Long Bing appeared, Long Bing left, came and went without a trace, Xia Lei seemed to have adapted to this characteristic of her. The compass was repaired by Long Bing, and if he repaired it, his work would be completed, and the matter would have nothing to do with him. As for what the compass was for, and why Long Bing took it, he didn't really care about it. As for what the Archaeological Bureau would ask for if it contacted Long Bing, he didn't care about it.

After the compass incident, Xia Lei put all his energy into the Reima studio, and three days later the Reima studio opened, and the business was not as good as expected, but it was not bad. The general live horse Xiao An shot, and the difficult Xia Lei shot, and the division of labor between the two was clear. After a day of work, I made a net profit of 1,400 yuan in addition to material costs, utilities and rent.

"A little less. Xia Lei said, slightly dissatisfied in his heart.

Ma Xiaoan was very happy, "Leizi, be content, we didn't do much work to earn 1,400 yuan, we used to work on the construction site for a week to earn so much." ”

When the two worked on the construction site, the average salary was 100 a day, and they did need to work for a week to earn 1,400 yuan. Now that I've earned so much in one day, that's a big step forward.

Xia Lei was relieved to think about it, and he said: "If the people from the Archaeological Bureau give us the 50,000 yuan, we will earn more than 50,000 yuan, and we used to earn so much, and our brothers would have to work for at least about a year." ”

"The Archaeological Bureau is a government agency, and it will not be repaid, and it will be given sooner or later. Ma Xiaoan said.

At this time, a woman appeared at the door of the store, she was very young, in her early twenties, with an apple face and big eyes. She wore a short-sleeved shirt with a floral checkered top, and her huge breasts held the fabric high and tight, and the buttons seemed to burst at any moment. The lower body is wearing a pair of cheap denim shorts, and the buttocks are rounded, which is quite attractive. The woman carried a burden on her shoulder, which was made of blue cloth and looked old. A white towel peeked out from the corner of the bag, and the towel looked dirty. With this outfit, people can see at a glance that she is from the countryside.

Xia Lei said tentatively: "Excuse me, do you have something?"

"I'm ......," the woman looked a little nervous, "who is the boss here?"

Her words have a Shu sound, and most of them came from Shu.

Before Xia Lei could speak, Ma Xiaoan pointed at Xia Lei and said with a smile: "Sister, this is our boss, what are you looking for him?"

The woman seemed to have mustered up her courage, she looked at Xia Lei and bowed awkwardly, "Boss, I, I...... Do you need someone here? I can do everything, wash the dishes, serve the dishes, clean, cook, ......."

Xia Lei said with a smile: "We are not a restaurant here, and we don't need people to serve dishes and wash dishes. Sorry, you go to the restaurant and ask. ”

The woman bit her lip, didn't dwell on it anymore, turned and left.

Charleigh's gaze fell on her feet, she was wearing a pair of liberation shoes. Even in the countryside, few women wear these shoes. Perhaps touched by these shoes, Xia Lei's heart softened, and then stopped the woman again, "Wait, can you tell me why you are looking for a job?"

The woman glanced at Xia Lei and avoided Xia Lei's eyes, and said cautiously: "My father is old and can't work, my younger brother wants to study, he has no money, I don't want him to drop out of school, so I came out to work." At this, her eyes welled up with tears, "But, but I don't have any skills, and the restaurants I asked are full, and it's not the season for factories to recruit workers...... I've run out of money, and I don't know where to stay tonight, so I'm ......."

Xia Lei interrupted her, "You stay, I'll give you three thousand months, take care of food and shelter." ”

"Huh?" The surprised voice was not made by the woman who came to look for a job, but by Ma Xiaoan.

The woman looked at Xia Lei gratefully, so excited that she couldn't speak.

Ma Xiaoan pulled Xia Lei aside and muttered: "I said Leizi, why do you accept her? I know that you are sympathetic to her situation, but there are too many people in this world who need sympathy, how many can we help with this little strength? Also, even if you want to accept her, you don't have to pay such a high salary, a rural girl like her, if you give her 15,000 if you take care of food and housing, she will be satisfied." ”

Xia Lei said: "Aren't people going to support my younger brother to study? We earn less and give her a little more, and their family will be a little better, what's wrong with that?"

Ma Xiaoan sighed, he knew the reason why Xia Lei suddenly changed his mind and gave this woman such a high salary, that is, her situation was somewhat similar to Xia Lei. He didn't approve of hiring people to save money, but the owner of this studio was Xia Lei, and Xia Lei made a decision, and he had nothing to say.

Only then did the woman speak, "Boss, big brother, I, I'll start working now, what do I have to do?"

Ma Xiaoan said angrily: "Are you afraid that the boss will regret it? Don't worry, your boss is a good person and has a very good heart, and he promised to accept you and will not drive you away again." ”

The woman breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Thank you, boss, thank you, big brother." ”

Xia Lei said with a smile: "I was thanked, don't be so polite." By the way, what's your name? My name is Xia Lei, and his name is Ma Xiao'an. ”

The woman said, "My name is Zhou Xiaohong." Then she remembered something again, and then added, "Boss Lei is good, Brother Ma is good." ”

Ma Xiaoan's heart was originally uncomfortable, but this Zhou Xiaohong's left boss and brother were so sweet that people had nothing to say, and his heart was comfortable. What's more, Zhou Xiaohong is still a young and beautiful rural girl, he can't always be a big man, right?

"Don't you have a place to live?" asked Xia Lei.

