Section 12: Slaves (2)
After the check, back to the hall, Gao Qing sent the house guy's account again. Xiao Zishan didn't look at it much, and directly accepted the matter. The three of them gathered around the table and began to sketch. Wang Luobin has studied drawing, and although he only has a notebook and a ballpoint pen in his hand, he can still draw a sketch of an architectural plan.
"Zishan, you're good enough to pick the door," Wang Luobin said as he painted, "Do you still care about this bit of salted meat and rice?" It's not easy for people to feed their families, so it's not enough to give them directly, but it can also increase loyalty......"
Xiao Zishan laughed: "Wang Gong, the rice on this gift list is forty stones, and the price of rice in the last year of the Apocalypse is forty taels of silver." ”
"So what, do you want to sell rice for silver?"
"Forty taels of silver is equal to the wages of Gao Qing and his wife for four years. We are forty taels as soon as we make a move, how much is the appropriate reward in the future? ”
"If you give more, their expectations will be higher in the future, is that what you mean?" Wen Desi said.
"That's right, Mr. Wen." Xiao Zishan nodded, "The Gao family is indeed very difficult, but it is okay at the moment." And we don't know what kind of background he is, so there is no need to rush to be a good person and buy people's hearts. He lowered his voice, "I conclude that Master Gao has definitely instructed him to pay attention to our movements. ”
"Yes, it's very likely."
"So it's still going to be difficult for us to get him. He doesn't understand us, and he's even more afraid that we'll play some bad tricks. Besides, he and we are only meeting for the first time, that is, there is no merit or hard work, and what will he think about giving so many things at once? I will definitely report to Master Gao immediately. We gave things for nothing for a long time, and it was not good. ”
This is true. But it's best if you can pull him over. ”
"Favors are to be given, but only small favors, gradually let him feel our benefits. After a long time, he naturally turned his heart to us. And he is not Master Gao's henchman, it will be easier to win over. ”
"Not a henchman? This house is a place for Master Gao to save his life, how can the caretaker not be a confidant. ”
"Didn't you hear him? I was transferred here less than half a month ago. And the real henchman, Master Gao will not give it to us. ”
"Maybe it's on purpose. Maybe all those words he said were made up? ”
"It's also possible. But I looked at it and it didn't look like it. Gao Qing has a sad face, a wooden expression, and a sloppy look, not a shrewd and capable person. Xiao Zishan glanced outside, "Taking a step back, Master Gao's attitude towards us is nothing more than prevention and use, focusing on use." So it's unlikely that you'll spend too much money on spying on us. ”
"And what are you going to do?"
"I still have to give a little favor, you see how this arrangement......"
As he was talking, the lady of the Gao family came to ask for instructions on how to arrange dinner. Xiao Zishan looked at his watch and found that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
"I don't need to have dinner, so call your whole family over."
"Actually, I really want to taste what Daming's food is like." Wang Luobin looked fascinated.
"It is said that the spice flavor is very ......"
As they spoke, the family came. The lady of the Gao family looks very thoughtful, but she is dark and thin, she bows her head and does not speak, and she looks like a person who is clumsy in her tongue. Looking at a pair of children again, the boy's appearance is mediocre, but his eyes have not lost their smart brilliance. Although he made a serious appearance, he was always secretly looking at them. The girl is very different from this family, her skin is much fairer than her family, her eyes are big, her nose is small and straight, and her figure is taller than that of a boy. Asked:
"What's your name?"
The girl didn't expect to ask her first, so she glanced at Xiao Zishan in surprise, and was speechless.
"My lord asked you!" Gao Qing shouted, saying and bowing again, "The girl has never seen the world, she doesn't have a big name......"
"Let her say it herself, you are her son, you can replace her for a while, and you can replace her for a lifetime."
"Slave maid...... Well...... Call Sister Gao ......"
Xiao Zishan almost didn't squirt out the tea in his mouth, and Wang Gong and Mr. Wen couldn't help but laugh. Sister Gao, this name is really magnificent. In this way, if you look closely, this girl looks a little bit like Michelle Yeoh with thin body and long legs.
