Qin Shu stopped walking, her body remained still, her eyes slanted slightly, she looked down at Zhu Zhi and said, "If you are willing to work for me, I will not sign a contract to sell you, you can stay or go as you please."

"If you are willing to stay, I will give you the most generous treatment, and I also want your absolute loyalty."

"You can make mistakes, but I won't give you a chance to mend your ways."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Zhu Zhi's face.

Now, he doesn't even dare to use his real name and can only live like a rat without seeing the sun.

Even so, his life still belongs to himself.

Sell ​​your life to others...

Could the situation be any worse than it is now?

Qin Shu left with a sentence "Think about it carefully" and left with her maid.

There were only four people lying on the ground and six guards left in the room.

Gong Dafu quietly opened his eyes and whispered, "Brother, what should I do?"

Zhang Er and Yu Qing also looked at him quietly.

Zhu Zhi looked at the guards hesitantly.

Mo Laowu sat crookedly on the chair, threw a fragrant fried bean into his mouth, chewed it "crunch-crunch-crunch", and asked Zhang Xing opposite him, "Hey, your kid, how is studying?"

When talking about his son, Zhang Xing's face was full of pride. "That boy is my son. He is very smart. The teacher in the clan school can praise him."

Niu Tiezhu chuckled, "If your son passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, won't you be the scholar's father?"

Zhang Xing stared and said seriously: "I am the father of the Jinshi, and I am also the guard of our Qin Mansion. I will follow the eldest lady for the rest of my life, there is no doubt about it!"

Wang Sheng also said, "That's right. What did we eat before? Now we live like we've fallen into a blessed nest. The eldest daughter not only gives us a monthly allowance, but also finds a doctor to prescribe medicine for my mother when she's sick, and sends my son to the Qin clan school."

"How can we support scholars on our own? In my life, I will never submit to anyone but my eldest daughter."

Zhu Zhi and the other three people looked at each other secretly.

Mo Laowu glanced over there and smiled silently at the other guards.

Mo Laowu said again: "The former guards of the Qin Mansion were the ones who followed the great manager Qin out, did you know?"

The others nodded: Those people died, they died to protect their master.

Mo Laowu sighed with deep emotion and said, "Those sons of the guards who are willing to study are all in the Qin family school. Those who have parents at home, the eldest daughter will give them money for their retirement every year; those who have no parents are also given enough pension money, which is more than what our brothers who died on the battlefield received."

As soon as the words fell, everyone fell silent.

A man carried his parents on one side and his wife and children on the other.

It is the backbone of a family.

Once this pillar collapses, the family will be finished.

No matter whether they were bandits or soldiers, they were people who kept their heads on their belts and lived on the edge of a knife.

Who isn’t afraid that after death, the remaining family members will be left alone and helpless?

Among those wealthy families and high-ranking officials, how many of them care about the lives of their servants?

If a servant dies while protecting his master, his master will give him dozens of taels of silver as funeral expenses. This is because his master is kind-hearted.

Zhang Xing suddenly sneered and said, "Fortunately these guys didn't harm our shopkeeper Qin, otherwise they would have died without knowing how they died."

Zhu Zhi asked hesitantly, "Brother, what do you mean by this?"

"what for?"

Zhang Xing sneered, raised his chin towards the west mansion, and said, "Do you know who originally lived in that courtyard over there?"

Xifu...

Qin Jingchang?

When Qin Jingchang's family was in trouble, Zhu Zhi was hiding from disaster outside.

What Qin Jingchang's family did is still talked about by the people of Jinzhou.

But Zhu Zhi never took it to heart.

A little girl, and a lady from a wealthy family who is like a canary raised in wealth, I'm afraid she can't even tell the directions when she goes out.

Zhu Zhi thought that those things that were said to be miraculous were just exaggerated and deified by people.

Now it seems that it is not entirely groundless.

If he had known this, he would never have dared to come to the Qin Mansion even if he was beaten to death.

Zhu Zhi asked cautiously: "This, what the young lady said before, does it count..."

Niu Tiezhu widened his eyes and shouted, "Our eldest lady's words are as good as nails, and they count more than the words of men. I gave you face? How dare you question our eldest lady!"

Zhu Zhi was embarrassed and muttered, "No, little man, there are some brothers outside..."

Mo Laowu looked at him sideways and said, "Brother, I respect you as a man, so I'll give you a tip: The young lady wants loyal subordinates, but also needs to consider their ability to do things. Those who are too timid and too cowardly will not be in the young lady's eyes. If you want to stay, you have to show some real ability."

"Those people outside are your brothers. If you can't rule over them, don't use them to bother the young lady."

In other words, if Zhu Zhi wanted to bring his brothers to join Qin Shu, he had to keep those people under control.

In the future, the credit for those people's achievements may have nothing to do with him, but if he got into trouble, it must be because he didn't do well enough.

Zhu Zhi was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I understand."

Mo Laowu raised his chin towards him, "How about it? Have you thought about it?"

Zhu Zhi looked at the other three people, and they all looked at him with the same earnest eyes.

He whispered, "You..."

The three of them nodded vigorously at the same time.

He looked so anxious, as if he had been waiting for this moment for too long.

It's already like this, going straight means death, turning means life.

Who would want to hide in the gutter and be a ghost when you can stand in the sun and be a human being?

Zhu Zhi finally made up his mind and said loudly, "Okay! I am willing to work for Miss Qin."

Mo Laowu then smiled, stood up from the chair, took a dagger, and cut the ropes on the men.

Zhu Zhi was a little confused, "So, no need to ask the young lady for instructions again?"

Mo Laowu looked at him as if he were a fool. "Didn't the young lady say before? If you agree, you can stay. If you don't agree, I will send you to the government? It's so late now, you have the nerve to disturb the young lady's rest for such a small matter?"

As the rope loosened, the blocked blood flow resumed instantly, and the previously injured area began to hurt hotly.

Zhu Zhi was sweating profusely in pain and grimacing as he finally stood up with the help of Gong Dafu.

As soon as he stood up, Mo Laowu held the beans in one hand and a bowl in the other, walked slowly to Zhu Zhi and handed the bowl to him.

Zhu Zhi looked down: the bowl was black and looked like medicine.

Or maybe it's poison.

He made up his mind, took it and drank it all in one gulp.

Mo Laowu took back the empty bowl, tapped Zhu Zhi's chest with the edge of the bowl, and said meaningfully: "You must always remember what the eldest lady said: you can stay or leave as you like, but there is no second chance."

He put the empty bowl back on the table and said, "You guys should have a good rest tonight and do what you need to do tomorrow."

that's it?

The four of them looked at each other and replied yes at the same time.

Wang Sheng took the four people to the back and found an empty room.

Gong Dafu and his companions had experienced such a thrilling and eventful half night, and now they felt that their fate was sealed. As soon as their heads touched the pillow, they fell into a deep sleep.

Zhu Zhi had something on his mind, and only closed his eyes after the rooster crowed twice.

When he heard the "swish" sound of the maids cleaning the courtyard outside, Zhu Zhi immediately opened his eyes and sat up from the couch.

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