Chapter 144 Landlord Liu came to the door

Qiu Chen wrapped the items he brought for Chengzi in a separate bag and loaded them into the car. There were two muslin cloths, a box of moon cakes made of various flavors, and four boxes of individually packaged soap.

Chengzi came out wearing a blue muslin jacket and pants, and her hair was combed and tied in a bun on the top of her head, but she was naked, without a headscarf or hat......

Qiu Chen took a look, pulled Chengzi into the west chamber, took out a new cyan muslin from Lin Xu's clothes, shook it open, stepped forward to take off the green cloth short clothes for Chengzi, and Chengzi hugged his arms and hid back.

"Auntie, auntie, I'll ...... by myself"

"You stupid boy, since you call me aunt, then you are the same as Afu Aman...... Come, I'll put it on for you and take a look, if it's not suitable, you have to take it and let your Aunt Qingjiang change it! As he spoke, Qiu Chen reached out and grabbed Chengzi's arm and dragged the boy who was almost the tip of her ear over, reached out and shook off the green cloth in his hand, and put it on Chengzi.

I don't know if I'm too nervous, after Chengzi wore one sleeve, the other sleeve slipped off, Qiu Chen walked behind him and pulled up the clothes for him, but when he saw Chengzi's thin back, his hand trembled, and he almost threw the sleeves off again.

Chengzi has been in the Lin family for four months, and his complexion is much better than when he came, and his originally thin almost skinny cheeks have grown a little flesh, although he looks thin, he has lost that skinny feeling. Moreover, the body looks a lot stronger, and the height has grown a little taller.

This child is probably because he has been suffering for a few years when he was a child, and he is far calmer than Junyan of the same age, that is, he is a relatively calm Junzhang, compared to Chengzi, hard work and self-discipline are also much worse, such a hard-working child, smart and sensible, there is no way not to be appreciated. Yes, Qiu Chen has always treated Chengzi as close as Junyan Junzhang's two nephews, but it is really not bad, and the clothes on weekdays are made more than Junyan Junzhang's, but the material is made of fine cotton, and not cocoon silk brocade, which is also considering that Chengzi is less excluded among the workers. In terms of eating, lunch Chengzi is eaten with the workers in the East Cross Courtyard, but the dishes in the East Cross Courtyard are not bad, the daily white flour steamed buns are enough, and there is at least one meat dish per meal. And because Chengzi lives with Lin Xu, yes, the small stove that opens in the morning and evening does not deviate from him, and it is the same as Lin Xu and Junwen Junshu.

It can be said that Qiu Chen has already regarded Chengzi as his own child...... At this time, I suddenly saw Chengzi's bare back, which was densely covered with old but ugly scars, not big, fine and dense, how could it look like pinprick or nail pinching out marks......

The needle puncture wound is subtle and will lose the mark after a short time. Such a fine wound, a dense hazel wound at least a dozen...... What happened to this child? How many repeated injuries does it take to leave so many scars...... How many injuries do not leave scars?

Qiu Chen's hands trembled, looking at Chengzi's back, and he couldn't help but redden. She remembered a case she saw in modern times, saying that a baby of more than ten months had an inexplicable high fever that did not go away, and went to the hospital to take an X-ray only to find that there was a sewing needle in the child's body, which had been deeply embedded in the lungs...... From this case, several recorded cases of sewing needles found in human bodies have been searched on the Internet for several years...... Some are in the thorax and abdomen, some in the buttocks, and some even intracranial......

These documented cases are all lucky, because modern medical jishu, as long as it is discovered, can be removed by surgery...... There is only a 10-year-old girl, because there is a sewing needle in the skull, which affects the intelligence and causes lifelong mental retardation, and the intelligence of a 10-year-old child is only equivalent to that of a two- or three-year-old child, and it stays at that level of intelligence for the rest of her life...... At that time, when Qiu Chen read this report, he sighed, I don't know if there will be a cruel scene of being hurt in the memory of this child when he was two or three years old!

However, at that time, seeing so many cruel cases, even if there were pictures and images, but after all, across the virtual network, she sighed for a while and passed.

Now, seeing Chengzi's scarred back, Qiu Chen really felt heartache and anger of renunciation!

Qiu Chen knew very well that these injuries were the actions of Chengzi's stepmother and the vicious woman, but Qiu Chen was even more angry with Chengzi's father!

