The butler said so about himself, and he forgot what he had done before. The maid said to go see the kettle, and then shouted that the water was boiling. He was putting his arm behind the butler, listening to the water boil. Said to the shopkeeper: "Brew tea, give my village housekeeper a pot of tea." Don't say I blame you? ”

The shopkeeper said, "I'm going to get the kettle?" ”

"Go." Village Master Road.

The shopkeeper went to get the kettle, and the village lord took the butler's arm and turned around, and said, "Go to the front, there is a stone table and a stone bench in front of you, and sit there and drink tea." ”

The housekeeper was held by the village lord and followed the village owner. The village owner said, "The housekeeper is not only my humerus, but also my confidant. It is a blessing for the whole village to have a housekeeper like you in the village office. ”

The shopkeeper went into the kitchen, took the pot of boiling water, and asked, "The teapot should be freshly filled with tea." ”

The maid said: "Those teapots are full of old tea, and if you want to put them new, you have to throw away the old tea first." ”

The shopkeeper lowered the kettle to the ground and went to fetch two teapots. Take out the old tea and wash it off. He doesn't often go into the kitchen, so he doesn't know where the tea is. He asked, "Where is the tea?" ”

The maid is diligent, "Here." "I used to give the tea to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took the tea leaves and poured them into two teapots.

poured the tea leaves, gave the tea bags to the maid, and carried the kettle to make tea. The boiling water is rushed to the teapot, and the fragrance of the tea is emitted with the thick water vapor.

The shopkeeper makes tea, but simply brews tea, and does not pay attention to it. Neither washed nor scraped, poured boiling water, carried the teapot to the tray, and placed two teacups. Pick up the tray and go to pour tea for the village supervisor's house.

The village lord and the housekeeper sat down at the stone table in front of the courtyard, and the housekeeper put the scales on the stone table, looked behind him, and said, "Village master, you have to call someone to go to the brick kiln to pull bricks and tiles." Swing to the side of the road and take it as you like. This, let's go to the brick kiln to pull bricks and tiles, should we pay on credit first, or give cash first? ”

The brick kiln is in the north of the village, and it is a section of the road out of the village, which is far away from here. The village owner asked, "Can the owner of the brick kiln still trust us?" ”

The housekeeper thought about it and replied: "It's hard to say, maybe you can trust us, maybe you can't trust us." ”

The village owner was thinking about whether to go with gold or blank paper. There is money in the treasury of the village government, and there is a special person to guard it and a soldier to guard it. Every copper plate you take is recorded. There were three people in the caretaker, and they worked in three shifts. For each copper plate they recorded, they had to write two more copies and give them to the other two.

The treasury of the village government is used for taxes, and after deducting the expenses of the village government, the rest must be handed over to the town.

Withdrawing the money from the village government is a procedure, how much money is withdrawn, where the money is spent, and the seal of the village government is stamped. The money of the village government can only be spent on official affairs, and it is not allowed to spend a copper plate on any private person, and it is against the law to spend one.

The village owner said, "Let's decide how many bricks, how many tiles, and how much we will buy." I took the seal of the village government and brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone of the village government. Write down how much you bought, stamp it with the seal of the village government, and he is signing. ”

The paper of this village government is official paper, and civilians can't buy it. The village owner brought pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, mainly the official paper. You also have to bring a water bag, so that you can write it there, so that you don't have to borrow anything.

The housekeeper listened and asked, "The village master will go by himself?" "What does he mean is that you don't have to accompany the village master yourself?

The village lord thought about it and said, "You go with me, and you can decide how many bricks and tiles you want to buy." The building of the house will be left to you. ”

The butler nodded, he looked at the cart of meat, and then got up and looked at the Fulai Inn. He sat down, looked at the scales on the stone table, and said, "I haven't called for food for the workers yet." Besides, who is watching the cart and horse meat? ”

The village owner thought about it and said, "Find an honest person to help watch the horse meat, and the two of us will go back to the village to lead the horse and ride the horse to the brick kiln." When I came back, I ordered food for the workers. ”

After hearing this, the housekeeper agreed with what the village lord said. He looked at the workers and asked, "Who is honest?" ”

The village owner also glanced at the worker, and after he and the housekeeper looked at it, they fell on the same person. This man was Fei Teng, who was sitting in a chair listening to them, and was wounded.

The shopkeeper, holding a tray, stood not far behind the village owner and the housekeeper. He coughed deliberately and walked towards the village supervisor's house.

Hearing the sound of coughing, the village supervisor's family looked back and saw that it was the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper put the tray on the stone table and poured a cup of tea for the village owner and housekeeper. He brought the tea to the village owner and the housekeeper and said, "Please drink tea." ”

This shopkeeper is okay, the village owner and housekeeper still have things, and they are not too bearish. Picked up the teacup, blew it, and took a small sip. The village lord put down the teacup and said to Na Feiten, "What's your name?" Excuse me. ”

The housekeeper said: "His name is Fei Teng, Fei Teng, Fei Teng, Fei Teng." Feiten. ”

The village lord said: "Fei Teng, I want to trouble you." ”

Fei Teng turned his head from the chair, blinked, and asked, "What is the matter with the village master?" ”

The village owner said, "Help us look at the horse meat." You sit here and see who touches the horse's meat, and you shout. My housekeeper and I went to the brick kiln to buy bricks and tiles. ”

Fei Teng said: "I was afraid that I would not be able to drink, and if I shouted, people would not listen, so I went to touch the horse meat." ”

The village lord said: "It's okay, whoever touches you will say that I let you see it, or that the housekeeper let you see it." ”

Fei Teng said: "Okay, I can't stop yelling, so I will move the village owner or housekeeper out." Move out and shake him up. ”

The village lord snorted and nodded.

The village owner said: "Without further ado, the housekeeper and the two of us will go to the village to lead the horse, bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and go to the brick kiln to buy bricks and tiles." After speaking, the village lord steadily picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, blew it, and took a sip. Then he put down the teacup steadily, quickly got up and said, "Let's go." ”

The housekeeper didn't react for a while, he looked at the village master, got up slowly, and said, "Okay, village master." ”

The head of the village walked in front, and the butler followed. Walking into the collapsed house where the workers worked, dust, with the smell of wood and brick ash, permeated the workers.

The workers' families stopped their work and watched the village owner and housekeeper. The village lord and the housekeeper watched them from their feet.

When he came out of the collapsed house, the housekeeper said: "Work hard, and when I return, I will go to the inn to call for food." I'm not here..." The butler stopped at this, and he turned to the shopkeeper and shouted, "Help me watch the workers, don't let them be lazy." I went to the brick kiln and came back. ”

The shopkeeper didn't want to look at the workers, and said with a difficult expression: "Okay." ”

The housekeeper said to the workers, "Listen to the shopkeeper, and I will come back and ask the shopkeeper how you are doing." The shopkeeper wants to say that you are not doing a good job, and there will be no good food tonight. There was no wine to drink. ”

When the carpenter heard this, he said, "Don't worry, steward, I will do it well." ”

"What about the two of you?" The housekeeper asked He Feng and Qian Xiwu.

There was delicious food and wine, and the two of them replied with a smile: "Don't worry, the housekeeper, you must do a good job." ”

"Okay." Chamberlain.

The housekeeper and the village lord stepped out of the collapsed house and looked to the north. The two of them walked quickly to the village office, took pen, ink, paper and inkstone, led the horse, and went to the brick kiln in the north of the village.