Early in the morning, the side door of Zhou's paper shop opened. Zhou Yueru walked out quietly and said to the old helper inside, "Close the door, don't let dad run out."
The owner of the cloth shop next to him immediately looked away when he saw Zhou Yueru.
When the neighbors across the street saw Zhou Yueru coming out, they all talked in low voices. Zhou Yueru blushed and lowered her head. She didn't talk to her neighbors and tried not to make any noise.
Ever since the last warning about rogue bandits came, the relationship between the Zhou family and their neighbors has been strange.
Later, everyone said that the news about Qianshan was untrue, and the mood of the citizens calmed down. No one mentioned the expulsion of the Zhou family again, but after all, there was a gap with the Zhou family, and the neighbors had little contact with the Zhou family from then on.
Zhou Yueru now works at a newly opened gambling stall, because the gambling stall is connected to Ruhualou, a place where Goulan is located. Gossips have begun to spread among the neighbors, saying that Zhou Yueru is making a living in Goulan.
Zhou Yueru knew what they were talking about, but she couldn't explain it. She kept her head down and walked quickly. When she passed by Yinman Gambling Stall, Zhou Yueru turned her head and glanced at it out of habit. It was said that this gambling stall was taken over by Liu Xiucai, and the venue was not very good.
It is a place where people gather for gambling. Since the opening of Baishuntang, the business has plummeted. At this time, no one has opened the door and no one is waiting at the door.
Baishuntang has been open for more than half a month. It is already mid-November and the weather is getting colder, but Baishuntang's business is getting more and more popular.
Especially after the temperature dropped, Baishun Hall lit a brazier in the lobby, and all gamblers were more willing to go to Baishun Hall.
When Zhou Yueru walked to the entrance of Baishun Hall, a large number of people were already waiting there. These people were all waiting to eat free breakfast. One of Pang Yu's opening bonus activities was for the first thirty gamblers to buy chips every day.
Customers can have a free breakfast, which attracts gamblers to get up early and line up. It seems that Baishun Hall is very popular from morning to night.
Zhou Yueru also had expectations for breakfast, because Baishuntang provided breakfast and dinner for employees, so no matter how early she got up, Zhou Yueru had no complaints.
The employees in the gambling stalls were also waiting outside. Except for the night watchers, everyone else lived in the Ye family's old house on South Street. They had set up a separate courtyard and separated it from the strong class, because they were all in
South Street, very close to work in the morning.
More than 20 gambling stall employees stood in two lines, and the waiting gamblers gathered around enthusiastically. There were also some nearby people squatting on the side with bowls in their hands, waiting to watch the fun.
Zhou Yueru blushed and hurried to the middle at the back, letting others block her. Even though she was standing in the middle, she still felt that everyone around her was looking at her.
Liu Ruogu walked to the front of the queue, stroking his beard and said, "Our Baishun Hall has been open for less than a month, and the number of gamblers who come every day is no less than three hundred. Liu has been doing business for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen such a prosperous business in a newly opened store.
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Everyone has done a good job and has taken up all the affairs in the hall. The boss has said that this month’s labor and food bank will be paid out at the end of the month, and the bonuses will have to wait until next month. I will definitely get it to everyone before the Chinese New Year.”
There were voices thanking the shopkeeper below, Liu Ruogu waved his hands and said, "It's all the kindness of my boss, I have to thank my boss.
Okay, Jiang Shuqiong, please take everyone to do their morning lessons and open the door after you finish."
A chubby middle-aged woman walked up to the queue and bowed to Liu Ruogu to please her.
Zhou Yueru was so nervous that sweat broke out on her forehead. The most difficult time of the day had come.
The fat woman faced the queue and suddenly shouted, "Where are we from?"
Everyone in the queue answered together, "Baishundang!"
The fat woman stopped with a dissatisfied look on her face, walked around in front of the queue and said angrily, "I haven't slept at all, just made such a noise, and looked like this when I woke up in the morning. How can I do a good job in a day?"
