CapĂtulo 2069: Chapter 2066: Regret
These people are more flexible-minded; some are willing to curry favor with Li Er and naturally are happy to say a good word. Some prefer to stay out of trouble and pretend not to hear anything.
âI have 20 copper coins here; whoever tells me who came first, these 20 coins will be theirs.â Liuye unexpectedly offered loudly.
Upon hearing this, some exchanged glances but were unsure of Liuyeâs intentions and dare not speak up.
At this point, a tall man standing at the front spoke: âI can prove that Li Er came first, and Niu Da followed shortly. However, Li Er and his brother-in-law talked to others in the middle and left their original position.â
âOkay, these 20 wen are yours.â Liuye saw Ye Muyu nod, and very readily gave the man the copper coins.
The man didnât speak up initially but attracted attention being at the front; now, getting half a dayâs wages, his eyes were hot with envy.
âFrom the start, I clearly told everyone, working for the Chu family doesnât require cunning, just honesty and diligence. Whether itâs wages or meals, you wonât be short-changed.â Ye Muyu spoke up, pointing to Li Er and his brother-in-law, and those who testified for them: âYou can leave now.â
Li Er was shocked.
His brother-in-law was even more disgruntled and questioned, âWhy?â
âNo reason is needed; everyone should understand queuing. Leaving your spot means youâve given it up. Coming back is simply cutting in line. If everyone behaved like you, how would we manage the queue? If some clever person takes turns for a dozen people, suddenly thereâd be ten or twenty people ahead of you; would you accept that?â Ye Muyu knew these people were not satisfied, but that was precisely why a rule needed establishing.
âAnd what about us, Second Manager? We didnât cut in line. Why are we also dismissed?â The few workers queuing from the docks were blindsided; they never imagined a few spoken words in support would cost them the chance.
Ye Muyu looked at them calmly: âRegardless of your reasons for providing false testimony, punishment is necessary. Thatâs the rule; without rules, nothing can be accomplished. If everyone behaves like this in the future, how would we manage?â
Following Ye Muyuâs instructions, Liuye took charge and forcibly escorted them away.
She was very muscular, restraining the two large men who simply couldnât fight back.
Caught off guard, Li Erâs brother-in-law was even more cowardly, submitting to the Chu family guardâs prowess, not daring to offend, meekly following to leave.
Li Er didnât expect to lose such a good job; he looked at his brother-in-law, enraged enough to drink his blood: âThis is the mess you created; donât follow me anymore!â
Saying this, without caring for his brother-in-lawâs pitiable act, he strode away. Heâs not stupid; todayâs incident led by his lazy-inclined brother-in-law aiming for advantage was the cause of the queue trouble losing the job.
Although other work could be found around the capital, he had worked many years and understood the Chu family pays well and crucially provided three meals a day, with decent vegetable and meat, good taste, and plus the buns and rice filling.
Performed well, bonuses followed, like yesterday helping work resulted in everyone earning half a monthâs wages extra.