Lu Ming returned to the bookstore and saw Lin Shaocong in a daze in front of the empty bookshelf. Beside him, there was a country girl wearing a patchwork coat, whispering to comfort him.
Uncle Sun came up to meet him and knew what Lu Ming wanted to ask. He smiled bitterly and said: "Xiao Linzi thinks that he brought bad luck to the young master, and he doesn't know how to compensate the young master for his losses. That little girl is Xiao Linzi's childhood sweetheart. I only found out this morning.
Xiao Linzi left a letter and disappeared. She was worried about Xiao Linzi, so she came to the county to look for him, because Xiao Linzi once revealed the idea of committing suicide to her and said that he would leave this world quietly. Before that, he would stay in the county.
Let’s take a good look around, so she came to the county town. Maybe the two of us are destined to be together. The little girl walked around and arrived in front of our bookstore and saw Xiao Linzi.”
Lowering his voice even more: "Master, if you hadn't given Xiao Linzi this job, I'm afraid he would have jumped into the river."
Lu Ming nodded, the county town is not big, there are only these few main streets, and the bookstore is on the busiest street, so it is not difficult to meet each other.
"Xiao Linzi, come!" Lu Ming waved, but he didn't expect that he had accidentally saved someone's life.
Hearing the proprietor's voice, Lin Shaocong was excited, turned around and hurriedly greeted him, "My proprietor, what did the police say?"
"At three o'clock in the afternoon, the whole city may be under martial law. If you do this, go buy some rice, noodles, vegetables and meat!" Lu Ming made a gesture.
The black head went to touch the money.
Lin Shaocong was stunned, "My boss, I still have money here. You advanced my salary yesterday and haven't touched a penny yet. I'll use that money. I'll give you the rest when I get back! I don't have the face to stay here anymore."
Stay here..."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "How do you arrange it? I'll wait until you come back. Hurry up and stock up on food. There are about forty people living in my back house. I need to buy more food and meat. I don't know how many days it will be closed."
After hearing this, Blackhead took out a hundred-yuan red note from his wallet and handed it to Lin Shaocong.
"There is still some stock at home, so you can buy five hundred catties of rice, five hundred catties of noodles, three hundred catties of meat, fifty catties of oil, and vegetables. You can buy about a hundred catties of vegetables. Hire a car, or two if you can't.
return."
After hearing this, Blackhead gave Lin Shaocong another hundred-yuan ticket in case he didn't have enough money.
Lin Shaocong took the money in a daze, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Aren't you going?" He then pointed at the girl who was timidly following Lin Shaocong: "This is your guest. He looks very smart. Let's go with you. I'm afraid you won't be able to negotiate the price."
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away!" Lin Shaocong said to the girl again: "This is my boss, Master Lu."
"Master..." the girl lowered her head and whispered, her face flushed, obviously she had not seen the world.
"Well, well, you go ahead." Lu Ming waved his hand.
Seeing Lin Shaocong leaving the shop confused, Lu Ming picked up the tea cup.
Next to him, Uncle Sun glanced at their backs, smiled and said, "This guy has been blessed for several lifetimes to be able to make the young master pay attention to him."
Obviously, this is a test. If Lin Shaocong takes the money and never returns, it is very likely.
200 yuan is already a huge sum of money in Longgang, and even more so in rural areas. Farm families with 100 yuan in savings are called 100-yuan households, and they are considered very wealthy families.
And what kind of things does the young master usually think about? Now, he actually wants to see his character. This boy really has great virtues from his ancestors.
Over there, Lu Ming smiled after hearing Uncle Sun's words, "You really need to buy something, don't you?"
After thinking for a while, he said: "Send the person you arrested last night to the court, and ask Gao Guirong to write the complaint."
Uncle Sun nodded.
More than an hour later, Lin Shaocong led two fully loaded ox carts over, and then Heitou took the ox carts to the back door of the backyard to unload.
Lin Shaocong sent the money and the list to Lu Ming's desk, "Master, please check."
Lu Ming glanced at the list, then used his fan to randomly pull down the banknotes and coins on the table, and said with a smile: "20 more? Are you going to resign?"
Before Lin Shaocong could speak, Lu Ming said with a smile: "You are just a part-time worker. After the agreement is signed, you can't do it if you don't want to do it?" He waved his hand to stop what Lin Shaocong was about to say, "I understand your concerns, but this world does not revolve around
You transferred it, and the bookstore is temporarily under investigation? You think of yourself as too important!"
Lin Shaocong's face immediately turned red and he was very embarrassed.
"Take the salary I paid you and go look at the bookshelf. What's the matter with no books and no customers? You have to work." Looking at the girl standing outside the door who seemed to be waiting for Lin Shaocong, Lu Ming smiled.
He said: "Are you going to jump into the river just because of her? Are you planning to elope with her?"