As a father, especially after his wife dies of illness, he should shoulder the responsibility of being a father and take care of his children, even if he does not remarry...... But what did Chengzi's father do? It's just a matter of remarrying, knowing that the stepmother of the adult child treats the adult child badly, but she can't shelter the child, so she can only send the ten-year-old child out and let the child be willing to sign the living deed...... Qiu Chen couldn't help but think, if it weren't for Chengzi's arrival at the Lin family, if he hadn't come to her, he would have changed his home casually, even if it was in this Shijie very kind and generous family, Chengzi would probably only be able to do some rough and stupid work, not to mention that he would not be able to eat enough clothes and not be warm, and he would even be beaten and scolded...... It is not easy to be a slave to others.

A father with a slight sense of responsibility probably can't watch his son go to work as a slave and a servant for others, let alone rush to the door...... Moreover, the father is not incapable of supporting his son, but because he has a fierce wife at home, he is unable to protect it!

Such a man who has no sense of responsibility and has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father at all...... Chengzi is still thinking about him, and he is still worried about being a father......

Chengzi's face was flushed with embarrassment, and he hurriedly turned around to pull the slippery sleeves, but when he turned around, he saw Qiu Chen's red eyes, stunned, and suddenly understood, his heart trembled, Chengzi subconsciously and hurriedly pulled his clothes to cover his back, and then shouted: "Auntie......"

Qiu Chen suddenly woke up, raised his hand to wipe his face, wiped the wetness from the corners of his eyes, forced a smile, and said, "You kid, you've been here for so long, and you're still so thin...... When I went back to see my father, I was at ease when I came back...... Eat more and grow more meat in the future! ”

She didn't point the scar on Chengzi's back, and she didn't ask...... Such a thing should be something that Chengzi is reluctant to mention!

Qiu Chen also hopes that he can forget these things, study with peace of mind, read and write, make soap, and make medicine...... No matter what achievements Chengzi can have in the future, living with a correct attitude, instead of being immersed in childhood hatred and unable to extricate himself, is the most important and correct.

Hearing Qiu Chen's somewhat chaotic laughter, Chengzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and while tying the belt of his clothes, he hung his head and responded again and again.

Qiu Chen found another bandana of the same texture and handed it to Chengzi: "Get dressed, put this bandana on...... You cleaned up neatly and went back, and your father was relieved to look at it! ”

"Oh, auntie, I see." Chengzi agreed, watching Qiu Chen hurriedly walk out of the door, the warm sourness in his heart came up, and he couldn't help but redden. How long has he not felt such love? It seems that since my mother went, no one has been so nagging and caring about myself anymore......

If he could, he hoped to stay in the Lin family in the future, not for anything else, just for this rare concern, the same concern as his mother!

After sending off the people who went to the county seat, Qiu Chen arranged for Junyan Junzhang to take Afu Aman to write in the house, and she rushed to the East Cross Courtyard. Chengzi left for a day, but the soap workshop was about to operate normally, and Yang Shumeng was not there, only she went into battle in person and took those helpers to do the work.

Because of the full preparation, with Pan Jiaqing following, and Yun Ergongzi waiting in the county seat, Qiu Chen didn't have too much worry about Lin Xu going to take the county exam this time. She understands Lin Xu's learning level, and at that level, it is more than enough to participate in the county exam equivalent to the entrance exam, and with the blessing of the prefect's son, she doesn't have to worry about any dark box operations, so she is very relieved.

The day passed in a hurry, and near evening, Daxing turned back with Chengzi. Pan Jiaqing didn't come back, because Yun Ergongzi arranged a party in the evening and took Pan Jiaqing and Lin Xu to meet a few people in the county. Qiu Chen had also thought of this arrangement before, Liu Jiaao was not close to the county seat, and he stayed in the county seat for less than two hours to go back and forth on the same day, and it was obviously not enough to arrange a meeting with people. Yes, it was not surprising to learn that Pan Jiaqing left her, she only asked Daxing to pick up Pan Jiaqing in the county tomorrow, and sent Daxing to rest early.

Turning his head to look at Chengzi, he saw that the child had lost the faint joy when he left in the morning, but he didn't have much sadness about leaving home to say goodbye to his relatives, his expression was faint, very calm, just looking at his expression, Qiu Chen couldn't guess what it was like for father and son to meet.

