Yu San urged: "Pick something useful, how much is the price?" ”

Li Banzhu's face showed a little cunning: "One hundred and fifty taels, this price is already very fair, I would never redeem such a good deed if I were someone else......"

Yu San was instantly furious.

But he is never in charge, and everything must be ordered by Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Your Excellency, do you think that we took out the deposit and were full of sincerity, so we inflated the price...... Are you sure we won't make this deal with you? ”

The head of the Li class looked ashamed, as if he had been insulted, and hurriedly pleaded: "This little master, since you also said that you have had contact with the drama troupe next to you, you should know the market......

"A seven or eight-year-old girl, she can't buy anything, she has to find someone to teach her, and when she grows up and can come to power, she will need a dozen taels of silver. Look at my side again, they are all ready-made musicians who can go on stage, each of them can take the lead, and there are sixteen people at once...... Is this price still expensive? ”

Zhu Hao took a long time: "I can't understand the market, it's Li Dangjia, right?" You have only one year left in the contract, what can you do in a year? I don't know how to serve tea and water, but I also have to eat and drink, find someone to serve, and don't need money for labor or something in the residence?

"Now go out and sing a church meeting, and it's good to be able to collect one or two taels of silver after a game, but so many people need to share it...... Don't want money? Or do you not need to buy a carriage or horse? ”

When Class Master Li heard this, his face was a little annoyed.

I thought the other party was Kaizi, but who knew that the other party had a clear understanding of the market investigation.

"These people stay with you, it's a burden, if I am you, send people away as soon as possible, otherwise it is estimated that no one will want to give them away for nothing, because no one can afford to raise them, and what is the use of raising them? What are the benefits? I won't give you any money, but now I have brought fifty taels of silver, and the deed has been given directly, if you are not satisfied, go to another house to find it, don't delay our work. ”

Zhu Hao directly bargained and killed two-thirds.

Even though Class Master Li had long expected that the other party would bargain, he didn't expect it to be so ruthless.

Yu San helped on the side: "Cash, who else is as generous as our owner?" ”

Class Master Li frowned: "Little master, don't bluff people, it's only fifty taels...... Don't say that you will get back the money you signed the deed at the beginning, even if the money for food and clothing for them in the past few years is more than that. Or else...... One hundred and twenty taels ......"

Zhu Hao smiled and got up.

I was going to take Yu San and leave immediately.

Class Master Li hurriedly said: "One hundred taels can also be discussed...... Otherwise, it's eighty taels, and it can't be lower...... The minimum is seventy taels, and no matter how low it is, there is no need to talk about it. ”

Zhu Hao stopped, turned around and looked over with a smile.

Class Master Li thought that Zhu Hao had a change of heart, and his heart settled down for the time being.

"I said Your Excellency, you haven't figured out the situation yet, it's a buyer's market now, even if it's fifty taels, I have to look at people and make sure that they can be on the table, so I will buy them, and I have to pass the official household registration, lest you find some people in the market to pretend to be musicians, and turn around and give the money, and you and your people will play the world and evaporate......

"This time I offered fifty taels, and next time you want to talk to me, you won't even give forty taels...... I don't like to talk to people who don't have good intentions. ”

Zhu Hao's tone was firm, far beyond the demeanor of a seven-year-old child, and he also gave Class Master Li a head start, and he couldn't treat the kid in front of him as an ordinary child.

Yu Sandao: "A chance, if you agree, you can take us to see people, and if you don't agree, you can take your people out of Anlu...... There's definitely no one in the area who is bidding more than us, or you can look in and around Anlu to see if anyone is asking you to sing...... Boss, let's go. ”

Li Banzhu was in a dilemma.

Fifty taels of silver......

Although it didn't meet expectations, it wasn't much lower.

As Zhu Hao said, these people stay in his hands, for food and drink, and they can't bring benefits to him, they have been losing money before, it is better to sell people earlier, and they should be freed as soon as possible, fifty taels of silver can not solve all the difficulties, but maybe they can invest in some small transactions, and there will be a way out in the future.

"Two of you, just fifty taels of silver, and the younger ones don't ask for more, but I just ask you to be kind to those people, all of whom have been with me for a long time......"

Class Master Li is also a decent person.

found that there was no way to fight, so I simply didn't fight, pulled a few cars of people to Anlu, and only needed to be alone when I left.

Zhu Hao said: "Let's go, go and see your people." ”

……

……

Walk to the courtyard where the troupe is temporarily staying.

The opera troupe sang in one place, because there were too many people, and the cost of the guest house was large, so they rented a courtyard to live, eating, drinking, and Lazar were all in the courtyard, and the usual training was also in it.

Zhu Hao specially asked Yu San to bring a few brothers to take over the opera troupe together.

On the road.

Li Banzhu said more about the troupe, at the beginning, his family was illustrious, and there was no problem in raising an opera troupe, but unfortunately later the family backer fell, and he lost money in several consecutive businesses, and the family road fell into the middle, he could only run around with the troupe, wanting to make some hard-earned money, but the reality slapped him in the face, and he couldn't earn it at all......

Zhu Hao smiled, the other party said very vividly, but it was just to create a personal design, indicating that it was not his original intention to play the troupe.

When he arrived at the place, the chief entourage beside the head of the Li squad went inside first to explain the situation to the people of the troupe.

At this time, the training of the troupe stopped.

Seeing that the opera troupe that has settled down is about to change hands, everyone is very hesitant, this is equivalent to a change of master, how the new owner is not clear, in case they buy their troupe is to pull them to the northwest or the bitter cold place outside the customs to sing, or have bad intentions against them, they can't escape.

