14. Street drums, not singing (7)
"Your mother still let you come?"
Looking at Li Bao, who was following him like an entourage, Zhou Quan smiled.
They had already left Li Bao's house, but when Zhou Quan walked to the exit of the alley, Li Bao hurriedly ran from behind to follow.
"My mother said, you are more cunning than her, you want me to have a heart, I can follow you, but I can't be sold by you!" Li Bao looked at Zhou Quan vigilantly.
Zhou Quan was speechless for a while, this kid is really a fool, and he even said this.
It's just such a fool, and it's not easy to be a little brother, let alone others.
"If your mother said that, why do you still follow me?"
"My mother said, her methods, no one has seen through it for 20 years, but some time ago you saw through it, you are a capable person, I want to learn from you, and when I learn, I will kick you away!"
Zhou Quan couldn't help but laugh again, with the knowledge of the Three Immortal Gu, he could only come up with such a way.
"If you want to follow me, I may not accept you, so let's do it, it's still the condition I just said, fifty dollars a day, you do things for me!"
"My mother said, let me not need money, just take care of the food!"
The teacher next to him was already angry, and when he saw Zhou Quan's intention to agree, he immediately stomped his feet: "Brother Mo promised him, he is a well-known big-bellied man, even if he is two adults, he can't eat him!" ”
Zhou Quan groaned slightly, and then smiled: "This is what you said, don't give money, just take care of the food!" ”
"Just take care of the food...... I'm hungry! Li Bao heard Zhou Quan's promise, and immediately smiled, at this time his stomach rumbled again, he didn't care so much, and said directly to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan asked the teacher to go back first and ask Zhou's mother to cook more, although the teacher was unwilling, but after Zhou Quan sacrificed her life to save her that day, she was already obedient to Zhou Quan, so she could only pout and go home slowly.
After sending away the teacher, Zhou Quan said again: "I want to do something, I need a lot of manpower, like you, how many are there in our neighbors?" ”
"One, two, three ......"
Li Bao crossed his fingers and began to count, Zhou Quan shook his head when he saw him like this, but he was just starting out, and it was good to have such a simple person.
At least Hanren won't have so much thought and be able to act honestly according to his arrangement, but Zhou Quan didn't trust Li Bao about it, and he was still observing this kid.
After counting for a while, Li Bao counted more than 20 people, and Zhou Quan sent him to call these more than 20 people. Although this Li Bao is a simple person, he has some appeal among his peers in the neighborhood, and it didn't take long for him to bring twenty-five people to see Zhou Quan.
Among them, some have a good relationship with the original Zhou Quan, and they call him "Brother Quan" or "Quan Xiaolang" affectionately when they come up, and some have a general relationship and call him by his name directly. Zhou Quan's previous "loss of soul" is already known to everyone, so these people still remember to introduce themselves to him.
"Brothers, I have an idea to make some small money, I don't know if you brothers are willing to help me." After everyone arrived, Zhou Quan said.
"Haha, I thought you were asking us to have fun, but I didn't expect it to be this...... Brother Quan, after you lost your soul last time, you really became stupid, so it's just that, I'll play it myself. ”
Before Zhou Quan's words fell, a young man laughed, then turned to leave, and two others, hesitated for a while, and followed him to leave.
Li Bao jumped over, stopped the three of them, and looked back at Zhou Quan, as if waiting for Zhou Quan's order. If Zhou Quan said the word "type", he would have to let these three guys eat a fist.
The three guys showed a little fear of Li Bao, but Zhou Quan waved his hand and said: "Those who don't want to go forget it, if you are willing to help me, you will be given ten cents each." ”
As soon as these words came out, the teenagers all showed joy.
In Bianjing City, labor is not cheap, and a river worker can earn 200 yuan a day. But these half-grown boys don't have such an opportunity, they either serve as apprentices, or run errands as handymen, and in good cases they get a few pennies in rewards, and in bad cases, they have to be beaten and scolded.
The young man who was about to leave looked back with a smile at this time: "Say it earlier, Brother Quan, you said that you have money to give, and I will definitely come to help you." ”
Zhou Quan saw that this kid was full of frivolity, and he didn't like it in his heart, so he waved his hand: "Forget it about the three of you, play it yourself." ”
"What?" The boy froze.
"Don't you understand, let you go!" Li Bao let out a low snort, clenched his fists, and looked like they were beating people if they didn't leave.
The three teenagers had no choice but to leave, and when they walked farther, they turned around and sneered: "You really believe Brother Quan, he fell into the water and became a fool a long time ago, so he made up a bunch with Li Bao, a fool!" ”
"That's it, fool after fool, fool on fool!"
"It's still ten cents a day, where can I be a servant, I don't earn ten cents a day, and I want him to give it?"
Hearing that they were saying bad things, Li Bao scolded and was about to chase after him and beat people, but as soon as the three teenagers finished speaking, they ran away, and ran far away in a blink of an eye.
Li Bao turned his head to look at Zhou Quan, but he didn't see the slightest anger on Zhou Quan's face, which made Li Bao stunned and felt that something was wrong.
