After dressing as a widow

Soon, all the people from Lin's Water Powder Shop arrived at the entrance of Juxianju. The shopkeeper of Juxianju waited outside with people. When he saw Lin Zhen and the others coming, he walked over with his robes, "Boss Lin, can you choose us?" Juxianju is our blessing."

Suddenly, when he saw Gu Lin standing next to Lin Zhen, who was dressed in a black silk robe and tall and tall, he bent down and saluted with a shudder.

Lin Zhen took a look at Gu Lin and said, "There are only my relatives here, and there are no masters of Zhizhou. Don't be restrained by the shopkeeper."

"Quickly ask someone to serve up all the food and wine."

"Yes, the food and drinks have been prepared a long time ago, and I just wait for Boss Lin to bring someone to the pot." The business of Juxianju is not bad on weekdays, because it takes the mid-range route, and people with poorer conditions can occasionally come in for two meals. pause.

But it's a fool to have money and not make money. Niu Dayi, who was sent by Lin Zhen, said he wanted to order ten tables of meals, and the shopkeeper agreed.

The shopkeeper brought Lin Zhen and the others in, "Boss Lin, there are five tables on the first floor, and five on the second floor. Let me lead you and Mr. Gu up there."

"No need," Lin Zhen looked around and said, "Shopkeeper, ask someone to lift down the tables above and put them all on the first floor. It doesn't matter if it's crowded, it's lively."

"This..." The ten tables were all placed on the first floor, and it was really crowded.

But what the customers say, the shopkeeper will do what he wants, and he will tell the people behind him: "Go and lift all the tables down."

The guys from Lin's Gouache Shop who came with Lin Zhen saw that there were only two waiters behind the shopkeeper of Juxianju, and they all volunteered to say: "Boss, let's carry the table with them, and we'll be done right away."

"Go," Lin Zhen said, and in the sound of them going up the stairs, he looked at the ladies and brothers, "You find a table and sit down first, eight people sit at a table."

The girl and the buddies still have to avoid suspicion with the guys, and sit aside consciously. Most of them have never been to a restaurant, and they looked around curiously from the corner of their eyes, and whispered to their partners and friends next to them. talking.

The men who went upstairs to move the table also came down. When placing the table, there was a distance of one meter between the girls and the buddies, and they sat together a little crowded.

As soon as they sat down, the shopkeeper brought the waiter and brought up the dishes, one soup and nine dishes, which meant perfect.

There were still two jugs of wine on the men's table, and sour plum soup for the buddies. Lin Zhen knew that they were tired and hungry all day, so he poured himself a glass of rice wine and stood up: "Today is the opening of our Lin's Shuifenfang shop. It’s a good day, and it’s also a good day when you come to me to work for a month, and you can receive the first month’s salary. After drinking this glass of wine with you, I will go to the front to pay you. You should eat and drink, Come forward when your name is called."

The workers sitting below also poured wine or plum soup for themselves, and stood up to respect him.

Lin Zhen drank it all in one gulp, told them to sit down and eat something to fill their stomachs, and walked forward by himself.

The wages that had been brought here before were put on the front. Lin Zhen opened the box and saw that the inside had been counted. The copper plates tied with hemp rope and the scattered silver of a penny were in the order they registered when they came in to work. , and shouted from the first one: "Zhao Sanya."

Sitting in front of a table of food, everyone who had no intention of eating at all looked at him and the wages in the box. When the first name was called out, everyone who knew Zhao Sanya looked at her.

Before Zhao Sanya could react, she was pushed by Maizi beside her, only to wake up like a dream, and hurried to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen handed her the string of 92 Wen coins and the broken silver coins of one yuan and one dollar: "This month's salary is 150 Wen, plus the seven days of night shift, a total of 190 Wen."

Even though she knew she would be paid 150 wen a month when she came in to work, Zhao Sanya still felt like a dream.

This is higher than the wages of my brothers, and the work is not heavy.

She took the money from Lin Zhen in a daze, bowed to Lin Zhen, and walked down lightly.

Everyone looked at her with envious eyes, and their hearts beat faster when they thought that they would also receive so much money later.

"Qian Zhuang." Lin Zhen called out the next name.

A man stood up and walked towards him, Lin Zhen handed him a penny and 92 Wen.

This man named Qian Zhuang blushed with excitement, and kept saying thank you to Lin Zhen, Boss Lin, his eyes were still red while talking.

Only those men who played well with him knew that Qian Zhuang was the only strong laborer in his family, his father died early, and his mother struggled to bring up the two brothers and sisters.

Qian Zhuang came out to find work with others when he was eight or nine years old, but at a young age, people only gave him food, not a penny, so Qian Zhuang often wrapped his rations in tree leaves and went home to eat with his mother and sister.

After finally growing up, relying on his strength to do hard work for others, he can barely feed the three of them.

He heard the news of the recruitment of Lin's gouache workshop from the owner of the work. At first, he just thought that the work of the gouache workshop should at least be more stable, unlike being outside every day.

But he never expected that the work in the goufen workshop would be so good. Not only did he get a fixed 150 wen a month, but he also paid lunch at noon.

If it is better to work the night shift, I can get six cents more a day, and I can have another meal in the afternoon.

Holding 190 coins, Qian Zhuang clenched his fists, thinking that if the gouache workshop had already recruited workers, he must ask his sister to try it. It would be even better if he could work in the goufen workshop with him. It will get better and better!

The names were called one by one, and the wages were distributed to them. Xiaoxi, Maizi and others who had left an impression on Lin Zhen also received their own wages.

After coming to the state capital for a while, Chunniang and the others, who have not yet started working formally, showed envy in their eyes.

