Chapter 19: Laughing and Retreating from the Thief

"As long as we take a little time and take a little action, we can minimize casualties."

Zhang Song said confidently that he had represented so many labor dispute cases in his previous life, and had seen a lot of operating procedures and safety rules, so he could use them at will.

The craftsmen still had that numb look, no reaction, and they were not interested in Zhang Song's words at all.

When the iron guy heard this, he was also indifferent, because in his life experience, the more confident a person is, the more he can deceive people. Now it seems that as expected, Zhang Song is not reliable at all.

The iron man shook his head and was about to walk to the construction site.

"Well, why don't you believe it?" Zhang Song saw that the craftsmen didn't react, and he was a little anxious, "Hey, don't go, iron guy, I still have something to ask you?" ”

The iron guy stopped, turned around and asked, "Engong, if you have any questions, just ask, you must know everything, and you must say everything." ”

"When will the overseer sent by the Green Pine Valley come and when will he leave?" Zhang Song asked.

"There is no overseer, we do it ourselves."

Zhang Song was stunned again, he looked at the craftsmen around him again, yes, these craftsmen were all covered in dust, their clothes were full of small holes in the fire, and their faces were full of exhaustion.

Since there is no overseer, why not be lazy? Don't these craftsmen look like model workers? They are slaves, when did slaves become so self-disciplined?

Perhaps seeing Zhang Song's doubts, the iron man said to Zhang Song: "Although there is no supervisor, Qingsong Valley will come to check every three days to see if we have completed the task. ”

"What happens if you don't complete the mission?" Zhang Song realized that the reason why craftsmen did not dare to be lazy was probably due to the punishment measures.

"There will be punishment." The Iron Guy said briefly.

"Of course there will be punishment, I ask what kind of punishment will there be?" Zhang Song was a little speechless about fighting the iron guy.

"The punishment is also very simple." With a frightened look on his face, he said in a trembling voice, "Once the inspectors find out that we have not completed our mission, let us elect the laziest person and kill him." ”

In the end, the ironsmith's face was full of fear, and the other craftsmen also looked panicked.

Zhang Song could see from the frightened faces of the craftsmen that the iron man should not be lying.

"Are there many tasks assigned by the Green Pine Valley?" Zhang Song asked.

"Many, many!" The Iron Guy replied.

"Get to work! Get to work! Otherwise, this mission will not be completed! ”

I don't know who shouted, and all the craftsmen hurried towards the construction site.

"Hey! Iron guy, wait for me! Zhang Song hurriedly called out to the iron guy who was going to the construction site.

"Eun Gong! Your injuries are not healed now, so let's rest first, the tasks have not increased since you came, we can complete them without your help. The iron guy thought that Zhang Song also wanted to work on the construction site, so he stopped and said to Zhang Song.

"I have something more to ask you." Zhang Songdao.

"There's no time." The iron guy didn't stop this time, and he walked towards the construction site without looking back, "Today is the last day to complete the task, and we have to complete the task as soon as possible." Let's wait until the evening. ”

After a while, there was no one else in the shed except Zhang Song.

Zhang Song sat for a while, very bored, so he tried to stand up and moved towards the construction site step by step.

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When Zhong Lei and Fang Tao arrived at the iron-smelting yard, the busy scene of the iron-smelting yard on weekdays was gone, the furnace fire was extinguished, and there was no boiling molten iron in the pool.

All the craftsmen gathered in the shed of the ironworks and formed a circle.

"Eun Gong, do you think this will work?"

"It's a little shorter, it's a little shorter here." This is Zhang Song's voice.

Zhong Lei and Fang Tao glanced at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes, the rules of the iron-smelting yard were known to the two, and with the current situation of the craftsmen in the iron-smelting yard, there must be a problem.

"Let's see." Seeing that Fang Tao was about to ask, Zhong Lei pointed to the crowd.

Zhong Lei and Fang Tao walked to the crowd, but still no one noticed the arrival of the two.

The craftsmen in a circle looked at the two people in the middle with worried expressions, and several craftsmen still had a faint anger in their eyes.

The two people in the middle are Zhang Song and the iron guy, Zhang Song sits on the wooden section, directing the iron guy to pound an object.

The iron guy smiled bitterly, very reluctantly, but helplessly according to Zhang Song's command.

"It's better to install it, we've been delayed for a long time, and we won't be able to complete the task without smelting iron." As the iron man spoke, he had to pack up the belongings.

"Slow, iron guy, I asked you early in the morning, I saved you, what do you use to repay me, you said to go to the soup and go to the fire, and you will not give up. Why, now if you ask me to transform this bellows, you can't do it? Zhang Song said to the iron guy slowly, as if he was teaching juniors.

"This ......" The iron man blushed at Zhang Song's words, and stammered when he spoke, "But, but, this morning, Madame sent someone to increase the iron-smelting task, and if we delay it any longer, we won't be able to complete it at all, and then someone will be intimidated." ”

The faces of the other craftsmen were also full of anxiety, and some of them were even so anxious that they were about to shed tears, and they all nodded in unison, apparently in favor of the iron man's words.

"If you're afraid of anything, you can definitely do it." Zhang Song was not nervous at all.