"Did you see your father?" Qiu Chen asked thoughtfully.

"Well, I did. My father told me to work at my aunt's place with peace of mind. Chengzi replied frankly.

Qiu Chen frowned almost invisibly, and said with a smile: "Since I have seen my father, I think your father is relieved to see you, so you can go to work and study with peace of mind!" ”

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen paused, and talked to Chengzi about some things in the workshop, and Chengzi responded one by one.

zuihou, Qiu Chen said again: "Since I let you call you aunt, I will treat you like Junyan Junzhang." In the future, let's come to the backyard for dinner. Also, if there is anything that can't be solved, or if there is any problem, just come and talk to me, let's figure it out together! ”

Chengzi looked up at Qiu Chen in disbelief, and was stunned for a moment before bowing down and answering: "Yes, my aunt's words, Chengzi wrote it down!" ”

"Go, I'm tired all the way, wash up, it's time for us to eat."

Chengzi promised to go back to his room, walked a few steps, turned back, took out a small red cloth package from his arms, handed it to Qiu Chen with a red face, and said, "Auntie, this, this is what my father gave to my two younger siblings...... Well, I'm leaving. ”

After saying that, he turned around and hurried away.

Qiu Chen was stunned for a moment, and saw that Chengzi's thin figure could not be seen when he entered the West Chamber, and then opened the small red cloth package in his hand.

The small package is only the size of an ordinary small purse, and the red flannel on the outside is also a little rough, but it is wrapped very carefully, and when it is placed in Qiu Chen's hand, it even faintly carries the child's body temperature. She slowly opened the small red cloth package, and on the red flannel, a pair of small silver bells and a jade peace buckle tied with blue silk threads appeared in front of her.

The silver bell is very small, only a little smaller than the one tied on Man'er's braids, and the jade quality of the Ping An buckle is also very average, not to mention that it is not warm and transparent...... However, Qiu Chen felt that his heart was full of sourness!

Chengzi's father, the irresponsible man, he may never know what a child he missed!

Cherishing and rewrapping the two small gifts and stuffing them into his sleeve pocket, Qiu Chen sighed secretly and turned around and went into the backyard.

For dinner, Qiu Chen deliberately cooked it himself and made a spring roll with three fresh fillings of leeks. She remembers that when Chengzi first arrived, she liked stuffed things like dumplings and buns. On weekdays, this child eats in the east courtyard, and he hasn't eaten these things for a long time.

Lin Xu, Junwen and Junshu were not at home, and when they entered the courtyard for the second time, only Qiu Chen took Junyan Junzhang and Afu Aman, and the four children were very happy to see Chengzi come in to eat together.

"In the future, Chengzi will eat dinner with us, and the three of you will come over together in the future!" Qiu Chen beckoned a few children to sit down and instructed Junyan Junzhang.

Chengzi is two years older than the two children, and his own personality is a lot calmer, Junyan Junzhang always faintly takes Chengzi as his goal to catch up on weekdays, but on the surface, there are more or less children's injustice and exclusion. Qiu Chen saw it in his eyes, but he didn't accuse anything.

The child has the child's own way of getting along, what she can do is to try to let them get along with each other, after a long time, they have run in with each other, and they accept it, and gradually it will get better. All of them are so confident, but also because Junyan and Junzhang are not the kind of arrogant and unreasonable children, Chengzi is even more calm and generous, very tolerant, no matter whether the three of them compete with each other, or the children's willfulness, it will not cause any big harm and contradictions.

Saying that, Qiu Chen sandwiched two spring rolls and sent them to Chengzi's bowl, and then sandwiched them for Junyan Junzhang Afu Amandu, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and eat, I will check your homework after eating!" ”

As soon as Junyan heard this, he was a little wilted, and he sighed bitterly, and muttered quietly: "Auntie, I didn't go to school today, and I didn't have schoolwork......

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Didn't go to school? Didn't I give you an account of my reading and writing assignments today? Don't think that if your husband and your brother are not at home, you will relax and study! ”

"Auntie......" Junyan wailed, but in exchange for Qiu Chen's ignorance and a few other unrighteous laughter.

Jun Yan glared at a few people with a snort, bowed his head and muffled his food.

