"Oh, by the way, this is the labor fee, an extra tael, you and the others go back to buy some tea to drink." Xin Ran handed him six taels of silver. "Miss Xin, this... I can't take it. Xin Ran forced it into his hand, "Take it quickly, isn't it too little." Zheng Qi hurriedly shook his head, the original labor fee of five taels, now how can it be too little if it is too much, it is too much.

"It's not interesting to push around, in this way, don't call me Miss Xin, call me Xiao Dye, if you don't mind, I'll call you Brother Zheng." Zheng Qi saw that she was so generous, so he didn't shirk it, "Okay, you're younger than my eldest sister."

Xin Ran didn't leave after speaking, and waited here until the bricks were placed and sent Zheng Qi away before going back.

Speaking of which, Liu Dagui and Zheng Qi have a small story about the master and apprentice.

Zheng Qi is the eldest in the family, there are three younger sisters, two younger brothers, parents are farming at home, and there is no handiwork, the family life is difficult, there is no way, when he is twelve years old, he went to work in the stone quarry, the work here is hard, the salary is higher than other work, barely maintain the life of the family, not to get sick, there is no money to take medicine. At the beginning, he was an errand runner, busy here, shouting there, after a while, Liu Dagui found that others were diligent and willing to endure hardships, so he asked him to learn polishing from the master in the factory, which was considered a craft.

Another winter, Liu Dagui wanted to go out to collect the final payment, a large family built a village near Linxian, bricks and slate were transported from here, and went to settle the bill at the end of the month, thinking that the distance was not too far, about fifty miles away, so he took Zheng Qi to take care of it on the road, and nothing happened, so he drove the carriage for a day unhurriedly, and arrived in Sushan County that night.

It was too late, so the two stayed at a nearby inn, and when they came out the next morning, they saw that it was snowing. The two went to Bezhuang first to find the housekeeper and settle the payment. Originally, this kind of weather was not suitable for travel, but Liu Dagui remembered his wife and daughter at home, thinking that he would not encounter bad luck so sadly, so the two bought some dry food and hurried back.

It was dark, but the snow was falling heavily, Zheng Qi thought that it was dangerous to rush in the snowy night, so he asked Liu Dagui if he wanted to find a place to spend the night first, and then set off when the snow stopped falling.

He stopped the carriage, opened the curtain, and looked into the car. Now there is no village in front of this place, there is no store in the back, and I don't know where to find a doctor, so what should I do if I have a high fever. Zheng Qi had no choice but to wrap a ball of snow in his clothes to cool him down first, and then hurry back quickly, and he couldn't care so much.

The snow is very bright against the earth, which is different from the brightness of the daylight, it is a dim light, and the road ahead is covered with snow, but the direction is not wrong. Slowly the snow fell, although Zheng Qi was in a hurry, he breathed a sigh of relief, waved his horsewhip, and hurried to hurry. It's only ten miles from town, and it's almost there. As a result, the horse that had been running for a day could not stand it, spread on the ground, and could not run. This horse is just an ordinary horse breed, different from a thousand miles of good horses, usually running is okay, such a cold day, where can I stand it.

The carriage arched forward, unable to walk, and almost threw Zheng Qi off. He hurriedly went in to see Liu Dagui, fortunately he was fine, and he was still in a coma. Now what? There is still a lot of distance from the town, and Liu Dagui can't walk back by himself. Zheng Qi was anxious and didn't think of any good way. gritted his teeth, hung the two burdens in the car to his chest, picked up Liu Dagui, and staggered away.

Liu Dagui's physique was the size of two Zheng Qi, and he didn't eat at night, so Zheng Qi used the strength to eat milk and barely moved his back. He is an honest man, thinking about Liu Dagui's care for him these days, he is grateful, how can he never leave him alone and go back by himself, let alone kill people and take money, this is a heinous thing. Even if he was a stranger, he couldn't let him fend for himself. What's more, there are still people who are kind to themselves. If you change someone, maybe you will abscond with the money, hundreds of taels of silver, the temptation is still quite great.

After stumbling and walking for ten miles, he stood up countless times in the middle, and when Zheng Qi was about to hold on, he finally saw the medical hall in the town and knocked on the door. Fortunately, the people in the medical hall recognized them, and the apprentice immediately called Doctor Qi, who lived in the back. carried the person on Zheng Qi's back in. Zheng Qi, as soon as he saw that someone was coming, Liu Dagui was saved, and he was unconscious as soon as his legs were weak, and he fainted.

When he woke up, his feet were wrapped like zongzi, and his feet were frostbitten. After three days in the pharmacy, the doctor ordered him to go home and raise it, and he had to raise it for half a month, and then change the medicine the next day, and then he could walk on the ground.

Liu Dagui went home the day after he was sent to the hospital, he knew that Zheng Qi saved him, although he was unconscious on the road and couldn't speak, but he still felt that Zheng Qi was talking along the way, so he didn't have to worry, he would definitely be there soon. Encouraging him and encouraging himself. When Zheng Qi went back, Sister-in-law Liu ordered someone to call a car to take them back, and told him to wait for Liu Dagui to get better and then go to see him in a few days.

After a few days, Liu Dagui's health was completely well, and he bought a generous gift to visit Zheng Qi. Zheng Qi has many families, three younger sisters in one room, one room for him and his younger brother, and one room for his parents. Liu Dagui didn't know that his family was so poor, and the quilt he was covered with didn't know how many years it was, and he didn't keep warm at all, and if he took the few hundred taels in the package, he wouldn't have to live so hard.

In fact, Liu Dagui inquired a little during this time, only to find out that this is really a good boy. Treat people very sincerely, don't lie, don't deceive, be a person one one, two is two. Although the family is poor, he tries to help others as much as he can, and he will not make excuses. This time I was sick and knew that I was going to come to his house to see him, so several people asked him to bring things.

Liu Dagui thought that giving some money directly could only help him, and it was better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, so he decided to take him as an apprentice and hand over his craft to him. Liu Dagui talked to him for a while, and directly expressed his intention and asked him if he would like to be his apprentice, Zheng Qi was overjoyed, he didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

Immediately get up and apprentice. After chatting for a while, Liu Dagui went back to prepare for the preparation, and officially apprenticed at that time. The next day, Liu's sister-in-law went to the street to buy a few quilts, 100 catties of rice, and 100 catties of flour, saying that it was a gift from the master to the apprentice. Sister-in-law Liu sincerely thanked this young man for his integrity and kindness.

Since then, Zheng Qi has been learning the craft behind Liu Dagui, and Liu Dagui's family has been very good to him.