When Chu Qing heard that he was going to be "driven away", Fu San was the first to become unhappy before Chu Qing opened his mouth.
"You are just a maid, but you dare to interrupt in front of the master. Who do you think you are!"
Tao Ruolin sneered: "Then who are you!"
"What a sharp-tongued little girl, how dare you..."
Before she finished speaking, Bihua's face was full of anger: "Slap your mouth!"
As soon as the word "mouth" came out, Bihua's big fleshy palm slapped him directly.
Everything happened so fast that Fu San, who was caught off guard, ducked sideways and took three steps back.
Before Bihua could attack again, Tao Ruolin whispered: "Stop."
With a "cang bang" sound, the waist knife was unsheathed. Fu San's face was full of evil intent. Qin You turned around and cursed: "Take the knife back."
Fu San snorted unwillingly and put the knife back.
Chu Qing cursed loudly: "You really want to achieve the same level as the Tao family, but you are always ready to draw a knife?"
Actually, Fu San is not to blame for this matter. His displeasure with the Tao family has nothing to do with this matter.
If it was the master who just said that they were driving people away, that is, Bihua, who they mistakenly thought was the eldest lady, spoke up, Fu San would at most curse in his mind and would not interrupt.
The problem was that the one who chased her away was Tao Ruolin, who was dressed as a maid. If Chu Qing scolded a maid, it would be a disgrace, so Fu San, who was also a "servant", took it upon himself to teach him a lesson. This behavior was not considered wrong.
But unexpectedly, Bihua, the "eldest lady" of the Tao family, took the initiative.
"Get lost." Bihua's face turned livid: "Don't let my aunt see you here."
Chu Qing, who was originally thinking of apologizing, was overjoyed and sneered again and again: "Okay, we'll leave now, but you're waiting. See how I deal with your eldest brother Tao Shaozhang. He calls me daddy because I have the same surname as you."
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Bihua's "thick" eyebrows stood up, and she was about to have an attack, but Tao Ruolin said quietly: "Wait a minute."
"This young master." Tao Ruolin's voice was very soft, with a teasing tone: "I just read the eldest young master's letter. You want to second me, the Tao family, to work in the city."
"Yes, what."
"That's not impossible."
Chu Qing still had the same sneer: "But what?"
"Young Master is a smart man, what he said is true." Tao Ruolin smiled sweetly and pointed at Fu San: "Young Master's entourage made rude remarks and insulted me. If Young Master can slap him twenty times, my eldest lady will agree.
How about you take the person away?"
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly, and Fu San sneered: "Young master slapped me twenty times, so you just borrow someone else to do it for you?"
"Yes, but are you scared?"
"Are you afraid?" Fu Sanyi puffed up his chest: "Twice it!"
Chu Qing: "..."
Everyone looked at Fu San as if they were looking at a retarded person.
Chu Qing pulled Fu San behind him and gave a bitter smile: "Miss Tao, this girl, I don't know what Master Tao wrote in the letter, but it probably didn't include the whole story. To be honest, I have a close friendship with Master Tao.
,The reason why he is willing to help me is because I can help him."
"Are you helping the eldest young master?" Tao Ruolin smiled and said, "Why do you want to help him? Let me tell you."
"It's like this. Mr. Tao has to investigate a case recently. He can't handle it without me. It's official business."
"What on earth is going on?"
"It doesn't matter what it is, that's what I think. I don't need you people from the Tao Family Zhuangzi. I'm going to go back and discuss it with Mr. Tao. I'll help him with things. I just have one request."
After a pause, Chu Qing showed a big smile: "Let Tao Shaozhang slap you twenty big mouths in person, in front of Fu San's face. If you don't slap me, I won't do anything for him. Say goodbye!"
After finishing speaking, Chu Qing left immediately.
He thought about being challenged, but he never thought that he would be challenged by a maid and asked to slap someone who could block a knife for him. Chu Qing couldn't do this kind of thing. He couldn't do it in his life. Not only could he not do it,
, he also wanted to help Fu San vent his anger.
"Master, please stay." Tao Ruolin's eyes were crescent like crescent moons: "Can we just let this matter go?"
Chu Qing turned around, looked at Tao Ruolin, and then at Bihua, with doubts on his face.
He discovered that no one in the Tao family, from master to servant, was normal.
"Young Master is really kind-hearted. You must know that none of the noble sons in the capital are willing to vent their anger on their servants. If you are willing to treat your servants well, you will naturally not treat the Tao family farmers badly."
Chu Qing couldn't laugh or cry: "You mean, you were testing me just now. If I really gave the guard twenty big mouths, you couldn't second the banker to me?"
Tao Ruolin nodded lightly: "Yes."
Fu San: "Who do you think you are..."
Chu Qing kicked Fu San accurately on the calf.