The plan lies in the morning. My boss asked me to do morning service. The purpose is to make everyone feel energetic and alert. We will shout again and we will not be allowed to eat breakfast if we don’t shout."
Someone next to Zhou Yueru cursed the fat woman in a low voice. This woman was Jiang Shuqiong. She used to be a dishwasher in Jufeng Building, but she was a dishwasher with ambitions. She wanted to be a female cleaner and get some agency fees, so she would be fine.
Mix in the checkbox.
It's a pity that her image is not favored by others, and she has never been able to achieve her wish.
She herself also feels that it is difficult to develop in the brothel industry, which is based on facial recognition, and is planning to revise her career plan.
It just so happened that Pang Yu's Baishuntang opened and needed to recruit some female helpers. Generally, serious people would not dare to come. Jiang Shuqiong had experience in the brothel business. Baishuntang was a multi-business operation and needed compound talents like her.
Jiang Shuqiong successfully became a member of the gambling stall.
In this gambling stall, Jiang Shuqiong is like a fish in water. She is not only responsible for washing dishes, but also taking guests to Ruhualou. She is willing to do anything that no one is willing to do.
As for the call to fuck in the morning, everyone else was afraid of it. Only she volunteered, and the first time she called for fuck, she won Pang Yu's recognition with her voice and emotion, and became a regular leader, and was promoted to Baishun Hall.
The head of the girls' class.
"Let's start again and cheer up my mother!"
Jiang Shuqiong glared at them fiercely, "The voices in the back are louder. Don't think that I can't see you if you are hiding behind. I am specifically looking at those behind you, especially you, Zhou Yueru. As for you, raise your face.
How can you be so submissive to your talent as a clerk in Baishuntang's accounting office? Come on!"
Zhou Yueru's forehead was sweating and he reluctantly raised his face a little.
Jiang Shuqiong rolled her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and started a new round of morning classes.
"What kind of business is Baishuntang?"
"The business of serving people!"
"What are our guests?"
“Guests are our bread and butter!”
"What is our duty?"
"It is our duty to satisfy our customers!"
Jiang Shuqiong waved her round fist, spittle spurted out, and her sharp voice echoed on the street, "We have to work hard every day!"
Everyone shouted in unison, "Work hard! Work hard! Work hard!"
…The onlookers and gamblers looked on with smiles, and there were even children learning from the side.
Zhou Yueru's face was red, and she moved her mouth in the crowd, but actually no sound came out. She knew that this was Pang Yu's invention, and she had to have Baishuntang's employees come to do this in the morning, which embarrassed her to death every morning.
I don't know what the reason is.
At this time, a large group of strong men dressed in black lined up and ran out of the Ye family's old house. The leader was Pang Yu.
Jiang Shuqiong heard the noise, noticed Pang Yu's figure from the corner of her eyes, and shouted loudly, "What does Pang Dong's family belong to us?"
The helpers below responded in unison, "Rebirth parents!"
Jiang Shuqiong's fat face was distorted, and her voice suddenly rose an octave higher, screaming with a sound wave so powerful that it could shatter a glass, "The kindness of the Pang Dong family is not only the rebirth of my parents, they are my ancestors!"
..."The master said that when he goes back to the drug store tomorrow night, the ancestral tablets are still there. He said that the young master has not worshipped for two or three months."
"knew."
Pang Yu replied absentmindedly, focusing all his energy on the strong class training in the East Garden.
The strong squad was taking turns to use spears to kill the wooden figures. A row of simulated battlements was built against the wall. The wooden figures were placed among the battlements. The sound of killing was loud in the east garden.
The rogue bandits in Yingshan disappeared. The Anqing Prefecture confirmed that no large group of rogue bandits came out of the Dabie Mountains, but it did not explain clearly what the warning signal in Qianshan was about.
Ma Kuai sent by Tongcheng deployed along the official road from Qianshan to Tongcheng. It was not until they confirmed that the situation had calmed down that Pang Yu relaxed his guard and asked Ma Kuai to withdraw from Qianshan, but two people were still left near the county boundary to prevent rogue bandits.
