The brother and sister were very tired, Zhuang Yuncheng was sitting, Fluttershy was squeezing his shoulder behind him, Zhuang Yuncheng asked, "There's nothing else going on here, right?" ”

"Nope."

"I want to find someone who understands Japanese and Chinese, there are a lot of things to do with technical guidance and raw material procurement, and you have to translate what Hashimoto and Inoshita say to the workers, and you have to manage, it's too tiring."

"Not tired."

"That's a lie." Zhuang Yuncheng turned around and said, "You are more tired than anyone else, I can't bear it." ”

"After a while, it's good to wait for Juan and the workers to become more proficient, and it's normal at first." Fluttershy asks, "Have the exporters negotiated with the channel?" ”

"Well, the quality of this first batch of matches must not be so good, the price is lower, and the merchants are willing to buy it, and when the news spreads, it poses a threat to several other factories in the city, and they are also supported by foreigners, which is not easy to do." Zhuang Yuncheng said, "Originally, this business was profiteering, and those factories manipulated by capital and compradors were extremely exploitative, and there was no humanity anymore." ”

"When the quality goes up, the price must rise to the same level as the market, otherwise it will only be cheaper for those businessmen, and what they sell to ordinary people is not a profiteering process, and they would rather improve the welfare of the workers in the factory a little, so that they can have more motivation to work."

"That's what I mean," Zhuang Yuncheng said with a smile, "As the saying goes, a tiger's ass can't be touched, but we prefer this, and some people will be dissatisfied." ”

"There is no way, foreigners and some lackeys who have lost their conscience do not treat Chinese workers as human beings, but we can't."

"yes." Zhuang Yuncheng looked at the time, it was already past five o'clock, and the workers were about to have dinner, "Let's go home and eat too." ”

"I'll go back too?"

"Go back, it's too lonely to be alone, I can't stand it."

"Okay." Fluttershy says, "Let me go and explain to Hashimoto and Inoshita first." ”

"Well, I'll wait for you here."

Fluttershy then goes out.

After a while, Fluttershy returns, and the two walk on the road, Zhuang Yuncheng says, "Since they went to Liu Zhen's house for dinner that day, they have also seen Yunyun, but they haven't moved at all since then, I don't know if they gave up, or if there is something else hidden." ”

"Liu Zhen is also unpredictable, he maintains the stubbornness of the old society, and also suffers from the impact of new ideas, I don't know where he is biased, he always talks about marriage, the order of his parents, and now all the girls who come into contact with the society are shouting for freedom of marriage, and he is probably also in the decision."

"I hope he will retreat in the face of difficulties, I won't respond to this matter, and Yun Yun won't agree, if he insists, it will only completely destroy some of our remaining friendships."

"Just go with the flow, if you don't go all the way, it's best not to be friends."

"It's not a big deal not to be friends, but I'm afraid of having one more enemy, this person has a strong purpose in doing anything, and sometimes he will do whatever he wants, so he has to be careful." Zhuang Yuncheng said, "He has been trying to pull me on his boat, but fortunately I left early, how can he feel better?" ”

"yes." "Especially since we're neighbors, and we're embarrassed to see each other once in a while, and I think after a while, when things are more stable, we might be able to move out of here, and besides, sending Zeng Fu and Juan to the factory, there are fewer people in the family, and we live in such a big house, no wonder you're lonely, and I don't think it's appropriate for me." ”

"You reminded me!" Zhuang Yuncheng said with a smile, "I told Yun Yun a long time ago that I wanted to find another place to live, but I didn't have time at that time, and I didn't talk about it anymore, so I put it off until now, I think it's the right time now, let's do it." ”

"It's okay, this not only avoids problems with Liu Zhen, but also doesn't make it seem wasteful for two or three of us to live in such a big house."

"Yes, if you sell this house and buy an apartment building, which is smaller and more compact, you will definitely have a lot of money left, which will be used to turn over the expenses of the factory at that time."

"Well, we'll look for it when it's free someday." Fluttershy says, "It's great news for Yun Yun, and she doesn't want to live here, especially with Liu Zhen's family." ”

"Then I'll go back on the weekend, take her with me, and follow her wishes, I don't care."

"Okay."

When the two of them arrived home, Zeng Fu had already eaten a simple meal in the factory, and Chen Nian inquired about Zeng Fu's location and sneaked to the account room.

"Ah Fu." Aged pushed the door in.

"Why are you still here? It's time to get off work today, and you can go home. ”

"I can't afford to rent a house, so I live in the factory."

"Then you go to sleep." Zeng Fu stood up and said, "This is the account room, you can't just enter it." ”

"What's this? I don't steal or rob. Chen Nian approached with a smile, Zeng Fu put away the accounts, stopped him and said, "I'm not joking with you, these are important accounts, only the young master can read them." ”

"Good, good......" Chen Nian smiled disdainfully.

Chen Nian retreated to the door, leaned against the door frame, and said with a hippie face: "You are too uninteresting today, we are real relatives, not only did you not plead, but also scolded me in front of people so that I almost couldn't do it." ”

"You brought it on yourself, you bleed a man's head, and if he dies, your life will be gone!"

