Chapter 977 Invitation
Zhang Juexia praised Shen Liang again, but Shen Liang stopped her immediately, "Madam, if you keep praising me, I'll get carried away.
Now, I want to tell you something, Madam. I want Liu Jixiang to be the head of the manor. What do you think, Madam?
"I don't even know who Liu Jixiang is. If you think this person is suitable, then let's go with this person!"
"Thank you very much for your trust, ma'am.
Madam, it’s getting late, and I have to go to the manor tomorrow, so I’ll be leaving now.”
“Shen Liang, thank you so much!”
"Madam and Master have entrusted the affairs of Qingfeng City to me. These are my responsibilities."
Shen Liang left Zhang Xuexia's house and stood at the door looking inside again. When his wife thanked him just now, he especially wanted to say that they achieved each other.
Without his wife, he would just be Shen Liang, the driver of the Shen family, instead of Shen Liang, who can make all the decisions on his own.
He secretly swore that if he ever did anything to let his wife down in this life, he would end his life.
Before Shen Liang had taken a few steps, he heard someone calling him from behind, "Manager Shen, please stay."
Shen Liang looked back and saw Butler Zhang looking at him with a smile, "Hello, Butler Shen!"
"Butler Zhang, what are you doing?"
"Manager Shen, can you please excuse me for a moment?"
Shen Liang waved his hand and said, “Butler Zhang is too polite, please!”
Butler Zhang called Shen Liang to a teahouse. The owner of the teahouse should be familiar with Butler Zhang. After they went in, the owner personally took them to a private room.
Butler Zhang waved his hand, "Boss, it's still the same old things."
"Okay, please wait."
Butler Zhang asked Shen Liang to take a seat and said, "I originally wanted to invite Shen to the restaurant, but then I thought that the restaurant is crowded with people and gossips, and it would be better to have a quiet teahouse.
We can sit down and have a good talk. It’s embarrassing to say that even though we both work in Qingfeng City, we didn’t know each other before.
So, let's sit down and have a few cups of tea. But don't worry, Manager Shen, the snacks here are delicious."
Chen Liang looked around and said, "Butler Zhang is really a man of refined taste. To be honest, if Butler Zhang hadn't led the way, I wouldn't have known there was such a teahouse in Qingfeng City."
The waiter brought tea and snacks, and Butler Zhang instructed the waiter, "No one is allowed to come in without my order."
Butler Zhang personally poured tea for Shen Liang and let him have some snacks.
Shen Liang was not polite. While drinking tea and eating snacks, he praised Butler Zhang and said, "I really didn't expect that I could have such leisure time today. I am really enjoying myself by following Butler Zhang."
Butler Zhang sighed, "Life is not easy for us, we are all destined to work for others.
I see that I am a few steps older than you, so I will give you some respect. Brother Shen, is it okay to call you that?"
"This is Brother Zhang praising me."
Shen Liang, who was so tactful, made Zhang Guanjia feel a lot more relaxed. "Brother Shen, since we are already brothers, I will not beat around the bush. Let me ask you, how much silver does your master give you every year?"
Shen Liang always thought that Butler Zhang was so attentive to him because of Zhuangzi's matter. What he didn't expect was that he actually asked him this.
He hesitated, pretending not to know how to answer.
Butler Zhang thought Shen Liang was just like him, working hard but getting paid little. "Brother Shen, to be honest, if someone asked me this, I wouldn't know how to answer.
You don't know how hard this job is. With so little money every month, I can't even afford tea and snacks!"
Shen Liang nodded in agreement, "Brother Zhang, there's nothing we can do about this. He's the master and we're the servants."
"But you can't do this to us. After all, we are the ones doing all the running around and doing the hard work.
Take today for example, you and I both spent the whole day in the village.
I spoke until my voice was hoarse, and finally I calmed those people down, and they agreed to go to the capital the next morning.
Guess what, after I came back, I went to report to my master, but he sent me away with just one sentence: Well, you did a good job.
Everyone can say nice things, but nothing can compare to real money.
But my master is very stingy. He always says that the income of the mansion is not much and everyone has to spend frugally.
But no matter how much we save, the money we save is for us workers, and their masters can still live as happily as they want.
I've been feeling uncomfortable holding these words in my heart, and today I finally blurted them out to Brother Shen.
I see that Brother Shen’s life isn’t going to be any better, is it?
When you came back from the farm today, did you report to your master? Didn't you even get a bite to eat?"
"Brother Zhang, you are truly a prophet. You have guessed everything correctly.
"Brother Zhang, I just don't understand why your master insists on sending these people from the manor to the capital."
Butler Zhang looked towards the door in a mysterious manner, then moved closer to Shen Liang and lowered his voice deliberately, "Brother Shen, you are not an outsider, just tell me!
Our master wants them to go to the capital because he sees in them their ability to farm."
"this?"
“Actually, if your master wasn’t familiar with the Shen family, she wouldn’t be able to buy the Zhang family’s farm.
With the same acre of land, Zhangjiazhuang can harvest a lot more grain.
You don't have to believe it. It's not too late to express your opinion after you harvest this crop.
Then you will know whether I have lied to you or not.
Our master attributed this to the fact that the people in the farm knew how to farm. Naturally, she was reluctant to leave these people behind when she sold the farm, so she sent them to a new farm in the capital.
To be honest, I don’t agree with our master’s approach.
Selling the farm without letting anyone stay is really making things difficult for them!
So, Brother Shen will probably be very busy recently.
I heard that Brother Shen is getting married. At this critical moment, your master won't even let you rest. He really doesn't treat us as human beings!"
Shen Liang cursed in his heart, your master doesn’t treat you as a human being, our wife is not that kind of person!
However, he still echoed Butler Zhang and said, "It can't be helped. Our fate is miserable. It's our duty to share the worries of our masters."
Butler Zhang slammed the teacup down on the table. "Forget about your duties, Brother Shen. I called you here today because I wanted to ask you, I have a way to make a fortune. Are you interested?"
Shen Liang pretended to be moved and bowed, "Such a good thing, Brother Zhang actually thought of me, I have no way to repay you!"
Seeing that Shen Liang had taken the bait, Zhang Guanjia couldn't help but smile knowingly, "Isn't that what brothers are like? We share hardships and happiness together!
Brother Shen has been so cooperative today, so how can I, as your elder brother, be stingy? Listen carefully, brother."
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