Chapter 217: Reunion at the City Gate
"Is this Master Zhu stupid, the grange and the big car shop are all his, and the people under him are in charge, and the money is earned and someone sends it away, and he still asks about it."
"You are smart, you are smart and you have to borrow money to spend, even if Master Zhu doesn't dig treasures, he has turned over his hands and made more than ten times the profit, you have a few words of nonsense, this little master is going to kill people."
In the minds of many people, the master is to eat and drink spicy food and not work, what to do only need to tell the people below to be busy, everything is not the master, that is a slave and maid and the like, this old man Zhu is said to be worth ten thousand gold, killing people without blinking, and there is a big man as a father-in-law, such a character can still be stained with spring water.
As a result, in addition to the "clever robbery" of the Fang family and the Yang family's industry to do like a master, the others are inevitably too unacceptable, for example, with people to patrol the city to check, how do you have to ride a horse, and the people around you are holding knives and bows, but this little old man actually led the way with weapons on his back, and went to various industries to see, nothing more than to take some filial piety, who has a good-looking girl or even a daughter-in-law to keep in mind, as a result, this little old man only chatted with the people who worked, and it was not a random question, many tricks are understood, this is really not like a rich man.
Zhu Da naturally ignored what they thought, after looking around, he was very satisfied with several industries outside the city, and the expected resistance and trickery would not be there, this was what he thought too much, after the backer was destroyed and set on fire, the people who ran the grange and the big car shop did not have any luck in mind, it turned out that the relatives of the Fang family and the Yang family left overnight, and they worked hard to earn food and stay with peace of mind, waiting for the new owner's family to come to the door.
Of course, the satisfaction is not this smooth reception, but the location and area of the grange and the big car shop, the big car shop is next to the official road, very close to the city, there is such a geographical advantage of natural business to do, several granges are only a mile away from the county seat, this is the real benefit, in fact, the field is not necessarily more fertile than other places, but close to the city, one is that the labor force is easy to obtain, and the other is that the harvest can be sold in the city, saving the cost of transporting people and livestock, not to mention that even if the county is not farming, the reconstruction is also good.
Zhu Da also noticed one thing, in the various industries outside the city, not only the places he inspected, there was obviously a surplus of manpower, and there were more idlers wandering on the streets than normal, and the reason could be found out by inquiring, now there are more and more people coming to the county seat, the price of hired workers has been falling for more than ten days in a row, when the weather is still warm, people wander outside is nothing, and now it is getting colder and colder, it is difficult to hold on without food and shelter, there is no destruction, and the county seat is relatively resourceful.
Thinking of this, Zhu Da felt a little happy in his heart, not gloating, but in such a situation, it would be much easier to recruit young and strong people.
"Two poor masters, this is the goods sent to the Fang family, it is the warehouse of your Yamen Master Fang, it was not ...... in the past"
"What Master Fang, Fang Ming's bad goods are finished, who will these goods be sent to when they enter the city, or if you don't enter, you will have to take a 10% fee when you go in, this is our Huairen's rule!"
Zhu Da took people around in a big circle, and when he wanted to enter the city from the west gate, he encountered a caravan arguing with the strong squad officer guarding the city, and the white-bodied deputy who led the way was laughing nonsense, and now he also mentioned Fang Ming in the officer's room, this is not relying on, this is to invite trouble for himself.
"The poor master is reasonable...... Surprisingly, the caravan is not submissive, and it seems to speak with anger.
The Zhuangban people at the city gate are reasonable, especially with the outsiders, they immediately became angry when they heard this, and Zhu Da, who was still more than a dozen steps away from the card, could hear it clearly, "Reasonable, I am reasonable, entering the city to pay the fee is the truth of the world entering the city, what kind of thing do you dare not listen to, look at the appearance of the person who just died in your family, don't be unlucky for the master, this side will not let you enter the city!" ”
This scolding is a new routine, Zhu Da looked at it curiously, and then realized that the errand was not scolding, but the caravan was indeed dressed in linen and filial piety, and the leaders of the group were tied with filial piety belts on their heads.
"Okay, the poor master won't let us enter the city, we will sell it outside the city, Huairen County is so reasonable, I really don't dare to come next time."
"If you talk nonsense, I'll beat you up, get out of here, don't delay the people behind you to enter the city."
The more the two sides talked, the more angry they became, the caravan was a little noisy, and there was more than one person on the Zhuangban side who scolded, but the caravan who often walked outside naturally knew who could not be offended, especially the local officials who could not afford to offend by force, and the caravan retreated from the card after saying this angry sentence.
As soon as the person in front of the caravan turned around, Zhu Da saw the other party's appearance clearly, and was stunned for a moment, it was actually someone he knew, and hurriedly waved his hand to greet him and said, "Long time no ......."
