Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Qiao Mo was stunned for a moment, thinking that the other party was joking, but it was obvious that his expression was serious and his eyes were full of anticipation, so he was not surprised.

"Young master, do you want to start a business?" Seeing that the other party is not short of money and has a good family background, the key is that he is a young man. He is estimated to get married in the next two years, so he is a businessman?impossible.

"Yeah." Song Han also knew that his words were reckless, but he had already said what he had said, and there was no need to continue to hide it.Although he didn't have much contact with him, Song Han felt that the person opposite was somewhat trustworthy, so he said to him: "Although there is no shortage of food for me at home, there is not much money left every month. I want to do something occasionally. If I don’t have enough money, I can only ask my family to borrow it, so many times, even if my family has no complaints, I can’t open my mouth. If I can open a shop, it doesn’t matter how much I earn, as long as I can have more money.”

Of course, this is just a statement on the surface, and Song Han's real purpose is not here.

The source of his troubles lies in his own marriage. He is not happy with the family that his family is talking about. It's not that the other party is bad, but he resists or is afraid of marriage, no matter which family he mentions.He wants to do business, one is to find something to distract his attention and pass the time, and the other is to see that Qiao Mo runs a good shop, if he can run a good shop himself, the family will not send him away Treat it as a young child, and when you encounter something related to him, you may listen to him to say a few more words about your own thoughts.

Qiao Mo didn't know Song Han's deep-seated thoughts, and guessed that the other party was just curious and wanted to do business for fun.

"Doesn't your family have a shop? Besides, you have saved some money. If you want to do business, you can ask your family. Someone will always give you a suitable suggestion." Qiao Mo didn't speak rashly, not to mention himself. They are all junior apprentices in business, how can he not have any worries about their identities and relationships?

"Of course there is a shop at home, but it's not mine. I have some money, but not much, and I don't know how much it will cost to buy a shop? Besides, I don't know what kind of business to start." Song Han smiled wryly. Dao: "Our family is all educated, no matter how talented my elder brother is, he doesn't know how to do business. The manager is doing the cooking. Besides, I just want to do it myself, and I don't want my family to know, otherwise it will definitely not work. "

...Qiao Mo didn't know what to say for a moment, could it be possible to give him some advice?The Song family knew if they would be unhappy and blame him?

Facing the expectant eyes of the other party, Qiao Mo could only say: "I am also a layman in business, but I just think that life is indispensable, and food, clothing, housing and transportation are indispensable. The people next to me may not be able to do it, but at least they can do something, so I opened it." This shop. Let’s be honest, the key to opening my shop is innovation.”

"Innovation?" Song Han read these two words softly, and nodded as if realizing: "Yes, the candy in your shop is very rare, and I have never seen it outside, and there are two other snacks that are also rare, and the taste is also good. "

Seeing that he understood, Qiao Mo smiled and said, "If you really want to do business, then think carefully, there will always be business opportunities that others haven't discovered yet."

At first, Song Han only had three points of meaning, but now he has eight or nine points, so he sat there contemplating.

Seeing that he was engrossed in his thoughts, Qiao Mo didn't bother him. He got up and went to the front to see how the business was going. He also ordered Zhang Xia to pack up the things he was going to bring back, and then asked Liu Shi to get the car ready.

At this time Li Liang came over, opening his mouth to speak.

"Brother Li, what's the matter?" Qiao Mo saw that he was a little embarrassed, so he spoke first.

Li Liang hesitated, and finally said: "I shouldn't have opened my mouth to talk about this, but my family is too busy. My family has a large population and a lot of land, but it is better than Li Xi and Yu Wen's. So I I think... Li Xiyuwen and I discussed it, and each person takes turns for one day, only four or five days. In addition, we will find someone to help look after the store, and we must not delay the business in the store."

Qiao Mo didn't understand at first, and then suddenly understood.It's seventeen today, and it's the autumn harvest time until September, so it's very busy. Li Liang's family has a lot of land, and everyone is a strong laborer. Without them, the family will not be too busy.

When I first recruited them, I only wanted to be familiar with them so that I could feel at ease, and it was also meant to help out, but I ignored the need for farming in the countryside. How could I feel at ease to show him the shop when the farming season was busy.And just because they are acquaintances and have a good relationship, this busy farming leave has to be approved.

