Chapter 43 Recruitment
Seeing more and more figures, Wang Lung's eyes widened, there were people standing under the giant drum, Wang Lung was under the drum rack, there were too many giants, he couldn't see the edge at a glance, Wang Lung couldn't see the edge, he couldn't even see the giant's knees.
The inner and outer three floors were all full of giants, Gula had a drumstick in his hand, Wang Lung was standing under the drum rack, the crowd was noisy, Wang Lung really couldn't hear what they were saying.
I don't know how long it has been, but seeing that no one is running this way anymore, Gula stretched out his hand and struck the drum again, and when the drum sounded, Gula put the drumstick aside and shouted with a smile: "Okay, don't say anything." ”
When the crowd calmed down, Gula coughed lightly and said: "I think everyone knows that as soon as the beast drum sounds, it means that there are outsiders in our tribe seeking jobs, and everyone wants to recruit an outsider to help, but this time there is only one outsider, so you can only come one by one, to see if it is suitable, or the old rules, starting with the lonely old man." ”
As soon as Gula finished speaking, the crowd began to shout again, and Wang Lung could faintly hear some of the conversation.
"Hey, why is Guanggula standing here, where is the outsider?"
"I'm looking for it too, but I can't see it, those outsiders are too short, I'm afraid it's in front, it seems that they have to squeeze to the front. ”
"Why is there only one outsider, I have to work several of them, this is a problem. ”
"Uncle Zhu, when will your third child come back? If he doesn't come back, I can let this outsider do it, and I can save a lot of things." ”
"What does the outsider look like, isn't his body sturdy? Don't even be able to hold an axe, then it's troublesome. ”
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There are all kinds of rhetoric, and Gula is very depressed when he hears it, and if he continues like this, he is afraid that he will not be able to finish the arrangement until dark.
Gula glanced around. After taking a long breath, he shouted, "Okay, don't talk about it, I'll talk about it later." ”
Seeing that everyone's eyes turned to him and his mouth was consciously closed, Gula chuckled and nodded, "I'll tell you first, this outsider is here." "Speaking of which. Gu stretched his finger and pointed to the king dragon under his feet, the people in the crowd could still see the king dragon, and the further back they were, they couldn't see how tall the king dragon was and what it looked like.
"This little guy's name is Wang Lung, and he is also a human race, but he is not a cultivator, those who need the strength of a cultivator, you can disperse, Wang Lung does not meet your requirements. Gula shouted at the top of her throat.
Wang Lung on the side had a headache. Surrounded by a group of giants in the middle, his mood can be imagined, although these giants will not have any intentions against him, but the smell of their bodies makes Wang Lung really unbearable.
When Gula finished talking about Wang Lung's situation, more than half of the giants turned to leave, and those people cursed as they went, causing them to run away in vain, and Wang Long was not even a cultivator. It's useless at all, and the people who leave are angry. Talking with complaints, in general, Wang Lung is a waste, and he doesn't care about Wang Lung at all.
After another meal, when those who should leave are gone, those who remain are no longer noisy. Only then did Gula say: "Let's start with Uncle Shen, everyone knows the situation of Uncle Shen, and no one objects, right?"
Seeing that no one spoke, Gula chuckled lightly and stretched out his hand to beckon Uncle Shen to come closer. When the other party squeezed out of the crowd and stood at the front, Wang Lung saw Uncle Shen's face clearly.
Uncle Shen staggered, hunched over, the hair on the top of his head was already completely white, his skin was loose and markings, his sleepy eyes drooped, looking at his face, he was afraid that he was eighty or ninety years old, this old man was definitely not a cultivator, just a commoner, the reason why Wang Lung was so sure was actually very understandable, if it was a cultivator, no matter how poor his cultivation was, it would not be possible to have this demeanor.
When he saw Uncle Shen appear, Gula nodded and asked, "Uncle Shen, are your old conditions the same as before?"
