Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Village Chief

It's not anything valuable, in the words of the first master, it's a benefit that everyone has when the little stewards celebrate the New Year's Day.

A few feet of it can be used as a gown, one gray and one blue.

The blue one is slightly thicker, so it should be an autumn and winter style that has passed the season.

And the color is also a little old-fashioned, probably because of bulk purchases, among the warp and weft, there are some raw edges that are not done when weaving.

But this kind of thing, for ordinary peasant families, is a hard currency that can be used as money.

Whenever there is a happy event in this family, or a relative, bringing a few feet of cloth is considered a heavy gift.

But this gift is not heavy enough in Shao Nianshi's eyes, and he is afraid that he will not be able to return home in a short period of time.

If everything goes well in Liaocheng, it will take more than a month of work, and when the weather is hot, you can return to the village to have a look.

If the transaction does not go smoothly, I am afraid that when I come back, it will be another year.

When he thought of Shao Nian here, he took out a bag of extremely simple but quite complete pen and ink from his baggage.

This is the master who taught him to read and write...... took advantage of his position to buy him cheap and easy-to-use stationery in exchange.

Under Shao Nian's tireless practice, he has begun to learn to use a brush...... It's time to write the kanji you've learned.

Now his posture with the pen is standard, but the strength of the wrist is not enough.

The handwriting is a little crooked, and it is far from the word beautiful.

The reason why Shao Nian took out this set of things in a big way was because he remembered that the eldest grandson of the village chief of Qiu Village had reached the age of entering school this year.

If his guess was correct, the old village chief was worried about where his grandson would choose the school.

It was only fitting that he came to the door at this time and brought such a gift.

In this way, you will not feel embarrassed when you trouble the old village chief.

Shao Nianshi, who said he would do it, put all these things in a sack sewn bag in his hand, put them on his shoulder, and walked to the old village chief's house.

It is still the courtyard gate facing the road at the entrance of the village, and it is still the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief who opened the door for Shao Nianshi.

Only this time, it was not only the old village chief who took pity on him who came out, but the eldest son of the village chief's family and all the family members, who came out together to welcome Shao Nianshi in.

The courtyard is very clean, more than a dozen chickens and ducks, two or three fat pigs, and the circle that should have a smell has also been blocked with some feed hay, which has covered the smell tightly.

The door in the main hall in the center was opened, and after being introduced into the house, Shao Nianshi was actually let into the hands of the old village chief, a serious guest.

Shao Nianshi was a little flattered by this kind of treatment, but after thinking about it carefully, he calmed down and sat down very calmly.

Now he is not a lonely and pitiful little pity from years ago.

The current Shao Nianshi can stand up the door of the Shao family, do the shop steward of the first family, and get the name of the master himself.

It's just that Shao Nianshi has been doing business for a few days, so he understands some of the truths of communication.

After he sat in his seat, he first humbled himself, but he couldn't get rid of it, and then he moved his ass forward and spoke to the village chief with great respect.

After only two or three sentences, he explained his intentions.

"Village Chief, thank you for taking care of the boy in the village. ”

"There are no relatives here when Shao was young, as a village head, the village chief who can be the master of my Shao family is the default elder in my heart. ”

"And when I was young, I was able to support myself from adversity and live a better and better life, which was inseparable from the help of the elders in the village. ”

"Therefore, this time, the boy wants to come to thank the village chief, this gift is Shao Nianshi's work in the first family today, not a valuable thing, I hope the village chief will not dislike it. ”

There are a lot of crepe words to say this, and even the words I used in the countryside have never been said again.

Shao Nianshi took to heart the words of his enlightenment Mr. Li's steward.

The more he went to work in a big city, the more he had to make his identity fit the environment and atmosphere.

Otherwise, it is obvious that he is living in the city, and he has to use that country slang, which makes people despise for no reason, and also loses the face of the master's family.

So from now on, Shao Nianshi has imperceptibly incorporated this habit into his daily life.

Even to the villagers he knows best, he tries not to use the local dialect to talk to them.

After speaking, Shao Nianshi handed over the gift in his hand.

It's just that he didn't deliver it directly to the old village chief, but stood up and handed it to the village chief's aunt, who was still preparing a meal with his daughter-in-law in the courtyard.

"This is a fine cloth of three feet and three feet, which is enough to make a family's gown, and it is not even a little rich. ”

"These pen, ink, paper and inkstones are stationery that I specially prepared when I heard that Xiaotao's younger brother was going to school, and they are suitable for new students. ”

"It's not anything of value, don't dislike it, Aunt Wanwang. ”

Who would dislike such a real thing?

The aunt who took the cloth and pen and ink groped for a few handfuls, and after seeing the old man in the room nodding at him, he put the thing on his arm and accepted it happily.

As for Shao Nianshi, he returned to the house again and talked about business with the old village chief.

"Didn't I say it, doll, why did you change your name, when you called that Shao Nian, it was quite smooth, but the text was a little crepe. ”

But Shao Nianshi replied with a little pride: "Uncle Village Chief, you don't know, because I work neatly, and I have been transferred to Liaocheng County to be a little shopkeeper by the master of the first family." ”

"Therefore, for the sake of future business dealings, the master changed my name for me. ”

"I have a relationship with Nianshi, and I have the surname Shao, and the meaning of adding it together is even more brilliant, so from now on, I will be called Shao Nianshi. ”

"By the way, village chief, when it comes to going to work in the city, I will prepare a case for you here first. ”

"After listening to the description of the shop in Liaocheng by Steward Zhang of the old man's family, I think it is a shop with great development. ”

"Nowadays, business is lighter and doesn't require much manpower. ”

"But I have the confidence to make it bigger and stronger, and I will have to find a few people to help me when the time comes. ”

"It's good to use the servants of the first family itself, but I always feel that there is no one behind me. ”

"Because of the work contract I signed with the first master, there are only two years and three months left. ”

"When the contract expires, I always have to come out and do some business on my own. ”

"At that time, I also hoped to have trusted fellow villagers who could help each other. ”

"So, this time, if I make the grain shop in Liaocheng, I hope that the second brother of the village chief's family, the second root of the junior high school, can come to the county town to help me with this. ”

"The second brother can start as a young man first, if the store is bigger, it is not impossible to be a second shopkeeper behind me. ”

"Uncle Village, what do you think of my suggestion?"