Zhao Fafa took a few facade masters and led Zhao Xiaopin to sleep for a while. When the stars were still quite bright at night, he took the guy who was eating and set off on the road first. After all, it was too far to reach Fengshan and he couldn't wait for dawn. .
Several people had not received a job for a long time, and they were a little anxious and angry. The whole journey was full of excitement. From time to time, several people asked Zhao Xiaopin what was going on at the host's house.
Zhao Fafa asked the most questions, "Have you ever found out what kind of house this owner wants to build?"
Zhao Xiaopin thought for a while and said, "Uncle, do you remember the wealthy family who traveled abroad in Xinghua?"
"Are you from the Lin family in Longshan Village, Youyang Township?" Zhao Fafa is sixty-two years old this year. He is one of the rare old people with longevity. Moreover, Zhao Fafa is not only older, but also has a strong body and bones, and his mind is not confused at all, so he is now He can also be the leader of this group of Luocheng masters, and the younger generations below him will also obey him.
"Yes, it's the very impressive Lin family. The owner this time said last time that he planned to build a large house as impressive as the Lin family."
Zhao Xiaopin's words immediately made a few people's hearts become hot. They still remembered the grand occasion of Gai Lin's house. Dozens of masters and apprentices had been busy working on the house for several months. When it was completed, Rich Man Lin took the head of the house. That is, Zhao Fafa's brother, who had been drinking for three whole days. At that time, Zhao Fafa followed behind his brother and flirted with Yourong. Thinking of the Shaoxing rice wine they served, Zhao Fafa's mouth still licks a few times now.
But Zhao Fafa did not think too optimistically and said: "Don't think too much, everyone. We have worked hard in each field over the years and met a few good people like Mr. Lin. Not only did we pay the wages on time, but we also gave him a master after the work was completed." A big red envelope was given out, and even the young apprentice had a few coins to receive the reward."
A few people are not as experienced as Zhao Fafa. Thinking about the current situation in recent years, it turns out that most people still want to spend less money to do beautiful things, and they are very picky when it comes to paying. Thinking of this joint, a few people also It's much calmer.
A few people arrived at Xinghua County first. The road was quite familiar. It was still more than twenty miles from Xinghua to Fengshan. When we walked to Fengshan Market, it was almost noon. It was still a few days ago. He is fast on his feet and usually does heavy work, so he can withstand the rush on the road.
I really couldn't stand it when I arrived in Fengshan. Several people kept complaining. They were even more suspicious when they saw the indolence in Fengshan countryside. Is there anyone in this ghost place who can live in a big house with half a million people? Who should I show it to? The ancients always said that if you don’t return home if you are rich, you might as well walk in brocade clothes at night. It is human nature to go home and show off, but the countryside in Fengshan is really too desolate. It is so desolate that people have the feeling of being pompous in such a place. Illness has thoughts.
Zhao Xiaopin was very good at observing faces, and he was getting angry when he saw the elders. If he couldn't find the so-called Liang Chuan from Fengshan today, he would definitely be killed alive by the elders when he went back. A few elders didn't move, but he was quite agile. When he saw someone, he would ask where Fengshan was and how to get there, for fear of causing more trouble.
We finally crossed Shima Bridge. This is the boundary between Lianqian and Chihe. After crossing the mountains and rivers, we can reach Helu. However, the patience of several people has been exhausted. There are many small roads in the countryside, and we walked several times in a row. After a wrong turn, some of them were so angry that their lungs almost exploded. They walked around and returned to Longshui Temple, where they sat at the door of the temple and cursed.
There have also been cases of cows dying of mysterious illness in the three villages recently. When they saw strangers walking around in the village, several people were stopped several times. Fortunately, they all seemed to be quite honest and did not do anything inappropriate. The three villagers did not do this. It's so embarrassing, let them go.
A group of people walked around and around to the bridge again, thinking that this bridge was the only way for these villages to pass through, and they might be able to wait for Liangchuan here.
Five people were sitting at the end of the Shima Bridge, helpless, complaining that the sky was not working and the earth was not working. Suddenly, an old woman with disheveled white hair and two vacant eyes came. She walked tremblingly into the Longshui Temple and worshiped the gods inside.
When she finished bowing, Zhao Xiaopin walked to her respectfully and asked politely: "Auntie, how can I get to He Lu?"
There was no vitality in the old man's tone, he just said flatly: "Come with me."
Zhao Xiaopin quickly signaled a few people to get up and follow them. The old man walked very slowly, and several people thought that there should be no mistake now, so they had the patience to follow the old man.
Zhao Fafa is worthy of being an old ginger and has rich life experience. He asked the old woman one more question on the way: "I want to ask you personally, you have lived in Helu for so many years. Do you know Liang Chuan?"
The old man's eyes were vacant. Hearing Zhao Fafa's question, he shook his head without even answering. Zhao Fafa felt a shiver in his heart, what is going on, the locals should know it, especially these old people.
Could it be that I was deceived? But there is no benefit in tricking them into taking a trip to Xinghua!
