Chapter Forty-Eight: The Admirable Helian Yanran (II)
"That's what happens. Li Xiucai replied, "Not all the county governors are like Zexian's, Pei County's parents are very good, and the county was also flooded, but they first thought of strengthening the embankment to prevent the flood from spreading to other places, and personally rushed to the forefront." There is also the case of Pingzhou, where almost all the food and salaries at home were used for disaster relief. Along the way, many well-wishers are also giving porridge in their homes, and some states and counties provide temporary resettlement places with cotton mats, although they are old, but they are very clean, which shows that they are attentive. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have been able to go this far, and we would have starved to death long ago. It's just that nearly half of the prefectures and counties in Anhui Huai Prefecture were affected by the disaster, and the number of displaced people was too large to take them in, so the governor would order the sick and weak to be properly resettled first. In some counties, the elderly and those who are too young are also taken in, which is very considerate of the people. But those of us who are young and disease-free are still left to fend for ourselves. ”
Bai Sheng asked for nearly an hour, and he had a rough idea in his heart. He saw that the two of them were obviously different from ordinary homeless people, and they were also knowledgeable and useful, and it was originally like leaving a few available locals around during the disaster relief period, and it would be much easier to do things. He took a fancy to Li Zhao and the others, but he didn't speak by himself, only looked at Helian Yanran with a smile.
Helian Yanran had already understood his intentions from Bai Sheng's eyes, she looked at the two of them, and said arrogantly: "I have a lot of business in the Wanhuai Mansion, and I rarely came here in the past, but now I am here to check if there is any loss caused by the flood. Now is the time to employ people, you are people from Anhui, and you are more familiar with this place than we are. Instead of following the homeless people to beg for food, it is better to follow us as a helper, at least you can manage your family three full meals a day, and you will have a hundred copper coins to get a month. How?"
There is no need to go hungry anymore and there is still a month ago to take, and they are also employed by two people with such style, how is this kind of good thing different from pie in the sky? Don't ask them to do any bad things? Li Xiucai and Zhao Junbao both beat a little drum in their hearts.
Helian Yanran seemed to see the concerns in the hearts of the two, turned her eyes away, and added unhurriedly: "There is nothing rare in terms of work, that is, to answer some questions about various places along the way, remind Gongzi of some taboos or something, and the rumors about local officials can also be heard about, which is very important to how to operate a trading shop in the next step." In addition, sometimes it is necessary to exert some effort, and it is not difficult to help carry and lift, which is not only in accordance with etiquette and morality. ”
After getting the guarantee, the two of them put their hearts at ease, glanced at each other, and saluted Bai Sheng and Helian Yanran: "I would like to listen to the son and the girl." ”
Bai Sheng smiled and took Helian Yanran's hand and said, "I just ask questions, send something, or listen to my girl." She has to decide everything in the house, and even my Lord does it. After Bai Sheng finished speaking, the afterglow swept over the two of them, and sure enough, he saw Li Xiucai's body stiffened.
"Dare to ask the girl, are the younger brothers and the younger ones also fortunate enough to serve with them?" Zhao Junbao changed his name and asked.
"If they are with you, let them all remain. It's not going to be easy, and we don't care about the copper money for the rations. Bai Sheng said and looked at Helian Yanran and grinned, "Did you say okay?"
"If Childe looks pleasing to the eye, just stay. Helian Yanran said lightly.
"It's nothing to do with you, let's go back and rest early. Bai Sheng waved his hand casually to signal the two of them to retreat, and his eyes were always on Helian Yanran.
Li Zhao and the others answered, bowed and retreated. Before going out, Li Xiucai couldn't help but look up at the woman on the chair with a straight head and an indifferent gaze. He looked at it intently, but he didn't know what Bai Sheng was looking at him, with a smile on his lips, but his eyes were faintly sharp and displeased. Seeing this, Zhao Junbao was clever in his heart and hurriedly dragged him out.
"Xiucai, are you crazy? Those two are amazing characters at first glance, and they can only be raised in a rich nest for several lifetimes. What are our identities? Where can we climb high to others? Now that the two nobles have been rewarded with errands, we can finally settle down and settle down, so don't be confused. Zhao Junbao pulled Li Xiucai out of the small courtyard, looked at no one on the left and right, but did not dare to take it lightly, and persuaded in a low voice.
"Brother Zhao, I know what you said. Li Xiucai lowered his head as he spoke, not wanting people to see his loneliness and sadness, "I just want to see her, and I always want to take a second look, so I am satisfied." She is such a noble and arrogant woman, like the bright moon in the sky, and I am just a speck of dust on the ground, so low that it could not be lower. It's really a bigger gap than the difference between cloud and mud. I am self-aware, and I dare not have any blasphemous thoughts. ”
"Silly Xiucai, you've only seen two sides of people in total, why are you so obsessed. Zhao Junbao was anxious for him.
"I don't know what's going on. From the first sight of her, it was like a knife carved in my head. 'There are beauties, and they will never forget it. It's like not seeing it, thinking about it like crazy. The longing in my heart grows like weeds, maybe I'm really a demonic barrier. Li Xiucai's voice was full of faint melancholy and sadness.
"Little Ancestor, quickly break this thought!" Zhao Junbao shouted lowly, frowning and speaking very solemnly, "Where is it obviously a couple, and they don't shy away from it in front of so many people, and the relationship must be excellent." That boy doesn't know how tight the girl is. Just now, you only cared about looking at your bright moon, and didn't see the way the son looked at you. I, who have been on the battlefield and killed the enemy, have been scared out of a cold sweat by that momentum, you must not be stupid, otherwise you don't know how to die when the time comes. ”
Li Xiucai's face turned pale when he heard this, and his voice was so low that he couldn't hear it: "I also know that it shouldn't be like this, but I just can't control my eyes, and I can't help but chase her figure anyway." I couldn't control my heart, and I thought about her all the time. ”
"Evil," Zhao Junbao shook his head, sighed again and again, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and became happy again, "I know, it must be because you have reached your age but you haven't married a wife yet." When this period of time has passed, ask your sister-in-law to tell you about good family affairs, find a virtuous daughter-in-law who knows how to hurt people, and live a good life. After a long time, your unreliable mind should fade. ”
"I don't know if it's going to be light. But Brother Zhao, 'once the sea was difficult to turn into water, except for Wushan is not a cloud', since you have seen the best, can you still see the others?" Li Xiucai looked directly into Zhao Junbao's eyes and asked seriously.
"Well...... Women, blowing the lights at night is actually the same. Zhao Junbao looked away with a little humility and said perfunctorily, "In the future, you will know when you marry a daughter-in-law." ”
"Is it the same? how can it be the same?" Li Xiucai said to himself, "I know in my heart that it can't be the same." ”
Zhao Junbao saw that he looked like he was in a rage, and he had the heart to persuade a few more words, but he didn't know how to convince this weak but stubborn reader, and finally sighed and didn't say anything.