As expected, Nie Si still had some respect in the Shen family. He brought Zhou Sen into the Shen family without any trouble. The concierge only asked a few questions and let him go.
The Shen family is very large, and the courtyard is fully equipped with pavilions, terraces and pavilions. Although it is not as luxurious and elaborate as the large families in wealthy areas, it is still magnificent and very grand.
What surprised Zhou Sen was that Nie Si did not take him to see his mistress, but went straight to the kitchen. In the kitchen, many servants and servants were having breakfast. There were dozens of people, squatting or standing, making it very lively.
Although Nie Si has some face, his popularity is very poor. Most of the time he just nods and greets him, and looks at Zhou Sen up and down without asking. At this time, Zhou Sen is a little uneasy, because Nie Si is obviously a lowly. He has no status in the Shen family. The so-called face is just to take him to try his luck.
The two of them huddled in the crowd and had breakfast. It was already dark. Nie Si took Zhou Sen to the main house, and then told Zhou Sen to wait outside and not to run around.
At this time, Shen Wan, the head of the Shen family, and Zhu, the mistress, were already in the hall, with family members and servants constantly greeting them and arranging the day's work.
After Nie Si bowed to say hello, he did not leave immediately, but stood beside him with an uneasy look on his face.
"Nie Si, aren't you on holiday today? Why are you here so early in the morning?" Shen Wan was reading an ancient book and did not notice anything strange about Nie Si, but Zhu noticed it and asked.
"Madam, I...I...I brought someone here..." Nie Si hesitated.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Zhu frowned.
"Yes, yesterday, Nie Si came home. There was a beggar at the door. He was wearing thin clothes and was barefoot in the snow. He was very pitiful. Last time, the master said that the East Courtyard wanted part-time workers. I saw that he was young and strong, so I brought him to see the master. , so that he can survive the winter."
"Hey, Nie Si, when did you become so caring?" Shen Wan, who was reading, looked up and asked curiously.
"Ahem..." Nie Si suddenly turned red.
"Go ahead and bring him in."
"Yes, yes."
Nie Si was afraid of Shen Wan's questioning, so he ran out and brought Zhou Sen in.
"Call Master, Madam." Nie Si pushed Zhou Sen.
"The villain Zhou Sen has met the master and his wife." Zhou Sen looked awkward and uneasy, not looking at the master and his wife who were sitting upright. At this moment, Zhou Sen, who graduated from Mogan Prison, once again had outstanding acting skills.
"Well, raise your head."
"Yes, sir."
Zhou Sen raised his head and looked at Shen Wan, his heart beating wildly. This Shen Wan's eyes were extremely deep and unfathomable, as if he wanted to see through Zhou Sen's internal organs.
Superpowers!
Zhou Sen has met people with superpowers many times. He has been able to distinguish the difference between people with superpowers and ordinary people. The biggest difference between the two is the eyes. The eyes of people with superpowers mostly penetrate people's hearts and make people fascinated. A feeling of being spied on.
Zhou Sen didn't dare to look strange, and still stood there blankly, with a dull look on his face.
"Come here, your name is Zhou Sen?" Zhu waved.
"Yes, ma'am."
Zhou Sen walked up to Zhu. Zhu looked Zhou Sen up and down, then picked up Zhou Sen's palm and looked at it carefully for a while.
"Nie Si, take him to the East Courtyard, make arrangements for him, and tell him the rules of the East Courtyard." Zhu released Zhou Sen's palm and nodded.
"Yes, thank you, sir, thank you, madam."
Nie Si was immediately overjoyed, picked up Zhou Sen, who still looked dull, and left.
"Why don't you ask him?" Shen Wan looked at Zhu.
"After your discernment, what else is there to ask?" Zhu said with a smile.
"I just saw that he is not a superpower, I don't know the rest." Shen Wandao.
"Haha, what do you want to ask? He must be an unidentified wanderer. He probably has been homeless since he was a child. I can't tell you why. I just don't bother to ask, so as not to get angry."
"Then why do you still want him?" Shen Wan was stunned.
"The water is clear and there are no fish. You also know that Nie Si has no love. Since he brought someone here, he must have benefited from that person. Now that the new year is approaching, it doesn't matter if there are a few more people in the east compound, just give it to Nie Si. Face, it’s not easy for him to work in our Shen family for more than ten years. He has to work hard even if he has no merit. Besides, Nie Si is not a person who doesn’t know the importance. He just introduced him to the East Courtyard. You also know that there is no one in the East Courtyard. What are you asking for?"
"Hahaha, the water is so clear that there are no fish. Then why did Madam look at Zhou Sen's palm?" Shen Wan laughed.
"Look at whether there are calluses on his palms. If there are calluses, it proves that he does rough work. If there are no calluses, then you need to pay more attention."
"Madam, you are so smart, you have to obey her husband!" Shen Wan stood up and walked to Zhu's side, put his arms around Zhu's fair neck, and kissed her on the face.
"You are already old, but you are still immoral." Mrs. Zhu blushed with embarrassment, "You indulge in Taoism all day long and leave behind such a huge family business. Aren't you the one who forced me out?"
"Thank you for your hard work these years."
