Chapter 55 Let the housekeeper enter the village

"Uncle, have you heard? The second child of the Wang family was cleaned up miserably by the owner of Zhang Zhuang last night! "When the farm is not working, the elderly people in the farmer's house have nothing to do. As a result, driving the family's livestock to the riverbank and scattering them, and then gathering together to gossip, has become the choice of most old people.

"Why haven't you heard of it, uh!" The person who was called his uncle was a little anxious to eat the morning food, and while burping with the smell of wild vegetables, he responded loudly, "Yesterday, on the way back from Wang Da to pick up that kid from the Zhang family's compound, he called all the way with his throat. Scared my dogs, I hid at the door of the house and followed Wang Wang all night! ”

"This owner is also ruthless enough. Yesterday afternoon, I still thought that such a white and pure offspring should be a scholar. Another old man herding sheep came over, shook his head and sighed, "Who would have thought that Wang Er could be beaten so much that he couldn't get out of bed!" ”

"Readers, the hearts of scholars are black! During the reign of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the surname came, the surname Zhou, and the surname Zhang, which one was not a scholar? Right now...... "An old man who drives a donkey pulls a wicker and chatters while boredly beating the stream. (Note 1: Lai Junchen, Zhou Xing, Zhang Yizhi, etc., are all famous and vicious people in history.) A large number of penal instruments were invented. ）

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Although Chang'an is quite far away in the village, the government usually does not care about the surname of Xiao Lao Bai. Maybe be careful, but it's better to be careful. lest they really be listened to by a passing official and come to the door on the charge of "arguing in vain", even if everyone doesn't have to go to prison in the end, the little surplus wealth in their respective families will have to be wiped clean by the official messenger.

The old man who drove the donkey also knew that he had missed his mouth. He threw the willow branch into the river and tried to get closer to the group with his face slugging, "Okay, don't talk about it, don't talk about it." Isn't it just that I accidentally didn't control my mouth? Let's continue to talk about Wang Er, I don't think I've ever seen him before. Why did you come back all of a sudden, and you were suddenly beaten down by the owner of Zhang's village?! ”

"That's a long story. The reason why the boss of the Wang family moved to our side to beg for a living was because he was troubled by the second child of the Wang family. Alas......" An old-fashioned, white-bearded man who looked the oldest, sighed, shook his head and began to spread the story of the Wang family to everyone. As he spoke, he put himself in, raised his hand and gently wiped the corners of his eyes, "Why don't you say it, as an elder brother, he was born in the front, grew up in the front, and suffered hardships and hardships in the front......"

"No wonder Wang Tian's family is so rude, she is like being a little more honest, the Wang family can't even replace the last dozens of acres of land, and they have already been defeated by the second child!" The surrounding audience also accompanied him with emotion. Everyone felt that the Wang family was pitiful, and the behavior of the second Wang was really not beaten.

"If you want me to say, Wang Er has suffered retribution! You deserve to be cleaned up! ”

"If Wang Da had beaten him a few more times since he was a child, he would have become a talent long ago. Bear child, how can you do it if you don't fight?! ”

"This is the cause of the wicked. The owner of the village is said to be a disciple of the Demon Sect. I'm sure I've learned some kind of secret method, the kind of mantra that pinched the trick. Wang Er was detained by him in the middle of the night......"

"It's not the Demon Gate, it's the Ink Gate, the ink of ink."

"Ink Gate, wouldn't that be darker?! Wang Er this time, but he met a really ruthless person! ”

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Since Wang Er was beaten up, he couldn't get out of bed by Zhang Zhuang, so he immediately became very happy. As for why Wang Er suddenly went to the Zhang family's compound in the middle of the night, and because of the conflict with the owner of Zhang Zhuang, no one among the old men was willing to get to the bottom of it.

Anyway, whether the good guy beats the bad guy, or the bad guy beats the bad guy, there was always a bad guy who suffered a big loss last night, right? Everyone just gossip on the side and watch the excitement, there is no need to mix it in.

Just as the gossip was lively, there was a crisp sound of gongs in my ears. Immediately after, the old men saw a tall man with a bandage on his forehead and a large man, embraced by a group of family members, into the village. From the first one, they began to knock on the door from door to door, and in the blink of an eye, all the dogs in the village were barked.

"What's going on? That guy is tall and big, doesn't look like a dead Cui?! The Zhang family, how did he take care of it? The old man who drove the donkey was startled, and instantly stretched his neck long, like a frightened goose.

"What's going on, I'm here to urge tenants to rent again! Steward Cui did not do well yesterday and sent the owner away. This time, there is a new housekeeper, and the new official takes office with three fires! ”

"No wonder the second child of the Wang family was beaten so badly, it turned out that last night, the old Wang family was counted by the owner of Zhang Zhuang!"

"Oh no, my tenant hasn't been paid yet! I've got to get back to it! ”

"I didn't pay it either, I thought that looking at the situation of the old Wang family, I could delay it for three or five more days......"

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The good mood of the farmers gossiping disappeared without a trace in an instant. They all beckoned to their own cattle and ran towards the village in a hurry. In the blink of an eye, it was a clean run.

Only the late autumn sun remains, still shining on the river as before, cold and quiet.