"I forgot. Don't worry, Brother Li. I'm busy at home, so I'll definitely ask you to go back and help." Qiao Mo thought for a while, and then said, "I'll write a recruitment notice and hang it outside the shop in a while, recruiting two temporary workers. One month. You and Li Xiyuwen will work in shifts for a month, and each time there must be one person in the shop, you can discuss how to arrange shifts, but I will only give you a salary of [-] Wen in September."

After hearing this, Li Liang waved his hands again and again: "How can we do that? According to the shopkeeper's calculation, we didn't work for a few days, so how could we ask for so much money. If the shopkeeper finds someone, he still has to pay their wages. It's not a loss if we calculate the money again." Is it? We don't need money."

Li Liang is ashamed to ask for more money, although according to the schedule, he will have to work for more than ten days, but if he is in another place, who will give him such a long vacation?

Qiao Mo knew what he was thinking, but he couldn't really refuse to give him anything.

The approval of leave is based on the relationship between each other, and the one-fifth of the original salary is one-fifth of the original salary, which is a bit punitive. Otherwise, according to their ten-day shift, they would have to pay one hundred and sixty-seventy.Of course, this is an external statement, and they will always find opportunities to replenish them in the future.Now he is considered to have a family and a business, not short of that little money, but it is different for Li Liang and the others.

So Qiao Mo didn't say much about the refusals of Li Liang and the others. He went back to his room, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a simple recruitment notice.The revelation stated that two temporary employees, aged between 30 and [-], will be recruited for a period of one month, with a salary of [-] yuan and lunch. Those who are interested, please come to interview at tomorrow morning.

After finishing writing, Liu Shi posted it outside the shop, with red and black letters on it, very conspicuous.

The salary of [-] Wen per month is considered high even in a county town, so many people were surrounded soon before the recruitment announcement.Qiao Mo is the boss as well as the interviewer. This time, the recruitment is not only about recruiting people who are smart and lively, but also about their character.Now his shop is quite eye-catching, not to mention there is a ring fighter appearing opposite, it is hard to guarantee that no one will secretly plant spies into his shop, he has to take some precautions.

When Song Han came back to his senses, he saw Qiao Mo busy, and waited for him to finish before calling out to him: "Master Qiao."

"Huh? Think it over?" Qiao Mo almost forgot that there was still a distinguished guest in the courtyard.

Song Han shook his head dejectedly. There were all kinds of shops on the street, but he couldn't think of anything special.

"Don't be in a hurry, just think about it slowly." Even if Qiao Mo really wanted to help, he was not a business wizard himself, so he couldn't just open his mouth and give a good idea.

Although Song Han wanted to ask him for help, he chased him too closely. After all, they only met for the third time, so they were not very close.

"I'm really sorry for delaying shopkeeper Qiao's business." Song Han asked tentatively, "I wonder if I can talk to shopkeeper Qiao again next time?"

"Is your family willing to let you out?" Qiao Mo reminded maliciously.

Only then did Song Han recall the forgotten situation, his eyes darkened: "I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Qiao Mo said with a smile: "Although I live in Shanglin Village, I have to come over every now and then. If you have time, come here. Although the place is simple and simple, you can still entertain a cup of tea and a plate of snacks."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be perfunctory, Song Han felt relieved and smiled, "Since shopkeeper Qiao said so, then I won't be polite, and I will definitely come next time." After finishing speaking, he said goodbye and left.

Qiao Mo felt that although Song Han was spoiled and spoiled, he was straightforward and easy to get along with.What's more, the Song family is not ordinary, even if he doesn't want to climb high, friendship is always necessary.

After seeing off Song Han, Qiao Mo returned to Shanglin Village.

After dinner, I went into the study with nothing to do, took a book from the shelf and flipped through it casually.It is a travel note, this book was given by Qi Yun, and there are several other books, including poems and miscellaneous notes, and they are all new books.

"My lord, here is a guest, Mrs. Lin Daqing." Old Mama Liu said outside the door.

Originally, the Liu family called him Zhengjun when they first arrived, but he thought it was awkward, so he asked them to change it.Anyway, Lin Zheng didn't have the chance to accept the juniors in his life, so what's the point.