Chen Nian shook his head with a smile, and suddenly sneered: "Ah Fu, for the sake of our relatives, find me a better job to do, you see you, you are the bookkeeper in the factory, even your young master values you, you have earned enough face and money, and I can't earn a lot of money if I work to death." ”

"You are still not satisfied, compared with the factory outside, the young master's factory has reduced the working hours by two hours a day, and the salary has also increased, why are you so greedy?"

"It's not as good as you, give it to my good brother, and share the blessings."

Zeng Fu knew that he was a scoundrel, he didn't learn anything since he was a child, and he couldn't do other jobs at all, so he didn't bother to tell him and glared at him coldly.

Chen Nian knew that there was no hope, so he said again: "If you don't help with this, then you tell me, where is my sister, I'll go to her." ”

"I don't know." Zeng Fu sat down and continued to sort out the accounts, there was only a little left, and after finishing it, he just waited for Zhuang Yuncheng to come over.

"Don't lie to me, you know."

"I don't know."

"It's impossible not to know, what do you mean?" Chen Nian said angrily, "If you don't help me forget it, I will find my own sister and get in the way of you?" ”

"Of course not, then you can find it yourself, I don't stand in your way."

"You-well, if you don't tell me, then I won't leave." Chen Nian sat on the ground along the door frame and whistled leisurely.

Zeng Fu ignored him and sorted out the accounts by himself.

Half an hour later, Zeng Fu finished tidying up, and Chen Nian was still sitting by the door frame, "Get out!" The young master will come later. Zeng Fu scolded sharply.

"The young master has to be reasonable, you know my sister's whereabouts, why don't you tell me? I'm her own brother, can't I go into the city to see her? ”

"You're coming to see her?" Zeng Fu sneered, "My sister-in-law has been married to my eldest brother for a few years, have you come to see her once?" Now that my sister-in-law lives in the city and has money, you will come to see her? ”

Chen Nian said angrily: "Then my mother and I will pull her to the age of seventeen or eighteen, and give her air to eat?" Besides, it's our family business, you don't have to worry about it, you just need to tell me where she is. ”

"Hmph, my sister-in-law married my eldest brother, she is a member of the Zeng family, and the matter about her should be our family affair, now, it's not your turn, you don't need to know where she is."

"I won't tell you, if you don't tell me, I'll wait here for your young master and let him judge him." Chen Nian sat cross-legged on the ground, salivating and making Zeng Fu's chest hurt.

"Then you can sit here." Zeng Fu didn't care, returned to his seat, and just waited for Zhuang Yuncheng to come over.

Only after a while, Chen Nian's heart was empty, he thought that because Zeng Fu was closer to Zhuang Yuncheng, Zhuang Yuncheng might not help him, if Zeng Fu added oil and vinegar, it was possible for Zhuang Yuncheng to get rid of himself, he didn't have to take this risk, he might as well wait for a while and look for opportunities. After making this decision, Chen Nian slowly got up, patted the dust on his body, and slipped away.

After that, Zhuang Yuncheng took a look at the accounts after eating, inspected the factory, and instructed Ju'an to be on duty, and only went home to sleep after everything was worried.

The next day, dawn.

As soon as Zhuang Yuncheng got up, a person hurriedly ran over, the wind blew his face red, and he said solemnly: "I came to pay my respects on the orders of Miss Qu: Master Qu is gone." ”

Zhuang Yuncheng's head roared, "When?" He asked.

"It's past one o'clock in the morning." The man said.

"What about them? In the mountains or home? ”

"Master Qu didn't do it last night, they all rushed to the mountains to see each other for the last time."

"How is the aftermath arranged?"

"Set up a spirit at home, for people to mourn, and follow the will of the lord - I wish to lie in the mountain col for a long time, so the body of the lord will not be transported back, and the cemetery will be built in the place where the lord lives for a long time, and buried there."

Zhuang Yuncheng was stunned, thinking that Old Man Qu also got his wish, so he nodded.

This person immediately said goodbye and left, Zhuang Yuncheng thought that Qu Yingjiao's family must be very busy at this time, and it was not easy to disturb, besides, the old man Qu didn't care about the mundane etiquette, as long as he had the intention in his heart, at this time he remembered Qu Tianlin's "Linxian Notes", Zhuang Yuncheng thought that his life was complete, and this morning he left, this "Linxian Notes" should also be finished.

Three days later, it was the day of Qu Tianlin's burial.

After all the relatives and friends and neighbors mourned, they went home after the funeral dinner, Zhuang Yuncheng was going to see him off for the last time, in fact, the two had only met three times, not to mention how much intersection he had, Zhuang Yuncheng didn't care how deep his feelings were with him, he just felt that he had an inexplicable connection with Qu Tianlin, looking at him, Zhuang Yuncheng seemed to see what he looked like when he was old.

"What's wrong?" Fluttershy looks at Zhuang Yuncheng, who is frowning, and asks.

"Mr. Qu is gone, and I always feel that something is missing." Zhuang Yuncheng always looked up at the sky slightly.

Fluttershy stands next to him, fingers crossed, resting on her belly, looking at the sky, everything so peaceful.