After that, Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang began to work in two major villas.
Both Xiande Village and Simian Village only provide food but not accommodation. They only provide one lunch during the day, and you need to take care of breakfast and dinner yourself. At the first quarter of the day, the farm gate opens and the workers enter the village to work. At the moment before the curfew, the village gate closes. Lock, everyone must leave the villa. Except for the old owner Qiu Wen, even Qiu Bo cannot stay in the villa overnight. Only Zhu Mu can stay in Simian Villa to take stock of the embroidery.
The time that Lin and Hua can stay in the village to investigate is very limited. They only have five hours at full count, excluding necessary working hours.
Ever since "Mutang" showed her hand in painting embroidery patterns, Zhu Mu has regarded her as the savior of revitalizing Simianzhuang. Hua Yitang has lived up to expectations and has mastered spinning, weaving, cutting, wiring, stitching, etc. A series of processes have put forward outstanding and effective improvement methods, which have greatly improved the work efficiency, embroidery quality and aesthetic level of Simianzhuang.
Hua Yitang's original intention was to use his strength to establish a foothold in Simian Village, and use this as an opportunity to enter the management of Simian Village, and then come into contact with the core secret of Simian Village - the account books. However, he never thought that the harder he worked, the more tragic he would be. Zhu Mu It seems that they regard him as a high-end technical talent and want to tie him up in the embroidery workshop every day.
This is great. Except when going to the toilet, Hua Yitang can't even leave the sight of the embroiderers. In addition, his image is too bright and ostentatious, attracting everyone's attention wherever he goes. It is simply a fantasy to keep a low profile and he is completely reduced to It's a sad reminder of a migrant worker.
Compared with Simian Village, the work content of Xiande Village is very relaxed. Lin Sui'an's daily job responsibilities are to sweep the floor, chop firewood, and carry water in shifts with Qiu Laoba and others. Because it rains almost every day in Cheng County this month, even watering is omitted. He completes the work in the morning and spends his free time with everyone in the afternoon. Wandering around the training ground. However, there are strict regulations on the scope of wandering, which can only be in the kitchen, woodshed, warehouse and martial arts training ground. Other than that, the courtyards are guarded by inner courtyard guards and cannot be entered.
With such a comfortable working environment and a daily salary of 30 yuan, Lin Sui'an even wanted to continue working.
Thirty cents is the price for a new person. The longer you stay in the village, the higher your salary. For example, Qiu Laoba, who has been here for more than half a year, earns a daily salary of up to fifty cents. Some of the dozen or so people who joined the village at the same time as him earned forty cents a day. Some are forty-five cents a day, which does not fluctuate much. It is said that Qiu Lao's eighth grandma's sister's sister's son-in-law's nephew's cousin's niece's concubine is related to Qiu Bo, so he received special treatment from Qiu Bo.
After such a confused day, Lin Sui'an couldn't stand it any longer, so he thought of leaving others behind while carrying water and going to explore other courtyards.
The water well in Xiandezhuang is located in a side courtyard, some distance from the kitchen, and it is located in a blind corner, which is very remote. According to Lin Sui'an's observation, it is difficult to observe the scene around the well no matter in the woodshed, kitchen or warehouse. , is the best place to escape.
There are ten large water tanks in Xiandezhuang, each with two buckets. It takes dozens of loads to fill it up. Compared with chopping firewood and sweeping, it is the most arduous work. On weekdays, everyone is lazy and slips away from doing it, leaving it all to the honest people. Qiu Laoba worked alone as a coolie, so when Lin Sui'an volunteered to take on the task of carrying water, everyone was a little surprised.
Lin Sui'an carried water for five days in a row. Everyone was surprised to find that this young lady could actually carry ten large tanks on her own in one hour. They all praised Lin Sui'an for her hard work and hard work, especially Qiu Laoba, who was very impressed by Lin Sui'an. Sui'an greatly appreciated her and praised her as a good worker. Gradually, she felt relieved and let Lin Sui'an do it by herself.
Lin Sui'an calculated that it usually took an hour for everyone to complete their work and get together, but she could fill ten water tanks in a quarter of an hour at the fastest, leaving plenty of time for her to leave for exploration.