As soon as the words were finished, Li Xue came in, and Zhang Xia served tea when she was young.

Li Xue is used to running around in the village, but he has never been so particular about serving tea and fruits in a formal way. Even if he and Qiao Mo are very close, he still feels a little uncomfortable, so now he rarely comes to the courtyard. My son usually mentioned it by the way when he was working in the west courtyard.Because of this, Qiao Mo was quite surprised that he came tonight.

It was not the first time for Li Xue to enter this study, but every time she entered, she couldn't hide her envy and admiration. She felt that Qiao Mo's literacy was really good.Seeing him asking why he came here, he smiled and said, "I'm from my grandma's house. My grandma asked me to ask you. Do you want to help?"

"What help?" Qiao Mo didn't understand.

"Land! It's almost autumn harvest. Your family has two acres of rice and ten acres of dry land. They all have to be harvested. Lin Zheng is not at home. What are you going to do?" Li Xue added: "I told you, you The family has a lot of land. Fortunately, there are a few people added to the family now, but I don’t know if they can work. If you need to open your mouth, my aunt and my family will definitely come to help. If there are not enough people, you can find two more from the village. Last year's autumn harvest was very dangerous, and the weather changed just three days after harvesting. Fortunately, it was only cloudy and there was no rain, otherwise the crops would have rotted in the ground."

"Thank you, Grandma Li, for always thinking about my family. I don't need to work on you. Both of you have a lot of land, so there is no free time. My family is not short of people. Now these few people in the family are enough, although I have never done land. The work in the field can only be done if you have the strength, and you can learn other things, it’s not farming, harvesting crops is easy.”

"That's good. After all, it's not easy to find someone, and you have to pay for wine and meat." Li Xue wentssip a few more times, then suddenly remembered something, and lowered her voice a little: "Brother Qiao, there is something You definitely don’t know, I still heard what Daqing said. Daqing met Lin Tao today, and Lin Tao slipped his tongue for a while, and it turned out that Li Shuilian is still from your Lin family.”

"What do you mean? Didn't the clan already open an ancestral hall to drive people out?" This was not a fake thing, and many people in the village saw it with their own eyes.

Li Xue's expression was mixed with contempt and a bit of indignation: "Yes, the Lin family opened an ancestral hall and removed his name from the genealogy, and did not recognize him as the husband of the Lin family, but this matter has to be reported to the county government. Otherwise, in the booklet of the county government, Li Shuilian is still Mrs. Lin Fu. Who knows that someone from the clan has gone, but the county government does not handle it, and says that the clan does not count, and Li Shuilian is still from our Shanglin Village. People from the Lin family."

"Isn't it...the people from the Ma family stopped him?" Qiao Mo felt that this matter was strange.

"Who else but them?" Although Li Xue hated Lin Fu, anyone who heard about it would be angry, let alone someone from the family.

However, Qiao Mo analyzed: "This matter is unreasonable. Li Shuilian is now with the young master of the Ma family. It is said that what he wants to do most is to get rid of Lin Fu. Although it is not pleasant to be expelled from the clan, once it becomes a reality, He is a free agent, isn't it better than being a dude with a reputation of being an 'infidelity concubine'?"

When Li Xue thought about it, it was also the same reason, so she was also at a loss: "Then, isn't it made by the Ma family?"

"No matter who it is, this matter is endless." Qiao Mo couldn't think of the reason for a while.

People who knew about this matter were muttering, wondering what was going on, who knew that they would get the answer the next day.

At dawn, a stately carriage arrived at the head of the village, and it didn't go fast, attracting many villagers in a short time.No matter how the villagers guessed or asked, no one answered, until the carriage stopped in front of Lin Fu's house.The curtain of the car was lifted, and a handsome boy in a water-red satin robe came down from above, with a jade hairpin inlaid with pearls on his head, several jingling gold bracelets around his wrists, and a little boy beside him The waiter served with a low eyebrow and a pleasing look, like a wealthy son.

"Hey, isn't this Li Shuilian!" Through the carefully painted face, someone recognized it and exclaimed.

After being reminded, the villagers looked again, it really was Li Shuilian!

