The shopkeeper pushed and shoved, and Fang Zheng said anxiously: "Hey, hey, hey, brother, if the deal fails, there is no way we can be righteous and chase away customers like you."
The shopkeeper sneered: "I don't have time to waste on you. I can't take your order. I have to go out to discuss business. Hurry up and leave."
"Zhang Biao, help me persuade the shopkeeper."
Fang Zheng gave an order and Zhang Biao stood up.
Looking at Brother Biao's tall and broad figure, the shopkeeper's breath was caught in his throat: "What do you want to do? If you have something to say, please talk nicely."
Fang Zheng took a step forward and without further ado, he slapped four taels of silver into his palm: "What else can we do? Of course, we can discuss business. You can think of a way to order those wooden boxes. I think four taels is quite fair."
The shopkeeper looked at the silver, then at Zhang Biao, and said with embarrassment: "Indeed, but didn't I tell you that you want it so urgently? It's because I'm short of manpower here. Unless you give me the materials, you can do it yourself."
"Can I ask you guys for help?"
After hearing this, the shopkeeper actually laughed: "Haha, go ahead and look for someone who is willing to help you. I won't say a word! Okay, I won't say any more to you. If you are willing, you can do it by yourself. Otherwise, I will leave."
"Okay, I'm willing to do that. But aren't you afraid that I might steal something?" Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but ask when he saw that the shopkeeper was really about to leave.
"I have dozens of guys here, so why should I be afraid that you will steal things? See you later!"
The shopkeeper left, and Wang Erzhu said hesitantly, "Mr. Lu, it's not that big of a deal to just sell apples, are we really going to do it ourselves?"
Fang Zheng smiled crookedly: "There are so many people in this yard, how can we still work by ourselves? Let's go in."
.....
The hospital was bustling with activity.
A sturdy man was shirtless, working tirelessly on the carpentry work in his hands.
Emperor Jing just kept watching attentively.
At first he wanted to see the state of these working people, but seeing him work gave him an inexplicable sense of relief, and for a moment he was fascinated.
Men are generally like this, even emperors cannot escape their instincts.
After being stared at for a long time, the man raised his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Hey, old man, you've been staring at me for so long, what are you looking at?"
Emperor Jing came to his senses and said, "Oh, excuse me, may I ask your name? I am new here and would like to learn about the situation in Pingwan County."
The man kept talking and said, "No need to bother, my name is Liu Tieniu. Pingwan County is pretty good, much better than my hometown, but the prices are a little higher than other places."
"Yes, I also discovered this when I came here. The prices here are not lower than those in the capital. How are the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation?"
Liu Tieniu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but the poor have their own way of living, and the rich have their own way of living. If you want to eat cheap food, there are noodles for two or three cents a bowl, so you won't starve."
"For a job like mine, food and accommodation are provided. Generally speaking, life is much better now than before!"
Emperor Jing was delighted.
At this moment, Fang Zhengyi and Wang Erzhu came forward.
Seeing that Emperor Jing was asking someone for information, he moved closer.
Emperor Jing then asked, "How much would it cost to find a job in a workshop in this city?"
"I earn three taels a month, but others are not as high as me because I can read and write!"
"I wanted to take the imperial examination before, but I didn't think about it anymore and didn't pass."
Fang Zheng was completely confused when he heard this!
My goodness, you, a carpenter, are treated the same as me, a reporter?
Now that the market salary has risen to this level, should we go back and give the reporter a little more? But the previous increase was not long ago...
Wang Erzhu's eyes widened: "Three taels! My God... This money is too easy to make! Are you so unhappy, brother?"
Liu Tieniu glanced at the dog that just appeared and said unhappily, "Easy to make money? Sometimes I work seven or eight hours a day and it's exhausting."
"Even if you make a lot of money, you'll only be happy for two or three months, and then you'll get bored."
"Sometimes I don't even know why I'm alive. Maybe the meaning of life is to build wheels..."
Seeing his emotion, Fang Zhengyi vaguely saw the philosopher hidden among the people.
No wonder the salary is high, he is indeed outstanding.
Emperor Jing comforted him, "You are also educated. The sages say that if you work hard on your body, things will get better in the future."
"Saint? Saints love to talk nonsense. Why don't you let him work for me for a month and see what happens!?"
Show off! Is making wheels more tiring than farming?
Wang Erzhu secretly curled his lips: "If it's so bad, then why don't you leave and go home to farm without anyone to take care of you."
Liu Tieniu fiddled with the wheels: "I won't move."
"Hey, isn't that contradictory?"
"What's the contradiction? To put it bluntly, isn't there a purpose to living here? My hometown is poor, and there are more opportunities to make money in Pingwan County."
Fang Zhengyi interrupted and said, "After all, isn't it because of the emperor's wisdom that we can live a good life today?!"
Liu Tieniu was not surprised by his sudden remark. He smacked his lips and said, "That's right!"
"Without the Emperor, how could we be where we are today? Every day is getting better and better. We were born at a good time!"
"In the past, I was guarding the one-third acre of land at home. We were so poor that I had to share my pants with my father. It's nothing like now..."
"You all know Fang Zhengyi, the commander of the Imperial Guard. He is also an outstanding official. Pingwan County is now what it is now, but the Imperial Guard is..."
Emperor Jing was already ecstatic. He pinched his thigh hard and managed to remain calm.
However, listening to him talk about how life was getting better day by day, Wang Erzhu felt both sad and envious.
We are all human beings, why is he living such a good life while mine is getting worse and worse?
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