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

Chapter 269

"What do you mean by working more to make up for it? Those jobs were supposed to be done by you in the first place. Do you really think that you deserve the salary just for writing those few words?"

The true face of the shopkeeper capitalist was exposed, and Ye Xi lamented that it turned out that workers have been so humble for thousands of years.

She seems to be nice to her subordinates, mainly because they can make money now. If they were really poor, she probably wouldn't demand their wages, and would just close the business and let them use the money for retirement.

"Shopkeeper, please..."

"Stop talking about the advance payment. You don't need to come to my place anymore. The advance payment I gave you is just a favor. Get out of here!"

The hoarse voice seemed to be saying something, but was interrupted by the shopkeeper, and then a young man was pushed out from behind the curtain.

Ye Xi saw clearly that it was the young man who was keeping accounts.

There were not many people in the lobby of the inn at this time, but everyone present was looking at the young man. The young man felt ashamed and could only leave in shame.

A silver light flashed through Ye Xi's mind, and he suddenly became excited. Isn't this the "person" who came to his door?

She whispered a few words to Jin Ling beside her, asking her to follow him and find out where he lived, what his family situation was like, and to find out everything about the young man.

Jin Ling nodded and quickly followed.

Ye Xi sat down and waited for someone. She was so bored that she found the shopkeeper again and asked the waiter to bring some wine and food. She asked the shopkeeper to sit down and eat. Then she started gossiping about the young man.

When the shopkeeper heard that she was doing this for gossip, he also became interested.

He said that the young man's name was Qin Song, and that he had been a minor official in the past. No one knew where he came from, but he only knew that he seemed to have been exiled here due to the involvement of his superiors.

I was released after an amnesty two years ago.

Because they could not leave, the court allocated a dilapidated old house for them to live in.

I heard that they were a family of several people when they were exiled, but some of them died during the hard labor, and now only his mother and he are left.

At the beginning, the shopkeeper felt sorry for him and gave him a bookkeeping job. He did his job well and was honest and hardworking.

But half a year ago, his mother seemed to be ill and often came to him to ask for an advance on her wages.

The shopkeeper said that he also ran a small business and this town was not prosperous, so he could not withstand the other party's behavior. He could only let the other party leave today.

Ye Xi was concerned about the other person's character. The shopkeeper said that his character was okay, even a little too upright, and he would not flatter.

The inn welcomes guests from all over the world, and there are all kinds of people. People like this actually can't get along here.

He felt that the other party could only do these jobs that deal with words, and was not capable of other things.

When saying this, it was obvious that the shopkeeper was somewhat resentful, and Ye Xi found it somewhat funny.

Ye Xi also inquired about Qin Song’s salary and was shocked when she heard it. Only one hundred and fifty cents a month?

She had inquired and found out that the average income of farmers in this border town was three hundred coins. Although there were scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the difference between farmers and artisans was too big.

But if you think about it, it is understandable that people in some backward areas today only earn a few hundred yuan a month.

This medicine should not be cheap no matter where you buy it. Can this little money cure the disease?

No wonder that man looked pale and thin.

After finding out what needed to be found out and not skimping on the treat, Ye Xi asked the shopkeeper to eat and drink well.

Seeing that Ye Xi had nothing else to ask, the shopkeeper randomly picked out some gossip to tell her, thinking that she simply liked to listen to gossip. Ye Xi listened quietly.