After my voice was eavesdropped, I became the favorite of the imperial court.

Chen Dao asked Shu Xiyao and the others: "I wonder if you have heard of the seven-hand monster since you came to Wucheng?"

Mu Nanjin and Shu Xiyao had not been in Five Cities for a long time, so they had never heard of any seven-handed monsters. They both said at the same time: "Never heard of it."

Chen Dao explained to them: "The seven-handed monsters represent seven craftsmen. They are proficient in medicine, medicine, weaving and dyeing, jewelry and rouge, cooking, carpentry, blacksmithing, and pottery. It can be said that there are no other craftsmen in Daqian Kingdom." You can’t find anyone with better skills than them, but the first condition of hiring them will make most people shy away.”

Shu Xiyao was curious: "What is the first condition for hiring them?"

"We must hire all seven of them away. Think about it, even a wealthy businessman who does big business may not be involved in the industry of seven craftsmen. It is impossible for a businessman with careful calculation to hire back all the seven hand monsters and then spend a lot of money." Raise a few idlers.”

Shu Xiyao said: "Several businessmen can join forces to hire the seven-handed monsters, and then we can hire them all back together."

Chen Dao sneered: "Do you think smart businessmen haven't thought about this problem? The problem lies in the second condition, that is, the seven of them cannot be separated. They only work for the same employer."

Shu Xiyao: "..."

"The third condition is that the cost of hiring them is high. Seven people need to pay one million taels of silver a year. In addition, when they want to work, it depends on their mood. If they don't want to work, you can't force them. There is also You cannot ask them to do anything. For example, if the chef only wants to make ten bowls of noodles today, then you cannot ask him to make the eleventh bowl or a dish of meat. Finally, they may leave at any time, and the employer will definitely do so. Can't be stopped."

Shu Xiyao was speechless: "With such harsh conditions, who would hire them? Even if we hire them, we won't be able to earn back one million taels of silver a year."

When they came to the house, they saw a large group of people outside the door, including businessmen and warriors.

Chen Dao pointed to the two-story house in the distance and said, "That's the house where the seven-handed monsters live. I'll take you to see them."

Someone stammered: "No, don't think that with the support of the imperial court, we will be afraid of you."

With a sound of "Boom -", the general guarding the gate raised his sword and stabbed it into the ground.

"Yes."

Chen Dao came to him: "General Kang, thank you for your hard work."

"This is what the businessmen thought, so that the seven-handed monsters were still on this street, and some martial arts people came up with the idea of ​​using force to make them compromise, but the seven-hand monsters refused to give in, no matter what the martial arts people did. Threats don’t help.”

At that moment, the ground shook.

"No? You want to hire them?"

Mu Nanjin asked: "Where does the seven-handed monster live?"

Followed by a strong roar: "Why are you making such a fuss? If you make any more noise, you will be dealt with according to military regulations."

Everyone around him was taken a step back by the general's inner strength.

Mu Nanjin said: "I think they are quite in line with my wishes."

"Seven-handed monsters, if you don't agree to become members of our Longhai Gang, then don't blame our Longhai Gang for burning down your house and leaving you with nowhere to go."

General Kang's expression softened a lot, and he cupped his hands and said, "I have met Prince Chen."

When the martial arts people heard this, they took a few steps back like a shrunken turtle.

Chen Dao quickly pushed aside the people in front of him and waved to the people in front of him: "Give way, everyone, give way, General Kang, I'm coming."

"Not only do they have nowhere to go, but they also have their feet disabled so that they can't even run. They can only work for us in the rest of their lives."

Shu Xiyao said to Mu Nanjin: "Xiao Nanjin, you'd better choose another craftsman."

"Seven-handed monsters, are you going to come out? If you don't come out, we're really going to have a fire."

The businessmen who were more polite waited outside the crowd, while the warriors who were more rude stood at the gate and shouted.

Shu Xiyao, who was following behind, asked: "Chen Shizi, why is this general guarding the door of the seven-handed monster?"

"I asked General Kang to stay here to prevent others from disturbing the seven-handed monster."

Chen Dao led them into the house: "Qi Lao, I'm here."

The seven old men sitting in the yard drinking tea and chatting saw him coming, and smiled and said: "Here comes the trail."

"I came to see you, and I brought two friends over to see you."

Chen Dao introduced Mu Nanjin and Shu Xiyao to them. Mu Nanjin and Shu Xiyao cupped their hands and said, "I have met the Seventh Elder."

Although they are called the Seven Elders, except for their gray hair, their faces are the same as those of middle-aged people. Three of the Seven Elders are women and the others are men.

The seven-hand monster's eyes fell on Mu Nanjin, and the leader of the seven-hand monster joked: "Xiaodao, this little girl can't be your wife, right?"

Chen Dao suddenly blushed: "No, you misunderstood."

He looked at Mu Nanjin embarrassedly.

Mu Nanjin still had a cold face and no expression at all.

The third among the seven-handed monsters smiled and said: "The little girl didn't deny it."

Mu Nanjin said bluntly: "I'm here to hire Qilao to help."

The seven-handed monster smiled slightly.

In recent years, they have been annoyed by people who come to hire them. If Mu Nanjin was not brought by Chen Dao, they would never give her a good look.

The boss of the seven-hand monster said seriously: "Little girl, you should have heard from Xiaodao about the conditions for hiring us before coming here."

Mu Nanjin nodded: "I've heard about it."

The boss of the Seven-Handed Monster asked: "Can you hire seven of us together?"

"can."

The second child then said: "The seven of us need one million taels of employment per year, do you have no problem?"

"no problem."

The seven-handed monster raised his eyebrows.

The third brother added: "We all work according to our mood. If we are not in a good mood, we will never work. In short, we have the final say in what we want to do."

Mu Nanjin agreed with their approach: "It should be true. Only when you are in a good mood can you do good things."

The seven-handed monster was very surprised.

She was one of many employees who said this.

The fourth child asked again: "Can we leave at any time if we want?"

"Of course." Mu Nanjin took out a million taels of silver notes: "This is my sincerity."

The seven-handed monster was even more surprised.

They received one million taels of silver notes before they even started working.

Lao Wu asked Mu Nanjin: "Little girl, aren't you afraid that we will run away with the banknotes?"

"I'm not afraid." Mu Nanjin said with certainty, "I'm just afraid that you won't be able to leave in the future."

Lao Liu smiled heartily: "This little girl has my appetite."

Mu Nanjin said: "I also have a request, and I hope Qi Lao will agree."

Lao Liu said: "Just tell me, as long as it's not excessive, we can accept it."

"I just hope that you can help guide my people in their work when you are free. I wonder if Qi Lao has any opinions?"

The seven-handed monsters looked at each other and said, "This is no problem."

Chen Dao said happily: "Qilao promised to help her?"

Lao Qi said: "We have one last condition, which is to help us solve the gangsters outside and solve all the troubles." (End of Chapter)