Need for Uncle

Chapter 213

Chapter 210 Two
In the twinkling of an eye, winter came, followed by sudden freezing temperatures.

The sky is always so gloomy, the sun has not been seen for a few days, and the cold wind that comes from it seems to be raging everywhere.

The low temperature is like a catalyst, amplifying Ma Xiaoshuai's inherent laziness.For three consecutive days, the unemployed dean has never left the Xiangguo's mansion for half a step.Every day because of the habit of waking up early, but don’t want to brave the cold to get up and get tired of the bed, it’s not worth it to be self-satisfied, but I just want to pull Xueyu together, the couple enjoy the warm bed and each other’s body temperature, until lunch Reluctantly leaving the big bed.

They usually stay in the house after breakfast, but fortunately, there are plenty of family-style entertainment, so they won't be boring.

Maybe it's because of the cold weather, people don't like to go out very much, especially Xueyu's friends of noble ladies and famous ladies.It was even more boring to do nothing all day and the cold weather restricted the range of activities.So the appearance of mahjong during this period was timely, and it quickly became popular in the upper circles in just four or five days.It is precisely because of this that most of the ladies choose to go to Su Xiaoxiao's gym for activities at noon, and then quickly return home to play in groups of three or four.As the birthplace of mahjong culture, Xiangguo Mansion has also become a top casino.

A bit like Las Vegas, it seems that Xiangguo Mansion has become a place of pilgrimage for gamblers...

Every afternoon, a group of ladies of high status would come to meet the three wives of the Xiangguo Mansion. This seemingly reclusive mahjong master, although he was killed every time and threw away his helmet and armor, he was still tenacious the next day. The spirit of not being discouraged caused the three wives to get rich quickly. The extravagance started from rewarding the maids at the mahjong table.

Surprisingly, playing a broken mahjong actually boosted the domestic demand of Xiangguo Mansion?

However, Ma Xiaoshuai is also an indirect beneficiary. Although there are only a few chances to get the benevolent permission of the group of ladies to rub a couple of hands, his income is also very considerable. He never goes to other tables. At one table, the servants are summoned to take the role of a temporary maid, serving tea and water attentively.Once a certain gambler can collect a small amount of money if he loses his cards, he will become a small rich man in a few days.

Today is still the same, stay in bed until lunch, let the brazier down after getting energetic, and start after the room is warm.

Maybe it was a whim, or maybe it was a little miss.Let the little girl go to the backyard and call Su Xiaoxiao. Recently, because of her status as the proprietress of the gym and her good temperament, she has quickly entered the upper class and become a hot and talented woman, but she has been so low-key from the beginning to the end. , I still live with my younger brother in the side courtyard of Xiangguo Mansion, usually too busy to meet each other, and it is the same when the business is closed in the cold these days.

There were many people today, three tables were gathered together, Ma Xiaoshuai was lucky enough to run into a situation where three were missing and one was missing, and was reluctantly accepted by several noble ladies.

Everyone knows that this guy is a master, even better than the three legendary gamblers, and it is said that he is at the level of the patriarch.In the past few times, a few nympho ladies who admired this dean's status came to join a table in order to get acquainted with each other, but they were killed and bankrupt, and their family moved out of the city. Play mahjong three words.Today, I still had to pull it up to make up the numbers, but the bets were small for the sake of insurance.

Compared with the tense situation here where everyone is in danger of going bankrupt, the three wives are much more harmonious.

Today the three wives still showed up in a group, with Su Xiaoxiao as a takeaway.Because of their close contacts and a cooperative identity, the three wives did not treat Su Xiaoxiao as an outsider, but only as a family member. Although this rookie-level novice was a bit clumsy, the three wives waited patiently. Basically, they mainly chat and eat melon seeds, chatting with each other about trivial matters, and they don't care much about the outcome.

"Husband..." Xueyu suddenly looked towards Ma Xiaoshuai, winked and said, "Don't be too..."

"It's just for fun, just for fun." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and looked at the three pale-faced noble ladies on the opposite side, and said with a grin, "It's okay."

"After you make people go bankrupt, no one will play with us anymore." Wang Jing cast a murderous look and threatened: "Do you understand?"

"understand!"

The three sweaty ladies at the same table witnessed all this and just wanted to say - you know what the hell!
At least in the afternoon, the three girls who were on the verge of bankruptcy fled under the pretext that something happened at home, leaving behind Ma Xiaoshuai who was counting the results and grinning.

"I told you not to go too far!" Wang Jing yelled angrily and was about to come over.

"Don't move!" Seeing that the situation was wrong, Ma Xiaoshuai rushed to meet him, and said nervously, "Don't run around, the tire gas will go bad if you move."

"Hmph." Wang Jing curled her lips, turned her head and played mahjong skillfully, "We'll see who will play with you again."

"Hehe." Ma Xiaoshuai laughed twice, looked at the mahjong table, leaned over to Su Xiaoxiao, and asked, "How about girl, did you win?"

"No..." Su Xiaoxiao raised her head, smiled and sighed, "I can't beat them..."

"Oh?" Ma Xiaoshuai raised his eyebrows pretending to be surprised, and suggested solemnly, "Do you want me to help you!?"

"No!" The four of them turned their heads in unison and said in unison.

"What's fierce? If you don't fight, you don't fight." Ma Xiaoshuai curled his lips, moved to the corner of the room in displeasure, squatted and circled pitifully.

Finally, I realized the heart of a master at the level of Dugu Qiubai, a rare opponent is nothing, and more importantly...boring! !
"Brother Zhang." Just as he was thinking about finding someone to join him at the table, a handsome voice came from his ear, and he turned his head in joy.

