Chapter 9 Clever Tricks to Collect Servants
The lintel of the Li Mansion is magnificent, and the word "Li Mansion" written in gilt on the plaque is particularly conspicuous, looking at it, the ugly grandfather's one-eyed is moist.
The scene of being driven to the thatched toilet in the West Garden on a stormy night is vivid, and it was extremely desolate and desolate at that time.
Who would have thought that he would come back in less than two months and become the master of the Li Mansion.
All of this is the credit of the young man next to him.
"Ugly grandpa, let's go in. ”
Long Xiaobai supported him and crossed the threshold of the house.
The handover of the old and the new of the big family is a disaster for the subordinates, they are worried that the new owner will not be able to serve well, and they are afraid of being abused, and they may be driven away directly and replaced by another group of people, so some of the bold ones have already sneaked away.
When Long Xiaobai summoned the people, there were only twenty-four maids and thirty-one male servants left, not that they were all willing to stay, but that the new master had saved the careful thoughts of the previous month's salary.
Although Long Xiaobai's surname is Long, he has lived in poverty since he was a child, and he lives with his ugly grandfather, understands their thoughts, and says: "My name is Long Xiaobai, I don't embarrass you, if any of you want to leave, stand up now and do things in my house, I don't like to be forced." ”
The majestic gaze fell on the faces of the people, who looked at each other and did not dare to look at each other, and after a few moments, nearly twenty men and women came out with courage.
"Is there anything else?" asked Long Xiaobai calmly.
No one answered.
Long Xiaobai said: "Okay, very good." Dare to think and dare to do, I respect Long Xiaobai. I'll give each of you fifteen spirit coins, and invest in the future. ”
Those men and women who stood up and trembled were immediately overjoyed, originally thinking that they would be ridiculed and punished, and that it would take a lot of trouble to pay the last month's salary, but they did not expect the new owner to be so generous.
Those who didn't stand up couldn't help but regret a little that they could get fifteen spirit coins at once, and they missed this good thing in vain.
The ugly grandfather on the side seemed to cough at Long Xiaobai's reminder, thinking, Xiaobai doesn't understand the market, a servant's salary is five spirit coins a month, and even seven spirit coins are counted as monthly money, and fifteen spirit coins are given away at once, which is more than two months.
Long Xiaobai responded with a clear look, but did not retract his previous words, and motioned to the ugly grandfather to send them money.
Seeing that the servants got the money one by one and left happily, the rest of the people, that is called an envy, no matter how well the cake is painted, it is the money that falls in their hands, if they let them leave now and go to receive the fifteen spirit coins, they are also willing.
Long Xiaobai said: "If you choose to stay, you will be willing to follow me Long Xiaobai, and you will do things in my house in the future, you can't deceive your superiors and subordinates, sneak around, and once you find out, you will be severely punished." ”
The cold tone shocked everyone to lower their heads, and they were afraid in their hearts, the new master was probably not a good stubble.
Long Xiaobai smiled, and said in a gentle tone: "Of course, I, Long Xiaobai, will not treat you badly." In the future, your salary will rise to ten spirit coins a month, and in addition, I will give you ten spirit coins as a meeting gift. ”
The servants looked stunned as if they had descended from heaven, and then smiled from ear to ear, and their eyes lit up.
Ten spirit coins a month, the salary is twice as much as before, looking at the Star Picking City, even the Long family and the Xiao family do not have this price, and they can receive twenty spirit coins this month, which is more than those who left.
One by one, they were convinced by Long Xiaobai, completely erased the traces of Li Ke's father and son, and became Long Xiaobai's person.
The ugly grandfather admired Long Xiaobai's one-piece, one-size-fits-all, soft-sided, and hard-based methods, many things can't be taught, Long Xiaobai understands these at a young age, and his talent is outstanding.
However, he also has a strong pain in the flesh, the little cub once succeeded, he was such a loser, you don't know, how did I earn the money!
Smack.
The sound of the vase breaking alarmed.
"Who?"
Long Xiaobai asked towards the house.
Without waiting for him to do so, five servants who were anxious to show their loyalty rushed into the room, and soon came out with a thin, unkempt and dirty man dressed as a servant.
He had his head down, his back was a little hunched, he was trembling, and he looked very scared.
Long Xiaobai said: "Raise your head." ”
He slowly raised his face, and Long Xiaobai's first feeling: It's really ugly.
This face has crooked eyebrows, a fat nose, and seven or eight yellow scabs on the cheeks.
Long Xiaobai took a closer look, only to find that his eyebrows and eye corners were more delicate than those of ordinary men, and his chest was slightly bulging, and he was actually a girl.
"Who are you?" asked Long Xiaobai.
The ugly girl didn't speak, but the other maids chattered about her origin.
It turned out that she was bought by Li You two months ago.
To say that Li You is really not a good thing, what kind of kindness can I buy her, it is purely to see how ugly she looks, earth-shattering, when she is a rare thing, she usually lets this girl nest in the firewood room, and only gives leftovers.
This girl also knew that she was ugly and timid, and she usually hid and did not dare to see people.
After that, all the servants looked at Long Xiaobai expectantly, just now he said that he didn't like to be sneaky, and he didn't know what to do with this girl, in their impression, the new master was strict and generous, and he didn't dare to offend.
