newbobooks Chapter 823 Keep Someone Around You
Chapter 823 Keep Someone Around You
Zhou Guo said confidently, "He doesn't dare. He is a county magistrate. If he said such words, would he still be alive? Even if it's not for himself, he wouldn't say it for the sake of his wife and children. This man has no other ability and is timid. Otherwise, he has been hiding in Song County for so many years, and the county government office has become more and more dilapidated, but he didn't try to get some money to repair it."
The old man nodded, pointed at her and said, "You should talk less all day long. You just say everything out loud, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
Zhou Guo said, "I was wrong. I spoke too quickly and let him catch me in the middle of a conversation. Let's not talk about this anymore. Master, when are we going to the mountains to hunt? I haven't been to the mountains here yet."
Song County has many salty and bitter lands and many mountains.
The old man was very happy. "Then hurry up and work. We will leave after you finish the work."
The two wandered around the mountains of Song County. They would climb up any mountain they saw and leave if they found nothing.
The old man shot a roe deer, and Zhou Guo dug a lot of wild flowers, white, yellow, red, and blue, filling up a backpack and two baskets.
I didn't take any of the wild rabbits or pheasants I saw on the road.
The old man came back carrying a roe deer. Seeing her dressed like this, he asked in surprise, "What's wrong? You don't eat meat anymore but flowers instead?"
Don’t you love meat on weekdays?
Zhou Guo looked at the flowers in his basket and said with a smile, "Master, don't underestimate these wild flowers. Our farm is in tatters now. It would be so beautiful if we planted these wild flowers around the farm. They can also improve the soil. After planting a few crops, maybe they will bloom in the salty and bitter land."
The land around the house is now almost the same as the experimental field, so I think these flowers can still survive.
The old man looked at her baskets of flowers and said, "What's the use of these things blooming in salty and bitter soil? They can't be eaten or drunk. Don't you want to farm?"
Zhou Guo said, "Plant them. These flowers are so beautiful. The farm is too monotonous now. There is nothing there."
She took the flowers back and planted them in a circle in front of and behind her house.
The paths are paved with pebbles brought from the river.
You know what, it looks a lot better with this arrangement.
After finishing his work, the old man would sit among the flowers, drinking tea, playing chess and eating.
From spring to summer, the master and apprentice never left Song County.
Every day, as she watched the greenness of the fields grow thicker, the grass grow taller, and the white soil disappear little by little, her sense of accomplishment grew greater.
In order to make the old man live comfortably, she sent someone to rebuild a small courtyard.
The layout is similar to that of his home, but the old man still wants to live in his own room, mainly because it is close to the kitchen.
Zhou Guo also lived in his own house.
At the end of the spring, all the account books were gathered here, and she set up a study room for herself in the house.
All the major events of the manors, shops and escort agencies under his command are summarized in this small room and then sent out.
It was only at this moment that she realized how inconvenient it was to have no one around, and she couldn't find a suitable person to run errands for her.
After much thought, I can only transfer Erpang back.
After Hu Zi heard about this, he rushed back overnight.
Zhou Guo was stunned. "What are you doing back here?"
Hu Zi knelt on the ground blankly and said, "Master, Cheng Ding is already on the right track, you can't be without someone by your side. Er Pang is young and doesn't know anything. Let me talk to him, I know more than him."
Zhou Guo looked at him expressionlessly.
Hu Zi stiffened his neck and refused to lower his head.
Zhou Guo was a little angry and threw the pen on the table. "Why, do you like my chair? I'll give it to you to sit on? Can you be my master?
Hu Zi whispered, "I have arranged everything over there. Tang He is looking after the salty and bitter lands. I have also found a village head for the village. Everything is arranged. Er Pang has been wasted his talent. You are short of people around you. How can you do without one person?"
Zhou Guo snorted and said in a cold voice: "You came back without even saying hello. Did I ask you to come back? You have bigger ideas than the sky. Now you want to be my master. How can I be worthy of you? Isn't it a waste of your talent to stay by my side? The sky outside is so high, you can go wherever you want!"
These words were a bit harsh. The fat guy on the side wanted to plead for mercy, but now he shrank his neck and dared not move.
Hu Zi was so scared that he kowtowed several times, "No, I will go wherever the master tells me to go."
Seeing him like this, Zhou Guo thought that he was now a big manager outside after all, and everyone had to call him Manager Tiger, so he sighed again.
He waved his hand and said, "Go down and reflect on your mistakes."
Hu Zi kowtowed heavily again, lowered his head and walked out.
Reflection means being locked up in a small dark room and not given any food, and the minimum duration is three days.
I really feel sorry for Erpang. Anyone who has experienced hunger knows how uncomfortable it feels. It is more painful than being beaten with a dozen big boards.
Zhou Guo turned his head and saw that there was another person in the room. He frowned and said, "You go down too."
After a pause, he said, "Don't send him any food, or you will have to reflect on your mistakes as well."
"Yes." Erpang was shocked. His little thoughts were exposed, and he retreated quietly.
Although Zhou Guo was angry that he came back without saying hello, he felt in his heart that it was indeed more appropriate to have Hu Zi around than Er Pang. Now that the business was getting bigger and bigger, the people who came and went on weekdays were either rich or noble, so he still needed a steady person.
He and Wu Jiang, one was outside and the other was beside him.
The original plan was to wait until each village escort agency was on track, then find someone to take over and replace them.
But not now.
Although that was her intention, Hu Zi still had to be punished for acting on his own initiative. Otherwise, if the people below followed suit, wouldn't her business be in trouble?
He was left out for four days.
Four days later, she had the door opened.
He was already in a daze, unable to walk steadily, and almost couldn't get up after stumbling.
Erpang glanced away quietly. Hu Zi was so majestic in normal times. If he saw him in such a miserable state now, he might get beaten up. It was better not to look.
Zhou Guo said: "Er Pang, help him up."
Erpang: “…”
His lips were as dry as cracks and he felt so weak that he seemed like he would collapse at any moment.
As soon as he reached Zhou Guo, he knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to him.
Zhou Guo asked: "Do you know you are wrong?"
Hu Zi said, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have come back without saying hello. Please punish me, Master."
His voice was so hoarse that he could not even utter the first word.
Zhou Guo said: "It's good that you know you are wrong. I will also fine you one year's salary."
He waved his hand and said, "Get up, clean yourself up, and come see me when you are clean."
Hu Zi's dull eyes suddenly lit up like a Kongming lantern, and he said loudly, "Yes!"
Erpang was also smiling. Zhou Guo had been frowning these days and he didn't even dare to walk loudly, for fear that he would be punished and punished by being sent down to reflect on his mistakes.