"It's better to be raw than cooked, there has been a one-sided relationship, how much we understand each other's weight, besides, we know where his home is, which is more convenient."

"There is no difference between outside the city and inside the city, outside the city you have to climb up to the local tyrants and gentry, our family has a father-in-law and Zheng Inspector, in the city this official house is unavoidable, not to mention such a small county, there can be a few tycoons and gentry, there is this Chang Kai relationship, it is better than a black eye."

"We can afford to give benefits, and we can also give him hardships, this Chang Kai is not a young man with strong blood, he can afford to weigh the weight."

After living in the house, Li He led Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui to run before and after the resettlement and tidying, and Zhu Da explained his actions to Zhou Qingyun.

After listening to his explanation, Zhou Qingyun didn't seem to take it to heart, but said with some confusion: "You seem to have changed as a person, you used to have a lot of twists and turns in your heart, but not so much now, now you are with those shopkeepers, no, you are more twisted than those shopkeepers, you used to pretend?" ”

Zhou Qingyun's words sounded mean, but considering his work, he knew that Zhou Qingyun was asking for the sake of asking, but this question aroused Zhu Da's emotion, but he couldn't answer clearly, Zhu Da was silent, and after a while, he said in a muffled voice: "Maybe I'm such a person, I wanted to change my life in the past." ”

"You're only a teenager, how can you talk like Master Xiang Boyuan and them, could it be that you are possessed by some old ghost." Zhou Qingyun was dismissive of Zhu Da's answer and sneered back.

The two sides did not entangle on this topic, the aroma of the meal has drifted over, to say that this Li He is really a good material to be a housekeeper, now the two into the house is almost empty, no luggage and equipment, he took someone to buy some leather goods outside, and the bedding at night is there, and then hired a few women to do short-term work, clean up the house, and went to the restaurant on the street to buy tonight and tomorrow morning's meals, and even ordered meat porridge for that Xiaohong.

"Nowadays, people are panicking, many people are ready to move to Datong or Taiyuan, heavy furniture or something to sell, tomorrow it can be fully furnished, if the eldest brother wants a few envoys, it is easy, some refugees have no home to return, and it is very cheap to accept them as subordinates." Li He has a plan and is also very shrewd.

The girl Wang Xiaohong who picked it up was still very flustered, so she didn't cry much, but she relied on Qin Qin very much, Qin Qin couldn't stop crying when she was not in sight, but it was difficult for Qin Qin's lively personality to endure being comforted and cared for.

The dinner was very rich, there was fish and meat, and even got a jar of wine, everyone was very full, after eating, Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui were sent out to clean up their own house, Li He also got up to work, but was stopped by Zhu Da.

"Third brother, the two hundred taels of silver will be placed with you first, and you can withdraw any flowers directly, and you can take care of the affairs inside and outside the house first, and there will be business matters to take care of in the future." Zhu Da said straight to the point, before he spoke, the silver of the white flowers had already been put out.

Li He has been working under Zhu Da's business system, and he has a clearer estimate of Zhu Da's net worth than others, two hundred taels of silver is by no means a small amount of money for Zhu Da now, I am afraid that it will account for a fraction of the property, such a sum of money is taken out, and let him spend it at ease, this is what it means to be a true brother after entering the city.

Sincerely, hypocritically, this will take time to understand, now the most practical is silver, the real two hundred taels of silver in front of you, let you save and spend it, and you also know that these silver is not a small amount to the person who gives, you understand, this is trust.

Thinking about reuniting with Zhu Da and them from the ruins of Zheng Jiaji, and moving forward with trepidation along the way, at that time, the righteous brothers were just a promise, and now everything has become a reality, how hard-won all this is, Li He understands it very well in his heart, he even thought that if Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun turned their faces and did not admit this promise, he could only admit it, but he didn't expect the other party to be so trustworthy, Li He knew that it was not easy to come by, so he would solemnly cherish it.

Seeing the silver, after listening to Zhu Da's words, Li He almost didn't control his emotions, even so, he was silent there for a long time, and when he spoke again, his voice was slightly astringent: "Big brother, second brother, what should we do in the future, although this silver is enough for us to worry about food and clothing for a long time, but we can't sit and eat empty." ”

"You're right, we can't sit and eat empty, if we don't do anything here, we will be treated as dead meat, and then the flies and wild dogs will all come." Juda replied.

If you don't move in the house, you can live a very decent and comfortable life with the savings in your hands, but in that case, you can't establish contacts, you are always in a state of isolation, it's okay for a short time, and after a long time, there will be many people staring at this side, even if you don't know that there is a lot of cash in the house, the house itself is also a piece of meat, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun have force and resourcefulness, experience is not lacking, and they are not afraid of things, but it is not a way to deal with things.

