The strange table mate is gone, but Lan Sheng is at ease. Although she climbed it by herself, the situation was special at the time, and she had no intention of going deep. She was used to being alone, but she didn't have to find a lonely person to keep her company with. Loneliness plus loneliness, not lively, but more desolate. Those who are lively are all pseudo-orphans.

Thinking so, the scene behind the wall made Lan Sheng throw the tablemate away in an instant.

Within the broken wall, it is not a broken image. It's a wide, but not big alley, and the two rows of houses are quite old, but the shops are packed. Blacksmith shops, carpenters' shops, stonemasons, brick shops, stone shops, lumber shops, all kinds of smiths' shops, all kinds of timber shops, houses, afforestation, utensils, you name it.

Lan Sheng felt like a rabbit that had fallen down a rabbit hole and found his own world. And it's not as Pea said, there are still women walking around, there is no shortage of young daughters-in-law, but they are generally poorly dressed, and they can see that life is compelling.

Nan Yueling rubbed her nose and complained, "You are a girl, why do you always like to deal with craftsmen?" "It's not enough to break into someone else's house last time, but this time I found the nest," There was a strange smell everywhere, and it stinked to death. ”

Lan Sheng still ignored what he said, and it took an hour to walk around the shop on the left, and he came to the end of the alley at the least. This is a dead end, a wall is closed, and there are some poor men standing or sitting on three sides of the wall, all of whom are very sturdy, and they are workers waiting for work.

They looked at Lan Sheng first, and some of them showed a hippie smile with dishonest expressions, yo yo called the big sister and the little lady. But as soon as the blade of the sword in the bamboo board was exposed, these people didn't even dare to make contact with Lan Sheng with their eyes, and only asked Nan Yueling if he wanted to hire someone.

Of course, Nan Yueling said no. But when he saw Lan Sheng standing under the wall and chatting with people, he immediately rolled his eyes.

Lan Sheng looked at an honest man and asked, "What can you do?" To build a house or not? ”

The man had never spoken to such a good-looking girl, so he lowered his head and replied, "I lay bricks, and I can also build beams and tiles." ”

"How do you settle money?" She understands the market first.

"After the work is done, I will give it, depending on the big and small work, three dollars and five dollars for a month's work, and three or five taels of silver for half a year's work. It will be cheaper to include food and accommodation. The man peeked around. He hurriedly lowered his head and suppressed his voice, "Is the girl looking for someone to work?" I eat one meal a day, as long as it doesn't rain. A quilt can sleep on the spot. Wages can be negotiated. "It's hard to find a job to do during the Chinese New Year. Just to eat a full meal.

There are two taels of monthly money, and it costs more than one or two to eat a drunken crab by yourself. In contrast, workers work hard. but the earnings are pitiful. Lan Sheng didn't have time to sigh when he heard someone speak in a loud voice.

"If you don't have any work for us, don't be like a gopher spirit here, there's no oil to steal here."

Lan Sheng took a look, and the men who were originally standing and squatting in twos and threes under the opposite wall were standing in a ball at this time, and the man who spoke at the head had a red pockmarked face, crossed his waist and legs, and was a little bold. As soon as he finished scolding the gopher spirit, the big men behind him immediately laughed.

"Where did the lady come from? Do you understand the rules? Even if you want to find someone to do the work, you can't just arrest people and ask questions, you have to report the name of the master's family first, and then say what kind of work, how long will it take to complete, and the price will only be covered by labor, or all-inclusive. Whether you can pick it up or not, or who can pick it, it's not up to you to choose, but according to the rules of our industry. "The red pockmark has a pair of vicious triangular eyes on his face, and he looks down on Lan Sheng very much.

scolded Lan Sheng, and he scolded the man who spoke to Lan Sheng, "Damn, let's just say that the house finches from the south only care about their own food, Lao Tzu put up with you once, if you dare to work for yourself again, Lao Tzu will let you beg for food in the imperial capital." ”

The man shuddered and shrank into the corner in a panic.

Lan Sheng was about to ask what the rules were, but the expression on the red pockmarked face changed, and he smiled at the front. She turned her head to look, and saw a small sedan chair stopped, and a thin old man stepped down from it.

"This old man looks auspicious and happy, he must have a big deal to take care of our brother?" The red pockmarked face leaned up.

At this time, all the people waiting for work stood up, and they were in groups, among which the group with red pockmarked faces was the most numerous. And the man who talked to Lan Sheng didn't belong to any group, he was alone.

Nan Yueling hid her head behind Lan Sheng, quietly revealed her two eyes, and sneered, "Wearing a red dress is auspicious and joyful?" ”

Lan Sheng saw the situation of these people being divided into groups. She has a big personality, but she can be as detailed as a hair about what she cares about. The other party is uniting strength, which is the law of survival adaptation of big fish and small fish. As soon as the customer came, he took the lead with a red pockmark face, and it was obvious that he had the most strength in this gang, and he had to do his best first. She was silent and watched quietly.

The old man laughed, "I love to hear this good word, yes, sir, I want to marry a young wife in the spring, and find someone to build a courtyard and garden." ”

The little wife is also a concubine, but she is mostly born in fireworks, and the eldest woman is not allowed, and the rich man is kept outside, a modern canary.

