"Have you completed all the tasks assigned to you?"
"Don't worry, boss, why should I make you worry about my work? It's all right, hehe."
In the slightly dark wooden house, Wang Zitong and Niu Erhu gathered together and whispered, and their sneers smelled of a successful conspiracy.
Wang Zitong crossed his legs and sat sideways on a chair and asked:
"How many copies did he make? One thousand copies?"
"No more than three thousand copies."
Niu Erhu proudly raised three calloused fingers and said:
"Wouldn't a thousand copies be a bargain for this kid?"
"Three thousand? That much? You are so cruel."
This amount even surprised Wang Zitong.
Niu Erhu said with great dignity, as if he had made a great contribution:
"I finally got a chance to punish him, so naturally I have to do it thoroughly.
You also have to let him know who is the biggest in this cell! "
"Did he accept three thousand copies?"
"Yes, it's time to come down."
"No, he dares to deal with such a large amount. Is it possible that he is trying to play some trick?"
Wang Zitong frowned. Even an idiot could see that this amount could never be copied in five days.
That Gu Sinian didn't look like an idiot, how could he agree so readily?
"This guy doesn't have three heads and six arms. He will definitely not be able to copy everything."
Niu Erhu muttered:
"Maybe he didn't take it seriously and planned to go to Wu An to help him settle the matter?"
"Hmm~ That's possible."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Wang Zitong's mouth:
“This is an order from Langzhou, and it’s hard to get anyone to do it.
Master Chen will go to the cell to inspect in a few days. I want to make this little bastard and Wu An embarrassed together!
If this thing is done well, you will be rewarded with great rewards! "
"Hehe, thank you Wangtou!"
…
"Bang bang, Brother Nian, are you there?"
"Yes, come in!"
Xiao Liuzi knocked on Gu Sinian's door softly, and then walked in with his head in the air, carrying a bamboo basket with difficulty.
Xiao Liuzi was already thin, and the huge bamboo basket almost covered his entire back.
Gu Sinian stood up excitedly:
"Have you found everything I need?"
"Done."
"I'm so exhausted."
Xiao Liuzi responded and immediately took out the things in the bamboo basket.
There were long and narrow wooden stakes, saws with sharp teeth, and stacks of thick papers.
Gu Sinian immediately became energetic, picked up a wooden stake, weighed it in his hand, and nodded frequently:
"Yes, the texture is enough."
"Brother Nian, why are you asking me to find these things?"
Xiao Liuzi complained:
"It's been a long time, how many copies have you copied?
Three thousand copies, three thousand copies!
This Niu Erhu must have bad intentions, but you are not in a hurry and are still here happily.
If that doesn't work, I'd better go find Wu Chatou and see if he can do anything. "
Xiao Liuzi looked like he hated iron.
Instead of copying laws and regulations, Gu Sinian did these weird things.
What is he going to do? Learn to be a carpenter? In Xiao Liuzi's opinion, it was simply not doing his job properly.
"Hai, what are you doing to Wu Tou for such a trivial matter?"
Gu Sinian said sternly:
"What's wrong with three thousand servings? That's not a piece of cake for me!"
Gu Sinian's confident look frightened Xiao Liuzi for a moment, and then he said doubtfully:
"Okay, Brother Nian, please don't lie to me. Wu Tou will cause trouble for me if you don't take good care of you."
"Do not worry."
Gu Sinian waved his hand:
"Go ahead and leave the rest to me."
"Okay, okay, then I'm leaving."
Xiao Liuzi walked out of the room in three steps and turned around. He still couldn't think of any way Gu Sinian could copy three thousand copies in a few days.
After closing the door, Gu Sinian held the saw in one hand and the wooden stick in the other, muttering to himself:
“Tsk, tsk, in this day and age, we don’t even know about printing~”
…
"Hululu~"
"Hululu~"
In the middle of the night, Gu Sinian lay sprawled on his chair and fell asleep.
The laughter flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he giggled from time to time, as if he was having a sweet dream.
There was a pile of papers scattered on the table, and the Lou bamboo basket was placed in the corner, covered with a dirty rag, which was inconspicuous.
"Dengdeng~"
The sudden sound of footsteps outside the house suddenly woke him up, and he suddenly sat up straight.
Gu Sinian looked around blankly at first, and then heard the voices of Niu Erhu and a jailer coming from outside the door:
"Is that kid in the house?"
"Yes, I haven't gone out for two days and two nights. Even the food was brought in."
"Really? Have you been copying laws and regulations?"
"Of course, the young one saw it very clearly. The oil lamp stayed on all night. He is probably having a headache over those three thousand orders."
"Hehe, I want to go in and take a look."
"Crunch~"
The door was pushed open, and Niu Erhu strode in:
"How's it going? Have you copied it?"
Gu Sinian, who was sitting at the desk, had already prepared himself as if he was busy writing. As soon as he saw Niu Erhu coming in, he smiled and said:
"Brother Tiger, it's not even close."
"Almost? How close is it?"
The old god Niu Erhu said with his hands behind his back:
"Don't delay my business."
"Ahem, this, this."
Gu Sinian rubbed his hands in embarrassment:
"I copied it, five hundred copies."
"What the hell, only five hundred copies?"
