At night, the Lihua Inn was bustling with activity. The two big tables were full, but the people sitting there were not the usual aristocratic children, but some refugees with ragged clothes and unkempt hair.
The innkeeper was reluctant to set up two tables at first, fearing that it would affect business. The few tables in the inn that were dining all looked at them with their noses in disgust.
The refugee brothers lowered their self-esteem and ate their food, not daring to look at others. Xu Xiuyi felt a little sad, and suddenly got up proudly and said to the shopkeeper: "Please ask everyone else to leave. I, Grandma Su San, will take charge of this place today."
Finished."
What she said was quite impressive, and the force with which the gold ingot was struck was even more impressive. This kind of heroism really aroused the admiration of the refugees who were doing it.
The boss was naturally overjoyed when the big ingot was placed there. He persuaded all the other tables to leave with nice words, but the only one who came over was embarrassed and told Xu Xiuyi that there was a young man in the private room who refused to leave. He said he
It won't hinder the third grandma's affairs.
Xu Xiuyi didn't pursue it, but just took out another ingot: "If friends like me are hungry in the future and want to come to the boss for a meal, the boss will reward me with one or two steamed buns, which will be recorded in my account. If it is a child,
, remember to give some meat, it’s the time when the child is growing.”
This gold ingot was enough for the boss to feed the refugees in the refugee camp with steamed buns for a month, and it also gave the boss a good reputation as a philanthropist. The boss was so busy that he nodded and bowed, saying that his third grandmother was kind-hearted.
Xu Xiuyi said this half out of sincerity. Looking at the women, children and children at this table, they were as skinny as firewood and it was unbearable to look at them.
On the other hand, it was also to win over people's hearts. With this heroic act of hers, there were faces at both tables. They were now full of gratitude to her and wished they could kneel down and kowtow to her.
"Everyone, let's eat. Eat well and drink well."
Xu Xiuyi greeted them, and no one looked at them with disdain. These refugees began to eat. It was obvious that they had not eaten such good food for a long time, and they devoured them one by one. Xu Xiuyi was quite emotional.
The current situation of the country has been like this in all dynasties. The rich and noble people are unscrupulous and immoral, and the poor people are in dire straits.
She didn't shy away from everyone's chopsticks at all, and ate and laughed with everyone. She was a quite beautiful woman, and she was full of kindness when she smiled. She even came over to call her sister when she had children. Her affectionate appearance reminded her of dumplings.
, my heart feels warm.
This time, Guan Dahu brought eight households from Guixi. They spoke poor Beijing dialect, and Xu Xiuyi listened to it. Many of these families used to grow medicine, and many of them were even wealthy people.
He is a businessman and makes a living by making medicinal materials at home.
Xu Xiu recalled that one of them looked down-and-out but had a good temperament. After a few words with him, he realized that he was an official. Although he was just a small county official, he was also one of the parents.
Later, he did something wrong and was dismissed from his post, and suffered a family crisis, so he lived in the capital.
Xu Xiuyi expressed her sympathy and stood up to look at everyone.
"We are not born inferior to others, nor do we deserve to suffer and starve. Everyone has his or her own misfortune, but as long as we are alive, there is hope. I know that Guixi is rich in medicinal materials, but Guixi is far away. I don't know much about Guixi.
Understand, you are all locals in Guixi. You all know at a glance where good medicinal materials come from, where are the cheapest medicinal materials, what are real medicines and what are shoddy medicines. I invite you here today to ask for your help.
I am busy, but I also give you a job to do."
Work, in this huge capital city, these people in trouble have never thought about finding a job, but the poor Guixi accent has become the biggest obstacle, and the people in the capital are arrogant and do not pay attention to outsiders, let alone
They are refugees, and they can barely find a job washing pots in a restaurant, because their ancestors have blessed them.
Hearing it and doing it again, the fire suddenly became excited.
"Third Grandma, as long as I give you food and shelter, it doesn't matter if I don't give you any wages."
These people's requirements for life are so simple, which is really sad.
Xu Xiuyi smiled slightly at everyone and said loudly: "As long as you do things for me, I will not only take care of your food and accommodation, but also give you a monthly salary and take care of your wives and daughters."
As soon as the words came out, those men were even more excited.
Xu Xiuyi looked around at everyone. They all looked at her like looking at the sun. It seemed that as long as she was there, there would be warmth and hope. These eyes were very useful. For the first time, she felt that she could be so outstanding.
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She is used to cleaning wounds and taking care of patients in the hospital. She has no ambitions. Her lifelong plan is undoubtedly to get married, have children and become a director. After retirement, she will practice calligraphy and write miscellaneous notes.
This is life now, which Xu Xiuyi has never thought of, but it is not bad at all. She likes this feeling of being worshiped. She is a person who easily expands, but her expansion can be controlled just right.
"Just before I say anything, how much I will give you depends on how much you can give me. I will not condone the behavior of getting something for nothing. I need you to go to various places in Guixi to buy me medicinal materials. As for the wages, it depends on what you buy back.
Medicinal materials, let me put it this way, if you come back empty-handed, then I can only feel sorry for you and only give you some severance pay, and then you can only continue to wander. But if you can buy me the best medicinal materials, I will also give you the money.
I will never be stingy."
What she said was easy to understand. The people in the business all have a certain understanding of medicinal materials. They also go to their hometown Guixi to purchase them, so they are familiar with them. Many of them have certain connections in their hometowns, so naturally they have a lot of knowledge about them.
I am eager to try this job.
Guan Dahu stood up first: "Third Grandma is a cheerful person. I don't care how much Third Grandma gives me. I will try my best to do things for Third Grandma. Third Grandma, can you think highly of us? Treat us to this meal and say something like that to the shopkeeper,
If you don’t dislike us and eat with us, I, Guan Dahu, will pat my chest and say, it doesn’t matter if the lives of my wife, children, and I, Guan Dahu, have been given to the Third Grandma.”
Guan Dahu is really a heroic man. As soon as he said something, the people around him also stood up to show their loyalty. Xu Xiuyi did not expect that things went so smoothly, but it can be seen that these people have really lost their temper under the pressure of life, but they also know how to be grateful.
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This matter has been negotiated, and the rest is the third child's time.
The third child originally felt that he was losing his wealth by eating with this group of people. These Guixi people were all dirty and smelly, and he didn't even move his chopsticks. But later, he was probably infected by the arrogance and ambition in the room.
Each of these people called him Third Brother, and he became swelled and very helpful. Following Xu Xiuyi's instructions, he told everyone what was needed in the warehouse and what was lacking recently.
He didn't know the specific uses of medicinal materials, but he knew the quality of them very well. The refugees in Guixi also knew a lot about medicinal materials. Lao San had no problem communicating with them. The meal lasted until midnight, and finally
After everything was settled, Xu Xiuyi asked Guan Dahu and others to come to the store tomorrow. Guan Dahu and his family members, Xu Xiuyi also agreed on the spot that he would arrange for the house to be properly taken care of.