After breakfast the next day, Ding Qian called Niu Wu aside and asked, "Niu Wu, do you know that the old Wang Tou's family moved there?" Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Niu Wudao: "Shopkeeper Ding, you're talking about the old king." ”

Ding Qian said: "It's the old king who once worked with your demolition team." ”

Niu Wudao: "Oh, it turned out to be the nail household, their family moved to the foot of the city wall outside Wanshou Gate, there is a shed built against the root of the city wall, you can inquire there." ”

Ding Qian nodded and said, "Okay, I know, you go and get busy!" ”

Niu Wu said kindly: "Shopkeeper Ding, are you going to find them, you must be careful when you get there, their family is unreasonable, and they may beat you out with a stick." ”

Ding Qiandao: "Don't worry, there are such arrogant people in the world, and no one is wrong." ”

Niu Wu was still uneasy and said: "I think you should bring a few people with you, so that everyone can take care of each other if there is anything." ”

Ding Qiandao: "What are you doing with so many people, it's not to fight with them!" ”

Niu Wulian said with a gesture: "Shopkeeper Ding, the old Wangtou family is not easy to provoke, and none of his three sons are good at stubble, they are all hands who don't want to die in a fight." ”

Ding Qian said: "Niu Wu, don't worry, they can't do anything to me." Ding Qian walked in the direction of Wanshou Gate, and saw that it was almost to Wanshou Gate, Ding Qian walked into a dim sum shop on the side of the street, bought two catties of jujube cakes, and came to Wanshou Gate in his hand.

Ding Qian walked over and asked the child who was standing outside the grass hut and played, "Child, do you know where the old king's house is?" ”

The child raised his head, stared at Ding Qian, who was carrying the jujube cake in his hand, and put his finger in his mouth to bite without making a sound. Ding Qian smiled, raised the jujube cake in his hand and said, "This is a gift I am going to give to others, and I can't give it to you." As he spoke, he took out two coins from his sleeve and stuffed them into the child's hand and said, "You can take these two coins and buy something you like." Then he said kindly, "Can you tell me where the old king's house is?" ”

The child took the two copper plates and stuffed them into his pocket, and said happily: "Okay, I'll take you there." ”

The boy walked forward with Ding Qian for a while, pointed to a straw hut and said, "This is the old king's house you are looking for." With that, he turned and ran away.

Ding Qian looked at the back of the child leaving, and said with emotion in his heart: Alas, this is really a money society in the world, and even a child knows that if you don't give money, you won't do anything.

Ding Qian stood outside the grass shed and shouted, "Is this Uncle Wang's home?" ”

The old king heard the shout and walked out of the grass shed, looked Ding Qian up and down, and said, "This gentleman, I don't know what you are looking for Xiao Lao'er, I don't seem to know you." ”

Ding Qian had no choice but to introduce himself: "Uncle, my name is Ding Qian, I am the shopkeeper of the building materials shop on Qingshui Street, and I sold the land on Freezer Street." ”

The old king said with an angry face: "Oh, it turns out that you are the big shopkeeper who supports Hu Hai behind his back!" I don't know what you've come to this place like ours. ”

Ding Qian raised the jujube cake in his hand and said: "Uncle, during the demolition a few days ago, there were some misunderstandings that should not have happened, and I didn't know until yesterday, so I came to apologize to you." ”

The old king took two steps back and waved his hand: "You have it, my old man can't afford it." ”

Ding Qiandao: "Uncle, what happened during the demolition a few days ago is indeed that Hu Hai and they have gone too far, don't take it to heart." ”

The old king said: "Shopkeeper Ding, you go quickly, you rich people I can't afford to offend, I have already admitted everything, what do you want." ”

Ding Qian smiled and said: "Uncle, I didn't have any other meaning to come here today, but I felt that I was sorry for you in the past, so I came to apologize, and secondly, I wanted to invite your three sons to help on the construction site of Freezer Street, and I could give you a higher salary, which can be regarded as indirect compensation for your family!" ”

When the old king heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Shopkeeper Ding, are you here to fool us, my son beat your men, and you still come up to find them to work at your construction site?" ”

Ding Qian said: "Uncle, it is better to settle the grievance, we didn't have any deep hatred before, and there was just a little friction between each other, and the boss of your family was also imprisoned for a night, even if this matter is settled, and there is always a way to look forward to life, so you can always worry about the past." ”

Hearing Ding Qian's words, the old king hurriedly turned around and took a small stool and said, "Shopkeeper Ding, sit down and talk." ”

Ding Qian smiled and sat down, handed over the jujube cake in his hand and said, "Uncle, you can accept this bag of dim sum, even if it is a meeting gift from the juniors." ”

