Unexpectedly, the carriage was going far away. It drove in circles for more than half an hour before it stopped. However, it reached the base of the city wall and found the direction. It was at the southeast corner of Bianjing City. It was very remote.
On the archway, the signboard of 'Su's Car Shop' hangs high. Going in, there are empty shop doors on the left, and the closed door of the house on the right. The carriages go straight in. On the large land, there are four square logs piled up to form a wall, and there are hundreds of them.
The carriages are arranged neatly.
From the looks of it, the family's business is as big as this, but no one is working on the huge workshop behind it. More than thirty craftsmen gathered in a group, holding their arms and shouting. When they saw the carriage approaching, they immediately surrounded it. Waiting for the Su family
The lady got out of the car, and the middle-aged rough man in charge asked in a loud voice: "Shopkeeper, why do we have to pay all our wages today? We are all raising families. If we continue like this, we won't have any rice at home."
It’s done.”
"Everyone, I have delayed you for so long, so I would like to give you a gift first. I have already raised the money. You can just line up and follow me to the shop to get it later. I just hope that you can work hard after receiving the money. In seven days
The delivery date is now, and once the deal is completed, there will be extra bonuses to reward you."
At this time, the wife of the Su family changed her previous domineering attitude in the pawn shop and had a friendly look on her face, which really impressed Jian Chuan.
The master and the servant were squatting in the corner, gnawing hard on the pies they had bought on the way, and watching everything in front of them.
Lao Huang's mouth was full of oil and he said vaguely: "Sir, when we are full, we will go and meet Madam Su."
Jian Chuan's eating habits were much more elegant. He didn't speak until he swallowed all the pie in his mouth: "There's no rush, we'll see what happens."
Then he watched Mrs. Su's wife enter the shop, and watched the craftsmen lining up, going in and out one after another, with heavy hands and smiles on their faces, but no one went to start work.
Seeing this, Jian Chuan already understood.
Sure enough, the middle-aged rough man who came out at the end raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, Su's Automobile Dealership has been late in paying wages not just once or twice, but this time it has been delayed for three months. I, Lao Zheng, can't stand it.
Now, let's go to Qin's Car Dealer to make a living. If any of the brothers are willing to come with us, they will go with me. Qin Yameni has already promised me, Old Zheng, that as long as you go with me, Old Zheng, the wages will be higher than those in Su.
Shi's Automobile Dealers' sales increased by 30%."
Looking at this response, it was obvious that it had been discussed long ago, and since it was planned long ago but it was still so grand, it was undoubtedly for the master's family.
Then he saw the wife of the Su family running out in a hurry, her face turned pale, and she said angrily: "Zheng Laowu, what do you mean?"
Zheng Laowu Shang also said plausibly: "When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. Qin Yameni pays a lot of wages and it is timely. We will naturally go to Qin's Car Shop to work, or the shopkeeper will give us some extra wages.
We might still consider it."
"Don't even think about it. Zheng Laowu, you have been in my Su family since you were an apprentice, and our Su family treats you well. If you add insult to injury like this, be careful of thunder and lightning."
The Su family's wife is quite noble, but she is a scoundrel.
"Bah, I have worked hard in your Su family for many years, and what has happened to me? Hum, when your father was alive, he always thought of ways to deduct our wages. When you took over, he even defaulted on arrears every now and then. Brothers won't leave.
, are you waiting to bury your Su family?"
"Tell me clearly, when did my father deduct your wages? Although I have defaulted several times, am I still less than a copper coin from you?"
Then Zheng Laowu raised his neck and was about to argue again. A young man behind him pulled him and whispered a few words. Then he seemed to have thought of something and stopped refuting. Instead, he said: "No matter what you say, we
Brother, I have decided to leave. The shopkeeper may wish for good luck." After a pause, he added: "Qin Yanei asked me to say something. If the shopkeeper has any difficulties, you can go to him. Qin Yanei is very happy to help.
of."
"Don't even think about it, I won't ask him for help even if I die." The Su family's wife gritted her teeth and shouted.
"Then there's nothing we can do to help, let's go."
Not to mention, this Zheng Laowu is really capable. He is obviously a treacherous villain, but he walks with great force and majesty.
After a while, only the young lady of the Su family was left standing in front of the shop, her eyes gradually turning red, which made people feel sad.
