Chapter Sixty-Eight: Each Carries a Ghost
"Thank you, Lord Protector!" Zhao Qianqian's face was full of joy and accepted the jade pendant.
Zhao Qianqian took a look at the condition of the jade pendant, and it should be sold for a good price.
"Well, since the Dharma Protector has opened Chrysostom, then I'm welcome, I really have encountered such a little difficulty right now, can I ask the Dharma Protector and the village owner for a little favor?" Zhao Qianqian said and compared with her fingertips, and the little things she said were only as small as the tips of her index fingers.
Everyone present was amused by her little gesture.
In the eyes of Zuo Protector and Wang Biao, she is a yellow-haired girl, how much trouble can she make? Wang Biao immediately boasted about Haikou: "Even if you open your mouth, except that you can't be the queen, nothing else is a problem."
Zhao Qianqian said: "What does it mean to be a queen, I won't be able to intrigue in the palace, I don't have such big ambitions, I just want to be able to eat three meals a day and have clothes to wear all year round!"
As soon as Zuo Protector heard this, he couldn't get on the stage after all, he was only satisfied with food and clothing, and it seemed that he couldn't become a climate, and those beggars followed her, and it was estimated that they wouldn't last long. Smiled, "Let's see how you want us to help?"
Zhao Qianqian took out a drawing from his pocket and handed it to Zuo Protector: "That's the matter on this map, I'm short of manpower now, just lend me the people from the cottage."
Zuo Dharma Protector was surprised and asked, "This is the little thing you are talking about?"
Zhao Qianqian said, "Hehe, for you, this shouldn't be a big deal, right? However, I'm not good at managing people, can my uncle arrange another person to help me manage people, so that it will be twice the result with half the effort, of course, I won't let you help in vain, in exchange, I will help you use the land in the cottage, and you don't have to buy food next year!"
Seeing Zuo Protector's surprised eyes, Li asked, "How many people do you need?" What are you borrowing for?"
"Oh, I want to build a river embankment around Qingyun City, the more people there are, the better, and it's best to transfer all the young and strong men in the cottage," Zhao Qianqian said lightly, as if to eat cabbage or radish tonight.
"Is this still a trifle?" Wang Biao's eyes widened.
"Hmm! This must be done quickly before the flood season next year, or I will not be able to harvest my crops on the mountain."
Wang Biao said again, "You're just borrowing someone? Are you sure there are no others? You don't need silver or anything like that? It takes a lot of money for such a big project?"
"Yes, only borrow people!" Zhao Qianqian nodded.
Li said, "Borrowing people, presumably the left protector won't have any opinions, right?"
Zuo Protector smiled: "The people in the cottage are not under my control, the holy woman can make her own decisions!"
"Thank you, Auntie! Thank you, uncle!" Zhao Qianqian looked very happy when he got the bargain.
Wang Biao smiled: "In the end, it's still Madame's niece, and they have put me behind!"
Zhao Qian smiled evilly: "If you arrange another competent person to help me, I will beg my aunt to consider putting you in front!"
Everyone laughed, in the end it was a yellow-haired girl, speaking directly and snobbishly.
It seemed that Wang Biao really ate this, and said to Li with a smile: "Madam, can you be serious?"
Li Shi smiled: "The owner of the village has the final say!"
There was another burst of laughter, who in Jinfeng Hall didn't know that Wang Biao was afraid of guilt? Playing prestige outside, he definitely can't even occupy the bedside at night.
Wang Biao said: "Okay, tomorrow you go with me to the village to choose people, and choose which one you like!"
Zhao Qianqian hooked the corners of his lips and raised his hand to point at Shen Junchen: "You don't have to go to the cottage to choose, I think he is good!"
Everyone was in an uproar: Are you choosing a helper or a husband? Pick a good-looking one?
Wang Biao pressed her little hand and said with a smile: "Niece, this person can't do it, he is my brother who just got married, you have to call him the second master, it's not appropriate to call him to you, go to the cottage tomorrow to re-elect!" Whoever you like but him to choose!"
Shen Junchen raised his chin proudly, he really regarded himself as the second master.
Zhao Qianqian pursed his lips, took Li's hand, and shook it left and right: "Auntie, my uncle doesn't talk much, just now he said that I chose which one I like, and I chose him and I paid the bill."
At this time, the Li family found out about Shen Junchen, and secretly said in his heart: Why did the owner of the village worship him, if she remembers correctly, this person should be a member of the yamen, and it is probably not safe to put it in the cottage. qs
Li said: "Since it is to help, there is no need to call him, and he does not need to pick and carry it, just help the supervisors."
Shen Junchen said, "Big brother, I don't know anything about building the embankment, I'm afraid it will delay Miss Zhao's big event, you better arrange other things for me to do!"
Zhao Qianqian put his hands behind his back, looked around Shen Junchen, the corners of his lips rose, and he said, "Hehe, the second master, right? It's okay if you don't understand, my sister will teach you!"
Be a sister to the second master? Say you're a yellow-haired girl, right? Don't want the seniority anymore?
Zuo Protector smiled: "Since Miss Zhao has spoken, let's try it, the owner of the village doesn't have to feel embarrassed, young people communicate more, not as old-fashioned as people of our age, this generation, hehe, it's not really a blood relative, it's nothing!"
"I still want this generation, right, Second Master?" Zhao Qianqian deliberately dragged out the voice of the "second master", stood on tiptoe and asked.