Zhou Xiaohong buried her head lightly and said embarrassedly: "Well, my money...... Ran out, and the innkeeper kicked me out this morning. ”

Xia Lei thought for a moment, "Why don't you stay in the store tonight, there is a wire bed in the store." I'll order you a takeout later, and you can make do with it. I'll help you figure it out when you're settled. ”

"Boss Lei, you are so nice, thank you, thank you. Zhou Xiaohong kept thanking her.

Xia Lei smiled: "You see you're here again, don't be so polite in the future." ”

Zhou Xiaohong smiled awkwardly, and then said, "You don't need to order takeout for me, just give me and give me a box of instant noodles." ”

Xia Lei said: "Then what's going on? Xiao An, you go to the Sichuan restaurant on the opposite street and order a takeout for her, and I'll help her make her bed." ”

"Oh. Ma Xiaoan responded, but leaned to Xia Lei's side and whispered, "Isn't there a vacant house in your house? ”

Xia Lei stepped on Ma Xiaoan's instep with one foot, "What nonsense, get out!"

Ma Xiaoan bared his teeth and ran to order takeout for Zhou Xiaohong. He was actually just joking casually, he knew that Xia Lei was not that kind of person at all. He wasn't that kind of person, otherwise he wouldn't be friends with Xia Lei.

Charley opened the wire bed and covered it with cotton wool and blankets. This wire bed was left by the former shopkeeper Uncle Jiang, who bought new bedding and originally planned to sleep here overtime sometimes, but he didn't expect that a rural girl was added on the first day of the studio's opening, and it happened to be used by her.

"Boss Lei, how can I let you make my bed, or I'll come. When Xia Lei was making the bed, Zhou Xiaohong squeezed him away.

Xia Lei looked at her nimble hands and feet, and he was also thinking about what work to arrange for her tomorrow. 3,000 yuan for food and shelter, although there is an element of sympathy for her, he can't give it to her in vain, she also has to work hard. He said secretly in his heart: "The work of receiving guests will definitely be handed over to her to do in the future, but it is too little to do this work, it is better to teach her the craft, she is so young and can learn quickly, and it will not take two months to operate independently." Yes, let her do some work such as receiving guests and cleaning first, and let her learn welding and lathe processing when she is idle. ”

"Boss Lei, these are all new, why am I embarrassed to sleep?" Zhou Xiaohong made the bed, but didn't dare to go up to sleep.

Xia Lei smiled and said, "What's so embarrassing about this? You can live here for the time being, and then make other plans when the conditions are better." ”

"Well, Boss Lei, you're such a nice person. Zhou Xiaohong followed and said, "I...... I didn't say thank you. ”

Xia Leibei laughed at her simple behavior, and he said, "Even if you say it, it's nothing, I just don't want you to be too polite." By the way, I have an idea, I don't know if you want to or not. ”

"What do you think?" Zhou Xiaohong became inexplicably nervous, she subconsciously pulled the half-open neckline, wanting to hide some secrets.

A man who was still a stranger suddenly put forward some ideas and asked if she wanted to, and it was normal for her to have such a reaction. Xia Lei found her more and more interesting, he said with a smile: "I want you to learn the craft, welding and lathe processing, as long as you learn seriously, even if you go back to your hometown in the future, you will have a craft to make a living, are you willing?"

"So that's what you're talking about?"

"What do you think I'm talking about?" Xia Lei looked at her with a smile.

Zhou Xiaohong's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly said: "No, nothing, of course I am willing, I have always wanted to learn a craft, but I don't have the money to pay for tuition." My hometown is in the mountains, and our family doesn't have any relatives who are capable of it, so it has never been possible. Boss Lei, if you are willing to teach me, I will definitely learn hard. ”

Xia Lei said: "Then it's decided, when a guest comes tomorrow, you can say hello, pour a glass of water, ask the other party what to do, and follow me and Ma Xiaoan to learn the craft when it's okay." ”

"Ma, Brother Ma, are you willing to teach me?" Zhou Xiaohong looked timid, "I'm a little afraid of him." ”

At this time, Ma Xiaoan walked in with a takeaway, "What are you afraid of me?

Zhou Xiaohong saw Ma Xiaoan come in, she hurriedly waved her hand, "No, no, no, Brother Ma, I didn't mean that, I meant ......"

Ma Xiaoan handed the takeaway to Zhou Xiaohong's hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you are willing to learn, I will never leave a hand, and I will teach you everything." ”

"Thank you, Brother Ma. Zhou Xiaohong relaxed at this time.

Ma Xiaoan said with a smile: "Also, I am a kinder and more lovely person than your Boss Lei, and you will find that I have countless advantages in the future." ”

Zhou Xiaohong looked at Ma Xiao'an, and then at Xia Lei, she pursed her lips and didn't say anything, but she obviously didn't think so in her heart, which could be distinguished from the way she looked at Ma Xiao'an and Xia Lei.

After settling Zhou Xiaohong, it was already dark when Xia Lei and Ma Xiaoan left the Reima studio. Ma Xiaoan sent Xia Lei home on his battered motorcycle, and then rode away on the motorcycle again.

Back at home, Xia Xue had already prepared a meal and was waiting for him to eat.

After dinner, Xia Lei turned on the TV and chose an English channel to watch.

Xia Xue, who was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, looked at Xia Lei curiously, "Brother, when did you like to watch English channels?

Xia Lei smiled, "Of course I understand." ”

Xia Xue cut off, "I don't believe it, I don't understand it, how can you understand?"

Xia Lei didn't explain, and while watching TV, he learned that the announcer on TV spoke English. He had memorized all the English words, as well as the associated grammar, all he lacked was speaking skills. Once he breaks through the difficulty of speaking, there is no doubt that he will be a humanoid translator. Of course, he couldn't tell Xia Xue this secret.