A few days later, in the evening, Tian Wenliang sat on the chair he used to sit on, a little less arrogant than when he was discussing with peers on weekdays, and a little more helpless melancholy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The people who were in chaos before have all left, and only himself and his family are left in the house, but the cracks that were left before that are invisible to the naked eye have germinated in his heart.

Not long after eating the five thousand catties of alkali, the strange merchant took out a few hundred catties of alkali, and at that time, Tian Wenliang already felt that something was wrong.

The subsequent rumors confirmed this feeling, and some people clearly saw that the businessman had entered and exited the charity trading company, and it was obvious that this was also a pitfall.

The only reasonable explanation is that the alkali on Chen Jian's side can't be used up at all, but this seemingly only reasonable explanation is the most unreasonable.

Where does alkali come from?

Those peers don't think about it, at least not now. After the original ambition was shattered by this fact, it turned into distrust and accusation, even if Tian Wenliang's prestige was still there, but he knew that the rift had appeared, and even someone would contact the charity trading company tonight.

Tian Wenliang's woman brought a cup of tea and sent it, looking at her worried husband, she didn't know what to say, but sighed heavily.

Like a lonely person who wants to talk to someone, Tian Wenliang stared at the cup of tea, as if talking to his own woman, and as if talking to himself.

"How so? They blamed me for making the wrong decision, but it has been like this for generations and decades, and I was right. My father did this, and I did it before, and all those who wanted to build a glass workshop in the whole of Fujian City had to come to see me, why did it become like this now? ”

He really couldn't figure out that the rules of several generations and hundreds of years should be the truth, but now this truth seems to be invalid, and he can't understand what the glass workshop is all about, let alone the origin of those alkalis and the quality of that glass.

"I, since fifteen, I have been learning glass blowing with my father, and I have learned the craft and business for five years. I didn't have to start from scratch as an apprentice, but I knew that if I wanted to do well, I had to be the best craftsman. ”

"The coal smoke is smoking, the iron pipe is hot, the cheeks are blowing painfully, and the eyes are burning, and now they cry when they encounter the wind...... How much did I suffer? ”

"My father went, and I ran the workshop myself, and how many people made up their minds? And how many people want to grab the position of guild president? Twenty years, twenty years! I went from being a young man to where I am today. ”

"But now? It's all going to be ruined! This hundred-year-old workshop is going to be ruined! The family's reputation is ruined! I'm afraid I'm going to be ruined. ”

"If the employees of the workshop are sick, as long as it is not a bad disease, I will still spend some money to treat them, and I will also give them some money and goods during the New Year's holidays; There are so many conflicts of interest in the guild, I support it, this one is more and that one is less, I coordinate, and when I encounter some workshops that can't be opened, I always lend him money instead of lending him money...... Listening to everyone's sincere calls for the president to call the owner on weekdays, my heart is also comfortable. ”

He silently held the teacup, looked at the emerald green leaves rippling inside, and turned slightly, as if he saw the reflection of his glory over the years, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and finally became puzzled again.

"Every walk has its own rules, and it has always been like this, and it has always been like this. How is it that what has worked for generations and hundreds of years is useless today? ”

"Which line doesn't have a guild? Which line is not everyone open to explain, how to divide how to divide and how to divide you don't want to live or die, and others are not allowed to step in, not only glass, many are like this, why is this rule going to be broken? ”

"As soon as this rule is broken, it's not bloody and bloody, people eat people! Even the bones are chewed and the marrow is sucked out. To this day, some people still say that it is better to agree to Chen Jian's conditions...... They don't want to think about it, what is left of us after agreeing to us? ”

"There is still a bit of shame in this trade rule, at least on the face to get by, if there is no guild, how can there be any shame?"

"Behold, the way of this world is coming to an end......"

Tian Wenliang sighed heavily, put the cup down, and shook his head.

The woman was relieved: "Is there another way?" Besides, we have enough money, but there is no way to do anything else, don't you see that those who hoard orchids also make a lot of money? ”

Tian Wenliang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "What else are you doing?" What else can you do besides making glass? Besides, how difficult is it to do something else and squeeze into another industry? Have you forgotten that there were also people who wanted to burn glass if they didn't enter the industry, and their homes were ruined by us? ”

"Yes, a lot of money is owed, the woman has remarried, and the man has hanged. But that's because he has a thin foundation, but our family background doesn't have to be afraid. ”

"Where is the money thing, I have worked all my life, and there is only money left? If I am not the president, I am rich, and how many people can elect me to be a councilor? How many people can listen to what I say? When the time comes, I will be a rich old man surnamed Tian, and then what? Guarding a pile of money, waiting for death, waiting for my children to bury me? ”

Sighing, he leaned back in his chair, the sound of heavy breathing occasionally echoing through the empty room.

