After listening to the comments of passers-by for a while, the three brothers probably understood.
The big festival is not held in a prefectural city. It takes a boat along the river to the sea. The boat is not an ordinary boat. There is some pomp and ceremony. There is also preparation for the seaside sacrificial venue, etc. It takes a lot of time. A lot of manpower and material resources.
The Wen family needs to deploy a lot of people to prepare for this. It is not just a dozen people who can be used. A dozen people are not enough to even modify a ship to send sacrifices into the sea.
A large number of manpower has been transferred, and it is not suitable for the family to have too few manpower on a daily basis, so every time there is a big festival, some temporary manpower will be hired.
This kind of recruitment situation is not only the case for the Wen family, but also for the related families involved.
In short, it is really not something that ordinary people can do if they want to refuse to be a foil in such a grand ceremony and want to show their face seriously.
The three brothers had a rough understanding of the situation, then left and found a secluded place by the river alley to discuss.
Nanzhu was the first to ask the two junior brothers, "How about it? Do you want to sneak in?"
Yu Qing seemed to have gained wisdom every time he was bitten, or he had been afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once. In short, he had gained experience and muttered: "Why is it recruiting again? How come we can bump into recruiting wherever we go? It won’t be like Bihai Boating, where they have dug a hole and are waiting, and we should take the initiative to jump in, right?”
Nanzhu: "It's impossible this time. Everyone knows it. The Wen family has already had this habit before Jin Kingdom appeared. It's impossible to dig a hole and wait for you thousands of years ago. Who do you think we are? Old man? Fifteen, hesitant, this doesn’t seem like your style.”
This person is not hesitant, but is inexplicably wary, for no other reason than because something related to "literary" has caused a psychological shadow on him.
It's a toss-up in Beijing.
If a person who has not read many books and has been among a group of literati for a long time has to pretend to be a great talent that is rare to see in a century, whoever pretends to be has a guilty conscience.
If you say you don't feel guilty, you are someone who can stand and talk without pain in your back.
Yu Qing asked him, "What kind of style do you want? Don't you always say that you are steady? Let me tell you, there is no need to sneak in. Let's find a way to find out who in the Wen family can enter the library, and then find a way to let them go." He can just go in and check it for us, there is no need for us to risk it ourselves."
Nanzhu: "You are right, but I have to remind you, I don't know if I can find a suitable candidate, and I don't know when I will find one. The opportunity to join the Wen family is right in front of me. It may not always happen.
What I mean is, you might as well start with Wenshi. You don’t have to risk anything after joining Wenshi. You can also do what you said. Don’t you think that after joining Wenshi, it will be easier to understand the internal situation and find talents? Are you a candidate for the library? "
Yu Qing hesitated, but had to admit that what Lao Qi said this time made sense.
Mu Aotie, who had been silently observing the surroundings, suddenly said, "Take the opportunity to go in first. If it doesn't work, you can leave at any time."
Yu Qing was silent for a while before making up his mind, "Let's go, first prepare a suitable identity."
The three of them left.
The three of them still have this experience. A wealthy family like this will not let people sneak into the house at will. They will definitely check your details. If you don't prepare your identity well, it may not be easy to sneak in...
The next day, Yu Qing, who had changed into the attire of a working-class man, arrived at Wen's recruitment site, which was still outside the side door.
The person in charge of recruiting workers sitting behind a table was so distracted that he almost dozed off. Still no one came to apply for the job, which made Yu Qing feel a little unsure.
So he first asked some people around, and only after asking did he find out that the problem still lay in the three-month probation period.
It's good for a big family to give higher wages, but it's only for three months. What will happen after that?
No one with a serious job would give up their long-term job for higher short-term wages.
Unless you happen to encounter difficulties, or you really can't find a job.
Those who are begging for food, those with health problems, etc. are all flocking to the Wen family, but because of the Wen family's dignity, they will not take it.
It turned out to be the case, and Yu Qing went there with confidence.
"Do you want anyone else?"
"want."
The recruiter looked him up and down and immediately became energetic. He asked his name, age, where he lived, whether he was sick, etc. Then he passed quickly and called someone back to bring Yu Qing in.
Yu Qing was a little surprised that things were so simple and smooth, without even the most basic inspection.
But it can be regarded as officially entering the Wen family's courtyard.
When he entered the hospital and took a look at the atmosphere inside, he knew that this was a real big family. Although it was not as grand as the palaces he had seen, the scale was enough to be described as grand. The pavilions and pavilions in the high-walled courtyard were continuous, and you could walk from the corner to the corner. However, the flowery garden can only be glimpsed occasionally.
In such a large home, outsiders would have to get lost when entering.
It is also understandable. The three brothers had inquired about the Wen family before and found out that the sales of the spiritual rice grown in Qinglian Mountain were almost always handled by the Wen family. Although Wen left Qinglian Mountain, he has been working hard for Qinglian Mountain as the most reliable secular servant of Qinglian Mountain. It is not difficult to understand that he can accumulate such wealth.
