"Di Liulang has been waiting for a long time, and the list of people suitable to be book boys is here."
Since the visitor was Di Liulang, who had solved the kidnapping and rescued the young lady of the Lei family, Ma San, as the market leader, was obviously interested and personally ordered his men to select people. Two-quarters of an hour later, a carefully selected list was delivered. .
After Di Jin read the detailed introduction, he realized that there were quite a lot of twists and turns in hiring servants.
For example, the book boy he hired had solemn responsibilities, including polishing ink and refilling the book, accompanying readers, buying books when going out, communicating with servants who were friends with scholars, and even inquiring about scholars' news. He was a bit like a secretary.
Some people hire bookboys, and their responsibilities are not so serious. The bookboy can go to Goulan House, brothel, teahouse, and have fun for the owner. If he is handsome, he may even take the responsibility directly and solve the needs of the owner, which is a bit like a secretary. …
For market players like Ma San, they actually prefer customers to hire the latter, because the hiring fee is much higher, even several times higher, and the commission they can draw from it is also higher.
Therefore, in many cases, customers will be guided to hire the second type of book boy. If you can't resist the temptation, don't blame others for throwing bait.
Naturally, Ma San would not do this now. He deleted those bookboys whose selling points were only based on their appearance. He also specifically contacted nearby tea shops and gathered all the high-quality servants before giving this list.
Di Jin could see the intention of the other party, and he looked at it carefully, but his eyes fell on the end: "Lin Xiaoyi, formerly a caller for Fengle Tower, smart and diligent, literate 300 yuan, a salary of a thousand yuan, and food outside... …”
His eyes moved slightly: "This person has good conditions in all aspects, why is he ranked last?"
Ma San said: "I recognize this Lin Xiaoyi. He is indeed a good young man and a real person. It's just that he suffered a lot before and was robbed of money by Lei Yuan's subordinates..."
"It's really him."
When Di Jin asked, he suspected that the person on the list was the young man he met twice before. Now that it was confirmed, he began to weigh it.
Lin Xiaoyi's conditions were very good, but he was ranked last because the reward money was robbed by Lei Huhu's men.
For the common people at the bottom, this kind of thing is actually very common. Lei Hu’s subordinates may not remember this little person, but Fengle Tower still no longer allows him to deliver meals. Out of caution, Ma San also made arrangements when arranging work. They all ranked him last.
This is what people at the bottom are like. After an unlucky event, things often don't turn around, but fall again and again.
The hemp rope will break at the thinnest part, and the bad luck will only seek out the misfortune.
Since they met three times, Di Jin was willing to help as appropriate. Besides, he also considered that if he would fall out with Lei Laohu in the near future, then if he chose Lin Xiaoyi as the book boy next to him, there would be a higher possibility of being bribed. Relatively low?
"Let's take a look first..."
Not long after, Lin Xiaoyi was called over.
In ancient times, Xiao Yi was a common name for a young man who was ranked first in the line. His appearance should not be ugly. For example, in Water Margin, Yan Qing was also called Yan Xiao Yi. Although Lin Xiao Yi was not as good as Yan Qing, he was not bad in appearance either. It was just that I was beaten so badly that my nose and face were bruised, and I was holding my head and weeping silently on the street, so I couldn't tell.
Di Jin looked at him. He was twelve or thirteen years old. He had a good appearance, knew a lot of words, and was diligent and clever. He was indeed suitable as a book boy. He said, "Do you still remember me?"
Lin Xiaoyi did recognize him: "Is he a high official that day?"
Di Jin said: "You and I are somewhat destined. This is the third time we have met. It's just that Lei's subordinates treated you unfairly. However, I did some work in the case of his daughter's kidnapping. The employment relationship is very strict. I wish I could explain it to you in advance, do you mind?"
Lin Xiaoyi was startled, then forced out a smile: "It turns out that it was a senior official who helped rescue Miss Lei. I am too late to be grateful, so why would I mind?"
Di Jin observed his reaction, knowing that no one could be truly grateful at this moment, as long as he didn't express his anger: "Are you willing to be employed as my book boy now?"
Lin Xiaoyi turned to the hiring book, as if he wanted to take a look, but then he thought of his situation and there was no room for bargaining, so he nodded quickly: "I am willing! I am willing!"
Di Jin said: "You are a good boy. That day you were robbed of the reward and beaten. But you were not only sad for yourself, but also worried about the benefactor who gave you the reward. What happened to him?"
Lin Xiaoyi's smile this time was much more sincere: "The benefactor has been released a long time ago and he was not injured. I have nothing to worry about!"
