Years: Return to the Leisurely Fishing Village

Chapter 113 Free labor, don’t waste it
In the evening, when work is finished.

The village chief came.

Riding a bicycle, the hem of his clothes was blown by the wind, with a happy smile on his face, he said happily,

"I have good news for you. After you finish building this building, the building opposite will also be yours."

Tan Shaoyang's expression did not fluctuate at all, and it was obvious that he had expected this result.

On the other hand, the remaining few people had happy expressions on their faces.

Who wouldn’t be happy to make some extra money?
Zhang Yishui was chattering around his father, "Is that pretty boy going to ask for help? I knew this would be the result."

"With his mediocre skills, he wants to build a building. Isn't this wishful thinking?"

"Let alone letting people live there, even if it's a dog, it's dangerous!"

"This kid is so stupid. He provoked us right after he came here, and then drove the capable master away. He deserves to not make any money!"

"When he saw us making money, he must have been so angry that his neck would be twisted. Just imagining his face made me feel happy."

"All of this depends on the third brother. If it weren't for him, how could we make money?"

"We built these two rows of shops in the town. People can see them when they come to the market. Just thinking about it gives me a deep sense of accomplishment!"

Tan Shaoyang listened from the side and felt warm in his heart. They could make money and let others see their abilities. Who wouldn't be happy?
He is also a normal person and he also has feelings of emptiness!

After the village chief brought the good news, he returned to the village. If he delayed any further, he would have to return home in disgrace.

Although the young men who heard the good news were tired, they were full of energy. There was no sign of fatigue on their faces and they kept chatting non-stop.

I returned to the room and fried a bowl of braised fish with tomatoes. Everyone held the bowl and ate it with relish.

"Fortunately, we have the sea to live on, so we don't have to worry about food. Otherwise, we would spend all the money we earn just on buying food."

I just came from the village, how could I not have food?

All kinds of dried seafood are more than enough to eat for a week, so you don’t have to spend any money.

Tan Shaoyang reminded, "Stop chatting, eat, wash up and go to bed. You will be tired in the next few days."

At that time, there was no special machinery for paving floors, and the mixed mud had to be transported upstairs, where a thick layer of cement slurry needed to be laid, which was a physically demanding job.

If you don't conserve your energy now, you won't be able to sustain it later.

At the urging, everyone dispersed after eating.

When I open my eyes, it's a new day and I'm busy all the time.

Slow work produces fine work. After the wooden boards were put up, the next step was to lay the steel bars. It took another few days to finish everything.

The pretty boy had been watching from the side, observing their progress, and couldn't help but go over to them.

Zhang Yishui frowned when he saw him coming over, "This pretty boy must be up to no good, is he planning something shady again?"

Tan Shaoyang spoke to comfort him, "They probably don't want to cause trouble. You have such a strong sense of accomplishment in building this floor, they probably want to get a piece of the pie."

"After all, these two floors are the most spacious in this town so far. Isn't it something worth showing off to others that you built it yourself?"

"I think most people come here with this mentality."

"I may have mentioned it to the village chief before, but he must have rejected it. Now he is unwilling to give in and comes to me again."

Zhang Yishui scratched his head. His father didn't tell him, so he didn't know if there were any twists and turns involved.

"If he really has this idea, what should we do? Just reject him directly? Isn't that too wishful thinking?"

We worked so hard to build the house and now he comes to take advantage of it. How can this be a good thing? He is treating others like fools!

Imagining this possibility, Zhang Yishui gritted his teeth and wished he could beat the other person up.

"Why should he take away the fame of the house we built? He is so shameless!"

Tan Shaoyang said, "Just give him a choke, don't punch him to death."

"The other party gave us the opportunity to make money, so let's not go too far."

Zhang Yishui turned his head and looked at him when he heard these suggestive words. "Old Third, it seems to me that you want him to help with the work."

He couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. He couldn't believe that it was the third brother who said that. He was so scared that he could hardly stand.

"You don't really think so, do you?"

Tan Shaoyang nodded affirmatively, confirming his thoughts, "Paving the floor is a physical job. We have to lay a thick layer of mud. With just five of us, we can't finish the work even if we die of exhaustion in a whole day."