Grandma Lin, who came out following the sound, realized that seeing Li Shuilian was no less than seeing an enemy. She was about to rush up and tear her red-eyed, but was pushed down by the strong man driving the car.Only now did Madam Lin see clearly, this strong man looked like a driver driving a carriage, with a fierce face, who would dare to provoke him.

Li Shuilian snorted contemptuously, and winked at the servant beside her.

The little waiter took a step forward, took out a piece of paper, shook it, and said loudly, "Where is Lin Fu? Let him come out to pick up and leave the book!"

and Li Shu? !

These three people made the villagers explode again, and they couldn't help but think of the reconciliation between Lin Gui and Yingzi not long ago.The difference is that last time it was the Lin family who wrote the Heli book to Yingzi, but this time it was the other way around.

"Damn!" Lao Nai Lin got up from the ground full of anger, pointed at Li Shuilian and shouted: "What and Li Shu, the family has already removed the name of you, a promiscuous and vicious husband, and we don't have a daughter-in-law like you in our family anymore !"

Li Shuilian came prepared, and she never got along with Lin Laomao, he didn't open his mouth, but the servant was quick-spoken and familiar with everything, Lin Laomao's face turned red and then darkened after every sentence. And white, he was going to die of anger.

Li Shuilian had vented enough, finished showing off, threw He Lishu away, got in the car and left.

The people in the village witnessed this lively scene, and they didn't know what to say when they looked at me and you.

Madam Lin angrily tore up the so-called He Li Shu, cursing continuously.In the house, Lin Fu was already drunk and fell asleep. He didn't know everything, even if he knew, he didn't have the guts to come out and confront Li Shuilian. He was frightened by Ma He.Since what happened last time, Dad Lin has become less talkative and doesn't care about family affairs.Lin Gui, on the other hand, lost all hope, burned all the original books, smashed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and was addicted to alcohol every day like Lin Fu, already described as haggard and muddleheaded.

Qiao Mo was passing through the village when he heard the news, and was going to interview a temporary worker in a shop in the county seat. After hearing Li Shuilian's actions, he understood why the Ma family prevented the county government from accepting the affairs of the Lin family.Ma He was humiliated and beaten by Lin Fu, even though Lin Fu's leg was broken, he didn't completely relieve his anger, so he thought of using Li Shuilian to completely embarrass Lin Fu and even the Lin family.

The Lin family really lost face, and even the whole Shanglin Village was indignant. It was shameful to be thrown away by the husband and leave the book, not to mention the things that the husband did, even those who hated Lin Fu on weekdays would be ashamed. Can't help but feel some sympathy.

What Qiao Mo thought was that Li Shuilian's actions obviously completely cut off the way out. Could it be that Ma He promised something?

When I got to the shop, although it was still early, there were already a dozen people applying for the job.

Seeing that there were not many customers in the shop, Qiao Mo went directly to the side of the shop for an interview. A dozen or so people lined up and came one by one.After a rough look, the ages were all within the required range, and he didn't ask any questions, so he asked no one to give a short self-introduction.

The first three are not very satisfactory, but the fourth one is quite clever and cute, just 15 years old.

Qiao Mo felt the other party's thoughts with his heart. There was no malice, only anticipation, which showed that he really wanted the job.Qiao Mo nodded bluntly, and said, "Okay, Xiao Qian, right? You come over at the morning of the last day at the end of August to let you get acquainted with the day, and you will officially start work on the first day of September."

"Thank you, shopkeeper Qiao!" Qian Xiaokai grinned happily, bowed down repeatedly to thank him, and disappeared at a trot under the envious eyes of others.

Then I had two more interviews. They were not very good, my mind was too mixed, and my eyes were rolling. I was not a suitable candidate to be a buddy.

"My name is Xu Wen."

The seventh person, aged twenty, looks fair and refined, always has a smile on his face, and even has the experience and ability to work as a bookkeeper.It sounded good at first, but Qiao Mo felt that this person's smile was very obtrusive, and he had an inexplicable disgust and rejection of him.Even though Xu Wen didn't feel malicious towards him, Qiao Mo didn't dare to be careless.

"Sorry, we're just a small shop, I'm afraid it's not suitable for you." Qiao Mo rejected this person.

