Early in the morning, the two Gong Jian brothers came to the provincial capital. When they first entered the door, they really couldn't figure out where to go to find someone to do something. Fortunately, soon, a steward stepped forward to greet the two brothers. The attitude of this steward is also very enthusiastic.

The two brothers were worried that they couldn't find someone, and now that this steward was delivered to the door, of course the two were very happy. Gong Jian first said: "We need to find someone now to do something temporarily. We don't need him to sell himself, but we also need to find someone who can be trusted. ”

As soon as he heard that these two were looking for someone to work for a short time, he immediately smiled and beckoned the two brothers to walk towards the third courtyard on the right. While walking, he introduced: "In this third small courtyard, there are all kinds of long-term and short-term workers. They don't sell themselves, most of them sign a contract. "Of course, if both parties to the contract are willing, they will take some commissions. I believe that in it, I will be able to find a satisfactory candidate for the two brothers.

The steward kept sending the Gong Jian brothers to the door of the small courtyard, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted to the steward in charge of the courtyard, and then bowed down and withdrew. The next person who greeted the two brothers should be the steward who was in charge of the work in this courtyard.

The two didn't have much of a greeting, and directly said what they asked. "We're going to find someone to go on a trip to the field, and if that person has a lot of kung fu, it's fine, but if he doesn't, we want him to be fit. The other is that you must be smart and sharp enough to be easy to deal with other people. ”

The two Gong Jian brothers thought that if they asked me like this, then the person in charge of the matter would be selected for a while, but as soon as they finished their request, the person in charge immediately bowed down and replied: "The two guest officers will wait a while, and I will bring the candidates who meet the two requirements." ”

I really didn't let the brothers wait long, and soon, the steward brought three or four people. The age of these three or four people, from their teens to their thirties. Everyone seems to be in good health and in good shape, and the most rare thing is that these people seem to be very kind.

From the outside, these people are very in line with the choice of the two Gong Jian brothers, and after that, the two asked these people some questions separately. After asking, the two brothers discussed together, and finally the two generally chose one of them, a young man in his twenties.

This person used to be a merchant, but because the old man in the family was sick, he owed a lot of debts. Even his stall was mortgaged, so there was no way, he could only sign a contract in the shop now, trying to find a part-time job to do.

Because of dealing with strangers all year round, this person is very good at communicating with people, and it is easy for people to let their guard down. The main thing is that this man is very clever and sensitive. This is basically in line with the requirements of the two brothers. The two of them also explained that they needed people to leave the provincial capital and go to other county towns for them. The man also happily agreed, the matter in his family has been settled, and now he can earn more money, which is the most important thing.

Both parties were satisfied with the money, and soon, the person who traveled brought a contract, and both parties wrote their own conditions, and the contract was reached.

After Gong Jian gave the part of the cut to the shopkeeper directly, the two brothers left the store with the former merchant. The three of them found a teahouse and went to a quieter private room.

Before signing the contract, the two brothers also had a certain understanding of the merchant's character. Although this person used to walk the streets, his credibility is still good.

That man can be said to have promised others that he will definitely do it, not to mention that the wages promised by the two brothers are still generous. Gong Jian even told him that if he inquired in more detail, then the more bounty he would get when he came back. The man was also very satisfied with this matter.

I didn't elaborate on it before, but after the three of them came to the teahouse, Gong Jian and Gong Yu explained the situation on Zhao Rong's side and the money and merchants. The purpose is to ask him to be able to inquire about the situation carefully after going to the county where Zhao Rong is located.

What he needs to inquire about is whether it is the affairs of Zhao Rong's family, or the specific situation of Zhao Rong. Of course, Gong Jian even said that if there is a way to sneak into Zhao's house and contact Zhao Rong, I also hope that he can bring them two sentences.

The former merchant happily agreed. After confirming Zhao Rong's address again, he was already ready to go back and pack his things and set off immediately.

The county seat where the Zhao family is located is not far from the provincial capital, at least much closer than Gong Jian's remote county seat. It only takes one day to get from the provincial capital to that county seat. This is also the reason why Gong Yu wanted to go by himself before.

The time agreed between the two Gong Jian brothers and the merchant is currently more than ten days away from the release of the list in the provincial capital. Gong Jian simply set the time as the day before the day the list was released. No matter how much the merchant inquired, on that day, the two sides met again in this teahouse.

After chatting for a while, they felt that there was nothing more to ask for, and then they stood up one after another and said goodbye. The two brothers returned to the rented courtyard and did not mention it, only saying that the merchant returned to his house, and after just saying hello to his mother-in-law, he packed a few bags and left the house quickly.

Gong Jian had given a deposit before, so he directly rented a set of carriages and went to the county seat where Zhao Rong was located. He had also been there, but he had only been there before, and this time he went to inquire about the news, and the merchant still had some confidence in this errand.

In fact, for Zhao Rong and his family, the merchant still has a certain impression because he has been to that county. In the teahouse just now, when the three of them were talking, he also told the Gong Jian brothers what he once knew.

Zhao Rong's family is indeed a big family in the local area, and his ancestors have been big officials in the court for several generations. It's just that the descendants of the later generations are not very competitive, so they migrated to that county.

But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Zhao family is still very famous in the local area. What's more, Zhao Rong's father's generation, it is true that their family has a person who is an official.

The merchant only listened to a few gossips at that time, but he really didn't remember, but he probably knew that there was indeed a scholar in their family who went to become an official. It's just that because of something, more than ten years ago, the head of the Zhao family, who was an official, lost his "life" outside.