stingy landlady

Chapter 69 Recruiting Guards

Guizhi neither cried nor made a fuss. She stood on the ground, using one heel to push off and the other to slide along, turning around as if it were fun, before saying to Xu Hong:

"Uncle Xu Hong! You know martial arts, right?"

Xu Hong was still in shock when he saw Gui Zhi stubbornly persisting despite her ignorance.

"What does it matter to you?"

As he spoke, he stood up, picked up his cane, and ignored Guizhi.

Guizhi, fearing Xu Hong was about to leave, quickly got straight to the point:

"Uncle Xu Hong! My family needs to hire a bodyguard! Can you do it?"

Xu Hong stopped and asked:

"Send guards! Why isn't it your father who's here to negotiate? Why are you sending some little girl who hasn't even grown her first hair?"

Guizhi deliberately pouted and said:

"My dad was terrified of Uncle Xu Hong! My mom only gave birth to girls, so she wanted to find a son to talk to you about! But he's not even born yet! So I had no choice but to go first!"

Xu Hong burst into laughter upon hearing this!

"You're quite an interesting girl!"

Dazhu and Carpenter Xu looked at each other inside the house. They had both heard Xu Hong's loud shout and had wanted to go out immediately.

But after a while, there was no more movement, so the two sat down again, thinking that Xu Hong was such a grown man that he would never argue with a child.

Just as their heartbeats returned to normal, they heard Xu Hong laughing loudly again!

Dazhu couldn't sit still any longer.

"Brother Xu! I have to go out and check! My girl is incredibly audacious! She speaks without thinking, what if she angers that person!"

After saying that, he pointed with his finger.

Carpenter Xu quickly whispered:

"The eldest brother is a good guy and loyal! It's just that he had such a family, there's nothing we could do about it! But once he leaves that family, he's free from the burden! It's just that he's in a bad mood since he just separated from his family!"

Xu Hong looked at Dazhu and Carpenter Xu and said:

"Wang Dazhu! You want to hire me as your bodyguard?"

Dazhu looked at Guizhi, who winked and nodded vigorously, indicating that Dazhu agreed.

Dazhu asked Xu Hong:

"I have that in mind! I just built a pretty big house. I'm looking for a bodyguard I know well! It just so happens that you're back. What do you think, Xu Hong?"

Xu Hong didn't waste any more words.

"You don't mind my bad reputation? Then I'll go! It's just a change of accommodation!"

Dazhu said without hesitation:

"How could I complain! Anyone would be angry in this situation! It's actually quite nice to be living alone here!"

Guizhi asked:

"Uncle Xu Hong? When are you coming to my house?"

Xu Hong walked into the inner room with his cane, saying as he went:

"Wait! I'll come with you right now!"

Carpenter Xu hurriedly said:

"Brother! We haven't eaten yet! Why are you so impulsive? Let's eat first, Brother Wang's house isn't far!"

Xu Hong looked at Dazhu and Guizhi and asked:

Is there food to eat?

Guizhi nodded vigorously and said hurriedly:

"Uncle Carpenter! We have food at my house too! My Uncle Xu Hong wants to come with us, so he'll come home with us for a meal!"

After hearing this, Xu Hong went inside to get his small bundle and came out.

He patted Carpenter Xu on the shoulder and said:

"Second brother! Thank you so much for letting me stay last night, otherwise I might have frozen to death in some corner!"

Carpenter Xu's eyes were slightly moist.

"What are you saying, brother! Brother Wang is a good person! You'll have food and lodging at his place, which is great! We're all in the same village, so you can come whenever you want!"

Dazhu also chimed in:

"Brother Xu! Xu Hong can stay and eat at my place without any problem! When you have time, go to my new house and measure the doors and windows for me. The kang mat and the kang edge need to be custom-made. And the kang zither too!"

"Make a few more large wardrobes!" Guizhi added.

Carpenter Xu asked:

What does a large wardrobe look like?

I'm a little excited.

"Last time, Guizhi taught me how to make the kangqin. I got a lot of jobs with the kangqin and even sold the blueprints to the Imperial Workshop in the county town. I made a lot of money!"

If I could make this wardrobe myself, I'd probably make a lot more money! If it's good, I'd take the blueprints to the county town..."

He regretted it as soon as he spoke the Guizhi dialect.

She found modern wardrobes convenient, but she felt it would be a loss to give them away to carpenter Xu for free, like the Kangqin.

She should go to town and find a reputable carpenter to draw up the blueprints and sell them! Oh, and the clothes hangers too!

Since Carpenter Xu had asked, Guizhi countered with her own question:

"Uncle Carpenter! You must have made a lot of money playing the kangqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument)!"

Xu the carpenter was startled. Did this little girl know about him selling the blueprints? Impossible! He hadn't told anyone!

Thinking of this, Carpenter Xu smiled and said to Guizhi:

"Guizhi! We're from the same village. People in the village only come to me when they want a new style of food! This is how I make a living!"

Guizhi smiled too.

"Uncle Carpenter has taken on a lot of work! I'm afraid he can't keep up! My new house is quite big, with many doors and windows, and there must be two or three kang (heated brick bed) structures! It'll cost a lot of money!"

Uncle Carpenter, my dad's such an honest man, he didn't even bother to ask in town about all this work! Maybe he could have gotten a discount!

Carpenter Xu thought to himself, "This girl is too clever!"

Still, with a forced smile, he said:

"I can manage! I can manage! Uncle also has apprentices!"

Uncle is a really honest man! Never ask for a high price! Uncle will definitely give your dad the best price!

As Guizhi spoke, she reached out to pull Dazhu.

"Yes! I believe in Uncle Carpenter too! Dad! Uncle Xu Hong! Let's go!"

Seeing the three of them walking out, Carpenter Xu hurriedly asked Guizhi:

"Guizhi! What kind of wardrobe did you just mention? Why don't you draw it again so Uncle can take a look?"

Guizhi turned her head to the side and burst out laughing:

"Uncle Carpenter! I was just talking nonsense! I just had a sudden inspiration, and now I've forgotten it all!"

"Dad! Uncle Xu Hong! Let's go! There's a ton of stuff to do at home!"

Guizhi, the little adult, pulled the two of them along.

Da Zhu could only apologize by cupping his hands in a gesture of respect.

"Brother Xu! I really have a lot of things to attend to at home! We'll be going now!"

Xu Hong had already walked out the door, and Guizhi followed beside him, asking him,

"Uncle Xu Hong! My family consists entirely of women, so it's not convenient for you to stay here."

Grandpa Zhou has Aunt Zhou and Zhou Qiong with him, so it's not convenient for you to go over there!

Why don't we talk to Uncle Liu about the new house? They built a shack there, and it's full of men.

How about we stay over there for now?

Xu Hong said:

"Let's go check out the new house first! Is the kang (heated brick bed) all set up over there?"

Guizhi thought for a moment and replied:

"Yes! Everything's set up! All that's left is to move the mat, the edge of the kang (heated brick bed), and the furniture over!"

Dazhu followed and said:

"Hmm! This construction team has a great reputation in town! They have plenty of people and they work quickly! They don't dawdle!"

Judging by their performance, as long as the materials come in, they can handle a lot of work each year. The only thing missing from the east and west wing rooms is the main beam!

When they arrived at the new house, the group took a look around. It was so early, but people were already working on the construction site.

Moving to the main house, Xu Hong placed the package in a small room at the very edge.

Say:

"I'll stay in this room for now! You've bought furniture and things, so someone needs to watch over it. I'll have Xu Erming bring over the kang mat and the edge of the kang later!"