Behind Mrs. Hu was her servant Yulan, also dressed in white.
"I didn't expect that the Xie family would be divided just after the master passed away."
Xie Fan bent down and said respectfully, "Er Niang, are you feeling better?"
"Fan'er, this family depends entirely on you!" Mrs. Hu covered her face and cried, crying, "I don't know when A Yao will come back!"
"Second mother, please stop worrying, I'm here!"
Xie Fan had a good impression of Mrs. Hu, and she tried her best to defend herself the few times she got into trouble. After his father passed away, Hu's body became increasingly haggard, which made people feel sad to see him.
Hui'er stepped forward and supported Mrs. Hu, "Second Madam, why don't you ask the young master to hire a doctor to prescribe some medicine for your health?"
Xie Fan nodded and responded, "The air in the mountains is humid. Add some firewood at night. I will take care of the doctor's matter tomorrow!"
Mrs. Hu pulled Xie Fan to her side and patiently persuaded her, "Fan'er, your uncle is a member of the Xie family no matter what. Even if he does something wrong, he should be more tolerant. As for Mr. Bai, he is simply a troublemaker. I don't know. How could such a person enter the Xie family?"
Hui'er echoed from the side, while Xie Fan nodded calmly.
It wasn't until Mrs. Hu was sent back to the house that Xie Fan said, "Yulan, please pay more attention. If you need anything, just come to me directly!"
"Yes, Master!"
Xie Fan left with Hui'er, "Hui'er, you should also take Er Niang's words to heart. Don't look down on Xie Chen every day!"
"Didn't I learn it from you?"
Xie Fan sneered, this little girl is very clever.
At this time, Wen Hua was standing in the courtyard, saw the two of them, and greeted, "Master, you are here!"
"Wen Hua, don't say anything. The old housekeeper is gone, and you will be the housekeeper from now on!"
"Master, you can't do this, I can't do it!"
Xie Fan patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Uncle Wen Hua, it doesn't matter if you can. Loyalty is the most rare thing! Just go ahead and do it. If anything happens, I'll take care of it!"
"Master, I, I will take care of this family!"
"Just try your best, your health is important! In this way, when Ah Fu and others come back, I will give you a few more young people, and let them do the hard work!"
Wen Hua was about to kneel down, but was helped up by Xie Fan, "Do your work steadily and don't tire yourself out. This whole mess is pointing at you!"
"Master!" Wen Hua covered his face, his voice trembling.
Xie Fan left. The innermost part of the village was backed by a cliff. "Hui'er, how about building a three-story house here?"
"Third floor? How high is that? Can I live there?"
"We'll see when the time comes. If there's an empty room, I'll give you one!"
"Since the young master said so, there must be one!"
At this time, a faint voice came from not far away, "Is it useful to build a three-story house that high?"
Xie Fan looked for the voice and saw a slovenly man covered in dirt, hiding in the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool air. Needless to say, he must be from Qingfeng Village.
Xie Fan walked straight over, "Why don't you want to work? Isn't it nice to have meat to eat and money to take?"
"When you eat meat, it's gone in the blink of an eye! What can you do if you have money? That's how it will be for the rest of my life!"
Xie Fan smiled and said, "If you have money and marry a wife, what kind of life can you want to live?"
"Where can you find a wife in this barren mountain?"
Xie Fan stopped arguing. When the smell of meat floated into his throat, he understood!
Hui'er asked in a low voice, "Master, what's the use of keeping these people?"
"Hui'er, don't underestimate these people, they are the mainstay of our Xie family!"
"Is he like this? Starving to death on the street, no one is watching!"
Xie Fan has paved a broad road. As long as you walk on this road, you can see the light. Those who are still hesitating will sooner or later be tempted and flock to you.
…
At night, it was dark.
In the village, torches were lit.
People who have worked hard all day are enjoying the smell of meat in the air.
Xie Fan moved a stool and sat in the courtyard.
Hui'er held a cloth bag filled with collected copper coins.
Nie Yunlong's ears were alert and he heard the sound of copper coins. He heard the sound and asked, "Master, are you going to pay wages?"
"Call all the brothers who are working here!" Xie Fan sat leisurely and nodded.
A group of people immediately gathered around and stared eagerly.
"Today is the first day, everyone has worked hard! Ten copper coins per person, everyone has a share!"
Hui'er gave the strung copper coins to Nie Yunlong, and Nie Yunlong distributed them to twenty brothers in turn.
Nie Yunlong was in high spirits and led everyone to shout in unison, "Thank you, Master!"
Xie Fan stood up, grabbed another handful of copper coins, and put it in Nie Yunlong's hand, "Today, those who work harder should be rewarded more! How to reward, everyone will listen to Foreman Nie! It will be the same tomorrow, those who work more , just get more!”
Nie Yunlong quickly divided the coins with a look on his face, "Did you hear this? Do as I say and you won't suffer any loss!"
Xie Fan nodded with satisfaction, looked at the people in the distance who had rested all day, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Those who work, follow Foreman Nie, three yuan and five cents per person! Those who have not worked, go and get the dry food by yourself Bar!"
Those who had done the work all held their heads high and ate with relish.
Those who didn't work could only look at the plum blossoms to quench their thirst, and couldn't help but come forward to get some help.
However, no one is willing to share such delicious food.
After everyone in Qingfeng Village had finished their meal, Zhang Chao came back with his men and said, "Master, at today's pace, it will be completed in less than eight days!"
Xie Fan was very satisfied and ordered everyone to eat, and warned, "Don't let others know about this fat job, otherwise the money will be halved!"
"Don't worry, young master. I've already informed everyone and will keep my mouth shut!"
After Zhang Chao left, Nie Yunlong came over and asked, "Master, where is my share?"
Xie Fan took the cloth bag, weighed it, and threw it to the other party, "These are all yours!"
"Thank you, Master!" Nie Yunlong quietly put the bag in his arms, for fear of being discovered, "Will you continue cutting down trees tomorrow?"
"Cut!" Xie Fan pulled the other party's ear, "Brother Nie, you must be fair, so that brothers can be motivated. I see many people are jealous! Let's talk about it later in the evening. Let brothers Everyone can eat meat and get money, which is a good thing!"
Nie Yunlong nodded heavily. The more people there were, the more he would earn.
Xie Fan patted the other party on the shoulder, "If there are any people who are working around who are dawdling, don't be polite. Your wages will be confiscated and all belong to you!"
Nie Yunlong showed a meaningful smile, stood up straight, and walked towards his brothers.
Hui'er stood on tiptoes and stretched her neck, "Master, listen to the sound of the carriage!"
Xie Fan couldn't wait and rushed to the village gate. There were fifteen more carts full of goods!
Dong Zhong stood there, motionless.
Ah Fu rushed over first, "Master, we are back!"
Xie Fan walked to Dong Zhong and said respectfully, "Brother Dong Zhong, thank you for your hard work!"
Dong Zhong put down his arrogance and sighed, "Brother Xie, this time, because of your affairs, I didn't even have time to settle my family members."
Xie Fan circled around the opponent and kicked the opponent hard on the buttocks. "You can't escape from those twenty rooms! It doesn't matter if you're one day late!"
"Brother Xie, you are trying to kill the donkey!"
"Grandma, the first day you met me?"