After eating, Qiu Chen took Junyan Junzhang Afu Aman into the inner room to read and write, and called Chengzi, who was about to turn back: "Chengzi, you come too!" ”

Chengzi showed a slight surprise, then showed a smile, responded respectfully, and followed into the back room.

Qiu Chen and Ah Fu Aman's mother's room, even Qingxing and Yufeng, the two girls, only came in to clean on weekdays, except for Lin Xu and Junwen brothers, few others were allowed to come in. Today, Qiu Chen can take Chengzi into the house to study together, which also proves her own sentence in detail, and she really treats Chengzi as her 'nephew'.

Although Junyan's reaction was strong before, Qiu Chen did not target him, but asked a few children to write a big character by themselves, and then when she read the words written by a few children, she handed the children an article or a poem to each of them, so that the children were familiar with learning, and then checked their learning after she finished checking the big characters.

zuihou, Jun Yan unexpectedly took the end of the exam, and was punished by Qiu Chen to write two big characters, and then sent the three children back to the front yard, watched Chengzi and Jun Yan Junzhang enter the house, and settled it, and then turned back to rest with Ah Fu Aman.

In the evening of the next day, Daxing picked up Pan Jiaqing from the county seat.

After Pan Jiaqing came back, he first came over to meet Qiu Chen and introduced Lin Xu's situation to Qiu Chen.

As soon as Lin Xu arrived in the county seat, someone from the Liao family picked him up and arranged to live in the Liao family's courtyard, and then, Pan Jiaqing took him to meet several more knowledgeable scholars in the county, and the teachings of the county school, and Yun Jichen took Lin Xu and Pan Jiaqing, invited the county order to have a meal, and sent out two boxes of soap sets.

In this way, as long as Lin Xu plays normally, he basically doesn't have to worry about failing the test.

After thanking Pan Jiaqing, Qiu Chen asked Daxing to send Mr. Pan out, and asked Junyan Junzhang to send a table of dishes to the Pan family, which can be regarded as saying goodbye to Mr. Pan and washing the dust.

Lin Xu's things were done, and Qiu Chen began to arrange recruitment matters with peace of mind.

Towards the end of August, the farmer's work in the fields was basically over. At this time of the year, the laborers in the village would take a break for a few days and go to the town and county in groups to find work, and do odd jobs for a period of time to earn some living money to supplement their families and celebrate the New Year.

This year, the rumor that the Lin family is going to recruit workers has already spread, and I can't help but Liu Jiaao, some neighboring villages around the two of them, or those who have relatives in Liujiaao, are waiting for the letter of the Lin family's recruitment!

Pan Jiaqing came back the next day, that is, on August 25, Qiu Chen first told Lan Ying and several stewards of the Qingshan family about recruitment. These people naturally understood in their hearts that when Qiu Chen said this, it was a recommendation for them to have relatives and friends who wanted to work.

It's just that these people have also gone through the affairs of the Qinghe family, so they are a little more cautious about the recommended candidates, so as not to recommend the people who come in and are not cheating, and it is likely that they will not be able to do it.

After lunch, there was a half-hour rest time as usual, and the Qingshan family and Liu Zhanxiang asked for leave to go home one after another, Qiu Chen knew that they were going home to convey the letter of recruitment, and by the way, they discussed with the family, and they did not hesitate to approve the leave.

Lan Ying was the closest, but she didn't come over until Zuihou.

As soon as Qiu Chen saw that she was still speechless, he spoke first: "Sister Lan Ying, the people recruited this time are still working on soap making, you go and ask Chunhong, if she still wants to come, let her come over the day after tomorrow to try the work!" ”

Lan Ying first showed a look of joy when she heard this, and then saw that Haitang's face was not very good, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty, the last time Qinghe's family was recommended by her, but Zuihou made such a fuss, and Haitang didn't blame her...... She mentioned Qinghejia and Chunhong several times, which really embarrassed Begonia.

Lan Ying said in the period: "Sister Begonia, Chunhong's child is a haode...... It's my sister who is difficult for you. ”

Qiu Chen had originally paid attention to this matter of the Qinghe family and ignored it, but after the Wang family also mentioned it to her that day, she also thought about it again. She and Qinghe's family both live in Liujiaao, and they are very close to each other, and they don't see anyone looking up, not to mention anything else, if the child brought back by Chunhong is really hungry one day, she will not be able to get over it in her own heart.

