Self-cultivation migrant workers

Ye Feng is preparing to enter the Li family to apply for servants, but he is not the only one who wants to try this opportunity. Every time Li Caixue's family recruits servants, there will inevitably be various forces mixed in, and of course not this time. exception. .

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The seasons in the Tianyuan Secret Realm are a bit strange to the outside world. Before Ye Feng came in, it was already winter in the outside world, but inside the secret realm, it was spring.

It was the 16th year of Chonghua in the Tang Dynasty. Although it was already March in Yangchun, the weather was not warm.

Although the weather is a bit cold, in an alley in front of the mansion of Zhongshan Wang Li in Chang'an City of Zhengtang Kingdom, two young boys in commoner clothes with flushed faces and sweaty eyes are facing Li, who is only one street away. Running wildly at the mansion, one of the young men who was the leader seemed to be running too fast, and accidentally knocked down a load of goods placed at the door of a rice store. Too late, his feet slipped, and he fell heavily to the ground, screaming in pain.

The reason why they are in such a hurry is because they are in a hurry to take the recruitment exam for the servants of the Li family, a famous family in Chang'an. All students and scholars can apply. For the common people in Chang'an City, being able to enter the Li Mansion as a young man is no less than any official fame. Although the current Li Mansion is in decline, it is the former prime minister after all. The mansion, being able to become a little servant of the Li family, means that you don’t have to worry about food and drink in this life, and you can save money, Fuyin’s whole family, but this time the Li family has very high requirements for recruiting servants, not only the number of places is limited , and the door is quite high, requiring not only to be able to bear hardships and stand hard work, but also to have a certain degree of knowledge and literary talent. This alone has turned away many illiterate ordinary people who have been farmers for generations. The servants are still crowded and dizzying.

A woman in her fifties rushed out of the store. Seeing this scene, she was stunned for a moment, and then she rolled up her sleeves and yelled at the two boys: "You two little devils, rush to reincarnate, you have long eyes! Are you on the bus? If I break a load of rice, none of you will run away and lose money."

The young man who knocked over the tann rice didn't care about the proprietress at this moment, he turned his head to help the fallen young man up, flicked the dust, and said with concern on his face: "Little brother, how are you, are you okay. "The complexion on this young man's face is very strange. It's not gray, it's black and it's not black. The gray and black make the outline of his eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose extremely blurred. He is slightly thin and dressed in coarse linen clothes. Although it is well washed, it cannot hide the predicament of his poor background. The only saving grace is his voice. Crisp and melodious, it is very pleasant to the ear.

On the other hand, the younger brother who fell down has a pretty face, delicate skin, and a very handsome appearance. Judging from the appearance of these two teenagers, they are definitely not brothers.

The younger boy looked pained, and said: "Brother, I'm fine, but we knocked over other people's rice, what should we do now, you still have to go to the Li Mansion to sign up, if you miss the time because of this , I can’t make it in time to sign up, what can I do, today is the last day.”

The older boy comforted: "Little brother, don't worry, Li's residence is not far ahead, there will be no delay."

"But, brother, we have upset other people's rice, will the proprietress let us go?"

The proprietress next to him was already tired, she stepped forward and grabbed the brother's sleeve, and said loudly: "Of course I won't let you go, if you want to go, you can pay for it."

The older boy made a bow and said, "Ma'am, how much do you pay for this load of rice?"

"This is new rice, worth [-] cents."

"What? Twenty Wen, your rice is worth ten Wen at most, and you are too black-hearted." The boy was a little annoyed, and gave the proprietress a hard look.

At this time, many passers-by had gathered around the three of them, and all of them looked like they were watching the excitement.

"Little brother, don't be rude. The thing is that we were wrong first. Besides, this aunt is working hard to grow rice and making a living is not easy. We should lose money."

The younger brother looked mournful: "Brother, we don't have a lot of money. If you pay her twenty Wen, if you really enter Li's house, how will you live in the future? I won't be able to explain to my mother when I go back."

The older boy patted the younger brother on the head, and said with a smile: "If I can really enter Li's mansion as a servant, won't I be able to earn monthly silver? You don't need to worry about this matter, and you can't mention it to your mother when you go back." , remember?"

When the proprietress heard that the young man wanted to lose money, she immediately beamed and said, "That's it. You're a sensible brother. Aren't you going to Li's mansion to sign up as a servant? Then you have to hurry up. I heard that Li's mansion The servant quota is almost full."

The boy knew that the proprietress was urging him to lose money, so he didn't hesitate anymore, took out his money bag, counted out twenty Wen, and gave it to the proprietress.

"Ma'am, I paid you money, and I didn't counter the price with you, so I hope you can help me put away the rice, and I'll come back to pick it up later."

"Of course, since you have lost money, it means that you bought the rice. I will naturally store it for you and clean it for you. You can come and pick it up anytime."

The boy bowed again, took the hand of the younger brother who was full of reluctance, pushed away from the crowd, and hurried away.

The proprietress of the rice shop looked at the young man leaving in a hurry, weighed the money in her hand, and spat: "It's not so easy to be a servant of the Li family. Everyone knows that the Li family is recruiting servants this time, but It was different a few times before, in addition to being able to endure hardship and work, one also had to be knowledgeable and literary, I saw them, and it was useless to go.”

The people around agreed with a few words, and then dispersed.

When the two young brothers arrived in front of the mansion of Li's mansion, they passed the front wall of the house, only to find that there were only two people and a donkey in front of the Li's mansion. A mahogany square table, on which are placed the four treasures of the study.

Opposite the servant's table was a young man dressed as a farmer, leading a donkey, chatting with the servant about something.

The boy's heart tightened: "Could it be that I'm late, and the registration for recruiting servants has already ended?"

The young man hurried forward, without hesitation to wipe off his sweat, he went straight to the servant and said, "Sir, you are the housekeeper of the Li residence."

The young man's words were very decent, the servant was obviously dressed like a servant, but the young man called him the butler, obviously doing it on purpose, and he had already put a high hat on the steward servant invisibly.

As expected, the servant showed a smug expression, and said: "I'm not the housekeeper, but a steward in charge of registering and recruiting servants in Li's residence. Why, are you here to sign up too?"

"Exactly, I encountered some things on the way, but am I late? If it's too late, I hope you will forgive me and give me another chance."

"It's not too late, it's still too late."

The young man was overjoyed, and hurriedly took out the household registration register from his pocket, handed it to the servant, and said, "Master in charge, can I register now?"

The steward opened the roster, his face was uncertain, but he didn't answer.

The young man was nervous for a while, and thought: "Could it be that he saw that my roster is fake, and pray for the protection of the ancestors, but don't let him see any clues."

The servant put the roster on the table and pondered: "Well, there is nothing wrong with the roster, you can sign up."

The boy breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart fell.

"But..." The servant obviously didn't finish his sentence, "You're still a bit late, if you want to go in now, you have to..."

The servant suddenly stopped talking, but stretched out a hand, and twisted his thumb and index finger a few times.

The young man was stunned for a moment, but he felt relieved immediately, took out a few pennies from his pocket, and gently placed them in the servant's hand.

The servant narrowed his eyes slightly, and snorted, "It seems to be a little lighter."

The young man was very cruel, and took out a few pennies from his pocket again, and put them in the servant's hands.

The servant looked at the young man with contempt, but finally took the money into his arms, turned the paper on the table upside down, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's fill out the registration form." (To be continued .)