Looking up at the butler's face secretly, Saipan said cautiously, "I used to be given five copper coins when I helped Lord fix his feet, didn't I? What happened this time?"
The butler glared at him!
He stretched out his hand and was about to take back the two copper coins. He scolded, "Hey, you're getting greedier? You want to earn 5 copper coins just by fixing feet for such a short time! Others only earn 10 copper coins for one day's work. If you work for a whole day, you will earn the whole Upper River Village?"
Saipan put the coins into his pocket and apologized in a hurry, "I'm sorry. I won't do that again!"
Then he turned around and ran away!
"Ouch! Aunt Enna, be gentle!" "
The angry Aunt Enna grabbed Saipan's ear, and he grimaced in pain.
Saipan begged, "I... I was called to work by Lord Phaya. I didn't mean not to come here."
Enna tweaked the ear of Saipan. She was still angry.
When she heard that Saipan had been to the Upper River Village to work for Lord Phaya, she was even angrier. "You are such a snob. If you have time to please Lord Phaya, you won't have time to serve Mrs. Mong Kong? Humph! The reward Lord Phaya gave you is more than our madam's, isn't it? "
"No no no, Aunt Enna. Lord Phaya is in a hurry to deal with business in the town. If his nails are not repaired, and he will be very painful to walk."
Slap!
Aunt Enna slapped hard on Saipan's thin back and cursed, "How dare you! You touch Lord Phaya's stinky feet first and then cure my madam's neck? "
The more Aunt Enna said, the angrier she became. "My dear madam! Can she smell other people's stinky feet?"
"Go and brush your hands!" "
She tweaked his ear and pulled him to the sink.
She threw a brush for washing clothes to Saipan and ordered loudly, "You hateful guy! Clean your hand dozens of times, from inside to outside!"
Puff!
A piece of soap was thrown into the sink by Aunt Enna. "Hurry up and wash it clean. Otherwise, I will break your teeth today! "
After washing his hands carefully, Saipan followed the woman who was staring at him like a thief into Mrs. Mong Kong's room.
"Saipan?!" "Come here and help me correct my neck." "
She was very young.
As Mrs. Mong Kong had just got up, she looked charming in pajamas.
She didn't blame him for being late, but asked him to do things quickly.
Saipan stepped forward and asked Mrs. Mong Kong to sit in the chair to relax herself.
He put one hand over her head and held her chin with the other.
At first, he gently shook Mrs. Mong Kong's neck several times.
Then he suddenly tried to pull it aside!
Crack!
A soft sound was heard.
"It's done, Mrs. Mong Kong." "
Taking two steps back, Saipan bowed slightly to her and said, "You can try your neck. Can you move freely now?"
Mrs. Mong Kong stood up, gently twisted her neck, and said with a charming smile, "Oh, that's great! Thank you. "
As she spoke, she waved her hand and said, "Well, you can go out now. I need to sleep a little longer."
Then they left the room on tiptoe.
"Here is a copper coin for you." "
Aunt Enna took out a copper coin and handed it to Saipan.
She was still complaining, "Actually, madam usually gave you 3 copper coins. But you came so late and made her suffer. You even touched feet before you come!"... "Pooh, Pooh, go away quickly. I don't feel well once thinking about the smell!" "
After leaving the West Village, Saipan stood on the stone arch bridge and looked at the flowing stream under the bridge. He couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded.
He only had 3 copper coins. If he used them to buy food, he could eat only two meals a day, and each meal could only be half full.
Even so, he could only survive for three days.
But what about three days later?
It took half a month to fix Lord Phaya's fingernails.
Mrs. Mong Kong didn't have a stiff neck every day.
He often cut hair and shaved for other villagers, but he was often not paid.
Even if the villagers paid him, most of the time, they would gave him a few sweet potatoes or silkworm beans as copper coins. Only a few people could pay him copper coins.
The people in the three villages had nothing to do in their spare time in the countryside. How could he find a job?
Look at the carriage of the white foreigner. It's a carriage that only the lords in the city can afford! "
At this moment, on the east road to the town, there was a burst of children's cheers. "Wow, look! This carriage has four wheels!"
He looked to the east immediately.
A strange carriage came with a loud bang on the road. Four people sit on it. Saipan could not see their faces clearly, but judging from their blurred clothes, they were very noble people.
They should not be in lower classes than Lord Phaya.... Right?
There was no horse in front of the carriage, but it ran very fast. It screamed suddenly, and there was black smoke behind its buttocks.
It looked scary.
Hearing the sudden noise of the carriage, Saipan felt his heart was also beating fast!
Hearing the noise, the villagers of the West Village all ran to the stone arch bridge to see what was going on.
When they arrived at the stone arch bridge, the villagers didn't dare to go forward. Instead, they stood on it and discussed.
"What kind of carriage is it?" "It looks weird. It even didn't have a roof yet." "
"But why don't horses pull it?" "How could it smoke? Oh, is it on fire?" "
The man called Wichai who often went to the city to sell ironware guessed and said in a low voice, "What are you talking about? This is called a car! I heard that the king also has this kind of car, and some governor also takes this kind of car. "
"Ah, is this a car?" "
An old woman clicked her tongue and said, "I heard it's very expensive. Well, maybe it can buy the whole West Village, right?"
"The world was going to change. "
Lokun's wife said, "I heard from my husband that now the king has nothing to do with anything. The governor from the west, and the parliament are in charge of our kingdom? Mr. Wichai, what is parliament? "
Seeing that Lokun's wife was looking at him eagerly,
Wichai had to be boasted of being knowledgeable. He explained, "In a parliament, a group of people are sitting there and discussing. They say that the king is useless and does not do well in most cases."
"Oh, really?" "
Mrs. Lokun screamed like a hen being strangled on the neck. "Oh my God! I heard that our town is going to hold a parliament! Then they will sit together every day and say something bad about the king? "
"Ah!"
The villagers of the West Village were completely dumbfounded. "Your majesty, who dared to say anything bad about him before?
Now, even the members of the parliament in the town could surround the table and speak ill of the king every day?
Oh my God!
"Ladies and gentlemen!" "
When the villagers of the West Village were in panic, a man in suit stood on the stone arch bridge and said loudly to everyone, "On behalf of the Montaire mineral company and all the members of the board of directors, I pay high respect to you."
This action attracted the villagers again.
How could this man say something like that?
Wichai was a little knowledgeable. He explained in a low voice, "He is the same person as us, but now he is doing things for white people. Such a person is called a translator. There is such a person in the foreign shops in the city. "
"Ladies and gentlemen."
The translator continued, "We Montaire mineral company, guessed that there are mineral resources underground, so we will dispatch people here to explore them in the following days. If it brings inconvenience to your lives, please forgive me. "
"Of course, our company will give you some compensation."
The translator said while stepping aside.
Behind him, there were Lord Phaya and several distinguished guests.
"Everyone, listen to me and tell you a good news!"
Lord Phaya was dressed very solemnly today, he even wore the ribbon granted by the king on the chest which was dazzling in sunlight!
"Montaire mineral company is going to invest 30 thousand silver coins in mineral exploration in our village," said Lord Phaya, "This is a great opportunity for us. The villagers in our village will all have a job next!"
"Cool!"
"Great!"
On the stone arch bridge, there was a burst of applause!