She didn't listen to the Wang family, and sent Qinghe's family and Chunhong to Mrs. Lin's side, this time to recruit workers, it was just assembly line workers, and Qiu Chen thought about it, that matter had nothing to do with Chunhong, it was mainly done by her useless and greedy man, Qinghe's family was encouraged by words, and secondly, he was more concerned about his daughter...... Yes, this time, she relaxed a step, but only gave Chunhong a chance. With Chunhong's wages for coming in to work, not to mention anything else, at least Chunhong, who came back from her mother-in-law's house and relied on her mother's family, and the children she brought back would not be too sad.

As for the Qinghe family, she is not so tolerant for the time being!

When he was about to get off work in the afternoon, Qiu Chen found a few people from the Qingshan family and said that if there is a suitable candidate, he only needs to bring him over to participate in the trial work the day after tomorrow, so he doesn't have to come to her to say anything. Those people looked at each other, and they also knew that Qiu Chen was afraid of trouble, so they responded one after another and went home separately.

Near noon on the 26th, the recruitment notice was posted outside the gate of the Lin family, and soon, the first people who worked in the East Cross Courtyard knew the news, and they began to calculate who their relatives and neighbors were. Then, the people who came to the Lin family to sell drugs also saw the recruitment notice, and immediately, the Lin family's recruitment again spread throughout Liujiaao, and before it was dark, even several surrounding villages were also spread.

This time, the number of workers recruited by the Lin family has expanded a lot, and more than 100 young and strong male workers are recruited, and 20 healthy adult women are also recruited.

Female workers are still enough, Liu Jiaao estimates that it is enough, but a hundred young and strong male workers, or perennial workers, is not Liu Jiaao, a small mountain village can be pumped out, after all, the main business of the Zhuang family is still farming, the people who came to work before are the surplus labor force of the family, no matter how large the family population is, the labor force is sufficient, draw one, draw two, can more people be pumped?

Qiu Chen left Lan Ying, Qingshan's family, Chengzi, Liu Zhanxiang, Lin Zi, Da Zhuang, Brother Quan, and Daxing in the evening to arrange work together. The notice was posted, and there must have been a lot of people who came to try out the work the next day. Qiu Chen divided the labor for them, who was in charge of seeing if there was anything wrong, who was in charge of inspecting behavior and talking, and who was in charge of inspecting the work of his subordinates...... After the assignment was completed one by one, Qiu Chen asked Lan Ying and a few people to go back, and then said to Daxing: "Ming'er, you should screen the people they have screened again, the flashy ones, the flattering ones, or the other inappropriate ones, all those who are not Liu Jiaao and the surrounding villages have a family business, all of them...... It is better to miss than to be careless. ”

Daxing was secretly frightened when he heard this, and secretly said that this time the Lin family had strict requirements for recruitment, but he did not hesitate to agree one by one, and repeated Qiu Chen's instructions before retiring.

After dinner, Qiu Chen still took the children, including Chengzi, to read and write together. After a few days of familiarity, Chengzi gradually got used to it, and he talked and laughed when he got along with Junyan Junzhang.

Just after arranging the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Qiu Chen was arranging his homework, and Qingxing passed a message from outside the door, saying that someone came to the door in front of him.

Qiu Chen frowned, but after finishing the children's homework, he got up and walked out of the door.

"Do you know who it is?"

Qingxing thought for a while and said, "It is said that the surname is Liu, a person from this village!" ”

Liu Jiaao, there are not many others, the surname Liu accounts for the majority, Qingxing's words are no different from not saying it. After simply going out, you will know who it is when you see someone, Qiu Chen is not entangled, and tells Yufeng to stay in the main house, listen to the children, and she took Qingxing to the front yard.

In the front yard, because Shunzi and Daxing didn't know anyone who came, and there was no Qiu Chen's order, the person who came was still blocked outside the gate. Qiu Chen instructed Qingxing to invite people in, while she stood in the shadow of the lamp under the eaves of the main porch and waited.

Not long after, Qingxing introduced two people, Qiu Chen didn't recognize it at first, and when he got closer, Qiu Chen saw the face of the person who came, and couldn't help but be surprised, the person who came was actually Liu Bingshan, the landlord of Liu in the west of the village, and his second son Liu Jiye.

