After a series of heavy rains, the temperature is getting higher and higher day by day, and the hot summer is coming.

The sand and dust are rolling on the construction site by the Kunming pool, countless craftsmen and people are busy among them, horse-drawn carriages, mule carts are pulling bricks, cement and wood and other building materials to shuttle back and forth, the sun is shining, and the sultry weather makes the whole construction site like a sealed iron can.

Even the cool breeze blowing from the wide Kunming Pond was steaming warm......

The Wu brothers sat in a shed in the middle of the construction site, drenched in sweat, with their mouths open and their tongues sticking out, like two dogs caught in the sun......

"Mother! What the hell is this weather? I don't know how many of them have to die of heat! ”

Wu Yuanshuang tugged hard at the collar and exposed his entire neck, but he still felt like his chest was pressed by a stone, and every breath of air he inhaled was so depressed that his chest was suffocated for a while.

In order to shield the dust from falling around, the dust is isolated from the curtain around the shed, but the fresh air cannot come in, and sitting here is like being thrown into a steamer as a steamed bun......

Wu Yuanqing stretched out his hand and took the handkerchief that the servant fished out of the bucket and wiped it on his face, and the cool water stains flowed down his neck into his clothes, which finally relieved the stuffy feeling and made his breathing more transparent.

Hearing this, he said impatiently: "Who said it wasn't? It's hot like this season, and how many people don't have to die of heat on dog days? ”

The two brothers sighed and sighed, depressed.

Since childhood, he has been pampered and has not suffered at all, even if the family is in the middle of the road later, the two are also famous losers, even if they sell their property, they only want to enjoy themselves, how can they ever suffer this crime?

Wu Yuanshuang lamented: "This ghost weather is just sitting in the house drinking chilled sour plum soup, or just like last night in the Pingkangfang Qinglou blowing the breeze and listening to a little song, the new sister in the drunken fairy building is really stunning, that waist, tsk...... This place is really not for people. ”

Wu Yuanqing didn't even want to say more, thinking about the concubine in the Drunken Immortal Building, he became more and more irritable.

Taking advantage of Wu Meiniang's door, the two took out their family property and borrowed a large amount of money from the Hejian County Palace, and quickly joined the construction of the poolside temporary market in Kunming under the banner of Fang Jun's brother-in-law. Although he has never been in contact with the construction industry in the past, this thing does not have much technical content, and his father Wu Shi Tong served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in the Wude Dynasty before his death, and many old people in the family have followed Wu Shi Tong to do things, and they are very familiar with this industry.

At the beginning, the two brothers were ambitious and heroic, and they were determined to take advantage of Wu Meiniang's east wind to do a big job, and also let those who slandered and ridiculed their brothers all day long see, we are not losers, we can spend money, but we can also make money!

However, the so-called from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift is difficult, and the Wu brothers, who are used to being lazy and lazy, can't hold on for a few days.

After three minutes of hot blood cooling, staying in this smoky construction site for a moment is like tormenting on a frying pan, and patience is already on the verge of collapse......

A corner of the curtain was lifted, and a puff of smoke and dust crept in through the crack, and then two figures roared in.

Wu Yuanshuang hurriedly covered his nose and said, "Hurry up and get it done, don't let the dust in." ”

The curtain was set around the tent, and a young man with clear eyebrows walked up to the bucket, scooped up a ladle of water, and poured it on his head. Cool cool water flowed out of my hair, and I wet my clothes along my cheeks and neck, and then I exhaled freely.

"Mother! It's so comfortable! ”

The man in the back was a little shorter, suddenly stout, and not very old, and he dragged a handkerchief and wiped his face fiercely.

Wu Yuanqing said unhappily: "Don't you need to look outside?" Those people are the most treacherous, and when they get a loophole, they will steal and play tricks, and if they delay for a while, it's all money! Just a little cooler, hurry out to look at the point, and urge the people to do more work! ”

These two are cousins of the Wu brothers, the sons of the eldest brother of Wu Shitong, one is named Wu Weiliang and the other is Wu Huaiyun.

Wu Weiliang, who poured a head of water, was not afraid of Wu Yuanqing, and shouted: "You can heat people to death outside, do you want my life?" Rest for a while, what's the matter! ”

These two goods are also the sons of the gentlemen, although the current property of the martial arts family is basically accumulated when the samurai Tong was alive, but in the end, they are cousins, and they have grown up from childhood to adulthood, and they have no fear of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang.

are all losers, don't talk about the second......

Wu Yuan said refreshingly: "Fart!" When is this? It is a critical moment for our brothers to revive the family business! As long as you endure more, after this difficulty, money will have to pour into the house like flowing water, and then how happy will it not be up to you? ”

Wu Weiliang pursed his lips and did not refute.

He was not very convinced by these two brothers, but in the final analysis, this project was obtained through Wu Meiniang's door, and the money was too, so it was inevitable that the momentum would be three points shorter.