"It's not hard. It's just that the Shen family has no sons. A hundred years later, such a huge family fortune..." Mrs. Zhu looked sad.
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, we are still young, just work hard now." Shen Wan was open-minded, he laughed, and put his mouth on Zhu's mouth again.
There was a muffled sound of "Peng".
"What are you doing?" Shen Huimin looked at her parents who were hugging each other in surprise.
"Damn girl, you didn't knock on the door!"
Mrs. Zhu's old face turned red to her neck, and she glared at Shen Huimin. Shen Wan, on the other hand, returned to his seat and read a book in a serious manner, pretending that nothing happened.
"Okay, okay, you continue, I'll just go out."
"Damn girl, come back."
"Hee hee, I know my mother loves me the most." Shen Huimin hugged Zhu with a cute look on her face.
"Where's the gift you gave dad?" Zhu stroked Shen Huimin's waterfall-like hair dotingly.
"Here it is, Dad, don't pretend to read, this is for you." Shen Huimin took out a delicate small wooden box and stuffed it into Shen Wan's hand.
"Ahem...what day is it today? I received a gift early in the morning, tsk tsk...let's take a look at what our Huimin gave dad...the energy stone...the best energy stone..." Shen Wan's figure was impressive. With a start, he stood up suddenly, his eyes fixed on the energy stone in his hand. The bright light of the energy stone reflected on his face, as if burning with blazing flames.
Although the best energy stones are extremely precious to people with superpowers, they are not hard to come by. You can still buy them as long as you put some effort into them. However, there are no monsters within hundreds of kilometers of Niejiaqiao. Only the Moling Snow Leopard has one in its body. Energy stones, and the Moling Snow Leopard is extremely rare, and is very alert and sensitive, making it difficult to capture. Naturally, a top-quality energy stone is extremely precious to Shen Wan.
Of course, the more important reason is the limited financial resources of the Shen family.
Although the Shen family is a wealthy family in Niejiaqiao, compared with some wealthy people in the big cities in the Central Plains, it is a bit insignificant. They have to spend huge sums of money to buy energy stones to practice, but they are unable to do so.
Valley
"Of course it's an energy stone, is it a stone?" Shen Huimin rolled her eyes at Shen Wan.
"Given it to me?" Shen Wan still seemed a little unconvinced.
"No." Shen Huimin said firmly.
"Ah..." Shen Wan was shocked.
"Half for sale, half for free, 50,000 empire coins."
"Yeah, my dear daughter, fifty thousand is fifty thousand. If you want to find your mother, I'll leave first."
Shen Wan hugged Shen Huimin's face, kissed her hard, and rushed towards the secret cultivation room anxiously.
"It's disgusting. You just kiss someone's face without shaving. Their face is so tender and tender." Shen Huimin touched her face, turned back and opened her five slender jade fingers towards Mrs. Zhu: " Mom, you heard it too, fifty thousand empire coins, give me the money!"
"Okay, okay, I can't give it to you later, little money fan!" Zhu slapped Shen Huimin's palm.
"Don't delay. If you delay, you will have to pay interest."
"Pay 10,000 first. The new year is approaching and a lot of working capital is needed. Don't spend money indiscriminately."
"Mom, I want to save money to buy a Sumeru Ring to store things... Hehe..." Shen Huimin said with a smile.
"If you are still laughing, you just know how to buy some useless things. You think I don't know how much those things cost. I want to buy a Sumi Ring for 50,000 imperial coins. Just dream on me! I spent money on a flying sword last time. , I spent all my money at home, so don’t think too much this time, save some private money to marry someone is the right way to go..." Mrs. Zhu looked sulky.
"Don't say it, I won't get married. I want to stay with my mother forever." Shen Huimin sat on her mother's knees and acted coquettishly.
"Silly boy, that's what you're thinking now. When you meet the man you like, mom won't be able to keep you even if she wants to." Mrs. Zhu gently stroked Shen Huimin's hair, and her originally sullen expression turned into one of doting. color.
It is said that Zhou Sen was taken to the East Courtyard. Along the way, Nie Si kept telling some of the rules of the East Courtyard.
When he arrived at the East Courtyard, Zhou Sen finally understood why Nie Si was confident of introducing him to the job.
A hundred meters away from the residential building of the Shen Family Courtyard, there is a three-meter-high wall, which divides the compound into two, and the East Courtyard is on the other side. From the outside, the Shen Family Courtyard is One courtyard, in fact, is two independent courtyards. There is only an iron gate between the two courtyards. The iron gate is locked and guarded by a concierge who does not open the door casually.
Through the iron gate, the architectural structure of the east courtyard is clearly visible.
Compared with the West Courtyard, the East Courtyard is larger and more open. There is no garden pool, it is paved with bluestone slabs, and there are semi-hidden drainage ditches at intervals. In the inner room, there is a row of brick and wood structures like hills. There is a warehouse with the door open, workers are busy coming in and out, and you can see the goods inside are piled up like mountains.