Although the Lin family does not have much contact with the Liu family, the relationship is really not good. Even, because Qiu Chen recruited workers and purchased Luo Bu hemp and other medicinal materials, the number of acres of land planted by the villagers was greatly reduced, so that some of the Liu family's fields could not be rented, so they had to hire long-term laborers to cultivate, which increased the cost a lot, and the corresponding income decreased a lot...... Therefore, Qiu Chen had heard more than once that the Liu family had a lot of grievances against the Lin family.

Today, the father and son paid a surprise visit...... Qiu Chen really couldn't think of the reason!

She was surprised here, Liu Jiye had already stepped forward in place of her father, and said to Qiu Chen: "Lin Niangzi, my father and I took the liberty to come tonight, and we also have a matter to discuss, because Lin Niangzi is busy with affairs during the day, it is not appropriate to disturb, so I picked the evening to come over, and I hope that Lin Niangzi will not be surprised!" ”

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, although the father and son are rumored to be quite hostile to the Lin family, but after all, they are not officially opposed, and now the father and son come to the door politely, not to mention anything else, even ordinary neighbors have to be polite.

Qiu Chen smiled, returned the salute slightly, turned to one side, and led Liu Bingshan and Liu Jiye into the hall, Qiu Chen sat on the main seat, Liu Bingshan naturally sat in the guest seat, and Liu Jiye sat in Liu Bingshan's hand.

After a while, Qingxing brought tea.

Qiu Chen let the two of them drink tea, put down the teacup, Liu Jiye praised the Lin family's house and furnishings one by one, and finally, back to the point, said with a smile: "Lin Niangzi, Xiao Ke and his father came this time because we opened two new shops in the county, although our village is good, but after all, it is inconvenient to come and go, so after some discussion, I had to decide to move my family into the city." Moving into the city, the rest is just the house and the land that you want to get rid of...... Presumably Mrs. Lin also knows that although the number of acres of my Liu family's field is not much, it is the most fertile field in Liujiaao, and it is more than 260 acres of land connected to each other, and it is very convenient to divert water for irrigation and cultivation management. Originally, these acres of land were not worried, but after all, our two families lived in the same village, and my family sold the acres, so I should have asked Mrs. Lin first, if Mrs. Lin intended to collect it, we would also save worry and effort; If Mrs. Lin doesn't have the intention, then we will hand it over to the brokers in the county and the town, and it will only be a matter of a few days. ”

When these words came out, Qiu Chen was really surprised, and couldn't help blurting out: "At this time, the wheat planting has just ended, but the Liu family is selling land at this time...... If you want to move, why not a few days earlier? ”

As soon as he heard Qiu Chen's words, Liu Bingshan, who had been silent since he entered the door, turned even darker, and couldn't help but snort angrily, and the smile on Liu Jiye's face was reluctant.

Hehe laughed a few times, Liu Jiye said: "Lin Niangzi asked the truth, Xiao Ke will not say anything false, this time, our third brother opened a shop and negotiated with someone, things suddenly, but my third brother has to concentrate on learning, in order to participate in the next year's spring college examination, the business thing...... Ahem, if the eldest brother is not good at management, it is bound to be maintained by Xiao Ke...... As a last resort, we had to move our family over. ”

Liu Jiye explained in detail and seemed to be sincere enough. As for what business to do and who to do with, it is not Qiu Chen's concern.

To be honest, it was really desirable to be able to buy the Liu family's land nearby, and Qiu Chen had plenty of money in her hand, but she really felt that this thing came too suddenly, and it was an exaggeration to say that it was pie in the sky, but the benefits of suddenly falling on her head still made her a little worried. I'm afraid that there is a trap behind her that she doesn't know and can't see through.

After thinking about it, Qiu Chen said: "I don't know if Liu Yuanwai and the second son have told the elders of Cunzheng Village about this?" ”

After half a year of ancient life, Qiu Chen has gradually become familiar with the thinking habits of the people in this shijie, the clan concept is still very strong in this shijie, things like moving and selling ancestral property are not only sold if the Liu family wants to, but also have to say hello to the people in the clan. Moreover, in Qiu Chen's mind, as long as the village is known and the village elders know, and they all agree, if they make a guarantee, the Liu family's real estate will be bought, and there is no need to worry too much about any trouble in the future.

