Liu Shang was very disappointed, and he also knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to stop reluctantly, and said with some unhappiness: "Xie Gongzi's father's mentor is in Shanxi, so we have to go and have a look." ”

Old man Ye heard the meaning of anger from Liu Shang's tone, so he smiled, and didn't say much to Liu Shang, got up and took a few dishes that were already cold and went to the stove to heat up.

"Xiao Yu, what's the matter with you? Usually not the most eloquent lotus flower, and he doesn't help me ask the old man a few words. ”

Old man Ye walked on the front foot, and Liu Shang glared at Xie Xiang behind him and complained.

Xie Xiang said with a smile: "People have no relatives and no reason with us, and we don't owe you when we meet in Pingshui, how do you tell me to go to Koucan Lotus?" ”

Liu Shang thought for a while, then nodded helplessly, so he had to give up.

……

Although Xie Xiang was reluctant, he really couldn't stand Liu Shang's coaxing and persuasion, so there was almost no coercion and temptation.

Think about it carefully, I really don't have the face to meet my father when I make it look like this, although I had the idea of going out before, it was because I was really cornered, and now I ...... Hey, Xie Xiangyou had to shake.

Moreover, Xie Xiang's feet can't land now, if he doesn't follow Liu Shang's caravan, then he has to lie in this small inn of Old Man Ye, listening to the barking of dogs that are set off from time to time every day and every night.

That night, Xie Xiang made an unpleasant discovery in this small inn, the bed was full of fleas jumping around with a bright red belly......

This is really an extremely terrifying thing, Xie Xiang, who didn't dare to land on his feet, spent the whole night in pain, not daring to rest on the narrow bed, and embarrassed to alarm Liu Shang next door.

Although Liu Shang repeatedly invited Xie Xiang to live in the same room with him, I don't know what he had in mind, Xie Xiang still tried his best to decline politely.

Fortunately, they had not lived in the same room before, and Liu Shang was not reluctant.

Xie Xiang couldn't help muttering secretly, if he happened to meet Luo Jia, I am afraid that he would not even be able to find a reason to refuse.

However, now he regrets dying, you must know that the place where Liu Shang lives, needless to say, is all lavender, even if Old Man Ye doesn't get it for him, those people brought by Liu Shang will not obey the orders, like a close-fitting little thistle, they will take the initiative to make the place where the master lives clean and comfortable.

Otherwise, what else would Liu Shang take them for?

But now he was not pretentious because he found some fleas on the bed, so he had to take some effort to remove the little bed, and to sit on a small wooden pier against the wall and take a nap.

That didn't work, in the middle of the night, those fleas finally followed the smell of blood emitted by the human body, and Xie Xiang fought unrelentingly with those terrible fleas until dawn.

When Xiao Ji and Uncle Liu came to serve Xie Xiang in the morning, Xie Xiang said to them: "Tell your son, I have agreed to be the bookkeeper for him, and ask him to arrange for him to leave quickly." ”

Xiao Ji didn't hesitate to hear this, but Uncle Liu suddenly felt like a celestial musician, and simply regarded Xie Xiang as the most reasonable and good person in the world.

You know, if this Gongzi Xie is unwilling to condescend to be a bookkeeper for them, his young and uninhibited son, who is used to debauchery, doesn't know how long he will grind before he is willing to go on the road?

Liu Shang was even more happy: "This is our best friendship over the years, Xiao Yu, don't worry, with me Liu Yunjiao at ease, I will never be wronged by you Xie Xiaoyu." ”

Xie Xiang is very scheming in his heart, who wants to be free with you? I just want to learn some money-making skills from you Liu Shang.

After a night of dressing, the terrible blisters on Xie Xiang's feet gradually closed, after all, it was a skin injury, and the pain was slightly reduced, if it was rested on a ruthless person, he could ride up and sit up by himself.

When did Xie Xiang suffer like this? At every turn, he couldn't help but feel pain on his face, and Liu Shang was so distressed that he couldn't wait to hold Xie Xiang in his arms and relieve some of his pain.

In order to take care of Xie Xiang's foot injury, Liu Shang asked someone to put a roll on a mule cart, so that Xie Xiang could lie comfortably on the road.

Liu Shang did something, looking at the eyes of others, he was just a friend of the same classmate, and he was deeply affectionate, but he didn't know why, Xie Xiang felt a little weird and awkward in his heart.

I don't know if it's because he once had that kind of past with Xia Xueyi, Xie Xiang's heart is no longer pure, because he thinks too much, he can't help but be afraid that Liu Shang will have some delusions.

In that way, it really failed their friendship with classmates for several years.

Uncle Liu, the housekeeper, told Liu Shang that he should speed up while the weather was fine in the past few days, otherwise if he encountered a cloudy day like Linhuai a few days ago, the caravan would be blocked in the middle of the road, and he would not be able to afford it.

As for how to speed up, the master and servant couldn't come up with a reason.

