Murong Danyan saw Wang Xiaoyu squeezing his eyes at him, and he felt a little strange in his heart, he didn't know what this strange elf girl was thinking. It wasn't until she heard her introduce Li Qiufeng to Wang Yuanwai and called Li Qiufeng "Zhu Gongzi" that he suddenly realized. It turned out that although Wang Yuanwai was Wang Xiaoyu's father, she was still worried about revealing Li Qiufeng's identity and origin, so she used Li Qiufeng's fake surname to introduce Wang Yuanwai. Wang Xiaoyu winked at himself and Li Qiufeng, naturally reminding the two not to show their feet. Murong Danyan thought to himself, although Sister Xiaoyu is two or three years younger than me, she is scheming and quite wise. When it comes to doing things safely, she's much better than me.

Wang Yuanwai looked Li Qiufeng up and down a few times, and said: "It turns out that Zhu Gongzi is also a friend in the business field, disrespectful, disrespectful." ”

Li Qiufeng politely said a few words. Wang Xiaoyu said on the side: "Daddy, when did you leave Zhuangzi, why don't I know at all?"

Wang Yuanwai sighed and said: "In the past few days, the county magistrate yamen has repeatedly urged us to build Zhong Kui Temple as soon as possible. However, the manpower in our village is far from enough, and I have been discussing this matter with the shopkeepers and squires in and out of the city for the past few days. Yesterday, the horsemen of Yushuizhuang in the east of the city sent people to say that last year, Yingyang Mountain was closed by heavy snow, and it was not until May that they could enter the mountain to cut down trees. Those forest households and boat households who make a living have no work, and the men get together to drink and gamble, which is very easy to cause trouble. In the past few months, there have been two life lawsuits, and the county magistrate yamen did not dare to send people to suppress them. The horsemen made their fortune selling wood and laying rows, and these forest and boat owners were his men. In the past few months, he has taken money to support more than 200 people in vain, but he is also a little unbearable. Hearing that Master Pan of the Yamen said that he wanted to build a temple on Motianling, but now that there was a shortage of manpower, he wanted these men to help build the temple and give dozens of literary workers every day, so as not to stay in Yushuizhuang and cause trouble. ”

Wang Xiaoyu snorted and said indignantly: "Old man Ma is really calculating! These forest households and boat owners rely on the sky to eat, and he Old Man Ma just sits on the ground to collect money, and he doesn't need to spend any extra effort. He didn't think about his father when he made money, but when he lost money, he came to the door. It was clear that he knew that the Yamen was going to build Zhong Kui Temple, so he wanted to get a piece of the pie!"

Wang Yuanwai shook his head and said, "Lao Ma is a little shrewd, but this matter is of some benefit to Yushuizhuang and our Wangjiazhuang." These idlers in Yushuizhuang come to our Wangjiazhuang to help build a temple, and they have money to make, but they have no time to drink and gamble, so they will not make trouble. Our Wangjiazhuang is worried about the shortage of manpower, with the help of these people, we can start to build Zhong Kui Temple in a few days. Wouldn't it be nice to kill two birds with one stone?"

Wang Xiaoyu said: "But the money for building the temple was all from my father." The magistrate yamen is a dime, and the old man Ma is an iron rooster, and he will never pay a penny. Tossing and turning, Yamen and Yushuizhuang are both rushing to Wangjiazhuang's silver, they have all taken benefits, only our Wangjiazhuang has both silver and manpower, which is too bullying!"

Wang Yuanwai said: "These things will be talked about in the future, no matter what, Zhong Kui Temple must be built first." If Motianling is haunted again, the medicinal materials can't be transported in, and our Wangjiazhuang won't be able to support it for a few months. ”

Wang Xiaoyu said: "But who dares to pack a ticket to build Zhong Kui Temple, Motianling will no longer be haunted?"

Wang Yuanwai frowned, and said, "Dead horses should be live horse doctors." The yamen ordered it to come down, no matter how difficult it was, it had to be done. ”

When he said this, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Oh, our father and daughter only care about talking, snubbing the distinguished guests, and please don't be angry." ”

Li Qiufeng arched his hand and said: "The staff is polite." However, I came to visit rashly, and I hope that the staff will forgive me. ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "It is our honor for Gongzi Zhu to come to our village. Please come with me to the village and have a drink together. ”

As soon as he spoke, he suddenly saw a group of people coming out of the Zhuangzi. Looking at the clothes of these people, they are all Zhuang Ding of Wangjiazhuang, all holding swords and clubs in their hands. The first man was in his fifties, dressed in a gray robe, holding a wooden stick in his right hand, and his face was very heavy. Just seeing that Wang Yuanwai was also standing on the ground, he was stunned at first, and then his face showed joy, and he walked over quickly, and said, "It turned out that the owner of the village is back!"