When he said it, he didn't know how to continue, because Zhu Da didn't know the name of the other party, when he returned from Zheng Jiaji's business and digging gold, there was a caravan of the Li family to go back, and the caravan was headed by the old man Li Xiu, but the one in front was not Li Xiu, but the young man who followed Li Xiu.
Where is the old man Li Xiu? Zhu Da was not confused for too long, and when he saw the white cloth strip of filial piety on the head of the caravan, and saw the thin coffin on the convoy parked on the side, he could probably guess.
The young man also noticed Zhu Da, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I never thought to meet Zhu Gongzi here......"
Halfway through the words, the young man was knocked on by the person who rushed behind him, and he turned back in amazement, only to find that it was the strong squad officer who was vicious just now, and the expression on this face was very strange at this moment, not the meaning of provocation, but full of anxiety, or fear, the weather was so cold, and the forehead of this errand was full of cold sweat, and it was not seen just now.
"You...... This old man, can you recognize Master Zhu? The strong squad officer didn't notice that his voice trembled.
The young man of the Li family's caravan was confused for a while, and subconsciously replied: "When I came to Huairen County from Zhengjiaji, we traveled together, of course we knew it." ”
"This lord, the matter of going into the city to collect fees is a business affair, Fang Ming broke the rules when he was here, and now he comes according to the rules, and he has no personal grudges with you below." The strong class officer relaxed a little, but he was still busy explaining.
"Still making things difficult?" Zhu Da had already walked up to him and asked with a smile.
The young man of the Li family's caravan saw that the officer's body trembled, his face was bloodless for a moment, and his voice had changed tone: "Master Zhu, the little one is just doing errands, not making things difficult, Master Zhu, don't ...... it."
At this time, the young man of the Li family's caravan finally figured out one thing, this young man who was still aggressive just now was afraid, afraid of this young man who greeted him with a smile, this Zhu Da was five or six years younger than him, but he made these errand servants afraid like this.
"Do your errand, no one blames you, don't charge any fees for these goods, and now I buy them all." Zhu Da didn't embarrass the strong class officer, but just explained two sentences, no matter what goods the Li family's caravan brought back to the Fang family's firm, Zhu Da was ready to go next, and the business of the firm had to continue, and help the old acquaintance.
After getting this sentence, the Zhuang squad officer breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and put on a smiling face, beckoned the caravan to enter the city, and said while busy: "You have met a great good person, remember to burn incense and worship the Buddha when you go back." ”
The young man of the Li family's caravan also relaxed a lot, and said with a fist huddle: "Thank you Zhu Gongzi for your kindness, but the price of these goods is not low, and Zhu Gongzi does not do such a business, so wouldn't it be ....... to rush next?"
"It's okay, the Fang family's property has been taken over by me, his business is now my business, what's wrong with the uncle of the Li family?" Judah politely asked the question bluntly.
Hearing this inquiry, the young man in the Li family's caravan turned red with red eyes, and wanted to speak, but he choked up but couldn't speak, and an older man behind him said: "This son, my lord was infected with a cold when he passed Wei Yuanwei, and he hurried back to Langzhong who Wei Yuanwei was looking for, but it was too late, and it was said that it was an old injury and an old illness......
Speaking of this, the older guy was also a little uncomfortable, and when he recovered his mood, the young man said in a hoarse voice: "My uncle said that sooner or later there will be this day, let me finish this trip, and said that the weather is cold, and he will be transported back to Daizhou in a coffin, but I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." ”
People who have known each other for less than a month, chatting deeply at night, I thought that there would be a chance to deal with each other in the future, but I didn't expect to die like this, Zhu Da was stunned in his heart, from childhood to adulthood, such things are not so strange in this era, and other people are even numb, only Zhu Da will feel impermanence.
It is understandable that this young man will have a conflict with the servants, and it is difficult for people to maintain stable emotions and normal coping under such sorrow.
"You're lucky, you met me at this moment, and if you are so reckless in other cities, you will be slaughtered in the middle of the night." Zhu Da was not polite, and directly ordered two sentences, the young man of the Li family was embarrassed and abnormal, and wanted to explain, but found that he couldn't speak, and it was not a new thing for the third-class messengers to use force to rob, as long as there was no bitter master, who could help, and when Zhu Da said this, he could see the old characters in the Li family's caravan nodding their heads, thinking that there was no intention of persuading them just now.
Pingshui met, now many conditions are not yet complete, Zhu Da is not ready to have anything to do with it, but said: "Uncle Li is really a pity, you also have to mourn and change, deliver the goods, and return to your hometown after two days of rest, so that Uncle Li can be buried in peace." ”
After saying that, Zhu Da was about to enter the city, and as soon as he moved, the young man flashed in front of Zhu Da, bowed down, and said hurriedly: "Zhu Gongzi, my uncle has something to say." ”