On the tenth day after arriving at Xiandezhuang, it was drizzling again. As usual, everyone divided their duties and performed their duties. Lin Sui'an seized the opportunity and completed the water-carrying task at extreme speed. He took off his outer shirt and specially wore a t-shirt underneath. Dressed in black, he pulled out a black scarf and wrapped his head into a black ball, with only two eyes exposed, and slipped along the wall to the corner door of the side courtyard.
The corner door is next to the well, and there is also a corridor outside the door. It is different from the corridor they usually walk. It should be the real main road, leading to the more profound inner courtyard of Xiande Village.
The corner door was naturally locked, but to Lin Sui'an it seemed like nothing. She stepped on the wall with her left foot, climbed on the top of the wall with her right hand, and jumped up. Just when she was about to jump down, a sudden sound came from the direction of the kitchen. cry.
"Madam Fang? Madam Fang—hey, where is the person?"
It was Qiu Laoba's voice. Lin Sui'an was so frightened that he stepped on the thick moss on the wall. He almost slipped down with a split. He scrambled to stabilize his balance. Qiu Laoba's loud voice was already pointing in the direction of the well. coming.
"Ms. Fang, Miz. Fang——"
Lin Sui'an rolled down the wall and took off his turban. He didn't have time to change his clothes. He had an idea, rolled up his sleeves and started wiping the well with his turban.
"Ms. Fang - you are indeed here -" Qiu Laoba walked over quickly and was startled when he saw Lin Sui'an's movements, "Ms. Fang, what are you doing?"
Lin Sui'an shook the headscarf in his hand with the standard gesture of a store waiter, "The moss here is too thick, let me wipe it."
Qiu Laoba was suspicious: "I remember you were not dressed like this in the morning."
Lin Sui'an: "Oh, don't mention it. I just stepped on the moss and slipped. My clothes were all wet, so I had to take them off. I thought about wiping the moss clean to avoid falling again. Brother Qiu Ba What's up?"
"How long has it been? Why are you still wiping moss off!" Qiu Laoba said, "Hurry up and follow me to the martial arts training ground. The inner court examination will begin soon."
Lin Sui'an was startled: "What kind of assessment?"
"Didn't Uncle Qiu tell you?" Qiu Laoba walked quickly, "Oh, I forgot. You can only take the inner court examination six months after entering the village. Madam Fang has only been here for a few days, so it's useless to tell you."
Good guy, my relationship has been going on for a long time. She is just a temporary worker, and she has to go through a probation period of half a year before she can get a chance to become a full-time employee. This is so cheating. If you wait another half a year, the people of Chengxian County will probably be eaten up by the Dragon God Temple. Not even the bones and dregs are left.
Lin Sui'an scolded her mother in her heart and complained: "Ah, it took so long for half a year -"
Qiu Laoba shrugged, "The half-year inspection time is a strict rule. Qiu Bo said that the inspection in these six months is about loyalty and character. Not even one day less will be enough."
Lin Sui'an clicked his tongue, thought for a moment, followed Qiu Laoba's footsteps, and lowered his voice, "Are there any benefits to going to the inner courtyard?"
Qiu Laoba stopped, looked around, and lowered his voice, "I see that you are honest in your work and you must be an honest person, so I will secretly tell you some inside information."
Lin Sui'an nodded repeatedly, "Brother Qiu Ba is indeed a senior and a kind man!"
Qiu Bale was happy and rubbed his nose, "When you go to the inner courtyard, you can handle important events for the door. Half a year ago, a distant cousin of mine came in and was highly appreciated by the door owner. It is said that he went to open a shop in another place, and he became very prosperous. The money I send to my family in one month is equivalent to what I earn in half a year. If I can have a shop and be a shopkeeper, and make money, I can marry a good wife and raise several children, and I will be able to have a lot of money—"
Qiu Laoba's face was flushed, and his eyes were full of longing for his future wife. Lin Sui'an was a little amused and nodded and said, "Brother Qiu Ba is good at martial arts, and he will definitely get what he wants."