Xu Wen's eyes were wide open, his face full of astonishment, full of confidence, he obviously didn't expect to be rejected, just about to say something, but was squeezed away by a person behind.

"The shopkeeper said that you are not suitable, so you should find another job. With your great talent, you will definitely not have to worry about finding something to do." His complexion was a little too pale, his stature was a little thinner, and his tone was a little harsh, but it was surprisingly comfortable.

After listening to the other party's introduction, Qiao Mo was quite satisfied. Although this Shen Feng looked thinner, he was a man who could read and write.This is different from Yu Wen's half-hearted, although Shen Feng only said that he has read a few books, but Qiao Mo thinks that the other party is a scholar.No matter why Shen Feng came to apply to be a buddy, as long as the other party is sincere, he will use it.

"Okay. It's you!"

The two places are full, and I apologize to the few remaining people, and this interview will be over.Everyone else left, but one person didn't move.

"Is something wrong?"

"I want to ask Shopkeeper Qiao, if I can support my wages in advance, a hundred cash is fine." The one who did not leave was Shen Feng. When he said this, he had no other emotions except a little helplessness, and he didn't even have any hope. .

Although Qiao Mo was surprised and even a little funny, he could clearly feel the anxiety, misery, and even despair in the other party's heart at this moment.Qiao Mo frowned slightly, thinking that something must have happened to Shen Feng, even if it was about to become an employment relationship, it was not easy to ask.

Seeing his frown, Shen Feng thought that he did not agree to withdraw the wages in advance, except for a little disappointment, there was no dissatisfaction, so he turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Qiao Mo called to stop him, and at the same time asked Yu Wen to pay five hundred Wen from the account, and gave it all to him. "I can pay you the wages first, and you can write an IOU."

Shen Feng was quite surprised, followed by surprise, he nodded in haste, and went to the counter to borrow pen and ink to write an IOU.

Qiao Mo took a look at the IOU, and saw that the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, much better than the handwriting of ordinary scholars.It is said that seeing words is like seeing people, and one can see a bit of his character from the words. Unexpectedly, he was just looking for a temporary worker, and he hired such a story-telling person.

Although it is risky to borrow money from someone he doesn't know, Qiao Mo still decided to trust this person once, and the loss would be no more than [-] Wen, otherwise it might save someone's life.

As time passed day by day, Qiao Mo was either making pastries and candies at home, or visiting the shop.

I just arrived at the shop that day, and I haven't even had a drink yet, when Shopkeeper Xiao unexpectedly came.

"Shopkeeper Xiao is really a distinguished guest." Qiao Mo greeted with a smile.

"Young Master Qiao's business is booming." Shopkeeper Xiao's attitude is more polite than before. Others don't know, but Fang Jinnian is his boss. He has already heard the news from the capital. He naturally knows Qiao Mo's true identity, so how dare he ignore it in the slightest? .

"Shopkeeper Xiao is here..." Qiao Mo naturally noticed the change in his attitude towards Shopkeeper Xiao.

"I'm here to discuss a business with Shopkeeper Qiao. Now your candies are very popular, including two small snacks. It's really inconvenient for customers to come and buy them when they come to the teahouse to order."

Qiao Mo understood, and didn't have any excuses, so he asked directly: "How much does shopkeeper Xiao want? Your restaurant is a regular customer, and I will definitely give you a favorable price."

"Then I would like to thank Shopkeeper Joe. Candies are available in every flavor. Fruit jelly candies, hard candies and mints each cost [-] catties a month, milk nut candies cost [-] catties, and sour plum candies cost [-] catties. The small cakes from the company, send us [-] every morning, this is fresh."

"Okay, no problem!" Qiao Mo agreed without hesitation, except that pastries had to be made fresh, and candies could be stocked up in advance.

Next, the price was negotiated, and the supply contract was signed after confirmation, in duplicate.

Shopkeeper Xiao chatted with him before leaving, pointing to the shop opposite that was being renovated and asked: "Why, is there a dim sum shop opposite? There will be a ring so soon? Do you know the details?"

Qiao Mo wanted to shake his head, but just saw a carriage parked in front of that shop, and the person who got off was an acquaintance——Li Shuilian!