Since Xie Heng was pretending to be blind, Niu Tongsheng was the one who entertained the officials during lunch.
When Old Mrs. Chen returned the change left from grocery shopping, Zhao Chuchu gave 20 cents to the old woman.
"Take this. Don't say no this time. I should pay you for helping me out so much. If you don't take it, I don't know if I can ask for any more favors from you again," she said.
"I can't take this! You..."
"Just take it. Also, can you ask Uncle Chen and the rest if they are willing to help me plow the mountain or not? I'm paying 25 cents a day."
"You're hiring?"
"Yes. Tell him to help me find as many people as he can. We have to plow the entire mountain."
"But, Chuchu, they're only paying 15 cents a day out there."