Qiu Laoba scratched his head in embarrassment, "Don't say this to them. They will laugh at me. I only know that my wife and children are hot on the bed, and I have no ambition."
Lin Sui'an couldn't help laughing, "Okay."
While the two were talking, the martial arts training ground arrived.
A dozen temporary workers who came in at the same time as Qiu Laoba stood in the corridor and were ready to show off their skills. When they saw Qiu Laoba and Lin Sui'an, they all waved enthusiastically, some encouraged Qiu Laoba, and some He advised Lin Sui'an not to worry, there will be opportunities in the future, and he is quite a team player.
There was a sitting table set up in the corridor just south of the martial arts training ground. Qiu Hong, the current head of the Qiu family, was sitting on it. Qiu Bo was standing beside him. On the other side was a Taoist priest from the Dragon God Temple. Lin Sui'an felt that he looked familiar. , but I can't remember what it was called. Maybe she was beaten by her when I broke into the Dragon God Temple the night before.
In front of the corridor, there were three inner courtyard guards, wearing uniform uniforms, a ginger short waistcoat, a code name tag on the chest, a horizontal sword at the waist, and fierce eyebrows. Lin Sui'an recognized it at a glance. They were from before. A charlatan who flirts with Xiao Yu in the suburbs of Cheng County.
At that time, those farm men did say that they would send these three people to Xiande Village to make the owner of the village punish him. There were originally five people, but now there are only three. Lin Sui'an understood it as soon as he thought about it. These people came to Xiande Village to defect to Xiande Village. Yes, but why don't they have to pass the half-year probation period? Is there a backend?
"The examination of the inner court begins now. Those whose names are called will go to the martial arts training ground to compete. As long as they can win one and a half moves against the guards of the inner court, they will be considered qualified and can work in the inner court." Qiu Bo said, "The salary is Ten times that of the outer court.”
Qiu Laoba and the temporary workers suddenly became excited.
Lin Suizhan pretended to cheer twice, and his eyes turned to the three inner courtyard guards. The state of these three people was very different from before. Although they were full of swear words and full of pornographic waste, at least they were They were still popular, but at this moment, the three of them stood there, with dull eyes and stiff limbs, like zombies who had been cast a restraining spell.
Especially the signs on the chests, which read "Bing Si", "Bing Fourteen", and "Bing Two Four" respectively.
Lin Sui'an felt that this number was unlucky.
Qiu Bo: "The first one, Qiu Laoba!"
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Qiu Laoba took off his shirt, revealing his dark tendons, jumped onto the martial arts training ground with a mace on his shoulder, and shouted: "My name is Qiu Laoba, please!"
Qiu Hong glanced at it casually and said, "Bingsi, you go."
"Yes, Master." Bingsi unsheathed his sword and stood on the martial arts ground, "Please."
Qiu Laoba shouted loudly and rushed towards Bingsi with the mace. His moves were still the same, the standard "yell when you see an uneven road". Its only characteristics were "powerful" and "loud". It had a lot of flaws and no attack. Disorganized, almost zero defense, unstable bottom plate, too heavy mace, inertia can easily lead to loss of balance - Lin Sui'an held his forehead, alas, he lost to her last time, and he didn't remember anything at all.
Sure enough, Bingsi saw the flaw at a glance, and stepped forward in a flash. The handle of the knife hit Qiu Laoba's elbow with a snap. Qiu Laoba's mace flew out of his hand, and Bingsi turned around and used a sweep. His attack was exactly the same as Lin Sui'an's. He was about to break Qiu Laoba's calf bone. The onlookers exclaimed. Lin Sui'an couldn't bear to look at it and covered his forehead with his hands. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Qiu Laoba's calf bone was broken. Lao Ba suddenly jumped up and not only avoided the sweeper's kick, but also retrieved the mace in the air. He smiled and swung it towards Bing Si's back with his backhand, "Watch the move!"
This move of "turning around and hitting the donkey" was really beyond everyone's expectations. Lin Sui'an was quite surprised. He didn't expect Qiu Laoba to actually learn to use false moves to deceive people.
