Hearing a shout, the woman wiped away her tears, quickly walked outside the kitchen door, picked up the large wooden basin filled with dishes, went to the well, and neatly fetched water from the bucket to wash the dishes.

The woman who was scraping fish with a knife on the side saw that her eyes were red and she was silent, so she hurriedly asked: "Qiao Niang, what's wrong? Are you making things difficult for you again?"

The woman called Qiao Niang sniffed and said nothing.

The woman who was scraping the fish was holding the fish-killing knife as if to get up: "Let's see if I don't shave off a layer of his skin!"

"Sister-in-law of the Qi family..." Qiao Niang raised her hand and pressed the arm of the woman opposite her, and said angrily: "Stop teasing me."

Naturally, the woman would not actually scratch someone with a knife. The two of them were just chatting and having fun.

Only then did Qiao Niang speak up and talk about what had just happened.

The fish-killing woman cursed a few words, and finally sighed: "...but it's so difficult to make a living based on your ability!"

"Yeah, it's really hard." Qiao Niang lowered her head to wash the dishes and said, "It's hard to come out, and it's hard to stay at home... Ever since my daughter's father died, I'm a widow with my daughter, and I don't have any harsh words at the door.

Less than. It’s a difficult word anyway. I’d rather go out and do it, at least I’ll have money to get it!”

Speaking of the last sentence, Qiao Niang showed a bitter but reassuring smile: "I opened my monthly payment the day before yesterday. I went to the butcher shop and bought half a catty of leg meat. I also cut a new skirt for my daughter. My daughter was so happy that she couldn't sleep.

I still have to hold her in my arms."

Her hands washed the dishes quickly and cleanly, and when she talked about her daughter, the bitterness disappeared: "Sister-in-law Qi, it's great to have money. It's great to be able to support the family with money."

Previously, when she was bringing her daughter with her, people around her were urging her to find someone to remarry. The matchmaker helped her find a few families, not to mention whether she liked them or not, but the other parties were not happy with her bringing her daughter with her. They were picky and picky.

I don’t know how many times I cried while holding my daughter because of this.

But now that she is better, she can also go out to work and earn a living for herself and her daughter with her own hands, so she no longer has to think about the troublesome matter of remarrying for the time being!

"If you think so, my sister-in-law will be relieved." The fish-scraping woman said, "We will work hard here. No matter who makes a big fuss, we won't go home! If we go home dejected and wiping away tears, we will be right.

That’s what those people wanted!”

Speaking of the back, the woman raised her chin to indicate the direction of the front hall.

"Yes." Qiao Niang nodded: "The shopkeeper is not blind. When you open a business, you just want to make money... Whoever does the work carefully and diligently, and whoever does it secretly is afraid of being compared with others. Time

After a long time, the shopkeeper will naturally have an account in his mind. If we work hard, no one can squeeze us out."

Moreover, they were able to come out to work because Governor Chang thought of many ways to do so. The reason why they were willing to use female workers everywhere was because the government provided corresponding benefits.

They didn't understand those complicated doorways, but Qiao Niang knew that, in layman's terms, Governor Chang spent money on them. Many of them were called "losers" when they were born, but this time, they couldn't let it go no matter what.

Chang Jishi lost the money and went.

In this case, it is even more important to work hard. We can't let Chang Cishi waste his efforts, let alone let people take advantage of their failure and make fun of Chang Cishi for doing useless work.

They are no better than Governor Chang. Everyone says that Governor Chang is a born general. The things that Governor Chang does are something they cannot learn in eight lifetimes. Although they admire and look up to them, they also know that there is only one Governor Chang, and not everyone can do it.

They can all become regular governors.

But there is only one Governor Chang, but he is thinking about them and wants to pull countless such ordinary women to stand up together. This intention is even more precious.

Therefore, they have to strive for success.

And they work as odd jobs in restaurants, which is not the most difficult. I heard that it is more difficult for women who want to learn crafts and do crafts. Many trades do not allow women to enter. They are excluded and made things difficult for them. I don’t know how much ridicule and ridicule they have to endure.

Cold eyes.

At the end, Mrs. Qi said with a smile: "Everything is uphill at the beginning, but it will be fine in the future!"

"Yes, when female workers were first recruited everywhere, the women at the head of the village spat louder than anyone else, saying, 'Only those who have no shame go out to hang out,' and 'I don't know what I'm being deceived into.'

'You don't know a word, so be careful of being coaxed', 'The little girl goes out to show off all the time, she doesn't have a home, and it's hard to talk about her marriage'... In short, there is nothing nice to say."

When Qiao Niang said this, she curled her lips and smiled: "But two days ago, one of them came to me and asked me if we were still looking for female workers in our shop. She wanted to send her eldest granddaughter to work together."

There are more people doing it, and everyone is making money, so why don’t you get anxious?

What is face? In front of the clattering coins, if it was really that important, there wouldn't be so many people who would rather sell their sons and daughters in exchange for money.

"So I always think that as long as we hold on, maybe things will get better and better..." Qiao Niang stacked the cleaned dishes, "If one year is not enough, then two years, if two years are not enough, then ten years..."