Niu Erhu glared fiercely:
"It's only been two days, and you've copied so much? How do you want me to explain it to the county magistrate!"
Despite the anger on Niu Erhu's face, he was actually already happy in his heart.
Gu Sinian looked so sleepy that he probably hadn't slept in the past two days, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to copy 500 copies in these two days.
"Brother Tiger, don't worry, I'll work harder."
Gu Sinian shook his arm, pretending to be sore and said:
"Even if I lie down, I can't delay my brother's business."
"Okay, this is what you said."
Niu Erhu raised his head proudly:
"The county magistrate will be here in two days. If you can't pay the job, don't blame Brother Hu. I'll turn my back on you."
"It will definitely be done!"
Gu Sinian patted his chest and promised:
"Brother Tiger, don't worry!"
"Okay, keep copying."
Niu Erhu didn't embarrass Gu Sinian and left with satisfaction.
In his opinion, Gu Sinian would definitely not be able to produce 3,000 copies of the copied laws, so it would not be too late to deal with him once he embarrassed himself in front of the county magistrate.
With a smile on his face, Gu Sinian waited for Niu Erhu to walk away before changing his expression of disdain. He continued to lie down on the chair, swaying his legs and said:
"Annoying guy, disturbing my dream!
I will go back to sleep~"
"Hululu~"
"Hululu~"
The purring echoed in the house again.
…
On the fifth day, Jiang Yufeng came to the door again.
He came here for nothing else, just to see if Gu Sinian's trouble was solved.
"How's it going?"
Jiang Yufeng turned over the pile of papers on the table and said:
"Didn't you say that we would make three thousand copies? How much is this?
Didn't you, kid, pat your chest and say it's fine? "
The stack of letters on the table only contained two to three hundred copies, which was far from the three thousand copies required by Niu Erhu. This made Jiang Yufeng extremely anxious.
"Ouch."
"Mr. Jiang, my Mr. Jiang, please be patient and calm."
Gu Sinian forced Jiang Yufeng to sit on the chair:
"I said no problem, so I definitely didn't ask. Why are you anxious?"
Jiang Yufeng said slightly angrily:
"I'm worried about you!
Don't take it seriously, that Niu Erhu must have been ordered by Wang Chatou to punish you.
When the county magistrate arrives tomorrow, it will be over if you can't produce three thousand legal documents.
It can range from a slap in the face to a severe loss of arms and legs. Even Wu Chatou will not be able to speak for you. "
Jiang Yufeng's anxious look made Gu Sinian's heart warm. He didn't expect that he would be so concerned about his own safety when they met by chance.
I can make this friend.
Gu Sinian answered seriously:
"Don't worry, I have prepared three thousand copies of the order. It will be absolutely foolproof tomorrow!"
"What, are you ready?"
Jiang Yufeng looked stunned:
"How is that possible, are you serious?"
"There is absolutely no lie! It's just that I can't take it out yet."
Seeing the confident look on Gu Sinian's face, Jiang Yufeng said doubtfully:
"Even if I believe you, how did you do it?
Could it be that Hua Yinzi hired someone to help? Where did you get the money? "
Spending money to find someone to copy it is the only way Jiang Yufeng can think of, but the cost of copying so many copies in such a short time is not a small amount.
Logically speaking, Gu Sinian couldn't afford this money.
"Hey, this has to be kept a secret."
Gu Sinian leaned back in his chair:
"Niu Erhu just wants me to make a fool of myself in front of the county magistrate.
But just because a brainless guy like him wants to embarrass me is just nonsense~
I want him to look good then! "
Jiang Yufeng's eyes were slightly focused, and he looked Gu Sinian up and down:
"You don't want to punish him in turn, do you?"
"you guessed right!"
Gu Sinian's lips curled up:
“I won’t offend anyone unless they offend me.
But if he wants to punish me, I am not a lamb to be slaughtered. "
"How do you want to punish him?"
Jiang Yufeng suddenly became interested.
"Why, Mr. Jiang is interested in getting involved?"
"That's for sure."
Jiang Yufeng said angrily:
“This guy was greedy and asked me for a lot of money, but he didn’t get any money back.
It would be nice if I could give him some trouble and vent my anger! "
"That's just right. I need your help with something."
"What's the matter?"
Gu Sinian lowered his voice and whispered a few words into Jiang Yufeng's ear.
Jiang Yufeng asked with suspicion:
"It's that simple?"
"Yes! It's that simple!"
Gu Sinian raised a finger and reminded:
"But you have to think clearly. If we punish him, he will probably hold a grudge against you in the future.
I don't care, I was already being targeted by them.
But you are different. If you can take away one thing, I still suggest you ignore this matter and let me deal with it alone. "
In fact, Gu Sinian didn't want to drag Jiang Yufeng with him. This was a journey in troubled waters.
"Hmph, why are you looking down on me?"
Jiang Yufeng sneered:
"I'm not someone to be bullied. I'm just a jailer. I'm not afraid!"
It is estimated that Niu Erhu's repeated borrowing of money angered Jiang Yufeng, and Jiang Yufeng was determined to join forces with Gu Sinian this time.
"Okay then, it's settled!"
Gu Sinian said coldly:
"Let's see who makes a fool of himself tomorrow!"