"This sister-in-law, don't cry first, don't cry, I'm not here to urge tenants today, really not!" Under the same cold autumn sun, Ren Quan, whose head was covered with bandages, was sunburned and his mouth was dry, "The owner of my family really said that he wants all tenants to pay rent with work." From tomorrow onwards, as long as you go to work in the Zhuangzi, take care of two meals, and pay five Tongbao for work. First, take the wages to pay the tenant rent, and convert it into five tongbao and a bucket of corn. After the tenant rent and wages are settled, the rest of the money can be taken home by yourself! ”

"Really?" The peasant woman who owed the tenant rent could not believe that there was such a good thing in the world, and with tears in her eyes, she asked loudly. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw his underage daughter, hurriedly turned around, and pushed his daughter into the door, "My ugly slave is not going, my ugly slave has already promised her mother-in-law to learn needlework at home." Steward, it's good, you're good. My man went to the city to look for work. You just have to give him two more days, no, when he comes back, I'll let him pay the rent right away!" ”

"What is this? Which one is going to pull your ugly slave. The owner of my family needs to repair the canal by hand, drain the water, and also want to repair the road in the village! I didn't expect the kindness of the owner of my own village, but I was actually treated as a donkey's liver and lungs by the tenants, and Ren Quan stomped his feet angrily, "I can tell you, after this village, there will be no such shop!" Do your men love to go! ”

With that, he gasped and turned around and went straight to the next farmer. After walking three or five steps, behind him, a charming shout suddenly came, "Grandpa housekeeper, grandpa housekeeper, wait, wait, wait." ”

"What's the matter?" Ren Quan hesitated and turned his head, just in time to see the housewife of the first house that he had received from the entrance of the village before, carrying a clay pot and running over from a distance. Behind him, there was also a little boy wearing open crotch pants.

"Butler, butler drink water, drink water!" The peasant woman was born with a big shoulder and a round waist, but she deliberately twisted it, put down a clay bowl in her left hand, followed closely behind, and took up the clay pot with her right hand, and poured the clay bowl to the full.

Immediately, she put down the clay pot again, and raised the clay bowl to her eyebrows with both hands, "It's been so hard for you to be old early in the morning, this, this bit of tea, give, give you moisturizing, moistening your throat." ”

"Okay, if you have anything to say, just say it, I'm still in a hurry to go to the next few stores!" Ren Quan glanced at the black stains on the side of the pottery bowl, frowned and waved his hand.

"You see, though I am a woman. But my grandpa has been a man since he was a child! The peasant woman immediately put down the pottery bowl and began to move her thick arms, "Will I also go to the Industrial and Commercial Bank?" With my man. Don't worry, butler, I'm not lazy. I promise to do more than a man can do the work! ”

"You're going to work?" Finally met a person who understood, Ren Quan looked the stout peasant woman up and down, and nodded lightly, "Okay, the owner of my family said that women can come over to cook." Free food, wages, two Tongbao a day! ”

He felt that women had little energy, so he took it upon himself to reduce the salary that Zhang Qian planned to pay to female workers yesterday by more than half. Rao is like this, the stout peasant woman, her mouth still let out a cheer, "Thank you Grandpa Housekeeper, thank you Grandpa Housekeeper!" I've saluted you, I've saluted you! ”

Let's talk about it, learn from the daughter of a big family, and squat. Immediately, he quickly straightened up and prayed in a low voice: "Grandpa housekeeper, my man's salary is worth the tenant's rent, can I take my salary home?" Winter is coming soon, and the quilt at home hasn't fallen yet! ”

"This ......" Ren Quan immediately hesitated, not daring to continue to assert himself. However, looking behind the peasant woman, the little boy wearing open crotch pants and a sunny face suddenly had the courage again, "Well, the man's salary will be paid to the tenant's rent first, and the woman's salary will be brought home by himself!" ”

After that, he quickly turned his gaze to the old men who had just run back from the river, and quickly raised his voice: "You can all hear clearly, this is our Zhang Zhuang master, thinking that everyone is a fellow villager, and the benefits promised to everyone!" The tenant rent can be paid for wages, and the man can pay five dollars a day or a bucket of corn, and when he is finished, if he still has work to do, he can take the rest of his wages home. One day at a time, never in arrears. Women, who are willing to work, go to cook for men, and do it for two dollars a day. If you want to go, just today, hurry up to Zhang Ren to sign up today. Only today, after this village, there will be no such shop! Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren, don't follow me, just set up a stall here and sign up for everyone! ”

"Thank you, Grandpa (Uncle), butler!" Around them, a voice of gratitude immediately sounded, completely engulfing Zhang Ren's response.

Including the peasant women who were skeptical of Ren Quan's words before, and even suspected him of bad intentions, they all walked out of the door with red faces and saluted him from afar.

"No, if you don't owe tenant rent, can you go? How is the salary calculated? "The old man who drove the donkey was running slowly before, and now he can't squeeze in front of him, and he asks behind the others, with his feet crossed and panting." My family, my family does not owe tenant rent. But the proprietor can't just give benefits to those who owe tenants! In that case, wouldn't it be a reward for the good? ”

"The surname is Lu, what are you talking about?" Now, it can be the anger of the people. The surrounding tenants turned their heads and glared at him.

"You can go, and you can go if you don't owe tenants! The salary is the same, you can pay after sunset on the same day, and you can take it home on the same day! "Fortunately, Ren Quan answered quickly, otherwise, the old man who drove the donkey had to eat his fists, "If you owe the landlord tenant rent, the man's wages will be offset, and the women's wages can all be taken home by themselves, and it will be winter soon, and the owner of my family is kind, and he doesn't want to see the neighbors freezing and starving!" ”

"Butler Grandpa is wise!"

"The owner of the village is really a bodhisattva!"

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All around, cheers rang out.

"Quack, quack, quack......" In the reeds by the river, the passing geese were frightened and flew up one after another. A huge herringbone quickly formed in mid-air, flying against the wind.

The autumn sun fell from mid-air and burned on people's bodies, and their faces suddenly became extraordinarily warm.