Because this was the first collaboration with Mandel, Monet rushed to the factory to check the production as soon as he returned from London, but as soon as he arrived at Catherine's office, he heard her exclaim: "What did you say? You're going to take two months off? Madil, do you know how many people in New York can't find a job right now? Take two months off? You might as well just tell me you want to quit! ”

This worker named Madil, Monet happened to know, and in his impression this person was quite honest, how could he make such excessive demands?

So Monet walked over and asked, "Madil, are you in trouble?" ”

"Boss, in fact, I know that this request is quite excessive, but there is no way, I must go to this matter!" Madir replied with an embarrassed expression.

"What the hell is it, so important and so long?" Monet asked curiously.

Madil explained: "Boss, you also know, I am a retired soldier, and the other day my comrades-in-arms informed me that I was going to Washington for a march of more than 10,000 veterans, hoping that the president would give us a discharge compensation in advance!" ”

Hearing what Madil said, Monet suddenly recalled that when Coolidge first took office, Congress forcibly passed a compensation bill, stipulating that each soldier who served in China during World War I should be compensated one dollar per day, and overseas soldiers should be compensated $1.25, but except for fifty dollars, which was paid on the spot, everything else had to wait until 1945 to be paid by voucher. But due to the current economic situation, many people are unemployed, so they hope to be able to release it in advance, but the question is how can the treasury have so much money now?

At this time, Catherine asked curiously, "How much is this compensation?" ”

Madir shook his right hand: "A full five hundred dollars, for those comrades who don't have a job now, this is life-saving money!" ”

Monet thought for a moment, and then replied: "Madil, although I understand your feelings very well, but to be honest, I am not optimistic about your parade this time, you must know that the military parade is very easy to make people, and now the treasury is enough to get so much money!"

So my suggestion is to simply let your comrades-in-arms who have no job for the time being go to the march, you don't go, it is relatively more important to keep this job! ”

"Boss, I understand what you mean, but as a soldier, I can't abandon my comrades-in-arms, I must advance and retreat together, otherwise I won't have the face to see them in the future!" Madir replied with a complicated expression.

Madil's answer inexplicably reminded Monet of the sentence in "Soldier Assault": "Don't abandon, don't give up!" So he made a decision: "Okay, then Madir, you can participate, but one thing I must make clear to you is that I will keep your job offer, but not your position, and if you are not satisfied with your new job arrangement after you come back, it is also your own choice, understand?" ”

"Clearly, boss, as long as you are willing to hire me at that time, let me do anything!" Madir nodded in reply.

After Madil left, Catherine said to Monet with some dissatisfaction: "Tony, if you treat Madil like this, aren't you afraid that others will learn from him?" ”

Monet waved his hand and said: "Don't be afraid, because I don't think there will be too many people like him, and most of the people who go to the march should be people who don't have jobs!" ”

"Well, I hope this incident doesn't have any impact on production!" Catherine replied helplessly.

Seeing Catherine's frowning look, Monet couldn't help but joke: "I've only been out for a few days, I didn't expect you to look like a boss now, it seems that it is really a job to change people, I would have let you be alone earlier!" ”

"It's not because of you that you threw this factory to me, and suddenly increased so many orders and hired so many new people, I'm not afraid that I will make the factory bad and live up to your trust in me!" Catherine said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, I know you've worked hard, so I'm not here to treat you!" With that, he carried Catherine into the lounge at the back......

The next day, when Monet was writing a letter to Agatha (because he promised to send Agatha a copy of the first edition of "The Titanic Murder"), he suddenly received a call from Catherine: "Tony, when Madil came to deliver the leave slip just now, he sent you a gift, you see when you have time to come and get it!" ”

"Gifts? Why did he send me a gift? Monet didn't react for a moment.

"Because you're willing to keep his job offered!" Catherine explained.

Then he said: "By the way, this guy knows your preferences quite well, and sent you a copy of Chinese calligraphy!" ”

Originally, Monet was not interested in this kind of gift, but when he heard that it was Chinese calligraphy and painting, he immediately asked, "Whose character is it?" ”

"I don't understand this!" Catherine replied angrily.

Monet thought about it, but also, in terms of the artistry of Chinese calligraphy, let alone an American, even Chinese may not be able to understand it, so he replied: "Okay, you wait for me, I will go after writing this letter!" ”

After getting this character, Monet looked at it for a long time, and roughly guessed that this was a book of "The Burrow", as for the author, he really couldn't recognize it, because this character was too grassy, so he had to call Chen Yuanqi and ask him to help introduce an appraisal master.

After a while, Monet drove to an antique shop in Chinatown introduced by Chen Yuanqi, and Chen Yuanqi introduced the owner to Monet - an old man with white hair and a very temperamental appearance: "This is Tong Lao, three generations of his family have done this, specializing in calligraphy and painting!" ”

Tong Lao waved his hand again and again: "Don't you dare to say that!" ”

"Old Tong, you are so modest, please help me take a look at this picture!" As he spoke, Monet handed over the words.

Tong Lao looked at it for a long time, then raised his head and asked Monet: "Where did Mr. Banqiao's "Burrow Inscription" come from?" ”

At this time, Monet knew that this was Zheng Banqiao's work, and after a closer look, he found that he was talking about Zheng Xie, so he didn't react for a while......

Seeing that Monet was stunned, Chen Yuanqi stabbed him, and then he replied: "Oh, this was given to me by one of my employees, may I ask Tong Lao if this is Zheng Banqiao's real handiwork?" ”

PS: It's too hot these days, and there is no air conditioning in the office, so I really don't want to go to work! How cool it is to blow the air conditioner at home, eat popsicles, and play games......