Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1280 - 1282: Leave a Fingerprint

Aunt Li was also hesitant; to say she didn’t want the silver would be a lie.

After all, picking these things is quite exhausting; her family had worked for several days, making their backs ache with fatigue.

Originally, they thought they could keep some of the harvest to sell in town to earn some wages, but after a few days, hardly any were sold, and the trip to town was a waste. They couldn’t exchange the food for silver at all, so they brought everything back.

This is also why, after the Village Chief came to discuss, it took them three days to send the goods back.

Yang Ming knew exactly what was on these families’ minds; he was aware that they’d been going to town to sell hazelnuts in recent days. His concerns weren’t unreasonable; if they accepted these things and later sold them for silver, these people might turn things around against them.

Therefore, he strongly supported his wife’s decision to give wages. Not only did he support her, but he also wanted to help his wife implement this, leaving no chance for them to turn against her.

He continued, "If you’re not accepting wages, then take the food back. I didn’t agree with this matter from the beginning. If you’re willing to leave them, then take the wages my wife is giving. Later, we’ll write a note: these foods are picked by you hired by my family to go up the mountain. It’s also a guarantee for my wife, to prevent you from bullying her and causing her trouble in the future."

Yang Ming’s unwilling expression was clear to everyone, and they understood his meaning; he genuinely didn’t want his wife involved in this.

They originally wanted the silver, and Yang Ming’s somewhat forceful words gave them an excuse to accept it. Everyone looked at each other, and finally, Aunt Li decided, "Fine, let’s do it your way."

At this moment, Xiaoxiao came out with silver and copper coins, constantly greeting everyone with a smile, "The silver is here; have you all counted how much silver each family should get?"

Now, everyone wasn’t holding back anymore and started talking about each family’s situation.

"Our family sent eight people for three days."

"Our family sent ten people for two and a half days."

"Our family sent five people for four days."

"..."

"..."

Xiaoxiao calculated for each family and started distributing the silver.

At this time, Yang Ming went back into the house, quickly wrote down the note, and brought it out while the villagers were counting their copper coins.

Seeing Yang Ming, Aunt Li asked, "Yang Ming, did you finish the note?"

"Yeah, it’s done. If there’s nothing wrong with it for you, just press your fingerprint."

Upon hearing about the note, Xiaoxiao’s eyes showed surprise, not doubt. She took the note and smiled, realizing Yang Ming’s thoughts aligned with hers.

She wouldn’t give money out of kindness; she had intended to draft a note to avoid future fallout.

Taking things from people without compensation always leaves room for chatter. Now, no one can say anything about it. Besides, after buying the mountain, she planned to hire people to pick hazelnuts anyway.

The families happily accepted the silver, pressed their fingerprints, and left.

After everyone left, Xiaoxiao couldn’t hide her smile. She happily wandered around the courtyard filled with hazelnuts, her eyes bright — these hazelnuts were thoroughly hers now.

But before her happiness lasted for a minute, Yang Ming poured cold water on it, "Honey, Aunt Lan Hua’s family hasn’t come!"