Chapter 3392 Extra Zhou Yin 7
"That's true, but twenty days isn't easy to endure. Some people might not even be able to endure a single day."
Zhou Yin stuffed the remaining cake into his mouth and asked, "When are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow at noon, the sooner we leave the better," the little fat man sighed, "We may never come back."
Zhou Yin: "As long as I'm alive."
The little fat man nodded and said, "I'll give you my good wishes."
Afterwards, the little fat man really did not return to Luojiang County, but he still heard Zhou Yin's name because he had a world-famous daughter.
Everyone knows that the world-famous Zhou Shuling is a woman and a miracle doctor. She comes from Qili Village, Luojiang County, Mianzhou. Qili Village is rich in medicinal herbs, rice and wheat. Her father is Zhou Yin, a righteous man praised by the previous emperor, who was posthumously appointed as the governor of Mianzhou.
Because of Zhou Man, many scholars in the world wrote biographies of Zhou Yin, making his righteous deeds widely known.
The old fat man naturally heard it too. He turned around and said to his descendants, "I know the governor of Mianzhou. He is a smart and studious man."
His descendants disagreed, saying, "Everyone knows that Shuling Zhou was so smart and studious, so his father was naturally smart and studious too. I heard that Shuling Zhou inherited his courage and loyalty from his father."
The old man lay in a chair, looking at the wall of his home, and he seemed to see the young man leaning against it in the past. He raised his head and said to him with a firm face: "I am leaving too."
The little fat man was stunned for a moment, then very pleasantly surprised, "Are you going to escape too? Then how about we go together?"
Zhou Yin shook his head. "Do you remember the manager of that big business last time? I plan to go find him."
"Are you crazy? Their family wanted to sell you out, but you refused to do so?"
Zhou Yin: "The price of selling is high."
Zhou Yin can read, and although his handwriting is ugly, it cannot hide his intelligence.
He has been running around the county town all year round, so naturally there are people who admire him. He also wants to find something to do, such as running errands for others. He believes in himself and that one day he will be able to become a manager or something like that.
He had already found out that as a manager of a business or store, he could earn at least 800 coins a month, which means 9,600 coins a year without eating or drinking, which was much more than what he could earn by farming.
But he doesn't sell himself.
You can sign a temporary employment contract, but not a permanent one.
But he was neither a servant nor an apprentice of their master, so this requirement directly cut off many avenues.
Last year, a manager of a business took a fancy to him and repeatedly invited him, but Zhou Yin refused.
Their business is so big and has so many rules, the most important thing is absolute loyalty.
Loyalty, there is no greater loyalty than signing a death contract.
Zhou Yin had never thought about competing with such a large business. His target was only the small businesses or shops in Jiannan Road.
But selling oneself is nothing compared to life and death.
Zhou Yin didn't hesitate and went straight to the big business. He was lucky that they hadn't left yet.
The manager of the business liked him very much. He came to Luojiang County several times and asked Zhou Yin to run errands for him. He was quite familiar with him.
As soon as he mentioned selling himself, the steward accepted it and asked, "What do you want?"
"A sack of wheat."
The chief steward smiled and said, "You're quite clever. There aren't many people in Luojiang County who can afford to buy people with grain these days. This thing is much more valuable than money. But if that person is you, I'm willing to give you a bag of wheat."
Zhou Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile, "Thank you, Steward. I have another request."
"you say."
"I know our company is moving from Luojiang County, and we have a lot of goods to dispose of. Moving those things requires people. Why don't you try the people in our village?" Zhou Yin said, "They are all young and strong people who can work. They don't need money, just food, two meals a day. Give them a job, and you can ask them to do anything."
The chief steward pondered and said, "It's not difficult to find manpower in Luojiang County now."
"But if we use people from Qili Village, I can guarantee that they are clean and will not cause trouble. If there is an attack by refugees, they will loyally protect the business." Zhou Yin said, "I can't guarantee the character of laborers hired from outside."
The chief steward thought for a moment and then laughed, "You've convinced me. This job can be given to someone from Qili Village. Zhou Yin, I'm doing this for your sake. You must keep your word."
He said, "This time when I leave, I will take most of the people in the company with me, leaving only a few people to look after them. Their lives and futures depend on you."
Zhou Yin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Steward. I am yours now. My life and death are in your hands. Even for my own sake, I will arrange everything here."
The chief steward nodded in satisfaction. "That's what I like about you. You're as quick as a smart person. I'll leave this matter to you."
Zhou Yin smiled at him and asked, "Steward, how many people do you need? As for me, there's a lot of goods left here to be cleared, and there are more and more refugees, so naturally the more people the better."
"How many people do you want me to have?"
"Thirty-two people, what do you think?"
"And there are still some small changes, Zhou Yin. These days, it's not easy to support 32 people."
Zhou Yin said, "I know that the company has a batch of grain that has not been sold yet and is waiting to be sold later. If the company withdraws, there will be no one to guard this batch of grain."
He said, "The grain merchants in our county are not easy to deal with. Even if the company keeps it a secret, they will find out. Once the news gets out, the refugees outside will eat us alive."
The steward's expression changed. "How did you know?"
Zhou Yin spread out his hands and said, "Look, even I know about it, so how could those senior officials in the county not know about it?"
"That batch of grain wasn't meant to stay in Luojiang County..."
"You can't transport it," Zhou Yin interrupted him, adding, "Luojiang County is almost at its peak. The refugees coming and going on the streets, official roads, and side roads outside have noses like rats. It's better if we don't transport that batch of grain. Once it's on the road, they will definitely be able to smell it, and then even the caravan members won't be able to leave the county."
The chief steward pursed his lips, feeling a little annoyed. They should have left earlier, but they brought too much goods. They heard that there were refugees causing chaos ahead, so they temporarily stayed in Luojiang County. Who knew that now they couldn't even leave Luojiang County.
Zhou Yin said, "We can take any goods now, but we can't take food. That's not life-saving, it's something that takes our lives."
"Besides, our county magistrate has been forced into a desperate situation," Zhou Yin said. "He has detained all the grain merchants in the county. Do you think you can still take this batch of grain away?"
The chief steward looked up at him and asked, "Are you doing this for the sake of our company, or are you trying to scare me because of Luojiang County?"
Zhou Yin shook his head. "Of course it's for the sake of the business. Steward, I know the county magistrate has already found a way to buy food from outside. It's already on the way. We only need to wait about ten days and we'll have food in the county."
(End of this chapter)
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