Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 58 - 059 Not Without a Way to Deal with Her_1

Chapter 58: Chapter 059: Not Without a Way to Deal with Her_1

Chapter 58 -059: Not Without a Way to Deal with Her_1

Muniang cast a cold glance, “If I really wanted to be cruel to you, I wouldn’t have given you even this one tael and four hundred silver coins. Don’t think that just because you have a glib tongue you can spout nonsense. I have only this much patience left for you, so either take the money and scram, or if you have the guts, leave the money and get lost. I’d like to see what you’re really made of!”

Upon hearing this, Niu Tieshu was stunned. He thought she would surely have to argue with him, and with his gift of gab, was he afraid he couldn’t outtalk this young woman? In the village, he was known as a rogue, and he agreed to help with the work because he saw that Qiao Muniang was but a woman and Er Liang was a fool – both naturally easy to bully. That’s why he brazenly shirked his duties. It just so happened that his wage was the least, and of course, he wanted to claw back a tenth of it!

But to his surprise, Qiao Muniang was so “wildly unreasonable” that she couldn’t be bothered to argue with him and directly put on the airs of a wealthy family. Niu Tieshu’s temper flared up instantly.

“What’s the matter? Think it’s easy to bully us country folk, huh? Just because you’ve got some stinky money does it make you think you’re Miss Jin? There’s nothing I, Niu Tieshu, am afraid of! Not even the King of the World can push me around!”

The helping villagers’ faces all changed. Niu Tieshu was already known to be unreasonable, and his fierce words now proved just how belligerent he was. The saying goes, the barefooted are not afraid of the shod, and indeed, Niu Tieshu was that barefooted, reckless kind. That was why almost no one in the village dared to provoke him.

Muniang’s expression didn’t change at all; she even had a hint of disdain in her smile, “Niu Tieshu, don’t try to outdo me in ruthlessness. I grew up in fear. This one tael and four hundred silver coins are because of the good face of our fellow villagers. Don’t be ungrateful. Otherwise, you might end up with not a penny to your name soon, and don’t say I didn’t warn you! With so many witnesses here, including Old Mr. Xue who keeps the records, who is of impeccable character, even if you are truly wronged, who do you think will believe you?”

“What, using a crowd to bully one person?”

Muniang raised an eyebrow, “I am bullying you indeed.”

Then she looked around at all the village helpers, “Did I bully him?”

The crowd was taken aback, shaking their heads.

“You!” Niu Tieshu was at a loss for words, Qiao Muniang was clearly using his own tactics against him, on purpose!

“If, by any chance, I forget to pay you your wages, did I give you the money or not?” Muniang continued to ask with curling lips.

The helpers were stunned, unable to believe that Qiao Muniang, who appeared so delicate on the surface, could be so sly on the inside!

“You did!” Li Cheng was the first to call out, and the others, coming back to their senses and recalling how Niu Tieshu had bullied them in the past, grudgingly shouted as well, “You did! Not a penny less!”

Muniang, with a hint of a smile, directed at Niu Tieshu whose face had turned ashen with rage, “I don’t care about the small amount of silver in your hands, but I want you to know that in my house, you must follow my rules, or else, even if it’s something I disdain, I will not give it to you!”

Niu Tieshu clenched his teeth so hard he almost cracked them, shooting a fiery glare at Qiao Muniang. His fingers tightened with a cracking sound, but Er Liang immediately stood in front of Qiao Muniang, his tall frame overshadowing her as he warned the man opposite him.

Seeing Er Liang’s stance, Niu Tieshu really didn’t dare to make a move. Against someone who could overpower a tiger, if he decided to handle him, wouldn’t the outcome be blatantly obvious?

Muniang’s voice came through with a dark tone, “Take the work pay in your hand and get out of here while I haven’t changed my mind to take it back! I, Qiao Muniang, am not someone you can afford to provoke! If you think you can deceive me, a weak woman, and swindle money from me, then you’d better rein in that idea quickly. Don’t think nobody can see through you!”

Niu Tieshu’s little schemes were completely exposed by Muniang, and where dared he say more? He couldn’t win in a fight or an argument, and if he didn’t leave now, even the little wages he was owed would be swindled away! With a darkened face and seething anger, he left!

Erliang turned around to protect Muniang, “Wife, do not fear, I will protect you! No one dares to bully you.”

Muniang laughed softly, using a voice only the two of them could hear, “I know you will protect me.”

Then she looked up and said to all the workers with a smile, “Today marks the end of the work at the fish pond, tomorrow I will specifically arrange a banquet at my home to celebrate the completion, everyone come and join the fun!”

“Great!”

Everyone was very excited, firstly because they remembered the lavish banquet Muniang had prepared for them when the work began, and secondly because of the wages they had earned in just twenty short days. Although it was the result of their own hard work, regardless, they all felt some gratitude towards Muniang in their hearts.

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Now, as Niu Tieshu returned home, Nanny Zhang knew that it was payday since the work was done today, and she immediately pestered him about it.

Niu Tieshu was already very irritable inside, and being asked by Nanny Zhang only made him more agitated. He shouted, “What extra? Others get over a hundred Silver Coins a day, and I only get seventy!” Saying this, he slapped the Silver onto the table as if to vent.

Nanny Zhang’s eyes gleamed as she touched the money, “Not bad at all, this is more than a tael of Silver!”

Niu Tieshu looked at Nanny Zhang with disdain, “Only someone as short-sighted as you would be satisfied. I was planning to make a big haul, but who knew Qiao Muniang was so cunning! Now with just this little bit of money, I can’t even afford to buy wine!”

“That Qiao Muniang was always sly, why did you have to confront her head-on? Have I not suffered enough at her hands? How can you be so brainless!” Nanny Zhang poked his head and said, “Considering she gave you this much money, you should see it as good.”

Niu Tieshu stood up abruptly with a ‘huff’, bellowing, “What do you mean by that? Am I supposed to be afraid of that little wretch?! There’s never been anyone Niu Tieshu has been afraid of in this life! Why can’t I stand up to her? What is she anyway!”

Nanny Zhang knew she had wounded her son’s pride with her words, and she hastily tried to appease him, “Oh dear, it was my foolish mouth talking, Qiao Muniang may be cunning, but how can she outsmart you?”

“Hmph!” Niu Tieshu snorted coldly, clearly unable to let go of what had happened that day.

Nanny Zhang’s eyes rolled, and she quickly thought of a scheme, whispering with a sly smile, “If you still hold a grudge against her, we’re not without ways to deal with her. If we can’t win openly, we’ll just have to be underhanded, and then we’ll see how that little wretch brings misery upon herself!”

Upon hearing that there was a way to get back at Qiao Muniang, Niu Tieshu’s eyes instantly lit up, “What way?!”

Nanny Zhang chuckled sinisterly and began whispering in Niu Tieshu’s ear.

For this completion banquet, Muniang had planned a menu even more lavish than the one for the opening banquet. Given that the work on the fish pond was extensive and it was no easy feat to bring it to such a good standard in a mere twenty-some days, even if her own “raise wage strategy” played a part, the villagers had worked earnestly. Naturally, they deserved a grand treat.