After listening to the comments of passers-by for a while, the three brothers probably understood.
The big festival is not held in a prefectural city. It takes a boat along the river to the sea. The boat is not an ordinary boat. There is some pomp and ceremony, and there is also the preparation of the seaside sacrificial venue, etc. It takes a lot of time.
A lot of manpower and material resources.
The Wen family needs to deploy a lot of people to prepare for this matter. It is not just a dozen people who can be used. A dozen people are not enough to even modify a ship to send sacrifices into the sea.
A large number of manpower has been transferred, and it is not suitable for the family to be short of too many manpower on a daily basis, so every time there is a big festival, some temporary manpower will be hired.
This kind of recruitment situation is not only the case for the Wen family, but also for the related families involved.
In short, it is really not something that ordinary people can do if they want to refuse to be a foil in such a grand ceremony and want to show their face seriously.
The three brothers had a rough understanding of the situation, then left and found a secluded place by the river alley to discuss.
Nanzhu was the first to ask the two junior brothers, "How about it, do you want to sneak in?"
Yu Qing seemed to have gained wisdom every time he was bitten, or he had been afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once. In short, he had gained experience and muttered: "Why is it recruiting again? How come we can bump into recruiting wherever we go?
It won’t be like Bihai Boating, where they have dug a hole and are waiting, and we should take the initiative to jump in, right?"
Nanzhu: "It's impossible this time. Everyone knows it. The Wen family has already had this habit before Jin Kingdom appeared. It's impossible to dig a hole and wait for you thousands of years ago. Who do you think we are? Old man
Fifteen, hesitant, that’s not your style.”
This person is not hesitant, but is inexplicably wary, for no other reason than because something related to "literary" has caused a psychological shadow on him.
It's a toss-up in Beijing.
If a person who has not read much books and has been among a group of literati for a long time pretends to be a great talent that is rare to see in a century, whoever pretends to do so has a guilty conscience.
Those who don’t feel guilty are those who can stand and talk without pain in their backs.
Yu Qing asked him, "What kind of style do you want? Don't you always say that you are steady? Let me tell you, there is no need to sneak in. Let's find a way to find out who in the Wen family can enter the library, and then find a way to let it go."
He can just go in and check it for us, there is no need for us to risk it ourselves."
Nanzhu: "What you said makes sense, right? But I have to remind you, I don't know if I can find a suitable candidate, and I don't know when I will find him. And the opportunity to join the Wen family is right in front of me. In the future, I don't know."
It may not always happen.
What I mean is, you might as well start with Wenshi. You don’t have to take any risks after joining Wenshi. You can also do what you said. Don’t you think that after joining Wenshi, it will be easier to understand the internal situation and find talents?
Are you a candidate for the library?"
Yu Qing hesitated, but had to admit that what Lao Qi said this time made sense.
Mu Aotie, who had been silently observing the surroundings, suddenly said, "Take the opportunity to go in first. If it doesn't work, you can leave at any time."
Yu Qing was silent for a while before making up his mind, "Let's go, first prepare a suitable identity."
The three of them left.
The three of them still have this experience. A wealthy family like this will not let people sneak into the house at will. They will definitely check your details. If you don't prepare your identity well, it may not be easy to sneak in...
The next day, Yu Qing, who had changed into the attire of a working-class man, arrived at Wen's recruitment site, which was still outside the side door.
The person in charge of recruiting workers was sitting behind a table and was so distracted that he almost dozed off. Still no one came to apply for the job, which made Yu Qing feel a little unsure.
So he first asked some people around and found out that the problem still lay in the three-month probation period.
It's good for a big family to give you higher wages, but it's only for three months. What will happen after that?
No one with a serious job would give up their long-term job for higher short-term wages.
Unless you happen to encounter difficulties or you really can't find a job.
Those who are begging for food, those with health problems, etc. are all flocking to the Wen family, but because of the Wen family's dignity, they will not ask for it.
It turned out that this was the case, and Yu Qing went there with confidence.
"Do you want anyone else?"
"want."
The recruiter looked him over and immediately became energetic. He asked about his name, age, where he lived, whether he was sick, etc. Then he passed quickly and called someone back to bring Yu Qing in.
Yu Qing was a little surprised that things were so simple and smooth, without even the most basic inspection.
But it can be regarded as officially entering the Wen family's courtyard.
When he entered the hospital and took a look at the atmosphere inside, he knew that this was a real big family. Although it was not as grand as the palaces he had seen, the scale was enough to be described as grand. The pavilions and pavilions in the high-walled courtyard were continuous, and you could walk from the corner to the corner.
However, the flowery garden can only be glimpsed occasionally.
In such a large home, outsiders would have to get lost when entering.
It is also understandable. The three junior brothers inquired about the Wen family before and found out that the sales of the spiritual rice grown in the entire Qinglian Mountain were almost always handled by the Wen family. Although the Wen family left the Qinglian Mountain,
But he has been serving Qinglian Mountain as the most reliable secular servant and doing his best for Qinglian Mountain. It is not difficult to understand that he can accumulate such wealth.