"That's much easier to get in and out than the yamen, but under normal circumstances, the yamen wouldn't arrest people like this... Hey!"
It was originally a casual question, but Di Jin had a flash of inspiration and the doubts in his mind were solved: "Is this the reason why Lei Hu spent so much time to implement a kidnapping case?"
Seeing his silence, Lin Xiaoyi thought she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly shut up, feeling uneasy.
Di Jin came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Sign the deed. The hiring price is 30% higher than the market price as agreed, and the monthly salary is 1,300 yuan."
Ma San patted Lin Xiaoyi and said, "You have met a kind person!"
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
Lin Xiaoyi changed his words, bowed deeply and signed.
Each of the three parties kept one copy of the three deeds. After completing the formalities, Di Jin handed over the commission for the tea shop, nodded to Ma San, and left with his new book boy.
The whole process was very smooth, allowing him to fully appreciate the tangible and intuitive benefits of gaining a certain reputation in the world.
To be honest, if you don't take the imperial examination and become a knight-like figure in the market, you really need to do more good deeds and increase your prestige.
But Di Jin would not change his original path of advancement just because of small benefits. On the way, he happened to ask: "Do you know Jinyang Academy?"
Lin Xiaoyi followed cautiously, and immediately said after hearing this: "I recognize you, I even went to deliver meals!"
"Oh?" Di Jin raised his eyebrows. The courier boy is very good at this. He is very familiar with the environment. Of course, this is also because Jinyang Academy is not located among famous mountains and rivers, but just outside the eastern suburbs of the city. Otherwise, it would not be delivered. There.
Seeing the young master's interest, Lin Xiaoyi immediately described it eloquently: "The supervisors, lecturers and students in the academy have all ordered meals at Fengle Building, especially Hao Supervisor, who likes steamed buns filled with grout the most. Every month I must eat it twice…”
Steamed buns filled with grout are the dumplings filled with soup in later generations. People in the Song Dynasty really liked to eat them. Di Jin asked a few more details and sighed in his heart: "It is worthy of being an aristocratic college. While studying, you still don't forget to enjoy your mouth."
That's not bad. Di Jin began to assign tasks: "I will enter the academy next. Since you have been in contact with me for a long time, you can also prepare. In the future, I will travel with my teachers and classmates, and you may have to do many things..."
Lin Xiaoyi rolled his eyes and understood very quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely inquire about the rules of the academy!"
Di Jin smiled and started chatting.
After entering Xiaolianzi Alley, Di Jin pointed: "The house in the deepest part of the alley is my home. It is inconvenient for people to live in the house. You have to walk back and forth. I have to practice martial arts before noon. You can come back tomorrow afternoon."
Lin Xiaoyi stopped and responded: "Yes!"
He originally said that he could go back here, but Di Jin said again: "You wait a moment."
As he said this, he entered the house and walked out after a while, handing over a thick money bag: "This is the first month's salary."
Lin Xiaoyi was stunned.
Most of the hired servants are not paid first, in case the servants take the money and run away. However, Di Jin said: "I believe you, this is what you deserve for your labor. There is no need to refuse, just take it." Bar!"
Lin Xiaoyi's hands were trembling slightly, and he took the money bag, his eyes were already red: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!!"
What he was most grateful for was that Di Jin never asked him whether he was in trouble at home, as that would have been too much of a charity. Instead, he gave him the first month's money, which not only solved his urgent need, but also preserved his little self-esteem.
Di Jin walked into the house and found that the small figure behind him stopped for a long time before turning around and leaving with a slight sigh.
Later, when he was twelve or thirteen years old, he was still in junior high school. At this age, he had already gone out to work and even had to shoulder the burden of the family. However, he was young. No matter how smart he was, he would still be bullied, so he would still help if he could. A bunch of them.
This is also an investment. After all, the book boy you hire is no better than the one you grew up with, and your relationship needs to be cultivated.
If Lin Xiaoyi has a conscience, he will be more careful in the future. If he really runs away, the money is not a big amount for him at the moment.
After returning home, I walked into the study room and began to review my homework.
Everything is ready, and we can go to Jinyang Academy to officially report tomorrow.
…
A night of silence.
But early the next morning, just after breakfast and before starting martial arts training, there was a knock on the door outside.
Lin Xiaoyi, who was supposed to come in the afternoon, appeared in front of the door and said breathlessly: "Sir, it's not good! Death... death... there is a death in the academy!"
Di Jin paused and sighed after a moment.
Why is it not surprising at all?
The deaths in the academy must be because of Bao Zheng in this world...
It’s all Bao Zheng’s fault~!