"We definitely need to add more people. If they want to take advantage, they have to show some resistance. It doesn't matter who you go to. You can still control them!"

"You vent your anger first, making the person very angry, and then you force them to stay."

Zhang Yishui instantly understood what he wanted to express. It was feasible to keep the people to do physical work.

"Okay! Your concerns are not unreasonable."

"Just wait and see how I control these grandchildren."

As he said this, he pulled Xu Qiang beside him and walked over with a heroic and high-spirited look. The smug look on his face showed that he was not someone to be trifled with and he would not stop until he taught the guy a lesson.

"Hey! Are you here to learn how to build a house?"

"You can't just watch it casually, but you have to pay for it."

"After all, the house you built is crooked in many places. It is impossible to build it properly without learning it carefully. It is not so easy to learn the old craftsmanship of the master."

"But looking at the way you look, I don't think you can learn it. Your hands and feet are so weak, you don't look like you can do any work."

"You might as well go home and stay comfortable. You haven't even been weaned yet, and you're trying to learn how to make money from others. It's really ridiculous."

Pretty boy: “…” Before he could even tell the purpose of coming here, he was severely criticized.

"We haven't even started learning yet, how do you know we can't learn it?"

"Just because I'm white doesn't mean I can't work!"

Zhang Yishui choked. How come he was so good at arguing when he was in front of him?
She was as quiet as a grandson in front of the third brother and dared not say a word, so why did she become so tough in front of him?

We are all human beings, isn't this looking down on him?

"You can work, but it depends on whether we let you do it or not, right?"

"See? Our house has been built, and we can build the second floor right away. You are taking advantage of such a great contribution. Why do you think you can do that?"

"You are handsome, but you have a big face. Don't be so ignorant."

The pretty boy choked, he was so angry, but he didn't want to leave, his face was almost blue from holding it in. "Tell me, what do you want us to stay and work for you?"

In order to stay, I really had to swallow my anger and hold on no matter what he asked for.

Zhang Yishui and Xu Qiang looked at each other and smiled. If they bumped into him, they should not blame him for taking advantage of them. "Do you really want to stay, or do you want to cause trouble?"

"Look at the way you are so arrogant and cocky. We don't want to be like that old master and be driven away by you."

The pretty boy suppressed his temper and assured again and again, "We will do whatever you tell us to do. We will never cause any trouble."

Xu Qiang snorted coldly and said, "You talk like a fart. Who knows what will happen then?"

"We let our guard down and promised you to come, but you turned around and became lazy again. If you slack off and don't do your job well, can we still beat you up?"

"It doesn't matter whether you want to make money or not, we want to make money quickly and leave!"

The pretty boy assured, "That won't happen. We can be responsible for the mud and the delivery. As long as you need it, we will not delay."

Zhang Yishui snorted, with a look of distrust on his face, "It sounds better than singing, but who knows what the result will be?"

"When you came to bully us earlier, you were so ruthless! You held your chin up so high that I thought you were a proud peacock!"

The two of them kept arguing with each other, making the pretty boy almost have a heart attack. If it weren't for face, they would have wanted to just walk away without caring about anything.

But I came here mentally prepared, and I was reluctant to leave.

If I had known this would happen, I would not have shown off in front of them. In the end, I didn't gain any advantage and was even controlled by them.

He had said at the beginning that they were the ones who built the shop, and when relatives asked about it, he didn't want to be embarrassed if he didn't get a share.

Even if I have to bite the bullet, I have to stick with it.

In this case, we can only ask again and again.

After delaying for a while, until the pretty boy ran out of patience and felt there was no hope, Zhang Yishui and the others finally gave in and said in an awkward manner,

"Since you have requested it again and again, I will reluctantly agree to it!"

"We are not like you, who are petty and like to cause trouble. Villagers are open-minded, so we will tolerate you a little."

"Tomorrow we will start laying the floor. You must gather here at 5:. If you don't see us before we start working, then don't come."

"I'll make it clear in advance that you don't want to be seen lazing around. If there's not enough living mud, you'll just leave on your own!"

