Chapter 715 Your Most Loyal Guard Dog
Ma Qiangzhuang, who was observing Annan's attitude, saw that Annan's attitude seemed to be softening, so he immediately took advantage of the situation and added more pressure:
"Miss An, as long as you are willing to take us in, Ma Qiangzhuang and his brothers are willing to serve you as their leader. From now on, we will serve you as your vanguard and loyally!"
Seeing him clenching his fists and looking full of ambition, Annan immediately frowned and waved his hand, saying:
"Stop! That's not necessary!"
She didn't want to be a boss. It sounded good, but in reality it was a responsibility that required her to manage all the people under her, which was simply a lot of worry.
She can be a landlord or an employer, but she just can't play the brotherhood or boss-younger-brother game with them.
She had never had any sense of responsibility, and marrying Gu Zhiyu was the most responsible thing she had ever done.
And still be responsible for others? That is absolutely impossible.
But Ma Qiangzhuang was right about one thing. She did need human shields who could distract the firepower of the thugs and beasts, and she also did need some people who could help her gather information and do things.
In the first few years after the natural disaster, Guzhi Island was still able to hire reliable workers whether for collecting fuel or investigating incidents.
But as the natural disaster lasts longer, now they need to do everything themselves if they want to do anything.
If Ma Qiangzhuang were available, it would indeed save her a lot of trouble.
But it is impossible to let them stay for free.
Not to mention people with whom you have an average relationship, even for your own relatives and friends, you cannot help them too much or too deeply.
Providing a small favor appropriately may make people feel grateful, but long-term help and charity will most likely produce ungrateful people.
Although she had no shortage of money or food, if she allowed them to stay without asking for any money, over time these people would easily regard themselves as the masters of the house and forget whose territory this was.
So after some negotiations, the two of them finally agreed to rent the outermost house in the villa area to Ma Qiangzhuang at a price lower than the official price.
However, the quantity is limited, with a maximum of eight units available for rent, and the number of occupants cannot exceed one hundred.
In addition, Annan will build a wall within the villa area, just like the mountain and the base back then, divided into inner and outer areas.
They can only move around in the villas outside and are not allowed to enter the private spaces inside.
Of course, the most important thing is that if they want to move in, they have to remove all their hot weapons and are not allowed to bring in any firearms.
This is all for Annan's own safety.
As for why the limit is one hundred... this is the number she can kill in one breath.
It will be difficult to kill more than that.
After all, she had to consider the risks. If the other party did not guard the gate as agreed, but instead had other intentions, she would have to kill him completely.
After Annan finished stating his request, he looked at Ma Qiangzhuang's expression and continued:
"I have provided you with a place to stay as you wished, but that is all. The rest of your food, clothing and other expenses are none of my business. You are responsible for them."
"When I need you, you will bring your men to obey my orders. Of course, I won't let your work go in vain. I will pay you accordingly, as if you were hired as servants."
Ma Qiangzhuang readily agreed without any objection.
Although they were not directly accepted as his subordinates and allowed to live in the villa area for free, the price they offered was already very favorable.
The supplies we had were only enough to live in the official base for two months, but here in An Meili, they were enough to rent for half a year.
This price is already rock bottom, almost the same as giving it away for free.
Six months was enough for the brothers to gain a firm foothold in the official base, save up for the next rent, and survive.
There is nothing wrong with collecting money and waiting for orders. If someone is willing to pay for work, it is considered as giving them a job opportunity, and they should be thanked.
As for the quota of eight buildings and one hundred people, he had no objection.
The dozen buildings he proposed to An Meili at the beginning were actually deliberately exaggerated. In a negotiation, if you want ten benefits, you have to say you want twenty, and you can only get what you want after all the reductions.
In his heart, he actually expected to accommodate less than a hundred people.
The number of people at Linglong Base has dropped sharply this year due to poisonous hail and fighting. There are also official free housing quotas, which can accommodate a lot of people.
There weren't many left. What he really needed to make proper arrangements for were the squad leaders at the base management level.
They were all brothers who had shared life and death with him for many years. Together with their own capable and loyal followers, the total number was no more than eighty or ninety people.
These people followed him to live in An Meili's villa area. As for the remaining low-level subordinates, he sent some away, put some in official free beds, and rented two one-month units to accommodate the rest. This was the utmost he could do as the head of the family.
As for whether it would be too crowded for those people to live in two houses and what to do next month, it had nothing to do with him.
He only needed to worry about arranging the small group of brothers who had been with him through thick and thin. The quota given by An Meili was more than enough.
After everything was finalized, Ma Qiangzhuang stood up and, along with Xu Xi, bowed several times to Annan with gratitude.
Annan waved his hands and said, "No need to be so polite. I am not a philanthropist. I have my own selfish motives in helping you."
She said, word by word, "Brother Ma, don't forget what you promised me."
Ma Qiangzhuang said seriously: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely serve as a shield. Anyone who wants to get to your side must step over my dead body first!"
He said with a smile: "Besides, since we live in the villa area together, it is also our home. It is our unshirkable responsibility to protect our home."
"I will arrange all patrols, guard posts, and shifts properly to ensure that not even a fly can fly into your circle."
He said this with all his heart.
No matter where they live, they have to guard their own residence. Protecting the landlord An Meili is just a matter of convenience.
He had already thought it through. When the time comes, he would send some of his brothers out to work to earn food and rent, and the rest would be responsible for the security of the villa area.
The most important thing is that the brothers no longer have to separate and can live together in the villa area, so they can take care of each other in the future.
Life will definitely get better and better.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but loudly express his loyalty to Annan:
"Thank you Miss An for taking me in! Miss An, don't worry, we brothers will be your most loyal guard dogs and watchdogs in the future! We will defend the villa area to the death!"
As he spoke, he also bowed to Gu Zhiyu who was behind Annan.
Before Annan, who was covered with goosebumps, could say anything, Fugui on the side shouted first and sprayed violently at Ma Qiangzhuang.