Chapter 51: Selling a Wife
Rong Yuanhang didn't react, and Xu Lan left in a hurry. Later, Huang Guanmei also consciously went to the kitchen to cook, Rong Yuanhang thought about the lack of strength around him, so he walked to the courtyard and called Zhou Chuanxin and asked: "Chuanxin, do you know where to ask for bodyguards?" ”
"Bodyguards? ...... is Brother Rong referring to? The dart game is specialized in this business. Zhou Chuanxin said.
Rong Yuanhang said: "I want to invite a few guards, the kind of housekeepers and bodyguards, do you know reliable and powerful characters?" ”
Zhou Chuanxin frowned: "This ...... Reliable? Brother Rong, in our business, they are generally people who follow the rules and dare to work hard. The younger brother only knows some of the heroes of our game. For example, Uncle Fu Chuanguang Fu, he is a high-ranking martial artist, more powerful than Vice President Wu, but he is a dart master, and his position is not as high as my father's, and he is a bit of a drinker. There are also Uncle Yuan Fang, Uncle Su Twenty-six, and Uncle Qiu Dahu, these are all powerful people who have stepped into the realm of martial artists. There are also Liu Fusheng, Huang Guoyi and ....... ”
He read dozens of names in one breath, and all of them were characters from the Guanglong Dart Bureau, but they were all below the beginner level of martial arts. Rong Yuanhang was a little dissatisfied, and asked again: "Are there any more powerful figures, such as Martial Sect, Martial King, Martial Saint and the like?" ”
"Huh?" Zhou Chuanxin's mouth opened wide, and he said with some tears and laughter: "Brother Rong, you ...... You're kidding, aren't you? ”
"How so? Didn't you? Rong Yuanhang asked.
"This ...... King Wu is such a figure among the immortals, the younger brother only knows that the highest martial arts today is General Zhu Hong, the general of the left pillar of the imperial court, I heard that he is the top master of the Martial King level, in charge of the Black Iron Legion, and the headquarters of the northern desert border for more than 90 years. As for the Martial Saint, I have only heard the legend, and that was more than seven or eight hundred years ago. ”
Zhou Chuanxin paused and said: "Wu Zong, the junior brother also knows that there are four people in Xianyang City who are the most famous: the first is the old man Tu Zhenhai, the chief scoop of the Sifang Heaven, who is also known as Lei Gong. The second is the Huang Wendi seniors of the Huang family, and the third is the proprietor of Guanglong, known as the Feng Xiao Dongjia of Xianyang. The fourth place is the East China Sea Wang Wangfuqing Coach Qiufu. In addition, the Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger in Xianyang City, and the rest of the martial arts sect level must still be there, but the younger brother has shallow knowledge, so he doesn't know. ”
Rong Yuanhang listened attentively, and he pouted and said, "So little? ”
Zhou Chuanxin was speechless, thinking that it can't be all over the street, do you know how much I have suffered to become a mid-level martial artist? Since the third or fourth year, I have been forced by my father to practice! But these words are not suitable to listen to him, and he suggested: "Big brother, if you really want to ask for a family nursing home, there are many choices, Yuanwei Dart Bureau is the largest dart game in Xianyang City, they have a lot of talents there, and they should have what the big brother wants." There are also Qingluan Dart Bureau, Tongji Dart Bureau, and our Guanglong Dart ......Bureau, and there are no less than seventy or eighty dart bureaus in the city alone, and the first few are the most powerful. ”
"Brother Rong!" Suddenly, the Cheng brothers ran over.
The two turned their heads to look. The elder brother Cheng Changshou said: "Brother Rong, when I was picking grass in the fifth courtyard just now, I found this thing in the grass column. ”
"Pistol!" Rong Yuanhang was taken aback, what Cheng Changshou was holding in his hand was a shiny black Beretta pistol!
How could such a thing come into existence in this place? He suddenly recalled that he had crossed over with Yan Xiaodan last night. At that time, in a desperate struggle, he snatched the gun in the hand of Xu Sanshui's younger brother. It's just that as soon as he crossed the gate of the plane, he threw the pistol on the ground, and then forgot to take it, and only cared about the people's worries Yan Xiaodan would find out his secret.
"I accidentally dropped this thing,...... Be careful, don't move! Cheng Shouchang's action of holding the gun made Rong Yuanhang break out in a cold sweat,—— muzzle of the gun hit him, but this gun was not insured!
Taking it from his hand, Rong Yuanhang immediately turned off the insurance of the board machine. I fumbled and opened the magazine to see: there were still bullets inside! Exit and count, there are still ten bullets.
"Just for self-defense!" Rong Yuanhang was overjoyed and said to the Cheng brothers: "Thank you......"
"Voyage!" Suddenly, Huang Guanmei's crisp voice came: "The meal is ready, isn't it time to ask them to eat?" ”
Rong Yuanhang patted his forehead and said apologetically: "Look at me, I forgot the time, everyone, it's time to eat!" ”
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Meals are very rich for these teenagers, including pork and duck, fried nuts, vegetables, broth, etc., and they can eat and drink in large pots. It's just that the wine is a little worse, and it tastes bland and even a little bitter. Originally, there were a lot of good wines on the market, but Huang Guanmei was reluctant to spend that money, and was bent on saving money for Rong Yuanhang.