Shen Junchen lowered his head, the corners of his lips hooked up a very charming smile, and said softly, "Yes, if the little niece does something wrong, the second master will be punished!"
His lips almost touched her face, and the warm snort spread over her face, causing her to lose her mind for a moment.
However, she quickly found herself and smiled brightly: "If the second master does something wrong, he will also be punished, right?"
Wang Biao said with a smile: "Since the second brother has no opinion, then it is so decided, when you need someone, tell your second master, and I will send personnel to him!"
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seems to be a harmonious group of people, but they have their own little abacus in their hearts.
In order to facilitate the cooperation with Zhao Qianqian, Shen Junchen temporarily lived in Jinfeng Hall.
The house where Tang Lin lived was a little unlucky, and the house needed to be renovated.
Before the house decoration was repaired, Shen Junchen lived with Wang Biao in the courtyard rented by the Li family.
Jinfengtang's business is temporarily managed by the Li family.
Originally, he planned to set up a dinner party to understand the situation, but after Tang Lin's incident, the right protector already had the answer in his heart.
Zhao Qianqian, just a beggar, no martial arts, no family background, no background, in addition to planting crops, she can also do a small business, she can't make any big waves, and she won't be in any danger to Jinfengtang, the business she is doing now has a conflict with Jinfengtang, so it doesn't matter, if she loses the protection of the Li family, her things will become their bag.
Those beggars followed her, or in the future, when the Li family fell, the wealth was more than the protection money collected.
Lee's attitude had to be guarded.
Wang Biao worshiped that man, but he had a good skin, and whoever gave more money would do things for whomever he wanted.
In Zuo Protector's view, Wang Biao and his wife are developing their own power, and the Li family is an enemy and has to be guarded against.
What he has to do now is to clarify everything and let the young master decide.
Zuo Protector still took everyone to Jinfeng Tower, and called Yun Niang, Tang Lin is dead, only she knows best what is going on in Qingyun City, which side Yun Niang will stand on? You'll know after eating.
Zhao Qianqian sent a few children home, and then went to Jinfeng Building.
I have to say that Jinfeng Lou's dishes are really good, if it weren't for the novelty of her dishes, she might not be able to compare to Jinfeng Lou.
In addition to good taste, the utensils are also very important, although the utensils of Jinfeng Lou are not as exquisite as those of the restaurant in the previous life, they are much better than Qian Mantang.
In addition, Jinfeng Lou not only buys food, but also all kinds of wine, and also folk songs, which can be said to meet the needs of all kinds of people.
Coming out of Jinfeng Tower, Zhao Qianqian went home directly, and she had to rush out the embankment plan and the drawings for repairing the bridge.
Since we have borrowed people now, we will start construction sooner.
It would take at least several months to borrow the people from the cottage to build river embankments and bridges, during which Wang Biao had no way to rob without extra manpower.
The window paper in Shen Junchen's house was gently poked into a small hole, and one eye looked into the house for a while, and Shen Junchen turned off the lights and went to bed
Sleep, the people outside the window leave.
The door of Wang Biao and his wife's room was slammed.
"Come in." Wang Biao said.
Li's maid Huan'er entered the house and closed the door.
Wang Biao asked in a low voice, "Have you slept?"
"Back to the master of the village, the man has already fallen asleep, and when he saw that he had slept for a while, the little one left."
At the same time as Huan'er knocked on the door, Shen Junchen was already on the roof of Wang Biao and his wife, he gently uncovered a tile and leaned over to look into the house.
"Go down, pay attention to the movement in his house, and report any situation at any time."
Wang Biao closed the door, and Li couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?"
Wang Biao said: "When I fall asleep, I will let Huan'er monitor it, and report any problems at any time."
Li said, "How did Brother Biao meet this person, and why did he still worship? Have you ever looked into this man's details?"
Wang Biao told Li in detail about the ambush in the mountains.
"Does Brother Biao find this suspicious?"
Li felt that things were too strange, the imperial court had sent troops to encircle and suppress the cottage several times, and each time it ended in failure, the imperial court wanted Wang Biao's life, it must have posted a notice on the imperial board, and it would not be secretly intercepted and killed, and there would be no one among other gangs who would spend 30,000 taels of silver to buy his life.
After the speculation of Wang Biao and his wife, there are the following possibilities, one is that Shen Junchen single-handedly planned this interception, the purpose was to break into the interior of the cottage and cooperate with the outside of the government.
Second, it is a person who covets Wang Biao's status and money, and it is possible for Shen Junchen to approach them for money.
Thirdly, the young master already knew their purpose and planted the eyeliner around them.
Fourth, I really want to join the cottage.
"Whatever the possibility, we can't take it lightly!"
"Madame, don't worry, I will be careful, if this person has different intentions, I will kill him immediately, if he really defects to us, he can also help Madame complete the plan in the future."
Li said: "In short, we are careful everywhere, we have worked hard for so many years, and we can't go wrong!"
Wang Biao frowned: "What is Madame's plan for that Zhao Qianqian? Our child is still in her hands, Madame, don't show her feet, be careful that her dog jumps over the wall, why don't we get the child back first, so as to save you a lot of dreams at night."
"Brother Biao, don't worry, this person is kind-hearted and will not attack the child, even if she knows, she will not use the child to deal with us, which is also her fatal weakness."
A year later, Li recalled what she said, the Achilles' heel that she disagreed, ruined her entire plan, and realized how naïve her thoughts were today.