The five hundred and forty-eighth chapter back to the village (8)
Just as the butler said this, he forgot what he did before. The maid said to go to see the kettle, and then called the water boiling. He was holding the butler's arm behind him and heard the water boiling. He said to the shopkeeper: "Make tea, make a pot of tea for my village yamen manager. If you can't make it, don't blame me for you?"
The shopkeeper said, "I'll get the kettle?"
"Go." The village master said.
The shopkeeper went to get the kettle. The village owner turned around with the butler's arm and said, "Go to the front, there are stone tables and benches in front, sit there to have tea."
The butler was held by the village owner and followed the village owner. The village owner said: "The butler is not only my humerus, but also my confidant. Having a butler like you in the village office is a blessing for the whole village."
The shopkeeper entered the kitchen, carried the pot of boiling water, and asked, "The teapot, the tea needs to be newly added."
The maid said, "Those teapots are filled with old tea. If you want to put them in new ones, you have to throw away the old tea first."
The shopkeeper put the kettle underground and took two teapots. He took out the old tea inside and washed it. He didn't go into the kitchen often, so he didn't know where the tea was? He asked, "Where is the tea?"
The maid was diligent and “here.” She took the tea to the shopkeeper in the past.
The shopkeeper took the tea and poured the tea into two teapots.
He poured the tea leaves, gave the tea bag to the maid, and carried a kettle to make the tea. The boiling boiling water rinsed into the teapot, and the tea fragrance spread out with the thick water vapor.
The shopkeeper made tea, but he just made tea simply, and did not pay attention to it. He neither washed the tea nor scraped the tea. After pouring boiling water, he carried the teapot to the tray and placed two tea cups. He picked up the tray and went to pour tea for the village manager.
The village owner and the butler sat at the stone table in front of the yard. The butler put the scale on the stone table, looked behind him and said, "The village owner, you have to ask someone to go to the brick kiln to pull bricks and tiles. Place it next to the road and take it as you use it. For this, should we go to the brick kiln to pull bricks and tiles, should we pay credit first, or give cash first?"
The brick kiln is in the north of the village, and it will take a while to leave the village, which is far away from here. The village owner asked: "Will the owner of the brick kiln trust us?"
The housekeeper thought about it and replied: "It's hard to say, maybe I can trust us, maybe I can't trust us."
The village owner was thinking about whether to bring gold or white paper. There was money in the village treasury, and there were dedicated people to supervise it and soldiers guard it. Every time a copper plate was taken, there were three people in charge, and they worked in three shifts. Every time they recorded a copper plate, they had to write two more copies and handed them over to the other two.
The village treasury comes from taxes. After deducting the village treasury expenses, the rest must be handed over to the town.
To withdraw money from the village yamen, you have to go through the procedure. How much money is withdrawn, where to spend the money, and stamp it with the seal of the village yamen. The money from the village yamen can only be spent on business. No one is allowed to spend a copper coin for any private person. Spending one is violated by the law.
The village owner said: "How many bricks, tiles, and how much money we buy first. I will take the village yamen seal and bring the village yamen pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Write down the amount of money and stamp it with the village yamen seal. He is signing it."
The paper in this village is official paper, which cannot be bought by ordinary people. The village owner brings pens, ink, paper and inkstone, mainly brings the official paper. He also needs to bring a water bag, so that he can write it when he arrives, so that everything is not allowed to be borrowed by others.
After hearing this, the housekeeper asked, "Go to the village owner by himself?" What he meant is, don't you have to accompany the village owner by yourself?
The village owner thought about it and said, "You go with me and buy as many bricks and tiles as you want. Leave it to you about building a house."
The housekeeper nodded, and he looked at the cart of horse meat, then got up and looked at the Fulai Inn. He sat down, looked at the scale on the stone table, and said, "It has not been ordered to be eaten by the workers yet. Besides, who is watching the cart of horse meat?"
After thinking about it, the village owner said, "Let me find an honest person to help watch the horse meat. Let us go back to the village yamen to lead the horses and ride the horses to the brick kiln. When we come back, we will call for food for the workers."
After hearing this, the butler thought about it and agreed with what the village owner said. He looked at the workers and asked, "Who is honest?"
The village owner also looked at the workers. After looking at the butler, he turned his eyes on the same person. This person was Fei Teng, who was injured while sitting on a chair and listening to them.
The shopkeeper, carrying a pallet, stood not far behind the village owner and the butler. He deliberately coughed and walked towards the village owner.
Hearing the coughing sound, the village manager looked back and saw that it was the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper put the tray on the stone table and poured a cup of tea for the village owner and the housekeeper. He served the tea to the village owner and the housekeeper and said, "Please have tea."
The shopkeeper is OK. The village owner and the housekeeper have something to do, but they are not too bears. He picked up the teacup, blew it, and took a sip. The village owner put the teacup down and said to Na Fei Teng: "What's your name? Please give me some trouble."
The housekeeper said: "His name is Fei Teng. He is so expensive, so he is so busy. Fei Teng."
The village owner said, "Fe Teng, please give me some trouble."
Fei Teng turned his head on the chair, blinked and asked, "What's the matter with the village master?"
The village owner said, "Help us see the horse meat. Just sit here. Just see who touches the horse meat, just shout. I and the butler go to the brick kiln to buy bricks and tiles."
Fei Teng said: "I'm worried that I can't hold back. If I don't listen, I will still touch the horse meat."
The village owner said, "It's okay. If anyone touches you, just say I'll let you see it, or the butler let you see it."
Fei Teng said: "Okay, I can't help but move the village owner or housekeeper out. Move it out and shake him."
The village owner snorted and nodded.
The village owner said, "No need to go to the village office, let's take a horse, bring a pen, ink, paper and ink, and go to the brick kiln to buy bricks and tiles." After speaking, the village owner steadily picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, blew, took a sip. Then he steadily put the teacup down, stood up quickly and said, "Let's go."
The housekeeper did not react for a moment. He looked at the village owner and slowly stood up and said, "Okay, village owner."
The village owner walked in front and the housekeeper followed behind. He stepped into the collapsed house where the workers worked, and the dust filled the workers with the smell of wood and bricks.
The worker stopped working and looked at the village owner and the housekeeper. The village owner and the housekeeper stepped on their feet and looked at them.
When he was about to leave the collapsed house, the housekeeper said, "Work hard and wait for me to return, go to the inn to ask for food. I'm not here..." The housekeeper said this and stopped. He turned around and shouted to the shopkeeper, "Help me see the workers, don't let them be lazy. I will go back after I go to the brick kiln."
The shopkeeper didn't want to see the workers and said with a difficult expression: "Okay."
The housekeeper said to several workers: "You listen to the shopkeeper, and I will come back and ask the shopkeeper how you are doing. The shopkeeper wants to say that you are not doing well in your work, so there will be no delicious food tonight and no wine to drink."
The carpenter He Bufan heard this and said, "Don't worry, butler, I will definitely do it well."
"Where are you two?" the butler asked He Feng and Qian Xiwu.
There was delicious food and wine, and they both smiled and replied: "Don't worry, butler, I will do my job well."
"Okay." The housekeeper.
The housekeeper and the village owner stepped out of the collapsed house and looked to the north. The two of them quickly walked towards the village office, took the pen, ink, paper and ink, led the horse to the brick kiln in the north of the village.
Chapter completed!