Everyone, including Qiu Laoba, thought they were sure of it, and some people had already started cheering and celebrating in advance. Bingsi seemed to have eyes behind him, and his body fell to the ground, pushing forward with both hands, and his whole body whizzed. It rushed backwards, dragging a long trail of muddy water on the ground. The carp stood up and was behind Qiu Laoba. Qiu Laoba was startled, turned around and swung again, and Bingsi's knife came to meet him. The two of them started fighting ping-pong-pong like this, one with the mace making the wind, and the other with the horizontal sword sweeping the rain. In a short time, they had matched more than thirty moves, and they were evenly matched.
Lin Sui'an watched it with great interest, thinking that it was indeed a battle where Qiu Laoba bet on his future wife, and it was indeed remarkable. Everyone was dumbfounded and even forgot to cheer.
Qiu Bo reminded Qiu Hong, "Master, what do you think?"
Qiu Hong nodded, "Okay."
Qiu Bo raised his voice and said, "Qiu Laoba, you passed the test! Everyone, please stop."
As soon as Qiu Laoba heard the Coke, he took two steps back and shouted "Thank you!"
Bingsi slowly put down the knife and stared straight ahead, like a marionette that had lost control.
The rain suddenly became heavier, and as the wind blew crookedly into the corridor, the moisture rushed into the nose with a musty smell. Lin Sui'an frowned slightly, and the hairs on his arms suddenly stood up.
Bing 14 and Bing 24, who had been standing aside to watch the battle, suddenly moved, like two yellow hookahs rushing towards Qiu Laoba. Qiu Laoba had just gone through a battle, and when he was relaxing, a sudden change occurred. Before he could recover, two dazzling horizontal knives were already slashing at his neck with the wind.
My life is at risk!
Amidst the lightning and flint, Qiu Laoba felt a sharp pain in the crook of his legs. His legs went weak. He knelt down in the muddy water. He also felt sharp pain in his elbows. The mace suddenly flew out of his hands and spiraled out, breaking the two bones above his head with two clicks. The knife with a horizontal handle spun several times in the air and fell steadily into the hands of another person.
Qiu Laoba wiped his eyelids, and there stood a man in front of him. He wore short black clothes and a straight back. He was holding his mace lightly with one hand. He turned around and said with a smile, "I can't thank you enough for your kindness, so there's no need to kneel down. "
"Fang, Fang Fang, Madam Fang?!" Qiu Laoba exclaimed and wiped his eyelids again. Only then did he see that the two inner courtyard guards who had just suddenly attacked him were lying on the ground, unconscious, and Bing Si was far away. He stood there, seemingly seeing nothing and having no reaction.
Qiu Bo was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground. Qiu Hong's eyes burst into tears and he asked the Taoist priest next to him, "Taoist Master Xuanqing, what's going on?!"
The Taoist priest also seemed to be very surprised. He was stunned for a long time and saluted, "Master Qiu, please be patient for a moment. I will ask my senior brother when I get back. Maybe... something went wrong."
After that, he left in a hurry.
Only then did Qiu Bo come back to his senses and asked, "Master, are you still taking this test?"
"There will be no exam today. Send someone to take him back immediately!" Qiu Hong said angrily.
Qiu Bo hurriedly responded and called another group of inner courtyard guards to carry out the task.
Lin Sui'an looked at the direction the Taoist priest was leaving and frowned.
Xuan Qing...if she remembered correctly, he should be Xuan Ming Sanren's junior brother...
"Qiu Laoba, are you okay?!"
"Qiu Laoba, are you scared out of your wits?!"
The temporary workers from the outer courtyard came running over shouting, and picked up Qiu Laoba, slapping him on the face, and pinching him. Qiu Laoba looked at Lin Sui'an blankly, and suddenly he got excited and threw everyone away. With support, he knelt down and said, "Thank you Madam Fang for saving your life. Qiu Laoba will order an ox or a horse from now on, with a knife in your side, and I will give you my life!"
Lin Sui'an: Huh?
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Hua Yitang, who was hiding in the latrine fishing, suddenly felt a chill: he suddenly had an ominous premonition. :,,