The old king hurriedly rubbed his hand on the placket of his clothes, took it with both hands and said, "Shopkeeper Ding, let you break the bank!" ”

Ding Qiandao: "It's nothing, your elder, a little thing, don't worry about it." ”

The old king turned around happily and shouted into the shed: "Child, mother, you are here, hurry up and make a pot of tea." ”

Ding Qian hurriedly said, "Uncle, no need, I'll sit for a while and go back." After a pause, Ding Qian said again: "Uncle, you see that your three sons are already adults, so it's not a matter to stay at home all the time." ”

The old king said: "It's not like that, in the past, we relied on supplying ice to the palace, barely having some income, but now that the freezer street has been demolished, there is really no income at all, so we can only sit and eat." ”

Ding Qian said: "Uncle, we are short of manpower there now, you ask them if they are willing to come to work with me, and the salary is one tael of silver per month per person." ”

When the old king heard this, his eyes widened and he said, "Shopkeeper Ding, what you said is true!" ”

Ding Qian nodded and said, "Seriously! ”

Lao Wang patted his thigh and said: "This is great, these days can make me sad, you said that these three young men stay at home all day, how much food they have to eat, just occasionally go out to do some short-term work, those are not long-term solutions." ”

Ding Qian agreed: "Uncle is very right, so you can tell the three of them to go with me now." ”

The old king said: "Shopkeeper Ding, I'm really sorry, those three boys, they went into the city early in the morning to help people carry garbage, and I will let them go when I come back." ”

Ding Qian stood up and said, "Okay, uncle, I'll go back first." If they want to go, they will come to my house in Hulizheng, and I will live there. ”

Ding Qian had just left Lao Wangtou's house for less than a meal, and Lao Wangtou's three sons came back with a cart loaded with dung. Boss Wang threw the car on the ground, picked up his shirt and wiped the sweat on his face and said, "Damn, I'm tired to death." ”

Wang Laosan echoed: "Isn't it, it's not afraid of being tired, but this stench is so bad that my head is about to explode." ”

Wang Lao Er walked to a water tank outside the grass shed without saying a word, picked up the water scoop, and poured it on his head with a scoop, as if he wanted to wash away the filth all over his body.

The old king came out of the straw shed and said, "All right! All right! You three don't complain like that, okay. From now on, you don't have to do this dirty, tiring job. ”

Wang Laosan said: "Dad, what did you say?" If we don't do this work, we have nothing else to do with money, we can't lie down at home and wait for pie to fall from the sky! ”

The old king said: "I tell you, just before you came back, the shopkeeper came and said that he wanted you to work with him. ”

Wang Laodao: "Dad, that Ding shopkeeper, why have I never heard of it?" ”

Lao Wang said: "It is the shopkeeper of Xinzhong Building Materials Shop on Qingshui Street." ”

Boss Wang said disdainfully when he heard this: "What kind of work can he do in a small building materials shop, don't listen to him fooling people there." ”

The old king said: "Boss, you may not know that this shopkeeper actually bought the big proprietor from Freezer Street." ”

Wang Lao Er nodded when he heard this and said, "Yes, I have also heard people say that it seems that the proprietor of this freezer street is surnamed Ding." ”

Wang Laodao: "Don't go, these rich people don't have a good thing, I can't forget the pain of a good scar." ”

The old king said: "Boss, but the salary given by the shopkeeper is not low, it is one tael of silver per month." ”

Boss Wang said stubbornly: "Even if I give one or two pieces of silver every day, I can't stand that." ”

The old king said: "Shopkeeper Ding said that it is better to settle the grievance than to settle it, and people don't care about such a big shopkeeper, what else do you care." ”

Wang Laodao: "Dad, what do you know?" What did the shopkeeper say to you when he came! ”

The old king thought for a while and said, "He also said when this grievance will be retributed, and said that the days will look forward." ”

When Boss Wang heard this, he knew that Ding Qian must have guessed that it was the shed that he set on fire, so he said: "Hmph, it sounds better than singing, who knows what kind of fancy intestines are in his stomach." ”

Wang Lao Er said: "Dad, my eldest brother is not going, I will go, let's earn the money first, our family of five has no income, seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, if we don't make some money back, we can't take a rope to tie our necks." ”

Wang Sanlao said: "Second brother, I'll go with you, the salary of one tael of silver a month is a lot, this is a good thing that is difficult to find with a lantern, if anyone doesn't go, then it is a fool!" As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and glanced at Boss Wang.

