Need for Uncle

Chapter 67

Chapter 66 Three hundred words

In late spring, the temperature shows signs of gradually rising.

Ma Xiaoshuai, who was dressed as a Confucian scholar, was sitting under the eaves, clutching his hair in embarrassment, with a gloomy expression on his face.

In fact, on the second day after he flew away from Nangong Mansion, Ma Xiaoshuai's reputation unexpectedly rose in the upper circles of Murong City because of his good performance that night. In the past few days, people kept coming here because of his reputation. Among them, some of them were discussing poetry, most of them were literati, Ma Xiaoshuai was exhausted and racked his brains and finally managed to cope with it, and the song "Red Bean" that caused a sensation in Murong City also brought him many dandy admirers in the art circle, Similar to the previous life, most of these idlers who love music are full of milk, and this is what makes Ma Xiaoshuai miserable. Just imagine, he is surrounded by a group of guys who want to put on powder when they go out all day. What kind of scene is even more chilling, the orchid fingers, the sharp voice, and the weird smell of these guys with handles...

Fortunately, yesterday, Dongfang Xueyu, who is considerate of his husband, told his servants to post a notice - 'Your uncle is sick, please don't see any visitors'. Although this move stopped most of the guys who came to ask for advice, it was self-defeating and made Ma Xiaoshuai stay at home all day, It's really boring, it's just after lunch at this time, and after exchanging feelings with the red-faced green clothes, it's been an hour since I sat here scratching my hair. After being taken away by the two Habayashi guards with the sky braids, he has not shown up, and it has been three days...

"Ah!!! I'm so bored." He raised his head and gritted his teeth, "Looking for something to do...what?"

"Hey, what are you doing?" The female assassin Zi Di poked her head out from the corner behind the house at some point.

"En?" Ma Xiaoshuai turned his head, seeing that it was Zidi, he said happily, "It's Zidi, come here."

Zidi hesitated for a while with a strange expression, and walked over stiffly, wondering in his heart, what's going on with this guy?In the past, every time I saw myself, I would gnash my teeth and scare people with that stick that could release lightning. Why is it like this today? Could it be... Zidi, who has a strong and rich imagination, gave a sudden pause, stopped and made another Ma Xiaoshuai collapsed his chest guard posture, looked suspiciously and vigilantly at the embarrassed man who seemed to have ulterior motives.

The corner of Ma Xiaoshuai's mouth twitched, he mistook me for someone, "Come here, I told you to come here."

Zidi hesitated for a while, and walked forward cautiously, keeping her original posture, with wary eyes, "You, what are you going to do?"

Ma Xiaoshuai gritted his teeth and almost squeezed out two words, "Chat!"

"It's a chat." Zi Di let out a long breath of relief under Ma Xiaoshuai's almost crazy eyes, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it, looked around for a while, twisted his limbs, Moving the body that was tense because of the deliberate effort just now, he said nonchalantly: "Let's talk, talk, talk to you."

Ma Xiaoshuai opened his mouth, ready to find something to talk about, but seeing this guy looking around, he immediately lost interest.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing to see."

"You didn't see anything, you turned your head and looked around?"

"Whatever your business, I love watching."

"..." The speechless Ma Xiaoshuai opened his mouth, unable to talk to this girl, he said helplessly, "Okay, let's go."

"Don't talk to me anymore?"

"Well, I don't need you, let's go?"

Zi Di slapped the table, stood up abruptly, blushed furiously, condescendingly, "Are you kidding me?

Smiling, Ma Xiaoshuai took out the electric baton from his sleeve and pressed it, crackling, protesting, "Why?"

Zi Di's body went limp, and the bastard's anger dissipated, she shrank her neck, "You...you're scaring people again."

Ma Xiaoshuai pressed it again, there was a crackling sound, and he repeated: "Why?"

"I..." Zidi gritted her teeth, watching the electric baton in Ma Xiaoshuai's hand start to retreat, and finally ran away without saying anything harsh.

Ma Xiaoshuai, who had recovered from his lonely family, drank tea boredly and stared at the yard in a daze, but not long after Zidi left, someone came in from the yard. It was Ergou, who came to inform that someone wanted to see him, and more than a dozen people came together, Ma Xiaoshuai Not knowing why, he waved his hand impatiently and told Ergou to send him away. The latter thought about it for a while, and announced the name that Ma Xiaoshuai had been looking forward to for a long time-Yu Bo.

"Please!" Ma Xiaoshuai stood up abruptly, and angrily said to Er Gou, "Why didn't you say so earlier, hurry up and invite me in."

Ergou left with grievances, and Ma Xiaoshuai also went back to the house to sort himself out a few steps. It's called Yu Bo, that is to say, this guy can't help but convince his parents, and he has kept his promise to gather more than a dozen craftsmen for him. How can he not pay attention to this?
"Mr. Zhang." Not long after, Yu Bo, who came with more than a dozen people, was walked in by Er Gou. After finding Ma Xiaoshuai, he immediately saluted. Although he looked a little haggard, the joy on his face was also obvious. Come on, this guy is the same as Ma Xiaoshuai.

"Brother Yu..." Ma Xiaoshuai patted Yu Bo's shoulder and said happily, "Have you convinced my father?"

"En." Yu Bo nodded his head vigorously, "I have convinced you, my father agrees that I will come and do things for you."