In addition, there is a time buffer, she can also go to the county through the Rejuvenation Hall, or even the Shili of the Yun family, and if there is any big problem, she must be able to find out.

Liu Jiye was stunned when he heard this, glanced at Liu Bingshan, smiled, and said: "Xiao Ke and his father thought about coming over and asking Lin Niangzi first, Lin Niangzi agreed to buy it, and we will go to the village to talk to the elders together, and just ask the elders to give a witness guarantee." ”

In this way, I haven't talked to the village elders yet.

Qiu Chen's heart eased, and he said with a smile: "Second Prince Liu's words are a little unprepared. This sells ancestors...... Well, it's just a matter of selling a house and land, and the relocation of the family is not a trivial matter, Liu Ergongzi and Liu Yuanwai still informed the elders of the clan first, and then talked about the sale. Hehe, I'm a woman, I don't know much about farming, and if I want to buy land, I have to go and see how fat and thin the fields are, so we can talk about the ......price."

Without waiting for Qiu Chen to finish speaking, Liu Bingshan snorted with a dark face, got up and shook his hands away angrily.

Liu Jiye was stunned, and immediately got up and said to Qiu Chen embarrassedly: "Don't misunderstand Mrs. Lin, although it is to sell the house and property, my father is still a little unhappy when he is old...... It's not for Lin Niangzi, don't get me wrong...... Xiao Ke will discuss it with his father when he goes back, if he doesn't have him, he will go to explain to the patriarch tomorrow, and if there is a result, Xiao Ke will immediately come over to discuss with Lin Niangzi. ”

Qiu Chen sent Liu Jiye out of the hall and stopped, "Liu Gongzi is leaving, I won't send it!" ”

Liu Jiye arched his hand and hurried away.

Watching Liu Jiye walk out of the door, Qiu Chen stood under the eaves of the porch for a while, and he didn't understand why Liu Bingshan's father and son would think of running over to sell land and houses to her at night......

"Madam, it's cold at night, so you better go back!" Qing Xing's voice of reminder sounded behind him.

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile and said to Qing Xing: "You go and boil the water, send it into the house, and go to rest." ”

Qingxing followed Qiu Chen into the backyard, and happily responded and called Yufeng, who was doing needlework in the main house, to go to the kitchen to boil water. Qiu Chen put the matter of the Liu family's father and son behind him, and also went into the house to check the schoolwork with the children.

On the second day, before I finished eating, an applicant arrived at the door. By the time all the workers from the Lin family arrived, hundreds of people were already standing at the door. Some of these people came to participate in the application, there were also escorts, and there were also people from the village who came to see the excitement...... It's more noisy than rushing to the market.

Because it was arranged last night, today's recruitment work was passed one by one, which saved Qiu Chen a lot of heart. But they were still busy all day, and by the beginning of the afternoon, one hundred and fifty people were set, of whom one hundred and twenty were male and thirty female. Qiu Chen said that the probation period is three months, and those who are unqualified can be dismissed at any time. Sign the deed of work for the whole year after three months, and sign it for at least two years.

Some of these 150 people did not change their faces, and some hesitated slightly...... Qiu Chen saw all their expressions in his eyes, and then asked people to point out these hesitant people, and this round reduced the number of people by twelve.

The remaining 138 people all restrained their minds, only afraid that if there was anything wrong, they would not even have the opportunity to try their work.

These one hundred and thirty-eight people, as well as twenty-six women and one hundred and twelve men, Qiu Chen immediately announced that he would start work the next day. Learn for ten days first, and after ten days, those who can operate proficiently can start trial work, otherwise they will be dismissed.

After that, Qiu Chen directly announced that he had dispersed. Those who had been left behind for the time being went home with apprehension and joy under the envious and jealous gaze of some who had not been chosen.

After a busy day, Qiu Chen was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to breathe. When I went back to the backyard, I asked Daxing's family to boil hot water, took a hot bath first, and changed my clothes, which made me feel a little relieved.

On that day, Pan Jiaqing came back and said that the county exam was held on August 28, one a day, five consecutive exams, and it was not until the second day of September that the exam ended.

Today, August 27, August 28, that is, tomorrow.

Qiu Chen relieved himself, and couldn't help but remember Lin Xu, who participated in the county exam, and Junwen Junshu, who followed him to the county.

Why don't you go to the county tomorrow to see a few of them, and also inquire about Landlord Liu's family by the way?