While everyone was eating, Rong Yuanhang announced that everyone who worked here would pay one and a half cents of silver per day. Until the renovation of the mansion is completed, if he can be satisfied, he will be rewarded with another five taels of money per person afterwards.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was ecstatic! Even Zhou Chuanxin wanted to quit his errand in the dart bureau to work here, and Huang Guanmei secretly decided at the moment that she planned to come every day for the sake of the high salary!
At this time, Juan, who was the youngest, asked in a very unconfident whisper: "Rong, Brother Rong, can everyone really have a salary to get?" ”
"Of course." Rong Yuanhang nodded with a smile.
"What about me, me? Can I get paid as well? Juan's face was flushed, but he still bravely asked, he himself is only fourteen years old, and most people only treat him as a little hairy child, helping adults to work, so can he get paid? It's nice to be able to mix a meal and fill your stomach.
"Little monkey, look at what you said, Brother Rong said that one is one, and of course the salary includes you." Zhou Chuanxin vaguely said something for his little brother. He knew that Juan's family had a large population and was also poor, and he had a mother who was seriously ill and bedridden.
Originally, he also had an older brother, and everyone played well and called him a brother. But in a fight, his brother was beaten to death, and he also loved the house and Wu while his brother died, so Zhou Chuanxin often took care of Juan's younger brother.
Juan glanced at Zhou Chuanxin gratefully, but he still waited for an answer.
Rong Yuanhang smiled slightly, Juan's shyness and unconfidence made him see the simple side, and he couldn't help but touch his head and said: "Little monkey, you are the same, although you are young, you sweat no less than them!" Work hard, Brother Rong promises, the salary will not be less than your share! ”
"Thank you!" When Juan heard this, he was finally relieved, and his eyes were red at this moment. I thought that my mother's soup and medicine fee had finally been settled!
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In the next few days, Rong Yuanhang carried out a large-scale renovation of the mansion, first of all, the sanitary sewage system, for which he did not hesitate to pass through the plane gate, and bought ceramic squat toilets, PVC sewage pipes and supporting tools from the modern world. All of these things were secretly transported in the middle of the night, and the second time the workers would discover the amazing material. Regarding the occasional curious questions of the workers, Rong Yuanhang never smiled and did not explain, which made people feel that he was a little mysterious.
Because Zhou Chuanxin is a person in the dart game, he has a task on his side, so it is impossible for him to come over to help every day. But none of his friends left, whether it was the Cheng brothers, Yan Dahua, Zhu Shuisheng, Juan and other five people, but they rushed to work every day, and that one was called Jiji and full of energy! In addition to these five teenagers, two masons and carpenters, Master Sun and Master Zhou, also brought more than a dozen laborers.
What made Rong Yuanhang feel extraneous was that Huang Guanmei also insisted on coming over every day to help with the work. Her own responsibilities are to buy vegetables and cook, which of course also includes going to the stream to get water, and carrying it back with wooden barrels.
Rong Yuanhang secretly admired that this Huang Guanmei is really good at work, don't look at her delicate appearance, she bears, carries, moves, and makes everything, but her strength is not inferior to that of men at all, and she is also very diligent.
After all the toilets in the compound were converted into modern toilets, this water supply problem had to be solved. Almost every household in Pipa Village relies on manpower to fetch water from the stream next to the main road.
In view of the inconvenience of water, Rong Yuanhang saw a dry well in the southwest corner of the Second Hospital, so he ordered to dig the dry well deep again until it could produce water.
On this day, he was directing a few masons in the backyard to build a flower base. Suddenly, a crisp shout from behind: "Brother Rong!" ”
Rong Yuanhang turned his head over, a beautiful girl with bright eyes and good eyes, full of youthful vitality, she playfully held her hands behind her back, revealing snow-white teeth and smiled: "Brother Rong, I'm coming to see you!" ”
"Pepe, how do you have time to come?" Rong Yuanhang was very surprised.
Zhou Peiqi grinned and said, "Well, I asked Shizun for an afternoon off, and I heard you say that the house was being repaired, so I came over to take a look, and by the way, I visited Erniang and brought her something delicious." Do you want it? ”
"What's delicious?" Rong Yuanhang asked amusedly.
"Ghost Lantern Fruit! Hee-hee. ”
"Ghost lanterns? Can you eat that? ”
"What?" Zhou Peipei's beautiful eyes widened, and she said with an exaggerated expression: "You said that the ghost lantern fruit can't be eaten?" I'm so angry, this is picked in the Yanhao Mountain! My eldest brother is like a baby, and he said that he would leave it for the children of the family. Or did I snatch three or two pounds from him, and you actually said that the ghost lantern can't be eaten? ”
"Hehe, well, I haven't seen this kind of fruit, so I don't know if it's good or not." Rong Yuanhang had to say.