At the east end of the east courtyard, there is a space of tens of thousands of square meters. There are some ponies carrying goods tied to horse posts, and some carriages carrying heavy goods. Against the wall, there is a row of rooms. There are dozens of pony horses in the horse gallery, and several black local dogs are chained under the horse gallery, lying lazily in the grass nest, sleeping or gnawing bones, turning a deaf ear to the busy crowd around them.
Busy.
This was Zhou Sen's first impression of Shen Jiadong Courtyard.
People kept coming and going in the east courtyard, including some businessmen. They were counting goods, checking accounts, or squatting in a circle on the ground and gesticulating.
Obviously, the East Courtyard is the Shen family's warehouse and the distribution center for the Shen family's business. Vendors from hundreds of miles around purchase goods here.
Walking into the east courtyard, there is a row of more than thirty houses beside the west wall, which should be the place where some servants eat and live. Zhou Sen saw two people who looked like chefs butchering a goat in the open air. There are also several women washing vegetables by a well in the yard.
On the whole, although the buildings in the East Courtyard are complex, they are not messy. There are dozens of huge warehouses in a neat row inside. The horse corridor is opposite to the place where the workers live, and there is a courtyard in the middle. Mixed, orderly, and the snow has been cleared away, extremely clean.
There was a housekeeper in charge of things in the East Courtyard. The housekeeper’s surname was Zhu, and his given name was Houcai. He was short, fat, and had a red face. Nie Si said that because his voice was loud and loud, it sounded like it was coming from a tube, so he was nicknamed "Zhu Tongzi". Some of the servants called him Zhu Tongzi, and even Shen Wan and the Zhu family called him the same.
After Nie Si took Zhou Sen to register with Zhu Tongzi, he gave some instructions and instructions, and then Nie Si left.
"Zhou Sen, right?" Zhu Tongzi patted Zhou Sen.
"Yes." Zhou Sen looked flattered.
"Although Nie Si is not kind, I have some friendship with Tongzi. In these years, Nie Si has not arranged for anyone to come in. This time, I just look after his face and take care of him. Do you see where he is?" Zhu Tongzi pointed. The horse corridor opposite.
"Mangan?"
"Yes, horse gallery. From now on, you and Deaf Jia will take care of those ponies, clean them every morning and evening, feed them some feed, and record illnesses and medicines. If you have anything you don't understand, just ask Deaf Jia."
"Fake deaf?" Zhou Sen was stunned.
"No, no, he is really deaf and mute. His surname is Jia, and we all call him Jia Deaf. Don't worry, he understands. If you don't understand, he will tell you." Zhu Tongzi laughed, taking the lead. Walking towards the horse corridor, Zhou Sen followed closely behind.
At this time, Deaf Jia in Zhu Tongzi's mouth was bending over to add feed to the manger. Zhu Tongzi came up behind him and slapped him hard, startling Deaf Jia who was busy, and used his hand The spoon inside is ready to hit.
Zhu Tongzi made several gestures towards Jia Deafzi, who showed an excited expression on his face, danced and made "beep babbling" sounds in his mouth, as if he was very angry.
"Hehe, he said he is in good health and doesn't need help from others." Zhu Tongzi told Zhou Sen.
"...It's not bad." Zhou Sen looked at Deaf Jia, who was so thin that there was only a handful of bones left.
"Madam has long wanted him to retire and let him live in his old age, but he just couldn't bear to part with this compound, so Madam had no choice but to let him keep it for now. Not long ago, Deaf Jia fell seriously ill, and my mistress told her to Help the right person first and get used to it. These short-footed horses are not easy to deal with. If you bully others, you have to be more careful."
"That...that..."
"It's okay. I told him that I can't miss the mistress's affairs and let him take you first. Although he is unwilling, he has agreed."
"Oh...thank you Master Zhu."
"Just call Brother Tong. Master Zhu is too ugly. Just stay here. There are two rooms on the horse corridor. Deaf Jia lives in one, and there is still an empty room for the sundries. You can clean it up first and leave it for a while.
Later, Deaf Jia will take you to collect daily necessities such as bedding and gifts."
"Thank you Brother Tong, thank you Brother Tong."
"Xiao Zhao, do your best. Once you're done, I'll stay here and marry you a housewife."
"Thank you Brother Tong."
"Okay, you clean up the room first. The wages will be calculated today. However, you don't have to work to familiarize yourself with the environment. The work will officially start tomorrow. If there are people who are short of hands, they should be more agile. This yard is not for idlers."
"Yes, yes."
After Zhu Tongzi left, Zhou Sen saw that Deaf Jia was ignoring him, so he walked around the corridor and found two rooms. One of them was empty. The bed board was filled with debris and the roof was full of spiders.
net.
Zhou Sen moved some sundries into the feed room next to him and had just cleaned the room when Deaf Jia stood behind him like a ghost.
"Err, eh, eh, eh..."
Looking at Deaf Jia's gestures, Zhou Sen, although he didn't quite understand the specific meaning of the movements, knew that he had to take him to get his blanket and other items.
Deaf Jia actually towed a cart.
Zhou Sen followed Deaf Jia to the back warehouse, found a warehouse keeper, and opened the door of a warehouse. Inside were all quilts and various kinds of cloth, piled up like mountains, which gave people a very shocking visual impact.