As for Zhou Zhengchu, Shaoying and others who were bought, Ah Chen, the nursing home, and the waiters who had been busy in the shop all day, didn't have any ideas.

They are Lin Zhen's servants, and Lin Zhen's private property. As long as Lin Zhen feeds them and doesn't torture them, Lin Zhen will be a good master.

Suddenly, Zhou Zhengchu heard Lin Zhen call his name.

Sitting next to him, the wife who took care of the child was also stunned, and said uncertainly: "Zhengchu, the boss seems to be calling your name."

Zhou Zhengchu stood up from the chair and walked towards Lin Zhen. He was strong and strong, and standing in front of the slightly slender Lin Zhen was like a wall.

Lin Zhen looked up at him and said, "The seven of you are in charge of escorting the goods, and you often travel outside. The monthly allowance is [-] Wen, come and get it."

It's risky to go out, just like that time in Dongyang County, if I brought ordinary workers, I'm afraid it would have been wronged a long time ago.

So Lin Zhen considered all aspects and set their monthly allowance at this amount.

The nursing home is not as high as theirs, only 180 essays.

After distributing Zhou Zhengchu's and the nursing home's monthly bills, Lin Zhen looked at Chunniang and the others, "Chunniang, you 18 people have also been busy for a day today, which counts as a day's work, and each of you is five Wen."

Chunniang and the others didn't expect to have their own, and said nonuo: "Old...boss, we still need you..."

"Today's wages are not counted in it, and the deduction will start after you officially start working."

"Come on, take today's wages first." Lin Zhen counted the five cents by himself one by one, and when Chunniang approached, he handed the copper coins to him.

"Boss." At this moment, Chunniang completely let go of what was on her mind, and straightened her shoulders a little.

"Take it, you deserve it, and those who work should get paid." Lin Zhen looked at her and said.

Chun Niang took the five Wen money into her hand and held it in the palm of her hand: "Thank you boss."

She walked back to their table. The people at the table were all from the state capital. They looked at Chun Niang's hand holding five Wen coins. .

They can support themselves with their own hands, can they live like this in this life?

Lin Zhen called out the names of the rest of the people, and after paying the wages, he sat back in his seat, looked at them and said, "Hurry up, eat and drink, if you don't eat any food, it will be cold."

The men and women with smiles on their faces shouted loudly: "Boss, we have eaten a bowl of rice anyway, and you haven't eaten a single bite, so hurry up and eat!"

Lin Zhen looked at his bowl of rice that didn't even go down, and couldn't help laughing, but it's true, he didn't take a mouthful of food into his mouth.

So he quickly took the lead and sat down to eat.

They also wanted to send the girls and buddies home, and the eight nurses knew what they were doing, and only had one or two glasses of wine.

When almost everyone was full of food and drink, they were sent back one by one according to Lin Zhen's instructions, while Chun Niang, Zhou Zhengchu and others walked back by themselves.

Standing at the entrance of Juxianju, Lin Zhen, who smelled slightly alcoholic, greeted the girl and brother who were sitting in the carriage and were about to go home, and watched them disappear into the street.

He said to Gu Lin beside him: "It's really busy when you're busy, and it's also really fun when you're having fun. Have you seen that, they are all happy."

"Is Uncle Lin happy?"

"happy."

Lin Zhen nodded, with a smile on his face reddened by the alcohol: "There is a saying in our place that eating more people is delicious, and eating alone will block the intestines. Besides, when they come to work here, they also exert their own strength. , I just want to let them live a little bit better on this basis, so that the big guys can feel a little bit more comfortable."

Gu Lin turned his head to look at him.

This truth is very simple, anyone can say it, but it is not an easy task to actually do it.

Everyone has selfishness and endless desires, but his Uncle Lin seems to have no desires. He does everything he likes and wants to do, and he does not hesitate to share some of the benefits that belonged to him to others. .

But it doesn't mean that he has no temper. Gu Lin, who has seen him poke the roof of Ma's family and make a big disturbance at Li Zhaodi's house in Liyu Village, knows that Uncle Lin is only upholding what he thinks is good.

Gu Lin suddenly grabbed his waist, pulled him into her arms, and took a bite on his slightly plump lips.

The smoky alcohol in his head dissipated a bit, and seeing Juxianju behind him with the door closed but the candlelight still on, "Gu Shuanzi, you are getting more and more courageous."

"Well," Gu Lin snorted, let go of him, and slightly bent his knees in front of him, "Come up."

"I'm not drunk." Lin Zhen let out a breath of alcohol, feeling that he was really not drunk.

Gu Lin, who knew how much he drank, saw through it without telling it, and followed his words: "I'm really not drunk, but I want to recite it back."

Relying on the fact that the current wine is not strong, Lin Zhen, who was infected by the atmosphere and drank a lot, lightly jumped onto his back and hugged his neck: "Why do you call me Zhenzhen again?"

Before he could answer, Lin Zhen, who was a little drunk, said, "But the last time you called me was really four or five days ago, and you can call me now, as long as no one can hear you."

After all, the two are still uncles and nephews in the eyes of outsiders, and one is a husband and the other is a boy. Such an intimate name should not be called by their seniority.

Gu Lin put his hand under his pig, and walked towards the Yamen with his back on his back. He said, "It won't be long."

"Huh?" Lin Zhen didn't hear clearly, he lay on Gu Lin's back, and suddenly felt that Gu Lin's back was so broad, and the hot body temperature was transmitted to him through the thin clothes, as if to The blood in his body was boiled.

As soon as Lin Zhen lowered his head, he licked and kissed the back of his neck, and the wet tip of his tongue slid across his skin, moistening the hair roots on the back of his neck a little.