Uncle Shen smiled and nodded, and said tremblingly: "As long as you help the old man get enough rations for three years." ”
Gula nodded, bent down and said to Wang Lung: "This Uncle Shen is a respected predecessor of our tribe, although he is not a cultivator, but his children are all our warriors, but unfortunately, in the battle with the giant beast, all of Uncle Shen's children were killed, and now only Uncle Shen is left, lonely and helpless, relying on the help of the surrounding neighbors." ”
Seeing that Wang Lung nodded silently, Gula continued: "Uncle Shen is a kind person, he always feels that he should not only take advantage of his neighbors, but should share some of the burdens of his neighbors, so Uncle Shen will have the idea of finding outsiders to work, you just need to help Uncle Shen hunt fifty giant beasts and hand them over to Uncle Shen, and Uncle Shen will be able to meet your requirements." ”
Wang Lung stretched out five fingers in a daze and said, "Fifty giant beasts, do you think it's possible? If I hunt fifty giant beasts, I might as well go to the rift valley to collect, why do I come here to work?"
Hearing Wang Lung's defense, Gula was also stunned, and immediately understood that Wang Lung was not a cultivator, so he was afraid that it would not work to deal with giant beasts, and to deal with those ordinary giant beasts, Wang Lung might still have a way, it was too dangerous to kill fifty giant beasts.
After thinking about it, Gula coughed lightly and said, "Uncle Shen, I'm afraid this won't work, I just said, Wang Lung is not a cultivator, he can't deal with giant beasts, and he can't do what you ask." After Gula finished speaking, he looked up at the crowd again and shouted: "I repeat, Wang Lung is not a cultivator, think carefully about your conditions, see if it is suitable, if it is not suitable, disperse, don't surround here." ”
After Gula finished speaking, another group of giants muttered and left, Wang Lung looked at the crowd, although there were still dozens of mouths, they could still have a choice, and the people who stayed behind must be doing some odd jobs, which was easy to solve.
After sending Uncle Shen away, Gula glanced at everyone, stretched out his hand and pointed at one of them and said, "Aunt Qi, what are your requirements, your children are all in the mine, no one is around, you come first." ”
It was an old woman, with gray hair, shorter than the other giants, with a stick in her hand, and walked tremblingly, and when she came to Wang Lung, she looked down twice and asked, "Son, do you know how to needlework?"
"Needlework, tailor-made, sewing and mending, old man, are you right?" asked Wang Long.
Aunt Qi raised the corners of her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "That's it, that's it, since you know, you should know, how about it?" ”
Wang Lung hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Old man." I know but it doesn't mean that I will, sewing and mending are women's work, I'm a man, I can't get a needle, I can't get a thread, I'm afraid I can't help you. ”
Aunt Qi's face instantly became much more ugly. He snorted coldly and said: "You won't be able to sew a piece of clothing if you want it, what else can you do, what a waste, if you are capable, my aunt promises, no matter what you want, I can give it to you." ”
Hearing the other party's words, Wang Lung's heart moved, and he carefully looked at the clothes on the giant's body. They are all sewn from animal skins, and there is no special style, as long as they are sewn together, hung on the body without opening the thread, and not falling down.
Seeing this, Wang Lung said: "Although I don't know how to tailor clothes, I can make do with sewing and mending, I don't know how many clothes my aunt wants me to sew." If I have time, I'll go with you. Try it first, what do you see?"
When Aunt Qi heard this, she smiled again and said: "This relationship is good, and it's not a big deal to sew clothes, it's just a matter of threading needles and threads, if it weren't for Auntie, I'd be older." The eyes are not good, I don't come to you, when I do it myself, I can sew at least a dozen animal skins a day, it's very simple. I ......"
Before the other party finished nagging, Wang Lung hurriedly interrupted: "Old man, I know you are very capable, please tell me how many animal skins you have to sew." ”
Aunt Qi was not annoyed, and still said with a smile: "My craft is well-known in several nearby tribes, and many people come to me with animal skins, not much, let me think about it, how much has not been done." Looking at the other party's contemplation, Wang Lung didn't dare to bother, about a minute or so, Aunt Qi clapped her hands and said: "I remember, there are still more than 1,300 ready-to-wear clothes that have not been done, this is not in a hurry, promise others, you have to pay it." ”
"A thousand...... Thirteen hundred, old man, let me ask you, how many animal skins do you need for a ready-to-wear garment?" asked Wang Lung.