He let out a long breath, feeling very proud. He watched the pretty boy and the others leave in a dishevel, and his mouth was so wide open with excitement that he couldn't close it.

Zhang Yishui hooked his arm around Xu Qiang's shoulder and asked proudly, "Qiangzi, did you enjoy the challenge just now?"

Xu Qiang nodded. "It's so satisfying to see him like a defeated rooster."

"I'm afraid I'll have to think twice before I bully others in the future, so I don't think I'm lawless and always superior to others."

The two men explained the battle situation to Tan Shaoyang, and they were gesticulating and talking with great excitement. You can imagine how proud they were.

Tan Shaoyang said: "Are you feeling refreshed? If you are, then hurry up and work. There are still some finishing touches left."

Time passes in the blink of an eye.

The next day, I arrived at the construction site at dawn.

Sure enough, a few pretty boys also came over.

Tan Shaoyang smiled when he saw them. Don't think that everything will be fine if you stay. It is common to feel dizzy and weak in legs and feet due to exhaustion.

The floor needs to be paved with a thick layer of cement, which requires countless mud. The mud alone can make his hands and feet weak.

Tan Shaoyang specially made a lifting rope to facilitate the transportation of mud. Otherwise, it would take a long time to transport enough mud by walking back and forth.

Even so, pulling the rope is exhausting.

It was cool in the morning and very comfortable to dry. When the sun gradually came out and shone on people's bodies, sweat dripped down one by one and flowed into the eyes, which was so sour.

He wiped the sweat off his face again and again, his mouth was dry and his mouth was dry from tiredness, but there was still no sign of stopping, he was still working hard.

While stopping to catch their breath and drink some water, Zhang Yishui on the roof started yelling, "What are you wasting time on down there? Hurry up, there's not enough mud up there."

"Don't waste time there. Once you get here, you have to work quickly."

Hearing the urging, the pretty boy had to get up. If he had known this would happen, he should not have made the old master angry and left. Otherwise, why would he have to endure such anger!
I can only continue working despite my tired body.

I worked until my eyes were blurry and I was about to faint, then I heard them say they wanted to take a break.

Zhang Yishui's legs and feet felt weak and he was about to kneel down. He had ignored the amount of mud. His hands became numb from just pumping the mud up and down.

"Third brother, it's a good thing you had the foresight to not chase them away. Otherwise, how could the five of us handle it?"

"According to the current trend, even if two more people come, it's fine!"

Tan Shaoyang nodded, "Why else do you think I would be so soft-hearted and keep them? We have to add more people anyway, isn't it more interesting to see these pretty boys exhausted?"

"I'm so tired that I don't have time to cause trouble."

"Wouldn't it feel more refreshing to vent your anger this way?"

Several people listened and gave thumbs up, praising him generously, "It's you! You have foresight. We never had such an idea!"

"Hurry up and finish your meal and go to sleep. You are really exhausted."

The morning passed like this, and I felt even more tired in the afternoon.

I was scared just looking at the scorching sun. I felt exhausted before I even started working.

The pretty boy's face was tanned red, just like an eggplant hit by frost, wilted and lifeless. He didn't even have the strength to stand, let alone cause trouble.

Tan Shaoyang and others were busy again.

A few people didn't want to be chased away, so they had to drag their broken bodies and follow along. If they didn't look very tired, one would have thought that they were being deliberately made fun of!

This continued until the time came for the training to be stopped, when the sky was already pitch black.

The roof of the building is paved with a very flat road surface. Looking at it, one can feel a deep sense of accomplishment, as this was built with their hard work.

After the floor is built successfully, you have to wait a few days for it to solidify before you can build the second floor according to the layout diagram.

Everyone was exhausted and had no time to think about anything else. They even had to go out for dinner. They were so exhausted that they didn't have the energy to cook.

“I thought building a house was tiring, but I didn’t expect laying the floor was the most tiring.”

Tan Shaoyang swung his sore arms. It was because there were few equipments now. In the future, when there were equipments for paving the floor, mud machines would be used to stir the mud and transport it to the floor. It would take most of the day to finish the job and he wouldn't be so tired.

(End of this chapter)