However, he was honest and did not delve into it.
Originally, Zhou Quan was a reckless and impulsive person, but now Zhou Quan, in the face of the words of those three boys, not only was not angry, but found it interesting.
"The big waves wash the sand, this is the first batch of sand washed away." muttered silently in his heart, and then Zhou Quan began to talk to the teenagers who stayed.
He gave a few commands, and the remaining teenagers nodded their heads one after another, and then everyone dispersed in a hurry.
"Let's go, come back to dinner with me." Zhou Quan said to Li Bao.
Li Bao was a little puzzled, and he didn't know why Zhou Quan summoned people and let them go. However, when he heard about eating, he put aside the doubts in his heart for a while, and followed Zhou Quan for a while before he suddenly stopped again: "Quan Xiaolang, aren't you angry?" ”
"What are you angry about?"
"The three of them call you a fool."
"Haha, what's there to be angry about, do you think I'm a fool?" Zhou Quan asked casually.
Li Bao hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "I don't know, I'm a fool." ”
This answer made Zhou Quan stunned, and then laughed: "Li Bao, those who know that they are stupid are often not really stupid, but those who think they are smart are often really stupid!" ”
Li Bao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and he didn't reply again, and when he arrived at the door of Zhou Quan's house, he replied slowly: "Brother Quan, although I don't understand what you mean, I think it...... That's amazing. ”
This should be the ancient version of the unclear sense, Zhou Quan laughed.
Back home, Zhou's mother didn't say anything to Li Bao coming to dinner, but added a meat dish than usual. As soon as Li Bao started, Zhou Quan understood why this guy was called a rice bucket.
It's so delicious!
Zhou Quan's body can be regarded as edible, and Li Bao can withstand the three of him!
This gobbling appearance, Zhou's mother was a little distressed when she saw it: "Good boy, don't worry, there are still steamed dough cakes in the pot, so you can always eat enough." ”
Li Bao swept the food away like a whirlwind, and then burped unsatisfied, then got up with a red face and bowed to Zhou's mother: "Mother Zhou, I've been hungry for a long time, and I will definitely eat less at the next meal......"
"Since you follow Quan'er, then I will take care of your fullness, just let go of your stomach and eat." Zhou's mother said with a smile.
She was accustomed to seeing her husband treat those brothers in the forbidden army well, and when she saw her son having the style of a husband, she only felt joy in her heart.
The amount of food in the teacher is less than one-fifth of Li Bao's, and she has already eaten enough, she was about to help Zhou's mother clean up the dishes and chopsticks, but was called by Zhou Quan: "Master, come and write something for me." ”
"Writing?"
"I remember that there is paper at home, let's cut the paper first, and cut the whole paper into sheets...... Zhou Quan commanded.
However, although he commanded, he didn't do anything, but just instructed Li Bao and his master to turn around. Li Bao was a little clumsy, but he had a lot of strength, and the master was ingenious, and soon cut more than ten large white sheets of paper at home into nearly 100 pages of white paper.
After cutting, Zhou Quan instructed the master a few more words, and the master nodded at first, but then asked in surprise: "Brother, what are you doing?" ”
"Make money, don't I want to make a hundred, this is the first step!"
"This can also make money?" The teacher looked incredulous.
"The first step, your little girl's family, I don't understand." Zhou Quan was too lazy to explain, but he looked down on the teacher like this, which made the little girl pout, so he had to say good things again, so the teacher picked up the pen and began to write according to his requirements.
As for why Zhou Quan didn't use his own pen - most of the traditional characters he knew, but he was too tired to write them himself.
The teacher put pen to paper quickly, and occasionally thought about it, Zhou Quan also said a few words from time to time, more than 100 pieces of paper, and all the things were written after an hour.
Li Bao, who was idle and bored, was sent to the courtyard by Zhou Quan to wait for someone. When everything was written, Zhou Quan walked out with his teacher, and Li Bao said humbly: "Only fifteen came." ”
Of the half-grown teenagers who had made an appointment in the morning, only fifteen people came as promised, and the rest, for some unknown reason, did not show up.
"Fifteen is enough, this is the second selection, and fifteen is already more than I thought." Zhou Quan didn't care about it.
He really wants to do something, and he can't do it without honest and reliable people. In Zhou Quan's mind, people's talents can be cultivated, but honesty and reliability are not so easy to cultivate.
Looking around at the fifteen teenagers who followed Li Bao, Zhou Quan's expression was solemn, the fifteen teenagers were infected by his expression, they were originally whispering, but at this time they also quieted down, waiting to look at him, waiting for him to speak.
But Zhou Quan's mouth opened a few times, but he still didn't say anything, but his face turned a little red.
After a long time, Zhou Quan said embarrassedly: "Uh...... What are the names of the brothers, I forgot ......"
This is really a big weakness of his, he can't remember faces!
The young men who originally looked serious laughed instantly, and the master pressed his forehead helplessly, Li Bao also frowned, and began to wonder if it was a good idea for him to follow Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan, who was a little embarrassed by laughter, could only wave his hand: "Go, make money!" ”