Raid.
During this period, the strong squad recruited 192 people, and there were still 30 people to help. Pang Yu was busy improving the organizational structure. The original five-person team and eleven-person team were retained.
Pang Yu's plan is to form three squadrons into one squadron, temporarily forming six squadrons.
He was confused about the organization of the ancient army. There was no unit Wu in Pang Yu's concept. The organization method in front of him was because he had heard Ruan Dacheng mention it.
The weapons made are enough for half of the people, and the most numerous ones are spears. A blacksmith found the specifications of the government-made spear heads from Anqing. Now spears and javelins are being made according to these specifications. They were experimenting while making them, and finally found that the javelins cannot be used.
Otherwise, the center of gravity of this kind of spear head would be too far forward, making it difficult to throw it far. Pang Yu had to specially design new javelin specifications. These weapons are not just made and used.
I also found several specifications of waist knives from Anqing and Luzhou. The overall shape is the shape of a Yanling knife. The blade is highly curved. Some have two deep and one shallow blood grooves, and some have a single blood groove. The blade
The length of the handle is also different. The length of the sword is about three feet, and the length of the blade is nearly two and a half feet.
Someone in the blacksmith shop made a waist knife, because at this time, the most popular thing for merchants to carry was the knife, which was considered the most popular weapon among the people. Pang Yu chatted with them several times, and then he understood that the blood groove on the blade was not
It is used for bloodletting, not so that it can be easily pulled out after piercing it.
The main function of the blood groove is to balance the weight to adjust the center of gravity of the entire knife so that the user can chop and stab with less effort. The blade also needs some steel. The waist knife seems simple, but not all blacksmiths have that technical ability.
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Now waiting for the weapon to be used, Pang Yu could only choose an easy-to-manufacture waist knife specification and send it to several blacksmith shops to make it together, and use the one that fit the knife.
Every detail in the army has its own knowledge. Pang Yu was overwhelmed by this small army of more than a hundred people. According to his estimation, it would not be until at least the middle of the twelfth lunar month that the newly recruited men would be able to achieve some results.
It's time to celebrate the New Year again, and Pang Yu estimates that all the clothing and equipment will be available in March and April next year, and then it can barely be called an army.
However, Pang Yu is not too anxious now, because the threat of rogue bandits is not urgent. There have been two warnings in Anqing, and both times were safe. Even if they are coming, it will probably not be a short time.
Wang Zenglu handed over a pile of dark things and said, "Board leader, this is the armor made by Zhang Manshou at Zhangji Blacksmith Shop."
Pang Yu took it and lowered his hands. In the cold weather at this time, it was like touching a piece of ice. This armor was based on cloth, with layers of iron sheets stacked on it, and they were reinforced with twine. Pang Yu
After putting it on, I walked around a few times.
After stopping, Pang Yu shook his head and said, "It's still too heavy. I'm afraid it won't weigh more than sixty pounds. The weight is all on the shoulders. If there is a war, I will be exhausted before the fight. The weight should be borne by the shoulders, back, and waist.
This armor is too loose.
But tell Zhang Manshou that the second piece can be made like this. It means that he has worked hard, so I will keep this piece first and prepare it for Yao Dongshan. Anyway, he is strong enough to carry this armor."
"Board leader, Zhang Manshou said this one costs forty-three taels."
"As long as the calculation is reasonable, I will give him a hundred taels. If he is not willing to spend money on new things, he will not get the most cost-effective specifications."
Pang Yu waved his hand and said, "But you don't have to worry about this kind of thing in the future. If you send something from outside, you can only send it to the concierge, you can't come in and hand it to the captain."
"I understand, villain."
"Let's go train."
Pang Yu waved his hand and sent Wang Zenglu away.
At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and it was bitingly cold. Looking carefully, there were some white snowflakes on the sleeves.
Pang Yu gathered her clothes and looked up at the sky, where snowflakes were falling all over the sky.
Pang Yu looked at the sky in a daze, "It's almost the New Year before I know it!"