Early on the second day, after the last watch of the drums, the sound of roosters crowing came one after another in Tongcheng County.

When it was still dark, Pang Yu got up early, urged by the rooster's natural alarm clock. After rubbing his eyes, Pang Yu first touched the money bag next to the pillow, opened the bag and poured it down, and a cup of money fell out.

A small pile of white silver taels.

Coupled with the pocket of copper coins under the bed, Comrade Pang Yu, who was still penniless the day before yesterday, could enter the middle class in Tongcheng in terms of working capital alone, not counting the 38 taels of mortgage the Zhou family owed him.

But Pang Yu didn't plan to marry the Liu family fairy back yet. After all, she was too beautiful to be eaten. The Pang family's capital chain crisis had not been overcome yet, so they had to keep enough money to support their father and mother.

Counting money is one of his hobbies, but silver bullion has no face value, which always makes him less happy.

After ordering, Pang Yu took out a few larger ones and put them on the table. These were for the yamen-related staff today.

Pang Yu wrapped up the rest and gave it all to Cheap Mom. After all, this pharmacy is the foundation for the Pang family to live and work, so it still needs some help.

Pang Ding brought a tub of water. After Pang Yu finished washing, he began to dress.

First he took the Zaoli towel, which is a square hat, and put it on with one corner facing forward. His hat originally had a tassel, but it fell off at some point.

It is said that this style of hat was used by high-ranking officials in the Yuan Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang drove away the Mongols, he deliberately left this style of hat for only government officials to wear. In the early Ming Dynasty, government officials were not a position, but just a type of labor.

They were also considered lowly servants, so they were called yamen servants.

Zhu Yuanzhang let the humble servants wear such hats, which meant to humiliate the high-ranking officials of the Yuan Dynasty, and also insulted the yamen servants. It is probably because Zhu Yuanzhang had suffered a lot from the yamen since he was a child, so he wanted to take revenge after he became the emperor.

Pang Ding then helped him put on the green shirt. This green shirt was also the uniform of Zaoli. The color was soap blue. This was also the origin of the name Zaoli for the Yamen servants in the Ming Dynasty.

After putting on his clothes and hat, Pang Yu didn't bother to change his shoes. He tied a red cloth belt around his waist. This cloth belt is called a girdle. When tied, it can be used as a belt. When taken off, it has two openings in the middle. It can also be used as a pocket to carry things.

It is very convenient to hang it on the shoulder. It is the standard equipment of Zaoli. It is very suitable for collecting agricultural products such as eggs, pears and apples in the market.

After dressing up in this way, Pang Yu was freshly dressed. There was no big mirror at home, so Pang Yu looked up and down by himself and felt quite strange.

Pang Yu walked through the front door. At this time, the medicinal material shop opened on the lower door panel. Dad stood on a stool and hung up the shop sign. On the shop sign, there were four words "Anping Medicinal Materials" written on it.

Old Pangtou has been smiling since he discovered that Pang Yu can read yesterday. This morning Pang Yu handed over more than ten taels of silver, which suddenly gave Old Pangtou hope in the gloomy days.

At this time, seeing Pang Yu come out, Old Pangtou came over with a smile, "Yu'er, your head still hurts, where are you going?"

Pang Yu could only stand and said respectfully: "Go to the Yamen and have a look."

"Although it's important to be on duty at the Yamen, you still have to take care of yourself. It's better to have a fresh head injury."

"knew."

Old Pangtou saw that Pang Yu had indeed changed. He was in a good mood these two days. He touched Pang Yu's head kindly and said, "But after we met, someone first said that you had been beaten to death, which made me anxious at the moment.

Fainted.

Hey, who knew it was a blessing in disguise."

Just as he said this, a woman's voice behind Old Pangtou coughed.

Pang Yu looked over and saw Zhou Yueru standing awkwardly on the street, holding the corners of his clothes with both hands, with a rare timid look. Sure enough, he came to work on time.

Pang Yu suddenly remembered that he was a servant with a maid. Now he could get over the addiction of having a female secretary. He immediately shouted to the back: "Pang Ding, you don't have to come with me today. I have found another helper."

The father looked back and forth, and asked his son in surprise, "Did you find a female helper?

"This, this, I've never heard of a female helper..." "Don't worry, dad, I'll find someone to take care of the injury. It won't be a problem."

Pang Yu cut the mess with a knife and interrupted her father, not wanting his father to know that she was a daughter of the Zhou family, and he would inevitably cause trouble.

After saying that, Pang Yu ran away towards the county government office. Miss Zhou looked up at Old Pangtou, moved her mouth to explain a few words, but in the end she couldn't find the right words and ran away.

...Because it had just rained yesterday evening, the bluestones on Tongcheng Street were clean, and there were few pedestrians on the street. It was very clean along the way, without any hustle and bustle of modern cars and horses.

Especially in the early morning, when dogs bark and roosters crow, and smoke lingers in the streets and alleys, Pang Yu stays in the city for a long time. Although he felt bored in the Ming Dynasty, he also felt a rare tranquility.

The only thing that Pang Yu was not used to was the smell of feces and urine that always lingered on the street. In the cities of the Ming Dynasty, most houses did not have special toilets. In the past, there were drainage ditches on the streets, but later they were included in various areas due to encroachment by people facing the streets.

From now on, it is difficult to clear all the houses.

As a result, the grain cycle products have no place to be discharged and are often piled up in various places in the streets and markets.

The problem is more serious in larger cities. The capital city where the emperor lives is considered the best among them, and third-tier cities like Tongcheng are relatively good.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter, the city gates had been opened, and all the shops were also opening. When the neighbors saw Pang Yu coming out in his uniform, they all greeted him, "Brother Yu, we've met."