He's not an old fool, is he? Are we stupidly following a crazy old woman?
When they arrived at He Lu, the old man said lightly that this was He Lu, then staggered to a small road, and then walked further and further away, no longer seeing a few people.
Zhao Fafa and others were stunned when they looked at this extremely desolate scene. This was simply poorer than their Wangsun Village in Luocheng Township. Not even a single person could be seen, and there was no vitality at all. How could there be three people in this kind of place? Enter the big house?
Zhao Fafa looked at Zhao Xiaopin hatefully, then gave Zhao Xiaopin a scratch on the back of his head and cursed: "What a damn unlucky person, you were fooled!"
Zhao Xiaopin was hit so hard that the back of his head hurt. He didn't dare to utter a sound. He hid aside and rubbed the back of his head vigorously to relieve the pain from the chestnut just now.
Zhao Jinyu and other masters were unwilling to give up, and made an appointment to go separately to ask people nearby. After a stick of incense, several people came back one after another. Zhao Jiasi came back and said angrily: "Second uncle, we were really fooled!"
Zhao Fafa glanced at Zhao Xiaopin fiercely and said to Zhao Jiasi: "Don't be impatient. Speak slowly. What did you ask?"
Zhao Jasi said: "I just went to the house in the front and asked, what do you think that house said?"
"What did you say?"
"That family has a fat woman who looks so disgusting. There is also a man in the family who is a softie at first glance. He has been squatting on the ground. I asked several questions without saying a word. Then I had to ask That disgusting fat woman, I asked you if there was someone named Liang Chuan here. She said San'er, yes. I guessed it was the Liang Chuan we were talking about, and I felt happy. Then I asked, what about you? Do you know where his family lives? Guess what?"
Zhao Fafa had a bad temper. After being teased for another day, he was in an extremely bad mood. He almost jumped out of his mouth when he said "Guess you, my mother". Zhao Jinyu knew that now was not the time to joke, so he said: "How can you still joke when I'm so homesick?" , what happened next?”
"The fat woman pointed me to an open space. There was no residue left after the fire. Pointing to the open space, the fat woman said, well, that's Liang Chuan's home. After saying that, she almost threw a basin of dishwater at me. body, slammed the door, and ignored me.”
"Burned?" Several people said in unison. "Is the person still alive?"
"I went to look at the vacant lot, and there were only two unbuilt thatched huts, not even a ghost! They were all burned to the ground. How can we build a new house?"
It's over, it's over, it's really been cheated, it's all burned, and no one can be seen. Where can I find someone here? Zhao Fafa sighed deeply. He really gave up now and did not blame Zhao Xiaopin anymore. He said to several people: "Let's go back." He looked extremely lonely.
As the current leader of a group of plasterers in Wangsun Village, he has always felt that his burden is quite heavy. Dozens of people follow him to earn a living, but he is unable to feed and clothe these people. The burden on his back is getting heavier and heavier. Getting more and more rickety. It turned out that he felt that he shouldn't have too many illusions about Zhao Xiaopin's words. This young man was still young and not experienced enough in the world after all. It was his fault that he had spent another day running with a few people in vain.
The five people followed the original route and prepared to return to Luocheng.
At this time, Zhao Di was just coming back from Fengshan after buying medicine for Ye Xiaochai and the others, and he was followed by the cheerful Hei Bi, and the two groups happened to meet on the road. Zhao Xiaopin was quite disappointed because he had not made any meritorious service. He kept his head down along the way and did not see Zhao Di coming towards him. On the contrary, when Zhao Di passed by, he looked at Zhao Xiaopin and thought he looked familiar, so he asked too many questions. "Aren't you the little thief who stole our fish in Xinghua yesterday?"
This is the group of people from Liang Chuan that I miss so much! Hearing this familiar scene, Zhao Xiaopin almost burst into tears. Brother, I had a hard time looking for you.
A few people arrived at Helu for the first time. What kind of fish thieves were there? Who are you scolding? Zhao Fafa was an upright person on weekdays, so he could not tolerate such words. Just as he was about to explode, Zhao Xiaopin grabbed Zhaodi and said to Zhao Fafa: "Uncle, they are the people we are looking for! Let me tell you, how many of them are they? You don't look like you are bluffing!" Zhao Xiaopin was so excited that he almost cried, and several elders gave him a disapproving look. "Where is your eldest brother? Take us to your eldest brother quickly. These are the famous, famous, and most famous house builders in Luocheng that he wants!"
Brother Zhao led several of them straight to the He's Ancestral Hall. Because building a house was a top priority, Liang Chuan didn't dare to run around these days, for fear that these valuable plasterers would find He Lu later. His people. He raised his ax to chop firewood in the yard. All the original firewood was burned. Today, he went to the mountain in the morning and carried hundreds of kilograms of firewood back. Now he is chopping neatly.
Liang Chuan looked at Zhao Xiaopin and a group of people walking over and said with a smile, "It seems that the bet has been won."