The cold Bihua also softened her expression and nodded: "Yes, you are different from the group of flashy kids in the city. My aunt appreciates you."
Chu Qing: "..."
Glancing at the master and servant, Chu Qing was filled with doubts.
He always felt that there was something wrong between the two of them. The maid next to him looked more like his master, but the master looked like... like a liquefied tank that turned into semen.
No, I was just a little suspicious and didn't think much about it.
After all, Bihua fits all the physical descriptions Chu Wensheng gave of the eldest lady of the Tao family. She is also a young lady from many wealthy families. The maids accompanying her have been with her since childhood and are nominally masters and servants.
In fact, it is not unusual for sisters to have the same love as each other, and it is not unusual for the maids to be either older or younger.
"Miss Tao, since you appreciate me, our matter is settled."
Bihua subconsciously glanced at Tao Ruolin, who raised a slender jade finger: "We have two more requests."
Chu Qing: "Then you should hold up two fingers."
"Let me tell you something first."
Fu San on the side interjected: "There's nothing wrong with it."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Ruolin tilted her head and said with a smile: "People can work for you, not only the young people who usually work in the city, but you also need to hire sixty-three other people in the Tao family village."
Chu Qing was stunned for a long while, and then he looked happy: "Double happiness?"
I was worried about the lack of manpower, but I didn't expect that the other party would give me 60 more people.
"The second request." Tao Ruolin bent her slender fingers, and then straightened them: "That is, they can only work for thirty days, and each person must be given seventy-five cents per day."
Chu Qing took a breath: "Why don't you go and rob the bank?"
If converted into rice, the traditional money is equivalent to five or six thousand in later generations. One hundred fen is five or six hundred. Seventy-five fen per day is equivalent to almost 500 yuan. With more than 200 people, it is 10,000 per day, which is ten
When it comes to money, you must know that the salary of a second-grade civil servant is only about three times a month.
"Very much. If my guess is correct, this young man's surname is Chu, Chu Qing. He is the son of Chu Wensheng, the son of the left minister of the Ministry of Industry. He hired people to repair the Taowu Palace, and the emperor allocated money and food, thousands and five hundred guan.
,Right."
Chu Qing's pupils narrowed: "How do you know so clearly?"
"You just said that you wanted to repair the Taowu Palace." Tao Ruolin pointed at Bihua: "The other things were told to me by the eldest lady."
Bihua nodded: "Yes, the emperor allocated money and food, five hundred guan."
Tao Ruolin reminded in a low voice: "It's one thousand five hundred strings."
Bihua looked uninterested and said, "Yes, it's one thousand five hundred strings."
Chu Qing frowned and began to calculate in his heart, but as he calculated, he suddenly realized that...it didn't seem to be "expensive" at all.
Calculated by later generations' algorithms, this number is quite scary.
But in fact, there are about 200 people, ten guans a day, and 100 guans in ten days. This work can only be done for a month, which is 300 guans. At that time, some wages will be deducted for being late and leaving early, etc.
If it's less than 300 guan, I can find someone to raise the rest of the money myself, and it shouldn't be a big problem if I keep it tight.
Fu San reminded: "Master, if you go to Bei City to hire some help, a strong young man with a strong arm, you will only need thirty or forty coins a day at most."
"Is it so cheap?" Chu Qing was amused: "Did you see it? My guard said that the others only have thirty or forty cents. No matter how cheap you are, I won't bother to run away."
"Mr. Chu, have you ever thought about it? People in Beishi City don't have household registration in Beijing. Can they enter the palace?"
Chu Qing looked at Fu San: "Isn't it enough if you don't have a local household registration?"
"It's OK to build a private residence. An official residence or palace must be built by a good person, and it's best to be from Beijing."
"Then what do you do to the people of Bei City?"
"I just want to remind you that you spent your money in vain."
Chu Qing was speechless: "Then if you say that, even if you are wronged, you will have to pay for it."
"So I would like to remind you that Hua was wronged."
"You must be deliberately causing trouble for me, it's better not to say anything."
Fu San lowered his head and remained silent. Tao Ruolin covered her mouth and giggled: "You two are so interesting."
"It's okay." Chu Qing looked at Tao Ruolin with great suspicion. The more he looked at this girl, the more he felt that something was wrong. From the beginning to the end, it was the other party who was talking, but the "eldest lady" Bihua always acted like a
The maid next to her looked like she was following her lead.
Tao Ruolin blinked: "Master Chu, what do you want to see others doing?"
"It's okay, you look pretty when you smile."
Fu San: "The younger one thinks she looks quite funny."
Bihua shook her fist as big as a casserole: "It's something to be beaten."
Fu San yawned and looked into the distance.
No wonder no one wants her. Only a blind person wants to marry this evil woman. Bah.
Chu Qing sneezed for no reason and was secretly surprised. Who is scolding me behind my back?