The courtyard door was wide open, and two people came out inside.

One old and one young.

The elder was an old man in his fifties, and his appearance was unremarkable. The younger one is a twenty-nine-year-old woman, with a pretty melon seed face, apricot eyes and thin eyebrows, a high nose bridge, white and greasy skin like snow, even if she doesn't wear makeup, she is only wearing a gray coarse linen coat and a hairpin on her head.

"Boss, I heard that you are going to transfer all of us, why don't you discuss with me?" The old man is a musician in the opera troupe, equivalent to the identity of a steward, and his expression is sad.

I thought that I could retire in the theater team, not to mention whether it was good or not, at least my life was stable and I wouldn't live on the streets.

Once the new owner takes over, he may not be used, and he may have to find his own way.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Hao lowered prices.

The sixteen contracts, not all of them can bring benefits, and some people will not leave even if they drive him away, which is an invalid contract, and what is really useful is the contract that can bring benefits to the troupe.

Li Banzhu said with a bitter face: "You already know my situation, you can't afford it and don't have the heart to continue to raise it, exchange it for some money to do a small business, or buy a few acres of land for retirement, you ...... I'm sorry. ”

The woman's eyes fell on San, and in her opinion, this young man was the new owner of the troupe.

Look at this man......

It's not like some decent person.

With his own appearance and figure, when he meets this kind of person, most of them will be difficult to keep his reputation.

And she has another reason why she doesn't want Class Master Li to compromise: "...... Owner, my deed will expire at the end of next year, transfer the deed to someone else, do you want to ask my opinion first? At least let me buy a free body first? ”

Some people want to retire in the troupe, but some people want to be free.

When I was young, I was bought back, signed a deed of sale for more than ten years or even decades, and when I grew up, I wanted to be free, and I no longer had to be constrained by others, and I didn't have to worry about being ruined and tarnished during performances......

If you can't do it, you don't want to do it, even if you have to do it, it's best to do it alone or form a husband and wife team, at least you don't have to be exploited and constrained.

Class Master Li also seemed to feel sorry for the woman, he didn't dare to raise his head, and sighed lightly: "The situation is compelling, I want to buy a free body, go and tell the new owner, don't trouble me." ”

Yu San smiled and said, "It's very handsome!" ”

The woman couldn't help frowning when she heard this.

This young man who looks like a new owner doesn't give people the feeling that he is not good at stubble just by looking at his appearance before he speaks......

It's just that the nature is exposed, and the treacherous and shameless description is this kind of person!

But she didn't know that in fact, Yu San was just a flamboyant tongue, and his essence was not bad.

Zhu Hao said: "Go in first, let's see other people together, everyone can match, and you have to go to the government to pass your citizenship." ”

Only then did the old musician and the woman notice that there was a child standing there, speaking in a very loud tone, as if arranging everything, which was really incomprehensible, and what made them even more puzzled was that Li Banzhu and Yu San, who seemed to be the owner, actually listened to his dispatch, and really led the child inside.

In the yard.

The people in the troupe who had never signed a deed of sale were standing there, and there were more than 20 people in total.

This Li class owner explained the situation before, some people in the troupe are considered to be miscellaneous, responsible for eating, drinking and Lazar in the whole troupe, these people themselves are good people, and they are forced to enter the troupe as long-term workers, do not sign the deed of sale, and receive a monthly salary, if the new owner does not want it, they can be dismissed on the spot, and if they stay, they can be paid according to the previous agreement.

There are six such people in the troupe, five men and one woman, and the woman is an old widow, in her fifties, who is responsible for washing clothes and taking care of female dependents.

Six of the actors have a deed of sale, and ten have a long contract.

The general age of these signed deeds of sale is younger, five people are thirteen to fifteen years old, and the remaining little girl is eight years old, three boys and three women, all of whom are quite good-looking, but the stage posture and ability to cope with the scene are not good, and the stage belongs to the role of playing tricks, among which the little girl is the child of a couple in the troupe, and she signed the deed of sale when she was young to learn and work in the troupe.

These children have to wait until they are in their twenties to terminate the contract, the deed of sale of the music is different from the ordinary deed of sale, and does not interfere with the marriage and funeral, and even after they become adults, the troupe will also promote their family, mainly because the marriage of the music is narrow, and the age of 20 is not married, and the government's fine has to be paid by the theater owner, so the owner wishes that they get married as soon as possible, and even have more "second generation music" to complete the internal circulation.

As for the ten long covenants, the three musicians are all men, and the other seven are all actors, three men and four women...... Two of the four women are married, about 20 years old, a combination of old husbands and young wives, and the husband is the official musician in the troupe.

The remaining two daughters are not married, and one of them is the beautiful woman I just saw who still has a one-year deed, and is nineteen years old; The other is a little worse looking, seventeen years old, and there are five years left on the contract, and they are all eligible to leave the troupe and obtain a free body after the age of twenty.

Since the women in the troupe are all musicians, they have no choice but to marry a man who is also a musician, and give priority to marrying a musician, because the musician has a relatively high status in the troupe, even if he works alone, the two of them play music and perform a performance, and the husband-and-wife shop can be formed immediately, without relying on others, and the musician can also be used as the wife's "agent".

What's more, male actors can't help themselves a lot of the time, and they can't protect themselves, how can they protect their wives? Many male actors are desperately learning the skills of musicians, striving to become musicians in the troupe, but the number of musicians needed in a troupe is limited, and they can't be musicians if they can't do it well.