Volume 1 Chapter 91: Unexpected Grain Storehouse

  When she came, she saw with her own eyes the three grain mountains piled up on the square, all packed in large burlap sacks. At this time, I'm afraid less than half of them have been stored in the warehouse?

  "It's too late, it's too late! Quick, bring the felt mat quickly and cover it up, hurry up and cover it!" Li Guan Shi waved his hands and shouted orders, while the workers also started running around in a flurry.

  "Be careful, Miss!" Lin Zhangang hastily pulled Yao Cunhui aside, afraid that she would be accidentally bumped or collided with in the chaos.

  Large raindrops fell down one by one, hitting the dry dust. Looking at the busy crowd in front of her, Yao Cunhui's heart tightened secretly.

  No one knows better than her that every grain of rice is crucial to the Yao family at this moment! Every grain of rice they purchase must be preserved perfectly, without any waste!

  "Ah! Get out of the way! Move aside!" The crowd shouted in alarm.

  Yao Cunhui and others followed the sound, only to see a high pile of grain on top of which there was a loud crash. Several bags of grain fell down because they were not stacked stably and were blown by the wind. The over 100 jin grayish-brown sacks hit the ground, stirring up a messy cloud of dust that startled everyone.

  Luckily, no one was hurt.

  "What are you staring at! Quickly move these bags of grain away! Hurry up and cover them with the felt cloth, it's going to rain heavily soon!" Li Guanshi shouted loudly after recovering from his shock.

  The raindrops at this time were not as thick and large as before, but they fell more densely.

  Several bags of grain scattered all over the ground were quickly carried away by someone, but as they gazed at this mountain of grain, everyone looked at each other in dismay, and no one dared to go up.

  Who knows if it's stable or not? What if it collapses again after a while? If you don't get smashed to death, the grain sacks will crush you to death!

  "Are you still waiting for me to take action? Go quickly! You and you, hurry up!" Li shouted at the two men.

  This is tens of thousands of catties of high-quality japonica rice; if it were all ruined by the rain, what would he use to account for it to his master?

  The two people who were called out looked at each other in dismay, answering with their mouths while trying to hide the fear on their faces, and their feet couldn't move an inch.

  "Give it to me, I'll go!" Yao Cunhui suddenly rushed forward, snatching the felt blanket from the stunned person's hand and quickly rushing towards the grain pile.

  "Second Miss! You can't be serious!" Lin Zhang's voice rang out as he rushed over, and only then did everyone else react, staring blankly at Second Miss who was about to climb up the grain pile.

  Li Guanshi's lips moved, and suddenly he found his tongue tied in a knot, unable to utter a single word.

  "This is a matter of the Yao family!" Yao Cunhui hugged the rolled-up felt, looked at Lin Zhanggui with a stern expression, and took advantage of Lin Zhanggui's momentary distraction to climb up.

  "Second Miss!" Lin Zhangyu stamped his foot and hurriedly followed, helping Yao Cunhui with her task.

  "Thank you, Mr. Lin!" Yao Cunhui turned back with a smile and nodded at him.

  "Be careful, Second Miss!" Lin Zhangfu said with a bitter smile. If anything happened to the Second Miss, how would he be able to face Master?

  Two men climbed up Grain Mountain, hastily opened the felt blanket, pulled out the corners and covered it, hanging down in all directions.

  "What are you still stunned for? Hurry up and come help!" Yao Cunhui glanced down.

  The crowd was like a dream, hastily responding with one voice. Two men picked up another roll of canvas and went up, several people below continued to hang down the cloth feet, carefully fixing the edges of the canvas around.

  "Second Miss, you can go down now, we've got this!" The person who went up said with a silly smile, his ancient copper-colored face slightly flushed.

  Yao Cunhui smiled slightly and said: "I can do it, if you can do it, I can too."

  He was stunned for a moment and somewhat bewildered.

  "Alright, let's hurry up! We can't delay any longer! And be careful, pay attention to safety!" Yao Cunhui said.

  "Yes! Second Miss!" The crowd's spirits lifted, their hands moving swiftly and in an orderly manner, doing better than usual, faster, and more seriously.

  "Yao'er! What are you doing up there!" Old Master Yao suddenly appeared on the scene, his eyes fixed intently on the small figure of Yao Cunhui atop the tall grain mountain, his voice trembling with fear.

  "Come down! Come down!" Mr. Yao's blood ran cold, his heart suddenly lifted into the air.

  "Dad, I'm fine! Don't worry!" Yao Cunhui smoothed out her disheveled hair and continued to work busily.

  When several people walked down properly, the clothes on their bodies were already half wet. When blown by the wind, Yao Cunhui couldn't help but shiver with cold.

  A warmth spread through her body as a large purple cloak fell onto her shoulders, personally draped over her by Old Master Yao himself.

  "Dad..." Yao Cunhui looked up at his father with a momentary feeling of emotion.

  "How can a girl like you do such a thing?" Mr. Yao's heart was put at ease, but he furrowed his brow and scanned the surroundings with a glance, his eyes sweeping past Lin Zhanggui.

  Boss Lin's lips moved slightly, unable to refute, but in his heart, there was a faint sense of emotion.

  Yao Cunhui smiled awkwardly and turned back to look at the grain mountain, saying: "Dad, it's not raining heavily yet, the sacks are very sturdy and waterproof, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

  Mr. Yao let out a soft sigh and gazed at her with a rather complicated look in his eyes.