Xie Xiang, who had been lying on the cover roll for a long time, couldn't help it, and shouted to Liu Shang: "Yunjiao, come here, I have something to say to you." ”

Liu Shang stopped talking with Uncle Liu, drove his horse to the mule cart where Xie Xiang was lying and asked with a smile: "Did you suddenly think of something interesting, let me hear it." ”

Xie Xiang glanced at Liu Shang: "Let's talk about serious things, Yun Jiao, I listen to you and Uncle Liu's uncertainties, aren't they all buddies in your family?" You are the boss, who would dare to delay when you give an order? ”

Liu Shang understood that Xie Xiang was wondering about this, so he smiled bitterly: "There are only a dozen guys in our family, and when I went out this time, my father picked up Lao Cheng who was serious and experienced in traveling, like Uncle Liu and others, and only assigned them to four of me, like Zhang Si who drove this car for you, and the others were all temporarily hired porters." ”

Zhang Si, a fellow man who was driving the mule cart and burying his head in his head, heard the owner mention his name, so he turned around and smiled at Xie Xiang and Liu Shang, and saw that it was just Gongzi chatting with the young man Xie who was said to have been their bookkeeper, so he turned around and continued to drive his mule cart.

In the conversation, he can't interject, just think that he is wood.

Liu Shang continued to say to Xie Xiang, "Moreover, in our line of work, there is no reason why the owner will desperately drive the guys as soon as they go out. ”

Xie Xiang nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, so that's the case?" Well...... But, Yun Jiao, let me ask you, how do you calculate your own men's wages? And how are hired guys counted? ”

Liu Shang smiled: "Xiao Yu, do you really want to be a veritable bookkeeper?" ”

Xie Xiang also smiled: "Cannibalism is loyal to personnel, don't ask, anyway, the road is boring, you should accompany me to talk and pass the time." ”

Liu Shang nodded and said to Xie Xiang: "The guys born in our family, because they have sold their bodies, eat New Year's Salary, and what they can do according to their age and qualifications, they are all divided into three, six, nine and so on; However, we have to manage their weddings, funerals, and pensions, and according to the profit and loss of the annual dividends, there are rewards every year. ”

"Temporarily hired porters are different, they are paid on a daily basis, the goods are delivered, and the wages are paid together, so they can find other owners on their own, so it seems that the price of temporarily hired porters is higher, but in fact, the real cost is those who are not able to do their jobs."

Xie Xiang said with a smile: "So, whether it is your family's buddies or temporarily hired porters, their hard work is actually still a word, it is all for money, Yunjiao, let me ask you, are these goods you transported to Huguang earlier to make money, or are they unhurried or late?" ”

Liu Shang said angrily: "Say that you are smart and you are confused again, of course, the sooner the better, only to catch up with others is called Qiaoshi, and when others are all on a sunny day, the goods are piled up, what silver can be made?" That's why Uncle Liu and I are in a hurry. ”

Xie Xiang nodded and asked, "Yun Jiao, have you forgotten what the master taught us, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward?" As long as you are willing to pay more, will they not give you their lives? ”

Liu Shang sighed: "I don't know, I don't care about the money, it's just that this is the first time I've gone out, and I don't want people to think that I'm greedy and unscrupulous, for fear of losing a bad reputation for treating people harshly." ”

Xie Xiang smiled: "Cut, that's your strategy of not speaking, so let's do it, you are the owner, Uncle Liu may also be in the way of everyone is an old man's face is not easy to urge, call me here, hehe, anyway, I am the bookkeeper you hired, and because I delayed the trip for a day, if I want to scold, let them scold me." ”

At noon, Xie Xiang deliberately stayed outside with the guys, and when he saw that everyone was about to have a good meal, he waved to Zhang Si, who was driving the mule cart for him.

Zhang Si ate quickly, he was already digging between his teeth with a straw stick, and when he saw Xie Xiang beckoning, he quickly threw away the straw stick in his hand and ran over.

"What do you command, sir?"

Xie Xiang smiled: "On the way, I talked to your host, I think you heard it......"

Zhang Si scratched his head, and said with a puzzled face: "The little one only cares about catching the car, what the hell did the gentleman and the owner say, the car was snoring, I really didn't understand." ”

Xie Xiang was a little stunned, I don't know if this guy is really confused, or is he pretending to be confused?

If this guy is really confused, it's no wonder that he can only be a buddy for the rest of his life, and it is understandable if he pretends to be confused, after all, a subordinate person, not listening and talking more is the way to protect himself.

Fortunately, this is not a big deal, Xie Xiang said with a little crying and laughing: "Okay, you go and call everyone to me, I want to get to know everyone." ”

It is normal for a bookkeeper who has just joined the caravan to want to get acquainted with everyone, and Zhang Si is also happy to flatter, so he stood beside Xie Xiang and said loudly: "Brothers, all come to Mr.'s side, Mr. wants to be intimate with everyone." ”