Chapter 36

Yuan Heizi grew increasingly angry and said, "Zhu Yuwai’s two blacksmiths get a hundred strings of cash a year, and I, well, I can put up with it. But originally, for twenty swords, I would get four strings of cash. Now, it’s turned out that for more than forty swords, I still get only four strings of cash. So, are you saying that we should gather for a year before we get a share?"

It was fine not to compare, but once he did, Yuan Heizi felt unbalanced. He did the most work, so why should he only get twenty strings of cash a year?

"Also, Daniu is kind-hearted. Without Daniu, why would the Zhu family treat the village like this? Giving us a few strings of cash as a reward is already good. If the big Zhu Yuwai didn’t treat Daniu like a child, how many of those officials’ sons would dare to treat Daniu like a child? He can forge Xia Kingdom swords with his bare hands,