Fortunately, this rain came and went quickly. In the middle of the afternoon, the rain stopped, and the sun peeked out of the thick clouds.

Pei Yan didn't care about who asked him to pick him up, so Xiao Jiu would come, and don't let him run empty. I explained to Pei Laosi again, such as don't water it first. If she doesn't come back after two days, she can sprinkle some water on the leaves when she sees that the pot is a little dry. Or if the sun is too big, let him sprinkle some water in the house to maintain the tide.

He and Pei Rong got into the carriage and hurried to Fucheng.

Because of the rain, the road is extremely difficult to walk. The road that should have been completed in more than half an hour was walked for nearly an hour. By the time we turned to the west gate of the city, the sun looming behind the clouds had sunk below the treetops.

When the hour comes, Zhuangzi can't do any work. Pei Yan got off the bus at Liu's inn.

Tell Xiao Jiu to go back to Zhuangzi first, tell Zhang Dong that he is back, and if there is anything urgent, let him come and find him. If there is nothing urgent, we will meet tomorrow.

Xiao Jiu answered.

Here, as soon as Pei Yan stepped into the inn, she saw Pei Ming Yuantian Mancang Zheng San Lao Liu Tou and a few people, talking with a middle-aged man who was about forty years old and looked a little elegant, sitting at the table by the window.

Looking at the faces of several people, they all seemed to have a bit of complexion, and the atmosphere was dull, as if they were saying something that made people angry and difficult. So much so that when Pei Mingyuan saw them coming back, he just waved his hand from a distance, and asked Pei Yue, who was sitting at another table to listen, to welcome them into the backyard.

Pei Yan couldn't help but be curious, and when she entered the backyard, she couldn't wait to ask Pei Yue, "Who is that person, why haven't you seen it before?" And what are they talking about? ”

Pei Yue knew that she was an inquisitive person. If I don't tell her at this time, she will hold on to it.

I will tell her what happened in the past two days.

It turned out that the middle-aged man she didn't recognize was Pei Mingyuan's old acquaintance when he was in the construction class in his early years, named Tang Datong. He is very proficient in the construction of houses. For example, the slightly more elaborate cross-bridge corridor trestle, etc., Tian Mancang and Zheng San, who are used to doing the ordinary house mud work and large wood work of the farmhouse, do not understand much at all. When I first made a two-story small building facing the street for the Song family. Pei Mingyuan was afraid that he would make a mistake. I remembered him.

I personally went to invite him over and gave him guidance for a few days.

Earlier, Pei Mingyuan took the Yuan family class. After the class owner went to Bingzhou, Pei Mingyuan went home and started a new team with Wang Guiwu to take over the work of the farmer. And this Tang Datong joined another Yao family class to work.

This Yao family class is an official craftsman.

This official craftsman does not refer to a craftsman who serves in the government.

And she knew it well in her previous life. There is a way to the government, and it is attached to the name of the government. He is responsible for many government-run projects such as the construction of bridges and paving roads, as well as the construction of river embankments, as well as many projects such as the Fuxue number house.

But after Tang Datong entered the Yao family's class, he simply quit his job because he was repeatedly excluded. When Pei Mingyuan went to look for him. He's at home. Because he saw that Pei Mingyuan had set up a team to take over the work, he also moved his mind.

Just when the Song family's shop was completed, his team also pulled up.

Because he has a reputation in this industry. Therefore, the first order of business is much smoother than Pei Mingyuan. is now at the back of the Song family's house. Doing a single job.

It's just that when this business was almost completed, trouble came.

The Yao family saw that new houses were being built everywhere outside the West City Gate, so they naturally refused to let go of this piece of fat. also relied on relationships to solicit work everywhere. There are many people who want to build houses, and they do not have many people.

and in turn recruited Tang Datong.

Tang Datong's own business is doing smoothly, and this order is not finished, and the order has also been settled. Naturally, he refused.

So there was what happened the day after Pei Yan went home.

The house that was being built well was suddenly popped up from nowhere, insisting that they had covered the foundation of the house beyond the boundary.

Immediately afterwards, he promised a good salary and poached most of the manpower of the Tang family's class.

When Pei Yue said this, he sighed, "He only has a few small workers on hand now. But the house has not yet been built, and the courtyard wall that has been ripped off will have to be rebuilt. I begged my father. ”

Pei Yan couldn't help frowning, "When the owner of their house bought the land, the homestead was not dusted and defined?" ”

"Why not?" Pei Yue sighed, "Those people made a mess of the courtyard wall, that is, they wanted to find gray feet." As a result, the gray feet were found, although they did not cross the line, but the wall still had to be fortified? ”

Pei Yan was speechless, she really didn't expect that in this time and space, there would be such a thing as affiliation. But on second thought, this is normal. The government builds roads and bridges every year, and I don't know how much it has to repair.

Someone has to do it.

If there is work, it is advantageous. If it is advantageous, there are people who are willing to use their brains.

It was only at this time that she realized that her own construction class would not only face healthy competition like Liu Jiaban relying on her own real skills, but also the malicious competition of such officials and craftsmen.

But his own team is just small.

If you really want these officials to worry about it, I'm afraid you won't have the power to fight back at all.

After a pause, she asked Pei Yue, "Then what does our father mean?" To help or not to help? ”

Pei Yue said, "The original Tang squad leader helped us, and I looked at my father and meant that he would not help." As he spoke, he paused and said, "Besides, we won't help people in trouble right now." If we have something to do in the future, don't think about people coming to help us. ”

"That's just as well." Pei Yan was a little worried. In fact, she is unwilling to make enemies with these slightly powerful teams. But Pei Yue also has a point.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly thought of the sand table she had seen earlier. Hurriedly talked to Pei Yue and asked him, "In the past, you met and talked with Liu Jiaban, have you heard them mention these things?" ”

Pei Yue shook her head at first, then looked at her in surprise and asked, "When did you go to that Mr. Shen's house?" ”

Pei Yan originally thought about talking to Pei Yue. But then I forgot about it as soon as there were many things. At this time, when I heard him ask, I told him how the old man pestered her a few days ago, and he had no choice but to follow the old man to his house, but he met Shen Cheng there and saw the sand table in the new city.

After talking to Pei Yue in detail, he said, "I don't think they would have been able to spend so much effort to get such a thing if they didn't have any ideas." Now that they have made these things, they don't know whether the government commissioned them to make these things, or if they made them first, and then they couldn't persuade the government to do the same. ”

After a pause, she said, "No matter which one it is, I think this Liu family class seems to be quite strong." ”

If that's the case, it's better to get close to them first. In the future, it will be squeezed by the large team and there will be no room for survival. You can also rely on the big team to do some small work. It's not that Pei Mingyuan's construction class has just started to fight, and he died before he did a few orders.

It's just her wishful thinking.

They are willing to take refuge in it, and Liu Jiaban may not be able to see it.

(To be continued.) )