To Rule in a Turbulent World

"All right, I don't have that much money." You Miao wiped her mouth, put the empty bowl aside, and said, "It's fine to turn [-]% of it into a new one."

"Seventy percent of the new work can't be done by the two of us." The older craftsman who spoke first said, "Young master may have to hire someone, and there is not enough wood. Look at this window, the door, everything is gone. ..."

You Miao often deals with that group of businessmen, so how could he not know what these two guys mean overtly and secretly?It's all about raising wages, You Miao said bluntly when she opened her mouth: "You want to change the door, but I don't want to. It's a thing from the Liqing period, look at the carvings in this hollow flower, pear blossom wood, don't fool me, This is the kind of wood my master uses at home."

You Miao knocked in front of the two of them, and said: "This kind of place is just that the rivets are rusted and broken, and the wood is fine, just add a couple of rivets, otherwise you would have torn down the door of my grandpa's house." Fire? You don’t need to fix the beams and pillars, but be careful not to damage the door, otherwise you won’t be able to pay for it.”

The craftsman who spoke just smiled shamelessly: "This is impossible, young master, really impossible, we can't do this job."

You Miao knew that these two people were invited by Li Zhifeng from Anlu Village. Anlu Village is in the south, Guozhuang is in the north, and Jiangbo Villa is in the middle. Then he said casually: "Look, you can't do it. If you can't do it, go back. I will go to Guozhuang to find someone. When the time comes, tell them that the young master wants to build the Shen Garden. You people in Anlu dare not accept it. The people of Guozhuang listen to it." What do you think they have to say?"

When the craftsman heard this, he couldn't leave again, and said: "Master, you are not being kind. Before you came, who knew that two people would have to build such a big garden? Don't talk about knocking, you need to move something. I don't have that much strength, just to remove a few doors and plan them again, this door would cost forty to fifty catties..."

You Miao said: "You two are tall and big, and you can't move through the door? Li Zhifeng!"

Li Zhifeng agreed, and You Miao said: "My housekeeper is tall and thin, and he can't eat enough for three meals a day... Li Zhifeng, bring me the water tank outside."

Li Zhifeng walked to the middle of the garden, bowed, and put his fingers into a hole in a stone pier in the garden.

For a while, the three people in the hall were silent, just looking at Li Zhifeng, the water tank only weighed a few dozen catties, but the stone pier weighed nearly a hundred catties.Li Zhifeng still used only one hand to lift the stone pier, lifted it outside the hall, and put it on the ground with a muffled sound.

You Miao: "Okay, take it back."

Li Zhifeng hooked up the stone pier again with two fingers, took it back, and threw it on the ground with a bang, dust flying up.

The two craftsmen were dumbfounded.

"This, this, this..." The older craftsman said: "Master, I didn't say it, it doesn't matter how heavy it is, this matter is really difficult."

You Miao said: "If you can't take it, forget it, walk around, why are you talking so much? Look at the two of you, you two are not the kind of people who are patriarchs..."

"Who said that!" The younger craftsman seemed to have been greatly insulted, and said, "Your family picks it up, and you don't pay for it! Two people do the work of ten people, you say it yourself, you say it's a success!" Is it?"

The older craftsman hurriedly stopped him with his eyes, and You Miao laughed and said, "Isn't it just right for the two of you to do the work of ten people and receive ten people's money? The money is not short of you two."

The older craftsman seemed to be thinking about it, and You Miao said again: "If you want to move anything, you can ask the housekeeper in my house to help you. Don't talk about it, let me come and see."

You Miao took the two of them in and out, and said: "In these places, you have to repair the windows, doors, and wooden boards inside. If you want to throw or remove them, you have to ask me first. I didn't say they can be removed." Yes, you are not allowed to tear it down."

After walking around for a quarter of an hour, the main room, the east wing, the west wing, the guest room, the second door, and the gate, You Miao looked at all the places once, and said: "This is the money for repairing the house. After finishing everything, I will give you a total of [-] yuan. No more, don’t bargain with me, I know that if I hire you outside, it’s only ten cents a day. This is for ten days.”

The smaller craftsman was busy tearing the clothes of his companions. You Miao knew that to hire such two people, at market price, ten days would be [-] Wen. In this way, it is indeed the wages of ten people, so don't worry if they don't nod .

The older craftsman said: "Master, do you take care of the food?"

As soon as the owner called this sentence, You Miao knew it was all right, and said bluntly, "You two eat whatever I eat."

"My brother and I can eat a lot." The little craftsman said.

You Miao said: "Every person is given one catty of rice per day, and two taels of wine at night, and the excess is gone."

"Okay." The great craftsman nodded and said, "I still have to think about how to do this job well for you. The young master understands. We have to finish the job within ten days."

"Don't worry, you take good care of these places to be repaired, and you can discuss it with me first. If you really can't finish it, just keep doing it. I don't blame you." You Miao said casually.

The great craftsman smiled and said, "Can it be done if I don't finish it quickly for you? The two brothers have to go home for the New Year."

You Miao laughed, he actually didn't care much about the money, after all, when he was in the capital, he used to pay in twos, and a dime was not enough to buy a pot of tea in the big teahouses in the capital.It is better to have fewer people than to have more people. After all, there are fewer people so that it is convenient for him to stare at him, and he will not be stalked by others, and he will not quarrel among the craftsmen among himself, and he will not be lazy and idle away from work.

Li Zhifeng squatted on the porch to eat breakfast, You Miao drank tea leisurely, and two craftsmen were talking together in the Shenyuan. You Miao ignored them, so she and Li Zhifeng took the prepared package and went out to enclose the land.

I didn't go around carefully before, but now I started to leave. You Miao found that Jiangbo Villa was so big that even he was a little scared. As far as the eye could see, it was all a large area of ​​open space. It's a pity that it's a pity. It would be great if someone came to plant it.

Of the [-] mu of land, only [-] mu of land have been planted, which is not even a fraction, and they have to pay taxes to the court every year on the basis of [-] mu.Although the tax was charged from the accounts of the Jade Rain Villa, my father probably didn't care about the money, but since he took over it himself, it is impossible to say that starting from next year, he will have to rack his brains to set aside those hundreds of taels of silver for the court to suck blood.

You Miao's feet were sore from walking, so Li Zhifeng carried him on his back. The two of them walked through a long-dried canal.

"Is the water here dry?" You Miao asked.

Li Zhifeng replied: "I asked, the water brought in from Anlu Village has stopped flowing now."

You Miao came down to the ground, bent down to grab some soil, distinguished the color between her fingers, and said, "Get some water."

Li Zhifeng prepared a wooden cup in his luggage, poured some water from the leather bag, and You Miao melted some mud into the water, and found that the soil quality was actually good.