Hong Mazi smiled and arched his hand, "Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master, hug the beauty." I don't know where you want to build, how big you want to build-"

The thin old man interrupted him, "You don't need to say it, I know the rules." The old man's surname is Lu, he is a native of Lujiazhuang fifty miles away from the south of the city, and he just bought a vacant land in Qingyunfang, about six acres, to build a house that can accommodate at least eight or nine people, and the place is not big but has to be fine and chic. The little wife who is about to enter the door is a beautiful woman who can't live in a rough house. The garden should have water and bridges, and the pavilion is indispensable. It's up to you when to start construction and how to build it, as long as you can move in in April. The price wallet is all artificial materials, food and housing are mine, the furniture does not need you to do, and the garden has its own master. ”

The bitter cold that had not been done because of the New Year was swept away, and what opened Lan Sheng's eyes was that one or two people in each group squatted on the ground and immediately drew a picture with stones. Of course, it's not a modern graphic design, but it's a bit raw. The pavilion bridge is drawn inside the square, and the pattern of a quadrangle courtyard is completed in the blink of an eye.

The group with red pockmarks face, the one who drew the picture was an old man, who drew better than others, and his hands were quite stable. After finishing the painting, he straightened up and looked at it, touched his chin and beard, and then made a strange gesture to the red pockmarked face.

Hong Mazi grinned and said to Master Lu, "Master, please bid." ”

Lan Sheng saw the rise and thought, it was not in vain.

"Two hundred taels of silver." Master Lu stretched out two fingers.

As soon as he said the price, the red pockmarked face couldn't smile, and he turned back to give the old man an inquiring look. The old man turned around, as if to discuss with the others, and then shook his head at the red pockmarked face, still making the same gesture as before.

The red pockmark looked around.

Lan Sheng noticed that there was a man who looked like a foreman in each pile, and they all shook their heads at the red pockmarked faces.

The red pockmarked face smiled again, "Master Lu, two hundred taels of silver to build a small bridge and flowing water Meiting Huawu, including labor, but even the materials are counted, then it will definitely not be done." ”

"How can't I do it?" Master Lu snorted, "I built a farmhouse on the village, and it only cost fifty taels of silver for twenty rooms." ”

There was laughter from the crowd, disdainful of misers.

The red pockmarked face was cautious, "Master Lu, the prices in and out of the city are different." Qingyunfang is famous for its scholarly chess battles, and the people who live in it are all talented people and talented women, who love elegant taste, and many children and grandchildren of high-ranking families love to build other courtyards there in recent years, so the land price has also risen sharply. Six acres of land is really not big, but it costs a thousand taels of silver. As soon as I saw it, I knew that you were the lord of wealth. ”

Master Lu was a little proud, "That's not going to negotiate, I only spent six hundred taels, master." ”

Hong Mazi praised with a thumbs up, "Six hundred taels of land, build a house of two hundred taels, but the house of more than six acres in Qingyunfang is worth 1,500 taels, I think the master has also inquired about the market." ”

Master Lu coughed dryly, "I've seen a lot, but I don't like it, it's better to build a new one than to live in the old." ”

"Yes, the newcomer lives in a new house, and it is auspicious. The little wife is happy, and she doesn't add more smart boys to the master? Seeing that Master Lu's heart was full of joy, he hurriedly went up the vine, "In this way, we should also have a solar term price, five hundred taels of silver are all included, and the old man doesn't have to worry about food and accommodation, so start work, and ensure the delivery of the house in April, so as not to delay the lord to do happy events." ”

Master Lu's heart was immediately grateful, and he screamed, as if cutting his flesh, "Five hundred taels?!" ”

The red pockmarked face slowly retreated, he could see people, and he knew that he had met a rich but stingy ghost, so he was interested, "Five hundred taels, the least." The lord was reluctant, so he asked him to go home. ”

Lan Sheng saw that the two attitudes were very different, and secretly exclaimed his surprise. She thought that these people would treat the customers as God's hospitality, but she didn't hesitate to refuse the guests, and her attitude was arrogant, and she had nothing to do with cold clothes.

Master Lu couldn't get off the stage, and his face was embarrassed, "You guys robbed money?" Erecting two pieces of wood and building two bricks costs five hundred taels? The old man thinks it's too much for two hundred taels, if it's my Zhuangzi—"

"If this is the old man's Zhuangzi, two hundred taels can make a hundred fragrant pigsties. It's better for the master to raise the beauty as a sow, still have more children and more blessings, and save a lot of money! Someone in the group shouted.

The crowd laughed wildly.

Lan Sheng thought about it. A quadrangle, six acres of land, bridges, water, pavilions, seven or eight people live...... Close your eyes, a blank piece of paper in your heart, brush and brush, just erect the shape of the building, and then paint it to add beauty. If it were her, it should be able to be simple and exquisite. Two hundred taels of silver is not much, but the value to her is far more than the weight of silver, but a rare opportunity.

Old Man Lu was so angry that his beard curled, "Black-hearted poor ghost! No wonder you can only bake birds' eggs under the sun! I am kind, sir, so I gave you a job, but I still don't think the money is too much. These days, there are people everywhere who can't eat enough, and I'm afraid that I won't find anyone to work hard? I can sell my life cheaply. I asked the last question, really don't answer? ”

Lan Sheng looked at these workers, but they looked at the red pockmarked faces. Is he the head of the earth?

Hong Mazi sneered, "The master walks the way of the master, and the poor ghost basks the eggs of the poor ghost." Dress decently, pretend to be rich, and say you know the rules. Just like this, you don't open your asshole, you only eat and don't pull, what kind of little wife do you marry? Beware of the house sparrow flying with the poor ghost. Don't talk about this piece, it's the entire imperial capital, without our Changfeng nodding, who would dare to take your job? I said-" Suddenly said, "Lujiazhuang Lu's family, Qingyunfang built a house, less than five hundred taels, don't take it!" ”

Immediately, a few people flashed out of each pile and scattered in all directions.

Master Lu threw up his sleeves and got on the sedan chair——

The weekend update will be a little later, so you are happy. (To be continued......)