A maid ran over panting from outside and shouted: "Miss, I just saw Zheng Laowu leaving with the craftsmen, what happened?"
"Hmph, just leave. You're an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, and you're gone."
"Oh, how can this be a good thing? Without these craftsmen, how will we deliver the goods in seven days? If we can't deliver the goods, we will have to lose money. The lady has just mortgaged the house, and this..." The maid's face turned pale with anxiety.
, but also sincerely.
How could the Su family's wife not know what the maid said? She knew even more that the end of the road was just around the corner.
"It seems that Shopkeeper Su is in urgent need of a carpenter. I wonder if you can give me a try?" At this moment, Jian Chuan wiped his mouth and appeared, bowed gently and applied for a job.
"Is it you? Why did you come here? What's your intention?" When the Su family saw it was Master Jianchuan, she immediately asked cautiously.
Jian Chuan said: "Jian Chuan, Cha'er, long time no see. I saw you at the pawn shop before, but I didn't dare to recognize you. I only dared to confirm it after I came here. Don't be surprised."
Hearing this, Su Chaer looked at Jian Chuan intently for a long time, and finally it overlapped with the long face in her memory, but she said angrily: "It's really you, what are you doing here, are you breaking off the engagement? Okay, bring me the divorce papers,
After I signed the contract, you and I have nothing to do with each other."
It seems that Su Cha'er has a strong opinion against the original owner, but Jian Chuan knows that this resentment is justified. The year before last, Su Cha'er's parents died of illness one after another, leaving only Su Cha'er, who was sixteen years old at the time, and Su Cha'er, who was four years old.
My little brother, at that time, it was when men were needed most, but the original owner ignored Su Chaer's several letters and ignored them. No one would be able to accept this, and Su Chaer's current strong temper is probably unacceptable.
Related to this.
Sighing, Jian Chuan first apologized: "Cha'er, I was wrong for my brother before, but now I've regretted it and come here to apologize. I just ask for your understanding, Cha'er, just in case." Then he said, "I never expected that Cha'er would be in trouble, please
Let me do my best to apologize to my brother."
Heaven and earth can learn from each other, Jian Chuan's words are definitely true. However, Su Cha'er was hurt so deeply that she didn't believe it at all. He said: "My Su family is in trouble, aren't you in trouble? They are all here."
You're already pawning your clothes to make ends meet, and you still have the nerve to say you want to help me. I'm afraid you came to Bianjing because you lost your life in Yingtian Mansion. Why, you want me to support you. Not to mention that I don't have this ability now, but I do.
, I won’t give you a copper plate either.”
Hearing this, Jian Chuan glanced at Lao Huang and said, "Look, I was right before I said it. It's surprising that someone can help you."
Then he said to Su Cha'er: "Cha'er, you misunderstood."
"Hmph, don't call me Cha'er. Why do you call me that? Say, do you want to write the divorce letter? Well, you won't write it, right? I will. Don't blame me for losing face."
After saying that, he actually turned around and entered the shop. Jian Chuan wanted to follow him to stop him, but he was told to stop him: "Who let you in? Get out."
Lao Huang was furious and rushed forward to argue, but Jian Chuan held him back and said sternly: "Let her go."
"This, this..." Lao Huang was a little incoherent. He sincerely felt sorry for Jian Chuan, but Jian Chuan stopped him with his eyes.
Just break off the engagement. Zuo Zuo himself never thought about joining the Su family. He just wanted to help. In this case, it doesn't matter if the engagement is there or not. Therefore, when Su Chaer walks out again, he will break off the engagement.
When the book was handed to Jian Chuan, Jian Chuan signed it without any delay.
Seeing Jian Chuan being so cheerful, Su Cha'er strengthened her guess and concluded that Jian Chuan was a ruthless and unjust person, so her words became even more rude: "From now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other, go away, don't worry."
Standing here is an eyesore."
Unexpectedly, Jian Chuan was not angry at all, but still asked gently: "Since you and I have nothing to do with each other, please ask Shopkeeper Su to treat me as a stranger." He bowed again and said, "Jian Chuan, I am a carpenter by trade.
It's okay, but I wonder if I can find a job at Su's Automobile Dealership?"
"What, you can do carpentry? Are you kidding me?" It was the maid who asked.
Old Huang also had an expression of disbelief on his face. He had watched Jian Chuan grow up. In his eyes, Jian Chuan couldn't even make a fire, so how could he be a carpenter?
