Chapter 76: Sigh, you're poor! [Seeking monthly votes]
Looking at his cousin, who was covered in dirt and sweat but still grinning, Zhai Huan closed his eyes with mixed feelings, took a deep breath, and told himself silently—this is his own cousin, his own, his own flesh and blood!
Even if you need to teach someone a lesson, you should take them home and shut them in the door before doing so.
After some mental preparation, he regained his composure.
He bid farewell to Chu Yao and the other man with an elegant and impeccable demeanor. If his steps had not been so hurried, as if a ghost were chasing him, it would have been even more perfect.
Faintly, Shen Tang heard Zhai Le howling and begging for mercy: "It hurts, brother, don't drag me, I can walk by myself."
Zhai Huan hissed, "Shut up, you're embarrassing!"
Zhai Le was immediately silenced.
Shen Tang could even picture him pouting in grievance.
However, her gloating didn't last long. Shen Tang noticed that Chu Yao and the other man's gazes were also on her, fixed on her, just staring and staring. Shen Tang felt a chill run down her spine, and she awkwardly touched her nose: "Why are you staring at me like that?"
She knows she's good-looking and doesn't need to be so "obsessed".
Qi Shan sighed and shook his head.
Chu Yao's smile was forced.
Shen Tang sensed something was off and made up an excuse to go back to her room for a bath, dawdling for a quarter of an hour before finally emerging. Chu Yao escorted the chubby boy back to the butcher shop and bought some meat for Qi Shan to nourish her. Qi Shan then sat on the porch, resuming her sunbathing posture.
Hearing Shen Tang's footsteps, he didn't even raise his head or lift his eyelids, and said, "These two brothers from the Zhai family are quite something."
Shen Tang froze in her seat.
"What's not simple?"
Qi Shan said, "That night, I clearly told Gong Shuwu that the disguise would be renewed every seven days. Zhai Le was also there at the time. Zhai Huan still brought his cousin to visit under the pretext of 'removing the disguise.' What do you think his purpose was? Surely he couldn't wait for the remaining five days."
Shen Tang's expression froze for a moment, then she tensed up: "Yuan Liang, are you saying they have other motives? Have they discovered our identities?"
Qi Shan smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Perhaps the brothers also came to Xiaocheng because of the saying 'Ziwei emerges from the Northwest to protect the unity of the world.' They just know that there is such a person as me, and that the young master is showing off his prowess while drunk, so they found an excuse to come and test the waters."
"What is there for us to investigate?"
"Does Young Master Shen misunderstand me?" Qi Shan suddenly stopped smiling, sat up straight, and Su Shang, who was resting in his arms, was startled awake. She meowed and scratched at his fingers with her paw to express her dissatisfaction. He patted her instead of apologizing, adjusted his posture, and continued, "That night you were drunk and single-handedly killed an eighth-class prince with a sword!"
Shen Tang listened to this with an embarrassed expression.
She really doesn't have that memory. Judging from Qi Shan and Zhai Le's descriptions, she was quite imposing back then, with off-the-charts fighting skills.
Thinking about it, I still feel a little regretful.
I can't believe I don't remember such a glorious moment.
Seeing Shen Tang lost in thought, Qi Shan knew that the young master Shen was daydreaming again. He coughed heavily a few times to pull her back and said seriously, "Do you think an eighth-class passenger car is weak? You, who can fight an eighth-class passenger car to a standstill and even gain the upper hand, are also just ordinary?"
Shen Tang was stumped by his question.
She felt inexplicably guilty.
It's extraordinary, but that's thanks to this body, isn't it?
I'm just a homebody and not very athletic.
Thinking of this, she suddenly frowned with some discomfort—to be honest, she couldn't remember what she originally looked like. Even when she tried hard to recall, all that came to mind was the face of this body.
Because she kept her head down, Qi Shan didn't notice the change in her expression: "An eighth-class soldier, with the Martial Tiger Tally, can command four hundred soldiers, and they are also equipped with armor. They are far more elite than the ragtag soldiers in the military camp. Do you know what those four hundred soldiers mean?"
Shen Tang shook her head.
She doesn't have that concept yet.
Qi Shan said meaningfully, "It means that one person can become a king of the mountain! Although an eighth-rank warrior cannot maintain four hundred soldiers for too long, it is still amazing enough. On the battlefield, an eighth-rank soldier can also make at least a thousand soldiers wear relatively good armor."
In the military camp, only elite soldiers were issued armor, most of which was leather or bamboo armor. The degree of damage depended on luck, but it could be repaired and worn out. The rest of the soldiers were given a coarse linen garment and a sharpened spear and sent to the battlefield.
Eighth-class public transport, very powerful and significant.
Shen Tang was originally a scholar with a literary mind, yet he was able to fight his way in and out of a formation of four hundred soldiers without taking a drop of blood, which was against common sense.
Whether he's a beaver or not, he's a talented individual.
"so……"
Qi Shan half-closed his eyes and said casually, "Let's first find out what we're made of, and then see if we can befriend or recruit you."
Shen Tang's gaze fell on Qi Shan's face.
Good heavens!!!
This is an offer (personnel) delivered right to my door!
It seems that Yuanliang is indeed in high demand. Even though a string of previous owners have died, new owners are still flocking to him.
Qi Shan could tell what she was thinking at a glance.
He snorted and said arrogantly, "Zhai Huan is indeed a good person. He is a shrewd, sophisticated, and clear-headed individual. Talking with him is indeed pleasant and comfortable, without a moment of unpleasantness. But I, Qi Yuanliang, am not someone that can be invited by just anyone."
Of course, his reluctance to go to the water-rich southeast was also a reason.
Shen Tang agreed, saying, "That's true. We also need to consider the boss's personality and whether the company has a future. We shouldn't go to companies that just talk big and make empty promises. Do Zhai Le and Zhai Huan have any connections in the Southeast? It would be awkward if we could hire them but couldn't pay them their salaries."
Qi Shan silently watched Shen Tang.
Shen Tang also watched him silently.
After a long silence, he said, "Young Master Shen, speak like a human being."
Shen Tang, a wise man, said: "The boss is the ruler, the company is the power, empty talk and grand promises are just empty words, and salary is just pay... Can you understand this?"
Qi Shan: "..."
How obsessed is Young Master Shen with gold and silver?
However, this statement is not entirely useless. Although the words are crude, the principle is sound. If you want people to work hard for you, you have to meet their needs and demands.
After all, not everyone pursues only moral ideals.
Aside from single men, who doesn't have a family to support?
And now, Young Master Shen...
Only "utterly destitute and penniless" can describe it.
Apart from the national seal, they have absolutely nothing.
Qi Shan sighed again.
"Yuanliang, you sighed again..."
Shen Tang felt that even he was feeling down because of his sighs.
Qi Shan looked at her with pity and said, "Shan Tan, you're poor."
Shen Tang felt as if her heart had been stabbed, and it was bleeding profusely.
"I only have myself to eat, so my whole family isn't hungry... So what if I'm poor? I have alcohol to drink every day... No, no, I don't drink. Anyway, I eat and drink well..." The more she spoke, the more guilty and weak she became, until she couldn't continue, her face filled with dejection. "Is being poor my fault?"
If she had the chance to become rich overnight, would she be willing to be poor?
Qi Shan's eyes flickered slightly: "Of course it's not Young Master Shen's fault, but if you can't seize the opportunity, that's your problem."
Shen Tang: "???"
Qi Shan lowered her voice: "The opportunity is coming soon."
Shen Tang: "..."
She smelled the pit.
(End of this chapter)
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