As soon as this idea came up, Qiu Chen shook his head and denied it.

Tomorrow, the newly recruited workers will be on their first day of work, and they will be assigned personnel to deal with all kinds of things that may arise...... The Yang brothers are not there, not even Lin Xujun and Wen Junshu, she really can't get out.

Alas, don't worry, everything that should be prepared has been prepared, and with the blessing of the second son of the prefect, there must be no accident, Lin Xu will definitely be able to pass smoothly this time.

After the five exams, her side will basically be straightened out, and when the time comes, she will take Junyan Junzhang Afu Aman to the county to pick up Lin Xu! You can also be the first to know the results of the exam.

However, she couldn't get out, and she couldn't delay inquiring about the Liu family.

Qiu Chen called Daxing over and arranged for him to go to the county early the next morning. I also went to the Rejuvenation Hall in the town by the way, and asked Shopkeeper Chen to help inquire. As for the news in the county, Qiu Chen told Daxing to inquire as much as he could, and rush back that day. Then let Junwen Junshu go to the street to inquire about what shops in the county have been redeemed recently, who is the seller, who is the buyer, and ask if there are any large acres of land for sale around the county, and ask who the original owner is and why he sells the acres...... All kinds of information, we must inquire and understand, the more detailed the better.

Daxing listened carefully, and repeated to Qiu Chen again, there was nothing wrong, and then he retreated.

"Wait," Qiu Chen called Daxing, then beckoned six servants and two girls, and said to everyone, "I will announce something today, from now on, Daxing will be the chief steward of our family, in charge of foreign entertainment and the outer courtyard, and in the future, three taels of silver per month." The monthly case of Shunzi and Qingjiang is one or two five, the head chef of the Daxing family is also one or two five a month, the cleaning and washing of the Shunzi family, and the needlework of the Qingjiang family are one or two two per month. The two girls have a tael of silver every month. A few other small ones are five hundred dollars a month. In addition, each person has two sets of clothes for all seasons per year. There are also rewards for the New Year's holidays, and that depends on how well you do on weekdays. If you do a good job, our family's life will prosper, and your wages will not remain the same. ”

And when he had finished speaking, he sent the people away, and went every man to his own way.

Daxing is the name of the manager, and the monthly money taken by the two is the highest, Daxing is okay, and the Daxing family is full of joy for a while. Qingjiang and Junko are both honest and dutiful, and they are already very satisfied with this month's money. Although the Qingjiang family is a little blushing at the Daxing family, they are the most good at looking at the eyes, and the two of them are obviously appreciated by the master at this time, and she will definitely not say anything irrational at this time. On the contrary, he sincerely congratulated the Daxing family, and the compliments of the Daxing family could not be closed.

On the second day, August 28, Daxing ate the meal cooked by his daughter-in-law early in the morning and drove out of the house.

On this trip, he had to inquire in the town, and he had to go to the county to inquire about it, so he naturally set off as soon as possible, so that it would be better to have more time in the county at noon, and he could find out and use the news, help the master, and show his ability. Take the seat of the steward.

Before coming to the Lin family, although frankincense gave him a message, saying that this Lin Niangzi was by no means an ordinary woman, and following Lin Niangzi might have a great future. At that time, although he also warned his daughter-in-law not to be contemptuous, he was also uncertain and even a little unwilling. But as the contact lasted for a long time, one thing after another, he became more and more admirable for this Lin lady who was born in a farmer's family. The reluctance to learn that he was given to the Lin family has long since disappeared, and some are just how to do their own errands and make the main family value themselves more.

It's been nearly three months since he came to the Lin family, and he still can't understand how a simple and simple family like the Yang family can raise such a wise girl? However, he has already understood one thing, that is, it is absolutely not wrong to follow this Lin lady.

If you don't believe it, look at the few people who followed her at the beginning, Lan Ying needless to say, it was a friend in distress. It's the Qingshan family, Liu Zhankui, which one hasn't become a little steward now? With the continuous expansion of the workshop and the continuous increase of personnel, sooner or later, the little steward can become the big steward one day, and even become the big shopkeeper in one place! And, that day is not far off!

------Off topic------

Why did Landlord Liu move, why did he come to sell land?

What news can Daxing get back when he goes to the county seat?

Haha, if you don't talk about it now, please look down......