Feng Changdian, a man in his forties or fifties with a stern face and one of the internal stewards of the Wen family, sat in a dimly lit small hall and looked Yu Qing up and down.
After the servant who sent the messenger introduced Yu Qing, he handed the note to Feng Changdian and left.
"Niu Youqing..." Feng Changdian put down the tea cup, took the note and read it, muttered, then raised his eyes and asked Yu Qing, "Can you read and write?"
Yu Qing was a little startled, wondering in his heart, what's the point of being a servant?
Seeing his doubts, Feng Changdian explained himself: "Those who can read and write will get one penny more per day, which will be thirty pence a month, which is not too small. In addition, the work arrangement can be made easier to avoid insulting the gentlemen. This is Wen's rule. If you have the ability to take these benefits, take them; if you don't, just admit them honestly."
Yu Qing had long been dissatisfied with thirty cents. It was okay to work less, so he immediately nodded and said, "Can you do the math little by little?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Changdian immediately pushed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, pointed to the hanging decoration on the wall, "Copy the words on it."
Yu Qing immediately raised his pen and dipped it in ink. He deliberately looked stiff when he started writing, not wanting to write well.
When I applied for a writing job at Bihai Shipyard, I was trying to win some favors from the foreman, so I showed my good handwriting. Now, of course, I can't do it anymore if there are no benefits.
After writing, put down the pen and show it to the other person.
Feng Changdian took it in his hand and took a look at it. He nodded slightly. The best proof was that he could write down the words neatly. After putting down the paper, his stern expression relaxed, and his eyes when looking at Yu Qing softened a lot.
In this world, most ordinary people cannot read or write. If those who can read and write are not really in trouble, who would want to be a servant for someone else's family?
Also, there are some things that people who can read and write can do, but people who can’t read and write just can’t do them.
"Liu Gui." Feng Changdian called out.
"Hey." The young servant who was packing things outside the door immediately ran in.
Manager Feng pointed at Yu Qing, "Take him to get his clothes first. Let him take charge of the utility room on the west side. Explain to him clearly what to do and the rules of the house."
Having these words shows that he has truly accepted Yu Qing as his new servant.
"Okay." Liu Gui agreed and waved to Yu Qing to follow him.
The place to collect clothes was in the warehouse next door. Liu Gui took Yu Qing to receive two sets of gray cloth clothes and asked Yu Qing to change into one set immediately, otherwise it would be difficult to move around the house.
After Yu Qing hid in a corner and changed his appearance, he found that although the style of his clothes was the same as that of Liu Gui, the color was different. He immediately asked, "Why is the color of Brother Liu's clothes cyan?"
Liu Gui, who was leading him away, laughed and said: "I'm going to teach you these rules. Remember them from now on. Only servants in green clothes and above can enter the inner courtyard. You servants in gray clothes must not run around, let alone enter the inner courtyard." .”
He pointed at the towering outer wall, "If you can't tell the difference between the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard for the time being, just remember this wall. If you have anything to do in the future, there will be nothing wrong with walking along the edge of this wall. No. If people allow it, there will be nothing wrong in not going into the inner intersections and courtyards. If the nurse inside is in a bad mood and something happens to you, you have no place to complain. Under normal circumstances, there is no one. I’ll tell you to go in, don’t run around and nothing will happen.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Qing immediately understood why he was recruited so easily.
To say that he is already a servant of the Wen family is to flatter himself.
People like Liu Gui are the real servants of the Wen family. He is just a temporary worker on the periphery of the Wen family. He has no contact with anything. The Wen family is too lazy to spend energy to track down your details because you seem to have sneaked in. Wen, in fact, you didn't go in at all. The visible door walls and invisible rules isolated you from the outside.
It's true that Yu Qingdun regretted coming in, but since he was already here, he still had to look at the situation before talking.
Following the high wall, he passed the corner and walked for about twenty feet. When he arrived at the door of a small courtyard, Liu Gui pointed to the left and right and said: "Every day from now on, from the corner here to the side door in front, this section On the way, you have to keep it clean and clean it up in time when you see it is dirty. Under normal circumstances, no one will get dirty, so it will be okay."
"Okay." Yu Qing responded.
Liu Gui took out another set of keys from his waist, untied one, and opened the courtyard door.
Inside is a small courtyard with a well in the courtyard, and the other rooms are obviously warehouses.
Liu Gui opened them one by one and showed him. They were filled with tables, chairs, brooms, lumber and other miscellaneous items. "What was put in the warehouse, how many pieces were put in the warehouse, and who took what and took it away. You must register everything clearly, otherwise anything missing will be deducted from your wages."
This simple job cannot be done by people who cannot read or write.
He took Yu Qing to the small room next to the courtyard door and opened the door. The interior was simply furnished, with a bed, table and chairs. "It looks a bit simple, but it is still your own territory. The others are sleeping on the same bunk." Envious.
I was in charge of this place before, and all the staff were out running errands. I can't take care of much by myself, so I'll leave it to you today. Work hard, you can read and write, as long as you satisfy Manager Feng, and if Manager Feng can help you speak, you still have a good chance of staying in three months. "