Aunt Qi said: "It depends on the size of the skin, but also cutting, generally speaking, three to five pieces of animal skin can be made into a garment, in fact, it is quite simple, not troublesome, you help the aunt to make these ready-to-wear, the aunt will meet your wishes." ”
Hearing this, Wang Lung shuddered, and quickly shook his head, more than 1,300 pieces of ready-to-wear, a ready-to-wear needs three to five pieces of animal skins, about 5,000 pieces of animal skins, Aunt Qi can sew more than a dozen pieces of animal skins a day, she has never done it herself, there must be a familiar process, according to ten pieces of animal skins a day, 5,000 pieces of animal skins are all sewn, it will take more than 500 days, Zhong Hui gave a year, time is not enough at all.
Aunt Qi's face sank and asked, "What, little guy, you don't agree?"
Wang Lung sighed lightly and said: "Old man, I want to agree, but unfortunately I don't have so much time, I work here, I can work for half a year at most, and your more than 1,300 ready-to-wear garments will take almost two years to complete, I am powerless." ”
Aunt Qi nodded and said: "In this case, you go with me first, you can do as much as you can, you are young, you have good eyes, you must be faster than me, Aunt does not treat you badly, what do you think?"
Wang Lung said: "That's it, old man, I'll ask the others again, if there is no suitable one, I'll go to you again, what do you think?"
Aunt Qi sighed and said, "Okay, let's talk about it, if there is no suitable one, you can come over and help." ”
Respectfully sending Aunt Qi away, Wang Lung wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said a few words to the other party, Wang Lung knew that this old man had a bad temper, and he couldn't sew up, if he really promised her, I was afraid that there would be no good fruit to eat.
Chonggula smiled reluctantly, and Gula nodded, glancing at the crowd, and pointing out one person again.
The man was a woman, not very old, holding a child in her arms, the child was much bigger than Wang Lung, and her mouth made a babbling sound, like a baby, but the sound fell on Wang Lung's ears a little harshly.
Gula said, "Sister-in-law of the Lu family, what do you want Wang Lung to do?"
The woman glanced at Wang Lung and said, "I originally wanted him to help get some food, but this little guy is not even a cultivator, so I can only go by myself, but I want to go out, no one takes care of the children at home, I really don't feel at ease, you also know, your eldest brother Lu left early, leaving my orphans and widows, life is difficult, I want him to help me take care of the child for a month, I go out to get some things, and it will be good to spend the winter." ”
After listening to the other party's words, Gula looked at Wang Lung and asked, "How about helping the Lu family's sister-in-law take care of the child for a month." ”
The corners of Wang Lung's mouth twitched, thinking, what is this, it's not sewing clothes or watching children, I'm not a woman, how can I do this kind of work, I don't want to take it, but seeing that the other party is wronged, Wang Lung can't refuse directly, and asked: "This sister-in-law, it's no problem to help you watch the child, but I have something to ask you." ”
Seeing that Wang Lung seemed to agree, the woman said, "Young man, you say, what do you want to ask?"
Wang Lung said: "You go out hunting, how long will you go out, once a day or not for a month?"
Needless to explain, Gula said: "The people in the tribe go out to hunt, and hundreds of people go out together, and once they go out, it is a month, no matter what the harvest is, they will definitely come back within a month, and during this time, you are the only one to take care of the children." ”
Wang Lung nodded and continued to ask, "How old is your child, I don't think he can speak yet." ”
The woman touched the child lovingly and said slowly, "My child is less than three months old, so of course he can't speak. ”
Less than three months, still a baby, this head made Yao Ming feel ashamed when he saw it, as soon as the other party went out, it was a month, let a man take care of a baby for a month, no, definitely not, when the time comes, it doesn't matter if you are tired to death, what if you don't take good care of the child and let it die, let alone collect the buds on the ground, I'm afraid I won't be able to continue to stay in Gleth Star.
Wang Lung said his worries very tactfully, which was regarded as a rejection of the other party, he really didn't dare to take this job, it was too embarrassing.
Looking at the woman's helpless back, Wang Lung could only shake his head, he couldn't say anything, some things were not acceptable to him. (To be continued......)