"Impossible, we have only added you alone, you can't work for the time being, and the task has increased by a third compared to before, how can it be completed without hurrying?" The iron guy was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, and he had infinite remorse, "I shouldn't have believed your words and removed the bellows." ”

"It doesn't matter if you can't complete it, then you will choose me, saying that I made you fail to complete the task." Zhang Song didn't care at all.

"No way!" When Zhong Lei heard Zhang Song's words, he didn't care about anything else, and immediately objected, "You can't choose Zhang Song!" Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Zhong Lei and the craftsman in front of Fang Tao were startled and hurriedly jumped away.

"Zhong Jun, Fang Jun, you are here, I'm sorry, there is no place for you to sit." Zhang Song grinned and stood up and saluted the two.

"As soon as you got hurt, sit down and don't get up." Fang Tao hurriedly helped Zhang Song back to the wooden section.

Zhang Song was also polite and sat back.

"If you hear it, you can't blame Zhang Song if you can't complete the task, it's your problem!" Zhong Lei was still scolding the craftsmen in the iron smelting field.

A group of craftsmen all looked at Zhong Lei and Fang Tao with fear, and the iron guy was also standing on the side helplessly, not daring to say anything.

Zhang Song was a little dissatisfied, and said: "Oh, Zhong Jun, what are you doing here, don't frighten them, it's not their problem at all if you can't complete the task, it's Qingsong Valley's problem." ”

"Yes, that's Qingsong Valley's problem, not Zhang Song's problem, if you hear it, you are not allowed to choose Zhang Song!" Zhong Lei did not argue with Zhang Song, but did not change his core views.

Zhang Song was speechless, he looked at the iron guy and said, "There is still one last step, you install the shortened part here, and then assemble it and put it back." ”

"Hurry up, listen to Zhang Song's words and put it up." Fang Tao said loudly to the iron guy.

Under the gaze of Zhong Lei and Fang Tao, the iron guy didn't dare not listen, he trembled and installed the bellows according to what Zhang Song said. When the installation was completed, the iron guy was covered in sweat.

"Take it and put it up, see if it's better?" Zhang Songdao.

As if they had been pardoned, the blacksmith and the other craftsmen hurriedly carried the bellows and went to the construction site without looking back.

"Today is a good day, and people keep coming to see me." Zhang Song said jokingly.

"Oh, who else has come to see you besides the two of us?" Fang Tao asked curiously.

"Who else, it's Yu Xinzhi and Chen Jia, and Li Mo also sent someone."

"What are they doing here?"

"One to increase the task of smelting iron, and the other to warn the craftsmen not to harm my life." Zhang Song said lazily, his tone was calm, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him.

Who will increase the task of iron smelting, and who will save Zhang Song's life, this is a self-evident matter.

"Is it true that the task of smelting iron has increased by a third?" Although Zhong Lei knew that what the iron guy was likely to say was true, he still had this question.

"Really." Zhang Song replied, and the situation when Yu Xinzhi and Chen Jia came to the iron-smelting field this morning floated in front of him, with a smug, arrogant, and undisguised hatred on his face.

"I'm not going to let you live!" Fang Tao said angrily.

"It doesn't matter, Li Mo sent someone to protect you, it is estimated that it is Zhou Mingshu's order, as long as Zhou Mingshu doesn't want you to die, you should have no problem." Zhong Lei comforted Zhang Song.

Zhang Song shook his head and didn't speak, he didn't guess why Zhou Mingshu wanted to protect him, because no matter what, Zhang Song was unwilling to pin his life on the kindness of others.

Zhang Song likes to control his own life!

Zhong Lei and Fang Tao expressed their concern for him to Zhang Song, chatted with Zhang Song for a while, and left.

Zhang Song watched Zhong Lei and Fang Tao leave, with a smile on his face, he really admired Zhong Lei, obviously he had something to say, but he didn't say it a few times, he could really bear it!

"Oops! Oops! The bellows are broken! ”

While Zhang Song was thinking, a craftsman ran towards Zhang Song with a frightened face and shouted loudly at the same time.

Zhang Song frowned and asked, "What's broken?" ”

"No wind!" The craftsman replied.

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"Still haven't you heard the time?" Fang Tao asked on the way back.

"yes." Zhong Lei's face showed confusion, "Why did Zhou Mingshu want to protect Zhang Song?" If it weren't for Zhou Mingshu's order, it would be impossible for Li Mo to send someone to the iron-smelting yard to speak for Zhang Song. ”

"Didn't we say last time that it is impossible for Zhang Song to take refuge in Zhou Mingshu." Fang Tao said.

"It stands to reason that way, but there are exceptions to everything. Think about it, since Zhang Song arrived in Qingsong Valley, Zhou Mingshu's faction has maintained Zhang Song a lot, and the only exception is that Zhou Mingshu agreed to Zhang Song to go to the iron smelting field. I'm very worried now, worried that Zhang Song has taken refuge in Zhou Mingshu. Zhong Lei said a little worriedly.

Fang Tao was silent, the matter he planned with Zhong Lei was a life-threatening matter, and if he was not careful, a catastrophe would come, and it made sense for Zhong Lei to be so cautious.