Chapter 488: Ninth Sister-in-law

"Engong, please come in ......"

Huang Erniu welcomed Xia Qiqi and Lu Jiu in.

Xia Qiqi took a glimpse of the situation inside the hut.

A tattered clay kang with a quilt that had long since changed color.

The room was empty, and the only piece of furniture was the broken cabinet in the corner that didn't even have a door.

In the cabinet, there were a few rags scattered in the cabinet, and even the clothes were only one piece of clothing.

Don't talk about winter clothes, there is not even extra cotton wool.

Although Xia Qiqi and Lu Jiu were welcomed in, Huang Erniu was still a little unable to let go, and even a little embarrassed.

He explained to Xia Qiqi and Lu Jiu, "Engong, I'm ...... My family is poor, it's useless, I don't even have anything to drink, I'm sorry......"

The boy blushed and lowered his head as he looked at his shoes with two toes exposed.

"Don't bully young people into poverty! It's not terrible to be poor, it's terrible to be lazy, to know that you're poor, but you don't work. But we know that you Huang Erniu is not this kind of person. Xia Qiqi said softly.

Hearing her words, Huang Erniu raised his head and looked at Xia Qiqi, with a little more surprise in his eyes, "Engong, this is ......"

"My fiancée Xia Qiqi!"

Lu Jiu's words were as few as ever.

After saying this, he stopped talking.

Of course, recruiting young men falls on Xia Qiqi.

"Do you want to change your current predicament? Do you want to have a stove room, a small courtyard, and a utility room in this house, all of which are completely new and new? Xia Qiqi asked.

"Yes!" Huang Erniu nodded.

"Let me ask you a question, if Ah Jiu and I take you to do something, can you promise that you will not reveal a word about what we have done?"

Xia Qiqi asked.

"Female Engong, my life is all given by Engong, you just let me go up the knife mountain and get off the oil pot, I won't shirk half a sentence. I won't tell anyone what you're asking me to do, whatever it is. Huang Erniu said.

Xia Qiqi listened to him and felt that he was a reliable person.

She continued: "If we ask you to kill people and set fires, will you do it? ”

Huang Erniu didn't hesitate, and shook his head directly, "Don't do it!" I can't do this, except for this, if you ask me to do coolies or do anything else, I'll do it, just give me something to eat. ”

Xia Qiqi said: "Don't worry! I won't let you kill people and set fires, but it's pretty much the same as being a coolie. ”

In fact, it is much better than coolie to pick raw lacquer.

I go three or four times a month, and the silver I harvest in the end is definitely not a few, and it is not hard.

"I'm willing to work as a coolie!" Huang Erniu Road.

"Cheng, then early the day after tomorrow, you go to Ergui Village to find us. Remember, you can't tell anyone, not your family. Xia Qiqi said.

"Good!"

"Engong, I don't know your name yet." Huang Erniu scratched his scalp with an embarrassed face.

Xia Qiqi sneered and looked at Lu Jiu, "You didn't tell anyone what your name was?" ”

Lu Jiu didn't speak, but the look in his eyes clearly said yes.

Xia Qiqile is broken.

I didn't even tell the name of the person, so I hired someone.

Should he say that Ah Jiu was lucky, or was she an impatient?

Fortunately, this Huang Erniu looks good.

At least, most of the people Bixia Qiqi had seen in Ergui Village were decisive.

And there's not a lot of nonsense, unlike most of the people she's ever seen, who are timid.

is like her father Xia Duofu, even if it is her own father, Xia Qiqi has to admit that she is too stingy in doing things, and she is always afraid of this and that.

"Well, he's Lu Jiu. You can just call him Brother Jiu in the back. As for me, you can ...... whatever you want."

Xia Qiqi just wanted to say and let Huang Erniu shout casually, although he knew, Huang Erniu came and said, "Ninth sister-in-law!" ”

Xia Qiqi originally wanted to correct it, but seeing that Lu Jiu was in a good mood, he didn't bother to correct it.

"Erniu, the matter of wages, this can't be done, you help me go, I'll give you 500 Wen, about three or four times a month. Lasts two or three months for a year. After that, there is something else, and I will introduce you to you. Xia Qiqi said.

"Five...... Five hundred texts? Huang Erniu was directly stunned.

He has been working for people for several years, and he doesn't even have 500 words, not even 50 words.

They gave him a meal.

"That's right! Of course, this is not set in stone, if you do well, I will continue to pay you for your work, and if you don't do well, I will fire you immediately. Xia Qiqi said.

"Good!" Huang Erniu nodded hurriedly, and then said, "Ninth sister-in-law, you just said that I would go with you, where to go, what to do?" ”

"In the mountains! Pick some lacquer. ”

Xia Qiqi didn't intend to hide it from Huang Erniu.

After all, the smell of raw lacquer can be smelled by fools.

As long as she doesn't tell anyone that she picks the extinct cow head paint.

Huang Erniu swallowed hard, and only spoke for a long time, "Thank you, Brother Jiu, thank you, sister-in-law." ”

Huang Erniu didn't know how to read, and Xia Qiqi didn't make a contract for him.

Coupled with this kind of thing, it is best not to publicize it, Xia Qiqi simply made a verbal agreement with Huang Erniu.

After a few words of greeting, Xia Qiqi and Lu Jiu left Huang Erniu's house in Yangshugou.

As soon as they left, Huang Erniu was overjoyed.

A trip of 500 wen, three or four trips a month, then he can earn two taels of silver a month.

How much land do you have to plant to make so much money?

Huang Erniu looked at his dilapidated house, and he secretly swore that when he had money, the family must have a good rest.

……

After returning to the village, Xia Qiqi and Lu Jiu went straight home.

When they went back, they happened to bump into the two brothers Xia Duogui and Xia Duofu talking in the courtyard.

This time, Xia Qiqi got back a lot of lacquer, even if Xia Duo was expensive and his furniture was painted for his own use, there was still a leftover.

Xia Duofu was overjoyed.

Estimating that the time was almost up, the first thing he did was to go to Xia Duogui and tell him about this happy event.

The two didn't dare to be in the courtyard of Lao Xia's house, so they had to come to the fourth room.

After talking for a while, he saw Xia Qiqi and Lu Jiu coming, and Xia Duogui hurriedly greeted him.

"Qiqi, your father told me, thank you for helping me get the lacquer back, thank you ......"

Xia Qiqi waved his hand, "No, sixth uncle, we are all a family." By the way, what's the business of the teahouse like these days? ”

"It's getting better and better! From what you said, tea doesn't have to be hot, so we used herbal tea. Many people in the town came to us for tea, saying that it was a good way to relieve the heat. ”

Xia Duogui's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.

Xia Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief.

She doesn't have time to go to the teahouse in the town often, and she is asking Xia Duogui to help her.

A few days ago, when I went to the teahouse, the guy at the teahouse said that when it was hot, there were fewer people who came to drink tea.

Xia Qiqi casually talked about herbal tea.

It is to use some dried chrysanthemums, dried honeysuckle, or sour plums and the like, after making tea, wait for it to cool, and then give it to the guests to drink.

It's not the same as the previous tea, but the effect is good.

(End of chapter)