"Turtles." Zhou Peipei glanced at him and said, "This is a royal tribute, even if you have silver, it is difficult to buy it." Ghost lantern fruit tastes sweet and juicy, with an incomparably fragrant and evocative taste...... Well, people want to eat it again now. ”
"It turns out that you are still a foodie...... Rong Yuanhang's voice just fell, and suddenly a craftsman broke into the backyard and came over and said, "Rong Gongzi! ”
"Huh? What's up? Rong Yuanhang and Zhou Peipei turned their heads to look at him.
The craftsman bowed slightly and said, "That little lady of the Xu family outside came to look for you." ”
"Which Hsu? …… Oh, I'll check it out. Rong Yuanhang suddenly remembered that he might be talking about Xu Lan, and several days had passed, and Rong Yuanhang had almost forgotten her.
Rong Yuanhang walked out, Zhou Peipei was a little curious, and also followed. When I arrived at the hanging flower gate of the second courtyard, I saw Xu Lan standing there with a bag in her hand but didn't go in, and there was actually a man behind her.
"Childe." Xu Lan was blessed, and when she saw him, her eyes showed a look of joy.
"Miss Xu is here. Hey, you ......" Rong Yuanhang suddenly noticed that her right eye socket was dark and green, and there were also scars on the corners of her mouth, but there were bloody scabs. couldn't help but subconsciously glance at the man behind her, wondering if he did it?
"What's the matter with your injury? Who is he? Rong Yuanhang already had some guesses in his heart.
"It's out of the way," Xu Lan covered her face with her hand, pointed to the man behind her and said, "He's a horse mark...... The man of the little maid. ”
"Yo, you haven't passed the door yet, and you call yourself a 'slave'?" Then the man suddenly spoke. Rong Yuanhang saw that he was tall, but he was as thin as a bamboo pole, his eye sockets were deep, and there was actually a plaster on his left temple.
He stepped into the courtyard and arched his hand to Rong Yuanhang and said, "Little Ma Biao, I've seen this big official." The voice was sharp, like the voice of the eunuch in the palace.
Rong Yuanhang nodded, not knowing what they were going to do. At this time, Xu Lan also crossed the threshold and said first: "Childe, he, he said it...... Before signing the letter of resignation, I wanted to meet you, my son, so the little maid took the liberty to bring him over. ”
"Well, you don't have to." Rong Yuanhang regretted it a little, why did he propose to let her come over to work, and now he has caused discord in other families. But as soon as he said this, Xu Lan looked at him suddenly, with a look of despair in his eyes.
"Don't!" Ma Biao took a step forward, pulled Xu Lan away, and said, "This official is that you want to buy my daughter-in-law, right?" ”
Zhou Peipei, who was standing on the side, couldn't help frowning when he heard his words, and looked at Rong Yuanhang with suspicious eyes.
"I didn't mean to buy it, you misunderstood." Rong Yuanhang tried to explain.
"No, no, no, you can't regret it, Lan Mei told me," Ma Biao hurriedly said: "But my daughter-in-law, look at it, she is as beautiful as a flower, her face is convex, ** big, her butt is big, and she is good ......." ”
"You're sick, aren't you?" Rong Yuanhang was angry when he heard this, and couldn't help but scold. How can anyone introduce his wife to a man like that?
"Uh......" Ma Biao was scolded, and he said: "Don't be angry first, listen to the little one?" ”
Rong Yuanhang looked at him expressionlessly.
"Anyway, fifty taels of silver is too late!" Seeing that he was silent, Ma Biao said again: "Get up and ...... One hundred taels of silver! ”
"Horse mark!" Xu Lan scolded angrily: "You don't mean what you say!" We've said okay at home, I'll bring you over to see my son without adding money! ”
"Stinky bitch, shut up for me!" Ma Biao shouted through gritted teeth.
Zhou Peipei couldn't stand it anymore, took a step forward and raised her eyebrows and shouted to Ma Biao: "Hey, you have more respect!" This is not the place for you to go wild. ”
"Yes, yes," Ma Biao's face changed instantly, and he repeated Rong Yuanhang's old words: "Big official, you say something, is my lady worth a hundred taels?" ”
"People are priceless, how can they be compared to goods?" Rong Yuanhang said.
"Smack!" Ma Biao patted his big feet, subconsciously pointed at him, and said, "Okay!" That's what I want! Then I'm not afraid to sue you, my lady is still a yellow flower girl, even if she sells to the Qinglou, it will be more than that! ”
"Horse mark!" Xu Lan was embarrassed, his face was as red as an apple, he actually said such a private thing on the spot!
Rong Yuanhang was surprised, Huanghua girl? Then he said that Xu Lan is still a ......? How is it possible, haven't they been married for several years?
"You don't believe me?" Seeing Rong Yuanhang's expression, Ma Biao became anxious again, jumped up and said: "If you don't believe it, the little one immediately called Wen Po to come over and test her, if so, the money belongs to you, if not, it will belong to Lao Tzu...... Ah no, return to the little one! ”
He then shook his head and sighed, "Alas, I won't tell you, little one...... When he was a teenager, he got into a fight with someone and injured his lower body, so that he could never be humane. Xu Lan, he's really the real deal......"
"Okay, one hundred taels, I'm out!" Rong Yuanhang interrupted him to continue, saving him from chirping and saying a bunch of ugly words.