  "Alright, disperse!" Old Master Yao nodded at Li the manager.

  Li Guanshi saw that Master Yao didn't seem to be blaming him and slightly put his mind at ease, of course, he would still ask for forgiveness later.

  "It's all dispersed, it's all dispersed... Hmm? What are you guys gathering there for?"

  "Li the manager has a brother who's injured his hand and it's bleeding!" someone shouted from the crowd.

  "Is it bleeding?" Yao Cunhui glanced at her father, seeing that he didn't get angry because she spoke up, so she asked loudly: "Is it serious or not?"

  "It's nothing, Miss. I'll just go and bandage it up," the man said with a forced smile, his voice barely concealing his panic and tension, seemingly unable to believe that the young mistress of the house would concern herself with an ordinary worker like him.

  "Li Guanshi," Yao Cunhui looked at the person's wrist and saw the bright red, feeling a slight tremble in her heart. She turned to Li Guanshi and asked: "Is there any disinfectant, hemostatic powder and gauze for bandaging available upstairs?"

  Li Guanshi was taken aback and hastily said: "This... all the grain warehouses have never been equipped with these things, when workers are injured, they deal with it themselves."

  Li Guanshi was born afraid of Yao Cunhui blaming himself for not doing his job well. One sentence contained two pieces of information: one is that everyone does this, and our village is no exception; the other is that others are not hurt, but he is, it's because he was careless, who can be blamed?

  "However," Yao Cunhui realized Li Guanshi's intention to shirk responsibility, glanced at her father and saw that his eyes were dimly waiting for her to continue speaking. With a boost of spirit, she continued: "But after all, it was an injury sustained while working. Who doesn't have moments of negligence? Tomorrow, go buy some commonly used medicines like hemostatic agents, anti-swelling agents, and bruise-removing powders, as well as gauze for bandaging to prepare for future use!"

  "This..." Li Guanshi looked at Old Master Yao.

  "Let's do it as the second young lady said!" Old Master Yao made a decisive statement, saying: "The farms and shops of the Yao family grain store will all be instructed to follow this method. This sum of money will be counted in the public account!"

  "Thank you, Master Yao! Thank you, Second Miss!" The workers' faces were filled with gratitude as they bowed in unison to Old Master Yao and Yao Cunhui. Some of them had eyes that were slightly red-rimmed, their emotions unusually stirred up.

  The masters are high and mighty, they only have the qualification to glance from afar, when will they deign to speak with a humble worker like me? Not to mention spending money to buy medicine and bandages! To be injured without being scolded as "serves you right!" or "useless thing!" is already a great fortune!

  "You are all workers of the Yao family rice shop, as long as you do your best to do a good job in your own duties, there will be many benefits in the future! Our Yao family will not treat everyone unfairly!" Yao Cunhui smiled slightly.

  Mr. Yao also nodded, thinking to himself: It seems that the "new benefits" proposed by Hui'er should be taken seriously, there is a set for the shopkeepers and another set for the workers. By winning over people's hearts, losses will be reduced.

  "Alright, nothing's wrong, everyone can disperse! Li, remember to pass down the order when you turn back!"

  "Yes, sir!"

  Because Yao Cunhui's clothes were half wet, Old Master Yao immediately took her to the carriage and returned to the mansion, ending today's visit ahead of schedule.

  "What can I say about you, child? Should I scold you for being rash and impulsive or praise you for your bravery?" Mr. Yao glared at his daughter with some dissatisfaction in the carriage.

  With so many workers around, wouldn't she ask someone else to go? Why did she have to go herself? What if something unexpected happened, didn't she know how to be afraid?

  "Dad," Yao Cunhui smiled and told him what had happened at the time.

  "In that case, you shouldn't go at all!" Mr. Yao's voice was tinged with anger.

  "This is our family's matter, others can ignore it, but how can Hui'er ignore it? We have nothing left to lose, whether it's food or people's hearts." Yao Cun's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke in a low voice, carefully glancing at Old Master Yao's expression before adding softly: "Besides, Hui'er will be careful!"

  "Alas!" Old Master Yao let out a long sigh, patted his forehead with his hand, and gazed at Yao Cunhui's changing expression. Finally, he softly sighed: "It seems Father has grown old! Good child, it's hard on you to know such words!"

  "Dad......" This time it was Yao Cunhui's turn to be stunned: What is going on here?

  "Haha!" Looking at his daughter's shocked face, Old Master Yao chuckled and his eyes sparkled as he said slowly, "When I was young and encountered this kind of situation, I did the same thing too!"

  Yao Cunhui's eyes lit up, and the smile on her lips grew deeper. Her eyebrows curved into a smile as she said, "Dad!"

  "Ha ha!" Mr. Yao and she exchanged a smile, their eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and their mood improved a lot. He sighed and said, "But, Dad still doesn't want you to take risks, your safety is the most important thing, especially in this situation now, do you understand?"

  Yao's eyes dimmed slightly, and her mood sank a little further.

  What if something unexpected happens to her, not to mention losing her life, but just becoming disabled or crippled? What will happen to Zan then? What about the future of the Yao family? Not to mention the mother and son of the fourth aunt!

  "I understand, Father!" Yao Cunhui lowered his head.