Jian Chuan smiled, a little frivolous and even more arrogant.
As everyone knows, Jian Chuan, who comes from the 21st century, is not only a senior engineer and a doctorate in civil engineering, but also comes from a family of carpenters. He is proficient in almost all carpentry skills at home and abroad in ancient and modern times. In the twenty-four years of his previous life, he spent a lot of time on
Inheriting the skills of the ancients and innovating new ones, he is already a master in terms of craftsmanship alone, not to mention his in-depth research on civil engineering structures and other fields.
Therefore, building a carriage is not much more difficult for Jianchuan than making a kite. He has long seen that although the hundreds of carriages in the backyard are not finished products, the subsequent processes except for the axle threading, which tests his skills, do not require much effort.
It's just a simple assembly. For Jian Chuan, it's too simple.
As the saying goes, hearing is false and seeing is believing. After having a full meal just now, he regained some strength, so he said to Su Cha'er: "Don't reject me in a hurry, first take a look at my craftsmanship and then make a decision."
Having said that, without giving Su Chaer a chance to refuse, he directly dragged the confused Old Huang to the carriage behind, rolled up his sleeves and started driving.
Lao Huang didn't know anything, so he could only take action, but Su Cha'er and the maid who followed him were very knowledgeable. When Jian Chuan saw that the saw and plane were in Jian Chuan's fair hands, he could control them with precision.
The parts were put together in an orderly manner and gradually took shape after fine-tuning. Their surprise was beyond words.
Oh my god, how could such a dignified person have such pure skills? Compared to Jian Chuan, the previous master Zheng Laowu was nothing, like a child dancing with a sword.
However, for more than half an hour, a carriage had been assembled. Jian Chuan went around and inspected it briefly. After confirming that everything was correct, he wiped his slender forehead with his sleeves and said to Su Chaer: "Okay, shopkeeper Su, look at me.
Is your craftsmanship good? Can you make a living at your car dealership?"
Old Huangtou stood aside in confusion, suspecting that he was dreaming. The maid opened her mouth half-open, and then she leaned into Su Cha'er's ear and said, "Miss, please keep him, he is more than fifty to Old Zheng."
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Su Cha'er didn't know it, but she was still hesitating. This hesitation was noticed by Jian Chuan. He sighed in his heart and had no choice but to give it another step: "To be honest, my master and servant were kidnapped by a villain in Yingtian Mansion.
Now that I am penniless, with no food to eat, no clothing to cover my body, and no roof to cover my head, I would like to ask my dear sister to take my master and servant in for the sake of our family's friendship for generations."
Having said that, Jian Chuan bowed and his posture could not be lowered. We can learn from the world that Jian Chuan really wanted to help Su Cha'er overcome this difficulty. Otherwise, he would not have had to pray so humbly.
With his craftsmanship, he can get food and drink wherever he goes. And this step is also the last chance Jian Chuan gives Su Chaer. If she still refuses, Jian Chuan has no other choice but to leave.
After trying hard, I feel at ease.
As for why he wanted to help Su Cha'er, Jian Chuan couldn't find a reason. In the end, he could only blame it on his randomness.
Fortunately, Su Chaer did not waste Jian Chuan's hard work. No matter what the reason was, she finally left Jian Chuan behind and said, "We will try the work for seven days, with food and accommodation included. If we can put these dozens of vehicles into service within seven days,
I'll stay after the car is finished, with a monthly salary of five guan, if not, just find another job."
"Seven days? Time is a little tight. I'm afraid it's impossible for my master and servant alone." Jian Chuan said matter-of-factly.
It is true that even if you work day and night, you cannot complete the project within seven days, not to mention that people are not made of iron after all, they still have to eat and sleep.
Su Cha'er naturally knew this and said, "You go ahead and I will recruit new craftsmen as soon as possible."
In Su Chaer's opinion, as long as a master like Jian Chuan is here, it is more than enough to recruit a dozen more handymen and complete the work within seven days. This also made her feel slightly relieved, but she heard Jian Chuan say:
"Shopkeeper, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you think."
Su Cha'er immediately looked at her coldly: "It's hard to find masters in Bianjing City, and there are so many handymen. What's the problem? Unless you don't want to contribute, why do you want to raise the price?"
Jian Chuan rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly, but he did not lose his temper and said, "I have a few questions that I would like to ask the shopkeeper to tell the truth."