Pang Yu smiled and thanked her, saying that these neighbors are pretty good, many of them are old neighbors, and they really try to help out when needed.

Of course, it doesn't stop them from gossiping about the Pang family behind their backs. Because of the bad things old Pang Yu did in the past, everyone really has a big opinion against him.

Now I saw a woman following Pang Yu, who looked confused and whispered to each other.

After walking five or six storefronts, I saw Aunt Liu also opening the door. She was a woman and was not qualified to open a shop. She was just helping to remove the door panel. When she saw Pang Yu coming over, Aunt Liu thought about the loss of so much money, and her face turned pale.

stand up.

Pang Yu happily raised his hands and said with a smile: "Good morning, Aunt Liu, have you had breakfast?"

Aunt Liu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and she forced out a smile. Suddenly she saw Zhou Yueru behind her, thinking that Pang Yu was leading a woman to demonstrate to her, so she turned around and entered the house with a sigh.

"Not polite."

Pang Yu said with a smile.

Zhou Yueru was looked at by the neighbors all the way. She blushed to the root of her neck and fell far behind. After walking for a long time and leaving the range of Pang Yu's neighborhood, she caught up a few steps and shouted, "Hey, then, who is that?

Wherever you take me, I am just a servant, not a helper. There are no women who work as helpers, they are all done by bachelors."

After hearing this, Pang Yu turned around and walked over, "You were originally responsible for taking care of my injuries, young master. What if I get a head injury and faint when I'm on duty at the Yamen? No matter if the servants are helping me, they are always by my side. What's the difference?"

.

Also, if you ask someone to call you "young master" from now on."

Zhou Yueru sighed softly, "I didn't sell you the maid to your family, so why should I call you young master?"

"Then call me brother."

"No, you are afraid of being younger than me."

Pang Yu was stunned for a moment before he remembered that he was indeed only seventeen, but his mental age was much older. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I'll call you sister."

"Well, that's not okay, it's a joke."

Pang Yu suddenly widened his eyes and said loudly, "Then what on earth do you want to delay me for so long with just one title? Do you know that my time is very precious? Let me tell you, you ancient people are very particular about having too many useless things. All of them are useless."

Wasting time in vain, do you know the time?

Tell me, what is the time?"

"I..." Zhou Yueru was stunned by him and couldn't answer. She didn't know what the time was.

Pang Yu took the opportunity and continued to yell: "Time is money, time is life, you are asking some inexplicable questions to delay my time, you are robbing me of my money and murdering my life. Tell me if you want to kill me."

"Ah, no, no, I didn't think about it."

Zhou Yueru had actually thought about killing Pang Yu countless times in her mind, but suddenly she was asked if she wanted to kill Pang Yu, and she panicked and said nothing.

"Just don't think about it. You can call me whatever you want. Master, I am a good person, but you can't waste my time."

After Pang Yu said that, she turned around and continued walking. Zhou Yueru gasped with anger. She originally wanted to ask Pang Yu why he asked the Zhou family to pay so much money and asked her to help when Pang Yu couldn't see any injuries at all. Instead, she asked about the title.

After being scolded for nothing, I lost my momentum and didn't dare to ask again for a while.

"While I'm on the road, I'll tell you about the main job of a maid.

Before noon, I worked hard in the Yamen. Your female assistant can't go in, but it's not a problem. Let's book a place for lunch first. The food should be a little heavier. Master, I am a person who lives a delicate life. I need to eat something before meals.

Fruit, remember, not after a meal, eat it before a meal for better absorption and help digestion. After a meal, rinse your mouth with salt water, and then make a pot of tea... I haven’t decided what tea to make yet. You can check the price later...

"While Pang Yu was chattering, he arrived at the eight-character wall of the county government. Pang Yu stopped and casually drew a big cake to Zhou Yueru: "Today is your first day as a helper. Master, the induction training I will give you is one sentence, three hundred and six.

If you are a top scholar in any of the ten professions, don't look down on the helpers. You have to do what you do and love it. If you do well, you can get ahead..." Zhou Yueru rolled her eyes at him, "I've never heard of helpers being able to get ahead."

"Don't talk back. The helper depends on who you help. The helpers in Master Pang's family are able to stand out. If they do well, they will get bonuses. Maybe I won't be your helper for half a year, and I can still make some money to help support the family."

Zhou Yueru has been preoccupied with money in the past two days. The Zhou family suffered heavy losses after this battle, even worse than the Pang family. Not only did shopkeeper Zhou suffer a great deal, but there was no liquidity in the shop at all. When he heard that there was money,

My spirit suddenly lifted.

Zhou Yueru said hesitantly, "Then what should I do now?"

"Wait here, young master, I'll go in and see if there are any errands to send.

If I have it, I’ll take you there; if not, we’ll get a room together.”

"Wait here?"

Zhou Yueru didn't understand the meaning of opening a room, but she could see the surrounding environment. There were many helpers and the like who were eating public meals nearby, and there were many crooked and ugly people. Many of them were still looking at her with ill intentions.

Look at.

"How about I go in with you? I'm a little scared of those people."

Pang Yu followed her gaze and suddenly grabbed Zhou Yueru's arm, dragged him over and put his arms around his shoulders, and then said loudly to the crowd standing on the splayed wall: "Everyone standing at the door, listen up. I am Pang Yu from the soap class. This is

The woman is my helper, no one should have any ideas about her, if anyone has any ideas, please come out and tell me now."

Zhou Yueru was stunned and didn't even think of how to react. She stared at Pang Yu blankly.

As expected, all kinds of people on the eight-character wall looked over and showed various expressions. Some were indifferent, some were watching the fun, some were mocking, some were sneering, some were contemptuous and some were fierce.
To be continued...