"It's just in time, come and fight with me for three hundred rounds!"

"No, no, no." Qian Jun waved his hand, took two steps back to avoid Ma Xiaoshuai's tugging, and said with a smile, "It's not necessary today."

"Oh? There are times when you don't fight?" Ma Xiaoshuai raised his eyebrows in surprise, a little surprised.

Qianjun is one of the mahjong lovers, and his skills are not bad. He belongs to high-end gamblers. He often comes to Xiangguo Mansion to discuss skills with the three wives, and he has made rapid progress.Especially in the past few days, because the farmyard is not very busy, I will arrive on time almost every day after get off work, and stand in a group with the noble ladies who come to burn money, and I will not go there until early in the morning every day, earning almost every day The pot is full, and the private house is very rich.

But compared to these, there are other reasons why Qian Jun looks like a spring breeze every day.

The previous agricultural book has been released some time ago, and it was first popularized to farmers near Murong City. The feedback received has a strong impact. Although it cannot help the agriculture to make substantial progress in the short term, it can have a scientific professional book for farmers Naturally, I am grateful to Dade. As for the court, they also paid attention to it at the beginning of the release. Like the previous engineering school, they gave praise and rewards without hesitation.In this way, Qian Jun's goal of getting ahead by relying on his own strength has been preliminarily accomplished, and he is in a good mood these past few days, looking like an upstart.

"I have something to tell you." Qianjun looked back awkwardly at the card table and Miss Gui who was beckoning, and said seriously: "There is news from Tengyun."

"Oh?" After saying this, Ma Xiaoshuai remembered the steel factory, and pulled Qian Jun to sit down, "Tell me in detail."

"I don't know the details. It probably means that the coal production has encountered some difficulties..."

"Teng Yun mean to let me go?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I see." Ma Xiaoshuai sighed, looking at the weather outside the window, he couldn't help but howl inwardly.

It's so cold now, I don't want to go out, so I hide at home and play mahjong. I have been procrastinating on going to the steel factory.The main reason is that it is colder than Murong City, and it is ravaged by the north wind all year round, which can freeze people to death, but now there is no other way, it seems that the preparation work has been completed, Tengyun is also anxious to produce coal, but after all, it is the first time to do this, It is inevitable to encounter technical difficulties, so you must go and have a look.

"Are you in a hurry?"

"Very urgent!" Qian Jun nodded affirmatively, pointed to the door and said, "A student leading the way is outside, waiting for you."

"It's not in such a hurry!?" Ma Xiaoshuai howled miserably, sighed, stood up and tidied his clothes, "Forget it, let's go."

"Well, then I'll go home first."

"What are you in a hurry for?"

"Cough, my wife..." Qian Jun sneered, and said in a low voice, "Let me go back early today, there is a game of cards."

"I'll deduct your salary!" Ma Xiaoshuai glared and said angrily, "Pay attention to the impact!"

"Then I'm leaving." Qian Jun didn't take it seriously, and ran away with a smile.

"Damn it!" Ma Xiaoshuai had no choice but to tidy up and say goodbye to his wives, looked at the game of cards reluctantly, and went out.

The first feeling was his mother's cold, with his hands curled up in the armholes, he went outside the mansion shyly, took Ergou and his luggage to find the student.

Riding a horse and galloping, led by the black student who was as good as Teng Yun, he looked like he was in a hurry and didn't care about the cold at all. Tears flowed out, his face was directly numb, and he was worried about facial paralysis while suffering. He tried to make a few facial expressions but failed.

After about three hours, we arrived at our destination, and there was an open basin in front of us.

Surrounded by mountains, a large piece of potholed land is surrounded by no grass, and the overall appearance is a kind of dark black unique to coal. The progress of Tengyun's construction work during this period can also be seen at a glance. There are obvious traces of deep digging on the land. There are a few wide avenues that can be vaguely seen around, leading directly to the sheltered place on the side of the mountain. There are a few temporary residences, basically the kind of simple houses that are dug a few meters deep into the ground obliquely.

"It's like a mouse hole, but it should be warm." Ma Xiaoshuai sniffled, and eagerly rode his horse towards those houses first.

"Dean, please slow down, the road is not easy to walk."

It's really not easy to walk, it's full of potholes, and the horse neighs all the way, as if protesting, at least it's not so bumpy on the road.

When they arrived at those earth holes, the sound of horseshoes and neighing had attracted the attention of many people. The houses that were similar to mouse holes popped up one after another, and then a dozen people sprang out like a plague of rats. A lot came out of the hole next to it, and many stood there densely. Teng Yun at the head, wearing a bullshit hat, greeted him and said some words from the fatigue of the journey. To be flattering, at least Ergou helped him down, his feet were numb, and he went straight into the cave with his whole body stiff.

"It's really warm." After about half an hour, he finally recovered, moving his hands and feet back and forth, "It's not bad to use local materials."

"Did you say coal?" Teng Yun grinned stupidly, looked at the coal placed in the corner of the room, and said, "It's really a good thing, it can withstand burning and high temperature."

"Well, I'll teach you how to make a seed stove later, this brazier is not acceptable."

Looking at the brazier, I was a little worried. The hole was tightly sealed, and the air could not circulate. After burning so many braziers, it would be strange not to be poisoned by gas. Fortunately, these guys are just starting to use it, and nothing happened. We must ban this kind of fire as soon as possible. Dangerous facilities, at least have a smoke exhaust pipe, but this can't be said to Teng Yun, because Ma Xiaoshuai himself doesn't know what the gas poisoning is...

(End of this chapter)