"No, I want to send her home, and I will go home too." Lin Shaocong said in a low voice.
Lu Ming looked at the clock on the wall, "Well, you can still leave the city before three o'clock, so go ahead and go home to make sure you are safe. There happens to be nothing in the store. Tell your family that you found a job and remember it tomorrow.
Come back on time. If you can't get in when you get to the city gate, give the gatekeeper two dollars and it will be mine."
Lin Shaocong was startled for a moment, and suddenly his nose felt sore, "Master, thank you!" It was obvious that he was so blessed that the proprietor was actually worrying about him, which was unexpected.
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Go!"
…
At around four o'clock, Zeng Xiangfan, the chief of the police sergeant's office, suddenly arrived.
Sitting at the tea table, Lu Ming did not get up, but looked at him and smiled: "Chief Zeng, come and sit down!"
With a smile on his face, Zeng Xiangfan came over and sat down, "Boss Lu, I'm bothering you again!"
Lu Ming smiled and picked up the tea cup.
Before leaving Longgang last time, he and I, as well as Li Zhaoji, director of the Anti-smoking Committee, Li Youxing, director of the Construction Committee, were drinking tea here.
It was also at that tea party that Li Youxing and I finalized the lawsuit with the Montenegro Mining Bureau.
Now, sitting at the same tea table as Zeng Xiangfan again, it seems to be no different to me.
Because it doesn't matter to you whether they are close to you, rebel, or even your enemy.
However, it seems that Zeng Xiangfan's mentality has been very different.
Hei Tou stood aside, pouring tea, and was very angry. She was there at the last tea party. This guy named Zeng is such a rebellious guy. How dare he come to visit?
However, in the eyes of the master, these little fish and shrimps are basically useless people. Those who are obedient will be guided, and those who are disobedient will be rich and noble and will not suffer any emotional discomfort for them.
Blackhead could only suppress his anger and pour tea for this rebellious boy.
"Boss Lu, I didn't expect that after I was sick for a few days, there would be a big misunderstanding!" Zeng Xiangfan sighed, "The people here are messing around. I don't know who reported it, but they came to harass Boss Lu, my cousin.
Because he has to arrange the duties during the anti-riot period, he can't spare any time, otherwise he will be scolded by Gong County Zun! But no matter how late he is busy today, he will definitely come to apologize to you, Boss Lu."
After a pause, Zeng Xiangfan took out a check from his arms and handed it over, saying helplessly: "Boss Lu's books were burned in a fire for some reason in the warehouse. This is the compensation from the police station. It should be about five times the price."
?A total of about 2,000 books were confiscated from Boss Lu Bookstore. Calculated at 1 dime each, that’s 200 yuan.”
What Zeng handed over to Fan was a check for 1,000 yuan.
Uncle Sun shook his head at the side. If your brother still finds a way to continue to be strong, he might win some respect. As a result, he is in a dilemma. Now I don't know if he wants to slow down or if he really wants to get closer again.
, almost like a joke.
Lu Ming looked at the check and smiled, "Among those books of mine, there are some unique copies, which are very precious. You can't buy them for 1 dime. Moreover, the losses caused to me are not counted this way. If the police really want to settle the matter,
I will ask my lawyer to talk to you. Director Zeng, you have come into my tearoom to drink tea. No matter what, my door will be open for you the second time, but you still have to make an appointment the next time you come."
Zeng Xiangfan was stunned, then smiled and said: "Okay, Boss Lu, how about you give me a price?"
Lu Ming smiled and said nothing, then picked up the tea cup.
Blackhead stretched out his hand at the side: "Mr. Zeng, please!"
"Boss Lu..." Zeng Xiangfan smiled bitterly.
Blackhead suddenly frowned and looked at the eaves of the house opposite the bookstore. The street was relatively narrow, and there were shops with many signboards on the opposite side.
Blackhead then leaned over and whispered in Lu Ming's ear: "There was a sniper at position 3 just now. He was shot down as soon as he showed up."
Lu Ming nodded. The so-called No. 3 seat had heard thunderstorms and black winds. Classmate Zhao and the others had said that he was drinking tea in the store, and there was a place diagonally opposite that was very threatening to him. Therefore, when he was in the bookstore, Zhao
My classmates and a new sniper who was recently added to my personal bodyguard team will take turns hiding in position 1, which is where I can monitor position 3 from a high position and is also the best warning point in the nearby area.
Glancing at Zeng Xiangfan, Lu Ming smiled. Er Zeng definitely didn't have snipers in his hands. No matter how he controlled the police force, it was still a backward and barren county.
The Hu family has not yet reached the stage where they have to take their own lives, otherwise, there is no need to make these small moves in the early stage. After all, they are the members of the Donghai District, and it would be a big trouble for them to die here.