"Don't talk about doing things for me." Hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai said displeased, "It's working together!"

Yu Bo, who was slightly taken aback, then nodded, nodding vigorously, "Yes, yes, it's a colleague, it's a colleague."

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled brightly, looked at the dozen or so people in different clothes behind Yu Bo, and said, "Brother Yu, these people..." In fact, he didn't need Yu Bo to introduce him. He must be a craftsman. , You can see it by looking at the things they are holding in their hands, and you can even guess the specific work by looking carefully.

Yu Bo's introduction with a smile on his face turned out to be exactly what Ma Xiaoshuai thought, they were all craftsmen and craftsmen, but what Ma Xiaoshuai didn't expect was that most of these men who tended to be younger were old men who had retired with Grandpa Yu Bo before. The descendants of a craftsman are in the same situation as Yu Bo's family. They are all forced by their father's name and are not allowed to enter the court, so they usually use their skills to find some flexibility outside, but it's cheaper for Ma Xiaoshuai. .

Afterwards, Yu Bo hesitated and apologized for Ma Xiaoshuai. It turned out that the reason why more than a dozen craftsmen were willing to come with him was not only because of his family acquaintances and his repeated lobbying, but more importantly because he made it up on his own. Ma Xiaoshuai, who thought Yu Bo had a good cohesion, suddenly realized that money was more useful than friendship...

Sighing is sighing, but Ma Xiaoshuai didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He paid well and worked hard, which is the most common thing in this simple world. Thinking of this, the dozen or so people present greeted one by one, and then walked up to a few people, With a smile on his face, he said in a loud voice: "Everyone, first of all, thank you for coming. Let me introduce myself. My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Defu." Salute to everyone again, and continued: "Everyone is a cheerful person. Since you are here, I will not force you to do something or not, but as for the wages.” Yu Bo smiled apologetically, indicating that it’s okay, “As long as you work hard, I can’t treat you badly. Let me ask now, how much can you pay each month? How much is it? I said gross."

An older man thought about it for a while, and said in a low voice, "You have to have a hundred and ten coins a month."

Ma Xiaoshuai nodded, one hundred and ten coins is not too much, it seems to be telling the truth, and Yu Bo on the other side also nodded in agreement, "One hundred and ten coins, as one hundred, I will give you three times, three hundred, If you eat, you can eat in my mansion, if you live, you can live in my mansion." Three hundred wen per person is really not much for Ma Xiaoshuai, who is currently rich and powerful, and these craftsmen will be the most important part of future business. As long as these people can afford the money and work hard, in terms of harvest, this kind of effort is really nothing, it belongs to the investment of low effort and crazy returns, hehe...

In Ma Xiaoshuai's view, these three hundred articles are insignificant, but it is not the case for these craftsmen who can barely eat and wear. You must know that there are many craftsmen in the world at present. The word-of-mouth income left by the ancestors in the year is good, but after all, they are only flexible, and there are off-season and peak season. They have long dreamed of having a fixed job. After calculating the gains and losses, the group was discussed by the aftermath. Eighty articles a month is worth doing, but I didn't expect people to give [-] articles directly.

So after Ma Xiaoshuai finished his sentence, these guys actually made one. Although they were looking forward to it, they felt it was ridiculous and didn't believe it.

"What? Don't believe it?" Ma Xiaoshuai could get a general idea from the expressions on the crowd, and immediately said, "Well, yes, it's right not to believe it, because you don't know me, and you don't know yourself yet." The puzzled people looked around, and seeing that they were all listening, they pointed to their own faces and continued: "I, Zhang Defu, the owner of Laifu Restaurant, Laifu Restaurant, have you heard of it?" They whispered to each other, and Yu Bo was no exception. Ma Xiaoshuai was a little satisfied and proud, "So you can trust my financial resources? This money is nothing to me. I'm talking about you, although you are all worthless now. People care about craftsmen, but to me, everyone here is a top craftsman that will be admired by the entire Murong City in the future, don't you believe it? Come, come here."

Gathering people with complex expressions into a pile, Ma Xiaoshuai repeated his old tricks and drew the tools that will be used in the future.

"Do you understand?" After the drawing was finished, he pointed to the sketch on the ground.

"Exquisite, but I don't know where to use it." More than a dozen craftsmen are also experts, and they can see the general meaning.

"You guys will know about this later." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, closed the door, clapped his hands, and said, "Drawing this thing is to tell you that I, Zhang Defu, have a lot of subtle things in my mind, and you all work with me." That's right, but I also have enough strength to train you." Seeing everyone's expressions gradually happy, I think they are all studious people, um, satisfied, "I'm done talking, now it's your turn, three hundred Wenna per month, I can still learn, do it, one word, don’t do it, two words, don’t force it.”

If you don't do this, you'd be a fool. A dozen people agreed to it without much discussion, and they all looked happy. It was a good thing, and for Ma Xiaoshuai, it was also a good thing.

Clapping his hands to attract everyone's attention, Ma Xiaoshuai nodded in satisfaction, and said loudly: "Since we all agree, now I have to see how your craftsmanship is. Don't blame me for not trusting you. I just trust my own eyes. So what I said before counts, but only for those who can pass the test and stay. Now, you all come here, and I will get you something. If you make it, you will keep it. If you don’t make it, you will send a hundred articles. How about compensation for wasting everyone's time?"

(End of this chapter)