…………

In the workshop, a few hired workers looked at the familiar, but different from the stove of a long time ago, without a fire, and sighed.

They haven't started work for a long time, but the owner didn't fire them, and they still paid their salaries, but a little less, which everyone can understand.

The so-called wind knows the strength of the grass, and everyone is inevitably grateful.

In addition to gratitude, there is more fear of the future life, and the glass business can be regarded as a well-paid workshop worker, much better than those hired in the farmland.

But now the future of the black hole hangs over their heads, making them a little overwhelmed.

"This Chen Jianxin is too ruthless, this is forcing our workshop to death. I don't know how the owner is doing now, so I must be in a bad mood. I wish I knew that big piece of glass now so that I could tell the owner and let him get through. ”

"Yes, the owner is a good person, and he is very good to us."

"If the workshop can't be continued, what can we do? I heard the proprietor say that there are only a few dozen people in the workshop of the charity trading company, so don't we all have to starve? ”

"If we don't have an owner to feed us, what can we do? The age is so old, since the apprenticeship is to learn to blow glass, what can we do without this? ”

"Hey, it's hard for the owner now, I asked for half of the salary as usual yesterday. It's not much, but it can always help the owner get through, right? ”

In the midst of the lamentation, someone muttered: "I heard that if our workshop can't go on, we can go to the workshop of the charity trading company to do things, and pay the same salary......"

As soon as he finished speaking, several people stood up and glared angrily.

"What do you mean? Your conscience let the dog eat? If the owner hadn't taken you as an apprentice, you might have starved to death by now! ”

"It's just that you don't have a conscience at all."

"What the hell! Bah! ”

The man who spoke said in a muffled voice, "I...... When I was an apprentice, I didn't get any money, so I just had something to eat. After five years of work, I didn't even start to learn the craft of glass blowing...... That is, just take the money and do things......"

"Fart! Without the owner, you would have starved to death! ”

"It's really a conscience, what's wrong with being an apprentice? Who didn't start as an apprentice? Still taking money to do things, where does the money come from? It's not from the owner? You're eating your mother's milk, and you'll turn around and don't recognize it! ”

The man was a little embarrassed, muttered a few words, and did not speak, but just lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.

One person stood up and said, "If you want me to say, we have to be of the same heart with the owner at this time!" You can't have any other mind. Besides, who is the owner? How many glass workshops do we want to mix in? How old is Jian Chen? ”

"Brother, but what can we do?"

While speaking, Tian Wenliang walked in, and a group of hired workers stood up and shouted to the owner.

"Hey!"

Didn't speak, sighed first.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our fate is at the end, and we really can't live with the glass of this charity trading company. My ancestral workshop may not be able to continue. I also know that it is not easy for everyone, and everyone will be paid ten more days' salary in a while, and everyone will have a way to make a living. It's a pity that Mincheng can't accommodate you, and those workshops are all squeezed and can't get by. ”

"He Chen Jian keeps saying charity and charity, but what is the result? You can't even eat......"

Tian Wenliang's voice was obviously trembling with anger, and he waved his hand to ask someone to bring a plate from behind, with some copper on it, and grabbed a handful and handed it to a hired man.

The hired man took it with both hands and choked up, "The owner ......"

In the crowd, suddenly a person shouted, "You want me to say!" He Chen Jian made us unable to get by, so we smashed his trading company! Smash his nasty workshop! Otherwise, everyone will go hungry! We've learned a lifetime of craftsmanship, so we can't starve to death! ”

"That's it!"

"That's right! Smash his dog's head! ”

"Just smash his workshop! So we're back to the same day! ”

"We've got to eat, too!"

"Even if it's to repay the owner's kindness!"

Under the instigation of a few well-intentioned people, the hired workers were immediately carried away, Tian Wenliang glanced at the hired worker in the lead, and nodded imperceptibly.

The hired workers of the glass workshop, led by a few people, got up one after another, some of them were a little confused, and some of them habitually followed the crowd......

Some are out of gratitude, while others are just for a bite to eat, and some blindly follow the crowd out.

In the house, only Tian Wenliang and a few people remained.

"Tung oil ready?"

"It's ready, don't worry."

"The bigger the movement, the better, let the officials come out and clean up, so many people always have to eat. Be careful, don't kill Hu Lin, it's hard for his dad to explain. ”

"Don't worry, we're measured."

"Try not to kill anyone, just burn down the trading company. If there is a dead person over there, it is better for us to die here, otherwise it is difficult to say. Let the people in the official face come forward to talk to Chen Jian, no one wants to see so many people making trouble at once. ”

After everyone left, Tian Wenliang looked at the door helplessly, and said in his heart, if something happens, let Chen Jian take a step back.