Wang Yuanwai said with a smile: "This trip went quite smoothly. The horsemen brought us seventy-four men, and agreed that they would pay twenty-five cents a day for each person, including two meals in the morning and evening. These things have to be handled by the dude. ”

Wang Xiaoyu pouted and said, "Uncle Wang, nine times out of ten, my father fell for the old man on the horse! These people are sure that my father is soft-hearted, and they all want to get money from him!"

Li Qiufeng had just seen dozens of people behind Wang Yuanwai. These people are different from Zhuang Ding in Wangjiazhuang, they are old and young, and the clothes they wear are also varied. Some of them were in rags, as if they were called seeds. At this time, listening to Wang Yuanwai's words, Li Qiufeng secretly thought in his heart that to build Zhong Kui Temple on Motianling, the Zhuang Ding and the people of Wangjiazhuang alone must not have enough manpower. The yamen was urging again, and the king was anxious. The man surnamed Ma made a living by selling wood, and after the heavy snow closed the mountain, it was difficult to cut down the wood. There was no business outside the horseman, and these forest and boat owners under his command had nothing to do, drinking and gambling money, and they had to ask the horsemen for wages, which must have made him anxious. It is true that this matter is as Wang Yuanwai said, Yushuizhuang is out of people, Wang Yuan is out of money, and the difficulties of both sides can be easily solved. It's just that in the final analysis, all the money has to be out of the king, and Wang Xiaoyu will be indignant. Hearing Wang Xiaoyu call the gray-robed person "Uncle Wang", I thought that this person was the big housekeeper of Wangjiazhuang who saved Wang Xiaoyu's life.

After Wang Yuanwai finished speaking, Steward Wang frowned and said, "Since it is a big plan set by the owner, we naturally have nothing to say." However, at present, there are not many silver and copper coins in the Zhuangzi, and they must be exchanged by the Zhuangzi. However, I heard from the shopkeeper of the oil mill in the east of the city that the two money banks in the city were not enough to save money, and they were thinking of transporting some money from Liaoyang Mansion. But Motianling has been haunted these days, blocking the access, and Liaoyang Mansion has not sent the money over. ”

When Steward Wang said this, he looked at the men behind Wang Yuanwai, and then continued: "If you have to pay these labors every day, if the money bank can't exchange the copper coins, I'm afraid that it will be issued for four or five days at most, and then you won't be able to send out the money again." When the time comes, if these people make trouble, something big must happen. ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "I have already told the Tang shopkeeper in the city about this matter, and Master Pan in the yamen will be the guarantor, and he will first borrow 80,000 yuan from the Tang shopkeeper's shop, plus some copper coins stored in our Zhuangzi, which should be able to cope with ten days and a half months." ”

Before Steward Wang could answer, Wang Xiaoyu exclaimed: "Daddy, Shopkeeper Tang is a well-known vampire!

Wang Yuanwai smiled: "Old Tang is indeed a little greedy. However, this time it was guaranteed by Master Pan, and he didn't dare to go too far. Although the profit is a few cents higher, I only need to borrow for a month, and I only need to take out more than 6,000 cents, which is not a big deal. ”

Li Qiufeng secretly thought in his heart that Wang Yuanwai borrowed 80,000 wen from this Tang shopkeeper, and he would have to take out more than 6,000 wen a month, and the total amount of profit must be more than 10,000 wen. This shows that it is a loan shark, and the surname Tang is too ruthless!

Wang Xiaoyu looked stunned and was about to speak, when Wang Yuanwai waved his hand at her, and said, "As long as the Zhong Kui Temple is built, everything is easy to discuss." You don't have to worry about these small money. ”

After he finished speaking, he turned to Steward Wang and said, "Brother, go and arrange a place for these brothers in Yushuizhuang first, and after eating at noon, let's carefully discuss when to start construction." Yesterday, when I went to Yushuizhuang, I stopped by and found a blind man in the city to make a divination. He said that the 19th and 27th of this month are auspicious days, and it is advisable to break ground. I mentioned this matter to Master Pan, and he said that after reporting to Li Zhixian, the magistrate would make a decision and then inform us. ”

Steward Wang paused and said, "The owner of the village is too honest! These auspicious days are not auspicious at all. For our Wangjiazhuang, the sooner we start construction, the less trouble there will be. Wouldn't it be good if the owner of the village had made it clear that it would start tomorrow, and we would have saved both silver and trouble?"

Wang Yuanwai was stunned, thought for a moment, smiled awkwardly, and said, "It's still the brother who is smart, I didn't expect it." ”

Wang Xiaoyu said on the side: "It's not that Daddy didn't think of it, it's because Daddy is too soft-hearted and doesn't want to compete with these villains." ”

Steward Wang said: "This matter must be done quickly." After I arranged these people, I had to go to the city for a walk and discuss with Master Pan to see if I could start work as soon as possible. ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "Then bother the old man." Let's go back to dinner first. You can't afford to slack off your visit!"