The ugly girl also heard Long Xiaobai's previous words, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to look at him.
Just as Long Xiaobai was groaning, the ugly grandfather suddenly stepped forward and said softly: "Girl, don't be afraid, Xiaobai won't hurt you." He pushed away the servant who was holding her, and patted her on the shoulder.
Others don't understand, Long Xiaobai understands, the ugly grandfather has suffered a lot of white eyes because of his ugliness, and he has endured humiliation all his life, and the girl in front of him has the same disease as him, and the ugly grandfather has compassion.
Long Xiaobai also said softly: "What's your name, who is in the family?"
The ugly girl dared to whisper, "Qian'er." Shaking his head, "There is no one left, my mother died of illness four months ago, and I sold myself to bury my mother." ”
"Poor child. The ugly grandfather sighed.
Long Xiaobai said: "If you want, just stay here, the salary is the same as theirs, don't hide and sneak around in the future, just ...... Well, just stay with my ugly grandfather and take care of his daily life. ”
"Yes, Qian'er willing. ”
Qian'er said happily, but the smile bloomed on her face, making it look even uglier.
Long Xiaobai secretly regretted that Qian'er's voice sounded like a yellow warbler, how could she have an ugly face, it was really unfair to God.
The servants had complicated expressions, originally thinking that the new master would be furious and drive away Qian'er, but they didn't expect that not only did they not punish her, but instead kept her by their side and treated her carefully, they couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the new master.
Qian'er turned around and left with Grandpa Ugly, and a jingle bell suddenly sounded under her feet.
Long Xiaobai looked down and saw that it was a golden bell.
"What's going on?"
Qian'er bit her lip helplessly and said, "It's Li You." I hid and didn't dare to see anyone, Li You was afraid that he wouldn't find me, so he tied a bell to my feet, and when the movement was big, it jingled and jingled. ”
Li You is really a scumbag, he doesn't lose anything, Long Xiaobai said: "Take it off, you don't have to hide it in the future." ”
Tears flashed in Qian'er's eyes, she sighed, and said helplessly: "Childe, it's useless." The bell is made of peculiar material, which can fit with the martial soul, Li You uses his martial soul as a blockade, except for his martial soul, no one can open it. ”
It's actually martial soul metal!
Long Xiaobai's face sank, he didn't expect Li You to have such a good thing.
Others may not know what it is, but in his previous life, he was a peerless dragon venerable, and he was well-informed, and immediately understood the origin of the material.
Martial soul metal is very rare, there are aluminum, iron, copper, tin, silver, gold six kinds, aluminum grade is the worst, gold grade is the highest, for the best material for refining, "The Six Arts of Cultivation" has also been mentioned.
As Qian'er said, the martial soul metal is compatible with the martial soul, even if it is Long Xiaobai's aura slash, it is difficult to leave traces.
"Qian'er, don't worry, I will definitely take off the bell for you in the future. ”
In the next half month, Li Mansion, oh no, now called Dragon Mansion, everything is in order, the servants perform their duties, life is stable, Qian'er changes into women's clothes, combs her hair, if it is not for the hunchback and ugly face are too abrupt, she is definitely a bright girl.
Long Xiaobai's injuries have healed, 113 spiritual veins have been opened, and he has entered the late stage of entering the spiritual liquid, but the consumption of entering the spiritual liquid is also huge, close to a hundred bottles, and the inventory in the cave and the ones collected from Li You and his younger brothers have been used up.
On this day, Grandpa Ugly found him and told him that there was another crisis, and that there was not enough spirit coins.
It is understandable that on the first day of Long Xiaobai's stay, he gave away 1,000 spirit coins, plus the daily expenses of the house are large, and there are many people who raise them, at least 20 spirit coins a day, and the money bag that Li You searched for by everyone was used up on the first day.
Long Xiaobai has one head and two big, in his previous life, he was high and powerful, and others would honor countless money, spending money like flowing water, but in this life, he has to worry about money, and he tasted the taste of a penny that is difficult to defeat a hero.
"With such a big house, Li Ke and his son only saved two thousand spirit coins and thirty bottles of spiritual liquid, a pair of ruined ghosts. "Long Xiaobai Light Fire Road.
The ugly grandfather rolled his eyes with one eye, revealing a special white eye, and thought, you, a little loser, gave away more than 1,000 spirit coins on the first day, and you are still qualified to talk about others?
Complaining is complaining, but the immediate problem still has to be solved.
Just when the two of them were sad, Qian'er sighed and stopped talking.
"Qian'er, if you have anything to say, you just say it. Long Xiaobai said.
After more than ten days of contact, Qian'er has become familiar with them, and she is no longer the little girl who is hiding and ashamed to see people, and when Long Xiaobai discusses things with the ugly grandfather, she is not shy about being there.
Qian'er said: "I know that Li carved a secret room, but I don't know what is inside. ”
"Take me to see it. Long Xiaobai said with great joy.
The three of them came to Li Ke's former bedroom, and Qian'er lifted the painting on the wall with ease, pressed the mechanism, and moved the bed outward, revealing a two-foot square marble slab.
Qian'er didn't know how to use it, she knocked on the side of the bed five times, and the marble slab opened automatically, and there was a deep hole underneath, which was dark.
"Childe, Li Ke's secret room is right below. Qian'er said.