Maybe when the girls grow up, they will feel that it is not a shame to be able to eat with their own hands."

"That's right!" Mrs. Qi's wife raised her hand and wiped the sweat on her forehead with the back of her hand, and said with a grin: "I heard what a group of scholars who came to eat yesterday said, "The most important thing for a gentleman...is to be self-reliant? Let's all be gentlemen for a time."

!”

"Why are you still a gentleman..." Qiao Niang smiled and took off a piece of fish scales on the Qi family's wife's forehead.

The summer sun was shining, shining on the pile of scraped fish scales. The colorful lights flashed, and the fish scales seemed to have become luxurious jewelry.

…

The long-browed man with a long box on his back has arrived outside the governor's house.

Hearing the man's intention, the officer standing guard outside shook his head at him and pointed in the direction: "...go over there, go over there."

The man held his hand again and said with a smile: "Sir, I want to see the governor, and I would like to inform you."

"There are so many people who want to see the Governor, but who of us, the Governor, can see him if he wants to?" The official waved his hand to chase them away again.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "But isn't the governor currently recruiting talents?" the man asked.

"We are recruiting talents!" Another official also pointed in the direction of the side door: "So I asked you to go over there and queue up from there. Those who are interested will be registered together. After that, if they can pass the assessment, they can be assigned errands according to their skills.

!”

The man turned his head and looked at the long queue. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I still want to see the governor."

The official was a little annoyed: "...How come you can't understand what people are saying? You told me to go over there and register! There are at least a hundred people like you every day. If the governor comes to see them all in person,

, then we, the governor, don’t have to do anything!”

"Like me, No. 100?" The man smiled confidently: "Then you can't compare, right?"

The two officers looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"...Your Excellency's shamelessness is beyond compare to them!"

"Since you don't have an invitation, just go over there and register honestly. Don't bother here!"

One of the officials saw two carriages approaching, and guessing that the governor was back, he quickly pushed the man away with the scabbard in his hand: "Go quickly, don't block the way anymore...!"

The man walked down the stone steps and stepped aside. Seeing the officer's expression, he turned around and looked thoughtfully.

As the carriage stopped, Luo Guanlin stepped out of the carriage and met the man's probing gaze.

After being stunned for a moment, Luo Guanlin walked forward quickly, came to the man with long eyebrows, and asked in surprise: "...How come my dear brother arrived so quickly?"

And why did he directly come to the governor's office? Didn't he say in his letter that they met at a restaurant outside?

The man he called his wise brother was also startled, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your Excellency, is...?"

Luo Guanlin thought it was the mask on his face that prevented the two of them from recognizing each other. Just when he was about to continue speaking, he saw the man's expression perked up and he passed him straight away and walked quickly behind him.

Chang Sui Ning, who also got off the carriage, was walking towards here.

As the official saluted, the man with long eyebrows already knew her identity, his eyes lit up, he bowed his head and clasped his fists in salute: "I am Tang Xing, I have long admired the name of Chang Cishi!"

Chang Suining asked with some surprise: "Tang Xing...Tang Xiukeng?"

The long-browed man was very surprised: "Have you ever heard of me, Governor Chang?"

His reputation has spread to Jiangdu?

Chang Suining smiled and looked at Luo Guanlin who was walking behind him, nodded and said, "I've heard of it."

At this time, Wang Yue had also got off the carriage, and Chang Sui Ning invited the long-browed man to go to the mansion to talk with him.

The long-browed man was overjoyed and subconsciously looked at his horse.

Chang Suining then signaled to the official to help him lead the horse.

The man with long eyebrows thanked him and followed Chang Sui Ning into the Governor's Mansion.

Along the way, seeing the long-browed man walking ahead and talking to Chang Suining, Wang Yue asked Luo Guanlin in a low voice: "This person is..."

Luo Guanlin: "He is the Tang Xing I have mentioned to you many times..."

Wang Yue immediately asked: "That prodigal son of Mount Wutai... did you trick him here too?"

So, he wasn't the only one who was deceived, was he?

Luo Guanlin: "..."

Although this was the case, it didn't look like this at all at the moment, which made him a little confused.

Seeing that Tang Xing didn't recognize him, Luo Guanlin didn't rush to talk to Tang Xing. There were many people on the road, so it wasn't a good time to talk.

When Chang Suining invited people into the side hall, Luo Guanlin took off his mask to show his greetings.

Tang Xing was very surprised: "Brother Luo? Why are you here?! Didn't the rumors say that you have..."

"Fortunately, he was rescued by the governor Chang and survived the disaster."

Tang Xing was surprised and happy. He stepped forward to hold Luo Guanlin's shoulders, patted him hard, and finally said with emotion: "I didn't expect to see my old friend again here... I'm so lucky!"

"So, my dear brother has never received my letter——"

After Luo Guanlin asked, he saw that Tang Xing looked confused, and even though he had a clear answer, it was impossible for letters to be sent from Jiangdu to Mount Wutai so quickly. That was why he was so surprised when he saw Tang Xing appear outside the Governor's Mansion.
To be continued...