Chapter 164 Give me a place
"Brother Qiao, please arrange a place for me."
Gu Nan grabbed Su Qiao's sleeve and looked at him eagerly.
He did believe in the Taoist priest Su Qiao pretended to be at first. That day he lost his money bag first and was stabbed in the stomach. When he was about to die, he could only seek help from the Taoist priest who said he was in trouble. Under the guidance of the Taoist priest, he also sought help from Wen Yunxi. Get the magic medicine and save your life.
In order to repay and avoid further disasters, he sold Pingxi Dam to Wen Yunxi at a low price without telling his father. Later, Wen Yunxi's reputation became more and more popular. He even went to find the Taoist priest and developed some friendship. .
Later, after Sang Ao returned to the city, Su Qiao's two identities were exposed, and he realized that he had been deceived by the conspiracy. But after he was angry, he was glad that he had chosen to believe it, otherwise with Wen Yunxi's methods, he He didn't know what else he would encounter. Even if he couldn't die, he would still have to suffer a lot. Not to mention anything else, he couldn't bear just having someone stab him with a knife and cause an accident.
I don't know if it was because of guilt, but Su Qiao always had a good attitude towards him. Every time he came to Pingxiba, he always treated him with a smile. If his father hadn't strongly opposed it, he would have stayed in Pingxiba.
Su Qiao pulled back his sleeve and asked, "Aren't you afraid that Magistrate Xuan will come back and arrest you again?"
"Hey, my dad agreed." Jiu Gunan smiled happily. He didn't expect that his resolute father would change his mind after a braised meal.
Su Qiao nodded. Since his father didn't care anymore, it wouldn't hurt to leave him to work.
"Can you write Chinese?"
At first glance, Jiugu is a dandy who only knows how to attract cats and dogs. He may write Zhanyue characters for family reasons, but I'm afraid it won't be possible in Chinese characters.
Unexpectedly, Jiu Gunan smiled even more proudly, "I can."
He didn't want to learn, but he was forced to learn by his father and brother. He was not allowed to eat or go out. Although he couldn't speak in the plenary session, he could read and write common Chinese characters.
Su Qiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, then this matter would be easy to handle.
"Come with me, I'll draw up an agreement for you to sign."
Jiu Gunan was dragged for two steps before he asked: "Brother Qiao, wait a minute, you have to tell me what the job is first."
Although he came with the intention of doing any job, he still wanted to find something easy.
"Let's count it as teaching Yu. You spend an hour every night teaching them how to read."
It is really difficult to find people in Lanzhou who can read and write Chinese characters. Apart from the Han Chinese who were exiled, those people are members of the government. The exiles are now in their respective posts and cannot be hired by the government. The best way is to train them yourself. .
Xuan Gunan's status is somewhat special. He is both a son of the Xuan family and the son of the county magistrate. Letting him serve as a tutor will be of great benefit to future promotion.
"Hey, Brother Qiao, wait a minute. How can I teach others? I just..." Xuan Gunan wanted to say that he was just a young master with nothing to do, but he swallowed the words again, worried that Su Qiao would kill him directly after telling the truth. Drive away.
Su Qiao stopped and looked at him with a half-smile, "Or do you want to repair the house?"
It’s difficult to forge the valley: “…”
He also visited the construction site. He really couldn't do the work, and if his friends knew about it, they would definitely laugh at him for the rest of his life.
"Then let's be Jiao Yu."
Su Qiao curled his lips, it was easier to deal with such a straightforward person, but if it were someone like Wen Yunxi, I don't know who would have tricked whom in the end.
News about the New Year's Day spread throughout Lanzhou. On the day when work started, in addition to those who came to resume work, there were also many people who came here to look for jobs.
"Master, do you want to accept it?" "I'll go over and take a look first."
Wen Yunxi narrowed his eyes slightly in that direction and stepped over.
She was not worried about spies sneaking in. Not to mention the workers who came in later. Even if they came to work in the early days, there was still the possibility of being bribed, and it was definitely impossible to guard against them.
It's just that the number of workers is approaching saturation now, and it will be difficult for her to arrange for more people in the future.
"Brother Lian, do you really think you can recruit us?"
As soon as the people here heard that they were looking for work, they asked them to line up here. At first, there were not many people, but gradually there were thousands of people standing. No matter how big the Pingxi Dam is, it can't add so many workers. ah.
Shu Lian wiped the sweat from his palms and comforted his companion with a dry smile, "I can do it."
Niu Li saw that he didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't ask any more questions.
They are all from the Shiyan Clan. Although they are close to the sea, there are many rocks on the coast and they are too far away from the Zhanyue Clan. There is no port. They can only make a living by fishing. They can barely maintain food and clothing. If they get sick, they will also deplete their family resources.
Also because of the long distance, they learned the news from Black Rock City much later. In addition, it was too far away from home, so they did not come to look for jobs until more news came. They were envious of the high salary and spent five days specifically. Came here from the tribe.
Unexpectedly, there were so many people with the same idea. Thousands of people came. Only a few dozen people from their clan came. The other clans were unknown. If you looked at the difference in appearance and clothing, you could tell there were more than a dozen different clans at a glance.
Wen Yunxi was not surprised by this situation. Pingxiba's salary was so high and he received generous annual gifts. As long as he heard about it, it would be hard for anyone not to be moved. Now that the newspaper has been distributed for many issues, even if he can't read the text, Word of mouth, coupled with the pictures above, is enough to make Pingxiba famous throughout Lanzhou.
As Wen Yunxi approached, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent. Anyone who had read the newspaper knew her.
Wen Yunxi stood still, glanced at the nervous faces of everyone, and said loudly: "Sorry, Pingxi Dam is no longer recruiting construction workers."
Although everyone was already prepared when they saw so many people, they still couldn't help but sigh with disappointment when they heard what Wen Yunxi said. Most of them were three or four days away from Blackstone City, and they had to work hard to get there before the Lantern Festival. Come, but the trip was in vain.
"Oh, let's go." Shu Lian patted Niu Li's slumped shoulders. It was not the others' fault, it was because they came too late.
Think about it, Qingzhu Hospital has been completed, and I heard that the commercial street is about to be completed. Even if there are workshops, there were originally dedicated people to build the workshops in the workshop area. I am afraid that even these workers will not be arranged to go in. In this case , where will they recruit people again?
“I just know I should have come last October.”
Niu Li's head hung lower. They had already heard the news about Pingxiba's high treatment at that time, but the clan leader was afraid of trouble and did not allow them to come to work. They were delayed by going back and forth. When they heard about those annual gifts, they were drooling with envy. , and there is no place left when I come back.
It seems that there is really no way to make money.
I was excited when I came, and my body was full of strength. Now I was discouraged, and it became difficult to carry the burden again.
Niu Li threw out the coconuts from his load and felt much relieved.
There are many coconuts in the Shiyan tribe. You can pick a bunch of them just by going to the beach. Although the coconut juice is not delicious, it is easy to preserve. You can open one when you are thirsty and hungry on the way. The remaining coconut shells can also be used as bowls. You are not afraid at all. break.
I originally planned to eat it on the way, but I thought I could use it to please other workers while working at the construction site, so I left most of it in the load. I didn't expect that the trip would be in vain and there would be no use in keeping it.
"Why did you throw it away? We still need food on the way." Shu Lian noticed Niu Li's movements and took two steps back to help him pick up the load.
(End of this chapter)