Boss Wang said angrily: "Look at what I'm doing, you are willing to go, you go, kill me if I don't go." ”

The old king stomped his feet and said: "Hmph, why did I give birth to such a strong seed as you, it was Hu Hai who put you in prison, and the shopkeeper offended you." ”

Lao Wang sat on the ground and said, "Dad, you can say whatever you like, I won't go anyway." "Boss Wang set fire to the shack without telling his family, and he had a ghost in his heart, so he could only pull hard there on a thin donkey - to the death.

The old king listened and said: "Okay, you three listen to me, whoever goes to work at the shopkeeper Ding to earn the money belongs to whom, father doesn't want anything, you save for yourself to marry a daughter-in-law in the future." ”

Wang Laosan grinned happily when he heard this: "Dad, what you say counts." ”

The old king pulled his face and said: "Nonsense, how can your father's words not count, you are all too old, and your father is not able to earn money for you to marry a daughter-in-law, so it is up to you." Now that the shopkeeper has given you this opportunity, we must take advantage of it. ”

Wang Lao Er and Wang Lao San said: "Dad, don't worry, we will definitely do a good job when we get there." ”

The old king said: "Okay, I'll send the two of you over in the afternoon." ”

Boss Wang said sullenly: "You just have no backbone, you see the money and open your eyes, you love to climb that high branch, tomorrow I will dig out the dung by myself." ”

In fact, Boss Wang really wanted to go to the construction site of Freezer Street to work in his heart, but first, he always had some worries in his heart, afraid that Ding Qian would secretly retaliate against himself, and secondly, he had some hatred of the rich in his heart, so he said such a thing, but who is uncomfortable who knows, Boss Wang went to the city to dig dung, and he couldn't earn five dollars of silver every month, not to mention saving money to marry a daughter-in-law, that is, it was only enough to make a living, which is really a way to live to save face!

When Ding Qian returned to Freezer Street, Hu Hai had already led people to build the burned shed.

Seeing Ding Qian coming back, Hu Hai stepped forward and said, "Shopkeeper Ding, the shed has been set up, but what about those beddings." ”

Ding Qian said: "Uncle, you immediately go to the tailor shop in the city to order some bedding, and give five cents to each person who lives in the burned down shack to buy clothes and daily necessities." ”

Hu Haidao: "Shopkeeper Ding, how much silver does it cost to do this." ”

Ding Qian said: "Uncle, the place where this silver should be saved is to be saved, but some silver must be spent, if you don't solve the worries of those people, can they settle down and work!" ”

Hu Hai nodded and said, "Okay, you are the shopkeeper, you have the final say." ”

Ding Qian said: "Uncle, this is not a matter of who has the final say, compare your heart to your heart, if you are one of those migrant workers, I don't care about you, what will you think!" ”

Hu Hai smiled dryly: "Hehe, I haven't thought about it yet!" ”

In the evening, Lao Wang led his two sons, carried the futon to the courtyard of Hu Hai's house, stood outside the door and shouted: "Is Shopkeeper Ding at home?" ”

Ding Qian heard the shout and walked out of the house and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Uncle Wang, please have a cup of tea in the house." ”

The old king waved and said: "No need, shopkeeper Ding, I sent the second and third children of my family, can you see what work is arranged for the two of them?" ”

Ding Qian saw that Boss Wang didn't come, and he was even more sure that last night, the fire was set by Boss Wang, so he said, "Uncle, why didn't your boss come." ”

The old king said, "He, he has found other good work to do." ”

Wang Laosan muttered: "The fart is so good, it's not like pulling a big dung truck around the street." ”

Ding Qian pretended not to hear and said, "Oh, that's good, everyone has their own ambitions." Uncle, you see how about the second and third children of the family, this job is just to walk around the construction site at night to prevent losing things, and the time during the day is their own. ”

Before the old Wang could speak, Wang Laosan said: "Okay, this work is good, you don't have to sweat and exert your efforts." ”

Ding Qiandao: "Words can't be said like this, although you don't have to sweat and exert your strength to do this work, but the responsibility is also great, one must ensure that the things on the construction site can not be lost, and the other is to be careful with the fire candles, don't run the fire, we didn't know who set a fire here yesterday night, but fortunately there was no loss in time to extinguish it." ”

Wang Laosan said: "Shopkeeper Ding, you can let our brothers fight more and just rest assured, if that person who is not long-sighted dares to come here to steal things and set fire, I will definitely discount his dog legs." ”

Ding Qian said: "Well, from this evening onwards, you two will be in charge of the shift." With that, he took them to the shed where Niu Wu, Yang Mazi and other twelve people lived, and said, "You two brothers will live here." ”

After the old king helped his two sons lay out the futon, he thanked Ding Qianqian for his kindness and left.