Su Chaer snorted coldly, but seeing Jian Chuan's cautious expression, she finally nodded patiently.
Jian Chuan then asked: "Excuse me, the shopkeeper, was the business always bleak before you received this big deal?"
Su Chaer: "What's wrong? It's normal for business to go up and down."
Jian Chuan: "Do you know each other about this merchant who came to place an order?"
Su Cha'er: "I've never seen it before, but Bianjing is such a big city, and there are so many merchants traveling from north to south. How can we all be familiar with each other? What's wrong with meeting each other? The deposit of five hundred guan is a real deal."
"If we fail to complete the work as promised after seven days, do we have to pay compensation?"
"That's natural, it's an old rule, double the amount of compensation, it's clearly written in the contract."
"So, what will happen if we finish the work as promised but they don't come to deliver?"
"Then the other party breaches the contract, the business is over, and the five hundred dollars will be mine."
"If the business is over, how can the shopkeeper redeem the previously mortgaged property deed?"
Su Chaer's face suddenly turned pale, but Jianchuan didn't give up and asked again: "If my prediction is correct, these timbers should have been purchased recently, and the payment for the goods should not have been settled yet. If the dealer follows closely,
And what about the pursuit of retribution?"
Hearing this, Su Chaer pursed her red lips tightly, but her body trembled. She finally realized the crisis, but retorted unwillingly: "How do you know that the other party will not come to deliver the goods as scheduled? As long as we complete the work on schedule, everything will be fine."
It's not a problem. Besides, even if the other party breaks the contract, I still have these hundred and ten carriages and so much wood. If I sell them, I can still make five hundred dollars, and I won't lose anything."
Jian Chuan sighed and said, "So, maybe the shopkeeper will guarantee that all of them will be sold off within three days?"
Su Chaer was silent, and Jian Chuan continued: "If not, the shop will definitely come to take over the premises in ten days. By then, where will these hundred and ten carriages and this amount of wood be stored? Even if there is room to store them, how can the shopkeeper guarantee the goods?"
The merchants will not forcibly take it away to pay debts. How will the shopkeeper handle himself at that time?"
It wasn't over yet, Jian Chuan said: "Moreover, what is the motive behind Qin Yamen instigating Zheng Laowu and others to take their wages and leave?"
After saying that, Jian Chuan finally stopped and left Su Cha'er enough time to think, and then saw that her face was gloomy and uncertain. Tears eventually burst out of her eyes, streaking across her beautiful face, which was pitiful.
Su Cha'er finally believed Jian Chuan's conclusion. This was a series of schemes, and even more so, a scheme to wipe out the whole family. They were linked together. From the moment she came out of the pawn shop, she was deeply trapped and there was no possibility of her return.
But this desperate situation was only for her, Su Chaer. Seeing the expression on Jian Chuan's face, and thinking that Jian Chuan knew that Su's Car Shop was facing a desperate situation but still wanted to stay, a glimmer of hope suddenly came into her heart, and she thought about it again.
Not being able to respond to Jian Chuan's anger, he blurted out: "Is there anything you can do?"
Then Old God Jian Chuan stretched out two fingers: "Two solutions. One, immediately find the dealer to return the goods and make up the remaining payment, and then raise the money within ten days to redeem the property deed. At the same time, as promised,
If it is completed within seven days, it is best if the other party comes to deliver the goods. If not, it can also be used as capital to turn over."
Hearing this, Su Chaer's eyes lit up, and she felt enlightened at first, but after a little calculation, she grimaced: "If you want to settle the return with the merchant, you have to pay at least 1,500 yuan, plus the mortgage of 1,000 yuan."
Guan, that is 2,500 guan, but now I only have more than 700 guan left on hand. How can I raise nearly 2,000 guan in just ten days?"
Jian Chuan was not surprised by this. Thinking about it, if it wasn't for the desperate situation, how could Su Chaer mortgage the real estate deed? So Jian Chuan stretched out his second finger: "The second way is to make a desperate move. After the completion of the project as promised,
, find a way to make three thousand dollars in seven days, then all problems will be solved."
"What, our car dealer couldn't make more than 3,000 guan a year in the best years, how could it be possible in seven days?" It was the maid Luliu who exclaimed.
Jian Chuan smiled and said, "As long as the shopkeeper believes in me, it will be possible."