Wu Huaiyun was a little wooden, and said when he heard the words: "It's not that we are lazy, it's really that the green bricks are about to run out of bricks just now, and we must make up for them quickly, otherwise there will be no more materials tomorrow, and we will have to stop working." ”

Wu Yuan paused for a moment, and said strangely: "I only sent 10,000 green bricks yesterday, and they were used up so quickly?" ”

Wu Huaiyun said in a sullen voice: "There are less than three thousand yuan left, it is just past noon at this time, and it is estimated that it will be used up in one afternoon." ”

Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang brothers glanced at each other with sad faces.

It stands to reason that if the materials are used quickly, it means that the project is progressing quickly, and they will naturally make more money, which is a happy thing. If the materials are used quickly, they must be replenished quickly, otherwise the construction will be delayed due to insufficient materials, and their money will be lost in the end.

But the question is...... They don't have much money left.

The mountains of silver money borrowed from the Hejian County Royal Mansion were piled up in the treasury of the mansion, how could the Wu brothers be indifferent? As a result, before the start of construction, they began to spend lavishly. Hearing that they had money, the former creditors came to the door one after another, and as soon as they said good things, the two brothers immediately repaid their debts. Then in the last Qinglou, the best singer was chartered for several days, with a group of fox friends and dog friends, the delicacies of the mountains and seas were constantly flowing, and the wine and food were open to drinking......

No amount of money can withstand such a toss.

As a result, less than a month after the construction site started, the funds were somewhat unsustainable......

Wu Weiliang was very shrewd, he was very familiar with the two brothers, and when he saw the looks on the faces of the two of them, he was immediately startled, and asked in surprise: "I said...... It can't be that there is no money, right? ”

Wu Yuanshuang's face was embarrassed, but they were all his own brothers and had nothing to hide, so he nodded.

Wu Weiliang gasped, glared and said, "That's 300,000!" 300,000! It's only been a few days, and you've all run out of money? ”

Wu Yuanqing coughed dryly and said embarrassedly: "How can you speak?" What do you mean we're all gone? Didn't you spend it? Didn't you spend your luck? Although the wages of the people have not been paid, the bricks, cement, and stone ...... Which one doesn't cost anything? Besides, isn't there still some left, but I'm afraid it's not enough......"

Wu Weiliang stroked his forehead with his hand, speechless.

The atmosphere in the co-shed was a little heavy for a while.

Mother, I finally borrowed a sum of money, and I also got the project through Fang Jun's door, just waiting to make a good life for a few years, but now I have worked for a few days but I have no capital......

It's a big joke!

Wu Huaiyun said, "Or...... Go to Mei Niang to borrow some? ”

Wu Yuanshuang said angrily: "If we could borrow it, we would have borrowed it a long time ago, why not match us to borrow?" ”

If Mei Niang can't borrow money, don't think about other places. These brothers go out to Wu Huaiyun to be honest, they are all disgusted by people, and their reputation is almost equal to zero......

Wu Yuanqing said with annoyance: "If you had listened to me to buy cheap materials, why did you spend all the money early?" ”

The materials on the market are naturally superior and inferior, such as green bricks, the best green bricks are strong and strong, and the price is naturally far higher than the inferior green bricks fired with sand in the small brick kilns in the mountains. The price difference of a green brick can sometimes even reach several times, and the total amount of hundreds of thousands of green bricks costs is simply different.

Therefore, Wu Yuanqing's first reaction was not how much money would be left if he went to the Drunken Immortal Building a few times, but how much cheaper it would be if he bought inferior materials......

Wu Yuanshuang said: "Didn't you think that His Royal Highness King Wu was responsible for the inspection and random inspection, in case of a quality condition, we would not be sent to prison by His Royal Highness?" ”

Wu Weiliang spread his hands: "Now you can either buy inferior materials to greatly reduce costs, and if you can stick to the project, you can get greater profits; Either the project is suspended, not only to find the jokes of the whole Chang'an, but also to worry about how to go to those people to settle the wages......"

A few cousins stared at each other, and there was really no other way.

Wu Yuanshuang sighed and said: "So far, it can only be like this, pray for the blessing of the sky, or His Royal Highness King Wu can open the net......"

Wu Yuanqing said disapprerovingly: "It's not that serious, His Royal Highness King Wu has a good relationship with Fang Jun, and Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou has a bad relationship, we are all our own family, we always have to give some face, right?" Besides, the project of Kunming Lake and the east and west cities is so huge, I don't believe that no one is cutting corners like us. If the law does not blame the public, is it possible that His Royal Highness King Wu can still be arrested and sent to prison? ”

Wu Yuanshuang thought about it, it was really like this......

But anyone who can undertake the project either has a way or sufficient funds, and they are not ordinary people. These people are accustomed to eating the cheap of the imperial court, and there must be more cases of cutting corners. No matter how honest and honest His Royal Highness King Wu is, is it possible that he can really arrest everyone and offend people cleanly?

Wu Yuanshuang slapped his face: "It's decided!" ”

I secretly regretted in my heart, if I had thought of this joint earlier, wouldn't I have saved more money by shoddy and cutting corners at the beginning?

What a mistake......