What's more, Zhu Da is unwilling to be so, he doesn't want to maintain a decent life in a small county until he is old, Zhu Da still thinks about many possibilities, which can only be achieved by doing things, constantly busy, constantly expanding, and discovering opportunities and possibilities in the process.

Now Li He and Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun have been much more cordial and casual, after Zhu Da finished speaking, Li He pondered for a moment again, this time he was completely calm, and he was already thinking about the topic when he spoke again: "Then what business should we do?" Zheng Jiaji's trading house and various transactions in Hebian New Village may not be able to do it now. ”

"My own brother, don't save face when you speak, Zheng Jiaji's private salt business is taken care of by Zheng Inspector and my father-in-law, otherwise it can't be opened, now the Zheng family is gone, there is no news from my father-in-law, and the private salt business is at risk of killing the head, of course I can't do it, the ...... in the new village by the river" Zhu Daben spoke very fluently, and couldn't help but pause when he said this, as soon as he mentioned it, he remembered a lot of things that had nothing to do with business, and thought of the tragedy and cruelty he saw that day, Only then did I realize that the state of mind that I thought I was holding was not calm, and the fire inside was still burning.

Zhu Da's pause was felt by everyone, Li He sighed, and Zhou Qingyun began to maintain his bow and arrows, which was a means for him to disguise himself.

"The business over there should start from a small age, there must be a place where you can rest assured, and you must have such a place, even if you have the heart to do it now, it is not peaceful outside." Zhu Da was vague here, in fact, it was okay to return to the new village by the river and start operating according to the previous regulations, but the official cavalry killed all the people over there definitely not to abandon the wasteland, this risk must be considered.

Hearing what Zhu Da said, Li He was a little depressed, shook his head and said in a sullen voice: "Then what else can we do, do we want to open a restaurant or something, this poor country, how many people can eat out." ”

Zhu Da smiled, raised his voice a little and said, "Don't be so discouraged, of course there is business to do!" ”

As soon as he said this, even Qin Qin, who was coaxing Xiaohong to sleep on the side, paid attention, and under the curious and expectant gaze of everyone, Zhu Da waved his hand and said, "Let's move bricks!" ”

"Moving bricks", everyone who heard this word was stunned, Zhu Da said that there is a business to do, is it to help the helper, then it would be good to be able to eat well, live in such a big house, and have silver in his hand, is it to do rough work for others, Li He is thinking farther, is it difficult to be a contractor?

Curiosity is curiosity, but Zhu Da didn't want to say too much, and arranged for Li He to call Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui in, as soon as the two entered the house, Zhu Da asked with a smile: "Now that the Tartars have retreated and settled down in the city, I will ask you one last time, do you want to stay or go, go and stay for two pence." ”

This time, Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui did not hesitate, and replied simply: "I am willing to stay." ”

Zhu Da nodded and said: "In this case, then tomorrow we will go to the yamen to make a contract document, and in the future, we will have your monthly money and your errands, and there will be punishments for laxity, and rewards for doing a good job, understand?" ”

The two didn't hesitate, they both knelt down and agreed, but Qin Qin on the side asked wonderingly: "What's so good about being a slave to someone, why don't you hesitate at all?" ”

"Miss, I haven't eaten such a good meal since I was a child, I haven't lived in such a good house, don't say that the small ones are cows and horses, and those in the small village who are not slaves have ever enjoyed it?" It was Zhang Jinbei who answered Qin Qin, and he was very truthful.

Qin Qin nodded thoughtfully, this is a life she has never been in contact with, Zhu Da did not let their conversation continue, and began to arrange the night watch, this arrangement made Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui very surprised, in their minds, it is safe in the county, why should they be so vigilant, but after determining the relationship and identity of the master and servant, they have no right to question, and Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun are also involved in the night duty, so what else is there to say.

Qin Qin and Xiaohong slept together, and before going to bed, Qin Qin asked Zhu Da: "How is my father now, when will he come back?" ”

"A few of us can't find someone, so we can only ask someone to inquire, you don't have to worry, when the Tartar comes, your father will definitely be in Taiyuan City, and there will be no trouble." Zhu Da's answer was very simple, and Qin Qin didn't ask too much.

This night is very tired for Zhu Da and they need to rest, and it is the same for Chang Kai, who continuously set up card blackmail at the city gate, which is hard work, and I want to sleep more the next day, anyway, someone helps to do something, I never thought that as soon as the sky was bright, someone knocked on the door outside, so I could only get up from the kang to open the door.

opened the courtyard door, but Chang Kai was stunned, standing outside the door was Zhu Da, who had dealt with yesterday, the young man was full of smiles, and said: "Chang catches the head, and he wants to bother again." ”

Chang Kai was stunned for a moment before he reacted, his face was full of smiles, and he said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." ”