear he was implying that the wages they quoted were already very generous.

The others in the room could barely hold back their laughter. The fourth son’s words were really sharp-edged; even if the families got married, Aunt Lan Hua wouldn’t have an easy time in front of him. Thinking this way, they felt slightly better—after all, the engagement was settled, and if the fourth son could control their family, all the better.

"Yang Dong, you can’t calculate like that; our family picks more. They’re just playing around on the mountain; how much can they really pick in a day?"

Aunt Lan Hua was not wrong. Their family picked the hard fruits with the certainty of earning silver, working day and night. But others didn’t take it as seriously; they saw it as a new food to enjoy, and if it sold for silver, then great. They weren’t that motivated.

"Aunt Lan Hua, you’re right; it can’t be calculated like that. We all live in the same village. If my family gives your family double wages, what will the other families think?"

Yang Dong’s words shocked Aunt Lan Hua again. She initially thought Yang Dong meant to give them double the wages, four taels of silver. While it was far less than expected, it was at least double the two taels. Now it seemed that wasn’t the case at all.

Was he implying to pay just two taels of wages?

This wouldn’t do; she couldn’t get any advantage at all. Thinking of this, she felt a bit embarrassed. She would be Yang Dong’s mother-in-law in the future, yet Yang Dong showed no leeway. A bit displeased, she spoke up, "Yang Dong, just tell me, how much silver can you give?"

"Aunt Lan Hua, I do agree with you. Giving more silver is nothing really, since it goes back to help Yang Xiaocui recover. This silver doesn’t leave the family. No matter what, we’ll be one family in the future, but if other families know we gave you double wages, that wouldn’t be good."

Yang Dong’s words pacified Aunt Lan Hua’s anger a bit, and she said, "What’s the problem? The bond between our families is here; even if they’re envious, it’s useless."

"Aunt Lan Hua, that’s true, but only our families need to know. We can’t handle it that way."

"So what do you propose?" Aunt Lan Hua grew more confused, not understanding what this young man really intended.

Yang Dong replied, "Aunt Lan Hua, I was thinking about it, and it’s best not to talk about wages or anything, so people don’t feel it’s unfair or gossip. I’ll just buy all those things myself, so no one can say anything."

When Aunt Lan Hua heard this, her eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "So how much silver are you willing to pay for those hard fruits?"