Who would have thought that before he could take a step, Shao Manchu was called back by Steward Zhang.

"Hey, wait...... There's something I want to ask you. ”

Hearing this, Shao Manchu turned his head blankly, but he was also obedient, stood still, and waited for Steward Zhang's question.

"Let me ask you, what are your plans when the work of the water pavilion is finished?"

This question was strange, and Shao Manchu asked back: "Didn't I sign a long-term contract with the owner? ”

"What's the matter, if you work in the first house, you can still pick up a job?"

Then the owner's temperament is inevitably too kind.

Steward Zhang shook his head and continued to ask, "No, what I want to ask is, do you have any goals, or do you have any work you want to do?" ”

"It's like you have the craft of a carpenter now, and you want to become a famous master craftsman in the future?"

Shao Manchu, who understood a little, hurriedly shook his head: "Steward Zhang, I don't want to be a carpenter." My dream is not to be a worker. ”

"I thought that I would fulfill the deed signed by my father, and after saving some money, I would go to do a small business. ”

"I want to be a businessman, whether it's a footman who walks the streets and alleys against the shelves, or a hawker who shouts and solicits customers from his shop, I am willing. ”

"Because I like to do that, and only by doing my own business can I make a lot of money. ”

"As a carpenter, I can only eat and eat when I am busy, and I can't achieve my thoughts. ”

This is ambitious, and it is very satisfying to Steward Zhang.

His temptation today yielded a good result.

Then, Steward Zhang made a decision.

"The first master's water pavilion courtyard only needs half a month to dry, and when the flowering period in the spring is over, the old man's family will leave for Jicheng, and this place is just left to be maintained. ”

"Since you are the long-term worker of this courtyard, you are naturally also left. ”

"Although the monthly salary will be paid on time, there is no good work arrangement here. ”

"You're still young, and you've been delayed staying here for two years. ”

"I have a job here, it may be tiring and not very easy to do, but it will be of great help to you in the future. ”

"Are you willing to give up the relatively quiet maintenance work in the other courtyard to do the other job I assigned you?"

These words sound really heartwarming, but Shao Manchu, who is naturally cautious, is not so easy to fool, he pondered for a moment, like Steward Zhang asked: "Steward, can I ask what you want me to do?"

Whether it will help you in your future vision and whether this job is suitable for you still needs to be judged.

For Shao Manho's non-blind obedience, Steward Zhang was surprised.

How can a young man of his age have such calmness, most of them are inherited by themselves as soon as they say it casually.

He has enough brains, and he is a good seedling.

Steward Zhang didn't hide it, nodded, and told Shao Manchu what he wanted Shao Manchu to do.

"Did you know there was a mill in Pingxian?"

"Is it the Ping County connected to our village?"

Shao Manchu knows.

The mill was halfway between Qiu Village and Ping County, and was once home to the largest mill within a radius of 100 miles.

It's just that the mill is big, and the fees are also high, and the villagers grind the grain, remove the wheat grains, and want to grind some fine grain for the family, and send it to the mill, but they always feel that the flesh hurts.

At the beginning, there was only this mill built by the first family around here, and when the big guys were busy harvesting, they couldn't do their work, so they could only be sent to this mill.

But in recent years, several more small mills have been opened in several villages.

Although the scale is a little small, the work is also done slowly.

But I can't stand these small workshops, it's cheap.

Coming and going, in addition to the big work necessary in the season, the big guy had to be sent to the mill of the first family to do, and those who came from the family today, grinding half a catty of white flour, the villagers all went to find this kind of small mill near to do.

It's like this kind of small work, although it looks inconspicuous.

But this is the country, isn't the mill business made up of these small jobs?

The little steward of the mill, who had never done business in the country, had no interest in saving it when he found that the mill was a little too much to make ends meet, even if he found out the crux of the problem.

This little steward sent to Pingxian from the city is also a bachelor, and he took the initiative to admit his mistake to the first master, but he would rather go back to Jicheng to be a teller than go back to Pingxian to do this stewardship.

At this time, the mill, which had been set up as a steward and had seventeen or eighteen workers, was now left with only two people left behind to watch the shop.

Just the day before, the last worker who had done the work had also applied to be transferred back to the main courtyard.

There was only one janitor left, guarding the tools in the mill.

It would be a pity for the huge mill to let it fall like this.

Steward Zhang felt that he could find a smart, down-to-earth local and try it again.

Anyway, the worst outcome is just to close the door.

What if the blind cat encounters a dead mouse and brings the mill back to life?

Wouldn't he make a fortune then?

Listening to Steward Zhang talking about the rise and fall of this mill, Shao Manchu's mind was also spinning rapidly.

He was pondering the gains and losses of the next job.

Looking left and right, this job seems to be a great exercise of people's ability.

Even if he did a bad job and didn't hold up the mill, it wouldn't make a difference.

Compared with doing the same manual work in the courtyard, Shao Manchu still likes this challenging job.

But before agreeing to Zhang to take charge, he had to negotiate some conditions.

"The person in charge, you also know that I signed an employment contract with the first master, and whether it is the salary or the construction period, it is settled according to the day of work. ”

"But the new job you want me to do is not. ”

It was a new work that would bring greater benefits to the Lord's house. ”

"If I accept the new work assigned to me by the steward and finish it, if you still pay me 30 copper dollars a day, then I will not lose a lot of money. ”

"I don't know what kind of regulations I have when I was asked to talk about this. ”

Hey, Steward Zhang crossed his arms and smiled: "Yo, hearing you say that, you are still quite confident in yourself?"

"What the rules of the mill are, whether it can be done or not is another matter, you have not even seen that place, so you first inquired about the wages. ”

"If you can't find a way out, what are you going to say?"