The members of the Gao family all looked at the new masters dumbfounded, and they couldn't think of anything funny about this name.
Gao Qing smiled and said, "Let the old men laugh...... Country girl, I haven't taken a name seriously......"
"It's nothing," Xiao Zishan smiled, "That is, if you don't have a name, just take one." His evil taste came to him: "Let's call Colgate." ”
Wen Desi: "Our goal? ”
Wang Luobin: "No tooth decay!" ”
The three of them didn't care about their image, and laughed wildly together.
Gao Qing's family saw that these three people had been laughing wildly since they knew their daughter's name, and they couldn't help but get scared, and only laughed on the side.
Wen Desi thinks that this girl is a beautiful embryo by modern standards, but the Ming Dynasty people don't like such women. It's a pity that the body is still thinner, the cost is limited, and I don't know if I can improve it if I can take care of it.
"How old is this girl?"
"Back to ...... Back to the master's words, "Gao Qing's words are not good, this old man Wen's eyes are fluttering, and he is spinning around his daughter one by one, and his heart is not good, "Ten ...... Fourteen. ”
Fourteen? It's a standard little Lori.。 It's a pity that there are a lot of things going on right now.,I can't care about training Lori.。
Xiao Zishan practiced calligraphy for a few days when he was a child, and he didn't forget how to write traditional characters, so he found a piece of bookkeeping paper with raw edges, and the big book: "Colgate" is a name.
"Thank you, Master for the name." Gao Qing led her daughter to kowtow and thank you.
"Rise up, and you are a servant of the master and a family. No need to be polite. Xiao Zishan said, "The monthly money of your husband and wife is still the same as before." ”
"Thank you, Master." Gao Qing was relieved, he was worried that the new owner would cut his monthly money.
"It's not easy for you to have a heavy family. In this way, you will be given half a stone of rice for the whole family every month. Save your whole family money on chewing grain. ”
"The old man is benevolent!" Gao Qing was so grateful that he almost didn't kneel. Half a stone of rice is enough for the whole family to eat for a month. This old man's words are equivalent to raising his five cents of silver.
"It's twenty taels of silver. I'm waiting for the waves to come and go, and it's hard to get around. Advance your monthly money for a year. The rest is counted as the daily maintenance expenses here, and you can also take the moon rice yourself. Xiao Zishan paused, "Are you literate?" ”
Gao Qing smiled embarrassedly, but his son spoke: "Little literacy." ”
"Oh?" Originally, Xiao Zishan didn't have much hope.
"He is not good at playing small, he is always messing around in the outer account room, and he can read a few words." Gao Qing hurriedly explained, glared at his son as he spoke, and scolded in a low voice: "What are you showing!" ”
The boy doesn't know much and can only be considered semi-literate in modern times, but because he learned it from the bookkeeper, he can also point to the bookkeeping plan, which is also rare in ancient times.
When I asked for my name, I was called Brother Gao. Xiao Zishan thought that the name of this ancient working person was really simple and clear.
"You can read and keep accounts, and you will be responsible for the future expenses here. Do you have to remember each step clearly, understand? It also gives you a monthly dollar of money. ”
"Small ones are saved." Gao Qing was overjoyed, and led his son to kowtow again and again.
It was not about the money that he was asking him to keep the account, but to remind the family that every plant and tree here belonged to them, lest after a long time there would be the idea of occupying the dove's nest - with such thoughts, it was possible to do anything. Although ordinary people seem to be honest, he has seen too many people whose temperament has changed greatly in the face of interests.
After inspecting the terrain, the traverser decided to set the study room in the first courtyard as the crossing point, and instructed Gao Qing to clean the first courtyard every three days, and not to enter it usually.
Although Gao Qing didn't understand that Weishenme wanted to do this, he understood the truth that it was better to ask less about the master's affairs. The only thing he found strange was that Master Wen clearly designated the start date of the cleaning.
After it was completely dark, the traverser opened the wormhole in the new location, but fortunately, the opposite location did not change. The hydraulic trailer was pulled over and pulled several pallets piled high one by one.
The next day, when Gao Qing got up, the courtyard where he first entered was already empty. He hesitated, went out, and walked towards the back door of the mansion.