Feng Changdian, a man in his forties or fifties with a stern face and one of the internal stewards of the Wen family, sat in a dimly lit small hall and looked Yu Qing up and down.
After the servant who sent the messenger introduced Yu Qing, he handed the note to Feng Changdian and left.
"Niu Youqing..." Feng Changdian put down the tea cup, took the note and read it, muttered, then raised his eyes and asked Yu Qing, "Can you read and write?"
Yu Qing was slightly startled, wondering in his heart, what's the point of being a servant?
Seeing his doubts, Feng Changdian explained himself: "Those who can read and write will get an extra penny a day, which will be thirty pence a month, which is not too small. In addition, the work arrangement can be made easier to avoid insulting the gentlemen.
This is Wen's rule. If you have the ability to take these benefits, take them; if you don't have the ability, just admit them honestly."
Yu Qing had long been dissatisfied with thirty cents. It was okay to work less, so he immediately nodded and said, "Can you do it bit by bit?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Changdian immediately pushed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, pointed to the hanging decoration on the wall, "Copy the words on it."
Yu Qing immediately raised his pen and dipped it in ink. He deliberately put down the pen in a stiff manner, not wanting to write well.
When I applied for a writing job at Bihai Shipyard, I was trying to gain some favors from the foreman, so I showed my good handwriting. Now, of course, I can't do it if there are no benefits.
After writing, put down the pen and show it to the other person.
Feng Changdian took it in his hand and took a look at it. He nodded slightly. His ability to write down the words neatly was the best proof. After putting down the paper, his stern expression relaxed, and his eyes when looking at Yu Qing softened a lot.
In this world, most ordinary people cannot read or write. If those who can read and write are not really in trouble, who would want to be a servant for someone else's family?
Also, there are some things that people who can read and write can do, but people who can’t read and write just can’t do them.
"Liu Gui." Feng Changdian called out.
"Hey." The young servant who was packing things outside the door immediately ran in.
Manager Feng pointed at Yu Qing, "Take him to get his clothes first. Let him take charge of the utility room on the west side. Explain to him clearly what to do and the rules of the house."
Having these words shows that he has truly accepted Yu Qing as his new servant.
"Okay." Liu Gui agreed and waved to Yu Qing to follow him.
The place to collect clothes was in the warehouse next door. Liu Gui took Yu Qing to receive two sets of gray cloth clothes and asked Yu Qing to change into one set immediately, otherwise it would be difficult to move around the house.
After Yu Qing hid in a corner and changed his appearance, he found that although the style of his clothes was the same as that of Liu Gui, the color was different. He immediately asked, "Why is the color of Brother Liu's clothes cyan?"
Liu Gui, who was leading him away, laughed and said: "I am going to teach you these rules. Remember them from now on. Only servants in green clothes and above can enter the inner courtyard. You servants in gray clothes must not run around, let alone enter the inner courtyard.
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He pointed at the towering outer wall, "If you can't tell the difference between the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard at the moment, just remember this wall. If you have anything to do in the future, you will not go wrong by walking along the side of this wall. No.
If people allow it, there is nothing wrong in not going into the inner intersections and courtyards. If the nurse inside is in a bad mood and something happens to you, you have no place to complain. Under normal circumstances, there is no one.
I’ll tell you to go in, don’t run around and nothing will happen.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Qing immediately understood why he was recruited so easily.
To say that he is already a servant of the Wen family is to flatter himself.
People like Liu Gui are the real servants of the Wen family. He is purely a temporary worker of the Wen family and has no contact with them. The Wen family is too lazy to spend energy to track down your details because you seem to have sneaked in.
Mr. Wen, in fact, you didn't go in at all. The visible door wall and invisible rules isolated you from the outside.
It's true that Yu Qingdun felt a little regretful about coming in, but since he was already here, he still had to look at the situation before talking.
Following the high wall and passing the corner, he walked forward for about twenty feet and arrived at the door of a small courtyard. Liu Gui pointed to the left and right and said: "Every day from now on, from the corner here to the side door in front, this section
On the way, you should keep it clean and clean it up when you see it getting dirty. Under normal circumstances, no one will get dirty, so it’s okay.”
"Okay." Yu Qing responded.
Liu Gui took out another set of keys from his waist, untied one and opened the courtyard door.
Inside is a very small courtyard, with a well in the courtyard, and the other rooms are obviously warehouses.
Liu Gui opened them one by one and showed him. They were piled with tables, chairs, brooms, wood and other miscellaneous items. "What was put in the warehouse, how many pieces were put in the warehouse, and who took what away.
You must register everything clearly, otherwise anything missing will be deducted from your salary."
This simple job cannot be done by people who cannot read or write.
He took Yu Qing to the small room next to the courtyard door and opened the door. The interior was simply furnished, with a bed, table and chairs. "It looks a bit simple, but it is still your own territory. The others are sleeping on the same bunk."
envious.
I was in charge of this place before, and all the people were out on business. I can't take care of too many places by myself, so today I leave it to you. Work hard, you can read and write, as long as you do something that satisfies Manager Feng, there will be
If Manager Feng can speak for you, you will still have a good chance of staying after three months."